Romarbrevet 2
1 Därför är du utan ursäkt, du människa, vem du än är, som dömer. Ty därmed att du dömer en annan fördömer du dig själv, eftersom du, som dömer den andre, själv handlar på samma sätt.
[God will severely punish non-Jewish people who habitually do evil things, because he has clearly revealed that he is angry with them]. So, [when God judges people], he will not excuse any one of you Jews [to whom I am writing]. You [(sg)] say that [God should] punish [non-Jews for doing evil things]. But when any one of you says that, it is you yourself whom you are saying that God should punish, because you [(sg)] do [some of] the same [evil] things [that the non-Jews do].
2 Och vi veta att Guds dom verkligen kommer över dem som handla så.
We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly [non-Jewish] people who do such [evil] things.
3 Men du menar väl detta, att du skall kunna undfly Guds dom, du människa, som dömer dem som handla så, och dock gör detsamma som de?
So, you who [say God should punish] others for doing evil things yet you do evil things yourself, (you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God!/do you think that you yourself will be able to escape from being punished by God?) [RHQ]
4 Eller föraktar du hans godhets, skonsamhets och långmodighets rikedom, utan att förstå att denna Guds godhet vill föra dig till bättring?
And you should not say, “God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, [so I do not need to stop sinning] [DOU].” (You should realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior!/Do you not realize that God is acting in a kind manner [toward you] in order to encourage you [(sg)] to turn away from your sinful behavior?) [RHQ]
5 Genom din hårdhet och ditt hjärtas obotfärdighet samlar du ju över dig vrede, som skall drabba dig på vredens dag, då när det bliver uppenbart att Gud är en rättvis domare.
But instead, by your stubbornly refusing to turn away from your sinful behavior [DOU], you are causing [MET] God to punish you even more severely. [He will do that] at the time when he shows that he is angry and judges people fairly.
6 Ty "han skall vedergälla var och en efter hans gärningar".
God will pay back everyone according to [what they deserve for] what they have done.
7 Evigt liv skall han giva åt dem som med uthållighet i att göra det goda söka härlighet och ära och oförgänglighet. (aiōnios g166)
[Specifically], some people, by continuing to doing good things, strive to be highly honored [by God] [DOU] and to receive a life that will not end. [God will reward them by enabling them] to live forever. (aiōnios g166)
8 Men över dem som äro genstridiga och icke lyda sanningen, utan lyda orättfärdigheten, över dem kommer vrede och förtörnelse.
But some people act in a selfish way and refuse to believe that [what God says is] true, and they do the things that [God says] are wrong. [God will] punish them very severely [DOU, MTY].
9 Ja, bedrövelse och ångest skall komma över den människas själ, som gör det onda, först och främst över judens, så ock över grekens.
He will cause everyone who habitually does evil deeds to suffer greatly, [with the result that they will become severely] distressed [DOU]. This certainly will happen to the Jews [who refuse to accept God’s message, because God gave them the privilege to be his special people], but it will also happen to the non-Jews.
10 Men härlighet och ära och frid skall tillfalla var och en som gör det goda, först och främst juden, så ock greken.
But [God will] greatly reward spiritually [MET, DOU] every person who habitually does good deeds. He will [certainly] do this for the Jews [because God chose them as his special people], but he will also do it for the non-Jews.
11 Ty hos Gud finnes intet anseende till personen;
God [will do this fairly], because people’s status does not influence him.
12 alla de som utan lag hava syndat skola ock utan lag förgås, och alla de som med lag hava syndat skola genom lag bliva dömda.
Although [non-Jews do not have] the laws that [God gave to Moses], all [non-Jews] who sin will be eternally separated from God. He will [not consider whether or not they knew] the laws that he [gave to Moses]. And all the [Jews] who have sinned in spite of knowing the laws that [God gave to Moses will also be punished] {[God will also punish them]}. [They will be punished for disobeying] God’s laws.
