Markus 9
1 Und weiter sprach er zu ihnen: "Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Es stehen solche hier, die den Tod nicht kosten werden, bis sie das Gottesreich in Macht erscheinen sehen."
He also said to [his disciples], “Listen carefully! Some of you who are here now will see God ruling powerfully in [many ways]. You will see it before you die!”
2 Sechs Tage später nahm Jesus den Petrus, Jakobus und Johannes mit sich und führte sie allein auf einen hohen Berg abseits. Und er ward verwandelt vor ihnen.
A week later Jesus took Peter, James and [James’ younger brother] John and led them up a high mountain. [While they were] alone up there, he appeared very different to them.
3 Seine Kleider wurden schimmernd weiß, wie sie kein Walker auf der Erde bleichen kann.
His clothes became dazzling white. They were whiter than anyone on earth could make them by bleaching them.
4 Und es erschienen ihnen Elias mit Moses, die sich mit Jesus unterhielten.
[Two prophets who had lived long ago], Moses and Elijah, appeared to them. Then the two of them began talking with Jesus.
5 Petrus nahm das Wort und sprach zu Jesus: "Rabbi, wie schön ist es doch, daß wir hier sind. Laß uns drei Hütten bauen: dir eine, dem Moses eine und dem Elias eine."
[After a short time], Peter [interrupted by] exclaiming, “Teacher, it is wonderful to be here! So allow us to make three shelters. One [will be] for you, one [will be] for Moses, and one [will be] for Elijah!”
6 Er wußte nicht, was er sprach: sie waren vor Schrecken außer sich.
[He said this] because [he wanted to say something, but] he did not know what to say, because he and the other [two disciples] were very awestruck.
7 Doch da kam eine Wolke, die ihren Schatten auf sie warf, und eine Stimme aus der Wolke sprach: "Das ist mein vielgeliebter Sohn; auf diesen sollt ihr hören."
Then a [shining] cloud appeared that covered them. [God] [EUP] spoke to them from the cloud saying, “This is my Son. I love him. [Therefore], listen to him!”
8 Rasch schauten sie umher, sie sahen aber niemand mehr bei sich als Jesus allein.
When [the three disciples] looked around, they saw that suddenly Jesus was alone with them, and that there was no longer anyone [else] there.
9 Während sie vom Berge niederstiegen, befahl er ihnen streng, niemand zu erzählen von dem, was sie gesehen hatten, bis der Menschensohn von den Toten auferstanden sei.
While they were coming down the mountain, Jesus told them that they should not tell anyone [yet] what had just happened to him. He said, “You may tell them after I, the one who came from heaven, (rise from the dead/become alive again) after I die.”
10 An diesem Worte blieben sie nun hängen und stritten miteinander, was das zu bedeuten habe: das Auferstehen von den Toten.
So they did not tell others about it [for a long time]. But they discussed among themselves what it meant when he said that he would (rise from the dead/become alive again) after he died.
11 Sie fragten ihn und sprachen: "Es sagen aber doch die Pharisäer und Schriftgelehrten, Elias müsse vorher noch kommen?"
[The three disciples had just seen Elijah, but Elijah had not done anything to prepare people to accept Jesus. So] they asked Jesus, “The men who teach the [Jewish] laws say that Elijah must come back to the earth before [the Messiah comes to earth. But you have been here a long time and Elijah came just today. So is what they are teaching wrong?]”
12 Er sprach zu ihnen: "Elias kommt allerdings vorher, und er wird alles wieder herstellen. Wie kann dann aber vom Menschensohn geschrieben sein, daß er viel leiden müsse und verkannt werde?
[Jesus wanted them to know that John the Baptizer was the one who represented Elijah. So] he answered them, “It is true that [God promised to send Elijah to come] first [so that people would be ready when I came]. Elijah’s representative has already come, and our leaders treated him very badly, just like they wanted to do, just like it was prophesied {[the prophets] prophesied} long ago. But, (I also want you to consider what is written {what [the prophets] wrote} in the Scriptures about me, the one who came from heaven./why have you not thought about what is written {what [the prophets] wrote} about me, the one who came from heaven?) [RHQ] It is written {They wrote} that I would suffer much and that I would be rejected {that [many people] would reject me}.”
