Galatians 4
1 But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all,
Men jeg siger: Saa længe Arvingen er umyndig, er der ingen Forskel imellem ham og en Træl, skønt han er Herre over alt Godset;
2 but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.
men han staar under Formyndere og Husholdere indtil den af Faderen bestemte Tid.
3 So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.
Saaledes stode ogsaa vi, dengang vi vare umyndige, som Trælle under Verdens Børnelærdom.
4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
Men da Tidens Fylde kom, udsendte Gud sin Søn, født af en Kvinde, født under Loven,
5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.
for at han skulde løskøbe dem, som vare under Loven, for at vi skulde faa Sønneudkaarelsen.
6 And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
Men fordi I ere Sønner, har Gud udsendt i vore Hjerter sin Søns Aand, som raaber: Abba, Fader!
7 So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Altsaa er du ikke længer Træl, men Søn; men er du Søn, da er du ogsaa Arving ved Gud.
8 However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.
Dengang derimod, da I ikke kendte Gud, trællede I for de Guder, som af Natur ikke ere det.
9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
Men nu, da I have lært Gud at kende, ja, meget mere ere blevne kendte af Gud, hvor kunne I da atter vende tilbage til den svage og fattige Børnelærdom, som I atter forfra ville trælle under?
10 You observe days, months, seasons, and years.
I tage Vare paa Dage og Maaneder og Tider og Aar.
11 I am afraid for you, that I might have wasted my labor for you.
Jeg frygter for, at jeg maaske har arbejdet forgæves paa eder.
12 I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,
Vorder ligesom jeg, thi ogsaa jeg er bleven som I, Brødre! jeg beder eder. I have ikke gjort mig nogen Uret.
13 but you know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.
Men I vide, at det var paa Grund af en Kødets Svaghed, at jeg første Gang forkyndte Evangeliet for eder;
14 That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you did not despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
og det, som i mit Kød var eder til Fristelse, ringeagtede I ikke og afskyede I ikke, men I modtoge mig som en Guds Engel, som Kristus Jesus.
15 What was the blessing you enjoyed? For I testify to you that, if possible, you would have plucked out your eyes and given them to me.
Hvor er da nu eders Saligprisning? Thi jeg giver eder det Vidnesbyrd, at, om det havde været muligt, havde I udrevet eders Øjne og givet mig dem.
16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Saa er jeg vel bleven eders Fjende ved at tale Sandhed til eder?
17 They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.
De ere nidkære for eder, dog ikke for det gode; men de ville udelukke eder, for at I skulle være nidkære for dem.
18 But it is always good to be zealous in a good cause, and not only when I am present with you.
Men det er godt at vise sig nidkær i det gode til enhver Tid, og ikke alene, naar jeg er nærværende hos eder.
19 My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—
Mine Børn, som jeg atter føder med Smerte, indtil Kristus har vundet Skikkelse i eder!
20 but I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
— ja jeg vilde ønske, at jeg nu var til Stede hos eder og kunde omskifte min Røst; thi jeg er raadvild over for eder.
21 Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do not you listen to the law?
Siger mig, I, som ville være under Loven, høre I ikke Loven?
22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
Der er jo skrevet, at Abraham havde to Sønner, en med Tjenestekvinden og en med den frie Kvinde.
23 However, the son by the servant was born according to the flesh, but the son by the free woman was born through promise.
Men Tjenestekvindens Søn er avlet efter Kødet, den frie Kvindes ved Forjættelsen.
24 These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.
Dette har en billedlig Betydning. Thi disse Kvinder ere tvende Pagter, den ene fra Sinai Bjerg, som føder til Trældom: Denne er Hagar.
25 For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.
Thi „Hagar‟ er Sinai Bjerg i Arabien, men svarer til det nuværende Jerusalem; thi det er i Trældom med sine Børn.
26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Men Jerusalem heroventil er frit, og hun er vor Moder.
27 For it is written, “Rejoice, you barren who do not bear. Break out and shout, you who do not travail. For the desolate women have more children than her who has a husband.”
Thi der er skrevet: „Fryd dig, du ufrugtbare, du, som ikke føder! bryd ud og raab, du, som ikke har Fødselsveer! thi mange ere den enliges Børn fremfor hendes, som har Manden.‟
28 Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.
Men vi, Brødre! ere Forjættelsens Børn i Lighed med Isak.
29 But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
Men ligesom dengang han, som var avlet efter Kødet, forfulgte ham, som var avlet efter Aanden, saaledes ogsaa nu.
30 However, what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the servant and her son, for the son of the servant will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
Men hvad siger Skriften: „Uddriv Tjenestekvinden og hendes Søn; thi Tjenestekvindens Søn skal ingenlunde arve med den frie Kvindes Søn.‟
31 So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant, but of the free woman.
Derfor, Brødre! ere vi ikke Tjenestekvindens Børn, men den frie Kvindes.
