Romans 4
1 What, then, will we say Abraham our father to have found, according to flesh?
Hvad skulle vi da sige, at vor Stamfader Abraham har vundet efter Kødet?
2 For if Abraham was declared righteous by works, he has to boast—but not before God;
Thi dersom Abraham blev retfærdiggjort af Gerninger, har han Ros, men ikke for Gud.
3 for what does the writing 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 and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;
Men den, som gør Gerninger, tilregnes Lønnen ikke som Naade, men som Skyldighed;
5 and to him who is not working, and is believing on Him who is declaring righteous the impious, 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 even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
ligesom ogsaa David priser det Menneske saligt, hvem Gud tilregner Retfærdighed uden Gerninger:
7 “Blessed [are] they whose lawless acts were forgiven, And whose sins were covered;
„Salige de, hvis Overtrædelser ere forladte, og hvis Synder ere skjulte;
8 Blessed [is] the man To whom the LORD may not reckon sin.”
salig den Mand, hvem Herren ikke vil tilregne Synd.‟
9 [Is] this blessedness, then, on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision—for we say that 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? He being 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 a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned 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 circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of faith, that [is] in 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 not through law [is] the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the 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 they who are of 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 law is not, neither [is] transgression.
Thi Loven virker Vrede; men hvor der ikke er Lov, er der heller ikke Overtrædelse.
16 Because of this [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which [is] of the Law only, but also to that which [is] of the faith of Abraham,
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 who is father of us all (according as it has been written: “A father of many nations I have set you,”) before Him whom he believed—God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that are not as being.
(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, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: “So will your seed 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 having not been weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead (being about one 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 at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given 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 having been fully persuaded that what He has promised He is also able to do:
og var overbevist om, at hvad han har forjættet, er han mægtig til ogsaa at gøre.
22 for this reason also it was reckoned to him for righteousness.
Derfor blev det ogsaa regnet ham til Retfærdighed.
23 And it was not written on his account alone that it was reckoned to him,
Men det blev ikke skrevet for hans Skyld alene, at det blev ham tilregnet,
24 but also on ours, to whom it is about to be reckoned—to us believing on Him who raised up Jesus our Lord out of 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 because of our offenses, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.
ham, som blev hengiven for vore Overtrædelsers Skyld og oprejst for vor Retfærdiggørelses Skyld.
