Galaterne 6
1 Brødre! om ogsaa et Menneske bliver overrasket af nogen Forsyndelse, da hjælper en saadan til Rette, I aandelige! med Sagtmodigheds Aand, og se til dig selv, at ikke ogsaa du bliver fristet!
Brethren, if anybody be detected in any misconduct, you who are spiritual should restore such a one in a spirit of meekness. And let each of you keep watch over himself, lest he also fall into temptation.
2 Bærer hverandres Byrder og opfylder saaledes Kristi Lov!
Always carry one another's burdens, and so obey the whole of Christ's Law.
3 Thi naar nogen mener, at han er noget, skønt han intet er, da bedrager han sig selv.
For if there is any one who thinks himself to be somebody when he is nobody, he is deluding himself.
4 Men hver prøve sin egen Gerning, og da skal han have sin Ros i Forhold til sig selv alene, og ikke til Næsten;
But let every man scrutinize his own conduct, and then he will find out, not with reference to another but with reference to himself, what he has to boast of.
5 thi hver skal bære sin egen Byrde.
For every man will have to carry his own load.
6 Men den, som undervises i Ordet, skal dele alt godt med den, som underviser ham.
But let those who receive instruction in Christian truth share with their instructors all temporal blessings.
7 Farer ikke vild; Gud lader sig ikke spotte; thi hvad et Menneske saar, det skal han ogsaa høste.
Do not deceive yourselves. God is not to be scoffed at. For whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
8 Thi den, som saar i sit Kød, skal høste Fordærvelse af Kødet; men den, som saar i Aanden, skal høste evigt Liv af Aanden. (aiōnios g166)
He who sows in the field of his lower nature, will from that nature reap destruction; but he who sows to serve the Spirit will from the Spirit reap the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)
9 Men naar vi gøre det gode, da lader os ikke blive trætte; thi i sin Tid skulle vi høste, saafremt vi ikke give tabt.
Let us not abate our courage in doing what is right; for in due time we shall reap a reward, if we do not faint.
10 Saa lader os altsaa, efter som vi have Lejlighed, gøre det gode imod alle, men mest imod Troens egne!
So then, as we have opportunity, let us labour for the good of all, and especially of those who belong to the household of the faith.
11 Ser nu, med hvor store Bogstaver jeg skriver til eder med min egen Haand!
See in what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.
12 Alle de, som ville tage sig godt ud i Kødet, de tvinge eder til at lade eder omskære, alene for at de ikke skulle forfølges for Kristi Kors's Skyld.
All who desire to display their zeal for external observances try to compel you to receive circumcision, but their real object is simply to escape being persecuted for the Cross of Christ.
13 Thi ikke engang de, som lade sig omskære, holde selv Loven; men de ville, at I skulle lade eder omskære, for at de kunne rose sig af eders Kød.
For these very men do not really keep the Law of Moses, but they would have you receive circumcision in order that they may glory in your bodies.
14 Men det være langt fra mig at rose mig uden af vor Herres Jesu Kristi Kors, ved hvem Verden er korsfæstet for mig, og jeg for Verden.
But as for me, God forbid that I should glory in anything except the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, upon which the world is crucified to me, and I am crucified to the world.
15 Thi hverken Omskærelse eller Forhud er noget, men en ny Skabning.
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any importance; but only a renewed nature.
16 Og saa mange, som vandre efter denne Rettesnor, over dem være Fred og Barmhjertighed, og over Guds Israel!
And all who shall regulate their lives by this principle--may peace and mercy be given to them--and to the true Israel of God.
17 Herefter volde ingen mig Besvær; thi jeg bærer Jesu Mærketegn paa mit Legeme.
From this time onward let no one trouble me; for, as for me, I bear, branded on my body, the scars of Jesus as my Master.
18 Vor Herres Jesu Kristi Naade være med eders Aand, Brødre! Amen.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirits, brethren. Amen.
