1 Peter 2
1 Therefore, do not act maliciously in any way or deceive others. Do not (be a hypocrite/try to make others think that you have qualities that you do not really have), and do not (envy/be jealous of) others. Do not ever slander anyone.
So legt also alle Bosheit und alle Falschheit, die Heuchelei, den Neid und alle Verleumdungssucht ab
2 Just like newborn babies [long for their mothers’] pure milk [MET], you should long for [God’s] spiritual [truth], so that by learning it you may become [spiritually] mature. [You need to] do this until the day when God [will] free you completely [from all the evil in this world].
und tragt wie neugeborene Kinder nach der geistigen lauteren Milch Verlangen, damit ihr durch sie zur Errettung heranwachst,
3 [Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
wenn ihr wirklich »geschmeckt habt, daß der Herr freundlich ist«.
4 You have come to the Lord Jesus. He is [like an important] stone [MET] [put in the foundation of a building], [but he is] alive, [not lifeless like a stone]. He was rejected by [many] people {[Many] people rejected him}, but God chose him and [considers him] to be very precious.
Wenn ihr zu ihm, dem lebendigen Stein, herantretet, der von den Menschen zwar als unbrauchbar verworfen, bei Gott aber als ein auserwähltes Kleinod gilt,
5 [And like men] build houses with stones [MET], [God] is causing you to be joined together into a group in which [God’s] Spirit [lives], in order that you, because of what Jesus Christ did for us, might, like priests who offer sacrifices, [do things] that are pleasing to God.
so werdet auch ihr selbst als lebendige Bausteine zu einem geistlichen Hause, zu einer heiligen Priesterschaft aufgebaut, um geistliche Opfer darzubringen, die Gott durch Jesus Christus wohlgefällig sind.
6 [What Isaiah wrote] in the Scriptures [shows us that this is true]. [He wrote these words that God said]: Note this well: I am placing in Jerusalem [MTY] [one who is like] [MET] an extremely valuable [DOU] (stone/cornerstone, the most important stone in the structure of a building), and those who believe in him will never be disappointed.
In der Schrift heißt es ja: »Seht, ich lege in Zion einen auserwählten Stein, einen kostbaren Eckstein; und wer auf ihn sein Vertrauen setzt, wird nimmermehr zuschanden werden.«
7 Therefore, [God will] honor you who believe in [Jesus]. But those who [refuse to] believe in him [are like the builders] that this Scripture [talks about]: The stone that the builders rejected has become (the cornerstone/the most important stone in the foundation of the building).
Euch also, die ihr Vertrauen besitzt, wird das kostbare Gut zuteil; für die Ungläubigen aber ist »der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben – gerade der ist zum Eckstein geworden«
8 And [it is also written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures: [He will be like] a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that people trip over. [Just as people are injured when] they stumble over a rock, people who disobey the message [about Jesus are injured spiritually], and that is what [God] determined would happen to them.
und damit »zu einem Stein des Anstoßes« und »zum Felsen des Ärgernisses«; sie stoßen sich an ihm in ihrem Ungehorsam gegen das Wort, wozu sie auch bestimmt sind.
9 But you are people whom God has chosen [to belong to him]. You are [a group that represents God like] priests do, and you rule with God [MET] like kings. You are (a holy group of people/a group of people who are separate from evil). You are people who belong to God. This is in order that you might proclaim the virtues of [God. He has] called you from [your former ways], [when you were ignorant of his truth], into the marvelous [understanding that he gives us] [MET]. [That is, he has called you] out of [spiritual] darkness into [spiritual] light.
Ihr dagegen seid »das auserwählte Geschlecht, die königliche Priesterschaft, die heilige Volksgemeinschaft, das zum Eigentum erkorene Volk«, und sollt die Tugenden dessen verkünden, der euch aus der Finsternis in sein wunderbares Licht berufen hat,
10 [What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you] Formerly, you were not a people [who had a relationship with God], But now you are God’s people. At one time [God] had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.
euch, die ihr vordem »ein Nicht-Volk« waret, jetzt aber »das Volk Gottes« seid, einst »ohne Gottes Erbarmen«, jetzt aber »reich an Gotteserbarmen«.
11 You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] [whose real home is in heaven]. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires (fight against/always oppose) your souls.