13 Gewiß, ich sage euch: Elias ist schon da. Doch hat man mit ihm angefangen, was man wollte, wie über ihn geschrieben steht."
14 Sie kamen zu den Jüngern und sahen eine große Menge um sie her, auch Schriftgelehrte, die mit ihnen stritten.
[Jesus and those three disciples] returned to where the [other] disciples were. They saw a large crowd around the other disciples and [some] men who taught the [Jewish] laws arguing with them.
15 Sobald ihn die Menge erblickte, geriet sie in Erregung und eilte ihm entgegen, ihn zu grüßen.
As soon as the crowd saw Jesus, they were very surprised [to see him come]. So they ran to him and greeted him.
16 Er fragte sie: "Worüber streitet ihr mit ihnen?"
He asked them, “What are you arguing about?”
17 Da erwiderte ihm einer aus der Menge: "Meister, ich brachte meinen Sohn zu dir, er ist von einem stummen Geiste besessen.
A man in the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son [here in order that] you [would heal him]. There is an evil spirit in him [that makes him] unable to talk.
18 Wenn der ihn packt, zerrt er ihn hin und her; dann schäumt er und knirscht mit den Zähnen und liegt starr da. Ich bat deine Jünger, sie möchten ihn austreiben; sie hatten aber nicht die Kraft dazu."
Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, he grinds his teeth together, and he becomes stiff. I asked your disciples to expel the spirit, but they were not able to do it.”
19 Darauf erwiderte er ihnen: "O du ungläubiges Geschlecht. Wie lang noch muß ich bei euch bleiben? Wie lang noch muß ich euch ertragen? Bringt ihn her zu mir!"
Jesus replied by saying to those people, “(I am very disappointed that [although you] have observed how I help people, you do not believe [that you are able to do anything]!/Why is it that [although you] have observed how I help people, you do not believe [that you are able to do anything]?) [RHQ] (I have been with you a long time, [and you still cannot do what I do]!/How long do I have to be with you [before you can do what I do]?) [RHQ] Bring the boy to me!”
20 Da brachten sie ihn zu ihm. Doch wie der Geist ihn erblickte, riß er den Knaben hin und her; dieser fiel zu Boden und wälzte sich schäumend.
So they brought the boy to Jesus. As soon as the evil spirit saw Jesus, it shook the boy severely, and [the boy] fell on the ground. He rolled around, and he foamed at the mouth.
21 Und Jesus fragte seinen Vater: "Wie lang schon hat er das?" Er sprach: "Von Kindheit an.
Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” He replied, “[This started to happen] when he was a child.
22 Oft wirft er ihn sogar ins Feuer oder auch ins Wasser, um ihn umzubringen. Wenn du das kannst, so hilf uns; hab Erbarmen mit uns."
[The spirit does not only do this], but he also often throws him into the fire or into the water in order to kill him. But, pity us and help us, if you can!”
23 Und Jesus sprach zu ihm: "Wenn du das kannst? Wer glaubt, kann alles."
Jesus exclaimed to him, “[Do not say] [RHQ] ‘If you can’, for [God/I] can do anything for people who believe [in him/me]!”
24 Sofort rief der Vater des Knaben unter Tränen: "Ich glaube Herr. Hilf meinem Unglauben!"
Immediately the child’s father shouted, “I believe [that you can help me, but I do not believe strongly]. Help me to believe more strongly!”
25 Als Jesus sah, wie das Volk immer dichter zusammenströmte, bedrohte er den unreinen Geist und rief ihm zu: "Du stummer und tauber Geist, ich befehle dir, fahre aus von ihm und kehre niemals mehr in ihn zurück!"
Because [Jesus wanted to heal the boy before] the crowd got bigger, he rebuked the evil spirit, saying, “You evil spirit, you who are [causing this boy to be] deaf and unable to talk! I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!”
