Mark 12
1 Then Jesus told [those Jewish leaders] a parable. [He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said], “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it [in order to protect it]. He made a stone tank [to collect the juice that] they would press [out of the grapes]. He also built a tower [for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard]. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and [to] give him some of the [grapes] in return. Then he went away to another country.
Und dann begann er, in Gleichnissen zu ihnen zu reden. "Es pflanzte jemand einen Weinberg, umgab ihn mit einem Zaun, grub eine Kelter und baute einen Turm. Darauf verpachtete er ihn an Winzer und ging außer Landes.
2 When the time came to harvest the [grapes], he sent a servant to the men [who were taking care of the vineyard] in order to receive from them his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced.
Als nun die Zeit gekommen war, da schickte er einen Knecht zu den Winzern, um von den Winzern vom Ertrag des Weinbergs zu empfangen.
3 But [after the servant arrived], they grabbed him and beat him, and they did not give him any fruit. Then they sent him away.
Doch diese packten ihn, schlugen ihn und schickten ihn mit leeren Händen heim.
4 Later the one who owned the vineyard sent another servant to them. But they beat that one on his head, and they insulted him.
Da schickte er ein zweitesmal einen anderen Knecht zu ihnen, doch sie mißhandelten auch diesen und beschimpften ihn.
5 Later he sent another servant. That man they killed. They mistreated many other servants [whom he sent]. Some they beat and some they killed.
Noch einen dritten schickte er; diesen brachten sie sogar ums Leben; und so noch viele andere, die sie teils mißhandelten, teils ermordeten.
6 The man still had one other [person with him]. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him [and give him some of the grapes].
Nun hatte er noch einen, seinen vielgeliebten Sohn. Den schickte er zuletzt zu ihnen; er sagte sich: 'Vor meinem Sohne werden sie doch Achtung haben.'
7 But [when they saw his son coming], those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
Doch jene Winzer sprachen zueinander: 'Das ist der Erbe; kommt, den töten wir; dann gehört sein Erbteil uns.'
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
Und sie ergriffen ihn und brachten ihn ums Leben und warfen ihn zum Weinberg hinaus.
9 So (do you know what the man who owns the vineyard will do?/I will tell you what the man who owns the vineyard will do [RHQ]). He will come, and he will kill those evil men who were taking care of his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
Was wird wohl der Herr des Weinbergs tun? Er wird kommen und die Winzer töten und seinen Weinberg anderen anvertrauen.
10 [Now think carefully about these words], which you have read [in] the Scriptures: The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others [put that same stone in its proper place, and] it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!
Habt ihr nie die Stelle in der Schrift gelesen: 'Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Schlußstein geworden;
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
durch den Herrn ist dies geschehen, und es ist wunderbar in unseren Augen?'"
12 Then [the Jewish leaders] realized that he was accusing them when he told this story [about what those wicked people did]. So they wanted to seize him. But they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that]. So they left him and went away.
Sie hätten sich seiner gern bemächtigt; allein sie fürchteten sich vor dem Volke. Sie hatten nämlich wohl erkannt, daß dieses Gleichnis ihnen gelte. So ließen sie ihn stehen und gingen weg.
13 The [Jewish leaders] sent to [Jesus] some Pharisees [who thought that the Jews should pay only the tax that their own Jewish authorities required people to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod [Antipas and the Roman government]. They wanted to make Jesus say something wrong [that would make one of those groups very angry with him].
Sie schickten alsdann einige von den Pharisäern und den Herodianern zu ihm, damit sie ihn mit einer Rede fangen sollten.
14 After they arrived, they said to him [deceivingly], “Teacher, we know that you [teach] the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about [what] people [say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say]. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants [us to do]. So [tell us what you think about this matter: ] Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not [MTY]? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?”
Sie kamen und sagten zu ihm: "Meister, wir wissen, daß du wahrhaftig bist; du fragst nach niemand; du siehst nicht auf die Stellung der Menschen, sondern lehrst den Weg Gottes in Wahrheit: Darf man dem Kaiser Steuer zahlen oder nicht? Sollen wir bezahlen oder nicht?"
15 Jesus knew that they did not really want to know [what God wanted them to do]. So he said to them, “(I [know that] you are [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me./Why are you [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me?) [RHQ] [But I will answer your question anyway]. Bring me a coin so that I might [ask you something after] I look at it.”
