Romerne 4
1 Hvad skulle vi da sige, at vor Stamfader Abraham har vundet efter Kødet?
What shall we say then that Abraham our father obtained according to the flesh?
2 Thi dersom Abraham blev retfærdiggjort af Gerninger, har han Ros, men ikke for Gud.
for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:
3 Thi hvad siger Skriften? „Og Abraham troede Gud, og det blev regnet ham til Retfærdighed.”
for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."
4 Men den, som gør Gerninger, tilregnes Lønnen ikke som Naade, men som Skyldighed;
Now to him that worketh the reward is not reckoned as a favor, but as a debt:
5 den derimod, som ikke gør Gerninger, men tror paa ham, som retfærdiggør den ugudelige, regnes hans Tro til Retfærdighed;
but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
6 ligesom ogsaa David priser det Menneske saligt, hvem Gud tilregner Retfærdighed uden Gerninger:
As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,
7 „Salige de, hvis Overtrædelser ere forladte, og hvis Synder ere skjulte;
"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered:
8 salig den Mand, hvem Herren ikke vil tilregne Synd.”
blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin."
9 Gælder da denne Saligprisning de omskaarne eller tillige de uomskaarne? Vi sige jo: Troen blev regnet Abraham til Retfærdighed.
Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
10 Hvorledes blev den ham da tilregnet? da han var omskaaren, eller da han havde Forhud? Ikke da han var omskaaren, men da han havde Forhud.
How then was it accounted to him? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 Og han fik Omskærelsens Tegn som et Segl paa den Troens Retfærdighed, som han havde som uomskaaren, for at han skulde være Fader til alle dem, som tro uden at være omskaarne, for at Retfærdighed kan blive dem tilregnet,
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all that believe though not circumcised, that righteousness may be imputed to them also:
12 og Fader til omskaarne, til dem, som ikke alene have Omskærelse, men ogsaa vandre i den Tros Spor, hvilken vor Fader Abraham havde som uomskaaren.
and the father of circumcision to those, who not only are of the circumcision, but also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.
13 Thi ikke ved Lov fik Abraham eller hans Sæd den Forjættelse, at han skulde være Arving til Verden, men ved Tros-Retfærdighed.
For the promise made to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, was not by the law, but by the righteousness of faith:
14 Thi dersom de, der ere af Loven, ere Arvinger, da er Troen bleven tom, og Forjættelsen gjort til intet.
for if they only that are of the law be heirs, faith is made useless, and the promise is become of no effect.
15 Thi Loven virker Vrede; men hvor der ikke er Lov, er der heller ikke Overtrædelse.
Now the law worketh wrath; for where there is no law, there is no transgression.
16 Derfor er det af Tro, for at det skal være som Naade, for at Forjættelsen maa staa fast for den hele Sæd, ikke alene for den af Loven, men ogsaa for den af Abrahams Tro, han, som er Fader til os alle
And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
17 (som der er skrevet: „Jeg har sat dig til mange Folkeslags Fader”), over for Gud, hvem han troede, ham, som levendegør de døde og kalder det, der ikke er, som om det var.
(as it is written, "I have made thee a father of many nations,") in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not as if they were:
18 Og han troede imod Haab med Haab paa, at han skulde blive mange Folkeslags Fader, efter det, som var sagt: „Saaledes skal din Sæd være;”
who against hope believed, with hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was said unto him, "So shall thy seed be."
19 og uden at blive svag i Troen saa han paa sit eget allerede udlevede Legeme (han var nær hundrede Aar) og paa, at Saras Moderliv var udlevet;
And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, being about an hundred years old; nor the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 men om Guds Forjættelse tvivlede han ikke i Vantro, derimod blev han styrket i Troen, idet han gav Gud Ære
He hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,
21 og var overbevist om, at hvad han har forjættet, er han mægtig til ogsaa at gøre.
and being fully persuaded, that what was promised He was able to perform:
22 Derfor blev det ogsaa regnet ham til Retfærdighed.
and therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
23 Men det blev ikke skrevet for hans Skyld alene, at det blev ham tilregnet,
Now it was not written on his account only, that it was imputed to him:
24 men ogsaa for vor Skyld, hvem det skal tilregnes, os, som tro paa ham, der oprejste Jesus, vor Herre, fra de døde,
but for our sakes also, to him it will be imputed, as we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead:
25 ham, som blev hengiven for vore Overtrædelsers Skyld og oprejst for vor Retfærdiggørelses Skyld.
who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
