Apostlenes-gjerninge 13
1 I Antiokia, hjå kyrkjelyden der, var det nokre profetar og lærarar: Barnabas og Simeon, som vart kalla Niger, og Lukius frå Kyrene og Manaen, fosterbror til fylkeskongen Herodes, og Saulus.
Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
2 Medan dei heldt gudstenesta og fasta, sagde den Heilage Ande: «Tak ut Barnabas og Saulus åt meg til den gjerning som eg hev kalla deim til!»
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
3 Då fasta dei og bad og lagde henderne på deim og let deim fara.
So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
4 Då dei no soleis var utsende av den Heilage Ande, for dei ned til Seleukia og siglde derifrå yver til Kypern.
Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
5 Og då dei var komne til Salamis, forkynte dei Guds ord i synagogorne til jødarne, og dei hadde ogso Johannes med til medhjelp.
While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
6 Då dei so hadde fare gjenom øyi radt til Pafus, fann dei ein trollmann, ein falsk profet, ein jøde, som hadde namnet Barjesus.
[The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
7 Han var hjå landshovdingen Sergius Paulus, ein klok mann. Denne kalla til seg Barnabas og Saulus og ynskte å høyra Guds ord.
He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
8 Men Elymas, trollmannen - for so er namnet hans utlagt - stod deim imot og søkte å venda landshovdingen av frå trui.
However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
9 Men Saulus, som og vert kalla Paulus, vart fyllt med den Heilage Ande og såg kvast på honom og sagde:
Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
10 «Å du som er full av all svik og all vondskap, du djevels barn, du fiende til all rettferd! vil du ikkje halda upp med å forvenda Herrens beine vegar?
“You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
11 Og no, sjå Herrens hand er yver deg, og du skal verta blind og ikkje sjå soli ei tid.» Og straks fall skodda og myrker på honom, og han trivla ikring og leita etter nokon som kunde leida honom ved handi.
Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
12 Då tok landshovdingen ved trui, då han såg det som hadde hendt, og han var full av undring yver Herrens læra.
When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
13 Paulus og fylgjet hans siglde so frå Pafus og kom til Perge i Pamfylia. Men Johannes skilde seg frå deim og vende um til Jerusalem.
[After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
14 Men dei for lenger frå Perge og kom til Antiokia i Pisidia og gjekk inn i synagoga på kviledagen og sette seg.
Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
15 Etter lesnaden av lovi og profetarne sende forstandarane for synagoga bod til deim og sagde: «Brør, dersom de hev noko ord til påminning for folket, so tala!»
[Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
16 So stod Paulus upp og slo til ljod med handi og sagde: «Israelitiske menner og de som ottast Gud, høyr!
So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
17 Dette folks, Israels, Gud valde ut federne våre, og han upphøgde folket i utlendingskapen i Egyptarland og førde deim ut derifrå med høglyft arm.
God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
18 Og umkring fyrti år bar han deim på faderarm i øydemarki,
[Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
19 og han øydde ut sju folkeslag i Kana’ans-landet og skifte landet deira ut til arv åt deim, i fire hundrad og femti år på lag.
He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
20 So gav han deim domarar alt til profeten Samuel.
[Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
21 Sidan kravde dei ein konge, og Gud gav deim Saul, Kis’ son, ein mann av Benjamins ætt, i fyrti år.
Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
22 Og då han hadde sett honom av, uppreiste han deim David til konge, han som han vitna um og sagde; «Eg fann David, Isais son, ein mann etter mitt hjarta; han skal gjera all min vilje.»
After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
23 Av hans ætt førde han etter lovnaden fram ein frelsar for Israel, Jesus,
“From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
24 etter at Johannes fyreåt for hans koma hadde forkynt umvendingsdåp for heile Israels folk.
Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
25 Men då Johannes fullførde sitt livnadslaup, sagde han: «Den de held meg for å vera, er eg ikkje; men sjå, det kjem ein etter meg, som eg ikkje er verdig til å løysa skorne av føterne på.»
