Matthew 22
1 Then Jesus told [the Jewish leaders] other parables [in order to illustrate what will happen to the people who do not accept him as the King God promised to send]. [This is one of those parables: ]
Und Jesus hob an und redete wieder in Gleichnissen zu ihnen und sprach:
2 “[God] [MTY/EUP] [is like] a king [SIM] who [told his servants that they should] make a wedding feast for his son.
Das Himmelreich ist einem menschlichen König gleich, der seinem Sohne Hochzeit machte.
3 [When] the feast [was ready], the king sent his servants to tell the people who had been {whom he had} invited that it was time for them to come to the wedding feast. [The servants did that]. But the people who had been invited did not want to come.
Und er sandte seine Knechte aus, um die Geladenen zur Hochzeit zu rufen; aber sie wollten nicht kommen.
4 So he sent other servants [to] again [tell the people whom he had invited that they should come to the feast]. He said [to those servants], ‘Say to the people whom I invited [to come to the feast], “The king says that he has prepared the food. The oxen and the fattened calves have been butchered [and cooked]. Everything is ready. It is time [now for you to] come to the wedding feast!’”’
Da sandte er nochmals andere Knechte und sprach: Siehe, meine Mahlzeit habe ich bereitet; meine Ochsen und das Mastvieh sind geschlachtet, und alles ist bereit; kommet zur Hochzeit!
5 [But when the servants told them that, they] disregarded [what the servants said]. Some of them went to their own fields. Others went to their places of business.
Sie aber achteten nicht darauf, sondern gingen hin, der eine auf seinen Acker, der andere zu seinem Gewerbe;
6 The rest of them seized the king’s servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
die übrigen aber ergriffen seine Knechte, mißhandelten und töteten sie.
7 [When the king heard what had happened], he became furious. He commanded his soldiers to go and kill those murderers and burn their cities.
Da wurde der König zornig, sandte seine Heere aus und brachte diese Mörder um und zündete ihre Stadt an.
8 [After his soldiers had done that], the king said to his other servants, ‘I have prepared the [wedding] feast, but the people who were {whom I} invited do not deserve to [come to it because they did not consider it an honor to have been invited].
Dann sprach er zu seinen Knechten: Die Hochzeit ist zwar bereit, aber die Geladenen waren nicht würdig;
9 So, go to the intersections of the main streets. Tell whomever you find that they should come to the [wedding] feast.’
darum gehet hin an die Kreuzungen der Straßen und ladet zur Hochzeit, soviele ihr findet!
10 So the servants went there, and they gathered everyone they saw [who wanted to come to the feast]. They gathered [both people that were considered] to be evil and [those that were considered to be] good. They brought them into the hall where the wedding [feast took place]. The hall was filled with people.
Und die Knechte gingen hinaus auf die Straßen und brachten alle zusammen, die sie fanden, Böse und Gute, und der Hochzeitssaal ward voll von Gästen.
11 But when the king went [into the hall] to see the guests who were there, he saw someone who was not wearing clothes [that had been provided for the guests to wear] at a wedding [feast].
Als aber der König hineinging, die Gäste zu besehen, sah er daselbst einen Menschen, der kein hochzeitliches Kleid anhatte;
12 The king said to him, ‘Friend, (you should never have entered this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that guests wear] at wedding [feasts]!/how did you enter this hall, because you are not wearing the clothes [that are appropriate for guests to wear] at a wedding [feast]?) [RHQ]’ The man did not say anything, [because he did not know what to say].
und er sprach zu ihm: Freund, wie bist du hereingekommen und hast doch kein hochzeitliches Kleid an? Er aber verstummte.
13 Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie this person’s feet and hands and throw him outside where there is total darkness. People who are there cry out [because they are suffering] and they gnash their teeth [because of their severe pain].’”
Da sprach der König zu den Dienern: Bindet ihm Hände und Füße und werfet ihn hinaus in die äußerste Finsternis! Da wird das Heulen und Zähneknirschen sein.
