Markus 1
1 Anfang des Evangeliums von Jesus Christus: Wie geschrieben steht in dem Propheten Jesaias:
([This is/I want to tell you]) the good message about Jesus Christ, the Son of God (OR, the man who was also God). [What I want to tell you] begins just like the prophet Isaiah [said it would begin, when] he wrote [these words that God said to Jesus: ] Listen! I am sending my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare [people for] your [coming].
2 Siehe, ich sende meinen Boten vor dir her, der soll dir den Weg bereiten;
3 hört, wie es ruft in der Wüste: bereitet den Weg des Herrn, macht eben seine Pfade.
He will call out to people [who pass by where he is] in the desolate area, “As people improve and straighten out pathways [before an important official arrives] [MET], make [yourselves] ready [DOU] [in order that you will be prepared when] the Lord [comes].”
4 So trat auf Johannes der Täufer in der Wüste, und verkündete eine Taufe der Buße zu Sündenvergebung.
[The messenger that Isaiah predicted was] John. [People called him] ‘The Baptizer’. In the desolate area near the Jordan River he kept telling people, “If you want God to forgive you for having sinned, you must turn away from your sinful behavior [before you ask me to] baptize [you].”
5 Uns es zog zu ihm hinaus das ganze judäische Land und die Jerusalemiten alle, und ließen sich von ihm taufen im Jordanfluß, indem sie ihre Sünden bekannten.
A great number [HYP] of people who lived in Jerusalem [city] and [elsewhere] in the Judea [district] were going out to where John was. There, [after hearing John’s message], they [responded by] confessing the sinful things [that they had done]. Then they were being baptized by John {John was baptizing them} in the Jordan River.
6 Und Johannes war gekleidet in Kamelshaar mit einem ledernen Gürtel um seine Lende, und aß Heuschrecken und wilden Honig.
John wore [rough] clothes made of camel’s hair. And [as the prophet Elijah had done], he wore a leather belt around his waist; and what he ate was [only] grasshoppers and honey [that he found] in that desolate area.
7 Und er verkündete: es kommt nach mir, der stärker ist als ich, für den ich nicht gut genug bin mich zu bücken und ihm den Schuhriemen zu lösen.
He was preaching, “Very shortly a man will come who is very great. I [am nothing compared to him. Because he is so superior to me], I am not even worthy to [serve him like a slave] by stooping down and untying his sandals.
8 Ich habe euch mit Wasser getauft, er aber wird euch mit heiligem Geiste taufen.
I used [only] water when I baptized you [because you said that you wanted to change your lives], but he will put his Holy Spirit [within] you [to truly change your lives].”
9 Und es geschah, in jenen Tagen kam Jesus von Nazaret in Galiläa, und ließ sich von Johannes im Jordan taufen.
During that time [when John was preaching], Jesus came from Nazareth [town], which is in Galilee [district]. He went to [where John was preaching] and he was baptized by John {John baptized him} in the Jordan [River].
10 Und alsbald, da er aufstieg vom Wasser, sah er die Himmel sich spalten und den Geist wie eine Taube auf ihn herabfahren,
Immediately after [Jesus] came up out of the water, he saw heaven opened up [and he saw] the Spirit [of God] descending on himself. He came in the form of a dove.
11 und eine Stimme aus den Himmeln sprach: du bist mein geliebter Sohn, an dir habe ich Wohlgefallen gefunden.
And [God] [MTY] spoke to him from heaven saying, “You are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you.”
12 Und alsbald treibt ihn der Geist in die Wüste,
(Then/Right away) the Spirit [of God] sent Jesus into the desolate area.
13 und er war in der Wüste vierzig Tage lang und wurde versucht vom Satan, und war bei den wilden Thieren, und die Engel dienten ihm.
He was there for 40 days. During that time, he was tempted by Satan {Satan tempted him}. There were wild animals [there] also. But angels took care of him.
14 Nach der Verhaftung des Johannes kam Jesus nach Galiläa und verkündete das Evangelium Gottes:
Later, after John was put in prison {after [soldiers] put John in prison} [because he had rebuked the governor Herod Antipas for his sins], Jesus went to Galilee [district]. There he was preaching the good message [that came] from God.
15 die Zeit ist erfüllt und das Reich Gottes herbeigekommen, thut Buße und glaubet an das Evangelium.
