Titus 1
1 Paulus, Guds Tjener og Jesu Kristi Apostel til at virke Tro hos Guds udvalgte og Erkendelse at Sandheden angående Gudsfrygt,
This letter comes from Paul, servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I'm sent to build up the trust of God's chosen people and to share the knowledge of the truth that leads to lives lived for God.
This gives them the hope of eternal life that God (who cannot lie) promised ages ago, (aiōnios g166)
3 men i sin Tid har han åbenbaret sit Ord ved den Prædiken, som er bleven mig betroet efter Guds, vor Frelsers Befaling:
but which at the proper time he revealed through his word in the message which I was entrusted to give, following the command of God our Savior.
4 til Titus, mit ægte Barn i fælles Tro: Nåde og Fred fra Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus vor Frelser!
This letter is sent to Titus, my true son through the trust in God we share in common. May you have grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 Derfor efterlod jeg dig på Kreta, for at du skulde bringe i Orden, hvad der stod tilbage, og indsætte Ældste i hver By, som jeg pålagde dig,
The reason I left you in Crete was for you to organize what was still needed and to appoint elders in every town, as I told you.
6 såfremt en er ustraffelig, een Kvindes Mand og har troende Børn, der ikke ere beskyldte for Ryggesløshed eller ere genstridige.
An elder must have a good reputation, the husband of one wife, and have children who believe and who are not accused of being wild or disobedient.
7 Thi en Tilsynsmand bør være ustraffelig som en Guds Husholder, ikke selvbehagelig, ikke vredagtig, ikke hengiven til Vin, ikke til Slagsmål, ikke til slet Vinding,
As a leader for God, a head elder must have a good reputation and not be arrogant. He should not have a quick temper nor get drunk; he shouldn't be violent or greedy for money.
8 men gæstfri, elskende det gode, sindig, retfærdig, from, afholdende;
He should be hospitable, someone who loves what's good and does what's right. He should be living a life for God, self-controlled,
9 en Mand, som holder fast ved det troværdige Ord efter Læren, for at han kan være dygtig til både at formane ved den sunde Lære og at gendrive dem, som sige imod.
and must be devoted to the trustworthy message as it's taught. In this way he can encourage others through correct teaching, and be able to convince those who disagree.
10 Thi mange ere genstridige, føre intetsigende Snak og dåre Sindet, især de af Omskærelsen;
For there are many rebels around who talk a lot of deceptive nonsense, especially from the circumcision group.
11 dem bør man stoppe Munden på; thi de forvende hele Huse ved at føre utilbørlig Lære for slet Vindings Skyld.
Their talking must stop, these people who throw whole families into turmoil, teaching things that aren't right for the sake of making money.
12 En af dem, en af deres egne Profeter, har sagt: "Kretere ere altid Løgnere, onde Dyr, lade Buge."
As someone of their own people, a prophet, has stated, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts who are lazy, greedy people.”
13 Dette Vidnesbyrd er sandt. Derfor skal du sætte dem strengelig i Rette, for at de må blive sunde i Troen
This is a true statement! Consequently give them a good telling-off so that they can have a healthy trust in God,
14 og ikke agte på jødiske Fabler og Bud af Mennesker, som vende sig bort fra Sandheden.
not paying attention to Jewish myths and human commandments from those who deviate from the truth.
15 Alt er rent for de rene; men for de besmittede og vantro er intet rent, men både deres Sind og Samvittighed er besmittet.
To those who have clean minds everything is clean, but to those who are corrupt and refuse to trust in God, nothing is clean—both their minds and their consciences are corrupt.
16 De sige, at de kende Gud, men med deres Gerninger fornægte de ham, vederstyggelige, som de ere, og ulydige og uduelige til al god Gerning.
They claim to know God, but they prove this is false by what they do. They are detestable and disobedient, worthless for doing anything good.
