James 1
1 JAMES, a servant of God, and of our Lord Jesus the Messiah; to the twelve tribes dispersed among the Gentiles; greeting peace.
Jakob, Guds og den Herres Jesu Kristi Tjener, hilser de tolv Stammer i Adspredelsen.
2 Let it be all joy to you, my brethren, when ye enter into many and various trials.
Mine Brødre! agter det for idel Glæde, når I stedes i mange Hånde Prøvelser,
3 For ye know, that the trial of your faith, maketh you possess patience.
vidende, at eders Tros Prøve virker Udholdenhed;
4 And let patience have its perfect work, so that ye may be complete and perfect, and may lack nothing.
men Udholdenheden bør medføre fuldkommen Gerning, for at I kunne være fuldkomne og uden Brøst, så I ikke stå tilbage i noget.
5 And if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth to all freely, and reproacheth not; and it will be given him.
Men dersom nogen af eder fattes Visdom, han bede derom til Gud, som giver alle gerne og uden Bebrejdelse, så skal den gives ham.
6 But let him ask in faith, not hesitating: he who hesitateth is like the waves of the sea, which the wind agitateth.
Men han bede i Tro, uden at tvivle; thi den, som tvivler, ligner en Havets Bølge, der drives og kastes af Vinden.
7 And let not that man expect to receive any thing of the Lord,
Ikke må nemlig det Menneske mene, at han skal få noget af Herren,
8 who is hesitating in his mind, and unstable in all his ways.
en tvesindet Mand, som han er, ustadig på alle sine Veje.
9 And let the depressed brother rejoice, in his elevation;
Men den Broder, som er ringe, rose sig af sin Højhed,
10 and the rich, in his depression; because, like the flower of an herb, so he passeth away.
den rige derimod af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgå som Græssets Blomst.
11 For the sun riseth in its heat, and drieth up the herb; and its flower falleth, and the beauty of its appearance perisheth: so also the rich man withereth in his ways.
Thi Solen står op med sin Hede og hentørrer Græsset, og dets Blomst falder af, og dens Skikkelses Ynde forsvinder; således skal også den rige visne på sine Veje.
12 Blessed is the man who endureth temptations; so that when he is proved he may receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.
Salig den Mand, som holder Prøvelse ud; thi når han har stået Prøve, skal han få Livets Krans, som Herren har forjættet dem, der elske ham.
13 Let no one when he is tempted, say, I am tempted of God: for God is not tempted with evils, nor doth he tempt any man.
Ingen sige, når han fristes: "Jeg fristes af Gud;" thi Gud kan ikke fristes af det onde, og selv frister han ingen;
14 But every man is tempted by his own lust; and he lusteth, and is drawn away.
men enhver fristes, når han drages og lokkes af sin egen Begæring;
15 And this his lust conceiveth, and bringeth forth sin; and sin, when mature, bringeth forth death.
derefter, når Begæringen har undfanget, føder den Synd, men når Synden er fuldvoksen, føder den Død.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Farer ikke vild, mine elskede Brødre!
17 Every good and perfect gift cometh down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no mutation, not even the shadow of change.
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 He saw fit, and begat us by the word of truth; that we might be the 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 And be ye, my beloved brethren, every one of you, swift to hear, and slow to speak; and slow to wrath:
I vide det, mine elskede Brødre. Men hvert Menneske være snar til at høre, langsom til at tale, langsom til Vrede;
20 for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
thi en Mands Vrede udretter ikke det, som er ret for Gud.
21 Wherefore, remove far from you all impurity, and the abundance of wickedness; and, with meekness, receive the word that is implanted in our nature, which is able to vivify these your souls.
Derfor, aflægger alt Smuds og Levning af Slethed, og modtager med Sagtmodighed Ordet, som er indplantet i eder, og som formår at frelse eders Sjæle.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only; and do not deceive yourselves.
Men vorder Ordets Gørere og ikke alene dets Hørere, hvormed I bedrage eder selv.
23 For if any man shall be a hearer of the word, and not a doer of it, he will be like one who seeth his 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 seeth himself, and passeth on, and forgetteth what a man he was.
thi han betragter sig selv og går bort og glemmer straks, hvor dan han var.
25 But every one that looketh upon the perfect law of liberty and abideth in it, is not a hearer of something to be forgotten, but a doer of the things; and he will be blessed in his work.
Men den, som skuer ind i Frihedens fuldkomne Lov og holder ved dermed, så han ikke bliver en glemsom Tilhører, men en Gerningens Gører, han skal være salig i sin Gerning.
26 And if any one thinketh that he worshippeth God, and doth not restrain his tongue, but his heart deceiveth him; his worship is vain.
Dersom nogen synes, at han dyrker Gud, og ikke holder sin Tunge i Tømme, men bedrager sit Hjerte, hans Gudsdyrkelse er forgæves.
27 For the worship that is pure and holy before God the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction, and that one keep himself unspotted from 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.