When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
26 Brør, søner av Abrahams ætt, og dei millom dykk som ottast Gud! til dykk vart ordet um denne frelsa sendt.
“Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
27 For dei som bur i Jerusalem og deira rådsherrar kjende honom ikkje, og med di dei dømde honom, uppfyllte dei og profetordi, som vert fyrelesne kvar kviledag.
The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
28 Og endå dei ikkje fann nokor daudskyld, bad dei Pilatus at han måtte verta ihelslegen.
[Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
29 Men då dei hadde fullført alt det som stend skrive um honom, tok dei honom ned av treet og lagde honom i ei grav.
They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
30 Men Gud vekte honom upp frå dei daude;
However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
31 og han synte seg i fleire dagar for deim som hadde gjenge med honom frå Galilæa upp til Jerusalem, dei som no er hans vitne for folket.
and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
32 Og me forkynner dykk evangeliet um den lovnaden som vart federne gjeven, at Gud hev uppfyllt denne for oss, deira born, då han reiste upp Jesus,
“[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
33 so som det og stend skrive i den andre salmen: «Du er min son; eg hev født deg i dag.»
He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
34 Men at han reiste honom upp frå dei daude, so han aldri meir skal venda tilbake til undergang, det hev han sagt so: «Eg vil gjeva dykk dei heilage lovnader til David, dei trufaste.»
[God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
35 Difor segjer han og ein annan stad: «Du skal ikkje lata din heilage sjå undergang.»
So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
36 For David sovna av, etter han i si livetid hadde tent Guds rådgjerd, og vart samla med sine feder og såg undergang.
While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
37 Men han som Gud vekte upp, han såg ikkje undergang.
[Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
38 Det vere då kunnigt for dykk, brør, at i honom vert forlating for synderne forkynt dykk;
“Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
39 og frå alt det som de ikkje kann verta rettferdiggjorde frå ved Mose lov, vert kvar den som trur rettferdiggjord i honom.
40 Sjå difor til at det som er sagt hjå profetarne, ikkje skal koma yver dykk:
Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
41 «Sjå, de vanvyrdarar, og undra dykk og vert til inkjes! for eit verk gjer eg i dykkar dagar, eit verk som de ikkje vil tru, um nokon fortel dykk det.»»
[The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
42 Men då dei gjekk ut, bad dei um at desse ordi måtte verta tala til deim den næste kviledagen.
After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
43 Og då synagogetenesta var enda, fylgde det med Paulus og Barnabas mange av jødarne og av dei jødetruande som dyrka Gud; og dei tala til deim og talde deim til å halda fast ved Guds nåde.
After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
44 Den næste kviledagen kom mest heile byen saman og vilde høyra Guds ord.
On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
45 Men då jødarne såg folkehoparne, vart dei fulle av brennhug, og dei sagde imot det som vart sagt av Paulus, ja, sagde imot og spotta.
But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
46 Då tok Paulus og Barnabas til ords og sagde beint ut: «Det var naudsynlegt at Guds ord vart tala fyrst til dykk; men sidan de støyter det burt og ikkje dømer dykk sjølve verdige til det ævelege liv, sjå, so vender me oss til heidningarne. (aiōnios g166)
Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios g166)
47 For so hev Herren bode oss: «Eg hev sett deg til ljos for heidningar, at du skal vera til frelsa alt til ytste enden av jordi.»»
[We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
48 Då heidningarne høyrde det, gledde dei seg og prisa Herrens ord, og dei tok ved trui, so mange som var etla til ævelegt liv. (aiōnios g166)
While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios g166)
49 Og Herrens ord breidde seg ut yver heile landet.
[At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
50 Men jødarne øste upp dei fornæme kvinnor som dyrka Gud, og dei fyrste menner i byen, og dei fekk i gang ei forfylgjing mot Paulus og Barnabas, og dei jaga deim ut frå sine landemerke.
However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
51 Dei riste dusti av føterne sine mot deim og kom til Ikonium.
So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
52 Men læresveinarne vart fyllte med gleda og den Heilage Ande.
Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.
