Lukas 20
1 Und es geschah an der Tage einem, als er das Volk im Tempel lehrte, und ihnen die frohe Botschaft verkündete, daß die hohen Priester und Schriftgelehrten, samt den Ältesten herzutraten,
One day [during that week, Jesus] was teaching the people in the Temple [courtyard] and telling them [God’s] good message. As he was doing that, the chief priests, the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, and [other Jewish] elders came to him.
2 Und also zu ihm sprachen: Sage uns, in welcher Macht du das tust, oder wer es ist, der dir diese Macht gegeben hat?
They asked him, “Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who authorized you to do things [like you did here yesterday]?”
3 Und er antwortete, und sprach zu ihnen: Auch ich will euch ein Wort fragen; saget mir denn:
He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me,
4 War die Taufe des Johannes aus dem Himmel (Gott), oder aus Menschen?
where did John [the Baptizer] get [his authority to] baptize [those who came to him]? [Did he get it] from God [MTY/EUP] or from people?”
5 Sie aber dachten bei sich selbst also: Wenn wir sagen: "aus dem Himmel", so wird er sagen: Warum habt ihr ihm nicht geglaubt?
They discussed this among themselves. They said, “[If we(inc) say], ‘[It was] from God [MTY/EUP],’ he will say to us, ‘[Then] (you should have believed John’s [message]!/why did you not believe what John preached?) [RHQ]’
6 Wenn wir aber sagen: "aus Menschen", so wird uns das ganze Volk steinigen, denn es ist überzeugt, daß Johannes ein Prophet war.
But if we say, ‘It was [from] people,’ the people [here] will [kill us by] throwing stones at us, because they [all] believe that John was a prophet [from God].”
7 Und sie antworteten, sie wüßten nicht woher.
So they replied, “We [(exc)] do not know where [John got his authority].”
8 Und Jesus sprach zu ihnen: So sage ich euch auch nicht, in welcher Macht ich das tue.
Then Jesus said to them, “[Because you did not answer my question], I will not tell you who authorized me to do those things [here yesterday].”
9 Er fing aber an, zu dem Volke dieses Gleichnis zu sagen: Ein Mensch pflanzte einen Weinberg, und tat ihn Weingärtnern aus, und zog über Land für lange Zeiten.
Then Jesus told the people this parable [to illustrate what God would do to the Jews who rejected the former prophets and himself]: “A [certain] man planted a vineyard. He rented the vineyard to some men [to care for it and to give him some of the grapes in return]. Then he went to another country and stayed there several years.
10 Und zur rechten Zeit sandte er zu den Weingärtnern einen Knecht, damit sie ihm von der Frucht des Weinberges gäben. Die Weingärtner aber schlugen ihn, und sandten ihn leer zurück.
When [the vines started producing] grapes, he sent a servant to the men who were taking care of the vineyard. He expected that they would give him some of the grapes that the vineyard had produced. But [after the servant arrived], they beat him and they did not give him any grapes. They [just] sent him away.
11 Und er sandte abermals einen andern Knecht; aber auch selbigen schlugen und mißhandelten sie, und sandten ihn leer zurück.
[Later], [the owner] sent another servant. But they beat him and mistreated him [also]. They sent him away without giving him any grapes.
12 Und er sandte abermals einen dritten, aber auch diesen verwundeten sie, und warfen ihn hinaus.
[Still later, the owner] sent another servant. That one they wounded and threw him out [of the vineyard].
13 Der Herr aber des Weinberges sprach: Was soll ich machen? Ich will meinen geliebten Sohn senden; vielleicht wenn sie diesen sehen, scheuen sie sich.
So the owner of the vineyard thought to himself, ‘(I do not know what to do!/What shall I do?) [RHQ]’ [Then he had an idea. He thought to himself], ‘I will send my son, [whom I] love [very much]. Perhaps they will respect him [and give him my share of the grapes].’
14 Als aber die Weingärtner ihn sahen, sprachen sie: dieser ist der Erbe; laßt uns ihn töten, damit das Erbe unser sei.
[So he sent his son], but when the men who were caring for the vineyard saw him [coming], they said to each other, ‘Here [comes] the man who will [some day] inherit [the vineyard]. Let’s kill him so that this vineyard will be ours!’
15 Und sie warfen ihn hinaus aus dem Weinberge, und töteten ihn. Was wird der Herr des Weinberges tun?
So they dragged him outside the vineyard and they killed him. So (I will tell you what the owner of the vineyard will do to them!/do you know what the owner of the vineyard will do to them?) [RHQ]
16 Er wird kommen, und diese Weingärtner umbringen, und den Weinberg andern geben. Da sie es hörten, sprachen sie: Das sei ferne!
