1 Timothy 3
1 The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.
Den Tale er troværdig: Dersom nogen begærer en Tilsynsgerning, har han Lyst til en skøn Gerning.
2 The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;
En Tilsynsmand bør derfor være ulastelig, een Kvindes Mand, ædruelig, sindig, høvisk, gæstfri, dygtig til at lære andre;
3 not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,
ikke hengiven til Vin, ikke til Slagsmaal, men mild, ikke kivagtig, ikke pengegridsk;
4 conducting his own house well, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
en Mand, som forestaar sit eget Hus vel, som har Børn, der ere lydige med al Ærbarhed;
5 (but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)
(dersom en ikke ved at forestaa sit eget Hus, hvorledes vil han da kunne sørge for Guds Menighed?)
6 not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into [the] fault of the devil.
ikke ny i Troen, for at han ikke skal blive opblæst og falde ind under Djævelens Dom.
7 But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.
Men han bør ogsaa have et godt Vidnesbyrd af dem, som ere udenfor, for at han ikke skal falde i Forhaanelse og Djævelens Snare.
8 Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,
Menighedstjenere bør ligeledes være ærbare, ikke tvetungede, ikke hengivne til megen Vin, ikke til slet Vinding,
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
bevarende Troens Hemmelighed i en ren Samvittighed.
10 And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].
Men ogsaa disse skulle først prøves, og siden gøre Tjeneste, hvis de ere ustraffelige.
11 [The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Kvinder bør ligeledes være ærbare, ikke bagtaleriske, ædruelige, tro i alle Ting.
12 Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well:
En Menighedstjener skal være een Kvindes Mand og forestaa sine Børn og sit eget Hus vel.
13 for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.
Thi de, som have tjent vel i Menigheden, de erhverve sig selv en smuk Stilling og megen Frimodighed i Troen paa Kristus Jesus.
14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;
Disse Ting skriver jeg dig til, ihvorvel jeg haaber at komme snart til dig;
15 but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is [the] assembly of [the] living God, [the] pillar and base of the truth.
men dersom jeg tøver, da skal du heraf vide, hvorledes man bør færdes i Guds Hus, hvilket jo er den levende Guds Menighed, Sandhedens Søjle og Grundvold.
16 And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.
Og uden Modsigelse stor er den Gudsfrygtens Hemmelighed: Han, som blev aabenbaret i Kød, blev retfærdiggjort i Aand, set af Engle, prædiket iblandt Hedninger, troet i Verden, optagen i Herlighed.
