Markus 12
1 Und er fing an, in Gleichnissen zu ihnen zu reden: Ein Mensch pflanzte einen Weinberg und setzte einen Zaun um denselben und grub einen Keltertrog und baute einen Turm; und er verdingte ihn an Weingärtner und reiste außer Landes.
Then Jesus told [those Jewish leaders] a parable. [He wanted to show what God would do to those who rejected the former prophets and himself. He said], “A certain man planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it [in order to protect it]. He made a stone tank [to collect the juice that] they would press [out of the grapes]. He also built a tower [for someone to sit in to guard his vineyard]. Then he leased the vineyard to some men to care for it and [to] give him some of the [grapes] in return. Then he went away to another country.
2 Und er sandte zur bestimmten Zeit einen Knecht zu den Weingärtnern, auf daß er von den Weingärtnern von der Frucht des Weinbergs empfinge.
When the time came to harvest the [grapes], he sent a servant to the men [who were taking care of the vineyard] in order to receive from them his share of the grapes that the vineyard had produced.
3 Sie aber nahmen ihn, schlugen ihn und sandten ihn leer fort.
But [after the servant arrived], they grabbed him and beat him, and they did not give him any fruit. Then they sent him away.
4 Und wiederum sandte er einen anderen Knecht zu ihnen; und den verwundeten sie [durch Steinwürfe] am Kopf und sandten ihn entehrt fort.
Later the one who owned the vineyard sent another servant to them. But they beat that one on his head, and they insulted him.
5 Und [wiederum] sandte er einen anderen, und den töteten sie; und viele andere: die einen schlugen sie, die anderen töteten sie.
Later he sent another servant. That man they killed. They mistreated many other servants [whom he sent]. Some they beat and some they killed.
6 Da er nun noch einen geliebten Sohn hatte, sandte er auch ihn, den letzten, zu ihnen, indem er sprach: Sie werden sich vor meinem Sohne scheuen.
The man still had one other [person with him]. It was his son. He loved him very much. So, finally he sent his son to them because he thought that they would respect him [and give him some of the grapes].
7 Jene Weingärtner aber sprachen zueinander: Dieser ist der Erbe; kommt, laßt uns ihn töten, und das Erbe wird unser sein.
But [when they saw his son coming], those men who were looking after the vineyard said to each other, ‘Look! Here comes the man who will some day inherit the vineyard! So let’s kill him in order that this vineyard will be ours!’
8 Und sie nahmen ihn und töteten ihn und warfen ihn zum Weinberg hinaus.
They seized him and killed him. Then they threw his body outside the vineyard.
9 Was wird nun der Herr des Weinbergs tun? Er wird kommen und die Weingärtner umbringen und den Weinberg anderen geben.
So (do you know what the man who owns the vineyard will do?/I will tell you what the man who owns the vineyard will do [RHQ]). He will come, and he will kill those evil men who were taking care of his vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.
10 Habt ihr nicht auch diese Schrift gelesen: “Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, dieser ist zum Eckstein geworden;
[Now think carefully about these words], which you have read [in] the Scriptures: The men who were building the building rejected one stone. But others [put that same stone in its proper place, and] it has become the most important stone in the building [MET]!
11 von dem Herrn her ist er dies geworden, und er ist wunderbar in unseren Augen”?
The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.”
12 Und sie suchten ihn zu greifen, und sie fürchteten die Volksmenge; denn sie erkannten, daß er das Gleichnis auf sie geredet hatte. Und sie ließen ihn und gingen hinweg.
Then [the Jewish leaders] realized that he was accusing them when he told this story [about what those wicked people did]. So they wanted to seize him. But they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that]. So they left him and went away.
13 Und sie senden etliche der Pharisäer und die Herodianer zu ihm, auf daß sie ihn in der Rede fingen.
The [Jewish leaders] sent to [Jesus] some Pharisees [who thought that the Jews should pay only the tax that their own Jewish authorities required people to pay]. They also sent some members of the party that supported Herod [Antipas and the Roman government]. They wanted to make Jesus say something wrong [that would make one of those groups very angry with him].
14 Sie aber kommen und sagen zu ihm: Lehrer, wir wissen, daß du wahrhaftig bist und dich um niemand kümmerst; denn du siehst nicht auf die Person der Menschen, sondern lehrst den Weg Gottes in Wahrheit; ist es erlaubt, dem Kaiser Steuer zu geben oder nicht? Sollen wir sie geben, oder sollen wir sie nicht geben?
After they arrived, they said to him [deceivingly], “Teacher, we know that you [teach] the truth. We also know that you are not concerned about [what] people [say about you, even if an important person does not like what you say]. Instead, you teach truthfully what God wants [us to do]. So [tell us what you think about this matter: ] Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government, or not [MTY]? Should we pay the taxes, or should we not pay them?”