Doch er erkannte ihre Heuchelei und sprach zu ihnen: "Warum versucht ihr mich? Zeigt mir einen Denar, damit ich sehe."
16 After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, [the man who rules the Roman government].”
Sie reichten einen hin. Er fragte sie: "Wessen Bild und Aufschrift ist das?" "Des Kaisers", gaben sie ihm zur Antwort.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “[That is correct, so] give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].” They were [frustrated at his answer but] amazed at what he said, [because they were not able to accuse him of anything because of what he said].
Darauf entgegnete ihnen Jesus: "So gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers, und Gott, was Gottes ist." Und sie staunten über ihn.
18 [Men who belong to the] Sadducee [sect] deny that people become alive again after they die. [In order to discredit] Jesus [by ridiculing the idea that people will live again, some of] them came to him and asked him,
Jetzt kamen die Sadduzäer zu ihm; - diese leugnen, daß es eine Auferstehung gebe - sie fragten ihn:
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] that if a man who has no children dies, his brother should marry the dead man’s widow. [Then if those two bear children, everyone will consider that those children are the] children of the man who died, [and in that way the dead man will continue to have descendants].
"Meister, bei Moses steht geschrieben: 'Wenn irgend jemands Bruder stirbt und er ein Weib, doch kein Kind hinterläßt, dann soll der Bruder dessen Weib heiraten und seinem Bruder Nachkommen erwecken.'
20 [So here is an example]. There were seven boys [in one family]. The oldest one married [a woman], but [he and his wife] did not bear any children. Then he [later] died.
Da waren sieben Brüder. Der erste nahm ein Weib; doch er starb kinderlos.
21 The second [brother followed this law and] married that woman and he, too, did not bear any children. Then he [later] died. The third [brother did] like [his other brothers did. But he also did not bear any children, and later died].
Darauf nahm sie der zweite; allein auch er starb kinderlos und ebenso der dritte;
22 Eventually all seven [brothers married that woman, one by one], but they had no children, and one by one they died. Afterwards the woman died, too.
alle sieben blieben kinderlos. Zuletzt von allen starb dann auch das Weib.
23 Therefore, [if it were true what some people say, that people will become alive again after they die], whose wife do you think that woman will be when people become alive again? ([Keep in mind that] she was married to all seven [brothers]!/She was married to all seven [brothers, so how can anyone decide] [RHQ]?)”
Wessen Weib wird sie nun bei der Auferstehung sein; - gesetzt den Fall, daß sie wirklich auferstehen - denn alle sieben haben sie zum Weibe gehabt?"
24 Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [RHQ]. You do not know [what they have written in] the Scriptures [about this]. You also do not understand God’s power [to make people alive again].
Und Jesus sprach zu ihnen: "Liegt nicht schon darin euer Irrtum, daß ihr weder die Schriften noch die Allmacht Gottes kennt?
25 [That woman will not be the wife of any of them], because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, [who do not marry].
Denn wenn man von den Toten aufersteht, dann heiratet man nicht mehr und wird auch nicht verheiratet; man ist vielmehr so wie die Engel in den Himmeln.
26 But as to people becoming alive again after they die, in the book that Moses [wrote, he said something about people who have died] that I am sure that you have read [RHQ]. When Moses [was looking at] the bush [that was burning], God said to him, ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].’
Was aber die Auferstehung der Toten betrifft, habt ihr nicht im Buche Mosis gelesen, wie bei der Stelle von dem Dornbusch Gott zu ihm sprach: 'Ich bin der Gott Abrahams, der Gott Isaaks und der Gott Jakobs'?
27 It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]! So your [claim that dead people do not become alive again] is very wrong.”
Gott ist doch nicht ein Gott der Toten, sondern der Lebendigen. Ihr irrt euch also gewaltig."
28 A man who taught the [Jewish] laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”
Ein Schriftgelehrter, der ihrem Wortstreit zugehört hatte und einsah, daß er ihnen gut erwidert hatte, trat herzu und fragte ihn: "Was ist das erste unter allen Geboten?"
29 Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
Und Jesus sprach: "Das erste ist: 'Höre, Israel, der Herr unser Gott ist allein der Herr.
30 [You must show that you love him in all the ways that you live] Show it in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!’
Du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben aus deinem ganzen Herzen, aus deiner ganzen Seele, aus deinem ganzen Gemüte und deiner ganzen Kraft.' Dies ist das erste Gebot.
