Apostelgeschichte 1
1 Den ersten Bericht habe ich verfaßt, o Theophilus, von allem, was Jesus anfing, sowohl zu tun als auch zu lehren,
[Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
2 bis zu dem Tage, an welchem er aufgenommen wurde, nachdem er den Aposteln, die er sich auserwählt, durch den Heiligen Geist Befehl gegeben hatte;
until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
3 welchen er sich auch nach seinem Leiden in vielen sicheren Kennzeichen lebendig dargestellt hat, indem er vierzig Tage hindurch von ihnen gesehen wurde und über die Dinge redete, welche das Reich Gottes betreffen.
After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
4 Und als er mit ihnen versammelt war, befahl er ihnen, sich nicht von Jerusalem zu entfernen, sondern auf die Verheißung des Vaters zu warten, die ihr von mir gehört habt;
[One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
5 denn Johannes taufte zwar mit Wasser, ihr aber werdet mit Heiligem Geiste getauft werden nach nunmehr nicht vielen Tagen.
John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
6 Sie nun, als sie zusammengekommen waren, fragten ihn und sagten: Herr, stellst du in dieser Zeit dem Israel das Reich wieder her?
One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
7 Er sprach aber zu ihnen: Es ist nicht eure Sache, Zeiten oder Zeitpunkte zu wissen, die der Vater in seine eigene Gewalt gesetzt hat.
He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
8 Aber ihr werdet Kraft empfangen, wenn der Heilige Geist auf euch gekommen ist; und ihr werdet meine Zeugen sein, sowohl in Jerusalem als auch in ganz Judäa und Samaria und bis an das Ende der Erde.
But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
9 Und als er dies gesagt hatte, wurde er emporgehoben, indem sie es sahen, und eine Wolke nahm ihn auf von ihren Augen hinweg.
After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
10 Und wie sie unverwandt gen Himmel schauten, als er auffuhr, siehe, da standen zwei Männer in weißem Kleide bei ihnen, welche auch sprachen:
While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
11 Männer von Galiläa, was stehet ihr und sehet hinauf gen Himmel? Dieser Jesus, der von euch weg in den Himmel aufgenommen worden ist, wird also kommen, wie ihr ihn habt hingehen sehen in den Himmel.
One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
12 Da kehrten sie nach Jerusalem zurück von dem Berge, welcher Ölberg heißt, der nahe bei Jerusalem ist, einen Sabbathweg entfernt.
Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
13 Und als sie hineingekommen waren, stiegen sie auf den Obersaal, wo sie blieben: sowohl Petrus, als Johannes und Jakobus und Andreas, Philippus und Thomas, Bartholomäus und Matthäus, Jakobus, Alphäus' Sohn, und Simon, der Eiferer, und Judas, Jakobus' Bruder.
When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
14 Diese alle verharrten einmütig im Gebet mit etlichen Weibern und Maria, der Mutter Jesu, und mit seinen Brüdern.
All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
15 Und in diesen Tagen stand Petrus in der Mitte der Brüder auf und sprach (es war aber eine Menge von etwa hundertzwanzig beisammen):
During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
16 Brüder, es mußte die Schrift erfüllt werden, welche der Heilige Geist durch den Mund Davids vorhergesagt hat über Judas, der denen, die Jesum griffen, ein Wegweiser geworden ist.
“My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
17 Denn er war unter uns gezählt und hatte das Los dieses Dienstes empfangen.
[Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
18 (Dieser nun hat zwar von dem Lohne der Ungerechtigkeit einen Acker erworben und ist, kopfüber gestürzt, mitten entzwei geborsten, und alle seine Eingeweide sind ausgeschüttet worden.
[The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
19 Und es ist allen Bewohnern von Jerusalem kundgeworden, so daß jener Acker in ihrer [eigenen] Mundart Akeldama, das ist Blutacker, genannt worden ist.)
All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
20 Denn es steht im Buche der Psalmen geschrieben: “Seine Wohnung werde öde, und es sei niemand, der darin wohne”, und: “Sein Aufseheramt empfange ein anderer”.
[Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
21 Es muß nun von den Männern, die mit uns gegangen sind in all der Zeit, in welcher der Herr Jesus bei uns ein-und ausging,
“So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
22 anfangend von der Taufe Johannes' bis zu dem Tage, an welchem er von uns aufgenommen wurde, von diesen muß einer ein Zeuge seiner Auferstehung mit uns werden.
[That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
23 Und sie stellten zwei dar: Joseph, genannt Barsabas, der Justus zubenamt war, und Matthias.
So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
24 Und sie beteten und sprachen: Du, Herr, Herzenskündiger aller, zeige von diesen beiden den einen an, den du auserwählt hast,
Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
25 um das Los dieses Dienstes und Apostelamtes zu empfangen, von welchem Judas abgewichen ist, um an seinen eigenen Ort zu gehen.
26 und sie gaben Lose über sie; und das Los fiel auf Matthias, und er wurde den elf Aposteln zugezählt.
Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
