Hebræerne 12
1 Derfor lader ogsaa os, efterdi vi have saa stor en Sky af Vidner omkring os, aflægge enhver Byrde og Synden, som lettelig hilder os, og med Udholdenhed gennemløbe den foran os liggende Bane,
Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, having put off every weight, and the closely besetting sin, may we run the contest that is set before us through endurance,
2 idet vi se hen til Troens Begynder og Fuldender, Jesus, som for den foran ham liggende Glædes Skyld udholdt et Kors, idet han ringeagtede Skændselen, og som har taget Sæde paa højre Side af Guds Trone.
looking to the Author and Perfecter of the faith—Jesus, who, for the joy set before Him, endured a cross, having despised shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God;
3 Ja, tænker paa ham, som har udholdt en saadan Modsigelse imod sig af Syndere, for at I ikke skulle blive trætte og forsagte i eders Sjæle.
for again consider Him who endured such contradiction from the sinners to Himself, that you may not be wearied in your souls—being faint.
4 Endnu have I ikke staaet imod indtil Blodet i eders Kamp imod Synden,
You did not yet resist to blood—striving with sin;
5 og I have glemt Formaningen, der jo dog taler til eder som til Sønner: „Min Søn! agt ikke Herrens Tugtelse ringe, vær heller ikke forsagt, naar du revses af ham;
and you have forgotten the exhortation that speaks fully to you as to sons, “My son, do not despise [the] discipline of [the] LORD, nor be faint, being reproved by Him,
6 thi hvem Herren elsker, den tugter han, og han slaar haardelig hver Søn, som han tager sig af.”
for whom the LORD loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son whom He receives”;
7 Holder ud og lader eder tugte; Gud handler med eder som med Sønner; thi hvem er den Søn, som Faderen ikke tugter?
if you endure discipline, God bears Himself to you as to sons, for who is a son whom a father does not discipline?
8 Men dersom I ere uden Tugtelse, hvori alle have faaet Del, da ere I jo uægte og ikke Sønner.
And if you are apart from discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are bastards, and not sons.
9 Fremdeles, vore kødelige Fædre havde vi til Optugtere, og vi følte Ærefrygt; skulde vi da ikke meget mere underordne os under Aandernes Fader og leve?
Then, indeed, we have had fathers of our flesh, correctors, and we respected [them]; will we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?
10 Thi hine tugtede os for nogle faa Dage efter deres Tykke, men han gør det til vort Gavn, for at vi skulle faa Del i hans Hellighed.
For they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were disciplining, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;
11 Al Tugtelse synes vel, imedens den er nærværende, ikke at være til Glæde, men til Bedrøvelse; men siden giver den til Gengæld dem, som derved ere øvede, en Fredens Frugt i Retfærdighed.
and all discipline for the present, indeed, does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it.
12 Derfor, retter de slappede Hænder og de lammede Knæ,
For this reason, lift up the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees;
13 og træder lige Spor med eders Fødder, for at ikke det lamme skal vrides af Led, men snarere helbredes.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be turned aside, but rather be healed;
14 Stræber efter Fred med alle og efter Helliggørelsen, uden hvilken ingen skal se Herren;
pursue peace with all, and the separation, apart from which no one will see the LORD,
15 og ser til, at ikke nogen gaar Glip af Guds Naade, at ikke nogen bitter Rod skyder op og gør Skade, og de mange smittes ved den;
observing lest anyone be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;
16 at ikke nogen er en utugtig eller en vanhellig som Esau, der for een Ret Mad solgte sin Førstefødselsret.
lest anyone be a fornicator, or a profane person, as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of food sold his birthright,
17 Thi I vide, at han ogsaa siden, da han ønskede at arve Velsignelsen, blev forkastet (thi han fandt ikke Rum for Omvendelse), omendskønt han begærede den med Taarer.
for you know that also afterward, wishing to inherit the blessing, he was disapproved of, for he did not find a place of conversion, though having sought it with tears.
18 I ere jo ikke komne til en haandgribelig og brændende Ild og til Mulm og Mørke og Uvejr,
For you did not come near to the mountain touched and scorched with fire, and to blackness, and darkness, and storm,
19 og ikke til Basunens Klang og til en talende Røst, hvorom de, der hørte den, bade, at der ikke mere maatte tales til dem.
and a sound of a trumpet, and a voice of sayings, which those having heard begged that a word might not be added to them,
20 Thi de kunde ikke bære det, som blev paabudt: „Endog om et Dyr rører ved Bjerget, skal det stenes.”
for they were not bearing that which is commanded, “And if a beast may touch the mountain, it will be stoned, or shot through with an arrow,”
21 Og — saa frygteligt var Synet — Moses sagde: „Jeg er forfærdet og bæver.”
and (so terrible was the sight), Moses said, “I am exceedingly fearful, and trembling.”
22 Men I ere komne til Zions Bjerg og til den levende Guds Stad, til det himmelske Jerusalem og til Englenes Titusinder i Højtidsskare
But you came to Mount Zion, and to [the] city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of messengers,
23 og til de førstefødtes Menighed, som ere indskrevne i Himlene, og til en Dommer, som er alles Gud, og til de fuldkommede retfærdiges Aander
to the assembly-place and Assembly of the Firstborn registered in Heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men made perfect,
24 og til den nye Pagts Mellemmand, Jesus, og til Bestænkelsens Blod, som taler bedre end Abel.
and to a mediator of a new covenant—Jesus, and to blood of sprinkling, speaking better things than that of Abel!
25 Ser til, at I ikke bede eder fri for den, som taler. Thi naar de, som bade sig fri for ham, der talte sit Guddomsord paa Jorden, ikke undslap, da skulle vi det meget mindre, naar vi vende os bort fra ham, der taler fra Himlene,
Watch out lest you refuse Him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who was divinely speaking on earth—much less we who turn away from Him who [speaks] from Heaven,
26 han, hvis Røst dengang rystede Jorden, men som nu har forjættet og sagt: „Endnu een Gang vil jeg ryste, ikke alene Jorden, men ogsaa Himmelen.”
whose voice shook the earth then, and now He has promised, saying, “Yet once [more]—I shake not only the earth, but also Heaven”;
27 Men dette „endnu een Gang” giver til Kende, at de Ting, der rystes, skulle omskiftes, efterdi de ere skabte, for at de Ting, der ikke rystes, skulle blive.
and this, “Yet once [more],” makes evident the removal of the things shaken, as of things having been made, that the things not shaken may remain;
28 Derfor, efterdi vi modtage et Rige, som ikke kan rystes, saa lader os være taknemmelige og derved tjene Gud til hans Velbehag, med Ængstelse og Frygt.
for this reason, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, may we have grace, through which we may serve God well-pleasingly, with reverence and fear,
29 Thi vor Gud er en fortærende Ild.
for our God [is] also a consuming fire.
