Acts 17
1 Paul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia [towns] and arrived at Thessalonica [city]. There was a Jewish meeting place there.
Sie reisten aber durch Amphipolis und Apollonia und kamen nach Thessalonich, wo eine Synagoge der Juden war.
2 (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) Paul went into the meeting house, as he usually did. For three weeks [he went there] on each Jewish day of rest. Referring to the Scriptures [about the Messiah], he spoke to the people who were there.
Paulus aber ging nach seiner Gewohnheit zu ihnen hinein und redete an drei Sabbaten mit ihnen auf Grund der Schrift,
3 He explained and showed that [the prophets wrote that] the Messiah needed to die and (to become alive again/to be raised from the dead [afterwards]). He told them: “This man Jesus, whom I am telling you about, is our Messiah. [He died and became alive again, just like the prophets predicted].”
indem er erläuterte und darlegte, daß Christus leiden und von den Toten auferstehen mußte, und daß dieser Jesus, welchen ich euch verkündige (so sprach er), der Christus sei.
4 Some of the Jews [there] were persuaded by {believed} [what Paul had said] and began to associate with Paul and Silas. There were also many non-Jewish people there who worshipped God and many important women [who also believed the message about Jesus], and they began to associate with Paul and Silas.
Und etliche von ihnen ließen sich überzeugen und schlossen sich Paulus und Silas an, auch von den gottesfürchtigen Griechen eine große Menge, und von den vornehmsten Frauen nicht wenige.
5 But [some leaders of] the Jews there in Thessalonica became jealous [because many people believed what Paul taught]. So they went to the public square and persuaded some lazy men [who were loitering there] to follow them. [In this way, the leaders of] the Jews gathered a crowd and incited them to become noisy and start a riot [against Paul and Silas]. Those [Jews and others] ran to the house of [a man named] Jason. [He was the man who had invited Paul and Silas to stay at his house]. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas outside to where the crowd [of people was waiting].
Aber die ungläubigen Juden wurden voll Neid und gewannen etliche boshafte Leute vom Straßenpöbel, machten Lärm und brachten die Stadt in Aufruhr, drangen auf das Haus Jasons ein und suchten sie, um sie vor das Volk zu führen.
6 They discovered that Paul and Silas were not there, but they found Jason [and grabbed him]. They dragged him and some of the [other] believers to where the city officials/authorities and [many other people were gathered]. The men [who had brought Jason] shouted, “Those [two] men have caused trouble [IDM] everywhere [HYP] [they have gone]. Now they have come to our city,
Als sie sie aber nicht fanden, schleppten sie Jason und etliche Brüder vor die Obersten der Stadt und schrieen: Diese Leute, welche in der ganzen Welt Unruhe stiften, sind jetzt auch hier;
7 and [this fellow] Jason invited them to stay at his house. All the people [of this sect] oppose what our Emperor has decreed. They say that another person, whose name is Jesus, is [the real] king!”
Jason hat sie aufgenommen! Und doch handeln sie alle wider die Verordnungen des Kaisers, indem sie sagen, ein anderer sei König, nämlich Jesus!
8 When the crowd of people [that had gathered] and the city authorities heard that, they became very angry and excited.
Sie brachten aber das Volk und die Stadtobersten, welche dies hörten, in Aufregung,
9 [They wanted to put the believers in jail. But instead], the officials made Jason and the other [believers] pay a fine and told them that they [would give the money back to them if Paul and Silas did not cause any more trouble]. Then the authorities let Jason and those other believers go.
so daß sie Jason und die übrigen nur gegen Bürgschaft freiließen.
10 [So] that same night, the believers sent Paul and Silas [out of Thessalonica] to Berea [town]. When Paul and Silas arrived there, they went to the Jewish meeting place, [on a day when people had gathered there].
Die Brüder aber schickten alsbald während der Nacht Paulus und Silas nach Beröa, wo sie sich nach ihrer Ankunft in die Synagoge der Juden begaben.
11 The [Jews] in Thessalonica had not been very willing to listen to God’s message, but the [Jews] who lived in Berea were very willing to listen, so they listened very eagerly to the message [about Jesus]. Every day they read the Scriptures [for themselves] to find out if what Paul said [about the Messiah] was true.
Diese aber waren edler gesinnt als die zu Thessalonich, indem sie das Wort mit aller Bereitwilligkeit aufnahmen und täglich in der Schrift forschten, ob es sich also verhalte.
