1 Corinthians 15
1 Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
Ich tue euch aber kund, Brüder, das Evangelium, das ich euch verkündigt habe, das ihr auch angenommen habt, in welchem ihr auch stehet,
2 If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
durch welches ihr auch errettet werdet [wenn ihr an dem Worte festhaltet, das ich euch verkündigt [Eig. evangelisiert] habe], es sei denn, daß ihr vergeblich geglaubt habt.
3 The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
Denn ich habe euch zuerst überliefert, was ich auch empfangen habe: daß Christus gestorben ist für unsere Sünden, nach den Schriften;
4 His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
und daß er begraben wurde, und daß er auferweckt worden ist am dritten Tage, nach den Schriften;
5 After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
und daß er Kephas erschienen ist, dann den Zwölfen.
6 Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
Danach erschien er mehr als fünfhundert Brüdern auf einmal, von denen die meisten bis jetzt übriggeblieben, etliche aber auch entschlafen sind.
7 Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
Danach erschien er Jakobus, dann den Aposteln allen;
8 Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
am letzten aber von allen, gleichsam der unzeitigen Geburt, erschien er auch mir.
9 The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
Denn ich bin der geringste der Apostel, der ich nicht würdig [Eig. genugsam, tüchtig] bin, ein Apostel genannt zu werden, weil ich die Versammlung Gottes verfolgt habe.
10 But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
Aber durch Gottes Gnade bin ich, was ich bin; und seine Gnade gegen mich ist nicht vergeblich gewesen, sondern ich habe viel mehr gearbeitet als sie alle; nicht aber ich, sondern die Gnade Gottes, die mit mir war. [O. ist]
11 So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
Sei ich es nun, seien es jene, also predigen wir, und also habt ihr geglaubt.
12 So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
Wenn aber Christus gepredigt wird, daß er aus den Toten auferweckt sei, [O. worden sei] wie sagen etliche unter euch, daß es keine Auferstehung der Toten gebe?
13 If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
Wenn es aber keine Auferstehung der Toten gibt, so ist auch Christus nicht auferweckt; [O. auferweckt worden. Die griech. Zeitform bezeichnet eine geschehene und in ihrer Wirkung fortdauernde Tatsache. So auch v 12. 14. 16. 17. 20.]
14 And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
wenn aber Christus nicht auferweckt ist, so ist also auch unsere Predigt vergeblich, [Eig. leer, hohl] aber auch euer Glaube vergeblich. [Eig. leer, hohl]
15 [If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Wir werden aber auch als falsche Zeugen Gottes erfunden, weil wir in Bezug auf Gott gezeugt haben, daß er den Christus auferweckt habe, den er nicht auferweckt hat, wenn wirklich Tote nicht auferweckt werden.
16 But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
Denn wenn Tote nicht auferweckt werden, so ist auch Christus nicht auferweckt.
17 If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
Wenn aber Christus nicht auferweckt ist, so ist euer Glaube eitel; ihr seid noch in euren Sünden.
18 And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
Also sind auch die, welche in Christo entschlafen sind, verloren gegangen.
19 In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
Wenn wir allein in diesem Leben auf Christum Hoffnung haben, so sind wir die elendesten von allen [O. elender als alle] Menschen.
20 But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
[Nun aber ist Christus aus den Toten auferweckt, der Erstling der Entschlafenen;
21 What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
denn sintemal durch einen Menschen der Tod kam, so auch durch einen Menschen die Auferstehung der Toten.
22 Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
Denn gleichwie in dem Adam alle sterben, also werden auch in dem Christus alle lebendig gemacht werden.
23 But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
Ein jeder aber in seiner eigenen Ordnung: [Eig. Abteilung; ein militärischer Ausdruck] der Erstling, Christus; sodann die, welche des Christus sind bei seiner Ankunft;
24 Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
dann das Ende, wenn er das Reich dem Gott und Vater übergibt, wenn er weggetan haben wird alle Herrschaft und alle Gewalt und Macht.
25 You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
Denn er muß herrschen, bis er alle Feinde unter seine Füße gelegt hat.
26 The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
Der letzte Feind, der weggetan wird, ist der Tod. [Eig. Als letzter Feind wird der Tod weggetan]
27 [In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
"Denn alles hat er seinen Füßen unterworfen." [Ps. 8,6] Wenn er aber sagt, daß alles unterworfen sei, so ist es offenbar, daß der ausgenommen ist, der ihm alles unterworfen hat.
28 After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
Wenn ihm aber alles unterworfen sein wird, dann wird auch der Sohn selbst dem unterworfen sein, der ihm alles unterworfen hat, auf daß Gott alles in allem sei.]
29 [Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
Was werden sonst die tun, die für die [O. an Stelle der; so auch nachher] Toten getauft werden, wenn überhaupt Tote nicht auferweckt werden? warum werden sie auch für sie getauft?
