Romans 7
1 Are ye ignorant, brethren — for to those knowing law I speak — that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?
Eller vide I ikke, Brødre! (thi jeg taler til sådanne, som kender Loven) at Loven hersker over Mennesket, så lang Tid han lever?
2 for the married woman to the living husband hath been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she hath been free from the law of the husband;
Den gifte Kvinde er jo ved Loven bunden til sin Mand, medens han lever; men når Manden dør, er hun løst fra Mandens Lov.
3 so, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man's; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man's.
Derfor skal hun kaldes en Horkvinde, om hun bliver en anden Mands, medens Manden lever: men når Manden dør, er hun fri fra den Lov, så at hun ikke er en Horkvinde, om hun bliver en anden Mands.
4 So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another's, who out of the dead was raised up, that we might bear fruit to God;
Altså ere også I, mine Brødre! gjorte døde for Loven ved Kristi Legeme, for at I skulle blive en andens, hans, som blev oprejst fra de døde, for at vi skulle bære Frugt for Gud.
5 for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that [are] through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;
Thi da vi vare i Kødet, vare de syndige Lidenskaber, som vaktes ved Loven, virksomme i vore Lemmer til at bære Frugt for Døden,
6 and now we have ceased from the law, that being dead in which we were held, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.
Men nu ere vi løste fra Loven, idet vi ere bortdøde fra det, hvori vi holdtes nede, så at vi tjene i Åndens nye Væsen og ikke i Bogstavens gamle Væsen.
7 What, then, shall we say? the law [is] sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:
Hvad skulle vi da sige? er Loven Synd? Det være langt fra! Men jeg kendte ikke Synden uden ved Loven; thi jeg kendte jo ikke Begæringen, hvis ikke Loven sagde: "Du må ikke begære."
8 'Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness — for apart from law sin is dead.
Men da Synden fik Anledning, virkede den ved Budet al Begæring i mig; thi uden Lov er Synden død.
9 And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;
Og jeg levede engang uden Lov, men da Budet kom, levede Synden op;
10 and the command that [is] for life, this was found by me for death;
men jeg døde, og Budet, som var til Liv, det fandtes at blive mig til Død;
11 for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay [me];
thi idet Synden fik Anledning, forførte den mig ved Budet og dræbte mig ved det.
12 so that the law, indeed, [is] holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.
Altså er Loven vel hellig, og Budet helligt og retfærdigt og godt.
13 That which is good then, to me hath it become death? let it not be! but the sin, that it might appear sin, through the good, working death to me, that the sin might become exceeding sinful through the command,
Blev da det gode mig til Død? Det være langt fra! Men Synden blev det, for at den skulde vise sig som Synd, idet den ved det gode virkede Død for mig, for at Synden ved Budet skulde blive overvættes syndig.
14 for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin;
Thi vi vide, at Loven er åndelig; men jeg er kødelig, solgt under Synden.
15 for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.
Thi jeg forstår ikke, hvad jeg udfører; thi ikke det, som jeg vil, øver jeg, men hvad jeg hader, det gør jeg.
16 And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that [it is] good,
Men når jeg gør det, jeg ikke vil, så samstemmer jeg med Loven i, at den er god.
17 and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,
Men nu er det ikke mere mig, som udfører det, men Synden, som bor i mig.
18 for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,
Thi jeg ved, at i mig, det vil sige i mit Kød, bor der ikke godt; thi Villien har jeg vel, men at udføre det gode formår jeg ikke;
19 for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.
thi det gode, som jeg vil, det gør jeg ikke; men det onde, som jeg ikke vil, det øver jeg.
20 And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.
Dersom jeg da gør det, som jeg ikke vil, så er det ikke mere mig, der udfører det, men Synden, som bor i mig.
21 I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,
Så finder jeg da den Lov for mig, som vil gøre det gode, at det onde ligger mig for Hånden
22 for I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,
Thi jeg glæder mig ved Guds Lov efter det indvortes Menneske;
23 and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of the sin that [is] in my members.
men jeg ser en anden Lov i mine Lemmer, som strider imod mit Sinds Lov og tager mig fangen under Syndens Lov, som er i mine Lemmer.
24 A wretched man I [am]! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death?
Jeg elendige Menneske! hvem skal fri mig fra dette Dødens Legeme?
25 I thank God — through Jesus Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed with the mind do serve the law of God, and with the flesh, the law of sin.
Gud ske Tak ved Jesus Kristus, vor Herre! Altså: jeg selv tjener med Sindet Guds Lov, men med Kødet Syndens Lov.
