Matthaeus 14
1 Um jene Zeit hörte der Vierfürst Herodes von Jesus,
During that time Herod [Antipas], the ruler, heard reports about Jesus [performing miracles].
2 und er sprach zu seinen Hofleuten: "Das ist Johannes der Täufer! Der ist von den Toten auferstanden, darum sind die Wunderkräfte in ihm wirksam."
He said to his servants: “That must be John the Baptizer. He must have risen from the dead, and that is why he has power to perform miracles.”
3 Herodes hatte nämlich damals Johannes ergreifen, mit Ketten binden und gefangensetzen lassen wegen Herodias, der Frau seines Bruders Philippus.
The reason [Herod thought that was this: Herod had married] Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, [while Philip was still living. So] John had been saying to him, “[What] you [did by] marrying [your brother’s wife while your brother is still alive is against God’s] law!” Then, to [please] Herodias, Herod [told his soldiers] to arrest John. They bound him with chains and put him in prison.
4 Denn Johannes hatte ihm gesagt: "Du darfst sie nicht zur Frau haben."
5 Er hätte ihn nun gern getötet; aber er scheute sich vor dem Volke, denn das hielt ihn für einen Propheten.
Herod wanted to have John executed, but he was afraid that the people [who had accepted what John taught would riot if he did that], because they believed that John was a prophet.
6 Da geschah es bei der Geburtstagsfeier des Herodes, daß die Tochter der Herodias vor den Gästen tanzte. Das gefiel Herodes so sehr,
But when Herod [gave a party to celebrate] his birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for [his guests]. This pleased Herod.
7 daß er ihr eidlich versprach, er wolle ihr geben, um was sie bitte.
So he promised to give her whatever she asked, and he asked God to punish him if he did not do what he had promised.
8 Da sprach sie, von ihrer Mutter dazu angestiftet: "Gib mir hier auf einer Schüssel das Haupt Johannes des Täufers!"
[So Herodias’ daughter went and asked her mother what to ask for]. Her mother told her to ask for John the Baptizer’s head. [So] her daughter [went back and] said [to Herod]: “[Cut off] the head of John the Baptizer and [please] bring it here on a platter [so that my mother can know for sure that he is dead!]”
9 Darüber ward der König betrübt. Doch um des Eides und der Tischgenossen willen befahl er's ihr zu geben.
The king was distressed because he now knew he should not have made that promise to her. [But] because he had made an oath [in front of] his guests [when he made that promise], and [he did not want] them [to think that he would not do what he had promised], he commanded that [the girl] be given [what she requested].
10 So sandte er denn hin und ließ Johannes in seinem Kerker enthaupten.
He sent [the executioner to go to] the prison and to cut off John’s head.
11 Sein Haupt ward dann auf einer Schüssel hergebracht und dem Mädchen gegeben; die brachte es ihrer Mutter.
[The executioner did that, and] put John’s head on a platter and gave it to the girl. Then the girl took it to her mother.
12 Und seine Jünger kamen, holten seinen Leichnam und begruben ihn. Dann gingen sie hin und gaben Jesus Bericht.
John’s disciples then went [to the prison], took John’s body and buried it, and they reported to Jesus [what had happened].
13 Auf diese Kunde entfernte sich Jesus von dort in einem Boot nach einer unbewohnten Gegend, um allein zu sein. Aber die Leute hörten davon und gingen ihm zu Fuß aus den Städten nach.
After Jesus heard that, he took [just us disciples] with him and we went by boat [on Galilee Lake to an uninhabited place]. Matthew 14:13-21 After the crowds heard [that we had gone to an uninhabited place], they [left their towns and] followed Jesus, walking along the shore.
14 Als nun Jesus aus dem Fahrzeug stieg, empfand er tiefes Mitleid bei dem Anblick der großen Menge, und er heilte ihre Kranken.
When Jesus came [to the shore], he saw a large crowd of people [who had gathered there, waiting for him]. He felt sorry for them, and he healed those [among them who were] sick.
15 Am Abend traten seine Jünger zu ihm und sprachen: "Die Gegend hier ist unbewohnt, und es ist schon spät. Laß deshalb die Leute ziehen, damit sie in die nächsten Dörfer gehen und sich Lebensmittel kaufen."
When it was [nearly] evening, we disciples came to him and said, “This is a place where nobody lives, and it is very late. Dismiss the crowds so that they can go into the [nearby] towns. [Have them do that so that they can] buy food for themselves.”
16 Jesus antwortete ihnen: "Sie brauchen nicht zu gehen; gebt ihr ihnen zu essen!"
But Jesus said to us, “They do not need to leave [to get food. Instead], you [yourselves] give them something to eat!”
17 Sie erwiderten ihm: "Wir haben hier nichts weiter als fünf Brote und zwei Fische."
We said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two [cooked] fish here!”