26 Da schrie er auf, zerrte ihn heftig hin und her und fuhr dann von ihm aus. Der Knabe lag da wie tot, so daß die meisten sagten: "Er ist tot."
The evil spirit shouted, it shook the boy violently, and then it left the boy. The boy did not move. He seemed like a dead body. So many of the people there said, “He is dead!”
27 Doch Jesus nahm ihn bei der Hand und half ihm auf, und er stand aufrecht da.
However, Jesus took him by the hand and helped him get up. Then the boy stood up. [He was healed]!
28 Er ging darauf ins Haus. Insgeheim fragten ihn seine Jünger: "Warum konnten wir ihn nicht austreiben?"
Later, when Jesus and his disciples were alone in a house, one of them asked him, “Why were we not able to expel [the evil spirit]?”
29 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: "Diese Art kann man nur durch Beten und Fasten austreiben."
He said to them, “You can expel this kind [of evil spirit] only by your praying [that God will give you the power to do it]. There is no other way that you can expel them.”
30 Sie gingen weg von dort und wanderten durch Galiläa hin; doch wollte er nicht, daß es jemand erfahre.
After [Jesus and his disciples] left that [district], they traveled through Galilee [district]. Jesus did not want anyone [else] to know [that he was in their area]; he did not want
31 Denn er belehrte seine Jünger und sagte ihnen: "Der Menschensohn wird in die Hände der Menschen überliefert werden; man wird ihn töten; jedoch drei Tage nach seinem Tode wird er auferstehen."
[anyone to interrupt him] as he taught his disciples. He was telling them, “[Some day my enemies] [SYN] will seize [MTY] me, the one who came from heaven, and I will be handed over [to other] men. Those men will kill me. But on the third day after I am killed {after they kill me}, I will become alive again!”
32 Doch sie begriffen diese Rede nicht; sie scheuten sich indes, ihn zu fragen.
But they did not understand what he was telling them. Also, they were afraid to ask him about what he had said.
33 Sie kamen nach Kapharnaum. Zu Hause fragte er sie: "Worüber habt ihr unterwegs gestritten?"
Jesus and his disciples returned to Capernaum [town]. When they were in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing [while we were traveling] on the road?”
34 Sie aber schwiegen. Sie hatten nämlich unterwegs miteinander gestritten, wer der Größte sei.
But they did not reply. [They were ashamed to reply] because, [while they were traveling], they had been arguing with each other about which one of them [would be] the most important [when Jesus became king].
35 Er setzte sich und rief die Zwölf zu sich her und sprach zu ihnen: "Wer der Erste sein möchte, der sei der Letzte und der Diener aller."
He sat down, he summoned the twelve disciples [to come close to him], and then he said to them, “If anyone wants [God to consider him] to be the most important person of all, he must [consider himself] to be the least important person of all, and he must serve everyone [else].”
36 Darauf nahm er ein Kind, stellte es mitten unter sie, schloß es in die Arme und sprach zu ihnen:
Then he took a child and placed him among them. He took the child in his arms and then he said to them,
37 "Wer ein solches Kind wie dieses hier in meinem Namen aufnimmt, nimmt mich auf; und wer mich aufnimmt, nimmt nicht mich auf, sondern den, der mich gesandt hat."
“Those who, [because they love] me, welcome a child like this one, [God considers that] they are welcoming me. So [it is as though] they are also welcoming [God], who sent me.”
38 Johannes sprach zu ihm: "Meister, wir sahen einen, der in deinem Namen Dämonen austrieb, aber nicht mit uns geht. Wir suchten ihn zu hindern, weil er nicht mit uns geht."
John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone who was expelling demons, ([claiming he had] authority from you [to do that/while telling people] that you [have told him to do it]). So we told him to stop doing it because he was not one of us [disciples].”
39 Doch Jesus sprach: "Hindert ihn nicht! Keiner kann in meinem Namen Wunder wirken und gleich nachher wieder Böses von mir reden.
