Romerne 4
1 Hvad skulle vi da sige, at vor Stamfader Abraham har vundet efter Kødet?
What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found?
2 Thi dersom Abraham blev retfærdiggjort af Gerninger, har han Ros, men ikke for Gud.
For if Abraham had been justified by works, he would have had a reason to boast, but not before God.
3 Thi hvad siger Skriften?"Og Abraham troede Gud, og det blev regnet ham til Retfærdighed."
For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.”
4 Men den, som gør Gerninger, tilregnes Lønnen ikke som Nåde, men som Skyldighed;
Now for him who works, what he is paid is not counted as a gift, but as what is owed.
5 den derimod, som ikke gør Gerninger, men tror på ham, som retfærdiggør den ugudelige, regnes hans Tro til Retfærdighed;
But for him who does not work but instead believes in the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness.
6 ligesom også David priser det Menneske saligt, hvem Gud tilregner Retfærdighed uden Gerninger:
David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness without works.
7 "Salige de, hvis Overtrædelser ere forladte, og hvis Synder ere skjulte;
He said, “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 salig den Mand, hvem Herren ikke vil tilregne Synd."
Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count sin.”
9 Gælder da denne Saligprisning de omskårne eller tillige de uomskårne? Vi sige jo: Troen blev regnet Abraham til Retfærdighed.
Then is this blessing pronounced only on those of the circumcision, or also on those of the uncircumcision? For we say, “Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.”
10 Hvorledes blev den ham da tilregnet? da han var omskåren, eller da han havde Forhud? Ikke da han var omskåren, men da han havde Forhud.
So how was it counted? When Abraham was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? It was not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 Og han fik Omskærelsens Tegn som et Segl på den Troens Retfærdighed, som han havde som uomskåren, for at han skulde være Fader til alle dem, som tro uden at være omskårne, for at Retfærdighed kan blive dem tilregnet,
Abraham received the sign of circumcision. This was a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had already possessed when he was in uncircumcision. The result of this sign was that he became the father of all those who believe, even if they are in uncircumcision. This means that righteousness will be counted for them.
12 og Fader til omskårne, til dem, som ikke alene have Omskærelse, men også vandre i den Tros Spor, hvilken vor Fader Abraham havde som uomskåren.
This also meant that Abraham became the father of the circumcision for those who are not only circumcised but also for those who follow in the steps of faith of our father Abraham before he was circumcised.
13 Thi ikke ved Lov fik Abraham eller hans Sæd den Forjættelse, at han skulde være Arving til Verden, men ved Tros-Retfærdighed.
For the promise to Abraham and to his descendants that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.
14 Thi dersom de, der ere af Loven, ere Arvinger, da er Troen bleven tom, og Forjættelsen gjort til intet.
For if those who live by the law are to be the heirs, faith is made empty, and the promise is void.
15 Thi Loven virker Vrede; men hvor der ikke er Lov, er der heller ikke Overtrædelse.
For the law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there is no trespass.
16 Derfor er det af Tro, for at det skal være som Nåde, for at Forjættelsen må stå fast for den hele Sæd, ikke alene for den af Loven, men også for den af Abrahams Tro, han, som er Fader til os alle
For this reason it is by faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all of Abraham's descendants—not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all,
17 (som der er skrevet: "Jeg har sat dig til mange Folkeslags Fader"), over for Gud, hvem han troede, ham, som levendegør de døde og kalder det, der ikke er, som om det var.
as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations.” Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead and calls the things that do not exist into existence.
18 Og han troede imod Håb med Håb på, at, han skulde blive mange Folkeslags Fader, efter det, som var sagt: "Således skal din Sæd være;"
In hope he believed against hope, that he would become the father of many nations, according to what he had been told, “So will your descendants be.”
19 og uden at blive svag i Troen så han på sit eget allerede udlevede Legeme (han var nær hundrede År) og på, at Saras Moderliv var udlevet;
Without becoming weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about a hundred years old)—and he considered the deadness of Sarah's womb.
20 men om Guds Forjættelse tvivlede han ikke i Vantro, derimod blev han styrket i Troen, idet han gav Gud Ære
But because of God's promise, Abraham did not hesitate in unbelief. Instead, he was strengthened in faith and gave praise to God.
21 og var overbevist om, at hvad han har forjættet, er han mægtig til også at gøre.
He was fully convinced that what God had promised, he was also able to accomplish.
22 Derfor blev det også regnet ham til Retfærdighed.
Therefore this was also counted to him as righteousness.
23 Men det blev, ikke skrevet for hans Skyld alene, at det blev ham tilregnet,
Now it was not written only for his benefit, that it was counted for him.
24 men også for vor Skyld, hvem det skal tilregnes, os, som tro på ham, der oprejste Jesus, vor Herre, fra de døde,
It was written also for us, for whom it will be counted, we who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
25 ham, som blev hengiven for vore Overtrædelsers Skyld og oprejst for vor Retfærdiggørelses Skyld.
This is the one who was delivered up for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
