Apostelgeschichte 13
1 In Antiochia wirkten damals in der dortigen Gemeinde folgende Propheten und Lehrer: Barnabas, Symeon mit dem Beinamen Niger, Lucius aus Cyrene, Manaën, der mit dem Vierfürsten Herodes erzogen worden war, und Saulus.
Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
2 Als sie nun einst dem Herrn Gottesdienst hielten und fasteten, gebot der heilige Geist: »Sondert mir doch Barnabas und Saulus für das Werk aus, zu dem ich sie berufen habe!«
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
3 Da fasteten und beteten sie, legten ihnen die Hände auf und ließen sie ziehen.
So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
4 So gingen denn die beiden, vom heiligen Geist ausgesandt, nach Seleucia hinab, fuhren von dort zu Schiff nach Cypern
Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
5 und verkündigten nach ihrer Ankunft dort in Salamis das Wort Gottes in den Synagogen der Juden; als Gehilfen hatten sie noch Johannes (Markus) bei sich.
While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
6 Nachdem sie nun die ganze Insel bis nach Paphos durchzogen hatten, trafen sie dort einen jüdischen Zauberer und falschen Propheten namens Barjesus,
[The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
7 der zu der Umgebung des (römischen) Statthalters Sergius Paulus, eines verständigen Mannes, gehörte. Dieser ließ Barnabas und Saulus zu sich rufen und wünschte von ihnen das Wort Gottes zu hören.
He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
8 Da trat aber Elymas, der Zauberer – so lautet nämlich sein Name übersetzt –, ihnen entgegen und suchte den Statthalter vom Glauben abzuhalten.
However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
9 Saulus aber, der auch Paulus heißt, blickte ihn fest an und sagte, voll heiligen Geistes:
Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
10 »O du Teufelssohn, der du ganz voll von lauter Lug und Trug bist, du Feind aller Gerechtigkeit, wirst du nicht aufhören, die geraden Wege des Herrn krumm zu machen?
“You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
11 Jetzt aber kommt die Hand des Herrn über dich: du sollst blind sein und das Sonnenlicht eine Zeitlang nicht sehen!« Da fiel augenblicklich Dunkel und Finsternis auf ihn: er tappte umher und suchte nach jemandem, der ihn an der Hand führen sollte.
Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
12 Als der Statthalter den Vorgang sah, kam er zum Glauben und war voll Staunens über die (Kraft der) Lehre des Herrn.
When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
13 Von Paphos gingen Paulus und seine Gefährten wieder in See und kamen nach Perge in Pamphylien; hier trennte sich Johannes von ihnen und kehrte nach Jerusalem zurück.
[After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
14 Sie aber zogen von Perge aus landeinwärts weiter und gelangten nach dem pisidischen Antiochia, wo sie am Sabbattage in die Synagoge gingen und sich dort (auf den für Fremde bestimmten Plätzen) niedersetzten.
Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
15 Nach der Schriftverlesung aus dem Gesetz und den Propheten ließen ihnen die Vorsteher der Synagoge sagen: »Werte Brüder, wenn ihr eine erbauliche Ansprache an das Volk zu richten habt, so redet!«
[Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
16 Da stand Paulus auf, gab einen Wink mit der Hand und sagte: »Ihr Männer von Israel und ihr, die ihr Gott fürchtet, hört mich an!
So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
17 Der Gott unsers Volkes Israel hat unsere Väter sich erwählt und unser Volk während seines Aufenthalts in dem fremden Lande Ägypten emporgebracht und sie dann mit hocherhobenem Arm von dort weggeführt.
God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
18 Während einer Zeit von ungefähr vierzig Jahren hat er sie dann in der Wüste mit schonender Liebe getragen,
[Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
19 hat sieben Völker im Lande Kanaan vernichtet und ihnen deren Land zum Besitz gegeben;
He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
20 das hat ungefähr vierhundertfünfzig Jahre gedauert. Hierauf gab er ihnen Richter bis auf den Propheten Samuel.
[Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
21 Von da an wollten sie einen König haben, und Gott gab ihnen Saul, den Sohn des Kis, einen Mann aus dem Stamme Benjamin, für vierzig Jahre.
Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
22 Nach dessen Verwerfung erhob er David zum König über sie; ihm hat er dann auch das Zeugnis erteilt: ›Ich habe David gefunden, den Sohn Isais, einen Mann nach meinem Herzen, der in allem meinen Willen tun wird.‹
After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
23 Dieser ist’s, aus dessen Nachkommenschaft Gott jetzt nach seiner Verheißung Jesus als Retter für Israel hat hervorgehen lassen,
“From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
24 nachdem vor dessen Auftreten Johannes dem ganzen Volk Israel eine Taufe der Buße verkündigt hatte.
Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
25 Als aber Johannes am Abschluß seiner Laufbahn stand, erklärte er: ›Das, wofür ihr mich haltet, bin ich nicht; doch wisset wohl, nach mir kommt der, für den ich nicht gut genug bin, ihm die Schuhe von den Füßen loszubinden!‹
When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
26 Werte Brüder, Söhne von Abrahams Geschlecht, und ihr anderen hier, die ihr Gott fürchtet: an uns ist diese Heilsverkündigung ergangen!
“Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
27 Denn die Bewohner Jerusalems und ihre Oberen haben, obwohl sie diesen Jesus nicht erkannten, doch die Aussprüche der Propheten, die an jedem Sabbat zur Verlesung kommen, durch ihr Verdammungsurteil zur Erfüllung gebracht
The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
28 und, obwohl sie keine todeswürdige Schuld an ihm fanden, doch seine Hinrichtung von Pilatus verlangt.
[Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
29 Nachdem sie schließlich alles ausgeführt hatten, was über ihn in der Schrift steht, haben sie ihn vom Kreuz herabgenommen und ihn in ein Grab gelegt.
They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
30 Gott aber hat ihn von den Toten auferweckt,
However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
31 und mehrere Tage hindurch ist er denen erschienen, die mit ihm aus Galiläa nach Jerusalem hinaufgezogen waren und die jetzt Zeugen für ihn dem Volk gegenüber sind.
and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
32 Und wir bringen euch die das Heil verkündende Botschaft, daß Gott die Verheißung, die unsern Vätern einst zuteil geworden ist,
“[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
33 für uns, die Nachkommen jener, durch die Auferweckung Jesu zur Erfüllung gebracht hat, wie ja auch im zweiten Psalm geschrieben steht: ›Du bist mein Sohn, ich habe dich heute gezeugt.‹
He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
34 Daß er ihn aber von den Toten auferweckt hat, um ihn nicht wieder der Verwesung anheimfallen zu lassen, hat er mit den Worten ausgesprochen: ›Ich will euch die heiligen, dem David verheißenen unverbrüchlichen Güter verleihen.‹
[God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
35 Darum heißt es auch an einer andern Stelle: ›Du wirst nicht zulassen, daß dein Heiliger die Verwesung sieht.‹
So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
36 Denn David selbst ist doch entschlafen, nachdem er zu seiner Zeit dem Willen Gottes gedient hatte: er ist zu seinen Vätern versammelt worden und hat die Verwesung gesehen;
While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
37 der aber, den Gott auferweckt hat, der hat die Verwesung nicht gesehen.
[Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
38 So soll euch denn kundgetan sein, werte Brüder, daß euch durch diesen (Jesus) die Vergebung der Sünden verkündigt wird,
“Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
39 und von allem, wovon ihr durch das mosaische Gesetz keine Rechtfertigung habt erlangen können, wird in diesem ein jeder gerechtfertigt, der da glaubt.
40 Darum seht wohl zu, daß [bei euch] nicht das Prophetenwort zutreffe:
Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
41 ›Seht, ihr Verächter, verwundert euch und vergeht! Denn ein Werk vollführe ich in euren Tagen, ein Werk, das ihr gewiß nicht glauben würdet, wenn jemand es euch erzählte.‹«
[The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
42 Als sie dann die Synagoge verließen, sprach man die Bitte gegen sie aus, sie möchten am nächsten Sabbat von diesen Dingen noch weiter zu ihnen reden.
After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
43 Nachdem nun die Synagogen-Versammlung auseinandergegangen war, folgten viele von den Juden und den gottesfürchtigen Heidenjuden dem Paulus und Barnabas nach; diese redeten ihnen eifrig zu und ermahnten sie, in der Gnade Gottes zu verharren.
After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
44 Am folgenden Sabbat aber fand sich beinahe die ganze Stadt ein, um das Wort Gottes zu hören.
On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
45 Als jedoch die Juden die Volksmenge sahen, wurden sie mit Eifersucht erfüllt und widersprachen den Darlegungen des Paulus unter Schmähungen.
But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
46 Da erklärten ihnen Paulus und Barnabas mit Freimut: »Euch (Juden) mußte das Wort Gottes zuerst verkündigt werden; weil ihr es aber zurückstoßt und euch selbst des ewigen Lebens nicht für würdig erachtet, so wenden wir uns nunmehr zu den Heiden! (aiōnios g166)
Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios g166)
47 Denn so hat uns der Herr geboten: ›Ich habe dich zum Licht der Heiden gemacht, damit du zum Heil werdest bis ans Ende der Erde.‹«
[We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
48 Als die Heiden das hörten, freuten sie sich und priesen das Wort des Herrn; und alle, soweit sie zum ewigen Leben verordnet waren, wurden gläubig. (aiōnios g166)
While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios g166)
49 So verbreitete sich denn das Wort des Herrn durch die ganze Gegend.
[At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
50 Die Juden aber hetzten die vornehmen Frauen, die sich zum Judentum hielten, und die angesehensten Männer der Stadt auf, erregten eine Verfolgung gegen Paulus und Barnabas und vertrieben sie aus dem Gebiet ihrer Stadt.
However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
51 Da schüttelten diese den Staub von ihren Füßen (zum Zeugnis) gegen sie und begaben sich nach Ikonium;
So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
52 die Jünger aber wurden mit Freude und mit heiligem Geist erfüllt.
Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.
