Matthew 13
1 That same day Jesus, [along with us] disciples, left the house [where he was teaching and went] to [Galilee lake]. He sat down there,
An jenem Tag ging Jesus aus dem Hause fort und setzte sich am Meere nieder
2 and a very large crowd gathered around him to [listen to his teaching]. So, [in order that they would not jostle him] (OR, [to speak to the people better]), he got into a boat and sat down [to teach them]. The crowd stood on the shore [and was listening].
Da sammelten sich bei ihm große Scharen, so daß er ein Boot besteigen mußte; dort setzte er sich nieder; die ganze Menge aber stand am Ufer.
3 He was telling them many parables. [One of the parables] that he told them was this: “Listen! A man went out [to his field] to sow [some seeds].
Er sprach nun viel in Gleichnissen zu ihnen: "Siehe, es ging der Sämann aus zu säen.
4 As he was scattering [them over the soil], some [of the] seeds fell on the path. Then some birds came and ate those seeds.
Und als er säte, fiel ein Teil hin auf den Weg, es kamen die Vögel des Himmels und fraßen es.
5 Other [seeds] fell on ground where there was not much soil [on top of the] rock. Those seeds sprouted very soon, [because the sun quickly warmed] the shallow soil.
Ein andres fiel auf steinigen Grund, wo nicht viel Erdreich war. Rasch schoß es in den Halm; es hatte nämlich keinen tiefen Boden.
6 But when [the young plants came up], they were scorched by the sun, and they withered because they did not have [deep] roots.
Doch als die Sonne aufgegangen war, wurde es versengt, weil es keine Wurzeln hatte.
7 Other seeds fell on [ground that contained roots of] thorny [weeds]. The thorny weeds grew [together with the young plants], and [they] crowded out [the plants].
Ein andres fiel unter Dornen. Die Dornen wuchsen auf und erstickten es.
8 [But] other seeds fell on good soil, and [the plants grew and] produced [a lot of] grain. Some [plants produced] 100 times [as many seeds as were planted]. Some [plants produced] 60 times [as much]. Some [plants produced] 30 times [as much].
Ein andres fiel auf guten Boden und trug Frucht: hundertfältig, sechzigfältig, dreißigfältig.
9 If you want to understand this [MTY], you should consider [carefully what I have just said].”
Wer Ohren hat, der höre!"
10 [We] disciples approached Jesus and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you speak to the crowd?”
Da traten seine Jünger näher und fragten ihn: "Warum sprichst du in Gleichnissen zu ihnen?"
11 He answered [us] saying, “God [EUP/MTY] is revealing to you what he did not reveal before, about [how he wants to] rule [over people’s lives]. But he has not revealed it to others.
Er sprach zu ihnen: "Euch ist es vergönnt, die Geheimnisse des Himmelreiches zu verstehen, doch jenen ist es nicht vergönnt.
12 Those who [think about what I say and] understand [it], God will enable them to understand more. But those who do not [think carefully about what I say] will forget even what they already know.
Wer nämlich hat, dem wird gegeben werden, und er wird im Überflusse haben, doch wer nicht hat, dem wird auch das genommen werden, was er besitzt.
13 That is why I use parables when I speak to people, because although they see [what I do], they do not perceive [what it means], and although they hear [what I say], they do not really understand [what it means].
Deshalb rede ich in Gleichnissen zu ihnen, weil sie sehen und doch nicht sehen, hören und doch nicht hören, noch zur Einsicht kommen.
14 What these people do completely fulfills what [God told] the prophet Isaiah [to say long ago to the people who did not] try to understand what he said, You will hear [what I say], but you will not understand it. You will keep seeing [what I do], but you will not understand [what it means] [DOU].
An ihnen wird die Weissagung des Isaias erfüllt, die lautet: 'Ihr werdet mit eigenen Ohren hören, aber nicht zur Einsicht kommen, und mit eigenen Augen sehen, aber nicht einsehen.
15 [God also said to Isaiah], These people have become unresponsive [MTY] [to what they see me do and to what they hear me say]. They listen unwillingly [MTY] [to what I say], and they do not pay attention to [MTY] [what I do]. If it were not so, they would perceive [MTY] [what I am doing], they would understand [MTY] [what I say to them], and they would turn [away from their sinful lives] and turn [to me], and I would save them [from being punished for their sins] [MET].
Verstockt ist das Herz dieses Volkes; schwerhörig sind seine Ohren, und seine Augen hält es geschlossen, damit sie mit den Augen nicht sehen und mit den Ohren nicht hören und verständig würden mit den Herzen, damit sie sich bekehrten und ich sie heilen könnte'.
16 But as for you, God is pleased with you because you [SYN] have seen [what I have done] and because you [SYN] understand [what I say] [DOU].
