Markus 12
1 Dann begann er, zu ihnen in Gleichnissen zu reden: "Es pflanzte jemand einen Weinberg; er zog einen Zaun darum, grub eine Kelterkufe darin aus und baute einen Turm. Dann verpachtete er ihn an Winzer und ging außer Landes.
Then Jesus told [those Jewish leaders] a parable. [He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said], “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it [in order to protect it]. He made a stone tank [to collect the juice that] they would press [out of the grapes]. He also built a tower [for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard]. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and [to] give him some of the [grapes] in return. Then he went away to another country.
2 Zur Zeit der Weinlese sandte er einen seiner Knechte zu den Winzern, damit er von ihnen einen Teil der Weinbergsfrüchte abhole.
When the time came to harvest the [grapes], he sent a servant to the men [who were taking care of the vineyard] in order to receive from them his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced.
3 Die Winzer aber ergriffen diesen Knecht, schlugen ihn und schickten ihn mit leeren Händen heim.
But [after the servant arrived], they grabbed him and beat him, and they did not give him any fruit. Then they sent him away.
4 Da sandte er noch einen anderen Knecht zu ihnen; dem schlugen sie den Kopf blutig und beschimpften ihn.
Later the one who owned the vineyard sent another servant to them. But they beat that one on his head, and they insulted him.
5 Wider sandte er einen anderen; den töteten sie. Dann sandte er noch viele andere aus; doch die einen schlugen sie, die anderen töteten sie.
Later he sent another servant. That man they killed. They mistreated many other servants [whom he sent]. Some they beat and some they killed.
6 Am Ende hatte er nur noch Einen, den er senden konnte: seinen geliebten Sohn. Den sandte er zuletzt zu ihnen, denn er dachte: vor meinem Sohn werden sie doch Ehrfurcht haben.
The man still had one other [person with him]. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him [and give him some of the grapes].
7 Die Winzer aber sprachen zueinander: 'Ha, da kommt der Erbe! Auf! Laßt uns ihn töten, dann wird das Erbe unser sein!'
But [when they saw his son coming], those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
8 Und sie ergriffen ihn, töteten ihn und warfen seinen Leichnam aus dem Weinberg hinaus.
They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
9 Was wird nun der Weinbergbesitzer tun? Er wird kommen und die Winzer töten und seinen Weinberg anderen geben.
So (do you know what the man who owns the vineyard will do?/I will tell you what the man who owns the vineyard will do [RHQ]). He will come, and he will kill those evil men who were taking care of his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
10 Habt ihr nicht auch dies Schriftwort gelesen: Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein geworden.
[Now think carefully about these words], which you have read [in] the Scriptures: The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others [put that same stone in its proper place, and] it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!
11 Dies ist eine Tat des Herrn, und sie ist wunderbar in unseren Augen?"
The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
12 Da sannen sie darauf, ihn festzunehmen; denn sie hatten wohl gemerkt, daß er sie mit diesem Gleichnis treffen wollte. Aber sie fürchteten sich vor dem Volk. Darum verließen sie ihn und entfernten sich.
Then [the Jewish leaders] realized that he was accusing them when he told this story [about what those wicked people did]. So they wanted to seize him. But they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that]. So they left him and went away.
13 Darauf sandten sie einige von den Pharisäern und den Anhängern des Herodes zu ihm, die ihn in seinen eigenen Worten fangen sollten.
The [Jewish leaders] sent to [Jesus] some Pharisees [who thought that the Jews should pay only the tax that their own Jewish authorities required people to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod [Antipas and the Roman government]. They wanted to make Jesus say something wrong [that would make one of those groups very angry with him].
14 Die kamen zu ihm und sprachen voll Tücke: "Meister, wir wissen, du bist aufrichtig und nimmst auf niemand Rücksicht; denn Menschengunst gilt nicht bei dir, du lehrst vielmehr in aller Wahrheit Gottes Weg. Darf man dem Kaiser Steuer zahlen oder nicht?"
After they arrived, they said to him [deceivingly], “Teacher, we know that you [teach] the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about [what] people [say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say]. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants [us to do]. So [tell us what you think about this matter: ] Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not [MTY]? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?”
15 Er aber durchschaute ihre Falschheit und sprach zu ihnen: "Was versucht ihr mich? Reicht mir einen Silberling! Laßt sehen!"
