Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You [(sg)] are permitted [now] to speak [to defend] yourself.” Paul stretched out his hand ([dramatically/to salute the king]) and began to defend himself. He said,
Agrippa aber sprach zu Paulus: Es ist dir erlaubt, für dich zu reden. Da verantwortete sich Paulus, indem er die Hand ausreckte.
2 “King Agrippa, I consider that I am fortunate that today, while you [(sg)] listen, I can defend myself from all the things about which the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] are accusing me.
Ich achte mich glücklich, König Agrippa, daß ich mich heute über alles, dessen ich von den Juden beschuldigt werde, vor dir verantworten soll;
3 I am really fortunate, because you [(sg)] know all about the customs of us Jews and the questions that we [(exc)] argue about. So I ask you, please listen patiently to what I say.”
Zumal da du alle Sitten und Streitfragen der Juden kennst; darum bitte ich dich, du wollest mich geduldig anhören.
4 “Many [HYP] of my fellow Jews know about how I have conducted my life, from the time I was a child. They know how I lived in the area where I [was born] and [also later] in Jerusalem.
Mein Leben von Jugend auf, wie ich es von Anbeginn unter meinem Volke zu Jerusalem geführt, kennen alle.
5 They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that [since I was very young] I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the [other] Pharisees do.
Die Juden, die mich vorher von Anfang an gekannt haben müßten, wenn sie zeugen wollten, mir bezeugen, daß ich nach der strengsten Sekte unserer Religion als Pharisäer gelebt habe.
6 Today I am being put on trial {[they] are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our [(exc)] ancestors.
Und nun stehe ich hier, und werde angeklagt über der Hoffnung auf die Verheißung, die von Gott unseren Vätern geworden ist,
7 Our twelve tribes are [also] confidently waiting for God to do [for us what he promised], as they respectfully worship him, day and night. [Respected] king, I confidently expect [that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason] that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!
Und welche die zwölf Stämme unseres Volkes, Tag und Nacht angelegentlich betend, zu erlangen hoffen; über diese Hoffnung werde ich, König Agrippa, von den Juden angeklagt.
8 They believe that God can cause those who have died to become alive again, so (why [do any of you refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead?/none of you should refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead!]) [RHQ]”
Warum wird es bei euch für unglaublich geachtet, daß Gott Tote auferweckt?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
Zwar meinte ich auch bei mir selbst, ich müßte vieles wider den Namen des Jesus von Nazareth tun;
10 So that is what I did [when I lived] in Jerusalem. I put many of the believers in jail, as the chief priests there had authorized me [to do]. When [the Jewish leaders wanted] those Christians killed {someone to kill those [Christians]}, I voted [for that].
Was ich denn auch in Jerusalem tat, und viele Heilige ins Gefängnis verschloß, wozu ich Vollmacht von den Hohenpriestern empfing, und stimmte mit, daß sie zum Tode gebracht wurden.
11 Many times I punished the believers [whom I found] in Jewish meeting places. [By punishing them], I tried to force them to speak evil [about Jesus]. I was so angry with the followers of Jesus that I even traveled to other cities to [find them and] do things to harm them.”
Und in allen Synagogen ließ ich sie züchtigen, und zwang sie zu lästern, und wütete im Übermaß, und verfolgte sie bis in die fremden Städte.
12 “[One day], I was on my way to Damascus [city] to do that. The chief priests [in Jerusalem] had authorized and sent me [to seize the believers there].
Während ich so mit Vollmacht und im Auftrag der Hohenpriester nach Damaskus reiste,
13 [My respected] king, [while I was going] along the road, at about noon I saw a [bright] light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around the men who were traveling with me.
Sah ich, o König, mitten am Tage auf dem Wege, wie mich, und die mit mir reisten, ein Licht umstrahlte, das heller war, denn der Sonnenglanz.
14 We [(exc)] all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in my own Hebrew language [MTY]. He said ‘Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ] You [(sg)] are [hurting yourself by trying to hurt me] [MET], [like an ox] kicking against [its owner’s] goad.’
Da wir alle zur Erde fielen, hörte ich eine Stimme, die in hebräischer Sprache zu mir redete und sagte: Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du Mich? Es wird dir schwer werden, wider den Stachel zu löcken.
15 Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
Ich aber sprach: Wer bist Du, Herr? Der Herr aber sprach. Ich bin Jesus, Den du verfolgst.
16 But instead [of continuing to do that], stand up now! I have appeared to you [(sg)] to tell you that I have chosen you to serve me. You must tell people about [what I am showing you] as you are seeing me [now], and about what I [will show you when] I will [later] appear to you.
