Matthaeus 21
1 Und als sie sich Jerusalem näherten und nach Bethphage kamen an den Oelberg, hierauf sandte Jesus zwei Jünger ab
As [we] approached Jerusalem, we came near Bethphage [village], near Olive [Tree] Hill. Jesus said to two [of his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead of us. As soon as you enter [it], you will see a donkey and her foal that are {someone has} tied [up]. Untie them and bring them [here] to me.
2 und sagte zu ihnen: gehet in das Dorf euch gegenüber, so werdet ihr sogleich eine Eselin angebunden finden und ein Füllen bei ihr, die bindet los und bringt sie mir.
3 Und wenn jemand etwas zu euch sagt, so saget: der Herr bedarf ihrer, so wird er sie alsbald ziehen lassen.
If anyone says anything to you [about your doing that], tell [him], ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will [then allow you to] lead them away.”
4 Dies geschah aber, damit erfüllt würde, was gesagt ist durch das Wort des Propheten:
When all this happened, what was written by a prophet {what a prophet wrote about} was fulfilled {happened}. The prophet wrote, “Tell the people who live in Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look! Your king is coming to you! He will come humbly. He [will show that he is humble, because he will be] riding on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
5 Saget der Tochter Sion: siehe, dein König kommt zu dir sanftmüthig und reitend auf einem Esel und einem Füllen, dem Sprößling des Saumthieres.
6 Die Jünger aber, nachdem sie hingegangen und gethan, wie ihnen der Herr befohlen,
So the [two] disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
7 brachten die Eselin und das Füllen, und legten die Kleider darauf, und er setzte sich auf dieselben.
They brought the donkey and its colt [to Jesus]. They placed their cloaks on them [to make something for him to sit on]. Then Jesus [mounted the colt] and sat on the cloaks.
8 Viele von der Menge aber breiteten ihre Kleider auf den Weg, andere aber hieben Zweige von den Bäumen und breiteten sie auf den Weg.
Then a large crowd spread [some of] their clothing on the road, and other [people] cut off branches from [palm] trees and spread them on the road. [They did those things to decorate the road in order to honor Jesus].
9 Die Massen aber, die ihm vorausgiengen, und die nachfolgten, riefen: Hosianna dem Sohn Davids, gesegnet sei, der da kommt im Namen des Herrn, Hosianna in der Höhe.
The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” “May the Lord [God] bless [this one] who comes as [God’s] representative and with [God’s] authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest [heaven]!”
10 Und als er in Jerusalem einzog, kam die ganze Stadt in Bewegung, und es hieß: wer ist das?
As Jesus entered Jerusalem, a crowd of people [MTY] from all [over the city] became excited and were saying, “Why [are they honoring] this man [like that]?”
11 Die Massen aber sagten: das ist der Prophet Jesus, der von Nazaret in Galiläa.
The crowd [that was already following him] said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee!”
12 Und Jesus trat in den Tempel und trieb alle, die im Tempel verkauften und kauften, hinaus, und warf die Tische der Wechsler um, sowie die Bänke der Taubenverkäufer,
Then Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard] and chased out all of those who were buying and selling things there. He also overturned the tables of those who were giving [Temple tax money in exchange for Roman] coins, and he overturned the seats of those who were selling pigeons [for sacrifices].
13 und sagt zu ihnen: es steht geschrieben: mein Haus soll ein Bethaus heißen, ihr aber macht es zu einer Räuberhöhle.
Then he said to them, “It is {([Jeremiah/A prophet]) has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be called a place where [people] pray’, but you bandits have made it [MET] your hideout!”
14 Und es kamen zu ihm Blinde und Lahme im Tempel, und er heilte sie.
After that, [many] blind [people] and lame [people] came to Jesus in the temple [in order that he would heal them], and he healed them.
15 Als aber die Hohenpriester und die Schriftgelehrten seine wunderbaren Thaten sahen, und wie die Kinder im Tempel riefen: Hosianna dem Sohn Davids, wurden sie unwillig
The high priests and the men who taught the people the [Jewish] laws saw the wonderful deeds that Jesus did. [They also saw and] heard the children shouting in the Temple, “We praise the [Messiah], the descendant of [King] David!” The religious leaders were indignant [because they did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah].
16 und sagten zu ihm: hörst du, was diese sagen? Jesus aber sagt zu ihnen: ja. Habt ihr noch nie gelesen: aus dem Munde der Unmündigen und Säuglinge hast du dir Lob bereitet?
[They thought that Jesus should not be allowing the children to say that], so they asked him, “[How can you tolerate] this [RHQ]? Do you hear what these [children] are shouting?” Then Jesus said to them, “Yes, I [hear them, but] if you [remembered what] you have read [in the Scriptures about children praising me, you would know that God is pleased] [RHQ] [with them]. [The psalmist] wrote, [saying to God], ‘You have taught infants and other children to praise you perfectly.’”