He will come and kill those men who were taking care of the vineyard. Then he will arrange for other people to take care of it.” When the people listening to Jesus heard that, they said, “[We would] not do anything like those wicked men did!”
17 Er aber sah sie an, und sprach: Was ist nun das, was geschrieben steht: "Der Stein, welchen die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein geworden.
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “You can say that, [but think about] the meaning of these words that are written {which [a prophet] wrote} [RHQ] [in the Scriptures], The men who were building a house rejected a certain stone. But others put that same stone in its proper place, and it has become the most important stone in the building [MET].
18 Jeder, der auf diesen Stein fällt, wird zerschellen; auf welchen er aber fällt, den wird er zermalmen!"
[That stone represents me, the Messiah], and those who reject me are [like people who fall on this stone]. Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces {This stone will break to pieces everyone who falls on it}, and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.”
19 Und es suchten die hohen Priester und Schriftgelehrten in jener Stunde die Hände an ihn zu legen, aber sie fürchteten das Volk, denn sie merkten, daß er wider sie dieses Gleichnis gesagt hatte.
The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws realized that he was accusing them when he told the parable [about what those wicked men did]. So they immediately tried to find a way to seize [MTY] him, but [they did not seize him, because] they were afraid of [what] the people [there would do if they did that].
20 Und sie lauerten ihm auf, und sandten Angestieftete, die sich gerecht stellten, damit sie ihn in seinem Worte fingen, um ihn der Obrigkeit und der Gewalt des Landpflegers zu überliefern.
So they watched him carefully. They also hired (spies/secret agents) who pretended to be sincere. [But] they really wanted to get him to say something for [which they could accuse] him. They wanted to be able to turn him over to the authority of the governor [of the province. But they also knew that the Jews were disgusted with having to pay taxes to the government].
21 Und sie frugen ihn, und sprachen: Lehrer, wir wissen, daß du richtig redest und lehrst, und die Person nicht ansiehst, sondern nach der Wahrheit den Weg Gottes lehrst.
[So] one of them asked Jesus, “Teacher, we [(exc)] know that you [(sg)] speak and teach what is right. You tell the truth even if important people do not like it. You teach truthfully what God wants us to do.
22 Ist es uns erlaubt, dem (römischen) Kaiser Steuer zu geben, oder nicht?
[So tell us what you think about this matter]: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”
23 Da er aber ihre Arglist durchschaute, sprach er zu ihnen: Warum versuchet ihr mich?
But Jesus knew that they were trying to trick him [to get him into trouble, either with the Jews, who hated to pay those taxes, or with the Roman government]. So he said to them,
24 Zeiget mir einen Denar; wessen Bild und Überschrift trägt er? Sie antworteten aber, und sprachen: Des (römischen) Kaisers.
“Show me a [Roman] coin. [Then tell me] whose picture is on it. And [tell me whose] name is on it.” They [showed him a coin and] said, “It has the picture and name of Caesar, [the head of the Roman government].”
25 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: So gebet dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist, und Gott, was Gottes ist.
He said to them, “In that case, give to the government [MTY] what they [require], and give to God what he [requires].”
26 Und sie vermochten nicht sein Wort anzutasten gegenüber vom Volk, und sie verwunderten sich über seine Antwort und schwiegen.
While the people were there, the [spies] were unable to find fault with him for what he said. And they were amazed at his answer. So they said nothing.
27 Da traten zu ihm etliche der Sadduzäer, welche leugnen daß es eine Auferstehung gebe, und frugen ihn,
Some Sadducees came to [Jesus]. They are a Jewish sect who do not believe that people will become alive again after they die.
28 Und sprachen: Lehrer, Moses hat uns geschrieben: "Wenn jemandes Bruder stirbt, der ein Weib hat, und er stirbt kinderlos, so soll sein Bruder das Weib nehmen, und seinem Bruder Samen erwecken."
They [wanted to] ask [Jesus] a question [in order to discredit the idea that dead people will live again]. One of them said [to Jesus], “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [Jews] about situations where a man who has a wife but no children. If the man dies, his brother should marry the [dead man’s] widow so that she can have a child by him. People [will consider] that the child is the descendant of the man [who died], [and in that way the dead man will have descendants].
29 Es waren nun sieben Brüder. Und der erste nahm ein Weib, und starb kinderlos.
Well, there were seven brothers in one family. The oldest one married, but he and his wife did not bear any children. Later he died.
30 Und der zweite nahm das Weib, und auch er starb kinderlos.
The second [brother followed this law and married the widow, but the same thing happened to him].
