1 Petrus 2
1 Das ist aber das Wort, das euch als Evangelium verkündet ist. Nachdem ihr also abgelegt alle Bosheit und allen Trug und Heuchelei und Neidereien und alle Verleumdungen,
Therefore, do not act maliciously in any way or deceive others. Do not (be a hypocrite/try to make others think that you have qualities that you do not really have), and do not (envy/be jealous of) others. Do not ever slander anyone.
2 so verlanget als neugeborene Kinder nach der vernünftigen unverfälschten Milch, damit ihr durch dieselbe wachset zum Heile,
Just like newborn babies [long for their mothers’] pure milk [MET], you should long for [God’s] spiritual [truth], so that by learning it you may become [spiritually] mature. [You need to] do this until the day when God [will] free you completely [from all the evil in this world].
3 wenn ihr gekostet habt, wie gut der Herr ist.
[Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
4 Hinzutretend zu ihm als dem lebendigen Steine, von Menschen verworfen, bei Gott aber auserlesen, wertvoll,
You have come to the Lord Jesus. He is [like an important] stone [MET] [put in the foundation of a building], [but he is] alive, [not lifeless like a stone]. He was rejected by [many] people {[Many] people rejected him}, but God chose him and [considers him] to be very precious.
5 lasset auch euch selbst aufbauen als lebendige Steine, ein geistliches Haus, zu heiliger Priesterschar, darzubringen geistliche Opfer, Gott wohlgefällig durch Jesus Christus.
[And like men] build houses with stones [MET], [God] is causing you to be joined together into a group in which [God’s] Spirit [lives], in order that you, because of what Jesus Christ did for us, might, like priests who offer sacrifices, [do things] that are pleasing to God.
6 Darum daß in der Schrift steht: Siehe ich setze in Sion einen auserlesenen, wertvollen Eckstein, und der auf ihn traut, soll nicht zu Schanden werden.
[What Isaiah wrote] in the Scriptures [shows us that this is true]. [He wrote these words that God said]: Note this well: I am placing in Jerusalem [MTY] [one who is like] [MET] an extremely valuable [DOU] (stone/cornerstone, the most important stone in the structure of a building), and those who believe in him will never be disappointed.
7 Für euch nun, die ihr glaubet, gilt der Wert, für Ungläubige aber: der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist geworden zum Eckstein, Stein des Anstoßes und Fels des Aergernisses.
Therefore, [God will] honor you who believe in [Jesus]. But those who [refuse to] believe in him [are like the builders] that this Scripture [talks about]: The stone that the builders rejected has become (the cornerstone/the most important stone in the foundation of the building).
8 Sie stoßen sich daran, weil sie dem Worte nicht glauben, dazu sind sie auch gesetzt.
And [it is also written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures: [He will be like] a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that people trip over. [Just as people are injured when] they stumble over a rock, people who disobey the message [about Jesus are injured spiritually], and that is what [God] determined would happen to them.
9 Ihr seid ein auserwähltes Geschlecht, königliche Priesterschar, heiliger Stamm, Volk zum Eigentum, auf daß ihr verkündet die Tugenden dessen, der euch aus Finsternis berufen hat in sein wunderbares Licht,
But you are people whom God has chosen [to belong to him]. You are [a group that represents God like] priests do, and you rule with God [MET] like kings. You are (a holy group of people/a group of people who are separate from evil). You are people who belong to God. This is in order that you might proclaim the virtues of [God. He has] called you from [your former ways], [when you were ignorant of his truth], into the marvelous [understanding that he gives us] [MET]. [That is, he has called you] out of [spiritual] darkness into [spiritual] light.
10 die einst nicht ein Volk, nun aber Gottes Volk, einst ohne Erbarmen, jetzt aber im Erbarmen.
[What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you] Formerly, you were not a people [who had a relationship with God], But now you are God’s people. At one time [God] had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.
11 Geliebte, ich ermahne euch, als Beiwohner und Beisassen, euch zu enthalten der fleischlichen Begierden, die wider die Seele streiten,
You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] [whose real home is in heaven]. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires (fight against/always oppose) your souls.