Doch selig eure Augen, weil sie sehen, und eure Ohren, weil sie hören.
17 Note this: Many prophets and righteous people [who lived long ago] longed to see what you are seeing [me do], but they did not see it. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but they did not hear [what you hear me say].” [DOU]
Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Viele Propheten und Gerechte verlangten sehnlichst zu sehen, was ihr sehet, sie sahen es aber nicht, zu hören, was ihr höret, sie hörten es aber nicht.
18 “[Since God wants] you [to understand what I am teaching you], listen as I [explain] the parable about the man who sowed [seeds in various kinds of soil].
Ihr also sollt das Gleichnis vom Sämann vernehmen:
19 The people who hear about how God rules over people’s lives and do not understand [what they have heard] are [like] the path where [some of] the seeds fell. [Satan], the Evil One, comes and causes these people to forget [MET] what they have heard [MET].
Wer immer das Wort vom Reiche hört, doch nicht zur Einsicht kommt, da kommt der Böse und raubt, was in seinem Herzen gesät ist. Das ist der, bei dem es auf den Weg gesät war.
20 [Some people are like the] shallow soil on top of rock. When they hear God’s message, they immediately accept it joyfully.
Auf steinigen Grund ist es bei dem gesät, der zwar das Wort anhört und es sofort mit Freuden aufnimmt.
21 [But because it does not penetrate deeply into their inner beings, they believe it for only] a [short] time. [They are like the plants that] did not have [deep] roots. When they are treated badly and caused to suffer because they believe [God’s message], they soon stop believing [it].
Doch hat er in sich keine Wurzel, denn er ist unbeständig; kommt nämlich Trübsal oder Verfolgung um des Wortes willen, dann wird er sogleich irre.
22 [Some people are like the soil that had the roots of] thorny [weeds] in it. They hear God’s message, but they desire to be rich, [so they] worry [only] about [MTY, PRS] material things. As a result, they [PRS] forget [God’s] message, and they do not do [IDM] the things that God wants them to do. (aiōn g165)
Und unter Dornen ist es bei dem gesät, der zwar das Wort anhört, jedoch die Sorgen dieser Welt sowie der trügerische Reichtum ersticken dann das Wort, und so bleibt es ohne Frucht. (aiōn g165)
23 But [some people are like the] good soil where [some of the seeds] fell. [Just like the plants that grew in this soil] produced a lot of grain, [these people] hear my message and understand it. [Some of them] do many things [IDM] [that please God, some do] even more [things that please God, and some do] very many [things that please God].”
Auf guten Boden aber ist es bei dem gesät, der das Wort hört, zur Einsicht kommt und dann auch Frucht bringt: hundertfältig, sechzigfältig, dreißigfältig."
24 Jesus also told the crowd another parable, [by which he tried to explain that although] God [MTY/EUP] is a king, [he will not immediately judge and punish all the wicked people]. Jesus said, “[God] is like a landowner [who sent his servants] to sow good [wheat] seed in his field.
Ein anderes Gleichnis trug er ihnen vor; er sprach: "Das Himmelreich ist einem Manne gleich, der guten Samen auf seinen Acker säte.
25 While those servants were sleeping [and not watching the field], an enemy of the landowner came and scattered weed [seeds] in the midst of the wheat. Then he left.
Während die Leute schliefen, kam sein Feind, säte Unkraut mitten in den Weizen und ging weg.
26 After [the seeds] sprouted and the green plants [grew], the heads of grain began to form. But the weeds also grew.
Als nun die Saat heranwuchs und Frucht ansetzte, zeigte sich auch das Unkraut.
27 So the servants of the landowner came and said to him, ‘Sir, you [RHQ] [gave us good seeds and those are the ones we] [RHQ] [planted] in your field. So where did the weeds come from?’
Da traten die Knechte des Hausvaters zu ihm hin und fragten ihn: 'Herr! Hast du nicht guten Samen auf deinen Acker gesät? Woher hat er denn das Unkraut?'
28 The landowner said to them, ‘[My] enemy did this.’ His servants said to him, ‘So, do you want us to pull up [the weeds and] put them in a pile?’
Er sprach zu ihnen: 'Das hat ein Feind getan.' Die Knechte fragten ihn: 'Sollen wir hingehen und es einsammeln?'
29 He said [to them], ‘No, [do not do that, because] you might pull up [some of] the wheat at the same time.
'Nein!' sprach er. 'Ihr könntet sonst, wenn ihr das Unkraut einsammelt, zugleich den Weizen mit herausreißen.
30 Let the wheat and the weeds grow together until harvest [time].’ At that time I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather the weeds, tie them into bundles to be burned. Then gather the wheat [and put it] into my barns.’”
