Jakob 1
1 Jakob, Guds og den Herres Jesu Kristi Tjener, hilser de tolv Stammer i Adspredelsen.
James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that are in the dispersion, greeting.
2 Mine Brødre! agter det for idel Glæde, naar I stedes i mange Haande Prøvelser,
My brethren, count it all joy, when you fall into manifold trials,
3 vidende, at eders Tros Prøve virker Udholdenhed;
knowing that the trial of your faith produces patience.
4 men Udholdenheden bør medføre fuldkommen Gerning, for at I kunne være fuldkomne og uden Brøst, saa I ikke staa tilbage i noget.
But let patience have its work perfected, that you may be perfect and faultless, wanting in nothing.
5 Men dersom nogen af eder fattes Visdom, han bede derom til Gud, som giver alle gerne og uden Bebrejdelse, saa skal den gives ham.
Now, if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally, and upbraids not; and it shall be given him.
6 Men han bede i Tro, uden at tvivle; thi den, som tvivler, ligner en Havets Bølge, der drives og kastes af Vinden.
But let him ask in faith, doubting not: for he that doubts, is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind, and tossed.
7 Ikke maa nemlig det Menneske mene, at han skal faa noget af Herren,
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord.
8 en tvesindet Mand, som han er, ustadig paa alle sine Veje.
A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9 Men den Broder, som er ringe, rose sig af sin Højhed,
Let the brother that is in a lowly condition, glory in his exaltation:
10 den rige derimod af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgaa som Græssets Blomst.
but he that is rich, in his humiliation; because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11 Thi Solen staar op med sin Hede og hentørrer Græsset, og dets Blomst falder af, og dens Skikkelses Ynde forsvinder; saaledes skal ogsaa den rige visne paa sine Veje.
For the sun rises with its burning heat, and withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its form perishes. So, also, shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
12 Salig den Mand, som holder Prøvelse ud; thi naar han har staaet Prøve, skal han faa Livets Krans, som Herren har forjættet dem, der elske ham.
Blessed is the man that endures trial: for, being approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.
13 Ingen sige, naar han fristes: „Jeg fristes af Gud‟; thi Gud kan ikke fristes af det onde, og selv frister han ingen;
Let no one say, when he is tempted, My temptation is from God; for God can not be tempted by evils, and he himself tempts no man.
14 men enhver fristes, naar han drages og lokkes af sin egen Begæring;
But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desire, and is deluded.
15 derefter, naar Begæringen har undfanget, føder den Synd, men naar Synden er fuldvoksen, føder den Død.
So, then, desire, when it has conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death.
16 Farer ikke vild, mine elskede Brødre!
Be not deceived, my beloved brethren;
17 Al god Gave og al fuldkommen Gave er ovenfra og kommer ned fra Lysenes Fader, hos hvem der ikke er Forandring eller skiftende Skygge.
every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning.
18 Efter sin Villie fødte han os ved Sandheds Ord, for at vi skulde være en Førstegrøde af hans Skabninger,
Of his own will, he begot us with the word of truth, in order that we might be, as it were, the first-fruits of his creatures.
19 I vide det, mine elskede Brødre. Men hvert Menneske være snar til at høre, langsom til at tale, langsom til Vrede;
So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
20 thi en Mands Vrede udretter ikke det, som er ret for Gud.
For the wrath of man produces not the righteousness of God.
21 Derfor, aflægger alt Smuds og Levning af Slethed, og modtager med Sagtmodighed Ordet, som er indplantet i eder, og som formaar at frelse eders Sjæle.
Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness, and every excess caused by malice, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 Men vorder Ordets Gørere og ikke alene dets Hørere, hvormed I bedrage eder selv.
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 Thi dersom nogen er Ordets Hører og ikke dets Gører, han ligner en Mand, der betragter sit legemlige Ansigt i et Spejl;
For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a mirror:
24 thi han betragter sig selv og gaar bort og glemmer straks, hvordan han var.
for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what sort of person he is.
25 Men den, som skuer ind i Frihedens fuldkomne Lov og holder ved dermed, saa han ikke bliver en glemsom Tilhører, men en Gerningens Gører, han skal være salig i sin Gerning.
But he that looks intently into the perfect law of liberty, and remains constant, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his deed.
26 Dersom nogen synes, at han dyrker Gud, og ikke holder sin Tunge i Tømme, men bedrager sit Hjerte, hans Gudsdyrkelse er forgæves.
If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
27 En ren og ubesmittet Gudsdyrkelse for Gud og Faderen er dette, at besøge faderløse og Enker i deres Trængsel, at holde sig selv uplettet af Verden.
Religion, pure and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
