James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Diaspora: Greetings.
Jakob, Guds og den Herres Jesu Kristi Tjener, hilser de tolv Stammer i Adspredelsen.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,
Mine Brødre! agter det for idel Glæde, naar I stedes i mange Haande Prøvelser,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
vidende, at eders Tros Prøve virker Udholdenhed;
4 Let endurance have its 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, saa I ikke staa tilbage i noget.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without finding fault; 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, saa skal den gives ham.
6 But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed 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 For let that person not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
Ikke maa nemlig det Menneske mene, at han skal faa noget af Herren,
8 He is a double-minded person, unstable in all his ways.
en tvesindet Mand, som han er, ustadig paa alle sine Veje.
9 But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
Men den Broder, som er ringe, rose sig af sin Højhed,
10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
den rige derimod af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgaa som Græssets Blomst.
11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich person fade away in his pursuits.
Thi Solen staar op med sin Hede og hentørrer Græsset, og dets Blomst falder af, og dens Skikkelses Ynde forsvinder; saaledes skal ogsaa den rige visne paa sine Veje.
12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.
Salig den Mand, som holder Prøvelse ud; thi naar han har staaet Prøve, skal han faa Livets Krans, som Herren har forjættet dem, der elske ham.
13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
Ingen sige, naar 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, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
men enhver fristes, naar han drages og lokkes af sin egen Begæring;
15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.
derefter, naar Begæringen har undfanget, føder den Synd, men naar Synden er fuldvoksen, føder den Død.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
Farer ikke vild, mine elskede Brødre!
17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
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 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Efter sin Villie fødte han os ved Sandheds Ord, for at vi skulde være en Førstegrøde af hans Skabninger,
19 This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every person be swift to hear, 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 human anger does not produce the righteousness of God.
thi en Mands Vrede udretter ikke det, som er ret for Gud.
21 Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted 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 formaar at frelse eders Sjæle.
22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Men vorder Ordets Gørere og ikke alene dets Hørere, hvormed I bedrage eder selv.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at 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 sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was.
thi han betragter sig selv og gaar bort og glemmer straks, hvordan han var.
25 But he who looks into the perfect Law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this person will be blessed in what he does.
Men den, som skuer ind i Frihedens fuldkomne Lov og holder ved dermed, saa han ikke bliver en glemsom Tilhører, men en Gerningens Gører, han skal være salig i sin Gerning.
26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not control his tongue, but deceives his heart, this one's religion is worthless.
Dersom nogen synes, at han dyrker Gud, og ikke holder sin Tunge i Tømme, men bedrager sit Hjerte, hans Gudsdyrkelse er forgæves.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by 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.
