Matthaeus 9
1 Er stieg nun in ein Fahrzeug, fuhr über den See und kam in seine Stadt.
Jesus and his disciples got into the boat. They skirted around [the lake] and went to [Capernaum, the city where he was living].
2 Dort brachte man auf einem Tragbett einen Gelähmten zu ihm. Als Jesus ihren Glauben sah, sprach er zu dem Gelähmten: "Sei getrost, mein Sohn, deine Sünden sind dir vergeben!"
[Some men] brought to him a man who was paralyzed and who was lying on a sleeping pad. When Jesus perceived that they believed [that he could heal the paralyzed man], he said to him, “Young man, be encouraged! I forgive your sins.”
3 Da dachten einige Schriftgelehrte bei sich: "Der Mann lästert Gott."
Some of the men who taught the [Jewish] laws said among themselves, “[He claims that he can forgive sins! That means that he claims to be equal with God] He is insulting God!”
4 Jesus durchschaute ihre Gedanken und sprach: "Warum denkt ihr Böses in euern Herzen?
Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said, “(You should not think evil [thoughts], [accusing me because I claim that I am God]!/Why do you think evil [thoughts], [saying that it is wrong for me to claim that I am God]?) [RHQ]
5 Was ist denn leichter, zu sagen: 'Deine Sünden sind dir vergeben' oder das Wort zu sprechen: 'Steh auf und wandle'?
It would [not] be risky [for someone] to say [to this man], ‘[I] forgive your sins’, [because no one could see whether or not it really happened]. But [no one, without having the power to heal], would say [to him], ‘[Get] up and walk!’, [because people could easily see whether it happened or not!] [RHQ]
6 Ihr sollt aber sehen, daß der Menschensohn die Vollmacht hat, auf Erden Sünden zu vergeben." Nun wandte er sich zu dem Gelähmten und sprach: "Steh auf, nimm dein Bett und geh nach Hause!"
[So I am going to do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized [me], the one who came from heaven, to forgive the sins [of people while I am] on the earth, [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your sleeping pad, and go home!”
7 Da stand er auf und ging nach Hause.
And [immediately] the man got up, [picked up his sleeping pad], and went home!
8 Bei diesen Anblick wurden die Leute mit heiliger Scheu erfüllt und priesen Gott, der den Menschen solche Vollmacht gegeben.
When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck. They praised God for giving authority to a human being [to do] such [things].
9 Als Jesus von dort weiterging, sah er einen Mann, mit Namen Matthäus, vor seinem Zollhaus sitzen, und er sprach zu ihm: "Folge mir!" Da stand er auf und folgte ihm.
As Jesus was going away from there, he saw me, a man named Matthew. I was sitting at a table where I collected taxes [for the Roman government]. He said to me, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So I got up and went with him.
10 Während nun Jesus in des Matthäus Haus zu Gast war, fanden sich auch viele Zöllner und Sünder ein und nahmen mit Jesus und seinen Jüngern an dem Mahle teil.
[Then I invited] Jesus and his disciples to my home for a meal. While [they] were sitting and eating in my home, many tax collectors and [other people who were] {whom [the Pharisees]} [considered to be habitual] sinners came unexpectedly to eat with us.
11 Als das die Pharisäer sahen, sprachen sie zu seinen Jüngern: "Warum ißt euer Meister mit den Zöllnern und Sündern?"
When the Pharisees saw [that, they came] to us disciples and said, “([It is disgusting that] your teacher, [who claims to be righteous], eats [and associates] with tax collectors and [other] sinners!/Why is it that your teacher, [who claims to be righteous], eats [and associates] with tax collectors and [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
12 Jesus hörte das und erwiderte: "Die Gesunden bedürfen des Arztes nicht, sondern die Kranken.
Jesus heard what [they said], so he told them [this parable]: “[It is] people who are sick who need a [doctor] [MET], not people who are well.” [What he meant by that was that it was people who knew that they were sinners who were coming to him in order to be helped spiritually].
13 Geht aber hin und lernt, was das Wort bedeutet: Barmherzigkeit will ich und nicht Opfer. Denn ich bin nicht gekommen, um Gerechte zu berufen, sondern Sünder."