Jesus knew that they did not really want to know [what God wanted them to do]. So he said to them, “(I [know that] you are [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me./Why are you [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me?) [RHQ] [But I will answer your question anyway]. Bring me a coin so that I might [ask you something after] I look at it.”
16 Sie reichten ihm einen. Dann fragte er sie: "Wessen Bild und Inschrift steht hier?" Sie erwiderten ihm: "Des Kaisers."
After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, [the man who rules the Roman government].”
17 Da sprach Jesus zu ihnen: "So gebt dem Kaiser, was dem Kaiser gebührt, und Gott, was Gott gebührt!" Und sie verwunderten sich über ihn.
Then Jesus said to them, “[That is correct, so] give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].” They were [frustrated at his answer but] amazed at what he said, [because they were not able to accuse him of anything because of what he said].
18 Dann kamen Sadduzäer zu ihm, die da behaupteten, es gebe keine Auferstehung, und legten ihm eine Frage vor.
[Men who belong to the] Sadducee [sect] deny that people become alive again after they die. [In order to discredit] Jesus [by ridiculing the idea that people will live again, some of] them came to him and asked him,
19 "Meister", so sprachen sie, "Mose hat uns vorgeschrieben: Stirbt einem der Bruder und hinterläßt der ein Weib, aber keine Kinder, so soll sein Bruder die verwitwete Schwägerin zum Weib nehmen und (mit ihr) seinem (verstorbenen) Bruder Nachkommen erwecken.
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] that if a man who has no children dies, his brother should marry the dead man’s widow. [Then if those two bear children, everyone will consider that those children are the] children of the man who died, [and in that way the dead man will continue to have descendants].
20 Nun waren da sieben Brüder. Der erste nahm ein Weib und starb kinderlos.
[So here is an example]. There were seven boys [in one family]. The oldest one married [a woman], but [he and his wife] did not bear any children. Then he [later] died.
21 Da nahm der zweite Bruder die Witwe; doch auch er starb kinderlos. Ebenso der dritte
The second [brother followed this law and] married that woman and he, too, did not bear any children. Then he [later] died. The third [brother did] like [his other brothers did. But he also did not bear any children, and later died].
22 und alle sieben: Nachkommen hatte keiner. Zuletzt von allen starb auch die Frau.
Eventually all seven [brothers married that woman, one by one], but they had no children, and one by one they died. Afterwards the woman died, too.
23 Bei der Auferstehung nun, wenn sie alle auferstehen, — wem von ihnen wird sie da als Gattin angehören? Denn alle sieben haben sie ja zur Frau gehabt."
Therefore, [if it were true what some people say, that people will become alive again after they die], whose wife do you think that woman will be when people become alive again? ([Keep in mind that] she was married to all seven [brothers]!/She was married to all seven [brothers, so how can anyone decide] [RHQ]?)”
24 Jesus antwortete ihnen: "Seid ihr nicht deshalb im Irrtum, weil ihr die Schrift nicht kennt noch Gottes Macht?
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [RHQ]. You do not know [what they have written in] the Scriptures [about this]. You also do not understand God’s power [to make people alive again].
25 Denn wenn die Menschen von den Toten auferstehen, so freien sie nicht noch lassen sie sich freien, sondern sie sind wie die Engel im Himmel.
[That woman will not be the wife of any of them], because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, [who do not marry].
26 Was aber die Auferstehung der Toten betrifft, habt ihr da nicht gelesen, wie Gott im Buch Mose, in der Geschichte vom Dornbusch, zu Mose gesprochen hat: Ich bin der Gott Abrahams, der Gott Isaaks und der Gott Jakobs?
But as to people becoming alive again after they die, in the book that Moses [wrote, he said something about people who have died] that I am sure that you have read [RHQ]. When Moses [was looking at] the bush [that was burning], God said to him, ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].’
27 Gott ist nun aber nicht ein Gott der Toten, sondern der Lebendigen. Ihr seid sehr im Irrtum!"
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]! So your [claim that dead people do not become alive again] is very wrong.”
28 Ein Schriftgelehrter hatte diesen Reden zugehört und bemerkt, wie treffend ihnen Jesus antwortete. Nun trat er näher und fragte ihn: "Welches ist das wichtigste Gebot?"
A man who taught the [Jewish] laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”
29 Jesus antwortete: "Das wichtigste Gebot ist: Höre, Israel, der Herr unser Gott ist Herr allein;
Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
30 und du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben mit ganzem Herzen, mit aller Kraft.
