Galater 1
1 Paulus, Apostel, nicht von Menschen, noch durch einen Menschen, sondern durch Jesum Christum und Gott, den Vater, der ihn auferweckt hat aus den Toten,
[I], Paul, [write this letter to you. I remind you that I am] an apostle. That is not because a group of people [appointed me], nor because a human being [sent me to be an apostle]. Instead, Jesus Christ and God [our heavenly] Father, who caused Jesus to become alive again after he died, have [appointed and] sent [me to be an apostle].
2 und alle Brüder, die bei mir sind, den Versammlungen von Galatien:
All the fellow believers [who are here] with me [approve of this message that I am writing. I am sending this letter] to the congregations that [are] in Galatia [province].
3 Gnade euch und Friede von Gott, dem Vater, und unserem Herrn Jesu Christi,
[I pray that] God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will kindly [help] you and enable [you to have inner] peace.
4 der sich selbst für unsere Sünden hingegeben hat, damit er uns herausnehme aus der gegenwärtigen bösen Welt, [O. Zeitalter, Zeitlauf] nach dem Willen unseres Gottes und Vaters, (aiōn g165)
Christ offered himself [as a sacrifice] in order that [he might remove the guilt for] our sins. He did that in order that he might enable us to not [do the evil things that people who do not know him] do. [He did this] because God, who is our Father, wanted it. (aiōn g165)
[I pray that people will] praise God forever. (May it be so!/Amen!) (aiōn g165)
6 Ich wundere mich, daß ihr so schnell von dem, der euch in der [O. durch die] Gnade Christi berufen hat, zu einem anderen [O. zu einem verschiedenen; [nicht dasselbe Wort wie v 7]] Evangelium umwendet, [O. umgewandt seid]
I am very disappointed [IRO] that so soon [after you trusted in Christ] you have turned away from [God]. He chose you in order that [you might have what] Christ freely/kindly gives. I am also disappointed that so soon you are believing a different [message which some say is] “good news.”
7 welches kein anderes ist; nur daß etliche sind, die euch verwirren und das Evangelium des Christus verkehren wollen.
Their message is not a true message. [What is happening is that] certain persons are confusing your [minds]. They are desiring to change the good message (that Christ [revealed/about] Christ) [and are creating another message].
8 Aber wenn auch wir oder ein Engel aus dem Himmel euch etwas als Evangelium verkündigte außer dem, was wir euch als Evangelium verkündigt haben: er sei verflucht!
But even if we [(exc) apostles] or an angel from heaven would tell you a message that is different from the good message that we told you [before], I [appeal to God] that [he] punish such a person [forever].
9 Wie wir zuvor gesagt haben, so sage ich auch jetzt wiederum: Wenn jemand euch etwas als Evangelium verkündigt außer dem, was ihr empfangen habt: er sei verflucht!
As I told you previously, so now I tell you this once more: Someone is telling you [what he says is] a good message, but it is a message that is different from [the good message] that I gave you. So I [appeal to God] that [he] severely punish that person.
10 Denn suche ich jetzt Menschen zufrieden zu stellen, oder Gott? oder suche ich Menschen zu gefallen? Wenn ich noch Menschen gefiele, so wäre ich Christi Knecht nicht.
[I said that] because [RHQ] I do not desire that people approve me, [contrary to what some have said about me]. It is God whom I desire to approve me. [Specifically, I do not say and do] [RHQ] things just to please people. If it were still people whom I was trying to please, then I would not be one who [willingly and completely] serves Christ.
11 Ich tue euch aber kund, Brüder, daß das Evangelium, welches von mir verkündigt worden, nicht nach dem Menschen [O. menschengemäß] ist.
My fellow believers, I want you to know that the message about Christ that I proclaim to people is not one that some person [created/thought up].
12 Denn ich habe es weder von einem Menschen empfangen, noch erlernt, sondern durch Offenbarung Jesu Christi.
I did not receive this message from a human [messenger], and no [human being] taught it to me. Instead, Jesus Christ revealed it to me.
13 Denn ihr habt von meinem ehemaligen Wandel in dem Judentum gehört, daß ich die Versammlung Gottes über die Maßen verfolgte und sie zerstörte,
People have told you how I used to behave when [I practiced] the Jewish religion. They told you that I continually did very harmful things to the groups of believers that God [established], and they told you that I tried to get rid of those people.
14 und in dem Judentum zunahm über viele Altersgenossen in meinem Geschlecht, indem ich übermäßig ein Eiferer für meine väterlichen Überlieferungen war.
I practiced the Jewish religion more thoroughly than many [other Jews] who were my age practiced it. I much more enthusiastically tried to get others to obey the traditions that my ancestors [kept].
15 Als es aber Gott, [O. dem Gott] der mich von meiner Mutter Leibe an abgesondert und durch seine Gnade berufen hat, wohlgefiel,
Nevertheless, before I was born, [God] (set me apart/selected me). He chose me [to live eternally], something that I did not deserve.
16 seinen Sohn in mir zu offenbaren, auf daß ich ihn unter den Nationen verkündigte, [W. evangelisierte; so auch v 23] ging ich alsbald nicht mit Fleisch und Blut zu Rate
He wanted me to know that Jesus is (his Son/the man who is also God), so that I would tell others the message about him in regions where non-Jews live. But I did not immediately go to any human beings [SYN] in order to gain [an understanding of that message. I received it directly from Christ!]!
17 und ging auch nicht hinauf nach Jerusalem zu denen, die vor mir Apostel waren, sondern ich ging fort nach Arabien und kehrte wiederum nach Damaskus zurück.
I did not [immediately] leave Damascus and go to Jerusalem [for that purpose] to those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away to Arabia [region, a desert area]. Later I returned once more to Damascus [city].
18 Darauf, nach drei Jahren, ging ich nach Jerusalem hinauf, um Kephas kennen zu lernen, und blieb fünfzehn Tage bei ihm.
Then three years after [God revealed this good message to me], I went up to Jerusalem in order that I might meet Peter. But I stayed with him for [only] 15 days, [which was not long enough for him to teach me thoroughly about Christ].
19 Ich sah aber keinen anderen der Apostel, außer Jakobus, den Bruder des Herrn.
I also saw James, the brother of our Lord [Jesus and the leader of the believers there, but] I did not see any other apostle.
20 Was ich euch aber schreibe, siehe, vor Gott! ich lüge nicht.
God knows that what I am writing to you is completely true [LIT]!
21 Darauf kam ich in die Gegenden von Syrien und Cilicien.
After [I left Jerusalem], I went to [the regions of] Syria and Cilicia.
22 Ich war aber den Versammlungen von Judäa, die in Christo sind, von Angesicht unbekannt;
[At that time, people in] the Christian congregations that are in Judea [province] still had not met me [SYN] personally.
23 sie hatten aber nur gehört: Der, welcher uns einst verfolgte, verkündigt jetzt den Glauben, den er einst zerstörte.
They only heard [others say about me] repeatedly, “[Paul], the one who was formerly doing harmful things to us, is now telling the [same message] which we believe and which formerly he was trying (to destroy/to cause people to stop believing)!”
24 Und sie verherrlichten Gott an mir.
And they praised God because of [what had happened to] me.