17 Und er verließ sie und gieng zur Stadt hinaus nach Bethania, und übernachtete daselbst.
Then Jesus left the city. We [disciples] went [with him] to Bethany [town], and we slept there [that night].
18 Da er aber des Morgens frühe in die Stadt zurückkehrte, hungerte ihn.
Early [the next morning], when we were returning to the city, [Jesus] was hungry.
19 Und er sah einen Feigenbaum am Wege, und trat zu demselben hin, und fand nichts als Blätter an ihm und sprach zu ihm: Nie mehr soll auf dir Frucht wachsen in Ewigkeit. Und plötzlich verdorrte der Feigenbaum. (aiōn g165)
He saw a fig tree near the road. [So he went over to it to pick some figs to eat]. But when he got close, he saw that there were no [figs on the tree]. There were only leaves on it. So [to illustrate how God would punish the nation of Israel], he said to the fig tree, “May you never again produce figs!” As a result, the fig tree withered that night. (aiōn g165)
20 Und da es die Jünger sahen, wunderten sie sich und sagten: wie ist der Feigenbaum so plötzlich verdorrt?
[The next day] when we disciples saw [what had happened to the tree], we marveled, and we said [to Jesus], “(It is astonishing that the fig tree withered so quickly!/How is it that the fig tree dried up so quickly?)” [RHQ]
21 Jesus aber antwortete ihnen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, wenn ihr Glauben habt und zweifelt nicht, so könnt ihr nicht nur das mit dem Feigenbaum machen, sondern ihr möget auch zu diesem Berg sagen: hebe dich weg und stürze dich ins Meer, so wird es geschehen;
Jesus said to us, “Think about this: If you believe [that God has power to do what you ask him to] and you do not doubt [that], you will be able to do [things like what I have] done to this fig tree. You will even be able to do [marvelous deeds like] saying to a nearby hill, ‘Uproot yourself and throw yourself into the sea’, and it will happen!
22 und alles, was ihr im Gebete gläubig verlangt, sollt ihr empfangen.
In addition [to that], whenever you ask [God for something] when you pray [to him, if you] believe [that he will give it to you], you will receive [it from him].”
23 Und da er in den Tempel kam, traten die Hohenpriester und die Aeltesten des Volkes zu ihm, während er lehrte, und sagten: in welcher Vollmacht thust du das? und wer hat dir diese Vollmacht gegeben?
After that, Jesus went into the Temple [courtyard]. While he was teaching [the people], the chief priests and the elders of the Jewish Council approached him. They asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do what you did [here yesterday] [DOU]?”
24 Jesus aber antwortete ihnen: ich will euch auch ein Wort fragen; sagt ihr mir das, so will ich euch auch sagen, in welcher Vollmacht ich dieses thue:
Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and if you answer me, I will tell you who authorized me to do these things.
25 Woher war die Taufe des Johannes? vom Himmel oder von Menschen? Sie aber überlegten bei sich selbst: sagen wir: vom Himmel, so sagt er uns: warum habt ihr ihm dann nicht geglaubt?
Where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God or from people? [MTY/EUP]” The chief priests and elders debated among themselves [about what they should answer]. [They said to each other], “If we say, ‘[It was] [MTY/EUP] from God’, he will say to us, ‘Then (you should have believed his [message]!/why did you not believe [John’s message]?) [RHQ]’
26 Sagen wir aber: von Menschen, so haben wir die Menge zu fürchten; denn sie hielten alle an Johannes als einem Propheten.
If we say, ‘It was from people’, we are afraid that the crowd [will react violently], because all [the people] believe that John was a prophet [sent by God].”
27 Und sie antworteten Jesus: wir wissen es nicht. Sagte auch er zu ihnen: so sage ich euch auch nicht, in welcher Vollmacht ich dieses thue.
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know [where John got his authority].” Then he said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did [here yesterday].”
28 Was dünkt euch aber? Ein Mensch hatte zwei Kinder. Er kam zum ersten und sagte: Kind, gehe heute hin und arbeite im Weinberg.
[Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders], “Tell me [RHQ] what you think [about what I am about to tell you]. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’
29 Er aber antwortete: ja, Herr, und gieng nicht hin.
But the son said [to his father], ‘I do not want to [go and work in your vineyard today]!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard [and worked].
30 Er gieng aber zum andern und sprach ebenso zu ihm. Der aber antwortete: ich mag nicht. Nachher reute es ihn, und er gieng hin.
Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will [go and work in the vineyard today.’] But he did not go there.
31 Welcher von den zwei hat den Willen des Vaters gethan? Sagen sie: der zweite. Sagt Jesus zu ihnen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, die Zöllner und die Dirnen kommen vor euch in das Reich Gottes.
So which of the man’s two sons did what their father desired?” They answered, “The older son.” Jesus [explained to them what that parable meant] by saying, “Think about this: [It is more likely that other people, including] tax collectors and prostitutes, [whom you think are very sinful], will enter where God rules, than it is that you [Jewish leaders] will enter.