Geliebte, ich ermahne euch: Enthaltet euch, da ihr ja »Fremdlinge und Beisassen« seid, der fleischlichen Begierden, die im Kampf gegen die Seele liegen;
12 Keep conducting your lives in a good way among those who do not know God. [If you do that], although they may accuse you, saying that you are people who do evil things, they will see your good behavior, and at the time when God comes [to judge people], they will (give honor to him/say that what he does is right).
führt einen guten Wandel unter den Heiden, damit sie in allem, worin sie euch (jetzt) als Übeltäter verlästern, bei genauer Prüfung auf Grund eurer guten Werke Gott preisen am »Tage der Gnadenheimsuchung«.
13 For the sake of the Lord [Jesus], submit yourselves to every human authority. That includes submitting yourselves to the king, who is the most important authority,
Seid jeder menschlichen Ordnung um des Herrn willen untertan, es sei dem König als dem obersten Herrn
14 and to governors, who are sent by the king {whom the king sends} to punish those who do what is wrong and to commend/honor those who do what is right.
oder den Statthaltern als denen, die von ihm zur Bestrafung der Übeltäter und Belobigung der recht Handelnden entsandt werden.
15 What God wants is that by your doing [only] what is good you will cause foolish people who do not know [God] to be unable to say things ([to condemn you/to show you why you should be punished]).
Denn so ist es der Wille Gottes, daß ihr durch Gutestun den Unverstand der törichten Menschen zum Schweigen bringt,
16 Conduct your lives as though you were free [from having to obey authorities], but do not think “Because I am free from having to obey authorities, I can do evil things.” Instead, act as servants of God [should].
und zwar als (wahrhaft) Freie und nicht als solche, welche die Freiheit zum Deckmantel der Bosheit machen, sondern als Knechte Gottes.
17 Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
Erweiset jedermann die schuldige Ehre, habt die Brüder lieb, »fürchtet Gott, ehret den König«!
18 You slaves [who are believers], submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who [act in a] good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who [act in a] harsh way [towards you].
Ihr Dienstleute, seid in aller Furcht euren Herren untertan, nicht nur den gütigen und nachsichtigen, sondern auch den verkehrten;
19 You should do that because God is pleased with those who, knowing that he is aware of what is happening to them, endure the pain that they suffer [because of being treated unjustly by their masters] {[their masters have treated them unjustly]}.
denn das ist Gnade, wenn jemand im Gedanken an Gott Trübsale geduldig erträgt, sofern er unschuldig leidet.
20 God will certainly not [RHQ] be pleased with you if you do something that is wrong and as a result you are beaten {someone beats you}! But if, instead of doing something that is wrong, you do what is good, and as a result of that, you suffer for doing something that is good, and you endure that suffering, God will (commend/be pleased with) you.
Denn was ist das für ein Ruhm, wenn ihr (die Schläge) geduldig aushaltet, wo ihr euch vergeht und dann gezüchtigt werdet? Aber wenn ihr geduldig aushaltet, wo ihr trotz eures guten Verhaltens leiden müßt, das ist Gnade bei Gott.
21 One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would [suffer]. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would (imitate what/do like) he did.
Denn dazu seid ihr berufen worden, weil auch Christus für euch gelitten und euch (dadurch) ein Vorbild hinterlassen hat, damit ihr seinen Fußtapfen nachfolget.
22 [Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
Er hat keine Sünde getan, auch ist kein Trug in seinem Munde gefunden worden;
23 When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return. When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten (to get revenge/to cause them to suffer). Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he (was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong) (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).
er hat, wenn er geschmäht wurde, nicht wieder geschmäht und, als er litt, keine Drohungen ausgestoßen, sondern es dem anheimgestellt, der gerecht richtet.
24 He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross, in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives. It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your [souls have been saved] [MET] [from being sinful, as people’s bodies] are healed [from being sick].
Er hat unsere Sünden selber mit seinem Leibe an das (Marter-) Holz hinaufgetragen, damit wir, von den Sünden freigemacht, der Gerechtigkeit leben möchten: durch seine Wunden seid ihr geheilt worden.
25 Truly you were like sheep that had gone astray [SIM], but now you have returned to [Jesus], who cares for your souls [as] a shepherd [cares for his sheep] [MET].
Denn ihr ginget (einst) wie Schafe in der Irre; jetzt aber seid ihr zu dem Hirten und Hüter eurer Seelen bekehrt worden.
