Jakob 3
1 Mine Brødre! ikke mange af eder bør blive Lærere, såsom I vide, at vi skulle få en desto tungere Dom.
Do not become many teachers, my brothers, because you know well that we teachers shall be judged by a severer standard than others.
2 Thi vi støde alle an i mange Ting; dersom nogen ikke støder an i Tale, da er han en fuldkommen Mand, i Stand til også at holde hele Legemet i Tomme.
For in many respects we often stumble. If any man never stumbles in speech, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.
3 Men når vi lægge Bidsler i Hestenes Munde, for at de skulle adlyde os, så dreje vi også hele deres Legeme.
When we put bits in the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we control their whole body also.
4 Se, også Skibene, endskønt de ere så store og drives af stærke Vinde, drejes med et såre lidet Ror, hvorhen Styrmandens Hu står.
Look at the ships too, though they are so large, even when driven by fierce winds they are turned by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the helmsman wills.
5 Således er også Tungen et lille Lem og fører store Ord. Se, hvor lille en Ild der stikker så stor en Skov i Brand!
So also the tongue is a small member and makes great boasts. Behold, how great a forest is set on fire by a little spark!
6 Og Tungen er en Ild. Som en Verden af Uretfærdighed sidder Tungen iblandt vore Lemmer; den besmitter hele Legemet og sætter Livets Hjul i Brand, selv sat i Brand af Helvede. (Geenna g1067)
And the tongue is a fire; it is a very world of iniquity among our members, defiling the whole body, and setting on fire the wheel of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell. (Geenna g1067)
7 Thi enhver Natur, både Dyrs og Fugles, både Krybdyrs og Havdyrs, tæmmes og er tæmmet af den menneskelige Natur;
For while every kind of beast and bird, and of reptiles and sea- creatures are tamable, and actually have been tamed by mankind,
8 men Tungen kan intet Menneske tæmme, det ustyrlige Onde, fuld af dødbringende Gift.
no man can tame the tongue, restless evil that it is, full of deadly poison.
9 Med den velsigne vi Herren og Faderen, og med den forbande vi Menneskene, som ere blevne til efter Guds Lighed.
With it we continually bless our Lord and Father, and with it we are accustomed to curse men made in the image of God.
10 Af den samme Mund udgår Velsignelse og Forbandelse. Mine Brødre! dette bør ikke være så.
From out of the same mouth pour forth blessings and cursings! My brothers, this ought not to be so.
11 Mon en Kilde udgyder sødt Vand og besk Vand af det samme Væld?
Does a spring pour forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter?
12 Mon et Figentræ, mine Brødre! kan give Oliven, eller et Vintræ Figener? Heller ikke kan en Salt Kilde give fersk Vand.
Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives; or a grape-vine, figs? No more can salt water yield fresh water.
13 Er nogen viis og forstandig iblandt eder, da vise han ved god Omgængelse sine Gerninger i viis Sagtmodighed!
Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show his deeds by his good life, in the meekness of wisdom.
14 Men have I bitter Avind og Rænkesyge i eders Hjerter, da roser eder ikke og lyver ikke imod Sandheden!
But if you have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, do not be boasting of that, and be false to the truth.
15 Dette er ikke den Visdom, som kommer ovenfra, men en jordisk, sjælelig, djævelsk;
Such wisdom is not that which is descending from on high, but is earthly, sensual, demonlike.
16 thi hvor der er Avind og Rænkesyge, der er Forvirring og al ond Handel.
For wherever jealousy and faction exist, there is confusion and every evil deed.
17 Men Visdommen herovenfra er først ren, dernæst fredsommelig, mild, føjelig, fuld at Barmhjertighed og gode Frugter, upartisk, uden Skrømt.
But the wisdom which comes from on high is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, conciliatory, overflowing with mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without insincerity.
18 Men Retfærdigheds Frugt såes i Fred for dem, som stifte Fred.
And the fruit of righteousness is being sown in peace by those who are working peace.
