Romans 15

1 Most of us are sure [that God will not punish us for doing certain things that the laws and rituals God gave Moses said the Jews should not do. But we] should be patient with those who are uncertain [about such things], and we should not let them irritate us. We should not [simply] please ourselves.

Wir Starken haben die Pflicht, der Schwachen Gebrechen zu tragen, und dürfen nicht uns selbst zu Gefallen leben.

2 Each of us should [do the things that] please the fellow [believers with whom we come in contact, and things that will] benefit them. [We should do those things] in order to help them mature [spiritually].

Jeder von uns soll seinem Nächsten zu Gefallen leben, um ihm Gutes zu tun und ihn zu fördern.

3 [We should please our fellow believers], since Christ [has set us an example]. He did not [do things to] please himself. On the contrary, [he tried to please God even when others insulted him. That was] as it is written {as ([someone/the Psalmist]) wrote} [in Scripture that the Messiah said to God]: “When people insulted you [(sg)], [it was as though] they were also insulting me.”

Auch Christus hat ja nicht sich selbst zu Gefallen gelebt, sondern an ihm erfüllte sich das Schriftwort: Die Schmähungen derer, die dich schmähen, haben mich getroffen.

4 And [you need to remember that] what was written previously {what [God’s servants] previously wrote} [in the Scriptures], was written {[they] wrote} to teach us in order that we would be patient and be encouraged by [reading/believing] what they wrote. If we do that, we can confidently expect [God to do for us all he has promised].

Alles, was Vorzeiten geschrieben worden ist, das ist zu unserer Belehrung geschrieben, damit wir voll Ausdauer und gestärkt durch den Trost, den wir aus der Schrift schöpfen, an der Hoffnung festhalten.

5 God is the one who enables us to be patient and encourages us. ([Ask/Pray to]) [him that he would] enable you [all] to live harmoniously with each other, doing as Christ Jesus [did].

Gott aber, der Ausdauer und Trost verleiht, gewähre euch, im Sinne Christi in Eintracht zu leben,

6 Then, as you are united in what you think and say [MTY], you will praise God, [who is the heavenly] father [MET] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

damit ihr einmütig wie mit einem Mund den Gott und Vater unseres Herrn Jesus Christus preist. —

7 So [I say to all of you believers at Rome], accept each other. [If you do that], people will praise God [as they see you behaving like Christ. Accept each other] just like Christ accepted you!

So nehme sich denn einer des anderen freundlich an, wie sich auch Christus unser angenommen hat zur Ehre Gottes.

8 I want [you to remember] that Christ [helped us] Jews [MTY] by what he did, in order to show that God (is faithful/does what he says he will do). That is, [his coming as our Messiah] fulfilled what God promised to [our Jewish] ancestors.

Ich meine hier: Christus ist ein Diener der Juden geworden, um Gottes Wahrhaftigkeit zu erweisen; denn die den Vätern gegebenen Verheißungen sollten erfüllt werden.

9 And [by acting mercifully to them, he also caused] non-Jews to praise him. [What he has done for non-Jews] fulfills what is written [in the Scriptures that David said to God]: “So I will praise you [(sg) when I am] among the non-Jews, and I will sing to you [MTY].”

Die Heiden aber haben Gott zu preisen für seine (unverdiente) Barmherzigkeit, wie geschrieben steht: Darum will ich dich rühmen unter den Heiden und deinem Namen lobsingen.

10 [David] also wrote, “You non-Jews, rejoice with us who are God’s people.”

Und an einer anderen Stelle heißt es: Freut euch, ihr Heiden, mit seinem Volk!

11 [And Moses wrote in] the [Scriptures], “Praise the Lord, all [you] non-Jews, and may everyone praise him [DOU].”

Und anderswo: Lobt den Herrn, alle Heiden! Es sollen ihn preisen alle Völker.

12 And Isaiah wrote [in the Scriptures], “There will be a descendant [MET] of [King] David who will begin to rule the non-Jews. They will confidently expect him [to fulfill what he has promised].”

Jesaja endlich sagt: Kommen wird Isais Sproß, und der sich erhebt als Herrscher der Heiden. Auf ihn werden die Völker hoffen.