12 As a result, many of the Jewish people believed [in Jesus], and also some of the important non-Jewish women and many non-Jewish men [believed in him].
Es wurden denn auch viele von ihnen gläubig, auch von den angesehenen griechischen Frauen und Männern nicht wenige.
13 But then the Jews in Thessalonica heard [people tell them] that Paul [was] in Berea and that he was preaching the message from God [about Jesus]. So they went to Berea and [told people there that what Paul was teaching was not true. Thus], they caused many of those people to get angry [at Paul].
Als aber die Juden von Thessalonich erfuhren, daß auch zu Beröa das Wort Gottes von Paulus verkündigt wurde, kamen sie auch dahin und erregten und bewegten das Volk.
14 So [several of] the believers [in Berea] took Paul to the coast [to go to another province]. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
Alsbald aber sandten da die Brüder den Paulus fort, damit er bis ans Meer ziehe; Silas aber und Timotheus blieben daselbst zurück.
15 When Paul and the other men from Berea [arrived at the coast, they got on a ship and] went to Athens [city]. Then Paul said [to the men who had come with him], “Tell Silas and Timothy to come to me [here in Athens] as soon as they can.” Then those men left [Athens and returned to Berea].
Die nun, welche den Paulus geleiteten, brachten ihn bis nach Athen; und nachdem sie den Auftrag an Silas und Timotheus empfangen hatten, daß sie so bald als möglich zu ihm kommen sollten, zogen sie fort.
16 In Athens, Paul waited for Silas and Timothy [to arrive. In the meantime, he walked around in the city. He] became very distressed/disturbed because he saw that throughout [HYP] the city there were many idols.
Während aber Paulus in Athen auf sie wartete, ergrimmte sein Geist in ihm, da er die Stadt so voll Götzenbilder sah.
17 So he went to the Jewish meeting place and talked [about Jesus] with the Jews, and also with the Greeks who had accepted what the Jews believe. He also went to the public square/center every day and talked to the people [whom he met] there.
Er hatte nun in der Synagoge Unterredungen mit den Juden und den Gottesfürchtigen, auch täglich auf dem Markte mit denen, welche zugegen waren.
18 Paul met some teachers who liked to talk about what people should believe. [People called] some of them Epicureans and [they called] others Stoics. They told Paul [what they believed], and they asked him [what he believed. Then] some of them said [to one another], “This ignorant person is just talking nonsense [RHQ]!” Others said, “[We(exc) think] that he is teaching people about (foreign gods/[new] gods that we [(exc)] have not heard about).” They said that because Paul was telling them that Jesus [had died and] had become alive again [afterwards. They had not heard that message before].
Aber etliche der epikureischen und stoischen Philosophen maßen sich mit ihm; und etliche sprachen: Was will doch dieser Krächzer sagen? Andere aber: Er scheint ein Verkündiger fremder Götter zu sein! weil er ihnen das Evangelium von Jesus und der Auferstehung verkündigte.
19 So they took Paul to the place where the city council met. [When they arrived] there, they said to Paul, “[Please] tell us, what is this new message that you [(sg)] are teaching people?
Und sie nahmen ihn und führten ihn auf den Areopag und sprachen: Können wir erfahren, was das für eine neue Lehre sei, die von dir vorgetragen wird?
20 You are teaching some things that startle us [(exc)], so we want to know what they mean.”
Denn du bringst etwas Fremdartiges vor unsere Ohren; so wollen wir nun erfahren, was das sein soll!
21 [They said that, because] the people of Athens and also the people from other regions who lived there continually talked about what was new [to them], or they listened to [others tell] what was new.
Alle Athener nämlich, auch die Ausländer, die sich dort aufhielten, vertrieben sich mit nichts anderm so gerne die Zeit, als damit, etwas Neues zu sagen oder zu hören.
22 Then Paul stood up before the men of the city council and said, “Citizens of Athens, I see that you (are very religious/think that it is very important to worship many gods).
Da stellte sich Paulus mitten auf den Areopag und sprach: Ihr Männer von Athen, ich sehe an allem, daß ihr sehr religiöse Leute seid!
23 I [say that] because, while I was walking along and observing the objects [that represent different gods that] you worship, I even saw an altar that had these words [that someone had] carved [on it: THIS HONORS] THE GOD [THAT WE(exc)] DO NOT KNOW. So now I will tell you about [that God] whom you worship but you do not know.
