Romans 4
1 What then will we say Abraham, our father according to flesh, to have found?
Hvad skulle vi da sige, at vor Stamfader Abraham har vundet efter Kødet?
2 For if Abraham was made righteous from works, he has a boast, but not before God.
Thi dersom Abraham blev retfærdiggjort af Gerninger, har han Ros, men ikke for Gud.
3 For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Thi hvad siger Skriften? „Og Abraham troede Gud, og det blev regnet ham til Retfærdighed.‟
4 Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.
Men den, som gør Gerninger, tilregnes Lønnen ikke som Naade, men som Skyldighed;
5 But to the man not being employed, but who believes in him who makes the impious man righteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.
den derimod, som ikke gør Gerninger, men tror paa ham, som retfærdiggør den ugudelige, regnes hans Tro til Retfærdighed;
6 Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,
ligesom ogsaa David priser det Menneske saligt, hvem Gud tilregner Retfærdighed uden Gerninger:
7 saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
„Salige de, hvis Overtrædelser ere forladte, og hvis Synder ere skjulte;
8 Blessed is a man to whom the Lord does, no, not impute sin.
salig den Mand, hvem Herren ikke vil tilregne Synd.‟
9 Is this blessedness therefore upon men of circumcision, or also upon men of uncircumcision? For we say, Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
Gælder da denne Saligprisning de omskaarne eller tillige de uomskaarne? Vi sige jo: Troen blev regnet Abraham til Retfærdighed.
10 How then was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Hvorledes blev den ham da tilregnet? da han var omskaaren, eller da han havde Forhud? Ikke da han var omskaaren, men da han havde Forhud.
11 And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of his faith during uncircumcision, for him to be father of all those who believe during uncircumcision (for righteousness to also be imputed to them),
Og han fik Omskærelsens Tegn som et Segl paa den Troens Retfærdighed, som han havde som uomskaaren, for at han skulde være Fader til alle dem, som tro uden at være omskaarne, for at Retfærdighed kan blive dem tilregnet,
12 and father of those of circumcision, to those not only of circumcision, but also to those who march in the steps of faith-of that during the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.
og Fader til omskaarne, til dem, som ikke alene have Omskærelse, men ogsaa vandre i den Tros Spor, hvilken vor Fader Abraham havde som uomskaaren.
13 For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.
Thi ikke ved Lov fik Abraham eller hans Sæd den Forjættelse, at han skulde være Arving til Verden, men ved Tros-Retfærdighed.
14 For if those from law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless.
Thi dersom de, der ere af Loven, ere Arvinger, da er Troen bleven tom, og Forjættelsen gjort til intet.
15 For the law works wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.
Thi Loven virker Vrede; men hvor der ikke er Lov, er der heller ikke Overtrædelse.
16 Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all
Derfor er det af Tro, for at det skal være som Naade, for at Forjættelsen maa staa fast for den hele Sæd, ikke alene for den af Loven, men ogsaa for den af Abrahams Tro, han, som er Fader til os alle
17 (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations), before him whom he believed, of God who makes the dead alive, and who calls things not existing, as existing.
(som der er skrevet: „Jeg har sat dig til mange Folkeslags Fader‟), over for Gud, hvem han troede, ham, som levendegør de døde og kalder det, der ikke er, som om det var.
18 Who, against hope, believed in hope, in order for him to become father of many nations according to that which was spoken, So thy seed will be.
Og han troede imod Haab med Haab paa, at han skulde blive mange Folkeslags Fader, efter det, som var sagt: „Saaledes skal din Sæd være; ‟
19 And not being weak in faith he did not regard his body, which was now deadened (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
og uden at blive svag i Troen saa han paa sit eget allerede udlevede Legeme (han var nær hundrede Aar) og paa, at Saras Moderliv var udlevet;
20 And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but became strong in faith, giving glory to God,
men om Guds Forjættelse tvivlede han ikke i Vantro, derimod blev han styrket i Troen, idet han gav Gud Ære
21 and being fully assured that what he promised, he was able also to perform.
og var overbevist om, at hvad han har forjættet, er han mægtig til ogsaa at gøre.
22 And therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Derfor blev det ogsaa regnet ham til Retfærdighed.
23 Now it was not written because of him alone that it was imputed to him,
Men det blev ikke skrevet for hans Skyld alene, at det blev ham tilregnet,
24 but also because of us to whom it is going to be imputed, to those who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
men ogsaa for vor Skyld, hvem det skal tilregnes, os, som tro paa ham, der oprejste Jesus, vor Herre, fra de døde,
25 who was delivered up for our offenses, and was raised up for our justification.
ham, som blev hengiven for vore Overtrædelsers Skyld og oprejst for vor Retfærdiggørelses Skyld.
