Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to say, “I will kill those who believe that [Jesus is] the Lord!” He went to the supreme priest [in Jerusalem]
Saulus var fortsatt fylt av hat og mordlyst mot alle som var disiplene til Herren Jesus. En dag gikk han til øverstepresten i Jerusalem.
2 and requested him [to write] letters [introducing him] to [the leaders of] [MTY] the Jewish meeting places in Damascus [city. The letters asked them to authorize Saul] to seize any men or women who followed the way [that Jesus had taught], and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem [so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them].
Der ba han om å få med seg dokumenter adressert til synagogene i Damaskus, for at han kunne få fullmakt til å arrestere alle i Damaskus som fulgte Jesusveien, både menn og kvinner. Han ville føre dem som fanger til Jerusalem.
3 Saul took those letters, and while he [and those with him] traveled toward Damascus, as they were approaching the city, suddenly a [brilliant] light from heaven shone around Saul.
Da han reiste av sted og nærmet seg Damaskus, ble han plutselig omsluttet av en sterk stråleglans fra himmelen.
4 [Immediately] he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice [of the Lord] say to him, “Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ]”
Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme som sa:”Saulus! Saulus! Hvorfor forfølger du meg?”
5 Saul asked him, “Lord, who are you?” He replied, “I am Jesus, [and] you [(sg)] are causing me to suffer [by hurting my followers]!
Han spurte:”Hvem er du, herre?” Stemmen svarte:”Jeg er Jesus, han som du forfølger!
6 Now instead [of continuing to do that], stand up and go into the city! [Someone there] will tell you [(sg)] what I [want] you to do.”
Reis deg opp og gå inn i byen og vent der, så vil du får vite hva du skal gjøre.”
7 The men who were traveling with Saul [became so frightened that they] could not say anything. [They just] stood there. They only heard the sound [when the Lord spoke], but they did not see anyone.
Mennene som var sammen med Saulus, sto helt tause av overraskelse. De hørte lyden av stemmen, men så ingen.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. So the men [with him] took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
Da Saulus litt etter litt reiste seg fra jorden, merket han at han ikke kunne se. De var nødt til å leie ham inn i Damaskus.
9 For the next three days Saul could not see [anything], and he did not eat or drink anything.
I tre dager var han helt blind, og verken spiste eller drakk i denne perioden.
10 In Damascus there was [a Jew] named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While [Ananias was seeing] a vision, the Lord [Jesus] said to him, “Ananias!” He replied, “Lord, I [am listening].”
I Damaskus bodde en disippel som het Ananias. Nå snakket Herren til ham i et syn og sa:”Ananias!””Ja, Herre!” svarte han.
11 The Lord Jesus told him, “Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask [someone there if you(sg) can talk to] a man named Saul from Tarsus [city], because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying [to me].
Da sa Herren:”Gå bort til den gaten som har navnet: Den rette gaten. Finn huset til Judas og spør etter en mann som heter Saulus fra Tarsus. Han er i bønn til meg nettopp nå.
12 [Saul has seen] a vision in which a man named Ananias entered [the house where he was staying] and put his hands on him in order that he might see again.”
I et syn har jeg vist ham at en mann som heter Ananias, skal komme inn og legge hendene på ham, for at han kan få synet sitt igjen!”
13 But Ananias [protested], saying, “But Lord, many people have told me about this man! He has done many evil things to the people in Jerusalem who [believe in] you!
”Men Herre!” utbrøt Ananias.”Jeg har hørt om alt det onde denne mannen har gjort mot de troende i Jerusalem.
14 And the chief priests have authorized him to come here [to Damascus] in order to seize all of us who believe in you [(sg)] [MTY] [and take us to Jerusalem]!”
Vi vet at han har dokumenter med seg fra øversteprestene, som gir ham fullmakt til å arrestere alle her i Damaskus som tilber deg!”
15 But the Lord [Jesus] told Ananias, “Go to [Saul! Do what I say], because I have chosen him to serve me in order that he might speak about me [MTY] both to non-Jewish people and [their] kings and to the Israeli people.
Herren Jesus sa:”Gå, og gjør som jeg sier, for jeg har valgt ut Saulus til å være mitt redskap. Han skal gjøre meg kjent for mange forskjellige folk og makthavere, og også for Israels folk.
16 I myself will tell him that he must often suffer greatly because of [telling people about] me [MTY].”
Og jeg vil vise ham hvor mye han må lide for meg.”
