Lukas 10
After that, the Lord Jesus appointed 72 other [people]. He [prepared to] send them out, two-by-two, to every town and village where he [SYN] intended to go.
2 Er sprach zu ihnen: "Die Ernte ist groß, jedoch der Arbeiter sind es wenige. Bittet den Herrn der Ernte, daß er Arbeiter in seine Ernte sende.
He said to them, “The [people who are ready to receive my message] are like a field [of] [MET] [grain] that is ready for [people] to harvest {to be harvested}. But there are not many people [to bring them to God]. So pray and ask the Lord [God] to send [more] workers [who will gather people together and teach them my message, just like a landowner sends workers] into his fields [to gather the] harvest.
3 Geht hin! Seht, ich sende euch wie Lämmer mitten unter Wölfe.
Start going; but [remember that] I am sending you [(pl)] out [to tell my message to people who will try to get rid of you. You will be] like lambs among wolves.
4 Nehmt weder Beutel, Bettelsack noch Schuhe mit; grüßt niemand unterwegs.
Do not take along [any money in] a purse. Do not take a traveler’s bag. Do not take [extra] sandals. Do not [spend a lot of time] greeting people along the way.
5 Wo immer ihr ein Haus betretet, da sagt zuerst: 'Der Friede sei mit diesem Hause.'
Whenever you enter a house [to lodge there], first say to those people, ‘May [God give inner] peace to [you people] [MTY] [in] this house!’
6 Wohnt darin ein Kind des Friedens, so wird euer Friede auf ihm ruhen, wo nicht, wird er zu euch zurückkehren.
If people who [live] there [are (desiring to have]/worthy of receiving) [God’s] peace, they will experience the [inner] peace that you are [offering them]. If people who [live] there [are not desiring to have God’s] peace, you [will experience God’s inner] peace, [but they will not].
7 Bleibt in dem gleichen Hause und eßt und trinkt, was sich dort findet, der Arbeiter ist seines Lohnes wert. Zieht nicht von einem Haus zum anderen.
[If they welcome you], stay in that same house [until you leave that village]. Do not move around from one house to another. Eat and drink whatever they provide for you. A worker deserves to get pay [MET] [from the people for whom he works, so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
8 Und wo ihr eine Stadt betretet und man euch aufnimmt, da eßt, was man euch vorsetzt.
Whenever you enter a town and the people [there] welcome you, eat what is provided {what [they] provide} for you.
9 Heilt die Kranken, die dort sind und verkündet ihnen: 'Das Reich Gottes hat sich euch genaht.'
Heal the people there who are sick. Tell them, ‘It is almost [time for] God to send his king to rule [MET] [your lives].’
10 Wo immer aber ihr in eine Stadt eintretet und man euch nicht aufnimmt, da geht auf ihre Straßen hinaus und sagt:
But if you enter a town whose [people] do not welcome you, go into its [main] streets and say,
11 'Sogar den Staub, der sich in eurer Stadt an unsere Füße angehängt hat, schütteln wir auf euch. Doch das sollt ihr wissen: Das Reich Gottes hat sich genaht.'
‘[Because you have refused to hear our message, we(exc) will not only leave], we will also shake off the dust of your town that clings to our sandals, to warn you [that God will reject/punish you]. But [we want you to know that] it is almost [the time when] God will start to rule!’
12 Ich sage euch: 'An jenem Tage' wird es Sodoma erträglicher gehen als jener Stadt.
I will tell you this: On the [MTY] [final] day when [God judges everyone], he will punish the wicked people [MTY] who long ago lived in Sodom, [the city that he destroyed because its people were so wicked]. But he will punish [even] more severely the people [MTY] of any town [whose people refused to hear your message]!”
13 Wehe dir, Chorozain! Wehe dir, Bethsaida! Denn wenn in Tyrus und in Sidon die Wunder geschehen wären, die bei euch geschehen sind, dann hätten sie schon längst in Sack und Asche sitzend Buße getan.
“There will be terrible [punishment] for [you people who live in] [MTY] Chorazin and Bethsaida [cities]. I did great miracles in your cities [to show God’s power, but you did not turn from your sinful behavior]. If the miracles that I performed in your [cities] had been done in Tyre and Sidon [cities], the wicked people who lived there would have long ago [shown that they were sorry for their sins by] sitting on the ground wearing coarse cloth and putting ashes on their heads.
14 Doch Tyrus und Sidon wird es erträglicher ergehen im Gericht als euch.
[But they did not have the opportunity that you have, so when God punishes people, he will punish the wicked people who lived in] Tyre and Sidon, but he will punish you more severely [because you did not pay attention to my message].
