Acts 8
1 Then some men who revered God buried Stephen’s body in a tomb, and they mourned greatly and loudly for him. On that same day [people] started severely persecuting the believers [who were living] in Jerusalem. So most [of the believers] fled [to other places] throughout Judea and Samaria [provinces]. The apostles were the only [believers who remained in Jerusalem].
Saul aber war mit seiner Ermordung einverstanden. Noch am selben Tage brach über die Kirche in Jerusalem eine erbitterte Verfolgung herein. Alle, mit Ausnahme der Apostel, zerstreuten sich in die Gegenden von Judäa und Samaria.
Den Stephanus aber bestatteten gottesfürchtige Männer und hielten eine große Totenklage um ihn.
3 While the people were killing Stephen, Saul was there approving of their killing Stephen. So Saul [also] began trying to destroy the group of believers. He entered houses one by one, he dragged away men and women [who believed in Jesus], and then he [arranged for] them to be put in prison.
Saul hingegen wütete furchtbar gegen die Kirche; er drang in die Häuser ein, schleppte Männer und Frauen fort und warf sie ins Gefängnis.
4 The believers who had left Jerusalem went to different places, where they continued preaching the message about Jesus.
Die Versprengten zogen umher und verkündeten das Wort Gottes.
5 [One of those believers whose name was] Philip went down [from Jerusalem] to a city in Samaria [province]. There he was telling [the people that Jesus is] [MTY] the Messiah.
Philippus kam in die Stadt Samaria und verkündete dort Christus.
6 Many people there heard Philip [speak] and saw the miraculous things that he was doing. So they all (paid close attention to/listened carefully to) his words.
Einmütig horchte die Volksmenge aufmerksam auf das, was Philippus predigte, und sah die Zeichen, die er wirkte.
7 For [example, when Philip commanded] evil spirits who controlled many people [that they should come out of them], they came out, while those spirits screamed. Also, many people who were paralyzed and [many others] who were lame were healed.
Denn von vielen, die unreine Geister hatten, fuhren diese mit lautem Geschrei aus;
8 So [many people] [MTY] in that city greatly rejoiced.
auch viele Lahme und Krüppel wurden geheilt.
9 There was a man in that city whose name was Simon. He had been practicing sorcery for a long time, and he had been amazing the people in Samaria [province by doing that]. He continually claimed that he was a great/important person.
Es herrschte deshalb eine große Freude in jener Stadt. Ein Mann namens Simon lebte schon seit geraumer Zeit in jener Stadt. Er trieb Zauberei und betörte die Bewohner von Samaria, indem er sich für etwas Höheres ausgab.
10 All the people there, both ordinary and important people, listened to him. [Various ones of] them were saying, “This man works in extremely powerful ways [because] God has caused him to be a great [person].”
Alle, klein und groß, hielten zu ihm; sie sagten: "Er ist die Kraft Gottes, die 'die Große' heißt."
11 They continued to listen to him carefully, because for a long time he had astonished them by practicing sorcery.
Sie hielten aber nur deswegen zu ihm, weil er sie längere Zeit mit seiner Zauberei betört hatte.
12 But then they believed Philip’s [message] when he preached to them about [how] God desires to rule [MET] [the lives of people who believe in him], and about Jesus being the Messiah [MTY]. Both the men and the women who believed in Jesus were baptized. {[Philip] was baptizing both the men and the women [who had come to believe in Jesus]}.
Als sie aber dem Philippus, der ihnen die frohe Botschaft vom Reiche Gottes und vom Namen Jesu Christi verkündet hatte, glaubten, ließen sich Männer und Frauen taufen.
13 Simon himself believed [Philip’s message] and, after he was baptized {after [Philip] baptized him}, he began to constantly accompany Philip. Simon was continually amazed because he often saw [Philip] doing many kinds of miraculous things.
Simon selber glaubte ebenfalls, ließ sich taufen und schloß sich dem Philippus an. Als er sah, welch große Zeichen und Wunder geschahen, kam er ganz außer sich.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that [many people] [PRS] [throughout] Samaria [district] had believed the message from God [about Jesus], they sent Peter and John there.
Als aber die Apostel in Jerusalem hörten, daß Samaria das Wort Gottes angenommen habe, sandten sie den Petrus und Johannes dorthin.
