1 Timothy 5
1 An elderly man, do not thou reprimand, but beseech him, as [though he were thy] father, —younger men, as brothers,
En gammel Mand må du ikke skælde på, men forman ham som en Fader, unge Mænd som Brødre,
2 Elderly women, as mothers, younger women, as sisters, in all chastity.
gamle Kvinder som Mødre, unge som Søstre, i al Renhed.
3 Widows, honour thou—who indeed are widows: —
Ær Enker, dem, som virkelig ere Enker;
4 Howbeit, if, any widow, hath, children or grandchildren, let them be learning—first, unto their own house, to be shewing reverence, and, returns, to be making unto their progenitors; for, this, is acceptable before God;
men om en Enke har Børn eller Børnebørn, da lad dem først lære at vise deres eget Hus skyldig Kærlighed og gøre Gengæld imod Forældrene; thi dette er velbebageligt for Gud.
5 But, she who is indeed a widow, and is left alone, hath turned her hope towards God, and is giving attendance unto the supplications and the prayers, night and day, —
Men den, som virkelig er Enke og står ene, har sat sit Håb til Gud og bliver ved med sine Bønner og Påkaldelser Nat og Dag;
6 Whereas, she that runneth riot, while living, is, dead:
men den, som lever efter sine Lyster, er levende død.
7 And, these things, be giving in charge, that, without reproach, they may be;
Forehold dem også dette, for at de må være ulastelige.
8 If, however, anyone, for his own, and specially them of his household, taketh not forethought, his faith, hath he denied, and is worse, than one without faith!
Men dersom nogen ikke har Omsorg for sine egne og især for sine Husfæller, han har fornægtet Troen og er værre end en vantro.
9 Let, a widow, be put on the list—having become, not less than sixty years old, one man’s, wife,
En Enke kan udnævnes når hun er ikke yngre end tresindstyve År, har været een Mands Hustru,
10 In noble works, being well-attested; —if she hath nourished children, if she hath shewn hospitality, if, saints feet, she hath washed, if, them who were in tribulation, she hath succoured, if, in every good, work she hath followed on:
har Vidnesbyrd for gode Gerninger, har opfostret Børn, har vist Gæstfrihed, har toet helliges Fødder, har hjulpet nødlidende, har lagt sig efter al god Gerning.
11 But, younger widows, decline thou; for, as soon as they wax wanton against the Christ, to marry, are they determined, —
Men afvis unge Enker; thi når de i kødelig Attrå gøre Oprør imod Kristus, ville de giftes
12 Having, as sentence, —that, their first faith, they have set at nought;
og have så den Dom, at de have sveget deres første Tro.
13 At the same time, to be idlers, are they learning, going about from house to house; and, not only idlers, but, gossips, also, and, busybodies, —saying the things they ought not,
Tilmed lære de, idet de løbe omkring i Husene, at være ørkesløse, og ikke alene ørkesløse, men også at være sladderagtige og blande sig i uvedkommende Ting, idet de tale, hvad der er utilbørligt.
14 I am minded, therefore, that, the younger ones, marry, bear children, be mistress of the house, —giving, no single occasion, unto the opposer, as a cause, of reviling;
Derfor vil jeg, at unge Enker skulle giftes, føde Børn, styre Hus, ingen Anledning give Modstanderen til slet Omtale.
15 For, already, some have turned aside after Satan:
Thi allerede have nogle vendt sig bort efter Satan.
16 If any, believing woman, hath widows, let her be giving them succour, and not suffer the assembly to be burdened, —that, them who are indeed widows, it may itself succour.
Dersom nogen troende Kvinde har Enker, da lad hende hjælpe dem, og lad ikke Menigheden bebyrdes, for at den kan hjælpe de virkelige Enker.
17 Let, the well presiding elders, of double honour, be accounted worthy, especially they who toil in discourse and teaching;
De Ældste, som ere gode Forstandere, skal man holde dobbelt Ære værd, mest dem, som arbejde i Tale og Undervisning.
18 For the scripture saith—A threshing ox, shalt thou not muzzle, and—Worthy, is the workman, of his hire.
Thi Skriften siger: "Du må ikke binde Munden til på en Okse, som tærsker;" og: "Arbejderen er sin Løn værd."
19 Against an elder, entertain not, an accusation, except at, [the mouth of] two, or three, witnesses;
Tag ikke imod noget Klagemål imod en Ældste, uden efter to eller tre Vidner.
20 But, them who are sinning, before all, do thou reprove, that, the rest also, may have, fear: —
Dem, som Synde, irettesæt dem for alles Åsyn, for at også de andre må have Frygt.
21 I adjure thee, before God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen messengers, that, these things, thou observe, apart from prejudgment, doing, nothing, by partiality.
Jeg besværger dig for Guds og Kristi Jesu og de udvalgte Engles Åsyn, at du vogter på dette uden Partiskhed, så du intet gør efter Tilbøjelighed.
22 Hands, suddenly, upon no one, lay, neither have fellowship with sins of strangers: thyself, keep, chaste: —
Vær ikke hastig til at lægge Hænder på nogen, og gør dig ikke delagtig i andres Synder; hold dig selv ren!
23 No longer, be a water-drinker, but, of a little wine, make use, because of thy stomach and thy, frequent, sicknesses.
Drik ikke længere bare Vand, men nyd lidt Vin for din Mave og dine jævnlige Svagheder.
24 Some men’s sins, are, openly evident, leading on into judgment, with some, however, they even follow after;
Nogle Menneskers Synder ere åbenbare og gå forud til Dom; men for nogle følge de også bagefter.
25 In the same way, the noble works also, are openly evident, —and, they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.
Ligeledes ere også de gode Gerninger åbenbare, og de, som det forholder sig anderledes med, kunne ikke skjules.