12 euren Wandel unter den Heiden löblich führend, damit sie, wo sie euch als Uebelthäter verleumden, ihn an den guten Werken wahrnehmend Gott preisen am Tage der Prüfung.
Keep conducting your lives in a good way among those who do not know God. [If you do that], although they may accuse you, saying that you are people who do evil things, they will see your good behavior, and at the time when God comes [to judge people], they will (give honor to him/say that what he does is right).
13 Seid unterthan aller menschlichen Schöpfung, um des Herrn willen, sei es dem Kaiser als dem Oberherrn,
For the sake of the Lord [Jesus], submit yourselves to every human authority. That includes submitting yourselves to the king, who is the most important authority,
14 sei es den Statthaltern, als von ihm gesandt zur Strafe denen die Böses thun, zu Lob denen, die Gutes thun
and to governors, who are sent by the king {whom the king sends} to punish those who do what is wrong and to commend/honor those who do what is right.
15 (denn so ist es Gottes Wille, durch Gutesthun zu schweigen die Unwissenheit der sinnlosen Menschen)
What God wants is that by your doing [only] what is good you will cause foolish people who do not know [God] to be unable to say things ([to condemn you/to show you why you should be punished]).
16 als Freie, aber nicht als die da die Freiheit zum Deckmantel der Bosheit nehmen, sondern als Knechte Gottes.
Conduct your lives as though you were free [from having to obey authorities], but do not think “Because I am free from having to obey authorities, I can do evil things.” Instead, act as servants of God [should].
17 Ehret alle, liebet die Brüder-Gemeinschaft, fürchtet Gott, ehret den Kaiser.
Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
18 Das Gesinde in aller Furcht den Herrn unterthan! nicht nur den guten und billigen, sondern auch den schwierigen.
You slaves [who are believers], submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who [act in a] good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who [act in a] harsh way [towards you].
19 Denn das ist wohlgefällig, wenn einer im Andenken an Gott seine Trübsal trägt, wo er ungerecht leidet.
You should do that because God is pleased with those who, knowing that he is aware of what is happening to them, endure the pain that they suffer [because of being treated unjustly by their masters] {[their masters have treated them unjustly]}.
20 Denn was ist das für ein Ruhm, wenn ihr aushaltet, wo ihr für Fehltritte Schläge bekommt? Aber wenn ihr aushaltet, wo ihr beim Gutesthun leidet - das ist wohlgefällig bei Gott.
God will certainly not [RHQ] be pleased with you if you do something that is wrong and as a result you are beaten {someone beats you}! But if, instead of doing something that is wrong, you do what is good, and as a result of that, you suffer for doing something that is good, and you endure that suffering, God will (commend/be pleased with) you.
21 Denn dazu seid ihr berufen, weil auch Christus gelitten hat für euch, euch ein Vorbild hinterlassend, damit ihr seinen Spuren nachfolget,
One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would [suffer]. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would (imitate what/do like) he did.
22 der keine Sünde gethan, ist auch kein Trug erfunden in seinem Munde,
[Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
23 der nicht wieder schalt, da er gescholten ward, nicht drohte, da er litt, sondern es dem anheim gab, der gerecht richtet.
When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return. When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten (to get revenge/to cause them to suffer). Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he (was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong) (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).
24 Der unsere Sünden mit seinem Leibe hinauftrug auf das Holz, damit wir losgeworden von den Sünden der Gerechtigkeit leben mögen, durch dessen blutende Wunde ihr seid geheilt worden;
He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross, in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives. It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your [souls have been saved] [MET] [from being sinful, as people’s bodies] are healed [from being sick].
25 denn ihr waret wie irrende Schafe, nun aber habt ihr euch bekehrt zu dem Hirten und Aufseher eurer Seelen.
Truly you were like sheep that had gone astray [SIM], but now you have returned to [Jesus], who cares for your souls [as] a shepherd [cares for his sheep] [MET].
