Galatians 3
1 Foolish Galatians! Who has been fascinating you — you before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was depicted upon the cross?
O, I oförståndige Galater, ho hafver kjust eder, att I icke skullen lyda sanningene? Hvilkom Jesus Christus för ögonen målad var, och nu ibland eder korsfäst är.
2 Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you — Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith?
Det vill jag allenast veta af eder: Hafven I undfått Andan genom lagsens gerningar, eller genom trones predikan?
3 Can you be so foolish? After beginning with what is spiritual, do you now end with what is external?
Ären I så oförståndige? I hafven begynt i Andanom; viljen I nu lyktat i köttet?
4 Did you go through so much to no purpose? — if indeed it really was to no purpose!
Hafven I då så mycket lidit fåfängt? Om det eljest fåfängt är.
5 He who supplies you abundantly with his Spirit and endows you with such powers — does he do this as the result of obedience to Law? or as the result of your having listened with faith?
Den som nu gifver eder Andan, och gör sådana krafter ibland eder, gör han det genom lagsens gerningar, eller genom trones predikan?
6 It is just as it was with Abraham — ‘He had faith in God, and his faith was regarded by God as righteousness.’
Såsom Abraham hafver trott Gudi, och det är räknadt honom till rättfärdighet;
7 You see, then, that those whose lives are based on faith are the Sons of Abraham.
Så veten I ju nu, att de som äro af trone, de äro Abrahams barn.
8 And Scripture, foreseeing that God would pronounce the Gentiles righteous as the result of faith, foretold the Good News to Abraham in the words — ‘Through thee all the Gentiles shall be blessed.’
Men Skriften hafver sett framföre åt, att Gud gör Hedningarna rättfärdiga genom trona; derföre förkunnade hon Abrahe: I dig skola alle Hedningar välsignade varda.
9 And, therefore, those whose lives are based on faith share the blessings bestowed upon the faith of Abraham.
Så varda nu de, som af trone äro, välsignade med den trogna Abraham.
10 All who rely upon obedience to Law are under a curse, for Scripture says — ‘Cursed is every one who does not abide by all that is written in the Book of the Law, and do it.’
Ty alle de som med lagsens gerningar umgå, de äro under förbannelse; ty det är skrifvet: Förbannad vare hvar och en, som icke blifver vid allt det som skrifvet är i lagboken, så att han det gör.
11 Again, it is evident that no one is pronounced righteous before God through Law, for we read — ‘Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.’
Men att ingen varder rättfärdig för Gudi genom lagen, är uppenbart; ty den rättfärdige skall lefva af ( sine ) tro.
12 But the Law is not based on faith; no, its words are — ‘Those who practice these precepts will find Life through them.’
Men lagen är icke af trone; utan den menniska som så gör, hon lefver deraf.
13 Christ ransomed us from the curse pronounced in the Law, by taking the curse on himself for us, for Scripture says — ‘Cursed is any one who is hanged on a tree.’
Christus hafver förlossat oss ifrå lagsens förbannelse, då han vardt en förbannelse för oss; ty det är skrifvet: Förbannad är hvar och en, som hänger på träd;
14 And this he did that the blessing given to Abraham might be extended to the Gentiles through their union with Jesus Christ; that so, through our faith, we also might receive the promised gift of the Spirit.
På det Abrahams välsignelse komma skulle öfver Hedningarna i Christo Jesu, och vi så undfå måtte Andans löfte genom trona.
15 To take an illustration, Brothers, from daily life — No one sets aside even an agreement between two men, when once it has been confirmed, nor does he add conditions to it.
Käre bröder, jag vill tala efter menniskosätt: Man föraktar ju icke ene menniskos testamente, då det gilladt är; man lägger icke heller något dertill.
16 Now it was to Abraham that the promises were made, ‘and to his offspring.’ It was not said ‘to his offsprings,’ as if many persons were meant, but the words were ‘to thy offspring,’ showing that one person was meant — and that was Christ.
Nu är ju Abraham och hans säd löftet tillsagdt; han säger icke, uti säderna, såsom i mångom; utan, såsom uti enom, uti dine säd, som är Christus.
17 My point is this — An agreement already confirmed by God cannot be canceled by the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, so as to cause the promise to be set aside.
Men det säger jag: Det Testamentet, som tillförene af Gudi fast gjordt var på Christum, varder icke ogilladt, så att löftet skulle omintet varda med lagen, hvilken gifven var fyrahundrade och tretio år derefter.
18 If our heritage is the result of Law, then it has ceased to be the result of a promise. Yet God conferred it on Abraham by a promise.
Ty om arfvet förtjentes genom lagen, så vorde det icke gifvet genom löftet; men Gud hafver det Abraham, genom löftet, fri skänkt.
19 What, then, you ask, was the use of the Law? It was a later addition, to make men conscious of their wrong-doings, and intended to last only till the coming of that ‘offspring’ to whom the promise had been made; and it was delivered through angels by a mediator.
Hvad skall då lagen? Hon är kommen dertill för öfverträdelsernas skull, till dess säden skulle komma, hvilko löftet skedt var, och är skickad af Änglarna uti Medlarens hand.
20 Now mediation implies more than one person, but God is one only.
Men Medlaren är icke ens Medlare; men Gud är en.
21 Does that set the Law in opposition to God’s promises? Heaven forbid! For, if a Law had been given capable of bestowing Life, then righteousness would have actually owed its existence to Law.
Är då lagen emot Guds löften? Bort det; men om en lag vore gifven, som kunde lefvande göra, så vore rättfärdigheten sannerliga af lagen;
22 But the words of Scripture represent the whole world as being in bondage to sin, so that the promised blessing, dependent, as it is, upon faith in Jesus Christ, may be given to those who have faith in him.
Men Skriften hafver allt beslutit under synd, på det löftet skulle komma genom Jesu Christi tro, dem som tro.
23 Before the coming of faith, we were kept under the guard of the Law, in bondage, awaiting the Faith that was destined to be revealed.
Men förr än tron kom, voro vi förvarade under lagen, och beslutne till den tro som uppenbaras skulle.
24 Thus the Law has proved a guide to lead us to Christ, in order that we may be pronounced righteous as the result of faith.
Sa hafver nu lagen varit vår tuktomästare till Christum, på det vi skole varda rättfärdige af trone.
25 But now that faith has come we no longer need a guide.
Nu, sedan tron kommen är, äre vi icke länger under tuktomästaren;
26 For you are all Sons of God, through your faith in Christ Jesus.
Ty I ären alle Guds barn, genom trona på Christum Jesum.
27 For all of you who were baptized into union with Christ clothed yourselves with Christ.
Ty I, så månge som döpte ären till Christum, hafven eder iklädt Christum.
28 All distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and freeman, male and female, have vanished; for in union with Christ Jesus you are all one.
Här är icke Jude eller Grek; här är icke tjenare eller fri; här är icke man eller qvinna; alle ären I en i Christo Jesu.
29 And, since you belong to Christ, it follows that you are Abraham’s offspring and, under the promise, sharers in the inheritance.
Ären I nu Christi, så ären I ju Abrahams säd, och arfvingar efter löftet.
