1 Korinther 12
1 Über die geistlichen Gaben will ich euch, liebe Brüder, nicht in Unkenntnis lassen.
Now, my fellow believers, [I will answer your questions] about the things God’s Spirit [enables believers to do]. I want you to know clearly [LIT] [about these things].
2 Ihr wißt: Als ihr Heiden wart, da ließt ihr euch blindlings zu den stummen Götzen führen.
You know that before you became Christians, various things led you to [worship] idols, which are unable to tell you [any of God’s message].
3 Darum tue ich euch kund: Wer durch den Geist Gottes redet, der kann Jesus niemals fluchen; doch kann auch niemand Jesus als den Herrn bekennen ohne durch den Heiligen Geist.
So [the first thing] that I will tell you now is that it is not the Spirit of God who would cause anyone to say, “Jesus deserved to die,” and that the Holy Spirit is the only one who can enable anyone to say, “Jesus is [truly] the Lord.”
4 Es gibt verschiedene Gnadengaben, doch nur einen Geist.
There are various things [that God’s] Spirit enables [various believers to do], but it is that same Spirit [who enables us to do them].
5 Es gibt verschiedene Kirchenämter, doch nur einen Herrn.
There are many different ways to serve [the Lord], but it is the same Lord [whom we all are serving].
6 Es gibt verschiedene Kraftwirkungen, doch nur einen Gott, der alles in allen wirkt.
[We believers] have the power to do various [tasks], but it is the same God who gives all of us the power [to do] these things.
7 Jeder empfängt die Offenbarung des Geistes zum Besten des Ganzen.
[God’s] Spirit gives his power to each believer in order to benefit all the other [believers].
8 Dem einen wird durch den Geist Weisheitsrede verliehen, einem anderen Erkenntnisrede nach dem Willen desselben Geistes,
To some, the Spirit gives the ability to speak very wise messages. To others, the same Spirit gives the ability to know [things that he reveals to them].
9 einem anderen Glaube durch denselben Geist, einem anderen Heilungsgaben durch den einen Geist,
To others, the same Spirit gives the ability to believe [that God will work miracles]. To others, the Spirit gives the ability to heal [sick people].
10 einem anderen Kraftwirkungen, einem anderen Weissagung, einem anderen Geisterunterscheidung, einem anderen Arten von Zungenreden, einem anderen Auslegung des Zungenredens.
To others, he gives the power [to perform] miracles. To others, he gives the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. To others, he gives the ability to tell [if a message is really from God or not]. To others he gives the ability to speak messages in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. To others, he gives the ability to tell the meaning of those messages [MTY].
11 Das alles wirkt ein und derselbe Geist, der jedem eine besondere Gabe zuteilt, wie er will.
It is the same Spirit who gives all these abilities. He gives whatever abilities he wants to give, to whatever person he wants to give them.
12 Wie der Leib nur einer ist und doch viele Glieder hat, alle Glieder des Leibes aber trotz ihrer Vielheit einen Leib bilden, ebenso ist es auch mit Christus.
Although a person’s body has many parts, all the parts form just one body [DOU]. It is like that [with those who belong to] Christ.
13 Denn durch einen Geist sind wir alle durch die Taufe einem Leib eingefügt, wir seien Juden oder Heiden, Sklaven oder Freie. Und wir sind alle mit einem Geist getränkt worden.
When we were baptized {When people baptized us}, the one [Holy] Spirit caused us to become one group [of believers]. It does not matter whether we are Jews or non-Jews. It does not matter whether we are slaves or not slaves. [When we believed in Christ], the one Spirit came to live [MET] within all of us.
14 Auch der Leib besteht ja nicht aus einem Glied, sondern aus vielen.
[Our] bodies do not have only one part. They have many parts [with various functions].
15 Spräche der Fuß: "Weil ich keine Hand bin, so bin ich kein Teil des Leibes" — gehörte er deshalb nicht zum Leib?
If our foot could [talk and] say [to us], “Because I am not [your] hand, I am not a part of [your] body,” it would still be a part of [our] body.
16 Und spräche das Ohr: "Weil ich kein Auge bin, so bin ich kein Teil des Leibes" — gehörte es deshalb nicht zum Leib?
If our ear could [talk and] say, “Because I am not [your] eye, I am not a part of your body,” it would still be a part of our body.