32 Denn Johannes kam zu euch mit der Anweisung zur Gerechtigkeit, und ihr glaubtet ihm nicht; die Zöllner aber und die Dirnen glaubten ihm. Ihr aber sahet es und ließet es euch auch nachher nicht reuen, daß ihr ihm geglaubt hättet.
I [say this to you] because, even though John [the Baptizer] explained to you how to live righteously, you did not believe his message. But tax collectors and prostitutes believed his [message, and they turned away from their sinful behavior]. In contrast, you, even though you saw what they did, refused to turn away from your sinful behavior, and you did not believe [John’s message].”
33 Vernehmet ein anderes Gleichnis: Es war ein Hausherr, der pflanzte einen Weinberg, und setzte einen Zaun darum, und grub eine Kelter darin, und baute einen Turm. Und verdingte ihn an Weingärtner, und zog außer Lands.
“Listen to another parable [that I will tell you]. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He built a fence around it. He dug a hole in the ground [inside the fence]. He placed [in the hole] a stone tank to [collect the juice that would be] pressed out of the grapes. He also built a tower [inside that fence that someone would sit in to guard that vineyard]. He arranged for some men [to care for] the vineyard [and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went away to another country.
34 Da aber die Zeit der Ernte nahte, sandte er seine Knechte an die Weingärtner, um seinen Ertrag in Empfang zu nehmen.
When it was time to harvest the grapes, the landowner sent some of his servants to the men who were taking care of the vineyard to get his share of the grapes [that the vineyard had produced].
35 Und die Weingärtner nahmen seine Knechte, und den einen schlugen sie, den anderen töteten sie, den dritten steinigten sie.
But the renters seized the servants. They beat one of them, they killed another one, and [killed] another one of them [by throwing] stones at him.
36 Wiederum sandte er andere Knechte, mehr als das erstemal, und sie thaten ihnen ebenso.
[So the landowner] sent more servants than [he had sent] the first [time]. The renters treated those servants the same way that [they had treated the other servants].
37 Zuletzt aber sandte er seinen Sohn zu ihnen und dachte: vor meinem Sohn werden sie sich scheuen.
Later, [knowing this], [the landowner] sent his son to [the renters to get his share of the grapes]. When he sent him, he said [to himself], ‘They will certainly respect my son [and give him some of the grapes].’
38 Die Weingärtner aber, wie sie den Sohn sahen, sprachen sie bei sich: das ist der Erbe: kommt laßt uns ihn töten und sein Erbe an uns ziehen.
But when the renters saw his son [arriving], they said to each other, ‘This is the man who will inherit [this vineyard]! Let’s kill him and divide the property [among ourselves].’
39 Und sie nahmen ihn und schafften ihn hinaus aus dem Weinberg und töteten ihn.
So they grabbed him, dragged him outside the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Wenn nun der Herr des Weinbergs kommt, was wird er diesen Weingärtnern thun?
[Now I ask you], when the landowner returns to his vineyard, what [do you think] he will do to those renters?”
41 Sagen sie zu ihm: er wird die Uebelthäter übel umbringen, und den Weinberg wird er andern Weingärtnern geben, die ihm den Ertrag abliefern zu seiner Zeit.
[The chief priests and elders] replied, “He will thoroughly destroy those wicked [renters]! Then he will rent the vineyard to others. They will give him [his share of] the grapes when they are ripe.”
42 Sagt Jesus zu ihnen: habt ihr noch nie gelesen in den Schriften: der Stein, den die Bauleute verwarfen, der ist zum Eckstein geworden; vom Herrn ist er gekommen, und wunderbar ist er in unseren Augen?
Jesus said to them, “[That is right, so you need to think carefully about these words which] you have read [RHQ] in the Scriptures: The builders rejected a certain stone. [But others put] that same stone [in its proper place, and it] has become the most important stone [of the] building [MET]. The Lord has done this, and we marvel as we look at it.
43 Darum sage ich euch: das Reich Gottes wird von euch genommen und einem Volke gegeben werden, das die Früchte desselben bringt.
So, [because you reject me], I am going to tell you this: God will no longer let you [Jews] be the people over whom he rules. Instead, he will let [non-Jews] be the people over whom he rules, and they will do [IDM] what he asks them to do.
44 Und wer auf diesen Stein fällt, wird zerschellen. Auf wen aber der Stein fällt, den wird er zermalmen.
[The important stone in the building represents me, the Messiah, and those who reject me are like people who fall on this stone]. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken into pieces {This cornerstone will break into pieces anyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
45 Und da die Hohenpriester und die Pharisäer seine Gleichnisse hörten, da erkannten sie, daß er sie meine,
When the chief priests and the [elders who were] Pharisees heard this parable, they realized that he was accusing them [because they did not believe that he was the Messiah].
46 und sie trachteten ihn zu greifen, aber sie fürchteten die Massen, weil sie ihn als einen Propheten hielten.
They wanted to seize him, but [they did not do so] because they were afraid of what the crowds [would do if they did that], because [the crowds] considered that Jesus was a prophet.