15 Und du, Kapharnaum! Warst du nicht bis in den Himmel erhoben worden? Bis in die Hölle hinab sollst du fahren. (Hadēs g86)
[I also have something to say to] you [people who live in] Capernaum [city]. (Do not [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven!/Do you [think that you will be honored] {[that God] will honor you} in heaven?) [RHQ] [That will not happen! On the contrary], [after you die, God] will send you down to the place where [sinful people] will be punished [forever]!” (Hadēs g86)
16 Wer auf euch hört, hört auf mich; wer euch abweist, weist mich ab, wer aber mich abweist, weist den ab, der mich gesandt hat."
[Jesus also said to the disciples, “God will consider that] those who listen to your [message] are listening to me, and that those who reject your [message] are rejecting me. And [he will consider that] those who reject me are rejecting [God], the one who sent me.”
17 Voll Freuden kamen die zweiund- siebzig wiederum zurück. Sie sagten: "Herr, sogar die Dämonen sind uns in deinem Namen untertan."
The 72 [people whom Jesus appointed went and did as he told them to]. When they returned, they were very joyful. They said, “Lord, [people did what we(exc) told them to do]! Demons also obeyed us when by your [(sg)] authority [MTY] [we commanded them to leave people]!”
18 Er sprach zu ihnen: "Ich sah den Satan wie einen Blitz vom Himmel stürzen.
Jesus replied, “[When those demons were obeying you, because God had enabled you to defeat them, it was as though] [MET] I saw Satan fall from heaven [as suddenly and quickly] as lightning [strikes].
19 Seht, ich habe euch Macht gegeben, über Schlangen und Skorpionen wegzuschreiten und über alle feindlichen Gewalten; nichts soll euch schaden können.
Listen! I have given you authority so that if you oppose evil spirits [MET] [they will not hurt you]. I have given you authority to defeat our enemy, [Satan]. Nothing shall hurt you.
20 Doch nicht darüber freuet euch, daß euch die Geister unterworfen sind, freut euch vielmehr, daß eure Namen in den Himmeln aufgeschrieben sind."
But [although] you can rejoice that evil spirits obey you, you should rejoice [more] that your names have been written {that [God] has written your names} in heaven, [because you will be with God forever].”
21 In jener Stunde frohlockte er im Heiligen Geist und sprach: "Ich preise dich, Vater, Herr des Himmels und der Erde, daß du all dies den Weisen und Klugen verhüllt hast, Einfältigen jedoch geoffenbart. Ja, Vater, also fügt es deine Güte.
At that time the Holy Spirit caused [Jesus] to be very happy. He said, “Father, you [(sg)] rule over [everything in] heaven and [on] the earth! Some [people think that they are] wise [because] they are well-educated. But I thank you that you have prevented them from [knowing] these things. [Instead], you have revealed them to [people who accept your truth as readily] [MET] [as] little children [do]. Yes, Father, [you have done that] because it seemed good to you [to do] so.”
22 Mir ist von meinem Vater alles übergeben, und niemand versteht es, wer der Sohn ist, als nur der Vater, und niemand, wer der Vater ist, als allein der Sohn und wem der Sohn es offenbaren will."
[Jesus also said to the 72 disciples], “[God], my Father, has revealed to me all [I need to know and the power I need for my work]. Only my Father knows who I [really] am. Furthermore, only I and those [people] to whom I wish to reveal him know what [God] my Father is [like].”
23 Dann wandte er sich seinen Jüngern noch besonders zu und sprach: "Selig sind die Augen, die sehen, was ihr seht.
Then when Jesus’ disciples were alone with him, he turned toward them and said, “[God] is pleased with you [SYN] who have seen [the things that I have done]!
24 Ich sage euch: Viele Propheten und Könige wollten sehen, was ihr seht, sie sahen es aber nicht, und hören, was ihr hört, sie hörten es aber nicht."
I want you to know that many prophets and kings [who lived long ago] desired to see the things that you are seeing [me do], but these things did not [happen] then. They longed to hear the things that you have been hearing [me say], but these things were not [revealed to them] then.”
25 Siehe, da erhob sich ein Gesetzeslehrer, um ihn zu versuchen. Er fragte:"Meister, was habe ich zu tun, um das ewige Leben zu erlangen?" (aiōnios g166)
[One day as Jesus was teaching people], a man was there who had studied carefully the laws that [God gave Moses]. He wanted to ask Jesus a difficult question. So he stood up and asked, “Teacher, what shall I do in order to live [with God] forever?” (aiōnios g166)
26 Er sprach zu ihm: "Was steht im Gesetz geschrieben? Was liesest du?"
Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] have read [RHQ] what [Moses] has written in the laws that [God gave him]. What did Moses write about living forever?”
27 Und jener gab zur Antwort: "Du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, lieben aus deinem ganzen Herzen, aus deiner ganzen Seele, mit deiner ganzen Kraft und allen deinen Gedanken, und deinen Nächsten wie dich selbst."
