Apostelgeschichte 21
1 Wie es aber geschah, daß wir uns von ihnen losgerissen und gelichtet hatten, segelten wir geradezu auf Kos, am folgenden Tage aber auf Rhodus, und von da nach Patara.
[After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
2 Und da wir daselbst ein Schiff fanden, das nach Phoinike gieng, bestiegen wir es und segelten ab.
[At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
3 Nachdem wir Kypros in Sicht bekommen, und links gelassen, hielten wir auf Syria, und gelangten nach Tyrus, denn dahin hatte das Schiff seine Ladung abzugeben.
[We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
4 Wir aber suchten die Jünger auf, und blieben daselbst sieben Tage, und sie rieten dem Paulus durch den Geist, nicht nach Jerusalem hinaufzugehen.
[Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
5 Als es aber kam, daß wir mit unserer Zeit fertig waren, machten wir uns auf und zogen ab, wobei uns alle das Geleite gaben samt Weib und Kind, bis vor die Stadt hinaus und am Strande beugten wir die Knie und beteten,
But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
6 dann umarmten wir einander, und wir bestiegen das Schiff, jene aber giengen heim.
After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
7 Wir aber vollendeten unsere Fahrt von Tyrus ab, und kamen nach Ptolemais, und begrüßten die Brüder und blieben einen Tag bei ihnen.
After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
8 Am folgenden Tage aber zogen wir ab und giengen nach Cäsarea, und traten in das Haus des Evangelisten Philippus, eines von den Sieben, und blieben bei demselben.
The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
9 Dieser hatte aber vier jungfräuliche Töchter, welche weissagten.
He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
10 Da wir aber mehrere Tage verweilten, kam ein Prophet von Judäa mit Namen Agabus herab, und besuchte uns,
After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
11 der nahm den Gürtel des Paulus, band sich Füße und Hände und sagte: so spricht der heilige Geist: den Mann, dem dieser Gürtel gehört, werden die Juden in Jerusalem also binden und in die Hand der Heiden ausliefern.
Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
12 Wie wir aber das vernahmen, drangen wir sowohl als die vom Orte in ihn, nicht nach Jerusalem hinaufzugehen.
When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
13 Hierauf antwortete Paulus: was treibt ihr, so zu weinen und mir das Herz zu brechen? ich bin bereit nicht blos mich binden zu lassen, sondern auch zu sterben in Jerusalem für den Namen des Herrn Jesus.
But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
14 Da er sich nicht bereden ließ, so gaben wir Ruhe und sprachen: des Herrn Wille geschehe.
When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
15 Nach diesen Tagen aber machten wir uns fertig, und giengen hinauf nach Jerusalem.
After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
16 Es giengen aber auch von den Jüngern von Cäsarea mit uns, und führten uns zur Herbege bei einem gewissen Mnason, einem Kyprier und alten Jünger.
Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
17 Da wir aber in Jerusalem angekommen, empfiengen uns die Brüder mit Freuden.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
18 Und am Tage darauf gieng Paulus mit uns zu Jakobus, und die sämtlichen Aeltesten fanden sich ein.
The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
19 Und er begrüßte sie und berichtete ihnen alles im einzelnen, was Gott bei den Heiden durch seinen Dienst gewirkt.
Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
20 Sie aber, als sie es hörten, priesen Gott, und sprachen zu ihm: du schaust, Bruder, wie viel Myriaden von Gläubigen unter den Juden sind, und alle sind Eiferer für das Gesetz.
When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
21 Sie haben sich aber über dich berichten lassen, daß du überall die Juden in der Heidenwelt den Abfall von Moses lehrest, und anweisest, ihre Kinder nicht zu beschneiden und die Sitten nicht zu beobachten.
[But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
22 Was ist nun zu machen? Jedenfalls werden sie hören, daß du gekommen bist.
But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
23 So thue denn, was wir dir sagen. Wir haben da vier Männer, die ein Gelübde auf sich haben.
So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
24 Die nimm, und laß dich mit ihnen reinigen, und wende die Kosten auf für sie, daß sie sich das Haupt scheren lassen können; so wird jedermann einsehen, daß es nichts mit dem ist, wovon sie in betreff deiner berichtet wurden, und daß vielmehr auch du selbst in Beobachtung des Gesetzes wandelst.
Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
25 Was aber die Heiden betrifft, die gläubig geworden sind, so haben wir die Anordnung getroffen, daß sie sich hüten sollen vor dem Götzenopfer, Blut, Ersticktem und Unzucht.
As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
26 Da übernahm Paulus die Männer am folgenden Tag, und nachdem er sich mit ihnen der Reinigung unterworfen, gieng er in den Tempel, und zeigte die Erfüllung der Tage der Reinigung an (nämlich bis zur Darbringung des Opfers für einen jeden von ihnen).
So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
27 Wie es aber daran war, daß die sieben Tage zu Ende giengen, brachten die Juden von Asia, welche ihn im Tempel sahen, alles Volk in Aufruhr, und legten Hand an ihn,
When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
28 und riefen: Ihr israelitische Männer, zu Hilfe! Das ist der Mensch, der allerorten jedermann lehrt gegen das Volk und das Gesetz und diese Stätte, und dazu hat er auch noch Griechen in das Heiligtum hereingebracht, und diese geweihte Stätte entweiht.
29 Sie hatten nämlich vorher den Ephesier Trophimus bei ihm in der Stadt gesehen, und meinten Paulus habe diesen in den Tempel gebracht.
30 Und die ganze Stadt kam in Bewegung, und es entstand ein Volksauflauf, und sie griffen den Paulus und zogen ihn aus dem Tempel heraus, und die Thüren wurden sofort geschlossen.
[People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
31 Schon giengen sie darauf aus, ihn zu töten, als die Kunde zu dem Obersten der Cohorte hinauf kam, daß ganz Jerusalem in Aufruhr sei.
While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
32 Der nahm sogleich Soldaten und Hauptleute, und eilte herab zu ihnen. Da sie aber den Obersten und die Soldaten sahen, hörten sie auf den Paulus zu schlagen.
The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
33 Hierauf trat der Oberst herzu, bemächtigte sich seiner, hieß ihn mit zwei Ketten binden, und erkundigte sich, wer er sei und was er gethan.
The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
34 Es rief aber alles durcheinander in der Masse, und weil er des Lärmens wegen nichts sicher erfahren konnte, hieß er ihn in die Burg bringen.
Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
35 Als er aber auf der Treppe war, kam es dazu, daß ihn die Soldaten trugen, wegen des Andrangs des Volkes;
[The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
36 denn der Volkshaufe zog mit, unter dem Geschrei: fort mit ihm.
The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 Und da er in die Burg hineingeführt werden sollte, sprach Paulus zu dem Obersten: darf ich etwas zu dir sagen? Der aber antwortete: du verstehst griechisch?
As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
38 Da bist du wohl nicht der Aegypter, der kürzlich die viertausend Mann Sikarier aufwiegelte, und in die Wüste führte?
“(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
39 Paulus aber sprach: ich bin ein Jude, von Tarsus in Kilikia, Bürger dieser ansehnlichen Stadt, ich bitte dich aber, gestatte mir zum Volke zu reden.
Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
40 Da er es gewährte, stellte sich Paulus auf die Treppe und winkte dem Volke mit der Hand; als es dann ganz stille geworden war, redete er sie auf Hebräisch also an:
Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
