Judas 1
1 Judas, Jesu Kristi tenar og Jakobs bror, til deim som er kalla, som er elska i Gud Fader og berga åt Jesus Kristus:
[I am] Jude. I [serve] Jesus Christ [like] a voluntary slave [MET]. I am a [younger] brother of James, [the leader of all the congregations. I am writing] to you whom [God] has chosen [to belong to him. You are] loved by God [our] Father and protected by Jesus Christ (OR, whom [God] has protected [to present] to Jesus Christ).
2 Miskunn og fred og kjærleik vere med dykk i rikt mål!
[I pray that] you will continue to [experience] very much [God acting] mercifully toward you, [causing you to have inner] peace, and loving [you].
3 Kjære vener! Medan eg gjorde meg all umak for å skriva til dykk um vår sams frelsa, såg eg meg nøydd til å skriva til dykk med påminning um å strida for den trui som ein gong er yvergjevi til dei heilage.
You whom I love, I (was very eager/very much wanted) to write to you about that which we all (share/have in common), which is how ([God/Jesus Christ]) [has] saved [us]. But now I realize that it is necessary [for me] to write to you in order to exhort you to defend the [truth about Christ] that we believe. [Jesus and his apostles] gave that truth once and for all to us who belong to God, [and we must not let it be changed] {[anyone revise/change it]}.
4 For nokre menneskje hev snikt seg inn, som denne domen er uppskriven for alt for lenge sidan: Ugudlege, som misbrukar vår Guds nåde til ukjurskap og neittar vår einaste husbond og Herre, Jesus Kristus.
Some people falsely [teach that because] God kindly does for us what we do not deserve, it (does not matter/is all right) if we continue to sin. [Those people show by the way that they conduct their lives] that they do not want to admit/accept that Jesus Christ [is] our only Master and Lord. [It was written] long ago {[Someone] long ago wrote} that [God] would condemn (such ungodly people/people like that whose lives are displeasing to him). But some [of those] people have entered [MET] [like crawling snakes] into your congregations [and oppose the truth about Christ, so you must resist/oppose them].
5 Men sidan de no ein gong veit alt, vil eg minna dykk um at Herren, då han hadde frelst folket ut or Egyptarland, sidan tynte deim som ikkje trudde.
Although you previously knew all these things, [there are certain things about] which I desire to remind you. [Do not forget that although] the Lord rescued [his people] from Egypt, he later destroyed most of those same people, ones who did not believe [in him].
6 Og dei englar som ikkje heldt fast ved sitt høge stand, men gjekk ifrå sin eigen heim, deim held han i varetekt i ævelege lekkjor under myrkret til domen på den store dagen; (aïdios g126)
And there were [many] angels to [whom God assigned/gave positions of authority in heaven]. But many did not continue to rule with authority [in those positions]. Instead, they abandoned the place that [God] gave them to live [in heaven]. So God has put those angels in chains forever in the darkness [in hell. They will stay there] until the great day when [God] will judge [and punish] them. (aïdios g126, questioned)
7 liksom Sodoma og Gomorra og byarne der ikring, då dei på same vis som desse dreiv hor og for etter framandt kjøt, ligg der til eit fyredøme, lidande ein æveleg elds refsing. (aiōnios g166)
Similarly, the people who lived [MTY] in Sodom and Gomorrah [cities] and the nearby cities committed sexual immorality. They sought all kinds of sexual relations that differ [from what God permits. So God destroyed their cities. What happened to those people and those angels] shows that [God will] punish [people, such as the ones who teach false doctrine], in the eternal fire [of hell]. (aiōnios g166, questioned)
8 Og like vel gjer desse like eins: med di dei gjeng i draumar, gjer dei kjøtet ureint, vanvyrder herredøme og spottar høge magter.
Similarly, these [ungodly people in your midst] also defile their own bodies [by living immorally], because [they claim/say that God revealed] in visions [that they should act that way]. They refuse to [allow] anyone to have authority over them, and they (revile/speak evil about) [God’s] glorious/wonderful [angels].
9 Men då yverengelen Mikael trætta med djevelen um Mose likam, våga han ikkje å segja ein spottande dom, men sagde: «Herren refse deg!»
When (the devil/Satan) argued with the chief angel, Michael, about [who would take away] the body of [the prophet] Moses [to bury it], Michael did not [do as these teachers of false doctrine do. Even though Michael has much more authority than they do], he did not disrespectfully (revile/say evil things to) Satan and accuse/condemn him. Instead, he [only] said, “[I desire that] the Lord [God] will rebuke you!”
10 Men desse spottar det dei ikkje kjenner; men det dei av naturi skynar liksom dei vitlause dyr, med det tyner dei seg.
But the [ones in your midst] who teach false doctrine (revile/speak evil against) the [spiritual] beings that they do not understand. They also [do the evil things that they desire], things that they know about (naturally/without needing to think), things that they just do without considering [the consequences/results], like animals. So they destroy themselves. [But they will also be punished by God] {[God will also] punish them}.
11 Usæle dei! for dei hev gjenge Kains veg og kasta seg inn i Bileams villa for vinning skuld og er tynte ved Korahs upprør.
[God will do] terrible things to those who teach false doctrine! They conduct their lives [wickedly] like Cain, [who murdered his brother because he was] ([jealous/angry because God accepted his brother’s sacrifice and did not accept his]). These false teachers (devote themselves to [MET] [doing] wrong things [like] Balaam, who [tried to induce God’s people to sin in order to get the money that was offered to him]. They will perish like Korah, who rebelled [against the authority that God gave to Moses].
