Acts 3
1 [One day] Peter and John were going to the Temple [courtyard]. It was three o’clock in the afternoon, which was the time when people prayed [there publicly].
Petrus aber und Johannes gingen zusammen hinauf in den Tempel um die neunte Stunde, da man zu beten pflegte.
2 There was a man there who had been lame from the time he was born. He [was sitting by] the gate called Beautiful [Gate], at the entrance to the Temple [area]. People put him there every day, so that he could ask those who were entering [or leaving] the temple courtyard to give him some money.
Und es war ein Mann, lahm von Mutterleib, der ließ sich hertragen, und sie setzten ihn täglich vor des Tempels Pforte, die da heißt die schöne, damit er Almosen bettelte von denen, die in den Tempel gingen.
3 As Peter and John were about to enter [the Temple courtyard], the lame man saw them and asked them several times to give him some money. (OR, The lame man said to them several times, “Please give me some money!”)
Da dieser nun Petrus und Johannes sah, wie sie eben in den Tempel treten wollten, bat er um ein Almosen.
4 As Peter and John looked directly at him, Peter said to him, “Look at us!”
Petrus aber sah ihn fest an mit Johannes und sprach: Sieh uns an!
5 So he looked directly at them, expecting to get some [money] from them.
Er aber schaute auf sie, indem er erwartete, daß er etwas empfinge.
6 Then Peter said to him, “I do not have any money [MTY], but what I [can do], I will [do] for you. Jesus Christ, [who was] from Nazareth [town], has authorized [MTY] me [to heal you! So get up and] walk!”
Petrus aber sprach: Silber und Gold habe ich nicht; was ich aber habe, das gebe ich dir: Im Namen des Jesus Christus von Nazareth stehe auf und wandle!
7 Then Peter grasped the man’s right hand and helped him to stand up. Immediately the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
Und er griff ihn bei der rechten Hand und richtete ihn auf. Alsbald wurden seine Füße und Knöchel fest.
8 He jumped up and began to walk! Then he entered the Temple [area] with them, walking and leaping and praising God!
Und er sprang auf, stand und wandelte umher, und trat mit ihnen in den Tempel, wandelte umher und sprang und lobte Gott.
9 All the people [there] saw that man walking and praising God.
Und alles Volk sah ihn umherwandeln und Gott lobpreisen.
10 They recognized that he was the man who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate in the Temple [courtyard] and ask [people] for money! So all the people there were greatly amazed at what had happened to him.
Und sie erkannten ihn, daß er der war, der um Almosen an der schönen Pforte des Tempels saß, und wurden voll Staunens und waren vor Verwunderung außer sich über dem, was sich mit ihm hatte zugetragen.
11 As the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were so surprised [that they did not know what to think] So they ran to the two apostles at the place [in the Temple courtyard] that is called {that [people] call} Solomon’s Porch.
Da sich der Lahme, der nun gesund geworden, zu Petrus und Johannes hielt, lief alles Volk voll Erstaunens nach der Halle, die da heißt Salomohs.
12 When Peter saw that, he said to the crowd, “Fellow Israelites, (you should not be surprised about what has happened to this man!/why are you so surprised about what has happened to this man?) [RHQ] And you should not stare at us, either! You seem to [RHQ] think that the two of us enabled this man to walk because we [(exc)] ourselves are powerful or because we please God very much!
Da das Petrus sah, hob er an zum Volke: Ihr Männer von Israel, was verwundert ihr euch über diesen? Oder warum richtet ihr eure Blicke auf uns, als hätten wir durch eigene Kraft und Frömmigkeit bewirkt, daß dieser gehen kann?
13 [So I will tell you what is really happening]. Our ancestors, including Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, worshipped God. And now he has greatly honored Jesus, who always served him. Your [leaders] brought Jesus [to the governor, Pilate], so that [his soldiers would kill him]. And [God considers that] in front of Pilate you [were the ones who rejected] Jesus [as your king], after Pilate had decided that he should release Jesus.
Der Gott Abrahams und Isaaks und Jakobs, der Gott unserer Väter, hat Seinen Sohn Jesus verherrlicht, Welchen ihr habt überantwortet und verleugnet vor dem Angesichte des Pilatus, obschon dieser beschlossen hatte, Denselben freizulassen.
14 [Although Jesus] always did what was right/just and good, you rejected him. [Pilate wanted to release him, but] you urgently asked Pilate to release (a murderer/someone who had killed people)!
Ihr aber verleugnetet den Heiligen und Gerechten, und verlangtet, man solle euch den Mörder freigeben.
