Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Paulus, Guds Tjener og Jesu Kristi Apostel til at virke Tro hos Guds udvalgte og Erkendelse af Sandheden angaaende Gudsfrygt,
i Haab om evigt Liv, hvilket Gud, som ikke lyver, har forjættet fra evige Tider, (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
men i sin Tid har han aabenbaret sit Ord ved den Prædiken, som er bleven mig betroet efter Guds, vor Frelsers Befaling:
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
Til Titus, mit ægte Barn i fælles Tro: Naade og Fred fra Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus vor Frelser!
5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
Derfor efterlod jeg dig paa Kreta, for at du skulde bringe i Orden, hvad der stod tilbage, og indsætte Ældste i hver By, som jeg paalagde dig,
6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
saafremt en er ustraffelig, een Kvindes Mand og har troende Børn, der ikke ere beskyldte for Ryggesløshed eller ere genstridige.
7 For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
Thi en Tilsynsmand bør være ustraffelig som en Guds Husholder, ikke selvbehagelig, ikke vredagtig, ikke hengiven til Vin, ikke til Slagsmaal, ikke til slet Vinding,
8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
men gæstfri, elskende det gode, sindig, retfærdig, from, afholdende;
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
en Mand, som holder fast ved det troværdige Ord efter Læren, for at han kan være dygtig til baade at formane ved den sunde Lære og at gendrive dem, som sige imod.
10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
Thi mange ere genstridige, føre intetsigende Snak og daare Sindet, især de af Omskærelsen;
11 whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
dem bør man stoppe Munden paa; thi de forvende hele Huse ved at føre utilbørlig Lære for slet Vindings Skyld.
12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
En af dem, en af deres egne Profeter, har sagt: „Kretere ere altid Løgnere, onde Dyr, lade Buge.‟
13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
Dette Vidnesbyrd er sandt. Derfor skal du sætte dem strengelig i Rette, for at de maa blive sunde i Troen
14 not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
og ikke agte paa jødiske Fabler og Bud af Mennesker, som vende sig bort fra Sandheden.
15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Alt er rent for de rene; men for de besmittede og vantro er intet rent, men baade deres Sind og Samvittighed er besmittet.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
De sige, at de kende Gud, men med deres Gerninger fornægte de ham, vederstyggelige, som de ere, og ulydige og uduelige til al god Gerning.
