Apostlenes-gjerninge 21
1 Da vi nu hadde revet oss løs fra dem og hadde seilt avsted, kom vi rett frem til Kos, næste dag til Rodus, og derfra til 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 Der fant vi et skib som skulde fare rett over til Fønikia; vi gikk da ombord på det og seilte avsted.
[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 Efterat vi hadde fått Kypern i sikte og latt den efter oss på venstre hånd, seilte vi til Syria og løp inn til Tyrus; for der skulde skibet losse sin ladning.
[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 Vi opsøkte da disiplene og blev der i syv dager; de sa til Paulus ved Ånden at han ikke måtte dra til Jerusalem.
[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 Da nu disse dager var til ende, drog vi derfra og fór videre, og de fulgte oss alle med kvinner og barn helt utenfor byen; vi falt da på kne på stranden og bad;
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 så bød vi hverandre farvel, og vi gikk ombord på skibet; men de vendte tilbake til sitt.
After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
7 Vi endte nu sjøferden og kom fra Tyrus til Ptolemais; der hilste vi på brødrene og blev en dag hos dem.
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 Næste dag drog vi derfra og kom til Cesarea; der tok vi inn hos Filip, evangelisten, som var en av de syv, og blev hos ham.
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 Han hadde fire ugifte døtre som hadde profetisk gave.
He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
10 Mens vi nu blev der i flere dager, kom en profet ved navn Agabus ned fra Judea;
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 han kom til oss og tok Paulus' belte og bandt sig selv på hender og føtter og sa: Så sier den Hellige Ånd: Den mann som eier dette belte, ham skal jødene binde således i Jerusalem og overgi i hedningenes hender.
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 vi hørte dette, bad vi ham, både vi og de der på stedet, at han ikke måtte dra op til Jerusalem.
When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
13 Men Paulus svarte: Hvorfor gråter I og sønderriver mitt hjerte? Jeg er rede ikke bare til å bindes, men også til å dø i Jerusalem for den Herre Jesu navn.
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 Da han nu ikke lot sig overtale, slo vi oss til ro og sa: Skje Herrens vilje!
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 Da nu disse dager var til ende, gjorde vi oss i stand og drog op til Jerusalem,
After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
16 og sammen med oss reiste også nogen av disiplene fra Cesarea; de førte oss til en som hette Mnason, fra Kypern, en gammel disippel, som vi skulde bo hos.
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 Da vi nu kom til Jerusalem, tok brødrene imot oss med glede.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
18 Den næste dag gikk Paulus med oss til Jakob, og alle de eldste kom dit.
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 Og da han hadde hilst på dem, fortalte han det som Gud hadde gjort blandt hedningene ved hans tjeneste, det ene efter det annet.
Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
20 Da de hørte det, priste de Gud; og så sa de til ham: Du ser, bror, hvor mangfoldige tusener det er blandt jødene som har tatt ved troen, og alle er de nidkjære for loven;
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 men nu har de hørt si om dig at ute blandt hedningene lærer du alle jøder frafall fra Moses og sier at de ikke skal omskjære sine barn eller vandre efter de gamle skikker.
[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 Hvad er da å gjøre? I ethvert fall vil en hel mengde komme sammen; for de vil få høre at du er kommet.
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 Gjør nu derfor som vi sier til dig! Vi har her fire menn som har et løfte på sig;
So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
24 slå dig sammen med dem og la dig rense med dem, og ta på dig omkostningene for dem, så de kan få rake sitt hode! så vil alle skjønne at det ikke er noget i det som de har hørt si om dig, men at du også selv vandrer så at du holder loven.
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 Men om de hedninger som har tatt ved troen, har vi sendt brev og vedtatt at de ikke skal holde noget sådant, men bare vokte sig for avgudsoffer og blod og det som er kvalt, og hor.
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 slo Paulus sig sammen med mennene, og den næste dag lot han sig rense med dem og gikk inn i templet for å melde utløpet av renselsesdagene, da offeret skulde frembæres for enhver av dem.
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 Da nu de syv dager led til ende, fikk jødene fra Asia se ham i templet, og de satte op hele hopen og la hånd på ham
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 og skrek: Israelittiske menn! kom til hjelp! Dette er det menneske som allesteds lærer alle imot folket og loven og dette sted, og han har endog ført grekere inn i templet og vanhelliget dette hellige sted.
29 For de hadde før sett Trofimus fra Efesus ute i byen i følge med ham, og nu tenkte de at Paulus hadde ført ham inn i templet.
30 Det blev da et opstyr i hele byen, og folket flokket sig sammen, og de grep Paulus og slepte ham utenfor templet, og straks blev dets dører lukket.
[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 Mens de nu holdt på og vilde slå ham ihjel, gikk det melding op til den øverste høvedsmann for vakten om at hele Jerusalem var i et røre.
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 Han tok da straks krigsfolk og høvedsmenn og skyndte sig ned til dem; men da de så den øverste høvedsmann og krigsfolket, holdt de op med å slå Paulus.
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 kom den øverste høvedsmann bort til ham og lot ham gripe, og bød at han skulde bindes med to lenker, og spurte hvem han var, og hvad han hadde gjort.
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 Nogen i hopen ropte da ett, andre et annet; og da han på grunn av larmen ikke kunde få noget sikkert å vite, bød han at han skulde føres inn i festningen.
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 Da han nu kom til trappene, blev det slik at han måtte bæres av krigsfolket, så voldsom var hopen;
[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 for hele mengden av folket fulgte efter og skrek: Drep ham!
The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 Da nu Paulus skulde føres inn i festningen, sier han til den øverste høvedsmann: Får jeg lov å si et ord til dig? Han svarte: Kan du gresk?
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 Er du da ikke den egypter som for nogen tid siden gjorde oprør og førte de fire tusen mordere ut i ørkenen?
“(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 Da sa Paulus: Jeg er en jøde, fra Tarsus, borger av en ikke ukjent by i Kilikia; men jeg ber dig: Gi mig lov å tale til folket!
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 Da han gav ham lov til det, stilte Paulus sig på trappen og slo til lyd for folket med hånden; da det nu blev aldeles stille, talte han til dem på det hebraiske mål og sa:
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].
