Acts 1
1 [Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
Lieber Theophilus! In meiner ersten Schrift habe ich von allem erzählt, was Jesus tat und lehrte
2 until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
bis zu jenem Tage, da er in den Himmel aufgenommen ward, nachdem er den Aposteln, die er sich durch den Heiligen Geist auserwählt hatte, seinen Willen kundgetan.
3 After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
Diesen hatte er sich auch nach seinem Leiden als lebendig dargestellt durch vielerlei Beweise: Vierzig Tage hindurch erschien er ihnen, wobei er ihnen über alles Aufschluß gab, was das Reich Gottes betrifft.
4 [One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
Als er mit ihnen noch zusammen war, befahl er ihnen, von Jerusalem nicht wegzugehen, sondern abzuwarten, was der Vater verheißen hat: "Was ihr von mir gehört habt so sprach er:
5 John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
"Johannes hat zwar mit Wasser getauft, ihr aber sollt in eben diesen Tagen mit dem Heiligen Geiste getauft werden."
6 One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
Die zusammengekommen waren, fragten ihn: "Herr, wirst du in dieser Zeit die Königsherrschaft in Israel wiederherstellen?"
7 He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
Doch er sprach zu ihnen: "Nicht eure Sache ist es, Zeit und Stunde zu erfahren die der Vater in seiner Machtvollkommenheit festgesetzt hat.
8 But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
Ihr werdet jedoch Kraft empfangen, wenn der Heilige Geist über euch herabkommt, und ihr werdet für mich zu Zeugen werden in Jerusalem, in ganz Judäa und in Samaria, ja, bis an die Grenzen der Erde."
9 After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
Nach diesen Worten ward er vor ihren Augen emporgehoben, und eine Wolke entrückte ihn ihren Blicken.
10 While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
Unverwandten Auges schauten sie gen Himmel, während er emporfuhr. Doch siehe, da standen zwei Männer in weißen Gewändern bei ihnen.
11 One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
Sie sprachen: "Ihr Galiläer! Was steht ihr da und schaut zum Himmel hinauf? Dieser Jesus, der aus eurer Mitte in den Himmel aufgenommen ward, wird in derselben Weise wiederkommen, wie ihr ihn in den Himmel habt auffahren sehen."
12 Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
Darauf kehrten sie von dem Berge, der Ölberg heißt und nahe bei Jerusalem liegt, einen Sabbatweg entfernt, nach Jerusalem zurück.
13 When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
Dort angekommen, begaben sie sich in das Obergemach, wo sie blieben: nämlich Petrus und Johannes, Jakobus und Andreas, Philippus und Thomas, Bartholomäus und Matthäus, Jakobus, der Sohn des Alphäus, und Simon, der Eiferer, und Judas, der Bruder des Jakobus.
14 All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
Sie alle verharrten einmütig im Gebet mit den Frauen, mit Maria, der Mutter Jesu, und mit seinen Brüdern.
15 During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
In jenen Tagen erhob sich Petrus inmitten der Brüder - es war eine Menge von ungefähr einhundertzwanzig Personen beisammen - und sprach:
16 “My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
"Liebe Brüder! Das Schriftwort mußte in Erfüllung gehen, das der Heilige Geist durch den Mund Davids über Judas vorhergesagt, der den Häschern Jesu den Weg gezeigt hatte.
17 [Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
Er gehörte einst zu uns und hatte teil an diesem Amt erhalten.
18 [The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
Um seinen Sündenlohn erwarb er sich einen Acker, fiel dann kopfüber ab und barst entzwei, und alle seine Eingeweide quollen hervor.
19 All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
Und dies erfuhren alle Einwohner Jerusalems; darum nannten sie in ihrer Sprache jenen Acker: Hakeldama, d. h. Blutacker.
20 [Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
Heißt es doch im Buch der Psalmen: 'Seine Wohnstatt werde öde, und niemand sei, der darin wohne!' Und dann: 'Sein Amt soll ein anderer erhalten!'
21 “So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
So muß denn einer von den Männern, die bei uns waren in der ganzen Zeit, da der Herr Jesus bei uns ein- und ausging,
22 [That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
angefangen von der Taufe des Johannes bis zu dem Tage, da er von uns hinweg aufgenommen ward, es muß von diesen einer mit uns Zeuge seiner Auferstehung werden."
23 So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
Sie stellten zwei vor: Joseph, genannt Barsabas, mit dem Beinamen Justus, und Matthias.
24 Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
Und sie beteten: "O Herr, Du kennst die Herzen aller, zeige an, wen von diesen beiden Du erwählt hast,
die Stelle dieses Dienstes und Apostelamtes zu erhalten, von dem Judas abgefallen war, um an seinen Ort zu gehen."
26 Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
Dann warfen sie das Los für sie, und das Los fiel auf Matthias. Er wurde den elf Aposteln beigezählt.