13 God is the one who causes you to confidently expect [him to do what he has promised. I pray/ask] that he will cause you to be completely joyful and peaceful as you trust [in him]. As you do that, the Holy Spirit will enable you to more and more confidently expect [to receive what God has promised you].

Gott aber, der die Hoffnung wirkt, erfülle euch mit reicher Freude und mit Frieden im Glauben, damit ihr überreich an Hoffnung seid durch die Kraft des Heiligen Geistes!

14 My fellow believers, I myself am [completely] sure that you yourselves [have acted toward others] in a completely good way. You have done that because you have known completely [all that God wants you to know] [HYP], and because you are able to teach each other.

Ich bin ganz überzeugt davon, liebe Brüder, daß ihr auch ohne meine Belehrung voll guter Gesinnung seid, reich an aller Erkenntnis und fähig, einander zurechtzuweisen.

15 However, I have written to you quite frankly [in this letter] about some things in order to remind you [about those things]. [I have written this letter] because I have been appointed by God {God has [appointed] me}, which I did not deserve,

Trotzdem habe ich euch, wenigstens an einigen Stellen, recht kühn geschrieben, freilich nur, um euch an das zu erinnern, was ihr schon wißt. Das habe ich getan, weil mir Gott in seiner Gnade den Auftrag geschenkt hat,

16 in order that I would work for Jesus Christ among non-Jews. [God has appointed me] to act like a priest as I [proclaim] his good message in order that he will accept the non-Jews [who believe in Christ. They will be] like an offering [MET] [to God] as a result of their being dedicated [to him] by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit dedicating them [to God]}.

ein Diener Christi Jesu zu sein, um den Heiden Gottes Frohe Botschaft priesterlich zu verkünden, damit die Heiden ein Gott wohlgefälliges Opfer werden, das durch den Heiligen Geist geheiligt ist.

17 It follows that, because [of my relationship with] (OR, because [I belong to]) Christ Jesus, I am happy about [my work for] God.

Ich darf mich darum in der Gemeinschaft mit Christus Jesus wohl auch dessen rühmen, was ich für Gottes Sache getan habe.

18 I will speak boldly only [LIT] about the work that Christ has enabled me to do. [I do that work] in order that non-Jews might pay attention to [the message about Christ] as a result of what I have said and done,

Freilich hätte ich nie den Mut, von Erfolgen zu reden, die Christus bei der Heidenbekehrung durch andere und nicht durch meine Arbeit errungen hat mit Wort und Tat,

19 specifically, by [my performing] many powerful miracles [DOU]. [I have done those things] as a result of [God’s] Spirit powerfully [enabling me]. As a result [of doing those things, while traveling] all the way around from Jerusalem to Illyricum [province], I have completed [my work] of proclaiming the message about Christ [in those places].

mit mächtigen Zeichen und Wundern und in der Kraft des Heiligen Geistes. So habe ich, ausgehend von Jerusalem, in weitem Bogen bis nach Illyrien hin Christi Frohe Botschaft ausgerichtet.

20 As [I proclaim] that message, I am always eagerly trying to proclaim it [in places] where people have not already heard about Christ. I do that in order that [as I work for God] I might not [be continuing the work for him that someone else already started] [MET]. [I do not want to be like a man who] builds [a house] on someone else’s foundation.

Dabei ist es aber eine Ehrensache für mich gewesen, die Frohe Botschaft nirgends zu verkündigen, wo Christi Name schon bekannt war. Denn ich wollte nicht auf fremdem Grund weiterbauen,

21 On the contrary, [I teach non-Jews, so that what happens may be like] what was written {the prophet Isaiah wrote} [in the Scriptures about the Messiah]: “Those who did not hear about him previously will know [the truth about him]. Truly, those who have not heard [about him will hear and] understand [his message] [DOU].”

sondern handeln nach dem Schriftwort: Denen nichts von ihm verkündet worden ist, die sollen ihn sehen und die nicht von ihm gehört haben, die sollen ihn kennenlernen.

