Apostelgeschichte 13
1 Es waren aber in Antiochien, in der dortigen Versammlung, Propheten und Lehrer: Barnabas und Simeon, genannt Niger, und Lucius von Kyrene, und Manaen, der mit Herodes, dem Vierfürsten, auferzogen war, und Saulus.
Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
2 Während sie aber dem Herrn dienten und fasteten, sprach der Heilige Geist: Sondert mir nun Barnabas und Saulus zu dem Werke aus, zu welchem ich sie berufen habe.
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
3 Da fasteten und beteten sie; und als sie ihnen die Hände aufgelegt hatten, entließen sie sie.
So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
4 Sie nun, ausgesandt von dem Heiligen Geiste, gingen hinab nach Seleucia, und von dannen segelten sie nach Cypern.
Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
5 Und als sie in Salamis waren, verkündigten sie das Wort Gottes in den Synagogen der Juden. Sie hatten aber auch Johannes zum Diener.
While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
6 Als sie aber die ganze Insel bis Paphos durchzogen hatten, fanden sie einen gewissen Mann, einen Magier, einen falschen Propheten, einen Juden, mit Namen Bar-Jesus,
[The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
7 der bei dem Prokonsul Sergius Paulus war, einem verständigen Manne. Dieser rief Barnabas und Saulus herbei und begehrte das Wort Gottes zu hören.
He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
8 Elymas aber, der Zauberer (denn so wird sein Name verdolmetscht), widerstand ihnen und suchte den Prokonsul von dem Glauben abwendig zu machen.
However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
9 Saulus aber, der auch Paulus heißt, erfüllt mit Heiligem Geiste, blickte unverwandt auf ihn hin
Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
10 und sprach: O du, voll aller List und aller Bosheit, Sohn des Teufels, Feind aller Gerechtigkeit! Willst du nicht aufhören, die geraden Wege des Herrn zu verkehren?
“You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
11 Und jetzt siehe, die Hand des Herrn ist auf dir! Und du wirst blind sein und die Sonne eine Zeitlang nicht sehen. Und alsbald fiel Dunkel und Finsternis auf ihn; und er tappte umher und suchte solche, die ihn an der Hand leiteten.
Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
12 Dann, als der Prokonsul sah, was geschehen war, glaubte er, erstaunt über die Lehre des Herrn.
When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
13 Als aber Paulus und seine Begleiter von Paphos abgefahren waren, kamen sie nach Perge in Pamphylien. Johannes aber sonderte sich von ihnen ab und kehrte nach Jerusalem zurück.
[After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
14 Sie aber zogen von Perge aus hindurch und kamen nach Antiochien in Pisidien; und sie gingen am Tage des Sabbaths in die Synagoge und setzten sich.
Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
15 Aber nach dem Vorlesen des Gesetzes und der Propheten sandten die Vorsteher der Synagoge zu ihnen und sagten: Brüder, wenn in euch irgend ein Wort der Ermahnung an das Volk ist, so redet.
[Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
16 Paulus aber stand auf, winkte mit der Hand und sprach: Männer von Israel und die ihr Gott fürchtet, höret:
So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
17 Der Gott dieses Volkes Israel erwählte unsere Väter und erhöhte das Volk in der Fremdlingschaft im Lande Ägypten, und mit erhobenem Arm führte er sie von dannen heraus;
God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
18 und eine Zeit von etwa vierzig Jahren pflegte er sie in der Wüste.
[Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
19 Und nachdem er sieben Nationen im Lande Kanaan vertilgt hatte, ließ er sie deren Land erben.
He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
20 Und nach diesem, bei vierhundertfünfzig Jahren, gab er ihnen Richter bis auf Samuel, den Propheten.
[Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
21 Und von da an begehrten sie einen König, und Gott gab ihnen Saul, den Sohn Kis', einen Mann aus dem Stamme Benjamin, vierzig Jahre lang.
Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
22 Und nachdem er ihn weggetan hatte, erweckte er ihnen David zum König, welchem er auch Zeugnis gab und sprach: “Ich habe David gefunden, den Sohn Isais, einen Mann nach meinem Herzen, der meinen ganzen Willen tun wird”.
After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
23 Aus dessen Samen hat Gott nach Verheißung dem Israel als Erretter Jesum gebracht,
“From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
24 nachdem Johannes, angesichts seines Eintritts, zuvor die Taufe der Buße dem ganzen Volke Israel verkündigt hatte.
Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
25 Als aber Johannes seinen Lauf erfüllte, sprach er: Wer meinet ihr, daß ich sei? Ich bin es nicht, sondern siehe, es kommt einer nach mir, dessen ich nicht würdig bin, ihm die Sandale an den Füßen zu lösen.