Jesus said, “Do not tell him [not to do that]! For no one will speak evilly about me just after he performs a miracle while saying that I [have told him to do it].
40 Wer nicht gegen uns ist, der ist für uns.
Furthermore, those who are not opposing us are trying to [achieve the same goals that] we are.
41 Wer euch in meinem Namen nur einen Becher Wassers zu trinken reicht, weil ihr Christus angehört, ich sage euch: Er wird seinen Lohn nicht verlieren.
Also think about this: Those [who belong to me who help you in any way, even] if they [just] give you a cup of water to drink because you follow [me], the Messiah, will certainly be rewarded [by God]!”
42 Wer aber einem dieser Kleinen, die an mich glauben, Anlaß zur Sünde gibt, dem ist es besser, daß ihm ein Mühlstein an den Hals gehängt und er ins Meer geworfen wird.
[Jesus also said], “But if you cause someone who believes in me to sin, [God will severely punish you], even if that person is [socially unimportant like] this little child. If someone tied a heavy stone around your neck and you were thrown {and threw you} into the sea, [you would consider that was a severe punishment. But God will punish you more severely] than that [if you cause a person who believes in me to sin].
43 Gibt dir deine Hand zur Sünde Anlaß, so hau sie ab! Besser ist es für dich, verstümmelt zum Leben einzugehen, als daß du zwei Hände habest und in die Hölle gehen mußt, ins unauslöschliche Feuer, (Geenna g1067)
[So], if you are [wanting to use one of] [MTY, PRS] [your hands to sin, stop using your hand! Even if you have to] cut your hand off and throw it away [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good that you not sin and that you live eternally, [even though you lack one of] your hands [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and as a result God throws your whole body into hell. There the fires never go out! (Geenna g1067)
44 wo ihr Wurm nicht stirbt und das Feuer nicht erlischt.
45 Gibt dir dein Fuß zur Sünde Anlaß, so hau ihn ab! Besser ist es für dich, hinkend zum Leben einzugehen, als daß du zwei Füße habest und in die Hölle geworfen wirst, ins unauslöschliche Feuer, (Geenna g1067)
If you are [wanting to use] one of [PRS] your feet to sin, [stop using your foot! Even if you have to] cut off your foot [to avoid sinning, do it] [HYP]! It is good that you not sin and live eternally, [even though] you lack one of your feet [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and go to hell. (Geenna g1067)
46 wo ihr Wurm nicht stirbt und das Feuer nicht erlischt.
47 Gibt dir dein Auge zur Sünde Anlaß, so reiß es aus! Besser ist es für dich, mit einem Auge in das Reich Gottes einzugehen, als daß du zwei Augen habest und in die Hölle geworfen wirst, (Geenna g1067)
If because of what you see [MTY, PRS] you are tempted to sin, [stop looking at those things]! Even if you have to gouge out your eye and throw it away [HYP] [to avoid sinning, do it! It is good that you not sin and live eternally, even though you lack one of] your eyes [while you are here on earth]. But it is not good that you sin and, as a result, God puts your whole body in hell. (Geenna g1067)
48 wo ihr Wurm nicht stirbt und das Feuer nicht erlischt.
In that place people suffer forever and the fires are never put out {never go out}.”
49 Jeder soll mit Feuer gesalzen werden wie jedes Opfer mit Salz gesalzen wird.
“[You must endure difficulties in order that God will be pleased with you. Your difficulties are like] a fire [that makes things pure] [MET]. [Your enduring is also like] [MET] salt being put [on] {people putting salt on their} [sacrifices to make them pure].
50 Das Salz ist etwas Gutes. Doch wenn das Salz einmal schal geworden ist, womit wollt ihr es dann würzen? Habt Salz in euch und haltet Frieden mit einander!"
Salt is useful [to put on food], but you cannot [RHQ] make salt to taste salty again if it becomes flavorless [MET]. Similarly, you must remain useful to God, [because no one can make you useful to God again if you become useless]. You must also live peacefully with each other.”