He continued by saying, “You need to learn what these words that [God said] mean: ‘I want you to [act] mercifully to people and not [just to offer] sacrifices.’ Keep in mind that I came [from heaven, not] to invite [people who think] [IRO] [that they are] righteous [to turn away from their sinful lives and come to me, but to invite people who know they are] sinners [to turn from their sins and come to me].”
14 Darauf kamen die Jünger des Johannes zu ihm und sprachen: "Warum fasten wir und die Pharisäer so oft, während deine Jünger nicht fasten?"
Later, the disciples of John [the Baptizer] came to Jesus and asked him, “We [(exc)] and the Pharisees [often] abstain from food [to show that we want to please God], but your disciples do not do that. Why [do they not]?”
15 Jesus antwortete ihnen: "Können denn die Hochzeitsgäste trauern, solange der Bräutigam bei ihnen ist? Es kommt jedoch die Zeit, wo ihnen der Bräutigam entrissen ist, dann werden sie fasten.
[Jesus wanted to show them and the Pharisees that it was not appropriate for his disciples to abstain from food and mourn while he was still with them]. So he [gave them this illustration]: “When a bridegroom is with [his friends at the time of the wedding], (his friends certainly do not mourn, do they?/do his friends mourn?) [RHQ] [No, they do not mourn, because they are not sad at that time. But when] the bridegroom is taken {[someone] takes the [/his enemies] take the bridegroom} from them, they will abstain from food, [because then they will be sad].”
16 Niemand setzt einen Flicken von neuem Tuch auf ein altes Kleid. Sonst reißt der Einsatz noch an anderen Stellen etwas von dem Kleid weg, und der Riß wird desto ärger.
[Jesus wanted to show them that people who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like] ([abstaining from food/fasting]) [MET]. [So he said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment], the patch would [shrink] and tear the garment, and the hole would become bigger.
17 Man gießt auch nicht neuen Wein in alte Schläuche. Sonst reißen die Schläuche: dann fließt der Wein aus, und die Schläuche sind verloren. Man gießt vielmehr neuen Wein in neue Schläuche: so halten sich beide."
Neither does anyone pour freshly-[squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If anyone did that, those skin bags would tear [because they would not stretch when the grape juice ferments and expands. They] would be ruined, and the wine would be spilled {spill} [on the ground]. Instead, [people] put new wine into new skin bags, [and the bags will stretch when the wine ferments]. As a result, both [the wine and the bags] are preserved.”
18 Als er so zu ihnen redete, da kam ein Vorsteher, der fiel vor ihm nieder und sprach: "Meine Tochter ist soeben gestorben; aber komm und leg deine Hand auf sie, dann wird sie wieder lebendig!"
While Jesus was saying that, a leader of the Jewish meeting place came and bowed down before him [to show respect]. Then he said, “My daughter just died! But if you come and lay your hand on her, she will live [again]!”
19 Jesus erhob sich und folgte ihm mit seinen Jüngern.
So Jesus got up, and he and [we] disciples went with the man.
20 Und sieh, eine Frau, die schon zwölf Jahre am Blutfluß litt, trat von hinten an ihn heran und berührte die Quaste seines Mantels.
Then a woman who [had been suffering constant vaginal] bleeding for twelve years came near Jesus. She was saying to herself, “[I want Jesus to heal me without anyone finding out that I have this problem of bleeding]. So if I [touch him] or even if I just touch his garment, I will be healed [without anyone finding out about it].” So she came behind him and touched the tassel of his garment.
21 Denn sie dachte bei sich: wenn ich nur seinen Mantel berühre, so werde ich gesund.
22 Jesus wandte sich um, erblickte sie und sprach: "Sei getrost, meine Tochter; dein Glaube hat dich schon gesund gemacht!" Und von dem Augenblick an ward die Frau gesund.
Then Jesus turned around [to see who had touched him]. And when he saw the woman, he said to her, “Be encouraged, dear woman. Because you believed [PRS] [that I could heal you, I] have healed you.” The woman was healed at that very moment.
23 Dann kam Jesus in das Haus des Vorstehers. Beim Anblick der Flötenspieler und der lärmenden Menge aber sprach er:
Then Jesus [and some of us disciples] came to the Jewish leader’s house. Jesus heard the flute players [playing funeral music] and the crowd [that had gathered] wailing loudly [because the girl had died].
