Hebrews 12
1 We [know about] many people like that [who showed they trusted in God]. They are like a crowd of spectators [who are cheering for us inside a stadium] [MET]. Knowing that, we must put away all the things that hinder us, [as a runner puts aside everything that would hinder him because they are heavy] [MET]. Especially we must put away sinful actions that [hinder us, as a runner] sets aside clothes he does not need, clothes that would entangle him [MET]. Let us [wholeheartedly strive to achieve what God has planned for us, as someone] in a race wholeheartedly runs the course that is before him [MET].
So wollen denn auch wir, da wir von einer solchen Wolke von Glaubenszeugen uns umgeben sehen, jede Last ablegen, zumal die Sünde, die uns so leicht bestrickt. Dann wollen wir mit Ausdauer im Wettkampf laufen, der uns obliegt,
2 And let us [keep our minds on] Jesus, [as a runner] keeps his eyes on [the goal] [MET]. Jesus is the one we should imitate in the way he perfectly trusted [God. When he died on] the cross he endured it as he suffered greatly [MTY], instead of [thinking about the things he would] rejoice about [later]. He disregarded being disgraced by [dying that way]. He is now sitting at the place of highest honor [MTY] at the throne [where God rules].
dabei auf Jesus blickend, den Begründer und Vollender unseres Glaubens. Freude lag für ihn bereit; aber er erduldete anstatt ihrer das Kreuz, der Schmach nicht achtend. Jetzt sitzt er zur Rechten des Thrones Gottes.
3 [Jesus] patiently endured it when sinful people acted so hostilely against him. Try to act the way he did, so that you do not give up [trusting] God or become discouraged.
O, lebt euch in den hinein, der solchen Widerspruch der Sünder gegen sich erduldet hat, damit ihr nicht ermattet und an eurer Seele schlaff werdet.
4 While you have struggled against [being tempted to] sin, you have not yet bled [and died because of resisting evil, as Jesus did].
Noch widerstandet ihr im Kampfe mit der Sünde nicht bis aufs Blut.
5 Do not forget [RHQ] these words [that Solomon spoke to his son, that are the same as God] would exhort you as his children: My child, pay attention [LIT] when the Lord is disciplining you, and do not be discouraged when the Lord punishes you [DOU],
Dagegen habt ihr die Mahnung vergessen, die euch wie Söhnen zuredet: "Mein Sohn, achte die Züchtigung des Herrn nicht gering, verzage nicht, wenn du von ihm zurechtgewiesen wirst.
6 because it is everyone whom he loves whom the Lord disciplines, and he punishes everyone whom he accepts as his child.
Denn wen der Herr liebhat, den züchtigt er; er schlägt jeden Sohn, zu dem er als Vater sich bekennt."
7 It is in order that God may discipline you that he requires you to endure the disagreeable things [that happen to you]. [When God disciplines you] he is treating you as a father treats his children. All fathers [RHQ] discipline their children [LIT].
Ihr duldet der Erziehung wegen; wie mit Söhnen verkehrt Gott mit euch. Wo wäre je ein Sohn, den der Vater nicht züchtigte?
8 So, if you have not experienced God disciplining you just like he disciplines all his other children, you are [not true children of God] [MET]. [You are like] illegitimate children; [no father disciplines them].
Und wenn ihr ohne Züchtigung, unter der alle stehen, bliebet, so wäret ihr Bastarde und nicht echte Söhne.
9 Furthermore, our natural fathers disciplined us [when we were young], and we respected them for doing that. So we should certainly more readily accept God our spiritual Father disciplining us, with the result that we live eternally [RHQ]!
Wenn wir unter der strengen Zucht unserer leiblichen Väter gestanden haben und Ehrfurcht vor ihnen hatten, sollten wir uns nicht noch mehr dem Vater der Geister unterwerfen, um zu leben?
10 Our natural fathers disciplined us for a short time in a way that they considered right, [but it wasn’t always right], but God always disciplines us [in a right way], to help us. He does it so that we may be holy as he is.
Jene hielten uns nur kurze Zeit nach ihrem Gutdünken in Zucht; er aber tut's zu unserem Besten, auf daß wir an seiner Heiligkeit teilnehmen.
11 During the time that God is disciplining us, that does not seem to be something about which we should rejoice. Instead, it is something that pains us. But later it causes those who have learned from it to be peaceful and to [live] righteously.
Jede Züchtigung scheint für den Augenblick nicht Freude, vielmehr Betrübnis einzutragen, doch nachher trägt sie denen, die in ihr geschult sind, als heilsame Frucht Gerechtigkeit.
12 So, [instead of acting as though you were spiritually exhausted], renew yourselves [MET] spiritually.
So richtet denn die schlaffen Hände und die müden Knie wieder auf,
13 Go straight forward [in your Christian life] [MET], in order that believers who are uncertain about their faith [will imitate you] and not ([leave God’s way/] useless [to God]) [MET]. Instead, they will be spiritually restored [MET] as an injured and useless limb is restored.
und wandelt zielsichere Wege, damit, was lahm ist, sich nicht ganz ausrenke, vielmehr geheilt werde.
14 Try to live peacefully with all people. Seek to be holy, since no one will see the Lord if he is not holy.
Trachtet nach Frieden mit allen und nach Heiligung; denn ohne sie wird niemand je den Herrn schauen.
15 Beware that none of you stops [trusting in] God, [who has done kind things for us that we did not deserve] (OR, Beware that you have never [experienced] God kindly [saving you]). Be on guard lest any of you [act in an evil way towards others], because your doing that will [grow like] [MET] a root [grows into a big plant], and the result [of your] doing that will be that many believers will sin and become unacceptable to God.