17 So Ananias went, and [after he found] the house [where Saul was], he entered it. Then, [as soon as he met Saul], he put his hands on him, and he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus [himself] commanded me to come [to you]. He is the [same] one who appeared to you [(sg)] while you were traveling along the road. [He sent me to you] in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit {that the Holy Spirit might completely control you}.”
Da gikk Ananias dit og fant Saulus. Han la hendene på ham og sa:”Saulus, min bror, Herren selv, Jesus, han som viste seg for deg på veien, har sendt meg for at du skal få ditt syn tilbake og bli fylt av Guds Hellige Ånd.”
18 Instantly, things like [fish] scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized {[Ananias] baptized him} [immediately].
I samme øyeblikk var det som om tykke skjell falt fra øynene til Saulus, og han kunne se igjen! Straks reiste han seg opp og lot seg døpe.
19 After Saul ate some food, he felt strong again. Saul stayed with the [other] believers in Damascus for several days.
Da han hadde spist, fikk han kreftene tilbake. Saulus stanset igjen noen dager hos utsendingene i Damaskus.
20 Right away Saul began to preach [to people about Jesus] in the Jewish meeting places [in Damascus. He told them] that Jesus is (the Son of/the man who is also) God.
Straks begynte han å gå rundt i synagogene og undervise om at Jesus virkelig er Guds sønn.
21 And all the people who heard him [preach] were amazed. [Various ones of] them were saying, “([We(inc) can hardly believe that] this is the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?) [RHQ, MTY] And we [(inc)] know that he has [RHQ] come here to seize us and take us to the chief priests [in Jerusalem]!”
Alle som hørte ham ble forskrekket og spurte:”Var det ikke han som i Jerusalem forsøkte å drepe alle som tilber Jesus? Ryktet sa at han var på vei hit for å arrestere de troende og føre dem som fanger til øversteprestene?”
22 But [God] enabled Saul [to preach to many people even] more convincingly. He was proving [from the Scriptures] that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was not true]).
Saulus talte med stadig større kraft, og jødene i Damaskus hadde ingen argumenter å sette imot når han beviste at Jesus er Messias, den lovede kongen.
23 Some time later, [after Saul had left Damascus and then returned], the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [there] plotted to kill him.
Etter en tid hadde de religiøse lederne fått nok og forsøkte å gjøre slutt på Saulus.
24 [During each] day and night those Jews were continually watching [the people passing through] the city gates, in order that [when they saw Saul] they might kill him. However, someone told Saul what they planned to do.
Saulus fikk greie på planene deres. De holdt vakt ved byens porter både dag og natt for å kunne drepe ham.
25 So some of those whom he had helped [to believe in Jesus] took him [one] night [to the high stone wall that surrounded the city]. They [used ropes to] lower him in a [large] basket through an opening in the wall. [So he escaped from Damascus].
En natt tok noen av de troende og firte ham ned i en korg fra en åpning i bymuren.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he began trying to associate with other believers. However, [almost] all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer.
Saulus vendte nå tilbake til Jerusalem, men da han forsøkte å slutte seg til disiplene der, var de reserverte mot ham. Ingen våget helt å stole på at han virkelig hadde blitt en disippel.
27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, [while Saul was traveling] along the road [to Damascus], he had seen the Lord [Jesus] and how the Lord had spoken to him [there. He] also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus [MTY] [to people] in Damascus. [The apostles believed Barnabas and told the other believers about that].
Barnabas tok ham med til utsendingene og fortalte for dem hvordan Saulus på veien hadde sett Herren Jesus og hvordan han hadde snakket til ham. Etterpå hadde Saulus med stort mot undervist om Jesus i Damaskus.
28 So Saul began to associate with the apostles [and other believers] throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly [to people] about [MTY] the Lord [Jesus].
Etter dette aksepterte de Saulus, og han gikk ut og inn hos dem i Jerusalem. Han spredde budskapet om Herren Jesus uten den minste frykt.
29 Saul was [also] speaking [about Jesus] with Jews who spoke Greek, and he was debating with them. But they were continually trying [to think] ([of a way] to kill him/of [how they could] kill him).
Han talte også til de gresktalende jødene og diskuterte med dem. Det drøyde ikke lenge før de gjorde seg opp planer om å drepe ham.
30 When the [other] believers heard that [those Jews were planning to kill him, some of] the believers took Saul down to Caesarea [city. There] they arranged for him to go [by ship] to Tarsus, [his hometown].
