Apostelgeschichte 1
1 Den ersten Bericht habe ich abgelegt, lieber Theophilus, über alles, was Jesus zu tun und zu lehren begonnen hat,
[Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
2 bis zu dem Tage, da er [in den Himmel] aufgenommen wurde, nachdem er den Aposteln, die er erwählt hatte, durch den heiligen Geist Befehl gegeben;
until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
3 welchen er sich auch nach seinem Leiden lebendig erzeigte, durch viele sichere Kennzeichen, indem er während vierzig Tagen ihnen erschien und über das Reich Gottes redete.
After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
4 Und als er mit ihnen zusammen war, gebot er ihnen, von Jerusalem nicht zu weichen, sondern die Verheißung des Vaters abzuwarten, welche ihr, [so sprach er], von mir vernommen habt,
[One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
5 denn Johannes hat mit Wasser getauft, ihr aber sollt im heiligen Geiste getauft werden, nicht lange nach diesen Tagen.
John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
6 Die nun zusammengekommen waren, fragten ihn und sprachen: Herr, gibst du in dieser Zeit Israel die Königsherrschaft wieder?
One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
7 Er sprach zu ihnen: Es ist nicht eure Sache, Zeiten oder Stunden zu kennen, welche der Vater in seiner eigenen Macht festgesetzt hat;
He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
8 sondern ihr werdet Kraft empfangen, wenn der heilige Geist über euch kommt, und werdet Zeugen für mich sein in Jerusalem und in ganz Judäa und Samaria und bis ans Ende der Erde!
But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
9 Und nach diesen Worten wurde er vor ihren Augen emporgehoben, und eine Wolke nahm ihn auf und vor ihren Augen weg.
After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
10 Und als sie unverwandt gen Himmel blickten, während er dahinfuhr, siehe, da standen zwei Männer in weißen Kleidern bei ihnen, die sprachen:
While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
11 Ihr Männer von Galiläa, was steht ihr hier und seht gen Himmel? Dieser Jesus, der von euch weg in den Himmel aufgenommen worden ist, wird in gleicher Weise wiederkommen, wie ihr ihn habt gen Himmel fahren sehen.
One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
12 Da kehrten sie nach Jerusalem zurück von dem Berge, welcher Ölberg heißt, der nahe bei Jerusalem liegt, einen Sabbatweg entfernt.
Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
13 Und als sie hineinkamen, gingen sie hinauf in das Obergemach, wo sie verblieben, nämlich Petrus und Johannes und Jakobus und Andreas, Philippus und Thomas, Bartholomäus und Matthäus, Jakobus, der Sohn des Alphäus, und Simon Zelotes und Judas, des Jakobus Sohn.
When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
14 Diese alle verharrten einmütig im Gebet, samt den Frauen und Maria, der Mutter Jesu, und seinen Brüdern.
All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
15 Und in diesen Tagen stand Petrus mitten unter den Jüngern auf und sprach (es waren aber etwa hundertzwanzig Personen beisammen):
During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
16 Ihr Männer und Brüder, es mußte das Wort der Schrift erfüllt werden, das der heilige Geist durch den Mund Davids vorausgesagt hat über Judas, welcher denen, die Jesus gefangennahmen, zum Wegweiser wurde.
“My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
17 Denn er war uns beigezählt und hatte das Los dieses Dienstes empfangen.
[Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
18 Dieser erwarb einen Acker aus dem Lohn der Ungerechtigkeit und stürzte kopfüber hinab, barst mitten entzwei, und alle seine Eingeweide traten heraus.
[The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
19 Und es wurde allen kund, die zu Jerusalem wohnen, so daß jener Acker in ihrer Sprache Akeldama genannt wurde, das heißt: Blutacker.
All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
20 Denn es steht geschrieben im Buche der Psalmen: «Seine Behausung soll öde werden, und niemand soll darin wohnen», und: «sein Amt empfange ein anderer.»
[Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
21 So muß nun von den Männern, die mit uns gegangen sind die ganze Zeit über, da der Herr Jesus unter uns ein und ausging,
“So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
22 von der Taufe des Johannes an bis zu dem Tage, da er von uns hinweg aufgenommen wurde, einer von diesen muß mit uns Zeuge seiner Auferstehung werden.
[That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
23 Und sie stellten zwei dar, Joseph, genannt Barsabas, mit Zunamen Justus, und Matthias,
So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
24 beteten und sprachen: Herr, du Kenner aller Herzen, zeige an, welchen von diesen beiden du erwählt hast,
Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
25 das Los dieses Dienstes und Apostelamtes zu empfangen, von welchem Judas abgetreten ist, um hinzugehen an seinen Ort.
26 Und sie gaben ihnen Lose, und das Los fiel auf Matthias, und er wurde zu den elf Aposteln hinzugewählt.
Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