He was repeatedly saying, “Now is the time when God will begin to rule people’s lives [in a new way]. [So] turn away from your sinful behavior! Believe the good message [in order] ([to belong to him/to become those whose lives he will rule])!”
16 Und da er am galiläischen See dahinzog, sah er Simon und Simons Bruder Andreas, wie sie auswarfen im See; denn sie waren Fischer.
[One day], while Jesus was walking along by Galilee Lake, he saw [two men], Simon and Simon’s [younger] brother, Andrew. They were casting their [fishing] net into the lake. They [earned money by] catching [and selling] fish.
17 Und Jesus sagte zu ihnen: kommt mir nach, so will ich euch Menschenfischer werden lassen,
Then Jesus said to them, “[Just like you have been] gathering fish, come with me and I will [teach] you how to [gather people to become my disciples]” [MET].
18 und alsbald ließen sie die Netze und folgten ihm.
Immediately they abandoned [the work that they were doing with] their nets, and they went with him.
19 Und da er ein wenig weitergieng, sah er Jakobus, den Sohn des Zebedäus, und seinen Bruder Johannes, ebenfalls im Schiffe, an der Ausrichtung der Netze,
After they had gone on a little further, Jesus saw [two other men], James and James’ [younger] brother, John. They were the sons of [a man named] Zebedee. They were both in a boat mending [fishing] nets.
20 und alsbald berief er sie; und sie ließen ihren Vater Zebedäus im Schiffe mit den Tagelöhnern, und giengen hin ihm nach.
As soon as Jesus saw them, he told them that [they should leave their work and to come with him]. So they left their father, [who remained] in the boat with the hired servants, and they went away with Jesus.
21 Und sie ziehen hinein nach Kapernaum; und alsbald gieng er am Sabbat in die Synagoge und lehrte,
[Later] Jesus [and those disciples] arrived at Capernaum [town]. On the next (Sabbath/Jewish rest day), after Jesus had entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), he began teaching [the people who had gathered there].
22 und sie waren betroffen über seine Lehre; denn er lehrte sie wie einer der Vollmacht hat und nicht wie die Schriftgelehrten.
They were continually amazed at the way he taught. [He did] not [just teach what others had taught], like the men who teach the [Jewish] laws did. [They habitually just repeated what other people had taught]. Instead, he taught with [his own] authority.
23 Und alsbald war in ihrer Synagoge ein Mensch mit einem unreinen Geist, der schrie auf:
Suddenly, [while he was teaching], a man [appeared] in their worship place who had an evil spirit in him, and he shouted,
24 was willst du von uns, Jesus von Nazaret? bist du gekommen, uns zu verderben? Wir wissen, wer du bist: der Heilige Gottes.
“Jesus, from Nazareth [town, since] we [evil spirits] have nothing in common with you, ([do not interfere with us]!/what do you want with us [evil spirits]?) [RHQ] (Do not destroy us [now]!/Have you come to destroy us [now]?) [RHQ] I know who you are. I know that you are the holy one [who has come] from God!”
25 Und Jesus bedrohte ihn: verstumme und fahre aus von ihm.
Jesus rebuked [the evil spirit], saying, “Be quiet! And come out [of the man]!”
26 Und der unreine Geist verzerrte ihn und fuhr mit lautem Geschrei von ihm aus.
The evil spirit shook the man hard. He screamed loudly, and then he came out of the man [and left].
27 Und alles war voll Staunen, man fragte sich: was ist das? eine neue Lehre mit Vollmacht! auch den unreinen Geistern gebietet er und sie gehorchen ihm!
All [the people who were there] were amazed. As a result, they discussed this among themselves, [exclaiming], “(This is [amazing]!/What is this?) [RHQ] Not only does he teach in a new and authoritative way, but also the evil spirits obey him [when] he commands [them]!”
28 Und sein Ruf gieng alsbald aus überall hin in die ganze galiläische Umgegend.
The people very soon told [many others] throughout the whole Galilee district what Jesus [had done].
29 Und alsbald giengen sie von der Synagoge aus in das Haus des Simon und Andreas mit Jakobus und Johannes.
After they left (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), [Jesus, Simon and Andrew], along with James and John went directly to Simon and Andrew’s house.
30 Die Schwiegermutter Simons aber lag am Fieber darnieder, und alsbald sagen sie ihm von ihr.
Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed because she had a [high] fever. Right away someone told Jesus about her [being sick].
