1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
Desgleichen seid ihr Frauen euren Männern untertan. Dann werden solche, die etwa dem Worte nicht gehorchen, durch den Lebenswandel der Frauen ohne Worte gewonnen werden,
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
wenn sie euren gottesfürchtigen und heiligen Wandel sehen.
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Ihr Sinnen sei auch nicht der äußerliche Schmuck: Haargeflechte, goldene Anhänger und Kleiderpracht;
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
sondern der verborgene Mensch des Herzens, mit einer sanften, ruhigen Gemütsart unvergänglich schön geschmückt; vor Gott ist dies ja alles wert.
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
So schmückten sich einst auch die heiligen Frauen, die, ihren Männern untertan, auf Gott hofften;
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
so wie Sara dem Abraham gehorchte und ihn "Herr" nannte. Ihr seid dann ihre Töchter, wenn ihr rechtschaffen handelt und keine Einschüchterungen fürchtet.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Auch ihr, ihr Männer, lebt vernünftig mit dem Weibe. Es ist der schwächere Teil, und erweist ihnen Ehre. Sie erben ja mit euch die Gnade des Lebens. Durch nichts wird euer Beten dann behindert sein.
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
Seid endlich alle einträchtig, mitleidend, brüderlich, barmherzig, (bescheiden, ) demütig;
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
vergeltet Böses nicht mit Bösem, nicht Schmähungen mit Schmähungen; im Gegenteil, segnet. Denn dazu seid ihr berufen, Segen zu erben.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
"Wer seines Lebens froh sein will und glückliche Tage sehen möchte, der halte seine Zunge vom Bösen fern, von trügerischer Rede seine Lippen;
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
der lasse das Böse und vollbringe das Gute, der suche den Frieden und jage ihm nach.
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
Denn die Augen des Herrn ruhen auf den Gerechten, und seine Ohren hören auf ihr Flehen; die Übeltäter aber trifft der Zornesblick des Herrn."
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
Wer sollte euch auch Böses tun, wenn ihr für das Gute Eifer zeigt?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Doch selig, wenn ihr der Gerechtigkeit zuliebe leiden müßt. Fürchtet ihre Drohungen nicht und laßt euch nicht einschüchtern.
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
Haltet vielmehr in euren Herzen den Herrn Christus heilig. Seid stets bereit, euch jedem gegenüber zu verantworten, der über diese eure Hoffnung Rechenschaft von euch verlangt.
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
Bewahret euch jedoch dabei ein ruhiges Gewissen mit Sanftmut und Ehrfurcht. So sollen die, die euer gutes christliches Leben schlimm verdächtigen, zuschanden werden, eben dadurch, womit sie euch verleumden.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
Es ist doch besser, für rechtschaffenes Verhalten Leid zu tragen, wenn es Gottes Wille also fügen sollte, als für schlechtes.
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
Auch Christus mußte der Sünde wegen einmal sterben, der Gerechte für die Ungerechten, um euch zu Gott hinzuführen. Den Tod erlitt er zwar dem Leibe nach; zum Leben aber wurde er dem Geiste nach erweckt.
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
In ihm ging er auch hin und predigte den Seelen im Gefängnis.
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
Diese waren einstens ungläubig gewesen, als Gottes Langmut in den Tagen Noes wartete, indes die Arche angefertigt ward, in der nur wenige, acht Seelen, durch das Wasser Rettung finden sollten.
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
Das Gegenbild davon, die Taufe, rettet jetzt auch euch. Doch sie besteht nicht darin, daß man den Schmutz des Leibes ablegt, vielmehr erfleht sie von Gott ein gutes Gewissen durch die Auferstehung Jesu Christi,
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
der, nachdem er in den Himmel aufgefahren war, zur Rechten Gottes ist nachdem er den Tod verschlungen hatte, damit wir Erben des ewigen Lebens würden, wo Engel und Gewalten und die Mächte ihm unterworfen sind.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
