Titus 1

1 I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you, Titus]. [God appointed me to be] his servant and [to be] an apostle [who represents] Jesus Christ. [God appointed me in order that I might teach] those whom God has chosen [to be his people] to [correctly] believe [in him]. He wants me to teach them the true [teachings about God], in order that they will learn to behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]).

Paulus, Guds tjenare, men Jesu Christi Apostel, till att predika Guds utvaldom trona och sanningenes kunskap, hvilken till Gudaktighet förer,

2 [As a result of my doing these things, his people] confidently expect that God will cause them to live forever. God, who never lies, promised before he created the world that [his people] would live forever. (aiōnios g166)

I hoppet till evinnerligit lif, det Gud, som icke ljuga kan, för evigt utlofvat hafver; (aiōnios g166)

3 Then at the time that he [chose], he revealed [to us his] message. [Specifically], God our Savior gave this message to me, and he trusted me to proclaim it to people.

Men i sinom tid hafver han uppenbarat sitt ord genom predikan, den mig betrodd är, efter Guds vår Frälsares befallning;

4 Titus, [I am writing this letter] to [you because you are like] a true son [MET] [to me because I led/helped you to] believe the same [teachings about Christ that I do]. ([I pray that/May]) [God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will continue to] act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.

Minom rättsinniga son Tito, efter begges våra tro: Nåd, barmhertighet, frid af Gud Fader, och Herranom Jesu Christo, vårom Frälsare.

5 When I [asked you] to stay on Crete [island], I wanted you to do these things: [Teach the believers what they need to know so that they] can understand correctly the [spiritual] matters about which some are teaching wrongly. Appoint elders [in the congregation] in each town in the manner in which I told you to do.

Fördenskull lät jag dig qvar i Creta, att hvad som ännu fattades, skulle du fullkomliga beställa, och besätta städerna här och der med Prester, såsom jag dig befallt hafver;

6 [When you appoint men as elders], you must choose men whom no one can [justly] accuse of [habitually] doing what is wrong (OR, whom everyone speaks well of). Specifically, appoint men who have been faithful to their wives. Appoint men whose children faithfully obey [them. Do not appoint men whose children habitually] do all the things that their bodies urge them to do, or who refuse to obey their parents.

Den som är ostraffelig, ene hustrus man; den der trogen barn hafver, oberyktad för öfverflödighet och genstörtighet.

7 Leaders [of the congregation] must be [men] who, as everyone knows, habitually do what is good (OR, [whom] no one can [justly] accuse of doing what is wrong), because it is on God’s behalf that they will direct/serve [the congregation. Specifically, they must] not be arrogant/proud. They must not easily become angry. They must not [be men who] drink much alcohol. They must not [be men who] ([act] violently/fight) [when they are angry. They must] not [be men who are] (greedy for/strongly desire to get) money.

Ty en Biskop bör vara ostraffelig, såsom en Guds skaffare; icke ensinnig, icke sticken, ingen drinkare, icke bitter, icke sniken efter slem vinning;

8 Instead, they must be ones who welcome and take care of guests. They must (be devoted to/like to do) what is good. They must do [what God considers] to be right. They must be (holy/completely dedicated to God). They must be men who do what their minds tell them is right to do [and not what their emotions/desires urge them to do].

Utan gästgifvare, och älskar det godt är; tuktig, rättvis, helig, kysk;

9 They must firmly believe in the message [about Jesus Christ] exactly as [I/we(inc)] taught it, in order that they might be able to teach [the believers] what is correct and to urge [them to follow it well. If they firmly accept our message], they will be able to convince those who oppose [what is correct that they are wrong].

Och håller sig vid det ord, som visst är och lära kan; på det han må mägtig vara att förmana genom helsosam lärdom, och öfvervinna dem som deremot säga.

10 [I say this] because there are many [people who oppose the correct teachings]. They refuse to obey people who have authority over them, they talk ([on and on/without stopping]), saying what helps no one, and they deceive people. The Jewish [believers] [MTY] [who insist we must obey all the Jewish rituals are] especially [doing this].

Ty månge äro genstörtige, onyttige sqvallrare, och bedragare, besynnerliga de af omskärelsen;

11 [You and the leaders whom you appoint] should prevent such people from teaching [the believers]. They are causing whole families to stop believing in the correct teachings [MET] by means of their teaching [people wrong ideas/teachings. They are teaching people only] in order that people will give them money, [which is very] shameful [for them to do].

Hvilkom man måste tillstoppa munnen; de som hela husen förvända, och lära det intet doger, för slem vinnings skull.

12 A man from Crete [island] whom [they consider] a prophet said, “[My fellow] Cretan people are always lying [to one another! They are like dangerous] wild animals [MET]! They are lazy and always eat too much food [SYN]!”

En af dem hafver sagt, deras egen Prophet: De Creter äro alltid ljugare, ond djur, och late bukar.

13 The words that this man said [about the Cretan people] are [still] true, [especially about their being liars]. So, rigorously convince/show [those Cretan believers] that those [false teachings] are wrong. Tell them to [firmly] believe in the correct teachings.

Detta vittnesbörd är sant. Derföre straffa dem skarpeliga, att de äro rätte i trone;

14 [Teach them that] they should no [longer] listen to the stories that the Jews (made up/invented). [Especially] they should refuse to obey those who reject our true teachings, because those people are teaching things that only come from human beings, [not from God].

Och icke akta på de Judiska fabler och menniskors bud, som sig draga ifrå sanningen.

15 [Believers should reject] what they teach about food, [because] no [food that we eat] can make us unacceptable to God if we are pure [in our] ([inner beings/hearts]). But if people are evil and they do not trust [in Christ Jesus], there is no [ritual] that can make them acceptable to God. Such people’s way of thinking has been ruined {Such people have ruined their way of thinking}, and they do not even feel guilty [when they do what is evil].

Dem, som rene äro, äro all ting rene; men dem orenom och otrognom är intet rent; utan både deras sinne och samvet är orent.

16 Even though they claim/say that they know God, by what they do they [show that they] do not know (God/his true teaching). They do not obey [God], and they are unable to do anything that he considers to be good. [So God considers them to be absolutely] disgusting!

De säga sig känna Gud; men med gerningarna neka de det; efter de äro styggelige för Gud, och olydige, och till alla goda gerningar odugelige.