17 Wäre der ganze Leib nur Auge, wo bliebe da das Gehör? Wäre er ganz Gehör, wo bliebe der Geruch?
If our body were only an eye, (we would not be able to hear./how could we hear?) [RHQ] If our body were only an ear, (we would not be able to smell [anything]!/how could we smell [anything]?) [RHQ]
18 Nun hat aber Gott jedem Glied seine besondere Stelle im Leib angewiesen nach seinem Willen.
But the truth is that God has put all the parts of our bodies together exactly as he wanted to put them.
19 Wäre alles nur ein Glied, wo bliebe da der Leib?
If [our body] had only one part, it would not be a body. [RHQ]
20 So gibt es zwar viele Glieder, aber nur einen Leib.
But the truth is that there are many parts [in our body], but it is still only one body.
21 Das Auge darf nicht sagen zur Hand: "Ich bedarf dein nicht" — ebensowenig das Haupt zu den Füßen: "Ich bedarf euer nicht."
That is why if our eye [could talk], it should never say to our hand, “I do not need you!” And if our head [could talk], it should not say to our feet, “I do not need you!”
22 Vielmehr sind gerade die scheinbar schwächsten Glieder des Leibes ganz besonders nötig.
Instead, the parts of our body that seem to be weaker are the ones that are absolutely necessary.
23 Ferner: Die Glieder des Leibes, die nach unserer Meinung am unscheinbarsten sind, die kleiden wir besonders köstlich. Und unsere unedlen Glieder verhüllen wir aufs schicklichste,
And the parts that we do not think highly of are the parts that we clothe carefully. And we protect carefully those parts that we do not show to people.
24 während unsere edlen Glieder solcher Hüllen nicht bedürfen. Gott hat den Leib so wunderbar gebildet und dem geringeren Glied desto größere Auszeichnung verliehen,
The parts that are [all right to] show people, we do not need to protect. Instead, God, who has put all the parts of our bodies together, causes us to care for in a special way the parts that we think are less important.
25 damit im Leib keine Uneinigkeit entstehe, sondern alle Glieder einträchtig füreinander sorgen.
He does that in order that all the parts of our body will work together harmoniously [LIT], and so that all the parts will care for all the other parts equally.
26 Leidet ein Glied, so leiden alle Glieder mit; wird ein Glied geehrt, so freuen sich alle Glieder mit.
If one part of our body hurts, [it is as though] all the parts of our body are hurting. If we pay special attention to one part of our body, [it is as though] all the parts of our body feel pleasure [MET].
27 Ihr seid Christi Leib, und jeder ist ein Glied daran an seinem Platz.
[Everything I have just said about how the parts of our bodies relate to each other applies to how] all of you who belong to Christ [should relate to each other]. Each of you belongs to him, [but you have not all been given the same abilities and work].
28 Und zwar hat Gott in der Kirche eingesetzt: an erster Stelle Apostel, an zweiter Stelle Propheten, an dritter Stelle Lehrer, dann solche, die Heilungsgaben besitzen, die sich (der Brüder) hilfreich annehmen, die (die Gemeinde) leiten, die in verschiedenen Zungen reden.
God has placed apostles in our congregations. Apostles are first [in rank]. Next [in rank] are those who speak messages which come directly from God. Next [in rank] are those who teach [spiritual truth]. Then there are those who have the power to work miracles, those who have the ability to heal [sick people], those who have the ability to help [others], those who have the ability to govern [the affairs of the congregation], and those who have the ability to speak [messages] in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned].
29 Sind alle Apostel? Sind alle Propheten? Sind alle Lehrer? Sind alle im Besitz von Wunderkräften?
Certainly not all [believers] are apostles. [RHQ] They all do not have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to teach [spiritual truth]. [RHQ] They do not all have the power to work miracles. [RHQ]
30 Haben alle Heilungsgaben? Reden alle in Zungen? Können alle in Zungen auslegen?
They do not all have the ability to heal people. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to speak [messages] in languages [MTY] [they have not learned]. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to tell others the meaning of those messages. [RHQ] [Certainly not!]
31 Strebt nach den köstlichsten Gnadengaben! Jetzt will ich euch noch den herrlichen Weg zeigen, der dazu führt.
But you should eagerly desire to have [the abilities that will help other believers] the most (OR, [the abilities that God considers] to be the most important). But now I will tell you the best way [to use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given you].
