1 Korinterne 7
1 Men hvad det angaar, hvorom I skreve til mig, da er det godt for en Mand ikke at røre en Kvinde;
Now concerning the issues you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”
2 men for Utugts Skyld have hver Mand sin egen Hustru, og hver Kvinde have sin egen Mand.
But because of temptations for many immoral acts, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
3 Manden yde Hustruen sin Skyldighed; ligeledes ogsaa Hustruen Manden.
The husband should give to the wife her sexual rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
4 Hustruen raader ikke over sit eget Legeme, men Manden; ligesaa raader heller ikke Manden over sit eget Legeme, men Hustruen.
It is not the wife who has authority over her own body, it is the husband. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
5 Unddrager eder ikke hinanden, uden maaske med fælles Samtykke, til en Tid, for at I kunne have Ro til Bønnen, og for saa atter at være sammen, for at Satan ikke skal friste eder, fordi I ikke formaa at være afholdende.
Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement and for a specific period of time. Do this so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6 Men dette siger jeg som en Indrømmelse, ikke som en Befaling.
But I say these things to you as a concession and not as a command.
7 Jeg ønsker dog, at alle Mennesker maatte være, som jeg selv er; men hver har sin egen Naadegave fra Gud, den ene saa, den anden saa.
I wish that everyone were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God. One has this kind of gift, and another that kind.
8 Til de ugifte og til Enkerne siger jeg, at det er godt for dem, om de forblive som jeg.
To the unmarried and to widows I say that it is good for them if they remain unmarried, as I am.
9 Men kunne de ikke være afholdende, da lad dem gifte sig; thi det er bedre at gifte sig end at lide Brynde.
But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better for them to marry than to burn with passion.
10 Men de gifte byder ikke jeg, men Herren, at en Hustru ikke skal skille sig fra sin Mand; (
Now to the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—the wife should not separate from her husband
11 men om hun virkeligt skiller sig fra ham, da forblive hun ugift eller forlige sig med Manden; ) og at en Mand ikke skal forlade sin Hustru.
(but if she does separate from her husband, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
12 Men til de andre siger jeg, ikke Herren: Dersom nogen Broder har en vantro Hustru, og denne samtykker i at bo hos ham, saa forlade han hende ikke!
But to the rest I say—I, not the Lord—that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and if she is content to live with him, he should not divorce her.
13 Og dersom en Hustru har en vantro Mand, og denne samtykker i at bo hos hende, saa forlade hun ikke Manden!
If a woman has an unbelieving husband, and if he is content to live with her, she should not divorce him.
14 Thi den vantro Mand er helliget ved Hustruen, og den vantro Hustru er helliget ved Manden; ellers vare jo eders Børn urene, men nu ere de hellige.
For the unbelieving husband is set apart because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart because of the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but actually they are set apart.
15 Men skiller den vantro sig, saa lad ham skille sig; ingen Broder eller Søster er trælbunden i saadanne Tilfælde; men Gud har kaldet os til Fred.
But if the unbelieving partner departs, let him go. In such cases, the brother or sister is not bound to their vows. God has called us to live in peace.
16 Thi hvad ved du, Hustru! om du kan frelse din Mand? eller hvad ved du, Mand! om du kan frelse din Hustru?
For how do you know, woman, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, man, whether you will save your wife?
17 Kun vandre enhver saaledes, som Herren har tildelt ham, som Gud har kaldet ham; og saaledes forordner jeg i alle Menighederne.
Only let each one live the life the Lord has assigned him, each as God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
18 Blev nogen kaldet som omskaaren, han lade ikke Forhud drage over; er nogen kaldet som uomskaaren, han lade sig ikke omskære!
Was anyone circumcised when he was called to believe? He should not try to appear uncircumcised. Was anyone uncircumcised when he was called to faith? He should not be circumcised.
19 Omskærelse har intet at sige, og Forhud har intet at sige, men det at holde Guds Bud.
For it is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision that matters. What matters is obeying the commandments of God.
20 Hver blive i den Stand, hvori han blev kaldet!
Each one should remain in the calling he was in when God called him to believe.
21 Blev du kaldet som Træl, da lad det ikke bekymre dig, men om du ogsaa kan blive fri, da gør hellere Brug deraf!
Were you a slave when God called you? Do not be concerned about it. But if you can become free, take advantage of it.