When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
26 Brüder, Söhne des Geschlechts Abrahams, und die unter euch Gott fürchten, euch ist das Wort dieses Heils gesandt.
“Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
27 Denn die zu Jerusalem wohnen und ihre Obersten, indem sie diesen nicht erkannten, haben auch die Stimmen der Propheten erfüllt, welche jeden Sabbath gelesen werden, indem sie über ihn Gericht hielten.
The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
28 Und obschon sie keine Ursache des Todes fanden, baten sie den Pilatus, daß er umgebracht würde.
[Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
29 Und nachdem sie alles vollendet hatten, was über ihn geschrieben ist, nahmen sie ihn vom Holze herab und legten ihn in eine Gruft.
They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
30 Gott aber hat ihn aus den Toten auferweckt,
However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
31 und er ist mehrere Tage hindurch denen erschienen, die mit ihm hinaufgezogen waren von Galiläa nach Jerusalem, welche jetzt seine Zeugen an das Volk sind.
and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
32 Und wir verkündigen euch die gute Botschaft von der zu den Vätern geschehenen Verheißung,
“[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
33 daß Gott dieselbe uns, ihren Kindern, erfüllt hat, indem er Jesum erweckte; wie auch in dem zweiten Psalm geschrieben steht: “Du bist mein Sohn, heute habe ich dich gezeugt”.
He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
34 Daß er ihn aber aus den Toten auferweckt hat, um nicht mehr zur Verwesung zurückzukehren, hat er also ausgesprochen: “Ich werde euch die gewissen Gnaden Davids geben”.
[God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
35 Deshalb sagt er auch an einer anderen Stelle: “Du wirst nicht zugeben, daß dein Frommer die Verwesung sehe”.
So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
36 Denn David freilich, als er zu seiner Zeit dem Willen Gottes gedient hatte, entschlief und wurde zu seinen Vätern beigesetzt und sah die Verwesung.
While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
37 Der aber, den Gott auferweckt hat, sah die Verwesung nicht.
[Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
38 So sei es euch nun kund, Brüder, daß durch diesen euch Vergebung der Sünden verkündigt wird;
“Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
39 und von allem, wovon ihr im Gesetz Moses' nicht gerechtfertigt werden konntet, wird in diesem jeder Glaubende gerechtfertigt.
40 Sehet nun zu, daß nicht über [euch] komme, was in den Propheten gesagt ist:
Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
41 “Sehet, ihr Verächter, und verwundert euch und verschwindet; denn ich wirke ein Werk in euren Tagen, ein Werk, das ihr nicht glauben werdet, wenn es euch jemand erzählt”.
[The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
42 Als sie aber hinausgingen, baten sie, daß auf den folgenden Sabbath diese Worte zu ihnen geredet würden.
After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
43 Als aber die Synagoge aus war, folgten viele der Juden und der anbetenden Proselyten dem Paulus und Barnabas, welche zu ihnen sprachen und ihnen zuredeten, in der Gnade Gottes zu verharren.
After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
44 Am nächsten Sabbath aber versammelte sich fast die ganze Stadt, um das Wort Gottes zu hören.
On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
45 Als aber die Juden die Volksmengen sahen, wurden sie von Eifersucht erfüllt und widersprachen dem, was von Paulus geredet wurde, [widersprechend und] lästernd.
But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
46 Paulus aber und Barnabas gebrauchten Freimütigkeit und sprachen: Zu euch mußte notwendig das Wort Gottes zuerst geredet werden; weil ihr es aber von euch stoßet und euch selbst nicht würdig achtet des ewigen Lebens, siehe, so wenden wir uns zu den Nationen. (aiōnios g166)
Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios g166)
47 Denn also hat uns der Herr geboten: “Ich habe dich zum Licht der Nationen gesetzt, auf daß du zum Heil seiest bis an das Ende der Erde”.
[We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
48 Als aber die aus den Nationen es hörten, freuten sie sich und verherrlichten das Wort des Herrn; und es glaubten, so viele ihrer zum ewigen Leben verordnet waren. (aiōnios g166)
While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios g166)
49 Das Wort des Herrn aber wurde ausgebreitet durch die ganze Gegend.
[At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
50 Die Juden aber erregten die anbetenden vornehmen Frauen und die Ersten der Stadt und erweckten eine Verfolgung wider Paulus und Barnabas und vertrieben sie aus ihren Grenzen.
However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
51 Sie aber schüttelten den Staub von ihren Füßen wider sie ab und kamen nach Ikonium.
So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
52 Die Jünger aber wurden mit Freude und heiligem Geiste erfüllt.
Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.
