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,
We [know about] many people like that [who showed they trusted in God]. They are like a crowd of spectators [who are cheering for us inside a stadium] [MET]. Knowing that, we must put away all the things that hinder us, [as a runner puts aside everything that would hinder him because they are heavy] [MET]. Especially we must put away sinful actions that [hinder us, as a runner] sets aside clothes he does not need, clothes that would entangle him [MET]. Let us [wholeheartedly strive to achieve what God has planned for us, as someone] in a race wholeheartedly runs the course that is before him [MET].
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.
And let us [keep our minds on] Jesus, [as a runner] keeps his eyes on [the goal] [MET]. Jesus is the one we should imitate in the way he perfectly trusted [God. When he died on] the cross he endured it as he suffered greatly [MTY], instead of [thinking about the things he would] rejoice about [later]. He disregarded being disgraced by [dying that way]. He is now sitting at the place of highest honor [MTY] at the throne [where God rules].
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.
[Jesus] patiently endured it when sinful people acted so hostilely against him. Try to act the way he did, so that you do not give up [trusting] God or become discouraged.
4 Endnu have I ikke staaet imod indtil Blodet i eders Kamp imod Synden,
While you have struggled against [being tempted to] sin, you have not yet bled [and died because of resisting evil, as Jesus did].
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;
Do not forget [RHQ] these words [that Solomon spoke to his son, that are the same as God] would exhort you as his children: My child, pay attention [LIT] when the Lord is disciplining you, and do not be discouraged when the Lord punishes you [DOU],
6 thi hvem Herren elsker, den tugter han, og han slaar haardelig hver Søn, som han tager sig af.‟
because it is everyone whom he loves whom the Lord disciplines, and he punishes everyone whom he accepts as his child.
7 Holder ud og lader eder tugte; Gud handler med eder som med Sønner; thi hvem er den Søn, som Faderen ikke tugter?
It is in order that God may discipline you that he requires you to endure the disagreeable things [that happen to you]. [When God disciplines you] he is treating you as a father treats his children. All fathers [RHQ] discipline their children [LIT].
8 Men dersom I ere uden Tugtelse, hvori alle have faaet Del, da ere I jo uægte og ikke Sønner.
So, if you have not experienced God disciplining you just like he disciplines all his other children, you are [not true children of God] [MET]. [You are like] illegitimate children; [no father disciplines them].
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?
Furthermore, our natural fathers disciplined us [when we were young], and we respected them for doing that. So we should certainly more readily accept God our spiritual Father disciplining us, with the result that we live eternally [RHQ]!
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.
Our natural fathers disciplined us for a short time in a way that they considered right, [but it wasn’t always right], but God always disciplines us [in a right way], to help us. He does it so that we may be holy as he is.
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.
During the time that God is disciplining us, that does not seem to be something about which we should rejoice. Instead, it is something that pains us. But later it causes those who have learned from it to be peaceful and to [live] righteously.
12 Derfor, retter de slappede Hænder og de lammede Knæ,
So, [instead of acting as though you were spiritually exhausted], renew yourselves [MET] spiritually.
13 og træder lige Spor med eders Fødder, for at ikke det lamme skal vrides af Led, men snarere helbredes.
Go straight forward [in your Christian life] [MET], in order that believers who are uncertain about their faith [will imitate you] and not ([leave God’s way/] useless [to God]) [MET]. Instead, they will be spiritually restored [MET] as an injured and useless limb is restored.
14 Stræber efter Fred med alle og efter Helliggørelsen, uden hvilken ingen skal se Herren;
Try to live peacefully with all people. Seek to be holy, since no one will see the Lord if he is not holy.
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;
Beware that none of you stops [trusting in] God, [who has done kind things for us that we did not deserve] (OR, Beware that you have never [experienced] God kindly [saving you]). Be on guard lest any of you [act in an evil way towards others], because your doing that will [grow like] [MET] a root [grows into a big plant], and the result [of your] doing that will be that many believers will sin and become unacceptable to God.
16 at ikke nogen er en utugtig eller en vanhellig som Esau, der for een Ret Mad solgte sin Førstefødselsret.
Do not let anyone be immoral, or be irreligious as Esau was. He exchanged the rights he had as a firstborn son for only one meal.
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.
You know that after he did that, he wanted to receive [what his father would promise to give him if] he blessed him. But [his father] was unable [to change what he had already done]. And Esau found no way to change things, even though he sought tearfully to do that.
18 I ere jo ikke komne til en haandgribelig og brændende Ild og til Mulm og Mørke og Uvejr,
In coming [to God] you have not [experienced things like what the Israeli people experienced] at [Sinai] Mountain. [They] approached [a mountain that God told them they] should not touch. [They approached] a blazing fire, and it was gloomy and dark [DOU], and there was a hurricane/cyclone.
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.
They heard a trumpet sounding and they heard [God] speak. The result was that those who heard it pleaded for God not to speak to them like that again.
20 Thi de kunde ikke bære det, som blev paabudt: „Endog om et Dyr rører ved Bjerget, skal det stenes.‟
When [God] commanded them saying, “If [a person or] even an animal touches this mountain, [you] must [kill him/it by] throwing stones at him/it,” they were terrified.
21 Og — saa frygteligt var Synet — Moses sagde: „Jeg er forfærdet og bæver.‟
Truly, because Moses was terrified after seeing what happened [on the mountain], he said, “I am trembling because I am very afraid!”
22 Men I ere komne til Zions Bjerg og til den levende Guds Stad, til det himmelske Jerusalem og til Englenes Titusinder i Højtidsskare
Instead, [it is as though] you have come to [the presence of God in heaven] [MET]. [That is like what your ancestors did when they came to worship] God on Zion Hill, in Jerusalem, in the city of God who is all-powerful. You have come (OR, you are coming) to where there are countless angels, who are rejoicing as they have gathered together.
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
You have joined all the believers [who have privileges like] firstborn sons, whose names [God] has written down in heaven. You have come to God, who will judge everyone. You have come to where the spirits of God’s people are, people who lived righteously [before they died], and who now have been made perfect [in heaven].
24 og til den nye Pagts Mellemmand, Jesus, og til Bestænkelsens Blod, som taler bedre end Abel.
You have come to Jesus, who arranged a new covenant [between us and God]. You have accepted [what he accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died on the cross. His doing that made it possible for God to forgive us]. That is better than the blood of Abel, [who just] wanted revenge because his brother Cain murdered him.
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,
Beware that you do not refuse to listen to [God] who is speaking to you. The Israeli people did not escape [God punishing them] when [Moses] (OR, [God]) warned them here on earth. So we shall surely not escape [God punishing us] if we reject him when he warns us from heaven! [RHQ]
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.‟
The earth shook [PRS] then when he spoke [MTY] [at Sinai Mountain]. But now he has promised, “I will shake the earth again, one more time, but I will shake heaven too.”
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.
The words “again, one more time” indicate that things [on earth] will be shaken {that [he] will shake things [on earth]}, meaning that he will set aside all that [he] has created, in order that the things [in heaven] that cannot be shaken {that nothing can shake} may remain forever.
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.
So, let us thank God that we are becoming members of a kingdom that nothing can shake. Let us worship/serve God in a way that pleases him by being greatly in awe [DOU] before him.
29 Thi vor Gud er en fortærende Ild.
Remember that the God we [worship/serve] is like a fire that burns up everything [that is impure] [MET]!
