1 Corinthians 11
1 [Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
Seid meine Nachahmer, gleichwie auch ich Christi.
2 I praise you because you remember all the things [that I taught you] and because you follow the instructions that I gave you. You have done just like I told you to do.
Ich lobe euch aber, daß ihr in allem meiner eingedenk seid und die Überlieferungen, wie ich sie euch überliefert habe, festhaltet.
3 [Now], I want you to know that the one who has authority over [MTY] every man is Christ, and the ones who have authority over women are men (OR, their husbands), and the one who has authority over Christ is God.
Ich will aber, daß ihr wisset, daß der Christus das Haupt eines jeden Mannes ist, des Weibes Haupt aber der Mann, des Christus Haupt aber Gott.
4 [So] if any man [wears a covering over] his head when he prays or speaks a message God gave him, he disgraces himself [SYN].
Jeder Mann, der betet oder weissagt, indem er etwas auf dem Haupte hat, entehrt sein Haupt.
5 Also, if any woman does not wear a covering over her head when she prays or speaks a message that God gave her, she disgraces herself (OR, she dishonors her husband). That would be acting like [SIM] [women who are ashamed because] their heads have been shaved.
Jedes Weib aber, das betet oder weissagt mit unbedecktem Haupte, entehrt ihr Haupt; denn es ist ein und dasselbe, wie wenn sie geschoren wäre.
6 So, if women do not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], they should let someone shave their heads [so that they will be ashamed]. But since women are ashamed if someone cuts their hair [short] or shaves off their hair, they should wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them].
Denn wenn ein Weib nicht bedeckt ist, so werde ihr auch das Haar abgeschnitten; wenn es aber für ein Weib schändlich ist, daß ihr das Haar abgeschnitten oder sie geschoren werde, so laß sie sich bedecken.
7 Men should not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
Denn der Mann freilich soll nicht das Haupt bedecken, da er Gottes Bild und Herrlichkeit ist; das Weib aber ist des Mannes Herrlichkeit.
8 [Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that] because [God] did not make [the first] man, [Adam], from the [first] woman, [Eve]. Instead, he made that woman [from a bone that he took] from the man.
Denn der Mann ist nicht vom Weibe, sondern das Weib vom Manne;
9 Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
denn der Mann wurde auch nicht um des Weibes willen geschaffen, sondern das Weib um des Mannes willen.
10 For that reason, women should wear something [to cover] their heads [as a symbol of their being under their husbands’] [MTY] authority. They should also [cover their heads] so that the angels [will see that and rejoice].
Darum soll das Weib eine Macht auf dem Haupte haben, um der Engel willen.
11 However, remember that [even though God created the first] woman from [the first] man, all other men [have been born] from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, [including men and women], come from God.
Dennoch ist weder das Weib ohne den Mann, noch der Mann ohne das Weib im Herrn.
Denn gleichwie das Weib vom Manne ist, also ist auch der Mann durch das Weib; alles aber von Gott.
13 Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
Urteilet bei euch selbst: Ist es anständig, daß ein Weib unbedeckt zu Gott bete?
14 (Everyone senses that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair./Doesn’t everyone sense that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair?) [RHQ]
Oder lehrt euch nicht auch selbst die Natur, daß, wenn ein Mann langes Haar hat, es eine Unehre für ihn ist?
15 But it is very delightful if women have long hair, because [God] gave them long hair to be like a [beautiful] covering [for their heads].
Wenn aber ein Weib langes Haar hat, es eine Ehre für sie ist? Weil das Haar ihr anstatt eines Schleiers gegeben ist.
16 But whoever wants to argue [with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that] we [apostles] do not [permit] any other custom, and the [other] congregations of God do not have any other custom.
Wenn es aber jemand gut dünkt, streitsüchtig zu sein, so haben wir solche Gewohnheit nicht, noch die Versammlungen Gottes.
17 Now I want to tell you [about some other things]. I do not praise you about them, because whenever you believers meet together, good [things do not happen]. Instead, bad things [happen].
Indem ich aber dieses vorschreibe, lobe ich nicht, daß ihr nicht zum Besseren, sondern zum Schlechteren zusammenkommet.
18 First of all, people have told me that when you gather together as a group [to worship God], you divide into groups [that are hostile to each other]. To some extent I believe that is true.
Denn fürs erste, wenn ihr als Versammlung zusammenkommet, höre ich, es seien Spaltungen unter euch, und zum Teil glaube ich es.
19 It seems that you must divide into [groups that despise each other] in order that it might be clear/evident which people among you [God] approves of!
Denn es müssen auch Parteiungen unter euch sein, auf daß die Bewährten unter euch offenbar werden.
