1 Petrusbrevet 2
1 Så lägger nu bort alla ondsko, och allt svek, och skrymteri, och afund, och allt förtal;
Therefore, do not act maliciously in any way or deceive others. Do not (be a hypocrite/try to make others think that you have qualities that you do not really have), and do not (envy/be jealous of) others. Do not ever slander anyone.
2 Och åstunder förnuftenes mjölk, som intet svek vet, såsom nyfödd barn; på det att I uppväxen af henne;
Just like newborn babies [long for their mothers’] pure milk [MET], you should long for [God’s] spiritual [truth], so that by learning it you may become [spiritually] mature. [You need to] do this until the day when God [will] free you completely [from all the evil in this world].
3 Om I annars hafven smakat att Herren är god;
[Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
4 Till hvilken I komne ären, såsom till den lefvande stenen, som af menniskom förkastad är, men när Gudi utkorad och kostelig.
You have come to the Lord Jesus. He is [like an important] stone [MET] [put in the foundation of a building], [but he is] alive, [not lifeless like a stone]. He was rejected by [many] people {[Many] people rejected him}, but God chose him and [considers him] to be very precious.
5 I ock, såsom lefvande stenar, uppbygger eder till ett andeligit hus, och till ett heligt Presterskap, till att offra andelig offer, som Gudi äro tacknämlig, genom Jesum Christum.
[And like men] build houses with stones [MET], [God] is causing you to be joined together into a group in which [God’s] Spirit [lives], in order that you, because of what Jesus Christ did for us, might, like priests who offer sacrifices, [do things] that are pleasing to God.
6 Derföre håller ock Skriften: Si, jag lägger i Zion en utvald kostelig hörnsten, och hvilken som tror på honom, han skall icke komma på skam.
[What Isaiah wrote] in the Scriptures [shows us that this is true]. [He wrote these words that God said]: Note this well: I am placing in Jerusalem [MTY] [one who is like] [MET] an extremely valuable [DOU] (stone/cornerstone, the most important stone in the structure of a building), and those who believe in him will never be disappointed.
7 Eder, som tron, är han kostelig; men dem som icke tro är stenen, som byggningsmännerna hafva bortkastat, vorden till en hörnsten;
Therefore, [God will] honor you who believe in [Jesus]. But those who [refuse to] believe in him [are like the builders] that this Scripture [talks about]: The stone that the builders rejected has become (the cornerstone/the most important stone in the foundation of the building).
8 Och en sten, der man stöter sig på, och en förargelseklippo dem som stöta sig på ordet, och tro icke derpå, der de till skickade voro.
And [it is also written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures: [He will be like] a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that people trip over. [Just as people are injured when] they stumble over a rock, people who disobey the message [about Jesus are injured spiritually], and that is what [God] determined would happen to them.
9 Men I ären det utvalda slägtet, det Konungsliga Presterskapet, det heliga folket, och det egendomsfolket; att I skolen kungöra hans dygd, som eder kallat hafver af mörkret, till sitt underliga ljus.
But you are people whom God has chosen [to belong to him]. You are [a group that represents God like] priests do, and you rule with God [MET] like kings. You are (a holy group of people/a group of people who are separate from evil). You are people who belong to God. This is in order that you might proclaim the virtues of [God. He has] called you from [your former ways], [when you were ignorant of his truth], into the marvelous [understanding that he gives us] [MET]. [That is, he has called you] out of [spiritual] darkness into [spiritual] light.
10 I, som tillförene icke voren folk, ären nu Guds folk; och I, som tillförene icke haden fått barmhertighet, hafven nu fått barmhertighet.
[What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you] Formerly, you were not a people [who had a relationship with God], But now you are God’s people. At one time [God] had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.
11 Käre bröder, jag förmanar eder, såsom främmande och elända, att I förvaren eder för köttsliga begärelser, hvilka strida emot själena.
You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] [whose real home is in heaven]. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires (fight against/always oppose) your souls.
12 Och förer en god umgängelse ibland Hedningarna; på det de, som pläga förtala eder såsom illgerningsmän, måga se edra goda gerningar, och prisa Gud, när det i dagsljuset kommer.
Keep conducting your lives in a good way among those who do not know God. [If you do that], although they may accuse you, saying that you are people who do evil things, they will see your good behavior, and at the time when God comes [to judge people], they will (give honor to him/say that what he does is right).
13 Varer underdånige all mennisklig ordning, för Herrans skull, ehvad det är Konungenom, såsom den öfversta,
For the sake of the Lord [Jesus], submit yourselves to every human authority. That includes submitting yourselves to the king, who is the most important authority,
14 Eller befallningsmännerna, såsom de der sände äro af honom, de onda till straff, och de goda till pris.
and to governors, who are sent by the king {whom the king sends} to punish those who do what is wrong and to commend/honor those who do what is right.
15 Ty så är Guds vilje, att I med goda gerningar skolen igenstoppa munnen af de galna och oförståndiga menniskor;
What God wants is that by your doing [only] what is good you will cause foolish people who do not know [God] to be unable to say things ([to condemn you/to show you why you should be punished]).
16 Såsom de frie, och icke såsom I hafven den frihet till att skyla ondskona med, utan såsom Guds tjenare.
Conduct your lives as though you were free [from having to obey authorities], but do not think “Because I am free from having to obey authorities, I can do evil things.” Instead, act as servants of God [should].
17 Varer hedersamme emot hvar man; älsker bröderna; frukter Gud; ärer Konungen.
Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
18 I tjenare, varer underdånige edrom herrom med all fruktan; icke allenast dem godom och saktmodigom, utan ock dem genvördigom.
You slaves [who are believers], submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who [act in a] good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who [act in a] harsh way [towards you].
19 Ty detta är nåd, om någor, för samvetets skull till Gud, fördrager bedröfvelse, och lider orätt.
You should do that because God is pleased with those who, knowing that he is aware of what is happening to them, endure the pain that they suffer [because of being treated unjustly by their masters] {[their masters have treated them unjustly]}.
20 Ty hvad pris är det, om I för edra missgerningar slagne varden, och liden? Men när I för välgerningars skull liden, och hafven tålamod, det är nåd för Gudi.
God will certainly not [RHQ] be pleased with you if you do something that is wrong and as a result you are beaten {someone beats you}! But if, instead of doing something that is wrong, you do what is good, and as a result of that, you suffer for doing something that is good, and you endure that suffering, God will (commend/be pleased with) you.
21 Ty dertill ären I kallade, efter ock Christus led för oss, låtandes oss en efterdömelse, att I skolen efterfölja hans fotspår;
One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would [suffer]. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would (imitate what/do like) he did.
22 Hvilken ingen synd gjort hade; och intet bedrägeri vardt funnet i hans mun;
[Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
23 När han blef bannad, bannade han intet igen, och när han led, hotades han intet; utan ställde hämnden till den som rätt dömer;
When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return. When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten (to get revenge/to cause them to suffer). Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he (was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong) (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).
24 Hvilken våra synder sjelf offrade i sin lekamen på träd; på det vi skulle vara döde syndene, och lefva rättfärdighetene; genom hvilkens sår I ären helbregda vordne.
He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross, in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives. It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your [souls have been saved] [MET] [from being sinful, as people’s bodies] are healed [from being sick].
25 Ty I voren såsom villfarande får; men I ären nu omvände till herdan, och edra själars Biskop.
Truly you were like sheep that had gone astray [SIM], but now you have returned to [Jesus], who cares for your souls [as] a shepherd [cares for his sheep] [MET].