Sorgt, daß keiner der Gnade Gottes sich entziehe, daß nicht ein giftiges Gewächs emporwachse und um sich greife und viele dadurch befleckt werden,
16 Do not let anyone be immoral, or be irreligious as Esau was. He exchanged the rights he had as a firstborn son for only one meal.
daß keiner ein Ehebrecher sei oder ein so gemeiner Mensch wie Esau, der sein Erstgeburtsrecht wegen einer einzigen Speise preisgab.
17 You know that after he did that, he wanted to receive [what his father would promise to give him if] he blessed him. But [his father] was unable [to change what he had already done]. And Esau found no way to change things, even though he sought tearfully to do that.
Ihr wisset ja, daß er den Segen nachher noch empfangen wollte und daß er abgewiesen wurde; er fand keine Möglichkeit für eine Sinnesänderung, obwohl er unter Tränen sie herbeizuführen suchte.
18 In coming [to God] you have not [experienced things like what the Israeli people experienced] at [Sinai] Mountain. [They] approached [a mountain that God told them they] should not touch. [They approached] a blazing fire, and it was gloomy and dark [DOU], and there was a hurricane/cyclone.
Ihr seid nicht zu einem Berge, den man berühren kann, hinzugetreten, zu einer Feuerflamme, zu Dunkel, Finsternis, Gewittersturm
19 They heard a trumpet sounding and they heard [God] speak. The result was that those who heard it pleaded for God not to speak to them like that again.
und zu Posaunenschall und laut erdröhnenden Worten; bei ihnen baten ja die Zuhörer, es möchte nicht mehr weiterhin so zu ihnen gesprochen werden.
20 When [God] commanded them saying, “If [a person or] even an animal touches this mountain, [you] must [kill him/it by] throwing stones at him/it,” they were terrified.
Denn sie vermochten nicht, die Verordnung zu ertragen: "Wenn nur ein Tier den Berg berührt, so soll es gesteinigt werden."
21 Truly, because Moses was terrified after seeing what happened [on the mountain], he said, “I am trembling because I am very afraid!”
Und die Erscheinung war so furchtbar, daß Moses selber sprach: "Ich bin voll Furcht und Zittern."
22 Instead, [it is as though] you have come to [the presence of God in heaven] [MET]. [That is like what your ancestors did when they came to worship] God on Zion Hill, in Jerusalem, in the city of God who is all-powerful. You have come (OR, you are coming) to where there are countless angels, who are rejoicing as they have gathered together.
Nein, ihr seid zum Berge Sion, zu der Stadt des lebendigen Gottes hinzugetreten, zum himmlischen Jerusalem und zu den Myriaden Engeln, zu der festlichen Gemeinde
23 You have joined all the believers [who have privileges like] firstborn sons, whose names [God] has written down in heaven. You have come to God, who will judge everyone. You have come to where the spirits of God’s people are, people who lived righteously [before they died], and who now have been made perfect [in heaven].
der Erstgeborenen, die in den Himmeln aufgeschrieben sind, zu Gott, dem Richter aller, und zu den Seelen der vollendeten Gerechten
24 You have come to Jesus, who arranged a new covenant [between us and God]. You have accepted [what he accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died on the cross. His doing that made it possible for God to forgive us]. That is better than the blood of Abel, [who just] wanted revenge because his brother Cain murdered him.
und zu dem Bürgen des Neuen Bundes, Jesus, und zum Besprengtwerden mit seinem Blute, das eindringlicher redet als das Blut Abels.
25 Beware that you do not refuse to listen to [God] who is speaking to you. The Israeli people did not escape [God punishing them] when [Moses] (OR, [God]) warned them here on earth. So we shall surely not escape [God punishing us] if we reject him when he warns us from heaven! [RHQ]
So seht denn zu, daß ihr den, der redet, nicht ablehnt. Denn wenn jene schon der Strafe nicht entgingen, die ihn, als er sich auf Erden offenbarte, abgewiesen haben, um wieviel weniger dann wir, wenn wir den abweisen, der aus dem Himmel zu uns redet.
26 The earth shook [PRS] then when he spoke [MTY] [at Sinai Mountain]. But now he has promised, “I will shake the earth again, one more time, but I will shake heaven too.”
Damals erschütterte seine Stimme die Erde, jetzt aber gab er die Verheißung: "Noch einmal will ich nicht bloß die Erde erschüttern, sondern auch den Himmel."
27 The words “again, one more time” indicate that things [on earth] will be shaken {that [he] will shake things [on earth]}, meaning that he will set aside all that [he] has created, in order that the things [in heaven] that cannot be shaken {that nothing can shake} may remain forever.
Das "Noch einmal" weist darauf hin, daß das, was erschüttert wird, als ein Geschaffenes eine Umwandlung erfahren wird, damit das bleibe, was sich nicht erschüttern läßt.
28 So, let us thank God that we are becoming members of a kingdom that nothing can shake. Let us worship/serve God in a way that pleases him by being greatly in awe [DOU] before him.
So laßt uns denn, weil wir ein unerschütterliches Reich in Aussicht haben, jetzt unsere Dankbarkeit dadurch bezeugen, daß wir in Scheu und Ehrfurcht Gott wohlgefällig dienen;
29 Remember that the God we [worship/serve] is like a fire that burns up everything [that is impure] [MET]!
denn "unser Gott ist ein verzehrendes Feuer."
