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 surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.
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 Jesus the pathfinder and perfecter of the faith, who, against the joy set before him, endured a cross, having despised the shame, and has 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 consider the man who endured such hostility against him by sinners, so that ye may not be weary in your souls, being disheartened.
4 Endnu have I ikke staaet imod indtil Blodet i eders Kamp imod Synden,
Ye have not yet resisted as far as blood, struggling against 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 have ye forgotten the exhortation that reasons with you as with sons, My son, do not disparage the chastening of the Lord, nor become disheartened when punished 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 chastens. And he whips 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?
Because of chastening ye endure; God is treating you as with sons, for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?
8 Men dersom I ere uden Tugtelse, hvori alle have faaet Del, da ere I jo uægte og ikke Sønner.
And if ye are without chastening, of which all have become participants, then ye 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?
Besides, we indeed have had chastisers-the fathers of our flesh-and we were turned around. Shall we not much more be subordinate to the Father of the spirits, and we will 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 those men indeed for a few days chastened us according to that which seemed good to them, but he for that which is advantageous, in order to be partakers of his holiness.
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.
But of course no chastening for the present seems to be of joy but of sorrow, yet afterward it yields peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
12 Derfor, retter de slappede Hænder og de lammede Knæ,
Therefore lift up the drooping hands, and the feeble 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 what is lame may not be turned away, but may be healed instead.
14 Stræber efter Fred med alle og efter Helliggørelsen, uden hvilken ingen skal se Herren;
Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man 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;
Looking carefully lest any man fall short, away from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness sprouting up would cause trouble, and by 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 a fornicator or profane man like Esau, who, in place of one meal 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 ye also know that wanting afterward to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place of repentance, 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 ye have not come to a mountain being felt, and which burned with fire, and to darkness, and gloom, and a tempest,
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 words, of which those who heard begged that a word 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 did not bear that which was commanded, if even a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned.
21 Og — saa frygteligt var Synet — Moses sagde: „Jeg er forfærdet og bæver.‟
And so fearful was that which was made visible, that Moses said, I am terrified 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 ye have come to mount Zion, and to the city of a living God, a heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of agents,
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 a festal gathering and assembly of firstborn sons who were enrolled in the heavens, and to God, a Judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men who were made fully perfect,
24 og til den nye Pagts Mellemmand, Jesus, og til Bestænkelsens Blod, som taler bedre end Abel.
and to Jesus a mediator of a new covenant, and to blood of sprinkling that speaks better than 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, that ye not refuse him who speaks. For if those men did not escape, having refused him who spoke a divine message on earth, much more we, those who turn away from him from the heavens,
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 then shook the earth. But now he has promised, saying, Yet once, I shake not only the earth, but also the 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 the, Yet once, signifies the removal of the things being shaken-as of things that were made-so that the things not being 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.
Therefore, receiving an immovable kingdom, we may have grace, through which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and awe.
29 Thi vor Gud er en fortærende Ild.
For our God is also a consuming fire.