15 Da er aber ihre Heuchelei kannte, sprach er zu ihnen: Was versuchet ihr mich? Bringet mir einen Denar, auf daß ich ihn sehe.
Jesus knew that they did not really want to know [what God wanted them to do]. So he said to them, “(I [know that] you are [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me./Why are you [just] trying to make me say something wrong for which you can arrest me?) [RHQ] [But I will answer your question anyway]. Bring me a coin so that I might [ask you something after] I look at it.”
16 Sie aber brachten ihn. Und er spricht zu ihnen: Wessen ist dieses Bild und die Überschrift? Und sie sprachen zu ihm: Des Kaisers.
After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is [on] this [coin]? And [whose] name [is on it]?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, [the man who rules the Roman government].”
17 Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: So gebet dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist, und Gott, was Gottes ist. Und sie verwunderten sich über ihn.
Then Jesus said to them, “[That is correct, so] give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].” They were [frustrated at his answer but] amazed at what he said, [because they were not able to accuse him of anything because of what he said].
18 Und es kommen Sadducäer zu ihm, welche sagen, es gebe keine Auferstehung; und sie fragten ihn und sprachen:
[Men who belong to the] Sadducee [sect] deny that people become alive again after they die. [In order to discredit] Jesus [by ridiculing the idea that people will live again, some of] them came to him and asked him,
19 Lehrer, Moses hat uns geschrieben: Wenn jemandes Bruder stirbt und hinterläßt ein Weib und hinterläßt keine Kinder, daß sein Bruder sein Weib nehme und seinem Bruder Samen erwecke.
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] that if a man who has no children dies, his brother should marry the dead man’s widow. [Then if those two bear children, everyone will consider that those children are the] children of the man who died, [and in that way the dead man will continue to have descendants].
20 Es waren sieben Brüder. Und der erste nahm ein Weib; und als er starb, hinterließ er keinen Samen;
[So here is an example]. There were seven boys [in one family]. The oldest one married [a woman], but [he and his wife] did not bear any children. Then he [later] died.
21 und der zweite nahm sie und starb, und auch er hinterließ keinen Samen; und der dritte desgleichen.
The second [brother followed this law and] married that woman and he, too, did not bear any children. Then he [later] died. The third [brother did] like [his other brothers did. But he also did not bear any children, and later died].
22 Und die sieben [nahmen sie und] hinterließen keinen Samen. Am letzten von allen starb auch das Weib.
Eventually all seven [brothers married that woman, one by one], but they had no children, and one by one they died. Afterwards the woman died, too.
23 In der Auferstehung, wenn sie auferstehen werden, wessen Weib von ihnen wird sie sein? Denn die sieben haben sie zum Weibe gehabt.
Therefore, [if it were true what some people say, that people will become alive again after they die], whose wife do you think that woman will be when people become alive again? ([Keep in mind that] she was married to all seven [brothers]!/She was married to all seven [brothers, so how can anyone decide] [RHQ]?)”
24 Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Irret ihr deshalb nicht, indem ihr die Schriften nicht kennet, noch die Kraft Gottes?
Jesus replied to them, “You are certainly wrong [RHQ]. You do not know [what they have written in] the Scriptures [about this]. You also do not understand God’s power [to make people alive again].
25 Denn wenn sie aus den Toten auferstehen, heiraten sie nicht, noch werden sie verheiratet, sondern sie sind wie Engel in den Himmeln.
[That woman will not be the wife of any of them], because when people have become alive again, instead of men having wives and women having husbands, they will be like the angels in heaven, [who do not marry].
26 Was aber die Toten betrifft, daß sie auferstehen, habt ihr nicht in dem Buche Moses' gelesen, “in dem Dornbusch”, wie Gott zu ihm redete und sprach: “Ich bin der Gott Abrahams und der Gott Isaaks und der Gott Jakobs”?
But as to people becoming alive again after they die, in the book that Moses [wrote, he said something about people who have died] that I am sure that you have read [RHQ]. When Moses [was looking at] the bush [that was burning], God said to him, ‘I am the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].’
27 Er ist nicht der Gott der Toten, sondern der Lebendigen. Ihr irret also sehr.
It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we know their spirits were still alive]! So your [claim that dead people do not become alive again] is very wrong.”
28 Und einer der Schriftgelehrten, der gehört hatte, wie sie sich befragten, trat herzu, und als er wahrnahm, daß er ihnen gut geantwortet hatte, fragte er ihn: Welches Gebot ist das erste von allen?
A man who taught the [Jewish] laws heard their discussion. He knew that Jesus answered the question well. So he stepped forward and asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?”
29 Jesus aber antwortete ihm: Das erste Gebot von allen ist: “Höre, Israel: der Herr, unser Gott, ist ein einiger Herr;
Jesus answered, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, [you people of] Israel! [You must worship] the Lord, our God, our only Lord.