12 Desse er skamflekkjer ved dykkar kjærleiks-måltider, når dei utan blygsla sit i gilde med dykk og forar seg sjølve, vatslause skyer, som vert umdrivne av vindar, avlauva, fruktlause tre, tvo gonger utdøydde, upprykte med roti,
Those teachers of false doctrine are [as dangerous to you as] [MET] (hidden rocks on a reef/rocks underneath the surface of the ocean) [are to a boat]. When you gather together [to eat the meals that] help you believers to love each other more and have a closer relationship with each other, they [join you and] carouse shamelessly, caring [only] for themselves [and not for others. Because they do not do anything to help others] [MET], they are [as useless as] clouds that are blown along by the wind {that the wind blows along} but that do not [produce/give] any rain. [They are as disappointing as] [MET] trees that do not produce fruit in the autumn [as we expect them to]. They are not only [spiritually] [MET] dead themselves, [but they are] not [able to cause others to be] alive [spiritually, just like] [MET] trees that have been {that [someone] has} uprooted and [as a result] are unable to produce any fruit.
13 ville havbåror som skumar ut si eigi skam, villfarande stjernor, som kolmyrkret er etla åt i all æva. (aiōn g165)
They are [restless] [MET], [like] the pounding waves of the ocean. [Just like] waves [produce foul-smelling] foam on the shore, [those teachers of false doctrine do] shameful [MTY] [deeds. We cannot depend/rely on them to show us how to conduct our lives] [MET], [just like we cannot depend/rely on] (meteors/falling stars) [to show us the way when we travel]. [God] has reserved intense darkness for them forever [in hell]. (aiōn g165, questioned)
14 Desse var det og Enok, den sjuande frå Adam, spådde um då han sagde: «Sjå, Herren kjem med sine mange tusund heilage
Enoch, the sixth [person in the line of people who descended] from Adam, prophesied this about those [teachers of false doctrine]: “Listen carefully to this: The Lord will certainly come with a countless number of his holy [angels] in order
15 for å halda dom yver alle og refsa alle ugudlege for alle deira ugudlege gjerningar som dei gjorde, og for alle dei harde ord som dei tala imot honom, dei ugudlege syndarar!»
to judge everyone, and to punish all wicked and (ungodly people/people whose lives are displeasing to God) for all the (ungodly things/things that displease God) that they did in (an ungodly way/a way that displeases God), and for all the harsh things that ungodly sinful people have spoken against him.”
16 Desse er folk som murrar og klagar yver lagnaden, endå dei fer etter sine lyster, og deira munn talar skrøytande ord, endå dei gjøler for folk for vinning skuld.
Those [teachers] of [false doctrine] grumble [about] the [things that God does]. They complain [about what happens to them]. They do the sinful things that their [bodies] desire. They talk boastfully. They (flatter/say nice things to) people, only in order to get [those people to give them the] things that they want.
17 Men de, kjære, kom i hug dei ord som fyrr er tala av vår Herre Jesu Kristi apostlar!
But you people whom I love need to remember the things that were predicted by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ {that the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ said would happen}.
18 For dei sagde dykk, at i den siste tidi skal det koma spottarar, som fer etter sine ugudlege lyster.
They told you, “In the final period of time [in which we are now living] there will be people who will laugh at [the truths that God has revealed]. They will do the (ungodly things/things that are displeasing to God) that their [bodies] desire.”
19 Desse er dei som skil seg ut, naturlege menneskje som ikkje hev ånd.
[That describes] the teachers of false doctrine [well, because] they are the ones who cause divisions among believers. They do what their own minds tell them to do. The Spirit [of God] does not live within them.
20 Men de, kjære, uppbygg dykk sjølve på dykkar høgheilage tru! Bed i den Heilage Ande,
But you people whom I love, (hold/continue to trust) firmly to the very sacred truths that you believe. Pray by [letting] the Holy Spirit enable/empower you.
21 og haldt dykk soleis i Guds kjærleik, medan de ventar på vår Herre Jesu Kristi miskunn til ævelegt liv! (aiōnios g166)
Keep conducting your lives in [a way that is appropriate for those whom] God loves. Keep constantly expecting that our Lord Jesus Christ will [act] mercifully toward you. Keep expecting that until [the time when we begin] living eternally [with him]. (aiōnios g166)
22 Og sume skal de tala til rettes av di dei tvilar,
Mercifully [help] those who are not certain [what teaching they should believe].
23 andre skal de frelsa med di de riv deim ut or elden, andre skal de miskunna med otte, so de hatar jamvel den kjolen som hev vorte urein av kjøtet!
[Rescue] others from [the influence of those who teach what is false] [MET], [as you would rescue things by] snatching [them from] a fire. Pity those [whom the teachers of false doctrine have completely convinced], but beware that [you yourselves are not influenced by them] {that they do not influence you}. Detest [doing or even thinking about the sins that those people commit, just like you would detest] [MET] touching not only filthy things but the clothes that were stained by those things {that those things stained}.
24 Men honom som er megtig til å halda dykk uppe so de ikkje snåvar, og føra dykk lytelause fram for sin herlegdom i fagnad,
God is able to keep you from ceasing to trust in him (OR, from sinning), and he is able to bring you into his glorious presence. [As you stand before him], there will be nothing [for which] you [will] be condemned {[he can] condemn you}, and you will be rejoicing greatly.
25 den einaste Gud, vår frelsar ved Jesus Kristus, vår Herre, honom høyrer herlegdom til og majestæt og velde og magt fyre all tid og no og i all æva. Amen. (aiōn g165)
He is the only true God. He has saved us as a result of what Jesus Christ our Lord [did for us]. God was glorious and great and mighty and he [ruled] with great authority before time began. [He is still like that], and [he will remain like that] forever! (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
