Jakob 3
1 Mine Brødre! ikke mange af eder bør blive Lærere, såsom I vide, at vi skulle få en desto tungere Dom.
Do not let many be teachers, my brothers, having known that we will receive greater judgment,
2 Thi vi støde alle an i mange Ting; dersom nogen ikke støder an i Tale, da er han en fuldkommen Mand, i Stand til også at holde hele Legemet i Tomme.
for we all make many stumbles; if anyone does not stumble in word, this one [is] a perfect man, able to also bridle the whole body;
3 Men når vi lægge Bidsler i Hestenes Munde, for at de skulle adlyde os, så dreje vi også hele deres Legeme.
behold, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and we direct their whole body;
4 Se, også Skibene, endskønt de ere så store og drives af stærke Vinde, drejes med et såre lidet Ror, hvorhen Styrmandens Hu står.
behold, also the ships, being so great, and being driven by fierce winds, are directed by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the [one] steering wills,
5 Således er også Tungen et lille Lem og fører store Ord. Se, hvor lille en Ild der stikker så stor en Skov i Brand!
so also the tongue is a little member, and boasts greatly; behold, how much forest a little fire kindles!
6 Og Tungen er en Ild. Som en Verden af Uretfærdighed sidder Tungen iblandt vore Lemmer; den besmitter hele Legemet og sætter Livets Hjul i Brand, selv sat i Brand af Helvede. (Geenna g1067)
And the tongue [is] a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
7 Thi enhver Natur, både Dyrs og Fugles, både Krybdyrs og Havdyrs, tæmmes og er tæmmet af den menneskelige Natur;
For every nature, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and has been subdued, by the human nature,
8 men Tungen kan intet Menneske tæmme, det ustyrlige Onde, fuld af dødbringende Gift.
but no one of men is able to subdue the tongue—[it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison;
9 Med den velsigne vi Herren og Faderen, og med den forbande vi Menneskene, som ere blevne til efter Guds Lighed.
with it we bless the God and Father, and with it we curse the men made according to [the] likeness of God;
10 Af den samme Mund udgår Velsignelse og Forbandelse. Mine Brødre! dette bør ikke være så.
out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing; it does not need, my brothers, these things to so happen;
11 Mon en Kilde udgyder sødt Vand og besk Vand af det samme Væld?
does the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?
12 Mon et Figentræ, mine Brødre! kan give Oliven, eller et Vintræ Figener? Heller ikke kan en Salt Kilde give fersk Vand.
Is a fig tree able, my brothers, to make olives? Or a vine figs? Neither is salty [water able] to have made sweet water.
13 Er nogen viis og forstandig iblandt eder, da vise han ved god Omgængelse sine Gerninger i viis Sagtmodighed!
Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? Let him show his works out of good behavior in meekness of wisdom,
14 Men have I bitter Avind og Rænkesyge i eders Hjerter, da roser eder ikke og lyver ikke imod Sandheden!
yet, if you have bitter zeal, and rivalry in your heart, do not glory, nor lie against the truth;
15 Dette er ikke den Visdom, som kommer ovenfra, men en jordisk, sjælelig, djævelsk;
this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,
16 thi hvor der er Avind og Rænkesyge, der er Forvirring og al ond Handel.
for where zeal and rivalry [are], there is insurrection and every evil matter;
17 Men Visdommen herovenfra er først ren, dernæst fredsommelig, mild, føjelig, fuld at Barmhjertighed og gode Frugter, upartisk, uden Skrømt.
but the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, well-convinced, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical—
18 Men Retfærdigheds Frugt såes i Fred for dem, som stifte Fred.
and the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
