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.
Er begann dann in Gleichnissen zu ihnen zu reden: »Ein Mann legte einen Weinberg an, umgab ihn mit einem Zaun, grub eine Kelter darin, baute einen Wachtturm, verpachtete ihn an Weingärtner 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.
Zu rechter Zeit sandte er dann einen Knecht zu den Weingärtnern, um seinen Teil der Früchte des Weinbergs von den Weingärtnern in Empfang zu nehmen.
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.
Die aber ergriffen den Knecht, mißhandelten ihn und schickten ihn mit leeren Händen zurück.
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 sandte er nochmals einen anderen Knecht zu ihnen; auch diesem zerschlugen sie den Kopf 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.
Er sandte noch einen anderen, den sie töteten, und noch viele andere (sandte er), von denen sie die einen mißhandelten, die anderen töteten.
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 einzigen, seinen geliebten Sohn; den sandte er zuletzt auch noch zu ihnen, weil er dachte: ›Sie werden sich doch vor meinem Sohne scheuen.‹
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!’
Jene Weingärtner aber sagten zueinander: ›Dieser ist der Erbe; kommt, wir wollen ihn töten; dann wird das Erbgut uns gehören.‹
8 They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
So ergriffen sie ihn denn, schlugen ihn tot und warfen ihn vor den 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 nun der Herr des Weinbergs tun? Er wird kommen und die Weingärtner umbringen und wird den Weinberg an andere vergeben. –
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 nicht auch dieses Schriftwort gelesen: ›Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein geworden;
11 The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
durch den Herrn ist er das geworden, und ein Wunder ist er in unsern 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.
Da hätten sie ihn am liebsten festgenommen, fürchteten sich jedoch vor dem Volk; sie hatten nämlich wohl gemerkt, daß er das Gleichnis gegen sie gerichtet hatte. So ließen sie denn von ihm ab und entfernten sich.
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 sandten darauf einige von den Pharisäern und den Anhängern des Herodes zu ihm, um ihn durch einen Ausspruch zu fangen.
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?”
Jene kamen also und sagten zu ihm: »Meister, wir wissen, daß du wahrhaftig bist und auf niemand Rücksicht nimmst; denn du siehst die Person nicht an, sondern lehrst den Weg Gottes mit Wahrhaftigkeit. Ist es recht, daß man dem Kaiser Steuer entrichtet, oder nicht? Sollen wir sie entrichten 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.”
Da er nun ihre Heuchelei durchschaute, antwortete er ihnen: »Warum versucht ihr mich? Reicht mir einen Denar, damit ich ihn ansehe!«
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].”
Als sie ihm nun einen (Denar) gereicht hatten, fragte er sie: »Wessen Bild und Aufschrift ist das hier?« Sie antworteten ihm: »Des Kaisers.«
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].
Da sagte Jesus zu ihnen: »So gebt dem Kaiser, was dem Kaiser zusteht, und Gott, was Gott zusteht!« Und sie gerieten in Staunen 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,
Es traten dann Sadduzäer zu ihm, die da behaupten, es gebe keine Auferstehung, und legten ihm folgende Frage vor:
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, Mose hat uns vorgeschrieben: ›Wenn einem sein Bruder stirbt und eine Frau hinterläßt, aber kein Kind zurückläßt, so soll sein Bruder die Frau heiraten und für seinen Bruder das Geschlecht fortpflanzen.‹
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.
Nun waren da sieben Brüder; der erste nahm eine Frau, ließ aber bei seinem Tode keine Kinder zurück.
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].
Da heiratete sie der zweite, starb aber auch, ohne Kinder zu hinterlassen; der dritte ebenso,
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.
und alle sieben hinterließen keine Kinder; zuletzt nach allen starb auch die Frau.
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]?)”
In der Auferstehung nun, wenn sie auferstehen: wem von ihnen wird sie dann als Frau angehören? Alle sieben haben sie ja zur Frau 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].
Jesus antwortete ihnen: »Befindet ihr euch nicht deshalb im Irrtum, weil ihr die (heiligen) Schriften und die Kraft Gottes nicht 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 sie von den Toten auferstehen, dann heiraten sie weder, noch werden sie verheiratet, sondern sie sind wie Engel im Himmel.
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 Auferweckung der Toten betrifft: habt ihr nicht im Buche Moses bei der Erzählung vom Dornbusch gelesen, wie Gott zu Mose die Worte gesprochen hat: ›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 der Gott von Toten, sondern von Lebenden. Ihr seid arg im Irrtum!«
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?”
Da trat einer von den Schriftgelehrten hinzu, der ihnen zugehört hatte, wie sie miteinander verhandelten; und da er wußte, daß Jesus ihnen treffend geantwortet hatte, fragte er ihn: »Welches Gebot ist das erste von allen?«
29 Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
Jesus antwortete: »Das erste ist: ›Höre, Israel: der Herr, unser Gott, ist Herr allein,
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!’
und du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben mit deinem ganzen Herzen, mit deiner ganzen Seele, mit deinem ganzen Denken und mit aller deiner Kraft!‹
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!”
An zweiter Stelle steht dieses (Gebot): ›Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst!‹ Kein anderes Gebot steht höher als diese beiden.«
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 sagte der Schriftgelehrte zu ihm: »Meister, mit Recht hast du der Wahrheit gemäß gesagt, daß Gott nur einer ist und es keinen anderen außer ihm gibt;
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.”
und ihn mit ganzem Herzen und aus voller Überzeugung und mit ganzer Kraft lieben und den Nächsten wie sich selbst lieben, das ist weit mehr wert als alle Brandopfer und die Opfer überhaupt.«
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 ihn so verständig antworten hörte, sagte er zu ihm: »Du bist nicht weit vom Reiche Gottes entfernt.« Und niemand wagte fortan noch, Fragen an ihn zu richten.
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]
Jesus warf dann, während er im Tempel lehrte, die Frage auf: »Wie können die Schriftgelehrten behaupten, daß Christus Davids Sohn sei?
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]’
David selbst hat doch im heiligen Geist gesagt: ›Der Herr hat zu meinem Herrn gesagt: Setze dich zu meiner Rechten, bis ich deine Feinde hinlege zum Schemel deiner Füße.‹
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].
David selbst nennt ihn ›Herr‹: wie kann er da sein Sohn sein?« Und die große Volksmenge hörte ihm gern 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 in seiner Belehrung sagte er: »Hütet euch vor den Schriftgelehrten, die es lieben, in langen Gewändern einherzugehen und auf den Märkten 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.
die die Ehrensitze in den Synagogen und die obersten Plätze bei den Gastmählern beanspruchen;
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!”
die die Häuser der Witwen verschlingen und zum Schein lange Gebete verrichten. Sie werden ein um so strengeres Gericht erfahren.«
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].
Als er sich dann dem Opferkasten gegenüber hingesetzt hatte, sah er zu, wie das Volk Geld in den Kasten einwarf, und viele Reiche taten viel hinein.
42 Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
Da kam auch eine arme Witwe und legte zwei Scherflein hinein, die einen Pfennig ausmachen.
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 herbei und sagte zu ihnen: »Wahrlich ich sage euch: Diese arme Witwe hat mehr eingelegt als alle, die etwas in den Opferkasten getan haben.
Denn jene haben alle von ihrem Überfluß eingelegt, sie aber hat aus ihrer Dürftigkeit heraus alles, was sie besaß, eingelegt, ihren ganzen Lebensunterhalt.«