31 Und der dritte nahm sie, gleicherweise aber auch die sieben. Die hinterließen keine Kinder, und starben.
Then the third [brother] married her, [but the same thing happened again]. All seven [brothers, one by one, married that woman], [but] they had no children, and [one by one] they died.
32 Zuletzt starb auch das Weib.
Afterwards, the woman died, too.
33 In der Auferstehung nun, wessen Weib von ihnen wir sie sein? denn die sieben haben sie zum Weibe gehabt.
Therefore, [if it is true that there will be a time] when dead people will become alive again, whose wife [do you think that woman] will be [then]? ([Keep in mind that she was married to all seven brothers!/It will be impossible to decide because] she was married to all seven brothers!) [RHQ]”
34 Und Jesus sprach zu ihnen: Die Söhne dieses Weltlaufs freien, und lassen sich freien, (aiōn g165)
Jesus replied to them, “Men who live here in this world take wives, or are given wives [by their parents] {their [parents] choose wives [for them]}. (aiōn g165)
35 Die aber würdig erachtet werden, jenen Weltlauf zu erleben, und die Auferstehung von den Toten, die freien weder, noch lassen sie sich freien, (aiōn g165)
But the men whom God considers worthy of [being in heaven after] they become alive again will not be married. (aiōn g165)
36 Denn sie können auch nicht mehr sterben; denn sie sind engelgleich, und sind Söhne Gottes, weil sie Söhne der Auferstehung sind.
[You need to know also that] they cannot die any more, because they will be [immortal] [SIM] like angels. [The fact that God has caused] them to be alive again [will show] that they are God’s children.
37 Daß aber die Toten auferweckt werden, hat auch Moses anfgedeutet, bei dem Busch, wie er den Herrn nennt: den Gott Abrahams, und den Gott Isaaks, und den Gott Jakobs.
But [as for people] becoming alive again after they die, Moses wrote something about that. In the place where [he wrote about] the [burning] bush, he mentions the Lord as being the God whom Abraham [worships] and the God whom Isaac [worships] and the God whom Jacob [worships].
38 Gott aber ist nicht der Toten, sondern der Lebenden Gott, denn für ihn leben alle.
It is not dead people who worship God. It is living people who worship him. [Abraham, Isaac and Jacob died long before Moses lived, but God said that they were still worshipping him, so we(inc) know their spirits were still alive]! All [people] whose [spirits] are alive [again after they die continue to live to honor God]!”
39 Es antworteten aber etliche der Schriftgelehrten, und sprachen: Lehrer, du hast gut geredet.
Some of the men who taught the [Jewish] laws replied, “Teacher, you [(sg)] have answered very well!”
40 Sie wagten aber nicht mehr, ihn zu befragen.
After that, they no longer dared to ask him any more questions [like that to try to trap him].
41 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Wie sagen sie, daß der Messias Davids Sohn sei?
Then Jesus said to them, “I will show you (OR, prove to you) that people [are wrong who] say that the Messiah is [merely] a descendant of [King] David! [RHQ]
42 Und er selbst, David, sagte im Buch der Psalmen: "Der Herr hat gesagt zu meinem Herrn: Setze dich zu meiner Rechten,
Because David himself wrote [about the Messiah] in the book of Psalms, God said to my Lord, Sit [here beside me] on my right, [where I will highly honor you(sg)] [MTY].
43 Bis ich deine Feinde hinlege als Schemel deiner Füße."
[Sit here] while I completely defeat your enemies.
44 David nennt ihn also Herrn; und wie ist er sein Sohn?
King David calls [the Messiah] ‘[my] Lord’! So ([the Messiah] cannot be [just someone] descended from [King] David!/how can the Messiah be [just] someone descended from [King] David?) [RHQ] [What I just said proves that he is much greater than David, isn’t that right]?”
45 Als aber alles Volk zuhörte, sprach er zu seinen Jüngern:
While all the [other] people were listening, [Jesus] said to his disciples,
46 Hütet euch vor den Schriftgelehrten, die in langen Kleidern einhergehen wollen, und die Begrüßungen auf den Marktplätzen und die ersten Sitze in den Synagogen und die ersten Plätze bei den Gastmählern gerne haben,
“Beware that [you do not act like] the men who teach our [Jewish] laws. They like to put on long robes and walk around [to make people think that they are very important]. [They] also like [people to] greet them [respectfully] in the marketplaces. They like [to sit in] the most important places in the Jewish meeting places. At dinner parties [they like to sit in] the seats where the most honored people sit.
47 Welche die Häuser der Witwen auffressen, und zur Beschönigung lange beten; diese werden ein um so schärferes Urteil empfangen.
They swindle [MET] the houses [and property] of widows. [Then] they pretend they are good, as they pray [long] prayers [publicly. God] will [certainly] punish them very severely.”
