Markus 1
1 Anfang des Evangeliums Jesu Christi, des Sohnes Gottes;
([This is/I want to tell you]) the good message about Jesus Christ, the Son of God (OR, the man who was also God). [What I want to tell you] begins just like the prophet Isaiah [said it would begin, when] he wrote [these words that God said to Jesus: ] Listen! I am sending my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare [people for] your [coming].
2 wie geschrieben steht in Jesaias, dem Propheten: “Siehe, ich sende meinen Boten vor deinem Angesicht her, der deinen Weg bereiten wird”.
3 “Stimme eines Rufenden in der Wüste: Bereitet den Weg des Herrn, machet gerade seine Steige!”
He will call out to people [who pass by where he is] in the desolate area, “As people improve and straighten out pathways [before an important official arrives] [MET], make [yourselves] ready [DOU] [in order that you will be prepared when] the Lord [comes].”
4 Johannes kam und taufte in der Wüste und predigte die Taufe der Buße zur Vergebung der Sünden.
[The messenger that Isaiah predicted was] John. [People called him] ‘The Baptizer’. In the desolate area near the Jordan River he kept telling people, “If you want God to forgive you for having sinned, you must turn away from your sinful behavior [before you ask me to] baptize [you].”
5 Und es ging zu ihm hinaus das ganze jüdische Land und alle Bewohner von Jerusalem; und sie wurden im Jordanflusse von ihm getauft, indem sie ihre Sünden bekannten.
A great number [HYP] of people who lived in Jerusalem [city] and [elsewhere] in the Judea [district] were going out to where John was. There, [after hearing John’s message], they [responded by] confessing the sinful things [that they had done]. Then they were being baptized by John {John was baptizing them} in the Jordan River.
6 Johannes aber war bekleidet mit Kamelhaaren und einem ledernen Gürtel um seine Lenden; und er aß Heuschrecken und wilden Honig.
John wore [rough] clothes made of camel’s hair. And [as the prophet Elijah had done], he wore a leather belt around his waist; and what he ate was [only] grasshoppers and honey [that he found] in that desolate area.
7 Und er predigte und sagte: Es kommt nach mir, der stärker ist als ich, dessen ich nicht würdig bin, ihm gebückt den Riemen seiner Sandalen zu lösen.
He was preaching, “Very shortly a man will come who is very great. I [am nothing compared to him. Because he is so superior to me], I am not even worthy to [serve him like a slave] by stooping down and untying his sandals.
8 Ich zwar habe euch mit Wasser getauft, er aber wird euch mit Heiligem Geiste taufen.
I used [only] water when I baptized you [because you said that you wanted to change your lives], but he will put his Holy Spirit [within] you [to truly change your lives].”
9 Und es geschah in jenen Tagen, da kam Jesus von Nazareth in Galiläa, und wurde von Johannes in dem Jordan getauft.
During that time [when John was preaching], Jesus came from Nazareth [town], which is in Galilee [district]. He went to [where John was preaching] and he was baptized by John {John baptized him} in the Jordan [River].
10 Und alsbald, als er von dem Wasser heraufstieg, sah er die Himmel sich teilen und den Geist wie eine Taube auf ihn herniederfahren.
Immediately after [Jesus] came up out of the water, he saw heaven opened up [and he saw] the Spirit [of God] descending on himself. He came in the form of a dove.
11 Und eine Stimme geschah aus den Himmeln: Du bist mein geliebter Sohn, an dir habe ich Wohlgefallen gefunden.
And [God] [MTY] spoke to him from heaven saying, “You are my Son, whom I love dearly. I am very pleased with you.”
12 Und alsbald treibt der Geist ihn hinaus in die Wüste.
(Then/Right away) the Spirit [of God] sent Jesus into the desolate area.
13 Und er war vierzig Tage in der Wüste und wurde von dem Satan versucht; und er war unter den wilden Tieren, und die Engel dienten ihm.
He was there for 40 days. During that time, he was tempted by Satan {Satan tempted him}. There were wild animals [there] also. But angels took care of him.
14 Nachdem aber Johannes überliefert war, kam Jesus nach Galiläa, predigte das Evangelium des Reiches Gottes und sprach:
Later, after John was put in prison {after [soldiers] put John in prison} [because he had rebuked the governor Herod Antipas for his sins], Jesus went to Galilee [district]. There he was preaching the good message [that came] from God.