Da de troende fikk greie på dette, tok de med seg Saulus til Cæsarea og sendte ham videre til hans hjemby som var Tarsus.
31 So the groups of believers throughout [the entire regions of] Judea, Galilee, and Samaria lived peacefully [because no one was persecuting them any more]. The Holy Spirit was strengthening them [spiritually] and encouraging them. They were continuing to revere/honor the Lord [Jesus, and the Holy Spirit] was enabling many other people [to become believers].
Menighetene fikk nå være i fred i hele Judea, Galilea og Samaria. Medlemmene ble stadig sterkere, og alle levde i lydighet og respekt for Herren. Gjennom Guds Hellige Ånds styrke og hjelp kom også mange nye mennesker til tro.
32 While Peter was traveling throughout those [regions, once] he went to [the coastal plain to visit] the believers [who lived] in Lydda [town].
Peter reiste nå fra sted til sted for å besøke menighetene. På en av reisene sine kom han også til de troende i byen Lod.
33 There he met a man whose name was Aeneas. Aeneas had not been able to get up from [his] bed for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
Der møtte han en mann som het Æneas, som var lam og hadde vært nødt til å ligge på en liggematte i åtte år.
34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you [(sg) right now]! Get up and roll up your mat!” Right away Aeneas stood up.
Peter sa til ham:”Æneas! Jesus Kristus helbreder deg. Reis deg opp og rull liggematten din sammen!” I samme øyeblikk reiste Æneas seg opp.
35 Most of the people who lived in Lydda and on Sharon [Plain] saw Aeneas [after the Lord had healed him], so they believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Alle som bodde i Lod og på Saronsletten, så ham seinere gå frisk og sunn omkring, og de begynte å tro på Herren Jesus!
36 In Joppa [town] there was a believer whose name was Tabitha. [Her name] in the [Greek] language was Dorcas. [Both of these names mean gazelle/deer/antelope]. That woman was continually doing good deeds [for others. Specifically], she was helping poor people [by giving them things that they needed].
I byen Joppe bodde det blant disiplene en kvinne som het Tabita, på gresk blir navnet Dorkas. Hun hadde gjort mye godt mot andre mennesker og spesielt mot de fattige.
37 During the time [that Peter was in Lydda], she became sick and died. [Some women there] washed her body [according to the Jewish custom so that the people could bury it]. Then they [covered her body with cloth and] placed it in an upstairs room [in her house].
På denne tiden ble hun syk og døde. Vennene hennes stelte henne for begravelsen og la henne i et rom som var en trapp opp.
38 Lydda was near Joppa, so when the believers heard that Peter was [still] in Lydda, they sent two men to [go] to Peter. [When they arrived where Peter was], they repeatedly urged/begged him, “Please come immediately with us [to Joppa]!”
Da disiplene hørte at Peter var i Lod, som lå like i nærheten, sendte de av sted to menn for å be ham komme til Joppe så fort som mulig.
39 So [right away] Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived [at the house in Joppa], the two men took Peter to the upstairs room [where Dorcas’ body was lying]. All the widows [there] around Peter. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and [other] garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive.
Peter fulgte straks med, og da han kom dit, tok de han med opp trappen der Tabita lå. Rommet var fylt av gråtende enker. De viste Peter de skjortene og kappene Tabita hadde sydd mens hun ennå levde.
40 But Peter sent them all out of the room. Then he got down on his knees and prayed. Then, turning toward Tabitha’s body, he said, “Tabitha, stand up!” [Immediately] she opened her eyes and, when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Peter ba alle å forlate rommet. Så falt han på kne og ba, og etter en stund vendte han seg mot den døde og sa:”Tabita, reis deg opp!” Da slo hun opp øynene sine, og da hun fikk se Peter, satte hun seg opp.
41 He grasped one of her hands and helped her to stand up. After he had summoned the believers and [especially] the widows [among them to come back in], he showed them that Tabitha was alive [again].
Peter rakte henne hånden og hjalp henne opp på føttene. Så ropte han på de troende og enkene og lot dem komme innfor å se henne stå der lys levende.
42 [Soon] people everywhere in Joppa knew about that miracle, and as a result many people believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Nyheten om det som hadde skjedd, spredde seg i hele byen, og mange begynte å tro på Herren Jesus.
43 Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a man named Simon who made leather [from animal skins].
Peter stanset derfor et tid i Joppe og bodde hos Simon, en mann som arbeidet med å garve skinn.
