Acts 3

1 One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

1 Men Peter og Johannes gik op i Helligdommen ved Bedetimen, den niende Time.

2 And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

2 Og en Mand, som var lam fra Moders Liv af, blev båren frem; ham satte de daglig ved den Dør til Helligdommen, som kaldtes den skønne, for at han kunde bede dem, som gik ind i Helligdommen, om Almisse.

3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

3 Da han så Peter og Johannes, idet de vilde gå ind i Helligdommen, bad han om at få en Almisse.

4 Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.

4 Da så Peter tillige med Johannes fast på ham og sagde: “Se på os!”

5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

5 Og han gav Agt på dem, efterdi han ventede at få noget af dem.

6 But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

6 Men Peter sagde: “Sølv og Guld ejer jeg ikke, men hvad jeg har, det giver jeg dig: I Jesu Kristi Nazaræerens Navn stå op og gå!”

7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.

7 Og han greb ham ved den højre Hånd og rejste ham op.

8 He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.

8 Men straks bleve hans Ben og Ankler stærke, og han sprang op og stod og gik omkring og gik med dem ind i Helligdommen, hvor han gik omkring og sprang og lovede Gud.

9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God,

9 Og hele Folket så ham gå omkring og love Gud.

10 they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

10 Og de kendte ham som den, der havde siddet ved den skønne Port til Helligdommen for at få Almisse; og de bleve fulde af Rædsel og Forfærdelse over det, som var timedes ham.

11 While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.

11 Medens han nu holdt fast ved Peter og Johannes, løb alt Folket rædselsslagent sammen om dem i den Søjlegang, som kaldes Salomons.

12 And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

12 Men da Peter så det, talte han til Folket: “I israelitiske Mænd! Hvorfor undre I eder over dette? eller hvorfor stirre I på os, som om vi af egen Magt eller Gudfrygtighed havde gjort, at han kan gå?

13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

13 Abrahams og Isaks og Jakobs Gud, vore Fædres Gud, har herliggjort sin Tjener* Jesus, hvem I prisgave og fornægtede for Pilatus, da han dømte, at han skulde løslades. { [*Es. 42, 1. Matth. 27, 23. Joh. 19, 4.] }

14 You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

14 Men I fornægtede den hellige og retfærdige og bade om, at en Morder måtte skænkes eder.

15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

15 Men Livets Fyrste sloge I ihjel, hvem Gud oprejste fra de døde, hvorom vi ere Vidner.

16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.

16 Og i Troen på hans Navn har hans Navn styrket denne, hvem I se og kende, og Troen, som virkedes ved ham, har givet denne hans Førlighed i Påsyn af eder alle.

17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

17 Og nu, Brødre! jeg ved, at I handlede i Uvidenhed, ligesom også eders Rådsherrer.

18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

18 Men Gud har således fuldbyrdet, hvad han forud forkyndte ved alle Profeternes Mund, at hans Salvede skulde lide.

19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

19 Derfor fatter et andet Sind og vender om, for at eders Synder må blive udslettede, for at Vederkvægelsens Tider må komme fra Herrens Åsyn,

20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.

20 og han må sende den for eder bestemte Kristus, Jesus,

21 Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

21 hvem Himmelen skal modtage indtil alle Tings Genoprettelses Tider, hvorom Gud har talt ved sine hellige Profeters Mund fra de ældste Dage.

22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.

22 Moses sagde: “En Profet skal Herren eders Gud oprejse eder af eders Brødre ligesom mig; ham skulle I høre i alt, hvad han end vil tale til eder.

23 Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’

23 Men det skal ske, hver Sjæl, som ikke hører den Profet, skal udryddes af Folket.”

24 Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.

24 Men også alle Profeterne, fra Samuel af og derefter, så mange som talte, have også forkyndt disse Dage.

25 And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’

25 I ere Profeternes Sønner og Sønner af den Pagt, som Gud sluttede med vore Fædre, da han sagde til Abraham: “Og i din Sæd skulle alle Jordens Slægter velsignes.”

26 When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

26 For eder først har Gud oprejst sin Tjener og sendt han for at velsigne eder, når enhver af eder vender om fra sin Ondskab.”