The man replied, “[He wrote that] we [(inc)] must love the Lord our God. [We must show that] by what we feel and by what we do and by what we think. [He] also [wrote that we must love] people that we come in contact with as much as [we love] ourselves.”
28 Er sprach zu ihm: "Du hast recht geantwortet; tu das, so wirst du leben."
Jesus replied, “You [(sg)] have answered [your question] correctly. If you do all that [continually], you will live [with God forever].”
29 Doch jener wollte sich rechtfertigen und fragte Jesus:
But the man wanted to defend [the way] he [acted toward people that he came in contact with] (OR, to defend why he [had asked a question that Jesus answered so simply]). So he said to Jesus, “Which people that I come in contact with [should I love]?”
30 "Wer ist mein Nächster?" Und Jesus nahm das Wort und sprach: "Ein Mensch ging von Jerusalem nach Jericho hinab und fiel Räubern in die Hände. Diese plünderten ihn aus, sie gaben ihm dazu noch Schläge, ließen ihn dann halbtot liegen und verschwanden.
Jesus replied [by telling him this illustration]: “A [Jewish] man was once going down along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho. Bandits attacked him. They took away [most of] the man’s clothes [and everything else that he had], and they beat him until he was almost dead. Then they left him.
31 Zufällig zog ein Priester jenen Weg hinab; er sah ihn und ging vorüber.
It happened that a [Jewish] priest was going along that road. When he saw that man, [instead of helping him], he passed by on the other side [of the road].
32 Desgleichen kam auch ein Levit an die Stelle; er sah ihn und ging vorüber.
Similarly, a man who worked in the temple [in Jerusalem] came to that place and saw the man. But he also passed by on the other side [of the road].
33 Da kam ein Samariter des Wegs gerade zu ihm hin, er sah ihn und ward von Mitleid tief gerührt.
Then a man from Samaria [province] came along that road to where the man was lying. [People from Samaria despise Jews. But] when he saw that man, he pitied him.
34 Er trat hinzu, goß Öl und Wein auf seine Wunden und verband sie. Dann setzte er ihn auf sein Reittier und brachte ihn in eine Herberge und sorgte noch für ihn.
He went over to him and put some [olive] oil and wine on his wounds [to help heal them]. He wound strips of cloth [around the wounds]. He placed the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn and took care of him.
35 Des anderen Tags zog er zwei Denare aus dem Beutel, gab sie dem Wirt und sprach: 'Sorge für ihn! Was du darüber noch aufwendest, will ich dir nach meiner Rückkehr bezahlen.'
The next morning he gave two silver coins to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of this man. If you [(sg)] spend more than this amount [to care for him], I will pay you back when I return.’”
36 Wer von diesen dreien hat sich wohl als Nächster dessen gezeigt, der unter die Räuber gefallen war?"
Then Jesus said, “Three people [saw] the man whom bandits attacked. Which one of them [acted in a loving way toward] that man?”
37 Er sprach: "Der ihm Barmherzigkeit erwiesen hat." Und Jesus sprach zu ihm: "Geh hin und tu desgleichen."
The man who studied the Scriptures replied, “The one who acted mercifully toward him.” Jesus said to him, “You [(sg)] go and act like that [toward] everyone whom [you can help]!”
38 Einmal kehrte er auf ihrer Wanderung in einem Flecken ein.
As Jesus and his disciples continued to travel, they entered a village [near Jerusalem]. A woman whose name was Martha invited them to come to her house.
39 Und eine Frau mit Namen Martha nahm ihn in ihr Haus auf. Sie hatte eine Schwester, die Maria hieß. Und diese setzte sich zu den Füßen des Herrn nieder und lauschte auf sein Wort.
Her [younger] sister, whose name was Mary, sat near Jesus. She was listening to what he was teaching.
40 Indessen machte sich Martha mit der Bewirtung viel zu schaffen. Sie trat hinzu und sprach: "Herr, kümmert es dich nicht, daß meine Schwester mich allein bedienen läßt? Sage ihr, daß sie mir helfen soll."
But Martha was very much concerned about preparing [a meal]. She went to Jesus and said, “Lord, (you do not seem to care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself!/do you not care that my sister has left me to prepare everything by myself?) [RHQ] Tell her that she should help me!”
41 Doch der Herr sprach zu ihr: "Martha, Martha, du machst dir Unruhe und Sorge um vielerlei.
But the Lord replied, “Martha, Martha, you [(sg)] are very worried about many things.
42 Wenig ist notwendig, oder nur eins. Maria hat den besseren Teil erwählt, der ihr nicht wird genommen werden."
But only one thing is truly necessary, and that is, [to listen to what I am teaching]. Mary has decided to [do that], and that is better [than worrying]. [The blessing that she is receiving from listening to me] will not be taken away from her {No one will take away from her [the blessing that she is receiving from listening to me]}.”
