Hebræerne 12
1 Derfor lader også os, efterdi vi have så 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,
For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for 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 på højre Side af Guds Trone.
Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
3 Ja, tænker på ham, som har udholdt en sådan Modsigelse imod sig af Syndere, for at I ikke skulle blive trætte og forsagte i eders Sjæle,
Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
4 Endnu have I ikke stået imod indtil Blodet i eders Kamp imod Synden,
Till now you have not given your blood in your fight 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, når du revses af ham;
And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
6 thi hvem Herren elsker, den tugter han, og han slår hårdelig hver Søn, som han tager sig af."
For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.
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 for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?
8 Men dersom I ere uden Tugtelse, hvori alle have fået Del, da ere I jo uægte og ikke Sønner.
But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.
9 Fremdeles, vore kødelige Fædre havde vi til Optugtere, og vi følte Ærefrygt; skulde vi da ikke meget mere underordne os under Åndernes Fader og leve?
And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?
10 thi hine tugtede os for nogle få Dage efter deres Tykke, men han gør det til vort Gavn, for at vi skulle få Del i hans Hellighed.
For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become 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.
At the time all punishment seems to be pain and not joy: but after, those who have been trained by it get from it the peace-giving fruit of righteousness.
12 Derfor, retter de slappede Hænder og de lammede Knæ,
For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
13 og træder lige Spor med eders Fødder, for at ikke det lamme skal vrides af Led, men snarere helbredes.
And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.
14 Stræber efter Fred med alle og efter Helliggørelsen, uden hvilken ingen skal se Herren;
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
15 og ser til, at ikke nogen går Glip af Guds Nåde, at ikke nogen bitter Rod skyder op og gør Skade, og de mange smittes ved den;
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;
16 at ikke nogen er en utugtig eller en vanhellig som Esau, der for een Ret Mad solgte sin Førstefødselsret.
And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
17 Thi I vide, at han også siden, da han ønskede at arve Velsignelsen, blev forkastet (thi han fandt ikke Rum for Omvendelse), omendskønt han begærede den med Tårer.
For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.
18 I ere jo ikke komne til en håndgribelig og brændende Ild og til Mulm og Mørke og Uvejr,
You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,
19 og ikke til Basunens Klang og til en talende Røst, hvorom de, der hørte den, bade, at der ikke mere måtte tales til dem.
And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them:
20 Thi de kunde ikke bære det, som blev påbudt: "Endog om et Dyr rører ved Bjerget, skal det stenes".
For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;
21 Og - så frygteligt var Synet - Moses sagde: "Jeg er forfærdet og bæver."
And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.
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 you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,
23 og til de førstefødtes Menighed, som ere indskrevne i Himlene, og til en Dommer, som er alles Gud, og til de fuldkommede retfærdiges Ånder
To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,
24 og til den nye Pagts Mellemmand, Jesus, og til Bestænkelsens Blod, som taler bedre end Abel.
And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.
25 Ser til, at I ikke bede eder fri for den, som taler. Thi når de, som bade sig fri for ham, der talte sit Guddomsord på Jorden, ikke undslap, da skulle vi det meget mindre, når vi vende os bort fra ham, der taler fra Himlene,
See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
26 han, hvis Røst dengang rystede Jorden, men som nu har forjættet og sagt: "Endnu een Gang vil jeg ryste, ikke alene Jorden, men også Himmelen."
Whose voice was the cause of the shaking of the earth; but now he has made an oath, saying, There will be still one more shaking, not only of the earth, but of 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 words, Still one more, make it clear that there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible.
28 Derfor, efterdi vi modtage et Rige, som ikke kan rystes, så lader os være taknemmelige og derved tjene Gud til hans Velbehag, med Ængstelse og Frygt.
If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:
29 Thi vor Gud er en fortærende Ild.
For our God is an all-burning fire.