31 Und er trat hinzu, nahm sie bei der Hand und richtete sie auf, da verließ sie das Fieber und sie wartete ihnen auf.
He went to her, and helped her up by taking hold of her hand. She recovered [at once] from the fever, and then she [got up and] served them [some food].
32 Da es aber Abend geworden, als die Sonne untergieng,
That evening, after the sun had gone down [and restrictions about travel on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]) [were ended], some people brought to Jesus many people who were sick and others whose lives evil spirits were controlling.
33 brachten sie zu ihm alle, die ein Leiden hatten, und die dämonisch waren; und es war die ganze Stadt an der Thüre versammelt,
[It seemed as though] everyone [HYP, MTY] [who lived in] the town was gathered at the doorway [of Simon’s house].
34 und er heilte viele Leidende mit mancherlei Krankheiten, und trieb viele Dämonen aus, und ließ die Dämonen nicht davon reden, daß sie ihn kannten.
Jesus healed many people who were ill with various diseases. He also expelled many demons [from people]. He did not allow the demons to tell people [about him], because they knew that he [had come from God, and for various reasons he did not want everyone to know that yet].
35 Und früh morgens noch im Dunkeln stand er auf, gieng hinaus, und zog fort an einen einsamen Ort, und daselbst betete er.
Jesus got up very early [the next morning] while it was still dark. He left [the house] and went away [from the town] to a place where there were no people. Then he prayed there.
36 Und Simon und seine Genossen verfolgten ihn,
Simon and his companions searched for him. When they found him, [wanting him to go back to town to help other people], they said to him,
37 und fanden ihn und sagen zu ihm: es sucht dich alles.
“[Come back to the town with us, because] many [HYP] people [in Capernaum] are looking for you!”
38 Und er sagt zu ihnen: laßt uns anderwärts gehen, in die benachbarten Ortschaften, damit ich auch dort verkünde; denn dazu bin ich ausgegangen.
He said to them, “[No], let’s go on to the neighboring towns in order that I can preach there also, because the reason that I came [into the world] was to [preach to people] in many places!”
39 Und er gieng und verkündete in ihren Synagogen in ganz Galiläa, und trieb die Dämonen aus.
So they went throughout Galilee [district. As they did so, each (Sabbath/Jewish rest day]) he preached in (synagogues/Jewish meeting places). He was also expelling evil spirits [from people].
40 Und es kommt ein Aussätziger zu ihm und bittet ihn: so du willst, kannst du mich reinigen.
[One day] a man who had [a bad skin disease called] leprosy came to Jesus. He knelt down in front of Jesus and then he pleaded with him saying, “[Please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you want to!”
41 Und er hatte Mitleid, streckte seine Hand aus, rührte ihn an, und sagt zu ihm: ich will es, werde rein.
Jesus felt very sorry for him. [So he ignored the religious laws about coming close to people who had that disease]. He reached out his hand and touched the man. Then he said to him, “Since I am willing [to heal you], be healed {I heal you} [now]!”
42 Und alsbald wich der Aussatz von ihm, und er ward rein.
Immediately the man was healed! He was no longer a leper!
43 Und er fuhr ihn an, und trieb ihn alsbald hinaus
Jesus spoke sternly to him before he sent him away.
44 und sagt zu ihm: siehe zu, daß du niemand etwas sagest; sondern gehe hin, zeige dich dem Priester, und opfere für deine Reinigung, was Moses verordnet hat, zum Zeugnis für sie.
What Jesus said was, “Go to a local priest and show yourself to him [in order that he may examine you and verify that you are healed]. Then, [after the priest tells the local people], they will know [that you have been healed, and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that you do not tell others [about what happened] Then go to [Jerusalem and take to the priest what Moses commanded that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer, in order that he] may offer it [as a sacrifice to God].”
45 Er aber gieng hinaus, und fieng an, es eifrig zu verkünden und die Sache ruchbar zu machen, so daß er nicht mehr öffentlich in eine Stadt gehen konnte, sondern draußen an einsamen Orten hielt er sich auf, und sie kamen zu ihm von überall her.
The man went [and presented himself to the priest. But then] he began to tell many people about [how Jesus had healed him] [DOU]. As a result, Jesus was no longer able to enter any town publicly [because the crowds would surround him]. Instead, he remained outside [the towns] in places [where no people lived]. But people kept coming to him from all over that region.
