Romarbrevet 6
1 Hvad vilje vi Då säga? Skole vi blifva i syndene, på det nåden skall öfverflöda?
Someone might [RHQ] say [in reply to what I have written] that [since God acted kindly toward us] in a way we did not deserve [because we sinned], perhaps we should continue to sin in order that he may continue to act even more kindly toward us [and keep on forgiving us]! [RHQ]
2 Bort det; vi som äre döde ifrå syndene, huru skulle vi ännu lefva i henne?
[I would reply], No, certainly not! We [ought to consider that] our sinful desires [MET] [cannot make us do what they want us to do], [just like we cannot make] a corpse do what we want it to do. So it is not right that we continue to sin! [RHQ]
3 Veten I icke, att alle vi som äre döpte till Christum Jesum, vi äre döpte till hans död?
When we were baptized {[asked someone to] baptize us} in order to show that we have a relationship with (OR, are united to) Jesus Christ, our [being baptized was to declare that it was as though] we died with Christ. ([I want] you to remember that!/Do you not know that?) [RHQ]
4 Så äro vi ju begrafne med honom, genom dopet, i döden; att såsom Christus är uppväckt ifrå de döda, genom Fadrens härlighet, så skole ock vi vandra i ett nytt lefverne.
So, when we were baptized {someone baptized us}, [it was as though] we were buried with Christ. [We were baptized] in order to indicate that [we would not let our sinful desires make us do what they want us to do, just like people cannot make] a corpse [do what they want it to] do [MET]. We [were baptized] to [signify that we would] continually conduct our lives in a new way, just like Christ was caused to live again in a new way by the great [power] of [God his] Father.
5 Ty om vi, samt med honom, inplantade vardom till en lika död, så varde vi ock uppståndelsen like;
Because of our close relationship with Christ, we have [separated ourselves from the former way in which we conducted our lives], just like he [was separated from his physical life when he] died [MET]. But God will also certainly [enable us to live in a new way, just like he] enabled Christ to live again.
6 Vetande att vår gamla menniska är korsfäst med honom, på det att syndakroppen skall varda om intet, att vi icke härefter skola tjena syndene.
We must keep remembering that when Christ died on the cross [MET], [it was as though] our sinful nature [died with him. It has] lost its power to make us do what it wants us to do [MET]. That happened in order that we would not do the sinful [things that our bodies] [MET], which desire to sin, want us to do, and in order that we would no longer have to sin [MET], as slaves [have to do what their masters want].
7 Ty den som döder är, han är rättfärdigad ifrå syndene.
[We are, as it were, freed] {[free]} [from] sinful [desires] [MET] [controlling us, just like] those who have died are free [from anything controlling them].
8 Äre vi nu döde med Christo, så tro vi, att vi ock skole lefva med honom;
Since [it is as though] we died with Christ, we believe that we will continue to live with him.
9 Vetande, att Christus, som ifrå de döda uppväckt är, dör intet mer; döden får intet mer magt öfver honom.
We know that since [God] enabled Christ to live again after he died, Christ will never die again. Nothing will ever be able to make him die again [PRS].
10 Ty det han blef död, blef han syndene död en gång; men det han lefver, lefver han Gudi.
When he died, he died once for [people] who had sinned, and he will never die again; but in regard to his living [again now], he lives in order to [serve/honor] God.
11 Så håller ock I eder derföre, att I ären döde syndene, och lefven Gudi, genom Christum Jesum, vår Herra.
Similarly, you must consider that [it is as though] you have become [unable to do what your] sinful [desires] [MET] want, as a corpse [is not able to do what anyone wants it to do]. You must also consider that because of your relationship to Christ Jesus you are living [in a new way] in order to [serve/honor] God.
12 Så låter nu icke syndena väldig vara i eder dödeliga lekamen, så att I henne efterföljen uti hennes lustar.
So, do not let the [desire to] sin [PRS] control your bodies [MET] with the result that you do the sinful things that you desire to do. [Remember that] your bodies will surely die, [but your spirits will never die].
13 Och gifver icke syndene edra lemmar till orättfärdighetenes vapen; utan gifver eder sjelfva Gudi, lika som de der döde hafva varit, och nu lefva; och edra lemmar Gudi, till rättfärdighetenes vapen.
