Acts 8
1 And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;
Men Saulus fandt Behag i hans Mord. Og paa den Dag udbrød der en stor Forfølgelse imod Menigheden i Jerusalem, og de adspredtes alle over Judæas og Samarias Egne, undtagen Apostlene.
2 and devout men carried away Stephen, and made great lamentation over him;
Men gudfrygtige Mænd begravede Stefanus og holdt en stor Veklage over ham.
3 and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;
Men Saulus plagede Menigheden og gik ind i Husene og trak baade Mænd og Kvinder frem og lod dem sætte i Fængsel.
4 they then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news — the word.
Imidlertid gik de, som bleve adspredte, omkring og forkyndte Evangeliets Ord.
5 And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,
Da kom Filip til Byen Samaria og prædikede Kristus for dem.
6 the multitudes also were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, with one accord, in their hearing and seeing the signs that he was doing,
Og Skarerne gave endrægtigt Agt paa det, som blev sagt af Filip, idet de hørte og saa de Tegn, som han gjorde.
7 for unclean spirits came forth from many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice, and many who have been paralytic and lame were healed,
Thi der var mange, som havde urene Aander, og af hvem disse fore ud, raabende med høj Røst; og mange værkbrudne og lamme bleve helbredede.
8 and there was great joy in that city.
Og der blev en stor Glæde i denne By.
9 And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,
Men en Mand, ved Navn Simon, var i Forvejen i Byen og drev Trolddom og satte Samarias Folk i Forbavselse, idet han udgav sig selv for at være noget stort.
10 to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, 'This one is the great power of God;'
Paa ham gave alle Agt, smaa og store, og sagde: „Det er ham, som man kalder Guds store Kraft.‟
11 and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.
Men de gave Agt paa ham, fordi han i lang Tid havde sat dem i Forbavselse ved sine Trolddomskunster.
12 And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;
Men da de troede Filip, som forkyndte Evangeliet om Guds Rige og Jesu Kristi Navn, lode de sig døbe, baade Mænd og Kvinder.
13 and Simon also himself did believe, and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, beholding also signs and mighty acts being done, he was amazed.
Men Simon troede ogsaa selv, og efter at være døbt holdt han sig nær til Filip; og da han saa Tegn og store kraftige Gerninger ske, forbavsedes han højligt.
14 And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,
Men da Apostlene i Jerusalem hørte, at Samaria havde taget imod Guds Ord, sendte de Peter og Johannes til dem,
15 who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, —
og da disse vare komne derned, bade de for dem om, at de maatte faa den Helligaand;
16 for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized — to the name of the Lord Jesus;
thi den var endnu ikke falden paa nogen af dem, men de vare blot døbte til den Herres Jesu Navn.
17 then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Da lagde de Hænderne paa dem, og de fik den Helligaand.
18 And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,
Men da Simon saa, at den Helligaand blev given ved Apostlenes Haandspaalæggelse, bragte han dem Penge og sagde:
19 saying, 'Give also to me this authority, that on whomsoever I may lay the hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.'
„Giver ogsaa mig denne Magt, at, hvem jeg lægger Hænderne paa, han maa faa den Helligaand.‟
20 And Peter said unto him, 'Thy silver with thee — may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;
Men Peter sagde til ham: „Gid dit Sølv maa gaa til Grunde tillige med dig, fordi du mente at kunne erhverve Guds Gave for Penge.
21 thou hast neither part nor lot in this thing, for thy heart is not right before God;
Du har ikke Del eller Lod i dette Ord; thi dit Hjerte er ikke ret for Gud.
22 reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose of thy heart may be forgiven thee,
Omvend dig derfor fra denne din Ondskab og bed Herren, om dog dit Hjertes Paafund maatte forlades dig.
23 for in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness, I perceive thee being.'
Thi jeg ser, at du er stedt i Bitterheds Galde og Uretfærdigheds Lænke.‟
24 And Simon answering, said, 'Beseech ye for me unto the Lord, that nothing may come upon me of the things ye have spoken.'
Men Simon svarede og sagde: „Beder I for mig til Herren, for at intet af det, som I have sagt, skal komme over mig.‟
25 They indeed, therefore, having testified fully, and spoken the word of the Lord, did turn back to Jerusalem; in many villages also of the Samaritans they did proclaim good news.
Men da de havde vidnet og talt Herrens Ord, vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem, og de forkyndte Evangeliet i mange af Samaritanernes Landsbyer.
26 And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' — this is desert.
Men en Herrens Engel talte til Filip og sagde: „Staa op og gaa mod Syd paa den Vej, som gaar ned fra Jerusalem til Gaza; den er øde.‟
27 And having arisen, he went on, and lo, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship to Jerusalem;
Og han stod op og gik. Og se, der var en Æthioper, en Hofmand, en mægtig Mand hos Kandake, Æthiopernes Dronning, som var sat over alle hendes Skatte; han var kommen til Jerusalem for at tilbede.
28 he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Og han var paa Hjemvejen og sad paa sin Vogn og læste Profeten Esajas.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, 'Go near, and be joined to this chariot;'
Men Aanden sagde til Filip: „Gaa hen og hold dig til denne Vogn!‟
30 and Philip having run near, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, 'Dost thou then know what thou dost read?'
Og Filip løb derhen og hørte ham læse Profeten Esajas; og han sagde: „Forstaar du ogsaa det, som du læser?‟
31 and he said, 'Why, how am I able, if some one may not guide me?' he called Philip also, having come up, to sit with him.
Men han sagde: „Hvorledes skulde jeg kunne det, uden nogen vejleder mig?‟ Og han bad Filip stige op og sætte sig hos ham.
32 And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: 'As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth;
Men det Stykke af Skriften, som han læste, var dette: „Som et Faar blev han ført til Slagtning, og som et Lam er stumt imod den, der klipper det, saaledes oplader han ej sin Mund.
33 in his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and his generation — who shall declare? because taken from the earth is his life.'
I Fornedrelsen blev hans Dom taget bort; hvem kan fortælle om hans Slægt, efterdi hans Liv borttages fra Jorden?‟
34 And the eunuch answering Philip said, 'I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'
Men Hofmanden talte til Filip og sagde: „Jeg beder dig, om hvem siger Profeten dette? om sig selv eller om en anden?‟
35 and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him — Jesus.
Da oplod Filip sin Mund, og idet han begyndte fra dette Skriftsted, forkyndte han ham Evangeliet om Jesus.
36 And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'
Men som de droge frem ad Vejen, kom de til noget Vand; og Hofmanden siger: „Se, her er Vand, hvad hindrer mig fra at blive døbt?‟
37 [And Philip said, 'If thou dost believe out of all the heart, it is lawful;' and he answering said, 'I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God;']
[Men Filip sagde: „Dersom du tror af hele dit Hjerte, kan det ske.‟ Men han svarede og sagde: „Jeg tror, at Jesus Kristus er Guds Søn.‟]
38 and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;
Og han bød, at Vognen skulde holde, og de stege begge ned i Vandet, baade Filip og Hofmanden; og han døbte ham.
39 and when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he was going on his way rejoicing;
Men da de stege op af Vandet, bortrykkede Herrens Aand Filip, og Hofmanden saa ham ikke mere; thi han drog sin Vej med Glæde.
40 and Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through, he was proclaiming good news to all the cities, till his coming to Caesarea.
Men Filip blev funden i Asdod, og han drog omkring og forkyndte Evangeliet i alle Byerne, indtil han kom til Kæsarea.
