Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging 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,
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
i Haab om evigt Liv, hvilket Gud, som ikke lyver, har forjættet fra evige Tider, (aiōnios g166)
3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
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 beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Til Titus, mit ægte Barn i fælles Tro: Naade og Fred fra Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus vor Frelser!
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
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 any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
saafremt en er ustraffelig, een Kvindes Mand og har troende Børn, der ikke ere beskyldte for Ryggesløshed eller ere genstridige.
7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
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, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
men gæstfri, elskende det gode, sindig, retfærdig, from, afholdende;
9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.
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 disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
Thi mange ere genstridige, føre intetsigende Snak og daare Sindet, især de af Omskærelsen;
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’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, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
En af dem, en af deres egne Profeter, har sagt: „Kretere ere altid Løgnere, onde Dyr, lade Buge.‟
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke 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 giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
og ikke agte paa jødiske Fabler og Bud af Mennesker, som vende sig bort fra Sandheden.
15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: 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 in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
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.
