Apostelgeschichte 21
1 Als es aber geschah, daß wir uns von ihnen losgerissen hatten und abgefahren waren, kamen wir in gerader Fahrt nach Kos und am folgenden Tage nach 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 ein Schiff fanden, das nach Phönizien fuhr, stiegen wir ein und fuhren 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 Als wir aber Cypern erblickten, ließen wir es links liegen, fuhren nach Syrien und gelangten nach Tyrus; denn daselbst sollte das Schiff die Last ausladen.
[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 Und als wir die Jünger aufgefunden hatten, blieben wir sieben Tage dort. Und sie sagten dem Paulus durch den Geist, er solle nicht nach Jerusalem hinaufziehen.
[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 geschah, daß wir diese Tage verlebt hatten, brachen wir auf und zogen fort, wobei sie uns alle mit Frau und Kind bis vor die Stadt hinaus begleiteten; und wir knieten am Meeresstrand nieder 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 Und nachdem wir voneinander Abschied genommen hatten, stiegen wir in das Schiff; sie aber kehrten wieder nach Hause zurück.
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 beendigten die Fahrt und kamen von Tyrus 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 aus und kamen nach Cäsarea; und wir gingen in das Haus des Evangelisten Philippus, der einer von den Sieben war, und blieben bei ihm.
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 vier Töchter, Jungfrauen, 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 Als wir uns aber mehrere Tage dort aufhielten, kam aus Judäa ein Prophet namens Agabus herab.
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 kam zu uns, nahm den Gürtel des Paulus und band sich die Hände und die Füße und sprach: Das sagt der heilige Geist: Den Mann, dem dieser Gürtel gehört, werden die Juden in Jerusalem so binden und in die Hände 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 Da wir solches hörten, baten wir und die Einwohner des Ortes, daß er nicht nach Jerusalem hinaufziehen möchte.
When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
13 Aber Paulus antwortete: Was macht ihr, daß ihr weinet und mir das Herz brechet? Ich bin bereit, nicht nur mich binden zu lassen, sondern auch in Jerusalem zu sterben 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 Und da er sich nicht überreden ließ, beruhigten wir uns 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 reisefertig und zogen hinauf nach Jerusalem.
After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
16 Es gingen aber auch etliche Jünger aus Cäsarea mit uns, die brachten uns zu einem gewissen Mnaso aus Cypern, einem alten Jünger, bei welchem wir Herberge nehmen sollten.
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 Und als wir in Jerusalem angekommen waren, nahmen uns die Brüder mit Freuden auf.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
18 Am folgenden Tage aber ging Paulus mit uns zu Jakobus, und alle Ältesten 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 nachdem er sie begrüßt hatte, erzählte er alles bis ins einzelne, was Gott unter den Heiden durch seinen Dienst getan hatte.
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 priesen Gott, als sie solches hörten, und sprachen zu ihm: Bruder, du siehst, wie viele Tausende von Juden gläubig geworden 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 Es ist ihnen aber über dich berichtet worden, du lehrest alle Juden, die unter den Heiden sind, den Abfall von Mose und sagest, sie sollen ihre Kinder nicht beschneiden und nicht nach den Gebräuchen wandeln.
[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 tun? Auf jeden Fall muß die Menge zusammenkommen; denn sie werden hören, daß du angelangt 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 tue nun das, was wir dir sagen: Wir haben 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 diese nimm zu dir, laß dich reinigen mit ihnen und trage die Kosten für sie, daß sie das Haupt scheren, so werden alle erkennen, daß an dem, was über dich berichtet worden, nichts ist, sondern daß auch du dich der Beobachtung des Gesetzes befleißigst.
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 gläubig gewordenen Heiden betrifft, so haben wir hingesandt und angeordnet, daß sie von alledem nichts zu beobachten haben, sondern sich nur hüten sollen vor dem Götzenopfer und dem Blut und dem Erstickten und der 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 nahm Paulus die Männer zu sich und ging am folgenden Tage, nachdem er sich hatte reinigen lassen, mit ihnen in den Tempel und kündigte die Erfüllung der Tage der Reinigung an, bis für einen jeden von ihnen das Opfer dargebracht wäre.
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 Als aber die sieben Tage zu Ende gingen, brachten die Juden aus Asien, die ihn im Tempel sahen, das ganze Volk in Aufruhr und legten Hand an ihn und schrieen:
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 Ihr israelitischen Männer, kommet zu Hilfe! Das ist der Mensch, der allenthalben jedermann lehrt gegen das Volk und das Gesetz und diese Stätte. Dazu hat er auch noch Griechen in den Tempel geführt und diese heilige Stätte entweiht!
29 Sie hatten nämlich vorher den Trophimus aus Ephesus mit ihm in der Stadt gesehen und meinten, Paulus habe ihn in den Tempel geführt.
30 Und die ganze Stadt kam in Bewegung, und es entstand ein Zusammenlauf des Volkes; und sie ergriffen den Paulus und schleppten ihn zum Tempel hinaus, und alsbald wurden die Türen verschlossen.
[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 Als sie ihn aber zu töten suchten, kam die Anzeige hinauf zum Obersten der Schar, 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 mit sich und eilte zu ihnen hinab. Als sie aber den Obersten und die Soldaten sahen, hörten sie auf, 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 Da kam der Oberste herzu und verhaftete ihn und ließ ihn mit zwei Ketten fesseln und erkundigte sich, wer er sei und was er getan habe.
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 Unter dem Volk aber schrieen die einen dies, die andern das; und da er vor dem Lärm nichts Gewisses erfahren konnte, befahl er, ihn in die Kaserne zu führen.
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 an die Stufen kam, mußte er von den Soldaten getragen werden wegen dem Druck 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 die Menge des Volkes folgte nach und schrie: Hinweg mit ihm in die Kaserne!
The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 Und da Paulus hineingeführt werden sollte, sprach er zu dem Obersten: Darf ich etwas zu dir sagen? Er aber sprach: 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 Bist du also nicht der Ägypter, der vor diesen Tagen einen Aufruhr machte und die viertausend Mann Meuchelmörder in die Wüste hinausführte?
“(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 Aber Paulus sprach: Ich bin ein jüdischer Mann, aus Tarsus in Cilicien, Bürger einer nicht unberühmten Stadt. Ich bitte dich, erlaube mir, zum Volk 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 Und da er ihm die Erlaubnis gab, stellte sich Paulus auf die Stufen und winkte dem Volke mit der Hand. Und als es ganz still geworden war, redete er sie in hebräischer Sprache an und sagte:
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].
