Romerne 7
1 Eller vide I ikke, Brødre! (thi jeg taler til sådanne, som kender Loven) at Loven hersker over Mennesket, så lang Tid han lever?
Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth?
2 Den gifte Kvinde er jo ved Loven bunden til sin Mand, medens han lever; men når Manden dør, er hun løst fra Mandens Lov.
For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.
3 Derfor skal hun kaldes en Horkvinde, om hun bliver en anden Mands, medens Manden lever: men når Manden dør, er hun fri fra den Lov, så at hun ikke er en Horkvinde, om hun bliver en anden Mands.
So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.
4 Altså ere også I, mine Brødre! gjorte døde for Loven ved Kristi Legeme, for at I skulle blive en andens, hans, som blev oprejst fra de døde, for at vi skulle bære Frugt for Gud.
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, [even] to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.
5 Thi da vi vare i Kødet, vare de syndige Lidenskaber, som vaktes ved Loven, virksomme i vore Lemmer til at bære Frugt for Døden,
For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
6 Men nu ere vi løste fra Loven, idet vi ere bortdøde fra det, hvori vi holdtes nede, så at vi tjene i Åndens nye Væsen og ikke i Bogstavens gamle Væsen.
But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
7 Hvad skulle vi da sige? er Loven Synd? Det være langt fra! Men jeg kendte ikke Synden uden ved Loven; thi jeg kendte jo ikke Begæringen, hvis ikke Loven sagde: "Du må ikke begære."
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:
8 Men da Synden fik Anledning, virkede den ved Budet al Begæring i mig; thi uden Lov er Synden død.
but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead.
9 Og jeg levede engang uden Lov, men da Budet kom, levede Synden op;
And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;
10 men jeg døde, og Budet, som var til Liv, det fandtes at blive mig til Død;
and the commandment, which [was] unto life, this I found [to be] unto death:
11 thi idet Synden fik Anledning, forførte den mig ved Budet og dræbte mig ved det.
for sin, finding occasion, through the commandment beguiled me, and through it slew me.
12 Altså er Loven vel hellig, og Budet helligt og retfærdigt og godt.
So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
13 Blev da det gode mig til Død? Det være langt fra! Men Synden blev det, for at den skulde vise sig som Synd, idet den ved det gode virkede Død for mig, for at Synden ved Budet skulde blive overvættes syndig.
Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; —that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.
14 Thi vi vide, at Loven er åndelig; men jeg er kødelig, solgt under Synden.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15 Thi jeg forstår ikke, hvad jeg udfører; thi ikke det, som jeg vil, øver jeg, men hvad jeg hader, det gør jeg.
For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.
16 Men når jeg gør det, jeg ikke vil, så samstemmer jeg med Loven i, at den er god.
But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.
17 Men nu er det ikke mere mig, som udfører det, men Synden, som bor i mig.
So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
18 Thi jeg ved, at i mig, det vil sige i mit Kød, bor der ikke godt; thi Villien har jeg vel, men at udføre det gode formår jeg ikke;
For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good [is] not.
19 thi det gode, som jeg vil, det gør jeg ikke; men det onde, som jeg ikke vil, det øver jeg.
For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.
20 Dersom jeg da gør det, som jeg ikke vil, så er det ikke mere mig, der udfører det, men Synden, som bor i mig.
But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
21 Så finder jeg da den Lov for mig, som vil gøre det gode, at det onde ligger mig for Hånden
I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
22 Thi jeg glæder mig ved Guds Lov efter det indvortes Menneske;
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23 men jeg ser en anden Lov i mine Lemmer, som strider imod mit Sinds Lov og tager mig fangen under Syndens Lov, som er i mine Lemmer.
but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
24 Jeg elendige Menneske! hvem skal fri mig fra dette Dødens Legeme?
Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?
25 Gud ske Tak ved Jesus Kristus, vor Herre! Altså: jeg selv tjener med Sindet Guds Lov, men med Kødet Syndens Lov.
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I of myself with the mind, indeed, serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
