James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the dispersion: Greetings!
Jakob, Guds og den Herres Jesu Kristi Tjener, hilser de tolv Stammer i Adspredelsen.
2 Count [it] all joy, my brothers, when you may fall into manifold temptations,
Mine Brødre! agter det for idel Glæde, når I stedes i mange Hånde Prøvelser,
3 knowing that the proof of your faith works endurance,
vidende, at eders Tros Prøve virker Udholdenhed;
4 and let the endurance have a perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking 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 And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all generously, and not reproaching, and it will be given to 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, doubting nothing, for he who is doubting has been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed;
Men han bede i Tro, uden at tvivle; thi den, som tvivler, ligner en Havets Bølge, der drives og kastes af Vinden.
7 for do not let that man suppose that he will receive anything from the LORD—
Ikke må nemlig det Menneske mene, at han skal få noget af Herren,
8 a soul-split man [is] unstable in all his ways.
en tvesindet Mand, som han er, ustadig på alle sine Veje.
9 And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,
Men den Broder, som er ringe, rose sig af sin Højhed,
10 but the rich in his becoming low, because he will pass away as a flower of grass;
den rige derimod af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgå som Græssets Blomst.
11 for the sun rose with the burning heat, and withered the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished, so also the rich in his way will fade away!
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 who endures temptation, because, becoming approved, he will receive the garland of life, which the LORD promised to those loving 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 one who is being tempted say, “I am tempted from God,” for God is not tempted by evils, and Himself tempts no one,
Ingen sige, når han fristes: "Jeg fristes af Gud;" thi Gud kan ikke fristes af det onde, og selv frister han ingen;
14 but each one is tempted, being led away and enticed by his own desires;
men enhver fristes, når han drages og lokkes af sin egen Begæring;
15 afterward the desire having conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin having been perfected, brings forth death.
derefter, når Begæringen har undfanget, føder den Synd, men når Synden er fuldvoksen, føder den Død.
16 Do not be led astray, my beloved brothers.
Farer ikke vild, mine elskede Brødre!
17 Every good giving, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;
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 having willed [it], He begot us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
Efter sin Villie fødte han os ved Sandheds Ord, for at vi skulde være en Førstegrøde af hans Skabninger.
19 So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, 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 wrath of a man does not work the righteousness of God;
thi en Mands Vrede udretter ikke det, som er ret for Gud.
21 for this reason, having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, receive the implanted word in meekness, that 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 and become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
Men vorder Ordets Gørere og ikke alene dets Hørere, hvormed I bedrage eder selv.
23 because, if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one has been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
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 viewed himself, and has gone away, and immediately he forgot what kind of [man] he was;
thi han betragter sig selv og går bort og glemmer straks, hvor dan han var.
25 but he who looked into [the] perfect law—that of liberty, and continued there, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of work—this one will be blessed in his doing.
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 If anyone thinks to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one [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 pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation—to keep himself unspotted from the 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.
