Romerne 13
1 Hver Sjæl underordne sig de foresatte Øvrigheder; thi der er ikke Øvrighed uden af Gud, men de, som ere, ere indsatte af Gud,
Let every soul be subject to the powers that are over them: for there is no such power but from God: the powers that are over men, are appointed by God.
2 saa at den, som sætter sig imod Øvrigheden, modstaar Guds Ordning; men de, som modstaa, skulle faa deres Dom.
So that he who resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive condemnation.
3 Thi de styrende ere ikke en Skræk for den gode Gerning, men for den onde. Men vil du være uden Frygt for Øvrigheden, saa gør det gode, og du skal faa Ros af den.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wouldest thou then not be afraid of the civil power? do what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it:
4 Thi den er en Guds Tjener, dig til gode. Men dersom du gør det onde, da frygt; thi den bærer ikke Sværdet forgæves; den er nemlig Guds Tjener, en Hævner til Straf for den, som øver det onde.
for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou dost evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is also the minister of God, as an avenger to execute his wrath upon the malefactor.
5 Derfor er det nødvendigt at underordne sig, ikke alene for Straffens Skyld, men ogsaa for Samvittighedens.
Wherefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of punishment, but also of conscience.
6 Derfor betale I jo ogsaa Skatter; thi de ere Guds Tjenere, som just tage Vare paa dette.
For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto.
7 Betaler alle, hvad I ere dem skyldige: den, som I ere Skat skyldige, Skat; den, som Told, Told; den, som Frygt, Frygt; den, som Ære, Ære.
Render therefore to all what is their due: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honor to whom honor.
8 Bliver ingen noget skyldige, uden det, at elske hverandre; thi den, som elsker den anden, har opfyldt Loven.
Owe no one any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the law:
9 Thi det: „Du maa ikke bedrive Hor; du maa ikke slaa ihjel; du maa ikke stjæle; du maa ikke begære, ‟ og hvilket andet Bud der er, det sammenfattes i dette Ord: „Du skal elske din Næste som dig selv.‟
for this command, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and every other social precept, is summed up in this, namely, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
10 Kærligheden gør ikke ondt imod Næsten; derfor er Kærligheden Lovens Fylde.
Love worketh no evil to our neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Og dette just, fordi I kende Tiden, at det alt er paa Tide, at I skulle staa op af Søvne; thi nu er vor Frelse nærmere, end da vi bleve troende.
And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.
12 Natten er fremrykket, og Dagen er kommen nær. Lader os derfor aflægge Mørkets Gerninger og iføre os Lysets Vaaben;
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 lader os vandre sømmeligt som om Dagen, ikke i Svir og Drik, ikke i Løsagtighed og Uterlighed, ikke i Kiv og Avind;
Let us behave decently as being in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lasciviousness, not in strife and envying.
14 men ifører eder den Herre Jesus Kristus, og drager ikke Omsorg for Kødet, saa Begæringer vækkes!
But put on the Lord Jesus, and make not provision for the flesh to gratify its irregular desires.