Denn als ich umherging und eure Heiligtümer besichtigte, fand ich auch einen Altar, an welchem geschrieben stand: «Dem unbekannten Gott.» Was ihr nun verehret, ohne es zu kennen, das verkündige ich euch.
24 He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Because he rules over all [beings in] heaven and [on] earth, he does not dwell in shrines that people have made.
Der Gott, der die Welt gemacht hat und alles, was darin ist, er, der Herr des Himmels und der Erde, wohnt nicht in Tempeln von Händen gemacht;
25 He does not need to have anything made for him by people [MTY] {to have people [MTY] make [MTY] anything for him}, because everything that exists belongs to him. He is the one who causes (us [(inc)]/all people) to live and breathe, and [he gives us] all the things [that we(inc) need].
ihm wird auch nicht von Menschenhänden gedient, als ob er etwas bedürfte, da er ja selbst allen Leben und Odem und alles gibt.
26 [In the beginning], God created one couple, and from them God produced all (the ethnic groups/the nations) that now live everywhere on the earth. He also decided where each ethnic group of people should live and how long they should live [there].
Und er hat aus einem Blut das ganze Menschengeschlecht gemacht, daß es auf dem ganzen Erdboden wohne, und hat im voraus die Zeiten und die Grenzen ihres Wohnens bestimmt,
27 He wanted people to realize that they need him. Then maybe they would seek him and find him. [God wants us to seek him], although he is [really] close [LIT] to each one of us.
daß sie den Herrn suchen sollten, ob sie ihn wohl spüren und finden möchten, da er ja nicht ferne ist von einem jeglichen unter uns;
28 As someone has said, ‘[It is only] because he enables us that we [(inc)] live and move and do [what we do].’ And, as some of your own poets have said, ‘We [(inc)] are God’s children.’
denn in ihm leben, weben und sind wir, wie auch einige von euren Dichtern gesagt haben: «Wir sind auch seines Geschlechts.»
29 Therefore, because we are God’s children [and can communicate like God does], we [(inc)] should not think that he is anything like an image [that people have made] of gold or silver or stone [which cannot communicate]. Those images are designed and skillfully made {People design and make those images}, [but they are not alive].
Da wir nun göttlichen Geschlechts sind, sollen wir nicht meinen, die Gottheit sei dem Golde oder Silber oder Stein, einem Gebilde menschlicher Kunst und Erfindung gleich.
30 During the times when people did not know [what God wanted them to do], he did not [immediately] punish [them for what they did]. But now God commands all people everywhere to turn away from their evil behavior.
Nun hat zwar Gott die Zeiten der Unwissenheit übersehen, jetzt aber gebietet er allen Menschen allenthalben, Buße zu tun,
31 [He tells us] that on a certain day that he has chosen he is going to judge [all of us(inc) people in] [MTY] the world. He has appointed a [certain] man to judge [us, and that man will judge each of us] fairly/justly. God has shown to all [people that he has appointed that man to judge everyone], because God (caused him to become alive again after he had died/raised him from the dead).”
weil er einen Tag festgesetzt hat, an welchem er den Erdkreis mit Gerechtigkeit richten wird durch einen Mann, den er dazu bestimmt hat und den er für jedermann dadurch beglaubigte, daß er ihn von den Toten auferweckt hat.
32 When the men of the council heard [Paul say] that ([a man] had become alive again after he had died/[someone] had been raised from the dead), some of them laughed scornfully. But others said, “We [(exc)] would like you [(sg)] to tell us more about this, some other time.”
Da sie aber von Auferstehung der Toten hörten, spotteten die einen, die andern aber sprachen: Wir wollen dich darüber nochmals hören.
33 After they said that, Paul left the council [meeting].
Und so ging Paulus aus ihrer Mitte hinweg.
34 However, some of the people there went along with Paul and became believers. Among those [who believed in Jesus] was a member of the council whose [name was] Dionysius. Also, an [important] woman whose name was Damaris and some other people [who had heard Paul’s message also believed in Jesus].
Einige Männer aber schlossen sich ihm an und wurden gläubig, unter ihnen auch Dionysius, ein Mitglied des Areopags, und eine Frau namens Damaris und andere mit ihnen.