20 When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
Wenn ihr nun an einem Orte zusammenkommet, so ist das nicht des Herrn Mahl essen.
21 But [what happens when] you eat is that each person eats his own meal before [he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else]. As a result, [when the meal is over], some people are [still] hungry and others are drunk! [So it is not a meal that honors the Lord].
Denn ein jeder nimmt beim Essen sein eigenes Mahl vorweg, und der eine ist hungrig, der andere ist trunken.
22 ([You act as though] you do not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]!/Do you not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]?) [RHQ] Do you not realize [RHQ] [that by acting selfishly in this way], it is God’s people whom you are despising, and it is the poor people [in your group] whom you are treating as though they were not important? What shall I say to you about that [RHQ]? Do [you expect] me to praise you [about what you do] [RHQ]? I certainly will not praise you!
Habt ihr denn nicht Häuser, um zu essen und zu trinken? Oder verachtet ihr die Versammlung Gottes und beschämet die, welche nichts haben? Was soll ich euch sagen? Soll ich euch loben? In diesem lobe ich nicht.
23 The Lord taught me these things that I also taught you: During the night that Jesus was betrayed {[Judas] enabled [the enemies of] the Lord Jesus to seize him}, he took some bread.
Denn ich habe von dem Herrn empfangen, was ich auch euch überliefert habe, daß der Herr Jesus in der Nacht, in welcher er überliefert wurde,
24 After he thanked God for it, he broke it into pieces. [Then he gave it to his disciples] and said, “This bread [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my body, that [I am about to sacrifice] for you. Eat bread in this [way again and again] to remember my [offering myself as a sacrifice for you].”
Brot nahm, und als er gedankt hatte, es brach und sprach: Dies ist mein Leib, der für euch ist; dies tut zu meinem Gedächtnis.
25 Similarly, after they ate their meal, he took a cup [MTY] [of wine]. He [thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples], saying, “[The wine in] [MTY] this cup [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my blood [that will flow from my body] ([to put into effect/to establish]) the new agreement [that God is making with people]. Whenever you drink wine in this way, do it to remember that [my blood flowed for you].”
Desgleichen auch den Kelch nach dem Mahle und sprach: Dieser Kelch ist der neue Bund in meinem Blute; dies tut, so oft ihr trinket, zu meinem Gedächtnis.
26 [Remember that] until the Lord [Jesus] returns [to the earth], whenever you eat the [bread that represents his body] and drink the wine [MTY] [that represents his blood], you are telling other people that he died [for you].
Denn so oft ihr dieses Brot esset und den Kelch trinket, verkündiget ihr den Tod des Herrn, bis er kommt.
27 So, those who eat that bread and drink that wine [MTY] in a way that is not proper [for those who belong to the Lord] are guilty of [acting in a way that is contrary to what] our [Lord intended when he offered] his body [as a sacrifice] and his blood [flowed when he died].
Wer also irgend das Brot ißt oder den Kelch des Herrn trinkt unwürdiglich, wird des Leibes und Blutes des Herrn schuldig sein.
28 Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
Ein jeder aber prüfe sich selbst, und also esse er von dem Brote und trinke von dem Kelche.
29 because if anyone eats [the bread that represents Christ’s body] and drinks [the wine that represents his blood] without recognizing that all God’s [people should be united, God will] punish him [for doing that].
Denn wer unwürdiglich ißt und trinkt, ißt und trinkt sich selbst Gericht, indem er den Leib nicht unterscheidet.
30 Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of [the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine].
Deshalb sind viele unter euch schwach und krank, und ein gut Teil sind entschlafen.
31 If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
Aber wenn wir uns selbst beurteilten, so würden wir nicht gerichtet.
32 But when the Lord judges [and punishes] us [for acting wrongly], he disciplines us [to correct us], in order that he will not [need to] punish us when he punishes [the people who do not trust in Christ] [MTY].
Wenn wir aber gerichtet werden, so werden wir vom Herrn gezüchtigt, auf daß wir nicht mit der Welt verurteilt werden.
33 So, my fellow believers, when you gather together to eat [food to remember the Lord’s dying for you], wait until everyone [has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food].
Daher, meine Brüder, wenn ihr zusammenkommet, um zu essen, so wartet aufeinander.
34 Those who are so hungry [that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived] should eat in their own homes [first], in order that when you gather together God will not judge [and punish them for] ([being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about]) [others]. And when I come [to Corinth] I will give you instructions about other matters [concerning the Lord’s Supper].
Wenn jemand hungert, der esse daheim, auf daß ihr nicht zum Gericht zusammenkommet. Das übrige aber will ich anordnen, sobald ich komme.