24 "Geht hinaus!" Denn das Mädchen ist nicht tot, es schläft nur." Da verlachten sie ihn.
[Knowing that he would cause her to live again], he said [to them], “Go away [and stop the funeral music and wailing], because the girl is not dead! She is [just] sleeping!” [The people laughed at him, because they knew that she was dead].
25 Als aber die Leute aus dem Hause geschickt waren, trat er ein und faßte das Mädchen bei der Hand. Da stand es auf.
But Jesus told them to get out of the house. Then he went into [the room where the girl was lying]. He took hold of her hand and she [became alive again and] got up.
26 Und die Kunde davon verbreitete sich in jener ganzen Gegend.
And the [people of that] whole region heard [PRS] about it.
27 Als Jesus von dort weiterging, folgten ihm zwei Blinde, die riefen laut: "Erbarme dich unser, Sohn Davids!"
As Jesus went away from there, two blind men followed him and shouted, “Have mercy on us [and heal our eyes, you who are the Messiah], the Descendant of [King] David!”
28 Als dann Jesus in sein Haus kam, traten die Blinden zu ihm. Jesus fragte sie: "Glaubt ihr, daß ich dies tun kann?" Sie antworteten: "Ja, Herr!"
Jesus went into the house, where he [was staying], and then the blind men went in, too. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able [to heal your eyes]?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord!”
29 Nun berührte er ihre Augen mit den Worten: "Nach euerm Glauben geschehe euch!"
Then he touched their eyes and he said [to them], “Because you believe [that I can heal your eyes], I am healing them [right now]!”
30 Da taten sich ihre Augen auf. Und Jesus befahl ihnen streng: "Gebt acht, daß es niemand erfahre!"
And they were able to see [IDM]! Then Jesus told them sternly, “Be sure [IDM] that you do not tell anybody [what I did for you]!”
31 Sobald sie aber das Haus verlassen hatten, machten sie ihn in jener ganzen Gegend bekannt.
But they went out and reported it throughout that whole region.
32 Gerade als sie weggingen, brachte man einen Menschen zu ihm, der durch den Einfluß eines bösen Geistes stumm war.
When [Jesus and we disciples] left [the house], some people brought to Jesus a man who was unable to speak because he was controlled by a demon {a demon controlled him}.
33 Doch nach der Austreibung des bösen Geistes konnte der Stumme reden. Da verwunderten sich die Leute und sprachen: "So etwas hat man noch nie in Israel erlebt."
After Jesus had expelled the demon, the man who had been unable to speak began to speak! The crowd [who saw this] marveled. They said, “Never before have [we seen] anything as [marvelous] as this happen in Israel!”
34 Die Pharisäer aber sagten: "Im Bunde mit dem obersten der bösen Geister treibt er die Geister aus."
But the Pharisees said, “It is [Satan], who rules the demons, who [enables this man to] expel demons [from people].”
35 So durchwanderte Jesus alle Städte und Dörfer: er lehrte in ihren Versammlungshäusern, verkündigte die Frohe Botschaft vom Königreich und heilte allerlei Krankheiten und Gebrechen.
Then [we] went [with] Jesus through many of [HYP] the cities and towns [in Galilee district. He was teaching (in the synagogues/in the Jewish meeting places)], and preaching the good message about how God rules [over people’s lives]. He also was healing the [people who had] various diseases and illnesses.
36 Beim Anblick der Volksscharen aber ward er von Mitleid erfüllt, denn sie waren abgetrieben und ermattet wie Schafe ohne Hirten.
When he saw the crowd of people, he pitied them because they were harassed and dejected. [They were] like sheep that do not have a shepherd [SIM].
37 Da sprach er zu seinen Jüngern: "Die Ernte ist groß, aber der Arbeiter sind wenig.
Then he gave [this illustration] to us disciples: “[The people who are ready to receive my message are like a] field that is ready to be harvested {for people to harvest}. But there are only a few [of you who are teaching people my message].
38 Darum bittet den Herrn der Ernte, daß er Arbeiter auf sein Erntefeld sende!"
So pray and ask the Lord [God] to send [more] workers [who will gather people together and teach them my message, just like a landowner sends workers] into his [field to gather] the [MET] harvest.”
