1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
Like eins de konor: De skal vera dykkar eigne menner undergjevne, so endå slike som ikkje trur ordet, må verta vunne utan ord ved den ferd konorne deira syner,
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
når dei ser for augo dykkar reine ferd i otte.
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Deira prydnad skal ikkje vera utanpå, med hårflettingar eller påhengt gull eller klædebunad,
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
men hjartans løynde menneskje i den uforgjengelege prydnad med den mjuke og stille ånd, som er gjæv for Gud.
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
For soleis prydde fordom dei heilage kvinnorne seg, dei som sette si von til Gud og var sine eigne menner undergjevne,
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
liksom Sara lydde Abraham og kalla honom herre; hennar døtter hev de vorte når de gjer godt og ikkje ottast for nokor skræmsla.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Like eins de menner: De skal liva vitugt saman med konorne som det veikare kjerald, og visa deim æra, sidan dei og er medervingar til livsens nåde, so dykkar bøner ikkje skal verta hindra!
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
Og til slutt: Ver alle samhuga, medlidande, kjærlege mot brørne, miskunnsame, audmjuke!
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
Løn ikkje vondt med vondt eller skjelling med skjelling, men tvertimot velsigna! for det vart de kalla til, at de skal erva velsigning.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
For «den som vil elska livet og sjå gode dagar, han skal halda tunga frå det som vondt er og lipporne frå svikfull tale;
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
han vike frå vondt og gjere godt, han søkje fred og trå etter honom!
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
For Herrens augo er yver dei rettferdige, og hans øyro vende til deira bøn; men Herrens åsyn er yver deim som gjer vondt.»
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
Og kven er det som kann gjera dykk vondt når de stræver etter det gode?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Men um de og skulde lida for rettferds skuld, so er de sæle. Men ottast ikkje for deim og ræddast ikkje; men helga Kristus til herre i hjarto dykkar!
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
Og ver alltid ferdige til å forsvara dykk for kvar ein som krev rekneskap av dykk for den voni som bur i dykk, men med spaklynde og age!
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
Og hav eit godt samvit, so dei som lastar dykkar gode ferd i Kristus, må verta til skammar i det som dei baktalar dykk for som illgjerdsmenner.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
For det er betre, um so er Guds vilje, å lida når ein gjer godt, enn når ein gjer vondt.
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
For Kristus leid og ein gong for synder, ein rettferdig for urettferdige, for å føra oss fram til Gud, han som leid dauden i kjøtet, men vart livandegjord i åndi,
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
og i denne gjekk han og burt og preika for ånderne som var i varetekt,
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
dei som fordom hadde vore stride, den gong Guds langmod venta i Noahs dagar, då arki vart bygd, der nokre få, det er åtte sjæler, vart frelste gjenom vatn,
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
det som no og frelser oss i motbilætet dåpen, som ikkje er avleggjing av ureinskap på kroppen, men eit godt samvits pakt med Gud ved Jesu Kristi uppstoda,
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
han som er uppfaren til himmelen og er ved Guds høgre hand, der englar og magter og krafter er honom underlagde.
