Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
Ich möchte euch zu wissen tun, welch große Sorge ich um euch habe, um die in Laodizea, wie überhaupt um alle, die mich persönlich noch nicht kennen.
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
Ich möchte, daß ihre Herzen gefestigt werden, daß sie, vereint in Liebe, zur ganzen reichen Fülle der Einsicht kämen, zur Erkenntnis des Geheimnisses Gottes, das heißt Christus,
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
in dem alle Schätze der Weisheit und des Wissens verborgen liegen.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Das sage ich, damit niemand euch durch blendende Gespräche in Verwirrung bringe.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
Denn mag ich körperlich auch ferne sein, geistig bin ich doch bei euch und sehe mit Freuden, wie es gut um euch bestellt, wie euer Christusglaube so gefestigt ist.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Wie ihr den Herrn Christus Jesus kennengelernt habt, so wandelt auch in ihm!
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
In ihm faßt Wurzel, baut auf ihm euch auf und festigt euch im Glauben, wie man es euch gelehrt hat; von Dankbarkeit strömt über.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Nehmt euch in acht, damit keiner euch einfange durch Weltweisheit und leere Täuschung, die auf Menschenüberlieferung beruht, auf Weltgeistern, aber nicht auf Christus;
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
wohnt doch in ihm die ganze Fülle der Gottheit wesenhaft.
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
Ihr habt teil an dieser Fülle in ihm, dem Haupte jeder Macht und Kraft.
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
In ihm seid ihr auch beschnitten worden, nicht mit einer Beschneidung, die mit der Hand gemacht ward, sondern durch die Ablegung des Fleischesleibes, die Beschneidung in Christus.
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Mit ihm seid ihr begraben worden in der Taufe, mit ihm auch auferweckt durch den Glauben an die Macht Gottes, der ihn von den Toten auferweckt hat.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Euch, die ihr durch eure Missetaten und durch euer unbeschnittenes Fleisch tot waret, hat er mit ihm zusammen auferweckt zum Leben. Er hat uns alle Missetaten gnädig vergeben
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
und hat den gegnerischen Schuldschein, der mit seinem Inhalt gegen uns lautete, vernichtet und gelöscht, indem er ihn ans Kreuz geheftet hat.
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
Er hat die Mächte und Gewalten entwaffnet und öffentlich zum Spott gemacht und durch ihn über sie triumphiert.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
So soll euch niemand wegen Speise oder Trank oder wegen eines Festes, Neumondes oder Sabbats verurteilen.
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
Dies ist ja nur der Schatten dessen, was erst kommen soll; die Wirklichkeit ist Christus.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Und keiner soll euch um den Siegespreis betrügen, der sich in Kasteiung und in Engeldienst gefällt, der sein Leben nach Erscheinungen einrichtet, ganz ohne jeden Grund in seinem Fleischessinn aufgeblasen ist
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
und nicht am Haupte festhält. Von ihm aus fügt sich der ganze Leib zusammen, mit Sehnen und mit Bändern ausgestattet, und wächst so immer mehr in Gott hinein.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Wenn ihr mit Christus den Weltgeistern abgestorben seid, warum laßt ihr euch dann Satzungen aufdrängen, als lebtet ihr noch in der Welt?
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
"Faß das nicht an!" "Koste auch nicht davon!" "Berühre es nicht!"
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
Alle diese Dinge werden durch den Verbrauch vernichtet; Menschensatzungen und Menschenlehren.
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
Sie haben zwar den Ruf von Weisheit in ihrer selbstgemachten Frömmelei, Demütigung und Kasteiungen des Leibes; jedoch sie haben keinen Wert und dienen nur der Befriedigung des Fleisches.
