Romans 7
1 Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men that know the law), how that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth?
Eller vide I ikke, Brødre! (thi jeg taler til sådanne, som kender Loven) at Loven hersker over Mennesket, så lang Tid han lever?
2 For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband.
Den gifte Kvinde er jo ved Loven bunden til sin Mand, medens han lever; men når Manden dør, er hun løst fra Mandens Lov.
3 So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.
Derfor skal hun kaldes en Horkvinde, om hun bliver en anden Mands, medens Manden lever: men når Manden dør, er hun fri fra den Lov, så at hun ikke er en Horkvinde, om hun bliver en anden Mands.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye should be joined to another, [even] to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.
Altså ere også I, mine Brødre! gjorte døde for Loven ved Kristi Legeme, for at I skulle blive en andens, hans, som blev oprejst fra de døde, for at vi skulle bære Frugt for Gud.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Thi da vi vare i Kødet, vare de syndige Lidenskaber, som vaktes ved Loven, virksomme i vore Lemmer til at bære Frugt for Døden,
6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were holden; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
Men nu ere vi løste fra Loven, idet vi ere bortdøde fra det, hvori vi holdtes nede, så at vi tjene i Åndens nye Væsen og ikke i Bogstavens gamle Væsen.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:
Hvad skulle vi da sige? er Loven Synd? Det være langt fra! Men jeg kendte ikke Synden uden ved Loven; thi jeg kendte jo ikke Begæringen, hvis ikke Loven sagde: "Du må ikke begære."
8 but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead.
Men da Synden fik Anledning, virkede den ved Budet al Begæring i mig; thi uden Lov er Synden død.
9 And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;
Og jeg levede engang uden Lov, men da Budet kom, levede Synden op;
10 and the commandment, which [was] unto life, this I found [to be] unto death:
men jeg døde, og Budet, som var til Liv, det fandtes at blive mig til Død;
11 for sin, finding occasion, through the commandment beguiled me, and through it slew me.
thi idet Synden fik Anledning, forførte den mig ved Budet og dræbte mig ved det.
12 So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
Altså er Loven vel hellig, og Budet helligt og retfærdigt og godt.
13 Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shewn to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; —that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.
Blev da det gode mig til Død? Det være langt fra! Men Synden blev det, for at den skulde vise sig som Synd, idet den ved det gode virkede Død for mig, for at Synden ved Budet skulde blive overvættes syndig.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Thi vi vide, at Loven er åndelig; men jeg er kødelig, solgt under Synden.
15 For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.
Thi jeg forstår ikke, hvad jeg udfører; thi ikke det, som jeg vil, øver jeg, men hvad jeg hader, det gør jeg.
16 But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.
Men når jeg gør det, jeg ikke vil, så samstemmer jeg med Loven i, at den er god.
17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
Men nu er det ikke mere mig, som udfører det, men Synden, som bor i mig.
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good [is] not.
Thi jeg ved, at i mig, det vil sige i mit Kød, bor der ikke godt; thi Villien har jeg vel, men at udføre det gode formår jeg ikke;
19 For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.
thi det gode, som jeg vil, det gør jeg ikke; men det onde, som jeg ikke vil, det øver jeg.
20 But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.
Dersom jeg da gør det, som jeg ikke vil, så er det ikke mere mig, der udfører det, men Synden, som bor i mig.
21 I find then the law, that, to me who would do good, evil is present.
Så finder jeg da den Lov for mig, som vil gøre det gode, at det onde ligger mig for Hånden
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Thi jeg glæder mig ved Guds Lov efter det indvortes Menneske;
23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
men jeg ser en anden Lov i mine Lemmer, som strider imod mit Sinds Lov og tager mig fangen under Syndens Lov, som er i mine Lemmer.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?
Jeg elendige Menneske! hvem skal fri mig fra dette Dødens Legeme?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then I myself with the mind serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Gud ske Tak ved Jesus Kristus, vor Herre! Altså: jeg selv tjener med Sindet Guds Lov, men med Kødet Syndens Lov.
