1 Timothy 4
1 [God’s] Spirit has clearly told us that in later times some people will stop believing the [teaching] that [all of us] believe. Instead, they will listen to [evil] spirits who deceive [people. They will also believe the false] doctrines/teachings that [they receive from] these evil spirits.
Men Anden säger uttryckligen, att i kommande tider somliga skola avfalla från tron och hålla sig till villoandar och till onda andars läror.
2 The people who teach those false doctrines/teachings are liars! And they do not feel at all guilty [MET] [when they teach such teachings]!
Så skall ske genom lögnpredikanters skrymteri, människors som i sina egna samveten äro brännmärkta såsom brottslingar,
3 [For example], they forbid [believers] to marry [because they say that it makes us unacceptable to God]. They also [command] that people abstain from [eating certain] foods. But God created such foods in order that we can eat them! We who believe [in Christ] know the true [teaching], and we thank [God for the food that he gives us. That is why we] can eat it.
och som förbjuda äktenskap och vilja att man skall avhålla sig från allahanda mat, som Gud har skapat till att med tacksägelse mottagas av dem som tro och hava lärt känna sanningen.
4 [We can eat all kinds of food] because God has created all [food], and it is all good. We should not refuse to eat certain kinds of food if we thank [God for it] when we eat it.
Ty allt vad Gud har skapat är gott, och intet är förkastligt, när det mottages med tacksägelse:
5 It is acceptable [to God] because God [long ago] said [that all things that he made are good], and because we pray that God will bless it.
det bliver nämligen helgat genom Guds ord och genom bön.
6 When you teach these things to your fellow believers, you will be showing that you, [whom] Christ Jesus [appointed], serve them well. You will have become strong [spiritually] (by holding fast/by obeying) the true message that [we all] believe.
Om du framlägger detta för bröderna, så bevisar du dig såsom en god Kristi Jesu tjänare, då du ju hämtar din näring av trons och den goda lärans ord, den läras som du troget har efterföljt.
7 You must completely reject godless, silly/foolish stories [from your ancestors that old people tell]. Keep training yourself so that you have more (godly behavior/behavior that pleases God).
Men de oandliga käringfablerna må du visa ifrån dig. Öva dig i stället själv i gudsfruktan.
8 [Some people say], “It helps us in some ways if we exercise our bodies.” But [I say that] people benefit very much if they live (in a godly way/in a way that pleases God), because [if people live in a godly way, that] will benefit them both while they live now and when they live in the future life [in heaven].
Ty lekamlig övning gagnar till litet, men gudsfruktan gagnar till allt; den har med sig löfte om liv, både för denna tiden och för den tillkommande.
9 Those are words that are absolutely true, and everybody should believe them!
Detta är ett fast ord och i allo värt att mottagas.
10 This is the reason why we work so hard [DOU] [for others], because we confidently expect that God, who is all-powerful, [will do the things that he has promised]. He is the one who [wants to] save all people, [so he protects them]. He certainly [protects us] who believe [in Christ]!
Ja, därför arbeta och kämpa vi, då vi nu hava satt vårt hopp till den levande Guden, honom som är alla människors Frälsare, först och främst deras som tro.
11 Command these things and teach these things.
Så skall du bjuda och undervisa.
12 [Timothy], by the way you conduct your life, show the believers [in your congregation] how they should conduct their lives. Specifically, speak [good things], conduct yourself [well], love [people], trust [God], and be pure in every way. If you do all that, no one will [have any reason] (to belittle/to treat you disrespectfully) because of your being young.
Låt ingen förakta dig för din ungdoms skull; fastmer må du för dem som tro bliva ett föredöme i tal och i vandel, i kärlek, i tro och i renhet.
13 Until I come, be sure that you read [the Scriptures to the congregation] and that you exhort/urge them [to obey the Scriptures], and teach them.
Var nitisk i att föreläsa skriften och i att förmana och undervisa, till dess jag kommer.
14 Do not forget [to use] the [abilities that God] gave to you as a result of [people/us] (prophesying/telling what God revealed to them) [about you], and as a result of the elders putting their hands on you [to commission/appoint you to do God’s work].
Försumma icke att vårda den nådegåva som finnes i dig, och som gavs dig i kraft av profetord, under handpåläggning av de äldste.
15 Do these things [that I have told] you to do! (Concentrate on them/Do them [sincerely and] wholeheartedly) in order that everyone may see that you are improving [in how you do them].
Tänk på detta, lev i detta, så att din förkovran bliver uppenbar för alla.
16 Be careful that you [conduct] yourself well. By continuing to do that, you will save yourself. And if you continue [to teach the good] doctrine/teaching, the result of your teaching will be that [God] will save the people who listen to you.
Hav akt på dig själv och på din undervisning, och håll stadigt ut därmed; ty om du så gör, frälsar du både dig själv och dem som höra dig.
