1 Timoteus 1

1 Paulus, Kristi Jesu apostel etter påbod frå Gud, vår frelsar, og Kristus Jesus, vår von,

Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope:

2 til Timoteus, min egtefødde son i trui: Nåde, miskunn, fred frå Gud Fader og Kristus Jesus, vår Herre!

To Timothy, my own true son in the faith. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 Som eg bad deg vera att i Efesus, då eg for til Makedonia, for at du skulde bjoda sume folk at dei ikkje skal fara med framand læra,

When I was on my journey to Macedonia I begged you to remain on in Ephesus that you might remonstrate with certain persons because of their erroneous teaching

4 og ikkje ansa eventyr og endelause ættartal, som heller fører til stridsspursmål enn til å vera Guds hushaldarar i trui: so gjer no det!

and the attention they bestow on mere fables and endless pedigrees, such as lead to controversy rather than to a true stewardship for God, which only exists where there is faith. And I make the same request now.

5 Men endemålet med bodet er kjærleik av eit reint hjarta og eit godt samvit og ei uskrymta tru,

But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

6 som sume hev fare vilt ifrå og vendt seg burt til tomt svall,

From these some have drifted away, and have wandered into empty words.

7 dei som vil vera lovlærarar, endå dei korkje skynar det dei sjølve segjer eller kva det er dei talar so fullvist um.

They are ambitious to be teachers of the Law, although they do not understand either their own words or what the things are about which they make such confident assertions.

8 Men me veit at lovi er god, dersom nokon brukar henne på lovleg vis,

Now we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it in the way it should be used,

9 so han veit dette, at lovi ikkje er sett for ein rettferdig, men for lovlause og agelause, ugudlege og syndarar, vanheilage og ureine, fadermordarar og modermordarar, manndråparar,

and remembers that a law is not enacted to control a righteous man, but for the lawless and rebellious, the irreligious and sinful, the godless and profane--for those who strike their fathers or their mothers, for murderers,

10 horkarar, syndarar mot naturi, menneskjerøvarar, ljugarar, meineidarar, og um det elles er noko som er imot den heilsame læra,

fornicators, sodomites, slave-dealers, liars and false witnesses; and for whatever else is opposed to wholesome teaching

11 etter evangeliet um den sæle Guds herlegdom, det som er meg yverlate.

and is not in accordance with the Good News of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

12 Eg takkar honom som gjorde meg sterk, Kristus Jesus, vår Herre, at han heldt meg for tru, med di han sette meg til tenesta,

I am thankful to Him who made me strong--even Christ Jesus our Lord--because He has judged me to be faithful and has put me into His service,

13 meg som fyrr var ein spottar og forfylgjar og valdsmann, men eg fekk miskunn, av di eg gjorde det uvitande, i vantru,

though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

14 og nåden hjå vår Herre viste seg ovleg stor i tru og kjærleik i Kristus Jesus.

and the grace of our Lord came to me in overflowing fulness, conferring faith on me and the love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 Sant er det ordet og vel verdt å taka imot, at Kristus Jesus kom til verdi for å frelsa syndarar, og millom deim er eg den største;

Faithful is the saying, and deserving of universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; among whom I stand foremost.

16 men difor fekk eg miskunn, at Jesus Kristus kunde syna alt sitt langmod på meg fyrst, til eit fyredøme for deim som skulde tru på honom til ævelegt liv. (aiōnios g166)

But mercy was shown me in order that in me as the foremost of sinners Christ Jesus might display the fulness of His long-suffering patience as an example to encourage those who would afterwards be resting their faith on Him with a view to the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)

17 Men den ævelege konge, den uforgjengelege, usynlege, einaste Gud vere pris og æra i all æva! Amen. (aiōn g165)

Now to the immortal and invisible King of the Ages, who alone is God, be honour and glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)

18 Dette bod legg eg deg på hjarta, min son Timoteus, etter dei spådomar som fyrr er sagde um deg, so du i deim skal strida den gode striden,

This is the charge which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, in accordance with the inspired instructions concerning you which were given me long ago, that being equipped with them as your armour you may be continually fighting the good fight,

19 med di du hev tru og eit godt samvit, som sume hev støytt ifrå seg og lide skipbrot på trui;

holding fast to faith and a clear conscience, which some have cast aside and have made shipwreck of their faith.

20 imillom deim er Hymenæus og Aleksander, som eg hev gjeve yver til Satan, so dei skal verta tukta til å lata vera å spotta.

Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.