Laßt beides zusammen wachsen bis zur Ernte. Zur Zeit der Ernte will ich dann den Schnittern sagen: Sammelt zuerst das Unkraut und bindet es in Büschel zum Verbrennen; den Weizen aber sammelt ein in meinen Speicher.'"
31 Jesus also told this parable: “The [number of] (OR, [God’s influence in the lives of]) [people whose] lives God rules over [will continue to grow. It is very much] like mustard seeds grow after a man plants them in his field.
Ein anderes Gleichnis trug er ihnen vor; er sprach: "Das Himmelreich ist einem Senfkorn gleich, das jemand auf seinen Acker säte.
32 Although mustard seeds are among the smallest of all the seeds [that people plant, here in Israel they become large plants. When the plants have fully grown, they are larger than the other garden plants. They become shrubs that are large enough for birds to build nests in their branches.”]
Dieses ist zwar das kleinste unter allen Samenkörnern; ist es aber herangewachsen, so ist es das größte unter allen Gartenkräutern und wird zum Baume, so daß die Vögel des Himmels kommen und in seinen Zweigen nisten."
33 Jesus also told this parable: “[The way people who let] God [MTY/EUP] rule their lives [MET] [can influence the world] is like yeast that a woman mixed with about 50 pounds of flour. [That small amount of yeast made] the whole batch of dough swell up.”
Und er erzählte ihnen noch ein Gleichnis: "Das Himmelreich ist einem Sauerteig gleich. Ihn nahm ein Weib und vermengte ihn mit drei Maß Mehl, bis alles ganz durchsäuert war."
34 Jesus told the crowd parables [to teach them] all these things. When he spoke [HYP] to them, he habitually used such illustrations.
All dies sprach Jesus zu den Scharen gleichnisweise; ja, ohne Gleichnis redete er nicht zu ihnen,
35 By doing that, [he] fulfilled what [God told one of] the prophets to write [long ago]: I will speak [MTY] in parables; I will tell [parables to teach] what I have kept secret since I created the world.
damit erfüllt würde, was durch den Propheten gesprochen ward, wenn er sagt: "In Gleichnissen will ich meinen Mund öffnen und will enthüllen, was verborgen war seit Grundlegung der Welt."
36 After Jesus dismissed the crowds, he went inside. Then [we] disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable about the weeds [that grew] in the [wheat] field.”
Alsdann entließ er die Scharen und ging ins Haus zurück. Da traten seine Jünger zu ihm mit der Bitte: "Erkläre uns das Gleichnis vom Unkraut auf dem Acker!"
37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed represents [me], the one who came from heaven.
Er sprach: "Der den guten Samen sät, ist der Menschensohn.
38 The field represents this world [MTY], [where people live]. The seeds [that grew] well represent the people who let God rule their lives [MET]. The weeds represent the people who do what [the devil], the Evil One, [tells them to do].
Der Acker ist die Welt. Der gute Same sind die Kinder des Reiches; das Unkraut sind die Kinder des Bösen.
39 The enemy who sowed the weed seeds represents the devil. The [time when the reapers will] harvest [the grain] represents the time when the world will end. The reapers represent the angels. (aiōn g165)
Der Feind, der es gesät hat, ist der Teufel. Die Ernte ist die Vollendung der Welt; die Schnitter sind die Engel. (aiōn g165)
40 The weeds are gathered and burned. {The reapers gather the weeds. Then they burn them.} That represents [the judging of people, which God will do] when the world will end. [It will be like this]: (aiōn g165)
Wie man das Unkraut sammelt und im Feuer verbrennt, so wird es auch bei der Vollendung der Welt sein: (aiōn g165)
41 I, the one who came from heaven, will send my angels, and they will gather [from everywhere the people] who cause others to quit believing in me [MET] and all those who disobey [God’s] commands.
Der Menschensohn wird seine Engel aussenden; sie werden aus seinem Reiche alle zusammenlesen, die Ärgernis gegeben und die Unrecht getan haben,
42 They will throw those people into the fires of [hell]. There those people will weep and grind their teeth [because of the great pain that they are suffering]. (questioned)
und werden sie in den Feuerofen werfen; dort wird Heulen und Zähneknirschen sein.
43 [God’s] brightness will shine [on] the people who have lived as he wants them to. It will shine [on them as brightly] as the sun [shines]. It will shine on them in the place where [God], their Father, rules over them. If you want to understand this [MTY], you should think [carefully] about what I have just said.”
Dann werden die Gerechten leuchten wie die Sonne im Reiche ihres Vaters. Wer Ohren hat, höre!
