Romerne 1
1 Paulus, Jesu Kristi tenar, kalla til apostel, utkåra til å forkynna Guds evangelium,
Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,
2 som han lova fyreåt gjenom profetarne sine i heilage skrifter,
which God had already promised through His Prophets in Holy Writ, concerning His Son,
3 um Son hans, som etter kjøtet er komen av Davids ætt,
who, as regards His human descent, belonged to the posterity of David,
4 som etter heilagdoms ånd er sannsynt å vera Guds velduge Son ved uppstoda frå dei daude, Jesus Kristus, vår Herre,
but as regards the holiness of His Spirit was decisively proved by His Resurrection to be the Son of God--I mean concerning Jesus Christ our Lord,
5 som me fekk nåde ved og apostel-embætte til å verka lydnad i tru millom alle heidningfolki for hans namn skuld
through whom we have received grace and Apostleship in His service in order to win men to obedience to the faith, among all Gentile peoples,
6 - millom deim er de og kalla til Jesus Kristus -
among whom you also, called, as you have been, to belong to Jesus Christ, are numbered:
7 til alle deim i Rom som Gud elskar, de kalla, heilage: Nåde vere med dykk og fred frå Gud, vår Fader, og Herren Jesus Kristus!
To all God's loved ones who are in Rome, called to be saints. May grace and peace be granted to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 Fyrst takkar eg min Gud ved Jesus Kristus for dykk alle, av di trui dykkar er namngjeti i heile verdi.
First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for what He has done for all of you; for the report of your faith is spreading through the whole world.
9 For Gud som eg tener i mi ånd i hans Sons evangelium, han er mitt vitne um kor uavlatande eg kjem dykk i hug.
I call God to witness--to whom I render priestly and spiritual service by telling the Good News about His Son-- how unceasingly I make mention of you in His presence,
10 I bønerne mine bed eg alltid um at eg då endeleg eingong med Guds vilje kunde få lukka til å koma til dykk.
always in my prayers entreating that now, at length, if such be His will, the way may by some means be made clear for me to come to you.
11 For eg stundar etter å sjå dykk, so eg kunde få gjeva dykk av eikor åndeleg nådegåva med meg til dykkar styrkjing,
For I am longing to see you, in order to convey to you some spiritual help, so that you may be strengthened;
12 det vil segja at eg hjå dykk kunde hyggjast saman med dykk ved vår sams tru, dykkar og mi.
in other words that while I am among you we may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith, yours and mine.
13 Og eg vil ikkje, brør, at de skal vera uvitande um at eg ofte hev etla meg til å koma til dykk - men eg vart hindra alt til no - so eg kunde hava eikor frukt hjå dykk og, liksom hjå hine heidningfolki.
And I desire you to know, brethren, that I have many a time intended to come to you--though until now I have been disappointed--in order that among you also I might gather some fruit from my labours, as I have already done among the rest of the Gentile nations.
14 Eg stend i skuld både til grækarar og barbarar, både til vise og uvise.
I am already under obligations alike to Greek-speaking races and to others, to cultured and to uncultured people:
15 Soleis er eg på mi sida viljug til å preika evangeliet for dykk og som er i Rom.
so that for my part I am willing and eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.
16 For eg skjemmest ikkje ved evangeliet, for det er ei Guds kraft til frelsa for kvar den som trur, både for jøde fyrst og so for grækar.
For I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is God's power which is at work for the salvation of every one who believes--the Jew first, and then the Gentile.
17 For i det vert Guds rettferd openberra av tru til tru, som skrive stend: «Den rettferdige, av tru skal han liva.»
For in the Good News a righteousness which comes from God is being revealed, depending on faith and tending to produce faith; as the Scripture has it, "The righteous man shall live by faith."
18 For Guds vreide vert openberra frå himmelen yver all gudløysa og urettferdi hjå folk som held att sanningi i urettferd.
For God's anger is being revealed from Heaven against all impiety and against the iniquity of men who through iniquity suppress the truth. God is angry:
19 For det som ein kann vita um Gud, ligg i dagen for deim, for Gud hev openberra deim det.
because what may be known about Him is plain to their inmost consciousness; for He Himself has made it plain to them.
20 For hans usynlege grunnhått, både hans ævelege kraft og guddom, er synleg sidan han skapte verdi, då ein kann skyna honom av gjerningarne - so folk skal vera utan orsaking (aïdios g126)
For, from the very creation of the world, His invisible perfections--namely His eternal power and divine nature--have been rendered intelligible and clearly visible by His works, so that these men are without excuse. (aïdios g126)
21 når dei, endå dei kjende Gud, like vel ikkje æra eller takka honom som Gud, men vart fåfengde i tankarne sine, og deira uvituge hjarta myrktest.
For when they had come to know God, they did not give Him glory as God nor render Him thanks, but they became absorbed in useless discussions, and their senseless minds were darkened.
22 Medan dei briska seg med at dei var vise, vart dei dårar,
While boasting of their wisdom they became utter fools,
23 og dei bytte den uforgjengelege Guds herlegdom burt for eit bilæte som likjest eit forgjengelegt menneskje og fuglar og firføtte dyr og krjupdyr.
and, instead of worshipping the imperishable God, they worshipped images resembling perishable man or resembling birds or beasts or reptiles.
24 Difor gav Gud deim yver i deira hjartans lyster til ureinskap, so dei skjemde sine likamar seg imillom,
For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity.
25 dei som bytte burt Guds sanning for lygn, og æra og dyrka skapningen framfor skaparen, han som er velsigna i all æva. Amen. (aiōn g165)
For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen. (aiōn g165)
26 Difor gav Gud deim yver til skamlege lyster, for både kvinnorne deira forvende det naturlege bruket til det unaturlige,
This then is the reason why God gave them up to vile passions. For not only did the women among them exchange the natural use of their bodies for one which is contrary to nature, but the men also,
27 og like eins gjekk mennerne og burt frå det naturlege bruket av kvinna og kveiktest upp i lyst til kvarandre, so menner dreiv skjemdarverk med menner, og fekk på seg sjølve det vederlag for si villferd som rett var.
in just the same way--neglecting that for which nature intends women--burned with passion towards one another, men practising shameful vice with men, and receiving in their own selves the reward which necessarily followed their misconduct.
28 Og liksom dei ikkje brydde seg um å eiga Gud i kunnskap, so gav Gud deim yver til ein hug som inkje duger, so dei gjorde det usømelege:
And just as they had refused to continue to have a full knowledge of God, so it was to utterly worthless minds that God gave them up, for them to do things which should not be done.
29 fulle av all urettferd, vanart, vinnesykja, vondskap, fulle av ovund, mord, trætta, svik, fulkynde,
Their hearts overflowed with all sorts of dishonesty, mischief, greed, malice. They were full of envy and murder, and were quarrelsome, crafty, and spiteful.
30 øyretutarar, baktalarar, gudhata, valdsmenner, stormodige, storordige, uppfinnsame på vondt, ulyduge mot foreldre,
They were secret backbiters, open slanderers; hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful; inventors of new forms of sin, disobedient to parents, destitute of common sense,
31 uvituge, usætande, ukjærlege, miskunnlause;
faithless to their promises, without natural affection, without human pity.
32 slike som vel kjenner Guds dom, at dei som gjer slikt, er verde dauden, og endå ikkje berre gjer det, men og gjev deim medhald som gjer det.
In short, though knowing full well the sentence which God pronounces against actions such as theirs, as things which deserve death, they not only practise them, but even encourage and applaud others who do them.
