James 1
1 James the servant of God, and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Jakob, Guds og den Herres Jesu Kristi Tjener, hilser de tolv Stammer i Adspredelsen.
2 My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations;
Mine Brødre! agter det for idel Glæde, når I stedes i mange Hånde Prøvelser,
3 Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
vidende, at eders Tros Prøve virker Udholdenhed;
4 And patience hath a perfect work; that you may be perfect and entire, failing in nothing.
men Udholdenheden bør medføre fuldkommen Gerning, for at I kunne være fuldkomne og uden Brøst, så I ikke stå tilbage i noget.
5 But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Men dersom nogen af eder fattes Visdom, han bede derom til Gud, som giver alle gerne og uden Bebrejdelse, så skal den gives ham.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, which is moved and carried about by the wind.
Men han bede i Tro, uden at tvivle; thi den, som tvivler, ligner en Havets Bølge, der drives og kastes af Vinden.
7 Therefore let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Ikke må nemlig det Menneske mene, at han skal få noget af Herren,
8 A double minded man is inconstant in all his ways.
en tvesindet Mand, som han er, ustadig på alle sine Veje.
9 But let the brother of low condition glory in his exaltation:
Men den Broder, som er ringe, rose sig af sin Højhed,
10 And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.
den rige derimod af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgå som Græssets Blomst.
11 For the sun rose with a burning heat, and parched the grass, and the flower thereof fell off, and the beauty of the shape thereof perished: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Thi Solen står op med sin Hede og hentørrer Græsset, og dets Blomst falder af, og dens Skikkelses Ynde forsvinder; således skal også den rige visne på sine Veje.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.
Salig den Mand, som holder Prøvelse ud; thi når han har stået Prøve, skal han få Livets Krans, som Herren har forjættet dem, der elske ham.
13 Let no man, when he is tempted, say that he is tempted by God. For God is not a tempter of evils, and he tempteth no man.
Ingen sige, når han fristes: "Jeg fristes af Gud;" thi Gud kan ikke fristes af det onde, og selv frister han ingen;
14 But every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being drawn away and allured.
men enhver fristes, når han drages og lokkes af sin egen Begæring;
15 Then when concupiscence hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But sin, when it is completed, begetteth death.
derefter, når Begæringen har undfanget, føder den Synd, men når Synden er fuldvoksen, føder den Død.
16 Do not err, therefore, my dearest brethren.
Farer ikke vild, mine elskede Brødre!
17 Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration.
Al god Gave og al fuldkommen Gave er ovenfra og kommer ned fra Lysenes Fader, hos hvem der ikke er Forandring eller skiftende Skygge.
18 For of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be some beginning of his creatures.
Efter sin Villie fødte han os ved Sandheds Ord, for at vi skulde være en Førstegrøde af hans Skabninger.
19 You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to anger.
I vide det, mine elskede Brødre. Men hvert Menneske være snar til at høre, langsom til at tale, langsom til Vrede;
20 For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God.
thi en Mands Vrede udretter ikke det, som er ret for Gud.
21 Wherefore casting away all uncleanness, and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Derfor, aflægger alt Smuds og Levning af Slethed, og modtager med Sagtmodighed Ordet, som er indplantet i eder, og som formår at frelse eders Sjæle.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Men vorder Ordets Gørere og ikke alene dets Hørere, hvormed I bedrage eder selv.
23 For if a man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass.
Thi dersom nogen er Ordets Hører og ikke dets Gører, han ligner en Mand, der betragter sit legemlige Ansigt i et Spejl;
24 For he beheld himself, and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was.
thi han betragter sig selv og går bort og glemmer straks, hvor dan han var.
25 But he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty, and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work; this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Men den, som skuer ind i Frihedens fuldkomne Lov og holder ved dermed, så han ikke bliver en glemsom Tilhører, men en Gerningens Gører, han skal være salig i sin Gerning.
26 And if any man think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Dersom nogen synes, at han dyrker Gud, og ikke holder sin Tunge i Tømme, men bedrager sit Hjerte, hans Gudsdyrkelse er forgæves.
27 Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation: and to keep one’s self unspotted from this world.
En ren og ubesmittet Gudsdyrkelse for Gud og Faderen er dette, at besøge faderløse og Enker i deres Trængsel, at holde sig selv uplettet af Verden.