30 Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
Warum sind auch wir jede Stunde in Gefahr? [O. bestehen auch wir Gefahren]
31 My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Täglich sterbe ich, bei eurem Rühmen, das ich habe in Christo Jesu, unserem Herrn.
32 [If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
Wenn ich, nach Menschenweise zu reden, mit wilden Tieren gekämpft habe zu Ephesus, was nützt es mir, wenn Tote nicht auferweckt werden? "Laßt [O. was nützt es mir? Wenn Tote nicht auferweckt werden, so "laßt usw.] uns essen und trinken, denn morgen sterben wir!" [Jes. 22,13]
33 Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
Laßt euch nicht verführen: böser Verkehr verdirbt gute Sitten.
34 Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
Werdet rechtschaffen [O. in rechter Weise] nüchtern [O. Wachet auf] und sündiget nicht, denn etliche sind in Unwissenheit über Gott; zur Beschämung sage ichs euch.
35 But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
Es wird aber jemand sagen: Wie werden die Toten auferweckt? und mit was für einem Leibe kommen sie?
36 [Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
Tor! Was du säst, wird nicht lebendig, es sterbe denn.
37 A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
Und was du säst, du säst nicht den Leib, der werden soll, sondern ein nacktes Korn, es sei von Weizen oder von einem der anderen Samen.
38 God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
Gott aber gibt ihm einen Leib, wie er gewollt hat, und einem jeden der Samen seinen eigenen Leib.
39 [Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
Nicht alles Fleisch ist dasselbe Fleisch; sondern ein anderes ist das der Menschen, und ein anderes das Fleisch des Viehes, und ein anderes das der Vögel, und ein anderes das der Fische.
40 Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
Und es gibt himmlische Leiber und irdische Leiber. Aber eine andere ist die Herrlichkeit der himmlischen, eine andere die der irdischen;
41 The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
eine andere die Herrlichkeit der Sonne, und eine andere die Herrlichkeit des Mondes, und eine andere die Herrlichkeit der Sterne; denn es unterscheidet sich Stern von Stern an Herrlichkeit.
42 And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
Also ist auch die Auferstehung der Toten. Es wird gesät in Verwesung, es wird auferweckt in Unverweslichkeit.
43 We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
Es wird gesät in Unehre, es wird auferweckt in Herrlichkeit; es wird gesät in Schwachheit, es wird auferweckt in Kraft;
44 The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
es wird gesät ein natürlicher [O. seelischer] Leib, es wird auferweckt ein geistiger Leib. Wenn es einen natürlichen [O. seelischen] Leib gibt, so gibt es auch einen geistigen.
45 [In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
So steht auch geschrieben: "Der erste Mensch, Adam, ward eine [W. zu einer] lebendige Seele"; [1. Mose 2,7] der letzte Adam ein [W. zu einem] lebendig machender Geist.
46 But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
Aber das Geistige war nicht zuerst, sondern das Natürliche, danach das Geistige.
47 The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
Der erste Mensch ist von [W. aus] der Erde, von Staub; der zweite Mensch vom [W. aus] Himmel.
48 Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
Wie der von Staub ist, so sind auch die, welche von Staub sind; und wie der Himmlische, so sind auch die Himmlischen.
49 And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
Und wie wir das Bild dessen von Staub getragen haben, so werden wir auch das Bild des Himmlischen tragen.
50 My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
Dies aber sage ich, Brüder, daß Fleisch und Blut das Reich Gottes nicht ererben können, auch die Verwesung nicht die Unverweslichkeit ererbt.
51 But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
Siehe, ich sage euch ein Geheimnis: Wir werden zwar nicht alle entschlafen, wir werden aber alle verwandelt werden,
52 [It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
in einem Nu, in einem Augenblick, bei der letzten Posaune; denn posaunen [O. Trompete; denn trompeten] wird es, und die Toten werden auferweckt werden unverweslich, und wir werden verwandelt werden.
53 And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
Denn dieses Verwesliche muß Unverweslichkeit anziehen, und dieses Sterbliche Unsterblichkeit anziehen.
54 When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
Wenn aber dieses Verwesliche Unverweslichkeit anziehen und dieses Sterbliche Unsterblichkeit anziehen wird, dann wird das Wort erfüllt werden, das geschrieben steht: "Verschlungen ist der Tod in Sieg". [Jes. 25,8]
"Wo ist, o Tod, dein Stachel? Wo ist, o Tod, dein Sieg?" [Hos. 13,14] (Hadēs g86)
56 It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
Der Stachel des Todes aber ist die Sünde, die Kraft der Sünde aber das Gesetz.
57 But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
Gott aber sei Dank, der uns den Sieg gibt durch unseren Herrn Jesum Christum!
58 So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
Daher, meine geliebten Brüder, seid fest, unbeweglich, allezeit überströmend in dem Werke des Herrn, da ihr wisset, daß eure Mühe nicht vergeblich ist im Herrn.