18 Er sprach: "Bringt sie mir her!"
He said [to us], “Bring them to me!”
19 Und er ließ die Leute sich auf dem Gras lagern. Nun nahm er die fünf Brote und die beiden Fische, sah auf zum Himmel und sprach den Lobpreis. Dann brach er die Brote und gab sie seinen Jüngern, die Jünger aber reichten sie den Leuten.
He told the people [who had gathered there] to sit on the grass. Then he took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven, thanked [God for them], and broke [them into pieces]. Then he gave them to us disciples, and we distributed them to the crowd.
20 So aßen alle und wurden satt. Die übriggebliebenen Brocken hob man vom Boden auf: zwölf große Körbe voll.
All [the people in the crowd] ate until they had enough to eat. Then we [disciples] gathered the pieces that were left over, [and we] filled twelve baskets with them.
21 Es hatten aber ungefähr fünftausend Mann gegessen, ohne die Frauen und Kinder.
Those who ate were about 5,000 men. [We did] not [count the] women and children!
22 Nun drängte er seine Jünger, sofort in das Boot zu gehen und an das andere Ufer vorauszufahren während er das Volk entlassen wollte.
Right after that happened, Jesus told us disciples to get in the boat and to go ahead of him further around [the lake] while he dismissed the crowds.
23 Als dies geschehen, ging er auf die Bergeshöhe, um in der Einsamkeit zu beten. Beim Eintritt der Dunkelheit war er dort allein.
After he dismissed them, he went up into the hills to pray by himself. When it was evening, he was [still] there alone.
24 Inzwischen war das Boot schon mitten auf dem See und mußte heftig mit den Wellen kämpfen, denn es fuhr gegen den Wind.
[By this time] we were already many hundred meters from the shore. The boat was being severely tossed around by the waves {The waves were severely tossing the boat} because the wind was [blowing] against [it].
25 Da, in der vierten Nachtwache, kam er, über den See hingehend, auf sie zu.
[Then Jesus came down from the hills to the lake]. Some time between three and six o’clock in the morning he walked on the water toward our [boat].
26 Als ihn die Jünger so auf dem See wandeln sahen, waren sie entsetzt; denn sie dachten, es wäre ein Gespenst, und sie schrien laut vor Furcht.
When we disciples saw someone walking on the water, we thought that [we must be seeing] a ghost. We were terrified, and we screamed out because we were afraid.
27 Aber alsbald rief ihnen Jesus zu: "Seid getrost, ich bin's, fürchtet euch nicht!"
Immediately Jesus said to us, “Cheer up! It is I. Do not be afraid!”
28 Da antwortete ihm Petrus: "Herr, bist du es, so laß mich auf dem Wasser zu dir kommen."
Peter said to him, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to walk on the water to you!”
29 Er sprach: "Komm!" Da stieg Petrus aus dem Boot und ging auf dem Wasser zu Jesus hin.
Then Jesus said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
30 Als er aber den starken Wind spürte, ward ihm bange, und er begann zu sinken. Da schrie er auf: "Herr, hilf mir!"
But when Peter looked at the [tossing waves which] the strong wind [caused], he became afraid. He began to sink, and cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Sofort streckte Jesus seine Hand aus, ergriff ihn und sprach zu ihm: "Du Kleingläubiger, warum hast du gezweifelt?"
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and grabbed him. He said to Peter, “You only trust a little bit [in my power] (Why did you doubt [that I could keep you from sinking]?/You should not have doubted [that I could keep you from sinking]!) [RHQ]”
32 Dann stiegen sie beide in das Boot, und er Wind legte sich.
Then Jesus and Peter got in the boat, and the wind [immediately] stopped blowing.
33 Die anderen aber, die im Boot waren, fielen vor ihm nieder und sprachen: "Du bist wahrhaftig Gottes Sohn!"
All [of us disciples] who were in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the (Son of/man two is also) God!”
34 Als sie die Überfahrt vollendet hatten, stiegen sie ans Land und kamen nach Genezaret.
When we had gone further around [the lake in the boat], we came ashore at Gennesaret [town].
35 Sobald ihn die Bewohner dieser Gegend erkannten, schickten sie Boten in den ganzen Umkreis.
The men of that area recognized Jesus. So they sent [people to inform those who lived] in that whole surrounding region [MTY] [that Jesus was in their area]. [So the people] brought to Jesus all the sick people [who lived in that region].
36 Da brachte man ihm alle Kranken und bat ihn, daß sie nur die Quaste seines Mantels berühren dürften. Und alle, die sie berührten, wurden gesund.
[The sick people] kept begging him to allow them to touch [him or] just to touch the edge of his robe [so that they would be healed]. And all who touched [him or his robe] were healed {he healed all who touched [him or his clothing]}.
