Jacob 1
1 Jacob, a servant of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, to the twelve tribes which are in the Diaspora: Greetings.
Jakob, Guds og den Herres Jesu Kristi Tjener, hilser de tolv Stammer i Adspredelsen.
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
Mine Brødre! agter det for idel Glæde, når I stedes i mange Hånde Prøvelser,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
vidende, at eders Tros Prøve virker Udholdenhed;
4 Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
men Udholdenheden bør medføre fuldkommen Gerning, for at I kunne være fuldkomne og uden Brøst, så I ikke stå tilbage i noget.
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
Men dersom nogen af eder fattes Visdom, han bede derom til Gud, som giver alle gerne og uden Bebrejdelse, så skal den gives ham.
6 But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
Men han bede i Tro, uden at tvivle; thi den, som tvivler, ligner en Havets Bølge, der drives og kastes af Vinden.
7 For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
Ikke må nemlig det Menneske mene, at han skal få noget af Herren,
8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
en tvesindet Mand, som han er, ustadig på alle sine Veje.
9 Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
Men den Broder, som er ringe, rose sig af sin Højhed,
10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
den rige derimod af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgå som Græssets Blomst.
11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
Thi Solen står op med sin Hede og hentørrer Græsset, og dets Blomst falder af, og dens Skikkelses Ynde forsvinder; således skal også den rige visne på sine Veje.
12 Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.
Salig den Mand, som holder Prøvelse ud; thi når han har stået Prøve, skal han få Livets Krans, som Herren har forjættet dem, der elske ham.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
Ingen sige, når han fristes: "Jeg fristes af Gud;" thi Gud kan ikke fristes af det onde, og selv frister han ingen;
14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
men enhver fristes, når han drages og lokkes af sin egen Begæring;
15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death.
derefter, når Begæringen har undfanget, føder den Synd, men når Synden er fuldvoksen, føder den Død.
16 Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.
Farer ikke vild, mine elskede Brødre!
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.
Al god Gave og al fuldkommen Gave er ovenfra og kommer ned fra Lysenes Fader, hos hvem der ikke er Forandring eller skiftende Skygge.
18 Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Efter sin Villie fødte han os ved Sandheds Ord, for at vi skulde være en Førstegrøde af hans Skabninger.
19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
I vide det, mine elskede Brødre. Men hvert Menneske være snar til at høre, langsom til at tale, langsom til Vrede;
20 for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
thi en Mands Vrede udretter ikke det, som er ret for Gud.
21 Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Derfor, aflægger alt Smuds og Levning af Slethed, og modtager med Sagtmodighed Ordet, som er indplantet i eder, og som formår at frelse eders Sjæle.
22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Men vorder Ordets Gørere og ikke alene dets Hørere, hvormed I bedrage eder selv.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
Thi dersom nogen er Ordets Hører og ikke dets Gører, han ligner en Mand, der betragter sit legemlige Ansigt i et Spejl;
24 for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
thi han betragter sig selv og går bort og glemmer straks, hvor dan han var.
25 But he who looks into the perfect Torah of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
Men den, som skuer ind i Frihedens fuldkomne Lov og holder ved dermed, så han ikke bliver en glemsom Tilhører, men en Gerningens Gører, han skal være salig i sin Gerning.
26 If anyone amongst you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
Dersom nogen synes, at han dyrker Gud, og ikke holder sin Tunge i Tømme, men bedrager sit Hjerte, hans Gudsdyrkelse er forgæves.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
En ren og ubesmittet Gudsdyrkelse for Gud og Faderen er dette, at besøge faderløse og Enker i deres Trængsel, at holde sig selv uplettet af Verden.