15 When Peter and John arrived in Samaria, they prayed for those [new believers] in order that the Holy Spirit’s [power] would come to them.
Diese zogen hinab, beteten für sie, daß sie den Heiligen Geist empfangen möchten.
16 [Peter and John realized that] the Holy Spirit had not yet begun to empower any of them. They had been baptized {[Philip] had baptized them} [because they had believed] in [MTY] the Lord Jesus, [but they did not know about the Holy Spirit].
Denn er war noch auf keinen aus ihnen herabgekommen, sondern sie waren nur auf den Namen des Herrn Jesus getauft.
17 [Then Peter and John] placed their hands on [the heads of] each person, and they received the [power of] [MTY] the Holy Spirit.
Nun legten sie ihnen die Hände auf, und sie empfingen den Heiligen Geist.
18 Simon saw [things that convinced him] that [God] had given the Spirit’s [power to people] as a result of the apostles placing their hands on them. So he offered [to give] money to the apostles,
Als Simon sah, daß durch die Handauflegung der Apostel der Heilige Geist verliehen wurde, brachte er ihnen Geld
19 saying, “Enable me also to do what [you are doing], so that everyone on whom I place/put my hands may receive the Holy Spirit’s [power].”
und sagte: "Gebt auch mir so große Macht, daß jeder, dem ich die Hand auflege, den Heiligen Geist empfange."
20 But Peter said to him, “May you [(sg)] and your money go to hell, because you [mistakenly] think that you can buy [from us] what God [alone] gives to [people] (questioned)
Petrus aber sprach zu ihm: "Dein Geld fahre samt dir ins Verderben, weil du geglaubt hast, du könntest dir die Gabe Gottes um Geld kaufen.
21 [God] has not authorized you to have any part of this ministry of giving [the Holy Spirit’s power], because he knows that you are not thinking rightly! (OR, because he knows that you are thinking completely wrongly.)
Du hast nicht teil noch Recht daran; dein Herz ist ja vor Gott nicht ehrlich.
22 So stop thinking wickedly [like] that, and plead that the Lord, if he is willing, will forgive you [for what] you [wickedly] thought/planned [to do]
Bekehre dich von dieser deiner Bosheit und bitte den Herrn, ob dir vielleicht das Sinnen deines Herzens vergeben werde.
23 [Turn away from your evil ways], because I perceive that you [(sg)] are extremely envious of [us], and you [are] a slave of your [continual desire to do evil! God will certainly punish you severely]!”
Denn wie ich sehe, bist du voll bitterer Galle und liegst in den Fesseln der Bosheit."
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord [God] that [he] will not do to me what you just said!”
Simon aber erwiderte: "Betet ihr für mich zum Herrn, damit nichts von dem, was ihr gesagt habt, mich treffe."
25 After [Peter and John] told [people there] what they knew personally [about the] Lord [Jesus] and declared to them the message about Jesus, they both returned to Jerusalem. [Along the way] they preached the good message [about Jesus to people] in many villages in Samaria [province].
Als sie nun Zeugnis gegeben und das Wort des Herrn verkündet hatten, kehrten sie nach Jerusalem zurück und verkündeten dabei noch in vielen Ortschaften der Samariter die frohe Botschaft.
26 [One day] an angel whom the Lord [God] had sent commanded Philip, “Get ready and go south along the road that extends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” [That was] a road in a desert area.
Ein Engel des Herrn aber gab Philippus den Auftrag: "Mache dich auf und geh um die Mittagszeit auf die Straße, die von Jerusalem nach Gaza führt; sie ist ganz unbelebt."
27 So Philip got ready and went [along that road]. Suddenly he met a man from Ethiopia. He was an important official who took care of all the funds for the queen [of] Ethiopia. [In his language people called their queen] Candace. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship [God],
Er machte sich auf und ging hin. Ein Äthiopier, ein Eunuch und Würdenträger der Königin Kandake von Äthiopien, ihr oberster Schatzmeister, war nach Jerusalem gekommen, um anzubeten.
28 and he was returning [home] and was seated [riding] in his chariot. [As he was riding], he was reading [out loud from] what the prophet Isaiah [had written] [MTY] [long ago].
Er befand sich auf der Heimreise und las auf seinem Wagen den Propheten Isaias.