31 The next [most important commandment] is: ‘You must love people you come in contact with as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these two!”
Das zweite lautet: 'Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst.' Ein größeres Gebot als diese gibt es nicht."
32 The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, [you have answered] well. You correctly said that he is the only [God] and that there is no other God [we must worship/obey].
Da sprach zu ihm der Schriftgelehrte: "Vortrefflich, Meister! Ganz richtig hast du ausgeführt, daß er nur einer ist und daß kein anderer ist außer ihm.
33 You have also said correctly that we ([should/must show that we]) love God by all that we are, by all that we think, and by the way that we live. And you have said correctly that we must love (people with whom we come in contact/others) as much as we love ourselves. And you have also implied that doing these things [pleases God] more than offering/giving animals to him or burning [other] sacrifices.”
Auch das 'Ihn lieben aus ganzem Herzen und aus ganzem Gemüte und aus aller Kraft', und das 'Du sollst den Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst', ist wertvoller als alle Brand- und anderen Opfer."
34 Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, “[I perceive that] you will soon [decide to let] God rule your life.” After that, [the Jewish leaders] were afraid to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
Als Jesus vernahm, wie er so verständig Antwort gab, sprach er zu ihm: "Du bist nicht mehr weit vom Reiche Gottes entfernt." Und keiner wagte mehr, ihn etwas zu fragen.
35 [Later], while he was teaching in the Temple [courtyard], Jesus said [to the people], “These men who teach the [Jewish] laws, (they must be wrong when they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David!/why do they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ]
Als Jesus dann im Tempel lehrte, fragte er: "Wie können die Schriftgelehrten sagen, der Christus sei der Sohn Davids?
36 The Holy Spirit caused David himself to say [about the Messiah], God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here beside me at the place where I will highly honor you! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies! [MTY]’
Sagt doch David selbst im Heiligen Geist: 'Es sprach der Herr zu meinem Herrn: Setze dich zu meiner Rechten, bis ich deine Feinde dir als Schemel zu Füßen lege.'
37 Therefore, [because] David himself calls [the Messiah] ‘my Lord,’ (the Messiah cannot be [just] a man who descended [from King David!]/how can the Messiah be [just] a man who descended [from King David]?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]”! Many people listened to him gladly [as he taught those things].
So nennt ihn David also selber 'Herr': Wie kann er dann sein Sohn sein?" Die große Menge hörte ihm gerne zu.
38 While Jesus was teaching [the people], he said to them, “Beware that you [do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They [like people to honor them, so] they put on long robes and walk around [in order to show people how important they are]. They also like people to greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
Und weiter sagte er in seiner Lehre: "Hütet euch vor den Schriftgelehrten! Sie lieben es, in langen Kleidern einherzugehen, auf den öffentlichen Plätzen gegrüßt zu werden,
39 [They like to sit] in the most important seats in our (synagogue/Jewish meeting place). At festivals, [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
in der Synagoge die Ehrensitze einzunehmen und bei den Gastmählern die Ehrenplätze.
40 They (swindle/take for themselves) the houses [and property] of widows by cheating them. [Then] they pretend [that they are good] by praying long prayers [publicly. God] will certainly punish them severely!”
Sie verprassen die Häuser der Witwen und sagen nur zum Schein lange Gebete dafür her. Eine härtere Strafe erwartet diese."
41 [Later], Jesus sat down [in the Temple courtyard opposite the boxes in which people put offerings. As he was sitting there], he watched as all the people put money in the box. Many rich people put in large amounts [of money].
Er saß dem Opferkasten gegenüber und schaute zu, wie das Volk in den Opferkasten sein Geld einwarf, und viele Reiche warfen viel hinein.
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
Auch eine bettelarme Witwe kam herbei und warf zwei Heller ein, das heißt soviel wie einen Pfennig.
43 He gathered his disciples around him and said to them, “The truth is that these other people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs. [So God considers that] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the other people!”
Da rief er seine Jünger zu sich her und sprach zu ihnen: "Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Diese arme Witwe gab mehr in den Opferkasten als alle anderen, die etwas hineingeworfen haben.
Denn alle warfen von ihrem Überfluß hinein; sie aber gab in ihrer Armut alles, was sie hatte, ihren ganzen Lebensunterhalt."