15 Die Zeit ist erfüllt, und das Reich Gottes ist nahe gekommen. Tut Buße und glaubet an das Evangelium.
He was repeatedly saying, “Now is the time when God will begin to rule people’s lives [in a new way]. [So] turn away from your sinful behavior! Believe the good message [in order] ([to belong to him/to become those whose lives he will rule])!”
16 Als er aber am See von Galiläa wandelte, sah er Simon und Andreas, Simons Bruder, die in dem See ein Netz hin-und herwarfen, denn sie waren Fischer.
[One day], while Jesus was walking along by Galilee Lake, he saw [two men], Simon and Simon’s [younger] brother, Andrew. They were casting their [fishing] net into the lake. They [earned money by] catching [and selling] fish.
17 Und Jesus sprach zu ihnen: Kommet mir nach, und ich werde euch zu Menschenfischern machen;
Then Jesus said to them, “[Just like you have been] gathering fish, come with me and I will [teach] you how to [gather people to become my disciples]” [MET].
18 und alsbald verließen sie ihre Netze und folgten ihm nach.
Immediately they abandoned [the work that they were doing with] their nets, and they went with him.
19 Und von dannen ein wenig weitergehend, sah er Jakobus, den Sohn des Zebedäus, und seinen Bruder Johannes, auch sie im Schiffe, wie sie die Netze ausbesserten;
After they had gone on a little further, Jesus saw [two other men], James and James’ [younger] brother, John. They were the sons of [a man named] Zebedee. They were both in a boat mending [fishing] nets.
20 und alsbald rief er sie. Und sie ließen ihren Vater Zebedäus in dem Schiffe mit den Tagelöhnern und gingen weg, ihm nach.
As soon as Jesus saw them, he told them that [they should leave their work and to come with him]. So they left their father, [who remained] in the boat with the hired servants, and they went away with Jesus.
21 Und sie gehen hinein nach Kapernaum. Und alsbald an dem Sabbath ging er in die Synagoge und lehrte.
[Later] Jesus [and those disciples] arrived at Capernaum [town]. On the next (Sabbath/Jewish rest day), after Jesus had entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), he began teaching [the people who had gathered there].
22 Und sie erstaunten sehr über seine Lehre: denn er lehrte sie wie einer, der Gewalt hat, und nicht wie die Schriftgelehrten.
They were continually amazed at the way he taught. [He did] not [just teach what others had taught], like the men who teach the [Jewish] laws did. [They habitually just repeated what other people had taught]. Instead, he taught with [his own] authority.
23 Und es war in ihrer Synagoge ein Mensch mit einem unreinen Geiste;
Suddenly, [while he was teaching], a man [appeared] in their worship place who had an evil spirit in him, and he shouted,
24 und er schrie auf und sprach: Laß ab! Was haben wir mit dir zu schaffen, Jesu, Nazarener? Bist du gekommen, uns zu verderben? Ich kenne dich, wer du bist: der Heilige Gottes.
“Jesus, from Nazareth [town, since] we [evil spirits] have nothing in common with you, ([do not interfere with us]!/what do you want with us [evil spirits]?) [RHQ] (Do not destroy us [now]!/Have you come to destroy us [now]?) [RHQ] I know who you are. I know that you are the holy one [who has come] from God!”
25 Und Jesus bedrohte ihn und sprach: Verstumme und fahre aus von ihm!
Jesus rebuked [the evil spirit], saying, “Be quiet! And come out [of the man]!”
26 Und der unreine Geist zerrte ihn und rief mit lauter Stimme und fuhr von ihm aus.
The evil spirit shook the man hard. He screamed loudly, and then he came out of the man [and left].
27 Und sie entsetzten sich alle, so daß sie sich untereinander befragten und sprachen: Was ist dies? Was ist dies für eine neue Lehre? Denn mit Gewalt gebietet er selbst den unreinen Geistern, und sie gehorchen ihm.
All [the people who were there] were amazed. As a result, they discussed this among themselves, [exclaiming], “(This is [amazing]!/What is this?) [RHQ] Not only does he teach in a new and authoritative way, but also the evil spirits obey him [when] he commands [them]!”
28 Und alsbald ging das Gerücht von ihm aus in die ganze Umgegend von Galiläa.
The people very soon told [many others] throughout the whole Galilee district what Jesus [had done].
29 Und alsbald gingen sie aus der Synagoge und kamen in das Haus Simons und Andreas', mit Jakobus und Johannes.
After they left (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place), [Jesus, Simon and Andrew], along with James and John went directly to Simon and Andrew’s house.