14 [Then Jesus said, “The point of this story is that God] has invited many [to come to him], but only a few people are the ones whom he has chosen [to be there].”
Denn viele sind berufen, aber wenige sind auserwählt!
15 After Jesus said that, the Pharisees met together in order to plan how they could cause him to say something that would enable them to accuse him.
Da gingen die Pharisäer und hielten Rat, wie sie ihn in der Rede fangen könnten.
16 They sent to him some of their disciples, [who thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Jewish authorities required them to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod. [The members of that party thought that the Israelites should pay only the tax that the Roman government required them to pay]. [Those who were sent came and] said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you teach the truth about what God wants [us to do]. We also know that you do not change what you teach because of what someone says about you, even if it is an important person who does not like what you [IDM] teach.
Und sie sandten ihre Jünger samt den Herodianern zu ihm und sprachen: Meister, wir wissen, daß du wahrhaftig bist und den Weg Gottes in Wahrheit lehrst und auf niemand Rücksicht nimmst; denn du siehst die Person der Menschen nicht an.
17 So tell us what you think [RHQ] [about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
Darum sage uns, was dünkt dich: Ist es erlaubt, dem Kaiser die Steuer zu geben, oder nicht?
18 But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. [They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them], “You are (hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question), but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me.
Als aber Jesus ihre Bosheit merkte, sprach er: Ihr Heuchler, was versucht ihr mich?
19 Show me [one of] the coins with [which people pay] the [Roman] tax.” So they showed him [a coin called] a denarius.
Zeiget mir die Steuermünze! Da reichten sie ihm einen Denar.
20 He said to them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?”
Und er spricht zu ihnen: Wessen ist das Bild und die Aufschrift?
21 They answered, “[It has the picture and name of] Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
Sie sprachen zu ihm: Des Kaisers. Da spricht er zu ihnen: So gebet dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist, und Gott, was Gottes ist!
22 When those men heard Jesus say that, they marveled [that his answer did not enable anyone to accuse him]. Then they left Jesus.
Und als sie das hörten, verwunderten sie sich, und sie ließen ihn und gingen davon.
23 During that same day, some Sadducees came to Jesus. [They are a Jewish sect who do not] believe that people will become alive again after they die. They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question.
An jenem Tage traten Sadduzäer zu ihm, die da sagen, es gebe keine Auferstehung, fragten ihn
24 [In order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again], they said [to him], “Teacher, Moses wrote [in the Scriptures], ‘If a man dies who did not have any children, his brother must marry the [dead man’s] widow in order that she can have a child by him. The child [will be considered] the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].’
und sprachen: Meister, Mose hat gesagt: «Wenn jemand ohne Kinder stirbt, so soll sein Bruder dessen Frau zur Ehe nehmen und seinem Bruder Nachkommen erwecken.»
25 Well, there were seven boys in a family [living] near us. The oldest one married someone. He [and his wife] did not have any children, and he died. So the second brother married the widow. [But he also died without having a child].
Nun waren bei uns sieben Brüder. Der erste heiratete und starb; und weil er keine Nachkommen hatte, hinterließ er seine Frau seinem Bruder.
26 The same thing [happened to] the third [brother], and also to the other four [brothers, who one by one married this same woman].
Desgleichen auch der andere und der dritte, bis zum siebenten.
27 Last of all, the widow also died.
Zuletzt, nach allen, starb auch die Frau.
28 So, at the time when people are raised from the dead, which of the seven [brothers do you think] will be her husband? Keep in mind that they had all been married to her.”
In der Auferstehung nun, wem von den Sieben wird sie als Frau angehören? Denn alle haben sie zur Frau gehabt.
29 Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [in what you are thinking]. You do not know [what is written in] the Scriptures. [You] also do not know [that] God has [the] power [to make people alive again].
Aber Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Ihr irrt, weil ihr weder die Schrift noch die Kraft Gottes kennt.