[You must show that you love him in all the ways that you live] Show it in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!’
31 Das andere Gebot ist dies: Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst. Es gibt kein anderes Gebot, das höher stünde als diese."
The next [most important commandment] is: ‘You must love people you come in contact with as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these two!”
32 Da sprach der Schriftgelehrte zu ihm: "Recht so, Meister! Es ist wahr, was du gesagt: Es gibt nur Einen Gott, und es ist kein anderer neben ihm.
The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, [you have answered] well. You correctly said that he is the only [God] and that there is no other God [we must worship/obey].
33 Und ihn lieben mit ganzem Herzen, mit aller Einsicht und mit aller Kraft und seinen Nächsten wie sich selbst, das ist viel mehr wert als alle Brandopfer und anderen Opfer."
You have also said correctly that we ([should/must show that we]) love God by all that we are, by all that we think, and by the way that we live. And you have said correctly that we must love (people with whom we come in contact/others) as much as we love ourselves. And you have also implied that doing these things [pleases God] more than offering/giving animals to him or burning [other] sacrifices.”
34 Als Jesus merkte, wie verständig er antwortete, sprach er zu ihm: "Du bist nicht fern von Gottes Königreich." Und niemand wagte, ihn weiter zu fragen.
Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, “[I perceive that] you will soon [decide to let] God rule your life.” After that, [the Jewish leaders] were afraid to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
35 Als Jesus dann im Tempel lehrte, stellte er die Frage: "Wie können die Schriftgelehrten behaupten, der Messias sei Davids Sohn?
[Later], while he was teaching in the Temple [courtyard], Jesus said [to the people], “These men who teach the [Jewish] laws, (they must be wrong when they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David!/why do they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ]
36 David selbst hat doch, vom Heiligen Geist erleuchtet, den Ausspruch getan: Der Herr hat gesagt zu meinem Herrn: Sitze du zu meiner Rechten, bis ich dir deine Feinde zu Füßen lege.
The Holy Spirit caused David himself to say [about the Messiah], God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here beside me at the place where I will highly honor you! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies! [MTY]’
37 Also David selbst nennt ihn seinen Herrn; wie kann er da zugleich sein Sohn sein?" Und die große Menge hörte ihm gern zu.
Therefore, [because] David himself calls [the Messiah] ‘my Lord,’ (the Messiah cannot be [just] a man who descended [from King David!]/how can the Messiah be [just] a man who descended [from King David]?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]”! Many people listened to him gladly [as he taught those things].
38 Im Lauf seiner Reden sprach Jesus weiter: "Hütet euch vor den Schriftgelehrten! Sie gehen mit Vorliebe in langen Gewändern einher, auf den Straßen soll man sie voll Ehrfurcht grüßen,
While Jesus was teaching [the people], he said to them, “Beware that you [do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They [like people to honor them, so] they put on long robes and walk around [in order to show people how important they are]. They also like people to greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
39 in der gottesdienstlichen Versammlung wollen sie die Ehrenplätze haben und beim Mahl sitzen sie gern obenan.
[They like to sit] in the most important seats in our (synagogue/Jewish meeting place). At festivals, [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
40 Sie verschlingen der Witwen Eigentum und halten zum Schein lange Gebete. Sie wird die schlimmste Strafe treffen!"
They (swindle/take for themselves) the houses [and property] of widows by cheating them. [Then] they pretend [that they are good] by praying long prayers [publicly. God] will certainly punish them severely!”
41 Dann setzte er sich dem Opferstock gegenüber und sah zu, wie die Leute Geld einwarfen in den Opferstock. Manche Reiche gaben viel.
[Later], Jesus sat down [in the Temple courtyard opposite the boxes in which people put offerings. As he was sitting there], he watched as all the people put money in the box. Many rich people put in large amounts [of money].
42 Da kam auch eine arme Witwe, die legte zwei Münzen im Wert eines Pfennigs ein.
Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
43 Da rief er seine Jünger herbei und sprach zu ihnen: "Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Diese arme Witwe hat mehr als alle anderen in den Opferstock gelegt.
He gathered his disciples around him and said to them, “The truth is that these other people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs. [So God considers that] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the other people!”
44 Denn jene haben alle eingelegt aus ihrem Überfluß; sie aber hat trotz ihrer Dürftigkeit alles, was sie hatte, ihre ganze Habe eingelegt."
