1 Timothy 1
1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the appointment of God, our Savior, and Christ Jesus, our hope.
Paulus, Kristi Jesu apostel etter påbod frå Gud, vår frelsar, og Kristus Jesus, vår von,
2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.
til Timoteus, min egtefødde son i trui: Nåde, miskunn, fred frå Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus, vår Herre!
3 I beg you, as I did when I was on my way into Macedonia, to remain at Ephesus; so that you may instruct certain people there not to teach new and strange doctrines,
Som eg bad deg vera att i Efesus, då eg for til Makedonia, for at du skulde bjoda sume folk at dei ikkje skal fara med framand læra,
4 nor to devote their attention to legends and interminable genealogies, which tend to give rise to argument rather than to further that divine plan which is revealed in the faith.
og ikkje ansa eventyr og endelause ættartal, som heller fører til stridsspursmål enn til å vera Guds hushaldarar i trui: so gjer no det!
5 The object of all instruction is to call forth that love which comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
Men endemålet med bodet er kjærleik av eit reint hjarta og eit godt samvit og ei uskrymta tru,
6 And it is because they have not aimed at these things that the attention of certain people has been diverted to unprofitable subjects.
som sume hev fare vilt ifrå og vendt seg burt til tomt svall,
7 They want to be teachers of the Law, and yet do not understand either the words they use, or the subjects on which they speak so confidently.
dei som vil vera lovlærarar, endå dei korkje skynar det dei sjølve segjer eller kva det er dei talar so fullvist um.
8 We know, of course, that the Law is excellent, when used legitimately,
Men me veit at lovi er god, dersom nokon brukar henne på lovleg vis,
9 by one who recognizes that laws were not made for good people, but for the lawless and disorderly, for irreligious and wicked people, for those who are irreverent and profane, for those who ill-treat their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
so han veit dette, at lovi ikkje er sett for ein rettferdig, men for lovlause og agelause, ugudlege og syndarar, vanheilage og ureine, fadermordarar og modermordarar, manndråparar,
10 for the immoral, for perverts, for slave traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else is opposed to sound Christian teaching –
horkarar, syndarar mot naturi, menneskjerøvarar, ljugarar, meineidarar, og um det elles er noko som er imot den heilsame læra,
11 as is taught in the glorious good news of the ever-blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
etter evangeliet um den sæle Guds herlegdom, det som er meg yverlate.
12 I am thankful to Christ Jesus, our Lord, who has been my strength, for showing that he thought me worthy of trust by appointing me to his ministry,
Eg takkar honom som gjorde meg sterk, Kristus Jesus, vår Herre, at han heldt meg for tru, med di han sette meg til tenesta,
13 though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;
meg som fyrr var ein spottar og forfylgjar og valdsmann, men eg fekk miskunn, av di eg gjorde det uvitande, i vantru,
14 and the loving kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.
og nåden hjå vår Herre viste seg ovleg stor i tru og kjærleik i Kristus Jesus.
15 How true the saying is, and worthy of the fullest acceptance, that ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners’! And there is no greater sinner than I!
Sant er det ordet og vel verdt å taka imot, at Kristus Jesus kom til verdi for å frelsa syndarar, og millom deim er eg den største;
16 Yet mercy was shown me for the express purpose that Christ Jesus might exhibit in my case, beyond all others, his exhaustless patience, as an example for those who were afterward to believe on him and attain eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
men difor fekk eg miskunn, at Jesus Kristus kunde syna alt sitt langmod på meg fyrst, til eit fyredøme for deim som skulde tru på honom til ævelegt liv. (aiōnios g166)
17 To the eternal King, ever-living, invisible, the one God, be ascribed honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Men den ævelege konge, den uforgjengelege, usynlege, einaste Gud vere pris og æra i all æva! Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 This, then, is the charge that I lay on you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with what was predicted of you – Fight the good fight in the spirit of those predictions,
Dette bod legg eg deg på hjarta, min son Timoteus, etter dei spådomar som fyrr er sagde um deg, so du i deim skal strida den gode striden,
19 with faith, and with a clear conscience; and it is because they have thrust this aside, that, as regards the faith, some have wrecked their lives.
med di du hev tru og eit godt samvit, som sume hev støytt ifrå seg og lide skipbrot på trui;
20 Hymenaeus and Alexander are instances – the men whom I delivered over to Satan so that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
imillom deim er Hymenæus og Aleksander, som eg hev gjeve yver til Satan, so dei skal verta tukta til å lata vera å spotta.