44 “[What people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what a certain man did to acquire a treasure]. A treasure was hidden in a field by someone {Someone hid a treasure in a field [and never dug it up again]}. When [another] man found it, he hid it [by burying it again in order that no one else would find it]. Being very happy [that he had found something very valuable, he went and] sold all his possessions [to obtain money to buy the field the treasure was in]. He then went and bought the field, [and so he was able to acquire that treasure].
Das Himmelreich ist einem Schatze gleich, der im Acker verborgen lag. Ihn fand ein Mann, verhehlte ihn jedoch, ging in seiner Freude hin, verkaufte alles, was er hatte, und kaufte jenen Acker.
45 Also, what [people do who begin to allow] God [MTY/EUP] to rule their lives is like [what] a merchant [did who was] looking for good quality pearls [to buy].
Das Himmelreich ist ferner einem Kaufmann gleich, der schöne Perlen suchte.
46 When he found one very costly pearl [that was for sale], he sold all his possessions [to acquire enough money to buy that pearl]. Then he [went and] bought it.
Da fand er eine Perle von gar großem Wert. Er ging hin, verkaufte alles, was er hatte, und kaufte sie.
47 What God [MTY/EUP] [will do to people who falsely say that they are letting him] rule their lives is like what certain [fishermen] did [with the fish they caught] in a lake, using a large net. They caught all classes [of fish, both useful and worthless fish].
Das Himmelreich ist ferner einem Netze gleich; man warf es ins Meer und fing Fische aller Art.
48 When the net was full, the [fishermen] pulled it up onto the shore. Then they sat there and put the useful [fish] into buckets, and threw the worthless ones away.
Und als es voll geworden war, zog man es ans Ufer; man setzte sich und sammelte die guten in Behälter, die schlechten aber warf man weg.
49 [What they did in separating the good fish from the bad ones] is like [what will happen to people] when the world ends. The angels will come [to where God is judging people], and will separate the wicked [people] from the righteous [ones]. (aiōn g165)
So wird es auch bei der Vollendung der Welt sein: Die Engel werden ausgehen, die Bösen von den Guten scheiden (aiōn g165)
50 They will throw the wicked people into the fire [in hell]. And those wicked people will weep and gnash their teeth [because of the intense pain they are suffering].” (questioned)
und jene in den Feuerofen werfen; dort wird Heulen und Zähneknirschen sein."
51 [Then Jesus asked us], “Do you understand all these [parables I have told you]?” We said to him,
Und Jesus fragte sie: "Habt ihr dies alles verstanden?" "Ja, Herr", erwiderten sie ihm.
52 “Yes, [we understand them].” Then he said to us, “Because [you understand all these parables], [you will understand the following parable: You, along with] all others, will teach people what [you heard me say] about God ruling people’s lives. [You will add that to what you formerly learned. You will be] like a manager of a household who takes both new things and old things out of his storage room.”
Er sprach zu ihnen: "Darum gleicht jeder Lehrer, der in der Schule des Himmelreiches herangebildet ist, einem Hausvater, der aus seiner Vorratskammer Neues und Altes hervorholt."
53 When Jesus had finished [telling] these parables, he took [us] and left that [area].
Als Jesus diese Gleichnisreden beendet hatte, begab er sich von dort hinweg.
54 We went to [Nazareth, his hometown. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day]) he began to teach the people in the Jewish worship house. The result was that the people there were astonished. But [some] said, “[This man is just an ordinary person like us. So] how is it that he knows so much and understands so much [RHQ]? And how is it that he is able to do [such] miracles [RHQ]?
Er kam in seine Vaterstadt und lehrte sie in ihrer Synagoge. Voll Staunen fragte man: "Woher hat dieser solche Weisheit und die Wunderkraft;
55 (He is [just] the son of the carpenter!/Isn’t he [just] the son of the carpenter [that lived here]?) [RHQ] His mother is Mary, and his younger brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Judas [RHQ]!
ist er denn nicht der Sohn des Zimmermanns? Heißt nicht seine Mutter Maria und seine Brüder Jakobus, Joseph, Simon und Judas?
56 (And his sisters [also live] here in our [town]./Do not his sisters [live] in our [town]?) [RHQ] So how is he able to do all these [miracles]?”
Und wohnen denn nicht alle seine Schwestern hier bei uns? Woher mag er denn all dies haben?"
57 The people were unable to accept [that] he [was the Messiah. So] Jesus said to them, “[People] honor [me and other] prophets [everywhere else we go], but in [our] hometowns [we are] not [honored], and [even] our own families do not [honor us!]”
So nahm man also an ihm Anstoß. Doch Jesus sprach zu ihnen: "Ein Prophet gilt nirgends weniger als in seiner Vaterstadt und in seinem Vaterhaus!"
58 Jesus did not perform many miracles there because the people did not believe [that he was the Messiah].
Er wirkte dort nicht viele Wunder wegen ihres Unglaubens.