22 Because [I have attempted to preach the message about Christ in places where they have not heard about him], I have been hindered {things have hindered me} many times [from being able] to visit you.

Deswegen bin ich auch so oft verhindert worden, zu euch zu kommen.

23 But now there are no more places in these regions [where people have not heard about Christ]. Furthermore, for several years I have wanted to visit you.

Jetzt aber, wo ich in diesen Gegenden kein Arbeitsfeld mehr finde und noch dazu seit vielen Jahren Sehnsucht nach euch habe,

24 [So I hope to go/come to see you]. I hope to do that as soon as I am on my way to [the provinces in] Spain. I hope to see you as I journey through [your area], and I hope that [by whatever you give me] [EUP] you will help me on my journey to Spain. But before [I go there], I want to enjoy being with you for a little while, although [I would like to stay with you longer].

(jetzt will ich euch besuchen, ) wenn ich nach Spanien reise. Ich hoffe, euch auf der Durchreise zu sehen und von euch dorthin geleitet zu werden, nachdem ich mich zunächst an euerm Verkehr eine Zeitlang erquickt habe.

25 But [I cannot visit you] now, because I am about to go to Jerusalem in order to take money [EUP] for God’s people [there].

Augenblicklich bin ich auf der Reise nach Jerusalem, um den dortigen Heiligen eine Liebesgabe zu bringen.

26 [The believers in] Macedonia and Achaia [provinces] [MTY] decided to contribute some [money] [EUP] for those of God’s people in Jerusalem who are poor.

Mazedonien und Achaja haben sich gern dazu verstanden, für die Armen in der Gemeinde in Jerusalem eine Beisteuer zu sammeln.

27 They themselves decided [to do this, but] truly they owe something to God’s people in Jerusalem. The non-Jewish [believers] benefited spiritually from Jewish [believers as a result of hearing the message about Christ from them], so the non-Jews should also help the Jewish believers [in Jerusalem by giving them] material things (OR, money) [EUP].

Ich sage: sie haben sich gern dazu verstanden; und das sind sie ihnen auch schuldig. Denn haben die Heiden an den geistlichen Gütern der Gläubigen in Jerusalem Anteil, so ist's auch ihre Pflicht, ihnen mit ihren irdischen Gütern zu dienen.

28 So when I have finished this [task] by safely delivering all this money [MET, EUP] [that the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have given], I will leave [Jerusalem and visit] you [in Rome while I am] on my way to Spain.

Habe ich nun dies Geschäft erledigt und ihnen den Ertrag der Sammlung sicher eingehändigt, so will ich über Rom nach Spanien reisen.

29 And I know that when I visit you, Christ will abundantly bless [us] (OR, enable [me] to bless [you]).

Ich weiß aber, daß ich euch bei meinem Besuch Christi Segensfülle mitbringe.

30 Because [we belong to] our Lord Jesus Christ and because the Spirit [of God causes us to] love [each other], I urge you [all] that [you help me] by fervently/intensely praying to God for me.

Nun bitte ich euch, liebe Brüder, in dem Namen unseres Herrn Jesus Christus und bei der Liebe, womit uns der Heilige Geist verbindet: Steht mir als treue Kampfgenossen zur Seite und fleht für mich zu Gott,

31 [Pray that] I will be protected {[that God] will protect me} so that the [Jews] in Judea who do not believe [the message about Christ will not harm me]. Also pray that God’s people in Jerusalem will accept the money [EUP] that I [take] to them.

damit ich den Nachstellungen der Ungläubigen in Judäa entgehe und die Liebesgabe, die ich nach Jerusalem bringen will, von den Heiligen dort gut aufgenommen werde!

32 Pray these things in order that I may go/come to you if God wants me to go/come, and that I may go/come joyfully, and that then God will refresh my [spirit as a result of my visiting/being] with you.

Dann kann ich, wenn es Gottes Wille ist, in freudiger Stimmung zu euch kommen und im Verkehr mit euch Erquickung finden.

33 [I pray that] God, who [causes us to have inner] peace, will be with all of you [and will help] you. (May it be so!/Amen!)

Der Gott des Friedens sei mit euch allen! Amen.