Apostelgeschichte 8 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Forfølgelse i Jerusalem

1 Og Saul syntes det var godt, at han blev dræbt. Samme dag blev der iværksat en voldsom forfølgelse mod de troende i Jerusalem. De fleste disciple af Jesus forlod byen og spredtes over hele Judæa og Samaria. Apostlene blev dog i Jerusalem. 2 Nogle gudfrygtige jøder begravede Stefanus og sørgede dybt over ham. 3 Men Saul søgte at komme de Jesus-troende til livs. Han gik fra hus til hus og arresterede både mænd og kvinder og fik dem sat i fængsel.

Filip bringer Guds rige til Samaria

4 De disciple, som nu var blevet spredt, forkyndte budskabet om Jesus overalt, hvor de kom frem. 5 Filip kom til byen Samaria og fortalte folk dér, at Jesus var Messias. 6 Store menneskeskarer lyttede opmærksomt til, hvad han havde at fortælle, for de så de mirakler, han gjorde. 7 Mange onde ånder blev drevet ud og forlod deres ofre med høje skrig. Mange handicappede blev helbredt, 8 og der blev stor glæde i byen. 9 Nu boede der i Samaria en mand ved navn Simon. Han beskæftigede sig med sort magi, imponerede folk og gav sig ud for at være noget stort. 10 Alle, både unge og ældre, var stærkt optaget af ham på grund af hans magiske evner, og man sagde om ham: „Han må være den, som kaldes ‚Guds store kraft’.” 12 De mennesker, som ved at høre Filips budskab om Guds rige var kommet til tro på, at Jesus er den lovede Frelser, lod sig døbe, både mænd og kvinder. 13 Også Simon kom til tro og blev døbt. Han fulgte i hælene på Filip overalt, hvor han gik, og han var meget imponeret over de tegn og mirakler, som Filip udførte.

Helligånden falder på de troende i Samaria

14 Da apostlene i Jerusalem hørte, at folk i Samaria havde taget imod Guds ord, sendte de Peter og Johannes derhen. 15 Så snart de var ankommet, begyndte de at bede for de troende om, at de måtte få Helligåndens kraft, 16 for indtil nu var Ånden ikke faldet på nogen af dem. De var kun blevet døbt til at tilhøre Jesus som deres Herre. 17 Peter og Johannes lagde nu hænderne på dem, og de fik Helligåndens kraft. 18 Da Simon så, at Åndens kraft blev givet til de troende, når apostlene lagde hænderne på dem, tilbød han dem penge og sagde: 19 „Giv også mig en sådan magt, så dem jeg lægger mine hænder på, får Helligåndens kraft.” 20 Peter svarede: „Gid dine penge må gå til grunde—og du selv med—siden du kunne få den tanke, at Guds gave kan købes for penge! 21 Du har ingen andel i det her, for du står ikke i et ret forhold til Gud. 22 Du skal vende om fra dine onde tanker og bede Herren om at tilgive din selviskhed. 23 Jeg kan se, at du er fuld af magtbegær og bundet af synd.” 24 „Åh nej!” udbrød Simon. „Bed for mig til Herren, så det, I har sagt, ikke skal ske med mig.” 25 Efter at Peter og Johannes havde forkyndt budskabet om Jesus i Samaria, vendte de tilbage til Jerusalem. Undervejs gjorde de ophold i adskillige samaritanske landsbyer, for at budskabet om Jesus også kunne blive forkyndt dér.

Filip og den etiopiske hofembedsmand

26 Imidlertid kom der en engel til Filip og sagde: „Tag ned til den vej, der går sydpå fra Jerusalem gennem de øde områder til Gaza.” 27 Det gjorde han så. Hen ad den samme vej kom en etiopisk hofembedsmand kørende. Det var dronning Kandakes skatmester. Han havde været i Jerusalem for at tilbede i templet, 28 og han sad nu på hjemvejen i sin vogn og læste højt for sig selv af profeten Esajas’ bog. 29 Helligånden sagde til Filip: „Gå hen til den vogn.” 30 Filip løb så frem til vognen, og han kunne nu høre etiopieren læse op af Esajas’ bog. „Forstår du betydningen af det, du læser?” spurgte han. 31 „Nej,” svarede etiopieren, „hvordan skulle jeg kunne forstå det, når der ikke er nogen til at forklare mig det?” Han bad derefter Filip om at komme op i vognen og sætte sig ved siden af ham. 32 Det afsnit af Skriften, som han var i færd med at læse, var: „Tavs gik han i døden, som et får, der føres til slagtning, som et lam, der lader sig klippe uden at klynke. 33 I ydmygelsen blev hans rettigheder taget fra ham. Efterkommere har han ingen af, for hans liv på jorden endte brat.”* 34 Hofembedsmanden spurgte nu Filip: „Sig mig, taler profeten om sig selv her eller om en anden?” 35 Så begyndte Filip at fortælle om Jesus, idet han tog udgangspunkt i det oplæste skriftafsnit. 36 Da de havde kørt en tid, kom de til et sted, hvor der var vand, og hofembedsmanden udbrød: „Se, her er der vand! Er der noget i vejen for, at jeg kan blive døbt?”* 38 Så standsede han vognen, og både Filip og hofembedsmanden gik ud i vandet, hvor Filip døbte ham. 39 Så snart de var kommet op af vandet, tog Herrens Ånd Filip bort.* Hofembedsmanden så ham ikke mere, men rejste glad hjem. 40 Filip dukkede senere op i Ashdod, og han forkyndte budskabet om Jesus både der og i de byer, han kom igennem på vej til Cæsarea.*

English Standard Version

Saul Ravages the Church

1 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria

4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 Philip went down to the city* of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So there was much joy in that city.

Simon the Magician Believes

9 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles* performed, he was amazed. 14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in the gall* of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.” 24 And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” 25 Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south* to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. 33 In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” 34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?”* 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Apostelgeschichte 8 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk English Standard Version