Titus 1
1 Paulus, Guds Tjener og Jesu Kristi Apostel til at virke Tro hos Guds udvalgte og Erkendelse af Sandheden angaaende Gudsfrygt,
From Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, charged to strengthen the faith of God’s Chosen People, and their knowledge of that Truth which makes for godliness
and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began, (aiōnios g166)
3 men i sin Tid har han aabenbaret sit Ord ved den Prædiken, som er bleven mig betroet efter Guds, vor Frelsers Befaling:
and has revealed at his own time in his Message, with the proclamation of which I was entrusted by the command of God our Saviour.
4 Til Titus, mit ægte Barn i fælles Tro: Naade og Fred fra Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus vor Frelser!
To Titus, my true Child in our one Faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Saviour, bless you and give you peace.
5 Derfor efterlod jeg dig paa Kreta, for at du skulde bringe i Orden, hvad der stod tilbage, og indsætte Ældste i hver By, som jeg paalagde dig,
My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unsettled, and appoint Officers of the Church in the various towns, as I myself directed you.
6 saafremt en er ustraffelig, een Kvindes Mand og har troende Børn, der ikke ere beskyldte for Ryggesløshed eller ere genstridige.
They are to be men of irreproachable character, who are faithful husbands, whose children are Christians and have never been charged with dissolute conduct or have been unruly.
7 Thi en Tilsynsmand bør være ustraffelig som en Guds Husholder, ikke selvbehagelig, ikke vredagtig, ikke hengiven til Vin, ikke til Slagsmaal, ikke til slet Vinding,
For a Presiding-Officer, as God’s steward, ought to be a man of irreproachable character; not self-willed or quick-tempered, nor addicted to drink or to brawling or to questionable money-making.
8 men gæstfri, elskende det gode, sindig, retfærdig, from, afholdende;
On the contrary, he should be hospitable, eager for the right, discreet, upright, a man of holy life and capable of self-restraint,
9 en Mand, som holder fast ved det troværdige Ord efter Læren, for at han kan være dygtig til baade at formane ved den sunde Lære og at gendrive dem, som sige imod.
who holds doctrine that can be relied on as being in accordance with the accepted Teaching; so that he may be able to encourage others by sound teaching, as well as to refute our opponents.
10 Thi mange ere genstridige, føre intetsigende Snak og daare Sindet, især de af Omskærelsen;
There are, indeed, many unruly persons — great talkers who deceive themselves, principally converts from Judaism,
11 dem bør man stoppe Munden paa; thi de forvende hele Huse ved at føre utilbørlig Lære for slet Vindings Skyld.
whose mouths ought to be stopped; for they upset whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, merely to make questionable gains.
12 En af dem, en af deres egne Profeter, har sagt: „Kretere ere altid Løgnere, onde Dyr, lade Buge.‟
It was a Cretan — one of their own teachers — who said: ‘Cretans are always liars, base brutes, and gluttonous idlers’; and his statement is true.
13 Dette Vidnesbyrd er sandt. Derfor skal du sætte dem strengelig i Rette, for at de maa blive sunde i Troen
Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the Faith,
14 og ikke agte paa jødiske Fabler og Bud af Mennesker, som vende sig bort fra Sandheden.
and may pay no attention to Jewish legends, or to the directions of those who turn their backs upon the Truth.
15 Alt er rent for de rene; men for de besmittede og vantro er intet rent, men baade deres Sind og Samvittighed er besmittet.
Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted.
16 De sige, at de kende Gud, men med deres Gerninger fornægte de ham, vederstyggelige, som de ere, og ulydige og uduelige til al god Gerning.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
