Romans 14
1 As for those whose faith is weak, always receive them as friends, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on their scruples.
Men tager eder af den, som er skrøbelig i Troen, og dømmer ikke hans Meninger!
2 One person’s faith permits them to eat food of all kinds, while another whose faith is weak eats only vegetable food.
En har Tro til at spise alt; men den skrøbelige spiser kun Urter.
3 The person who eats meat must not despise the person who abstains from it; nor must the person who abstains from eating meat pass judgment on the one who eats it, for God himself has received them.
Den, som spiser, må ikke ringeagte den, som ikke spiser; og den, som ikke spiser, må ikke dømme den, som spiser; thi Gud har taget sig af ham.
4 Who are you, that you should pass judgment on the servant of another? Their standing or falling concerns their own master. And stand they will, for their Master can enable them to stand.
Hvem er du, som dømmer en andens Tjener? For sin egen Herre står eller falder han; men han skal blive stående, thi Herren er mægtig til at lade ham stå.
5 Again, one person considers some days to be more sacred than others, while another considers all days to be alike. Everyone ought to be fully convinced in their own mind.
En agter den ene Dag fremfor den anden, en anden agter alle dage lige; enhver have fuld Vished i sit eget Sind!
6 The person who observes a day, observes it to the Master’s honor. They, again, who eat meat eat it to the Master’s honor, for they give thanks to God; while the person who abstains from it abstains from it to the Master’s honor, and also gives thanks to God.
Den, som lægger Vægt på Dagen, han gør det for Herren. Og den, som spiser, gør det for Herren, thi han takker Gud; og den, som ikke spiser, gør det for Herren og takker Gud.
7 There is not one of us whose life concerns ourselves alone, and not one of us whose death concerns ourself alone;
Thi ingen af os lever for sig selv, og ingen dør for sig selv;
8 for, if we live, our life is for the Master, and, if we die, our death is for the Master. Whether, then, we live or die we belong to the Master.
thi når vi leve, leve vi for Herren, og når vi dø, dø vi for Herren; derfor, enten vi leve, eller vi dø, ere vi Herrens.
9 The purpose for which Christ died and came back to life was this – that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.
Dertil er jo Kristus død og bleven levende, at han skal herske både over døde og levende.
10 I would ask the one ‘Why do you judge other followers of the Lord?’ And I would ask the other ‘Why do you despise them?’ For we will all stand before the court of God.
Men du, hvorfor dømmer du din Broder? eller du, hvorfor ringeagter du din Broder? Vi skulle jo alle fremstilles for Guds Domstol.
11 For scripture says – ‘“As surely as I live,” says the Lord, “every knee will bend before me and every tongue will praise God.”’
Thi der er skrevet: "Så sandt jeg lever, siger Herren, for mig skal hvert Knæ bøje sig, og hver Tunge skal bekende Gud."
12 So, then, each one of us will have to render account of himself to God.
Altså skal hver af os gøre Gud Regnskab for sig selv.
13 Let us, then, cease to judge one another. Rather let this be your resolve – never to place a stumbling-block or an obstacle in the way of a fellow follower of the Lord.
Derfor, lader os ikke mere dømme hverandre, men dømmer hellere dette, at man ikke må give sin Broder Anstød eller Forargelse.
14 Through my union with the Lord Jesus, I know and am persuaded that nothing is defiling in itself. A thing is ‘defiling’ only to the person who holds it to be so.
Jeg ved og er vis på i den Herre Jesus, at intet er urent i sig selv; dog, for den, som agter noget for urent, for ham er det urent.
15 If, for the sake of what you eat, you wound your fellow follower’s feelings, your life has ceased to be ruled by love. Do not, by what you eat, ruin someone for whom Christ died!
Thi dersom din Broder bedrøves for Mads Skyld, da vandrer du ikke mere i Kærlighed. Led ikke ved din Mad den i Fordærvelse, for hvis Skyld Kristus er død.
16 Do not let what is right for you become a matter of reproach.
Lader derfor ikke eders Gode blive bespottet!
17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Thi Guds Rige består ikke i at spise og drikke, men i Retfærdighed og Fred og Glæde i den Helligånd.
18 The person who serves the Christ in this way pleases God, and wins the approval of their fellows.
Thi den, som deri tjener Kristus, er velbehagelig for Gud og tækkelig for Menneskene.
19 Therefore our efforts should be directed towards all that makes for peace and the mutual building up of character.
Derfor, lader os tragte efter det, som tjener til Fred og indbyrdes Opbyggelse!
20 Do not undo God’s work for the sake of what you eat. Though everything is ‘clean,’ yet, if a person eats so as to put a stumbling-block in the way of others, they do wrong.
Nedbryd ikke Guds Værk for Mads Skyld! Vel er alt rent, men det er ondt for det Menneske, som spiser med Anstød.
21 The right course is to abstain from meat or wine or, indeed, anything that is a stumbling-block to your fellow follower of the Lord.
Det er rigtigt ikke at spise Kød eller at drikke Vin eller at gøre noget, hvoraf din Broder tager Anstød.
22 As for yourself – keep this conviction of yours to yourself, as in the presence of God. Happy the person who never has to condemn themselves in regard to something they think right!
Den Tro, du har, hav den hos dig selv for Gud! Salig er den, som ikke dømmer sig selv i det, som han vælger.
23 The person, however, who has misgivings stands condemned if they still eat, because their doing so is not the result of faith. And anything not done as the result of faith is a sin.
Men den, som tvivler, når han spiser, han er domfældt, fordi det ikke er at Tro; men alt det, som ikke er af Tro, er Synd.