15 [God considers that] you killed [Jesus], the one who gives people [eternal] life. But God has greatly honored him (by causing him to become alive again after he died/by raising him from the dead). Many of us saw [him after that, and now] we [(exc)] are telling [you] about it.
Aber den Fürsten des Lebens habt ihr getötet, Ihn aber hat Gott von den Toten erweckt, dessen wir Zeugen sind.
16 It is because [we two] trusted in what Jesus [MTY, PRS] [could do, that he] made this man, whom you see and know, strong again. Yes, it is because we [(exc)] trusted in Jesus that he has completely healed this man for all of you to see.”
Und um des Glaubens willen an Seinen Namen hat diesen, den ihr seht und kennt, Sein Name gestärkt und der durch ihn bewirkte Glaube ihm vor euer aller Augen die Vollkraft seiner Glieder geschenkt.
17 “Now, my fellow-countrymen, I know that you and your leaders did that [to Jesus] because you [and they] did not know [that he was the Messiah].
Und nun, Brüder, weiß ich, daß ihr es aus Unwissenheit getan habt, sowie auch eure Obern.
18 However, [your putting him to death] was what God had predicted that people would do. [Long ago] he told all the prophets [MTY] to write [what people would do to the Messiah. They wrote] that the Messiah, whom God [would send], would suffer [and die].
Gott aber ließ so, was Er durch den Mund aller Seiner Propheten voraus verkündigt hatte, daß Christus müßte leiden, in Erfüllung gehen.
19 So, turn away from your sinful behavior and ask God [to help you] do what pleases [him], in order that he may completely forgive you for your sins.
So tut nun Buße und bekehrt euch, auf daß eure Sünden ausgetilgt werden.
20 [If you do that], there will be times [when you will know that] the Lord [God is] helping [you]. And some day he will [again] send back [to earth] the Messiah, whom he appointed for you. That person is Jesus.
Auf daß da kommen Zeiten der Erquikkung vor dem Angesicht des Herrn, und daß Er euch den vorher verkündigten Jesus Christus senden wird.
21 Jesus must stay in heaven until the time when God will cause all that he has created to become new. Long ago God promised [to do that, and] he chose holy prophets to tell [that to people]. (aiōn g165)
Welchen indessen der Himmel aufnehmen mußte, bis zu den Zeiten der Wiederbringung aller Dinge, wovon Gott durch den Mund Seiner heiligen Propheten von Anbeginn gesprochen hatte. (aiōn g165)
22 For [example, the prophet] Moses said [this about the Messiah]: ‘The Lord (your God/the God whom you [worship]) will cause someone to become a prophet to tell you [God’s message. God will send him] as [he sent] me, [and he will be] from among your own people. You must listen to everything that this prophet tells you [and obey him] [SYN].
Denn Moses hat zu den Vätern gesprochen: Der Herr, euer Gott, wird euch aus euren Brüdern einen Propheten wie mich erwecken. Auf Ihn sollt ihr hören in allem, was Er zu euch reden wird.
23 [Those who] do not listen to [that prophet and obey] him will no longer belong to God’s people, and [God] will get rid of them’.”
Es wird aber geschehen, daß jegliche Seele, die nicht auf selbigen Propheten hören wird, aus dem Volke ausgerottet wird.
24 [Peter continued], “All the prophets have told [about what would happen during] the time [MTY] [in which we(inc) are living. Those prophets include] Samuel [and all the others who] later also spoke [about these events] before they happened.
Und alle Propheten von Samuel an und hernach, soviel deren geredet, haben auch diese Tage voraus verkündigt.
25 You [as well as we(exc)] are the people [to whom God sent the Messiah, as] the prophets said [MTY] [that he would]. And when God strongly promised [to bless] our ancestors, he also surely promised to bless you. He said to Abraham [concerning the Messiah], ‘[I] will bless all people on the earth as a result of [what] your descendant [will do].’”
Ihr seid die Söhne der Propheten und des Bundes, den Gott mit unseren Vätern geschlossen hat, da Er zu Abraham sprach: Durch deinen Samen sollen alle Geschlechter der Erde gesegnet werden.
26 [Peter concluded], “[So] when God sent [to the earth] (Jesus, the one who always obeys him/his servant Jesus), he sent him first to you [Israelites] to bless you. [God will] enable you to stop doing what is wicked [and to start doing what pleases him].”
Euch zuvörderst hat Gott Seinen Sohn erweckt und gesandt, euch zu segnen, so ein jeglicher umkehrt von seinen Übeltaten.