30 The fact is that [the woman will not be the wife of any of them, because] after [God causes all dead] people [to] live again, no one will be married. Instead, [people] will be like the angels in heaven. [They do not marry].
Denn in der Auferstehung freien sie nicht, noch lassen sie sich freien, sondern sie sind wie die Engel Gottes im Himmel.
31 But as for dead people becoming alive again, God said something about that. (I’m sure you have read it./Have you not read it?) [RHQ] [Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses],
Was aber die Auferstehung der Toten betrifft, habt ihr nicht gelesen, was euch von Gott gesagt ist, der da spricht:
32 ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob worships.’ 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]!”
«Ich bin der Gott Abrahams und der Gott Isaaks und der Gott Jakobs»? Er ist aber nicht ein Gott der Toten, sondern der Lebendigen.
33 When the crowds of people heard [Jesus teach] that, they were amazed.
Und als die Menge solches hörte, erstaunte sie über seine Lehre.
34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had answered the Sadducees in such a way that the Sadducees could not [think of anything that they might say to] respond to him, the Pharisees gathered together to [plan what they would say to him]. [Then they approached him].
Als nun die Pharisäer hörten, daß er den Sadduzäern den Mund gestopft, versammelten sie sich;
35 One of them was a man who had studied well the laws [that God gave Moses]. He wanted to see if Jesus [could answer] his question well [or if he would say something wrong]. He asked him,
und einer von ihnen, ein Schriftgelehrter, versuchte ihn und sprach:
36 “Teacher, which commandment in the laws [that God gave Moses] is the most important?”
Meister, welches ist das größte Gebot im Gesetz?
37 Jesus [quoted the Scriptures as he replied], “‘You must love the Lord your God with all [IDM] your (inner being/heart). [Show that you love him] in all that you desire, in all that you feel, and in all that you think.’
Jesus sprach zu ihm: «Du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben mit deinem ganzen Herzen und mit deiner ganzen Seele und mit deinem ganzen Gemüt.»
38 That is the most important commandment [in the laws that God gave Moses].
Das ist das erste und größte Gebot.
39 The next most important commandment [that everyone must surely obey] is: ‘You must love the people you come in contact with as much as [you love] yourself.’
Ein anderes aber ist ihm gleich: «Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst.»
40 These two commandments are the basis of every law [that Moses wrote in the Scriptures] and also of all that the prophets [wrote].”
An diesen zwei Geboten hängt das ganze Gesetz und die Propheten.
41 While the Pharisees were still gathered together [near] Jesus, he asked them,
Als nun die Pharisäer versammelt waren, fragte sie Jesus
42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?” They said to him, “[He is] the descendant of [King] David.”
und sprach: Was dünkt euch von Christus? Wessen Sohn ist er? Sie sagten zu ihm: Davids.
43 Jesus said to them, “[If the Messiah is King David’s descendant], then (David should not have called him ‘Lord’ when David was saying [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say./Why did David call the Messiah ‘Lord’ when David was speaking [what] the [Holy] Spirit [prompted him to] say?) [RHQ]
Er spricht zu ihnen: Wie nennt ihn denn David im Geiste «Herr», da er spricht:
44 [David wrote this in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: ‘God said to my Lord, “Sit [here beside me] on my right, [the place of greatest honor you] [MTY]. [Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies [MTY].”’
«Der Herr hat zu meinem Herrn gesagt: Setze dich zu meiner Rechten, bis ich deine Feinde hinlege als Schemel deiner Füße»?
45 So, since [King] David called [the Messiah] ‘my Lord’, ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from David!/how can he be [only] the descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]!”
Wenn also David ihn Herr nennt, wie ist er denn sein Sohn?
46 No one [who heard what Jesus said] was able to think of even one word to say to him [in response]. And after that, no one else ever dared to ask him another question [to try to trap him].
Und niemand konnte ihm ein Wort antworten. Auch unterstand sich von jenem Tage an niemand mehr, ihn zu fragen.
