Titus 1
1 Paulus, Guds tjener og Jesu Kristi apostel til å føre Guds utvalgte til tro og til å kjenne den sannhet som hører til gudsfrykt,
From Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, charged to strengthen the faith of God’s Chosen People, and their knowledge of that Truth which makes for godliness
and is based on the hope of Immortal Life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began, (aiōnios g166)
3 men nu i sin tid har han åpenbaret sitt ord i den forkynnelse som blev mig betrodd efter Guds, vår frelsers befaling
and has revealed at his own time in his Message, with the proclamation of which I was entrusted by the command of God our Saviour.
4 - til Titus, min ekte sønn i den felles tro; Nåde og fred fra Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus, vår frelser!
To Titus, my true Child in our one Faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Saviour, bless you and give you peace.
5 Derfor lot jeg dig bli efter på Kreta at du skulde sette det i rette skikk som ennu stod tilbake, og innsette eldste i hver by, således som jeg foreskrev dig,
My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unsettled, and appoint Officers of the Church in the various towns, as I myself directed you.
6 om nogen er ulastelig, én kvinnes mann, og har troende barn som ikke har ondt ord på sig for ryggesløshet eller er gjenstridige.
They are to be men of irreproachable character, who are faithful husbands, whose children are Christians and have never been charged with dissolute conduct or have been unruly.
7 For en tilsynsmann skal være ulastelig som en Guds husholder, ikke selvgod, ikke vredladen, ikke drikkfeldig, ikke voldsom, ikke lysten efter ussel vinning,
For a Presiding-Officer, as God’s steward, ought to be a man of irreproachable character; not self-willed or quick-tempered, nor addicted to drink or to brawling or to questionable money-making.
8 men gjestfri, glad i det gode, sindig, rettferdig, hellig, avholdende,
On the contrary, he should be hospitable, eager for the right, discreet, upright, a man of holy life and capable of self-restraint,
9 en som holder fast ved det troverdige ord efter læren, forat han kan være i stand til både å formane ved den sunde lære og å tale til rette dem som sier imot.
who holds doctrine that can be relied on as being in accordance with the accepted Teaching; so that he may be able to encourage others by sound teaching, as well as to refute our opponents.
10 For der er mange gjenstridige, som farer med tomt snakk og dårer folks hu, helst de av omskjærelsen.
There are, indeed, many unruly persons — great talkers who deceive themselves, principally converts from Judaism,
11 Disse skal en målbinde; for de nedriver hele hus ved å føre utilbørlig lære for ussel vinnings skyld.
whose mouths ought to be stopped; for they upset whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, merely to make questionable gains.
12 En av dem, deres egen profet, har sagt: Kreterne er alltid løgnere, onde dyr, late buker.
It was a Cretan — one of their own teachers — who said: ‘Cretans are always liars, base brutes, and gluttonous idlers’; and his statement is true.
13 Dette vidnesbyrd er sant. Derfor skal du tale dem strengt til rette, forat de må bli sunde i troen,
Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the Faith,
14 så de ikke gir sig av med jødiske eventyr og bud av mennesker som vender sig bort fra sannheten.
and may pay no attention to Jewish legends, or to the directions of those who turn their backs upon the Truth.
15 Alt er rent for de rene; men for de urene og vantro er intet rent; både deres sinn og deres samvittighet er urene.
Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted.
16 De sier at de kjenner Gud; men de fornekter ham med sine gjerninger, for de er vederstyggelige og ulydige og uduelige til all god gjerning.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