30 und du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben aus deinem ganzen Herzen und aus deiner ganzen Seele und aus deinem ganzen Verstande und aus deiner ganzen Kraft”. [Dies ist das erste Gebot.]
[You must show that you love him in all the ways that you live] Show it in all that you want and feel, in all that you think, and in all that you do!’
31 Und das zweite, ihm gleiche, ist dieses: “Du sollst deinen Nächsten lieben wie dich selbst”. Größer als diese ist kein anderes Gebot.
The next [most important commandment] is: ‘You must love people you come in contact with as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these two!”
32 Und der Schriftgelehrte sprach zu ihm: Recht, Lehrer, du hast nach der Wahrheit geredet; denn er ist ein einiger Gott, und da ist kein anderer außer ihm;
The man said to Jesus, “Teacher, [you have answered] well. You correctly said that he is the only [God] and that there is no other God [we must worship/obey].
33 und ihn lieben aus ganzem Herzen und aus ganzem Verständnis und aus ganzer Seele und aus ganzer Kraft, und den Nächsten lieben wie sich selbst, ist mehr als alle Brandopfer und Schlachtopfer.
You have also said correctly that we ([should/must show that we]) love God by all that we are, by all that we think, and by the way that we live. And you have said correctly that we must love (people with whom we come in contact/others) as much as we love ourselves. And you have also implied that doing these things [pleases God] more than offering/giving animals to him or burning [other] sacrifices.”
34 Und als Jesus sah, daß er verständig geantwortet hatte, sprach er zu ihm: Du bist nicht fern vom Reiche Gottes. Und hinfort wagte niemand ihn zu befragen.
Jesus realized that this man had answered wisely. So he said to him, “[I perceive that] you will soon [decide to let] God rule your life.” After that, [the Jewish leaders] were afraid to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
35 Und Jesus hob an und sprach, als er im Tempel lehrte: Wie sagen die Schriftgelehrten, daß der Christus Davids Sohn sei?
[Later], while he was teaching in the Temple [courtyard], Jesus said [to the people], “These men who teach the [Jewish] laws, (they must be wrong when they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David!/why do they say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David?) [RHQ]
36 [Denn] David selbst hat in dem Heiligen Geiste gesagt: “Der Herr sprach zu meinem Herrn: Setze dich zu meiner Rechten, bis ich deine Feinde lege zum Schemel deiner Füße”.
The Holy Spirit caused David himself to say [about the Messiah], God said to my Lord, ‘Sit here beside me at the place where I will highly honor you! Sit here while I completely defeat your enemies! [MTY]’
37 David selbst [also] nennt ihn Herr, und woher ist er sein Sohn? Und die große Menge des Volkes hörte ihn gern.
Therefore, [because] David himself calls [the Messiah] ‘my Lord,’ (the Messiah cannot be [just] a man who descended [from King David!]/how can the Messiah be [just] a man who descended [from King David]?) [RHQ] [He must be much greater than David]”! Many people listened to him gladly [as he taught those things].
38 Und er sprach zu ihnen in seiner Lehre: Hütet euch vor den Schriftgelehrten, die in langen Gewändern einhergehen wollen und die Begrüßungen auf den Märkten lieben
While Jesus was teaching [the people], he said to them, “Beware that you [do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They [like people to honor them, so] they put on long robes and walk around [in order to show people how important they are]. They also like people to greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces.
39 und die ersten Sitze in den Synagogen und die ersten Plätze bei den Gastmählern;
[They like to sit] in the most important seats in our (synagogue/Jewish meeting place). At festivals, [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
40 welche die Häuser der Witwen verschlingen und zum Schein lange Gebete halten. Diese werden ein schwereres Gericht empfangen.
They (swindle/take for themselves) the houses [and property] of widows by cheating them. [Then] they pretend [that they are good] by praying long prayers [publicly. God] will certainly punish them severely!”
41 Und Jesus setzte sich dem Schatzkasten gegenüber und sah, wie die Volksmenge Geld in den Schatzkasten legte; und viele Reiche legten viel ein.
[Later], Jesus sat down [in the Temple courtyard opposite the boxes in which people put offerings. As he was sitting there], he watched as all the people put money in the box. Many rich people put in large amounts [of money].
42 Und eine arme Witwe kam und legte zwei Scherflein ein, das ist ein Pfennig.
Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper coins, which had a very small value.
43 Und er rief seine Jünger herzu und sprach zu ihnen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Diese arme Witwe hat mehr eingelegt als alle, die in den Schatzkasten eingelegt haben.
He gathered his disciples around him and said to them, “The truth is that these other people have a lot of money, [but] they gave [only a small part of it]. But this woman, who is very poor, has put in all the money that she had to pay for the things she needs. [So God considers that] this poor widow has put more money into the box than all the other people!”
44 Denn alle haben von ihrem Überfluß eingelegt; diese aber hat von ihrem Mangel, alles was sie hatte, eingelegt, ihren ganzen Lebensunterhalt.