Do not let any of your body parts do wicked things, as [you did] [MET] [when you were spiritually] dead. Instead, present yourselves to God as people who are alive [spiritually]. Present all your body parts to God, [to allow him] to use them to [do] righteous things.
14 Ty synden skall icke vara väldig öfver eder; efter I ären icke under lagen, utan under nådene.
Do not let a [desire to] sin control you [PRS]. The laws [that God gave Moses] did not enable you [to stop sinning]. But [now] God controls you and kindly helps you [not to sin].
15 Huru då? Skole vi synda, medan vi äre icke under lagen, utan under nådene? Bort det.
[I suppose that certain people might think about what I have just said and they might] say [RHQ], “[You say that] the laws [God gave Moses] did not [enable us to stop sinning, but that God is now] treating us kindly in ways we do not deserve. ([That seems to mean that God permits] us to continue sinning./[Does that mean that God permits] us to continue sinning?) [RHQ]” My reply to that is no, we should certainly not continue [sinning]
16 Veten I icke, att hvem I gifven eder för tjenare till att lyda, hans tjenare ären I, som I lydige ären, ehvad det är mer syndene, till döden, eller lydnone, till rättfärdighetena?
[Slaves] have to obey [what their masters command] [MET] [them to do]. (I want you to remember this./Do you not know this?) [RHQ] Similarly, if you present yourselves to someone [in order to] obey him, you will be the slaves [MET] of the person you obey. Similarly, [if you have yielded yourselves to do the] sinful things [you desire], you are slaves of your sinful desires [PRS], and you will be eternally separated from God. [If you have yielded yourselves] to obey [God], you are slaves of God and you need to [live] righteously.
17 Men lofvad vare Gud, att I hafven varit syndenes tjenare, och ären dock af hjertat lydige vordne, uti den lärdoms eftersyn, som I ären gifne till.
You were once slaves [to] your sinful [desires]. But you began to sincerely obey the new teaching [MET] that you were taught {that [people] taught you}. I thank God for that.
18 Men nu, medan I ären friade ifrå syndene, ären I rättfärdighetenes tjenare vordne.
[I] also [thank God that] you have been freed {[that] he has freed you} from [being controlled by a desire to] sin, and that you have become [as though you were] slaves [MET] to [living] righteously [MET].
19 Jag talar härom efter menniskors sätt, för edra köttsliga skröplighets skull; lika som I hafven edra lemmar gifvit orenlighet ene och orättfärdighetene till tjenst, ifrå den ena orättfärdighetene till den andra; så gifver ock nu edra lemmar rättfärdighetene till tjenst, att de måga varda helige.
I am illustrating what I say [by talking about slavery] because your human nature prevents you from understanding [spiritual truth] easily. [In the past] you willingly did the immoral and unlawful things that [your minds compelled] your bodies to do [MET], [just like] slaves [do what their masters compel them to do]. As a result, you did even more unlawful things. Now, [you need to] willingly allow [your minds to compel] your bodies to [act] righteously [MET], in order that you will behave in a holy/pure way.
20 Ty då I voren syndenes tjenare, då voren I frie ifrå rättfärdighetene.
When you were [like] slaves [because your sinful desires compelled you to do] sinful things [MET], you were not [concerned about behaving] righteously [MET].
21 Hvad gagn haden I då af det, der I nu blygens vid? Ty till sådant är döden ändalykten.
Nevertheless, [doing] those things resulted in your being separated from God, so you did not benefit at all from [doing] the [sinful] things that you are now ashamed of. [RHQ]
22 Men nu, medan I ären frie vordne ifrå syndene, och vordne Guds tjenare, hafven I edor frukt, att I helige varden; och till ändalykt, evinnerligit lif. (aiōnios g166)
But you have been freed {[God] has freed you} from [letting the desire to] sin control you. You have become [as though you are] [MET] the slaves of God. So now the result is that God has caused you to completely belong to him and, as a result, you will live eternally. (aiōnios g166)
23 Ty syndenes lön är döden; men Guds gåfva är det eviga lifvet, genom Christum Jesum, vår Herra. (aiōnios g166)
[What people receive for] sinning [is that they are] eternally separated from God. That is [like] wages that [people receive] [MET]. But what God gives us is a gift. What he gives us is that we live eternally because of [our relationship with] (OR, because [we are united to]) Christ Jesus our Lord. (aiōnios g166)