Aber stehe auf und tritt auf deine Füße; denn dazu bin Ich dir erschienen, daß Ich dich zum Diener und Zeugen dessen bestelle, was du gesehen hast und weshalb Ich dir ferner erscheinen werde.
17 I will protect you [from those who will try to harm you, both] your own people and [also] those who are not Jewish. I am sending you to non-Jews
Und will dich erretten vor dem Volk und von den Heiden, unter die Ich dich jetzt sende;
18 to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. [Then God] will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ [That is what Jesus said to me].”
Ihnen die Augen aufzutun, auf daß sie umkehren aus der Finsternis in das Licht, und aus der Gewalt des Satans zu Gott, auf daß sie Vergebung der Sünden und ein Erbteil unter den Heiligen durch den Glauben an Mich erlangen.
19 “So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
Deshalb, König Agrippa, war ich der himmlischen Erscheinung nicht ungehorsam,
20 First, I preached to [the Jews] in Damascus. Then I [preached to the Jews] in Jerusalem and throughout [the rest of] Judea [province]. After that, I also preached to non-Jews. I preached that they must turn away from their sinful behavior and turn their lives over to God. I told them that they must do things that would show that they had truly stopped their sinful behavior.”
Sondern kündigte zuerst denen in Damaskus und Jerusalem und dem ganzen Lande Judäa und den Heiden an, sie sollten Buße tun, und umkehren zu Gott und der Buße würdige Werke tun.
21 “It is because I [preached] this message [that some] [SYN] Jews seized me [when I was] in the Temple [courtyard and] tried to kill me.
Um deswillen haben mich die Juden im Tempel ergriffen und suchten mich zum Tode zu bringen.
22 However, God has been helping me [from that time, and he is still helping me] today. So I stand here and I tell [all of you people], those who are important and those who are not, [who Jesus is]. Everything that I say [about him] is what Moses and the [other] prophets wrote [about long ago, things that they said] would happen.
Aber es ward mir Hilfe von Gott zuteil, und ich stehe bis auf diesen Tag, wohlbezeugt bei Kleinen und bei Großen, indem ich nichts spreche, als was die Propheten und Moses als zukünftig vorausgesagt haben:
23 They wrote that [people would cause] the Messiah to suffer and die. They also wrote that he would be the first person to become alive again, to proclaim [the message that would be like] light, [that he would save] both [his own Jewish] people and non-Jewish people.”
Daß Christus würde leiden, und der Erste sein aus der Auferstehung der Toten, dem Volk und den Heiden Licht zu verkündigen.
24 Before Paul could say anything [further] to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”
Da er sich also verantwortete, sprach Festus mit lauter Stimme: Paulus, du rasest; dein vieles Wissen bringt dich zum Wahnsinn.
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
Er aber sprach: Ich rase nicht, edelster Festus, sondern spreche Worte der Wahrheit und Nüchternheit.
26 King Agrippa knows the things [that I have been talking about], and I can speak confidently to him [about them]. I am sure that he knows [LIT] these things, because people everywhere [IDM] have heard [LIT] about what happened [to Jesus].”
Denn um diese Dinge weiß der König wohl, zu dem ich auch freimütig rede; denn ich glaube nicht, daß ihm von diesem allem etwas in irgendeiner Hinsicht verborgen blieb; denn solches ist nicht im Winkel geschehen.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Glaubst du, König Agrippa, den Propheten? Ich weiß, daß du glaubst.
28 Then Agrippa [answered] Paul, “([I hope that you(sg)] do not think that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, [do you], that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian?)” [RHQ]
Agrippa aber sprach zu Paulus: Es fehlt wenig, so überredest du mich, ein Christ zu werden.
29 Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also [believe in Jesus] like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners [MTY] [like I am].”
Paulus aber sagte: Ich möchte wohl zu Gott beten, daß weder viel noch wenig fehlte, daß nicht allein du, sondern auch alle, die mich heute hören, solche würden, wie ich bin, diese Bande ausgenommen.
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
Und da er solches gesagt hatte, stand der König und der Landpfleger und Bernice und die mit ihnen saßen, auf,
31 and left [the room. While] they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why (the authorities/we) should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison [MTY].”
Entfernten sich, redeten miteinander und sprachen: Dieser Mensch tut nichts, was Tod oder Fesseln verdiente.
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released {[we(inc)] could have released him}.”
Agrippa sagte nun zu Festus: Dieser Mann hätte können freigegeben werden, wenn er sich nicht auf den Kaiser berufen hätte.