29 [God’s] Spirit told Philip, “Go near to that chariot and keep walking close to [the man who is riding in] it!”
Es sprach aber der Geist zu Philippus: "Tritt hin und halte dich bei diesem Wagen!"
30 So Philip ran [to the chariot and kept running close to it]. Then he heard the official reading what the prophet Isaiah [had written]. He asked the man, “Do you [(sg)] understand what you are reading?”
Philippus lief hin und hörte ihn den Propheten Isaias lesen. Er sprach zu ihm: "Verstehst du, was du liesest?"
31 He answered Philip, “[No!] (I cannot possibly [understand it] if [there is] no one to explain it to me!/How can I [understand it] if [there is] no one to explain it to me?) [RHQ]” Acts 8:31b-35 Then the man said to Philip, “Please come up [and] sit beside me.” [So Philip did that].
Er erwiderte: "Wie sollte ich auch, wenn mich niemand anleitet?" Und er bat den Philippus, einzusteigen und sich neben ihn zu setzen.
32 The part of the Scriptures that the official was reading was this: He will [be silent when] they lead him away to kill him [like when] a sheep [is led away to be killed]. As a young sheep is silent when its wool is being cut off {someone cuts off its wool}, [similarly] he will not protest [MTY] [when people cause him to suffer].
Die Schriftstelle, die er gerade las, war folgende: "Wie ein Schaf ward er zur Schlachtbank geführt; wie ein Lamm, das vor dem, der es schert, verstummt, so tut auch er den Mund nicht auf.
33 When he will be humiliated by being accused falsely {people will humiliate him [by accusing him falsely]}, [the rulers] (will not consider him innocent/will consider him guilty). No one will possibly be able to tell about his descendants, because he will be killed {people will kill him} without him having [any descendants] on the earth.
Um seiner Demut willen ward das Gericht über ihn aufgehoben. Wer wird sein Geschlecht beschreiben? Denn weggenommen von der Erde wird sein Leben."
34 The official asked Philip [about these words that he was reading], “Tell me, who was the prophet writing about? [Was he writing] about himself or about someone else?”
Der Eunuch wandte sich an Philippus und fragte: "Bitte, von wem sagt dies der Prophet? Von sich oder von irgendeinem anderen?"
35 So Philip began [to explain] that Scripture passage. He told him the good message about [MTY] Jesus. [So the official understood and believed in Jesus].
Da öffnete Philippus seinen Mund, und, ausgehend von dieser Schriftstelle, verkündigte er ihm die frohe Botschaft von Jesus.
36 While they were traveling along the road, they came to [a place where there was a pond of] water [near the road]. Then the official said [to Philip], “Look, [there is a pond of] water! (I would like you to baptize me, because I do not know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent [you] from baptizing me.}/Do you know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent [you] from baptizing me}?) [RHQ]”
Während sie nun des Weges dahinzogen, kamen sie an ein Wasser. Der Eunuch sprach: "Siehe, hier ist Wasser, was hindert, daß ich getauft werde?"
Philippus sprach: "Wenn du aus ganzem Herzen glaubst, so kann es geschehen." Er antwortete und sprach: "Ich glaube, daß Jesus Christus der Sohn Gottes ist."
38 So the official told [the driver] to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the official went down into the [pond of] water, and [Philip] baptized him.
Er ließ den Wagen halten, und beide stiegen zum Wasser hinab, Philippus und der Eunuch. Dort taufte er ihn.
39 When they came up out of the water, suddenly God’s Spirit took Philip away. The official never saw Philip again. But [although he never saw Philip again], the official continued going along the road, very happy [that God had saved him].
Als sie aus dem Wasser herausgestiegen waren, da entrückte der Geist des Herrn den Philippus, und der Eunuch sah ihn nicht mehr. Voll Freude zog er seines Weges weiter.
40 Philip then realized [that the Spirit had miraculously taken him to] Azotus [town]. While he traveled around [in that region], he continued proclaiming the message [about Jesus] in all the towns [between Azotus and Caesarea. And he was still proclaiming] it when he finally arrived in Caesarea [city].
Philippus aber fand sich in Azot wieder. Er zog umher und verkündete in allen Städten bis nach Cäsarea hin die frohe Botschaft.