22 Thi den, der er kaldet i Herren som Træl, er Herrens frigivne; ligesaa er den, der er kaldet som fri, Kristi Træl.
For someone who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freeman. Likewise, the one who was free when he was called to believe is Christ's slave.
23 Dyrt bleve I købte, vorder ikke Menneskers Trælle!
You have been bought with a price, so do not become slaves of men.
24 I den Stand, hvori enhver blev kaldet, Brødre, deri blive han for Gud!
Brothers, in whatever life each of us was in when we were called to believe, let us remain like that.
25 Men om Jomfruerne har jeg ikke nogen Befaling fra Herren, men giver min Mening til Kende som den, hvem Herren barmhjertigt har forundt at være troværdig.
Now concerning those who never married, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord's mercy, is trustworthy.
26 Jeg mener altsaa dette, at det paa Grund af den forhaandenværende Nød er godt for et Menneske at være saaledes, som han er.
Therefore, I think that because of the disaster that is coming, it is good for a man to remain as he is.
27 Er du bunden til en Kvinde, da søg ikke at blive løst; er du ikke bunden, da søg ikke en Hustru!
Are you married to a wife? Do not seek a divorce. If you are unmarried, do not seek a wife.
28 Men om du ogsaa gifter dig, synder du ikke; og om en Jomfru gifter sig, synder hun ikke; dog ville saadanne faa Trængsel i Kødet. Men jeg skaaner eder.
But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if an unmarried woman marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will have many kinds of worldly trouble, and I want to spare you from this.
29 Men dette siger jeg eder, Brødre! at Tiden er kort, for at herefter baade de, der have Hustruer, skulle være, som om de ingen have,
But this I say, brothers: The time is short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none.
30 og de, der græde, som om de ikke græde, og de, der glæde sig, som om de ikke glæde sig, og de, der købe, som om de ikke besidde,
Those who weep should act as though they were not weeping, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess anything,
31 og de, der bruge denne Verden, som om de ikke gøre Brug af den; thi denne Verdens Skikkelse forgaar.
and those who use the world should not act as though they are using it to the full. For the world in its present form is coming to an end.
32 Men jeg ønsker, at I maa være uden Bekymring. Den ugifte er bekymret for de Ting, som høre Herren til, hvorledes han kan behage Herren;
I would like you to be free from worries. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please him.
33 men den gifte er bekymret for de Ting, som høre Verden til, hvorledes han kan behage Hustruen.
But the married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife—
34 Og der er ogsaa Forskel imellem Hustruen og Jomfruen. Den ugifte er bekymret for de Ting, som høre Herren til, for at hun kan være hellig baade paa Legeme og Aand; men den gifte er bekymret for det, som hører Verden til, hvorledes hun kan behage Manden.
he is divided. The unmarried woman or the virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to be set apart in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.
35 Men dette siger jeg til eders eget Gavn, ikke for at kaste en Snare om eder, men for at bevare Sømmelighed og en urokkelig Vedhængen ved Herren.
I say this for your own benefit, and not to put any constraint on you. I say this for what is right, so that you may be devoted to the Lord without any distraction.
36 Men dersom nogen mener at volde sin ugifte Datter Skam, om hun sidder over Tiden, og det maa saa være, han gøre, hvad han vil, han synder ikke; lad dem gifte sig!
But if anyone thinks that he is not treating his fiancée with respect—if she is beyond the age of marriage and it must be so—he should do what he wants. He is not sinning. They should marry.
37 Men den, som staar fast i sit Hjerte og ikke er tvungen, men har Raadighed over sin Villie og har besluttet dette i sit Hjerte at holde sin Datter ugift, han gør vel.
But if he is standing firm in his heart, if he is not under pressure but can control his own will, and if he has decided in his own heart to do this, to keep his own fiancée a virgin, he will do well.
38 Altsaa, baade den, som bortgifter sin Datter, gør vel, og den, som ikke bortgifter hende, gør bedre.
So the one who marries his fiancée does well, and the one who chooses not to marry will do even better.
39 En Hustru er bunden, saa længe hendes Mand lever; men dersom Manden sover hen, er hun fri til at gifte sig med hvem hun vil, kun at det sker i Herren.
A woman is bound to her husband for as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes to marry, but only in the Lord.
40 Men lykkeligere er hun, om hun forbliver saaledes, som hun er, efter min Mening; men ogsaa jeg mener at have Guds Aand.
Yet in my judgment she would be happier if she lives as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