30 Die Schwiegermutter Simons aber lag fieberkrank danieder; und alsbald sagen sie ihm von ihr.
Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed because she had a [high] fever. Right away someone told Jesus about her [being sick].
31 Und er trat hinzu und richtete sie auf, indem er sie bei der Hand ergriff; und das Fieber verließ sie alsbald, und sie diente ihnen.
He went to her, and helped her up by taking hold of her hand. She recovered [at once] from the fever, and then she [got up and] served them [some food].
32 Als es aber Abend geworden war, als die Sonne unterging, brachten sie alle Leidenden und Besessenen zu ihm;
That evening, after the sun had gone down [and restrictions about travel on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]) [were ended], some people brought to Jesus many people who were sick and others whose lives evil spirits were controlling.
33 und die ganze Stadt war an der Tür versammelt.
[It seemed as though] everyone [HYP, MTY] [who lived in] the town was gathered at the doorway [of Simon’s house].
34 Und er heilte viele, die an mancherlei Krankheiten leidend waren; und er trieb viele Dämonen aus und erlaubte den Dämonen nicht zu reden, weil sie ihn kannten.
Jesus healed many people who were ill with various diseases. He also expelled many demons [from people]. He did not allow the demons to tell people [about him], because they knew that he [had come from God, and for various reasons he did not want everyone to know that yet].
35 Und frühmorgens, als es noch sehr dunkel war, stand er auf und ging hinaus und ging hin an einen öden Ort und betete daselbst.
Jesus got up very early [the next morning] while it was still dark. He left [the house] and went away [from the town] to a place where there were no people. Then he prayed there.
36 Und Simon und die mit ihm waren, gingen ihm nach;
Simon and his companions searched for him. When they found him, [wanting him to go back to town to help other people], they said to him,
37 und als sie ihn gefunden hatten, sagen sie zu ihm: Alle suchen dich.
“[Come back to the town with us, because] many [HYP] people [in Capernaum] are looking for you!”
38 Und er spricht zu ihnen: Laßt uns anderswohin in die nächsten Flecken gehen, auf daß ich auch daselbst predige; denn dazu bin ich ausgegangen.
He said to them, “[No], let’s go on to the neighboring towns in order that I can preach there also, because the reason that I came [into the world] was to [preach to people] in many places!”
39 Und er predigte in ihren Synagogen in ganz Galiläa und trieb die Dämonen aus.
So they went throughout Galilee [district. As they did so, each (Sabbath/Jewish rest day]) he preached in (synagogues/Jewish meeting places). He was also expelling evil spirits [from people].
40 Und es kommt ein Aussätziger zu ihm, bittet ihn und kniet vor ihm nieder und spricht zu ihm: Wenn du willst, kannst du mich reinigen.
[One day] a man who had [a bad skin disease called] leprosy came to Jesus. He knelt down in front of Jesus and then he pleaded with him saying, “[Please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you want to!”
41 Jesus aber, innerlich bewegt, streckte die Hand aus, rührte ihn an und spricht zu ihm: Ich will; sei gereinigt.
Jesus felt very sorry for him. [So he ignored the religious laws about coming close to people who had that disease]. He reached out his hand and touched the man. Then he said to him, “Since I am willing [to heal you], be healed {I heal you} [now]!”
42 Und [während er redete, ] wich alsbald der Aussatz von ihm, und er war gereinigt.
Immediately the man was healed! He was no longer a leper!
43 Und er bedrohte ihn und schickte ihn alsbald fort und spricht zu ihm:
Jesus spoke sternly to him before he sent him away.
44 Siehe zu, sage niemand etwas; sondern gehe hin, zeige dich dem Priester und opfere für deine Reinigung, was Moses geboten hat, ihnen zu einem Zeugnis.
What Jesus said was, “Go to a local priest and show yourself to him [in order that he may examine you and verify that you are healed]. Then, [after the priest tells the local people], they will know [that you have been healed, and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that you do not tell others [about what happened] Then go to [Jerusalem and take to the priest what Moses commanded that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer, in order that he] may offer it [as a sacrifice to God].”
45 Er aber ging weg und fing an, es viel kundzumachen und die Sache auszubreiten, so daß er nicht mehr öffentlich in die Stadt gehen konnte; sondern er war draußen in öden Örtern, und sie kamen von allen Seiten zu ihm.
The man went [and presented himself to the priest. But then] he began to tell many people about [how Jesus had healed him] [DOU]. As a result, Jesus was no longer able to enter any town publicly [because the crowds would surround him]. Instead, he remained outside [the towns] in places [where no people lived]. But people kept coming to him from all over that region.