13 Ty icke lagens hörare äro rättfärdiga inför Gud, men lagens görare skola förklaras rättfärdiga.
[It is right for them to be punished] {[God to punish them]} [because] it is not those who [merely] know God’s laws whom he considers to be righteous. On the contrary, it is only those who continually have obeyed [all] (of [God’s] laws/of the laws that [God gave to Moses]) (whom God will consider righteous/whose record of sins God will erase).
14 Ty då hedningarna, som icke hava lag, av naturen göra vad lagen innehåller, så äro dessa, utan att hava lag, sig själv en lag,
Whenever the non-Jews, who do not have the laws [God gave to Moses], naturally obey those laws, [they prove that] they have a law within their own minds, even though they do not have the laws [God gave to Moses].
15 då de ju sålunda visa att lagens verk äro skrivna i deras hjärtan. Därom utgöra också deras egna samveten ett vittnesbörd, så ock, i den inbördes umgängelsen, deras tankar, när dessa anklaga eller ock försvara dem.
They show that they know in their own minds what God [commands in his] laws [MET], as each person in his very own conscience either accuses or excuses/defends himself [concerning his own behavior].
16 Ja, så skall det befinnas vara på den dag då Gud, enligt det evangelium jag förkunnar, genom Kristus Jesus dömer över vad som är fördolt hos människorna.
God [will punish people] at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them [even] for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by [authorizing] Christ Jesus [to judge them]. This is [what I tell people when] I preach the gospel to them.
17 Du kallar dig jude och förlitar dig på lagen och berömmer dig av Gud.
[Now I have something to say to any one of] you [Jews to whom I am writing]: You [(sg)] boast about yourself saying, “I am a Jew.” You [(sg)] trust [that God will save you because you possess] the laws [that he gave to Moses]. You boast that [you belong to] God.
18 Du känner ock hans vilja, och eftersom du har fått din undervisning ur lagen, kan du döma om vad rättast är;
You know what God desires. Because you have been taught {[people] have taught you} [God’s] laws, you are able to know which things are right and to choose to do them.
19 och du tilltror dig att vara en ledare för blinda, ett ljus för människor som vandra i mörker,
You are certain that you [are able to] show [God’s truth to non-Jews], as guides [show the road] to those who are blind [MET]. You are certain that by what you say you can show God’s way to the [non-Jews who do not understand it], as a light shows the way to [those who walk in] the darkness [MET, DOU].
20 en uppfostrare för oförståndiga, en lärare för enfaldiga, eftersom du i lagen har uttrycket för kunskapen och sanningen.
[You are certain that you] can instruct/correct [non-Jews, whom you consider] foolish [because of their not understanding God’s message]. Because you have in [God’s] laws a [written] expression of true knowledge [HEN], you are certain that you can teach [people who, being like] children, do not know [God’s truth] [MET].
21 Du som vill lära andra, du lär icke dig själv! Du som predikar att man icke skall stjäla, du begår själv stöld!
[Since you claim that you have all these advantages because you are a Jew], (it is disgusting that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach!/why is it that you who teach other people [that they should obey the laws God gave Moses] do not [obey the laws that you] yourself teach?) [RHQ] You who preach that people should not steal things, it is disgusting that you yourself steal things! [RHQ]
22 Du som säger att man icke skall begå äktenskapsbrott, du begår själv sådant brott! Du som håller avgudarna för styggelser, du gör dig själv skyldig till tempelrån!
You who command people not to have sexual relations with someone to whom they are not married, it is disgusting that you commit adultery yourself! [RHQ] You who detest idols, it is disgusting that you rob temples [where people worship idols]! [RHQ]
23 Du som berömmer dig av lagen, du vanärar Gud genom att överträda lagen,
You who boast saying, “[I have God’s] laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!
24 ty, såsom det är skrivet, "för eder skull varder Guds namn smädat bland hedningarna".
[You must not be like our ancestors, about whom] were written [these words in the Scriptures: ] “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of [the evil actions of] many of you [Jews].” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.
25 Ty väl är omskärelse till gagn, om du håller lagen; men om du är en lagöverträdare, så är du med din omskärelse dock oomskuren.
Any one of you who [is] circumcised [to show that he belongs to God] can benefit from that if he obeys the laws [God gave to Moses]. But if you [(sg), a circumcised person], disobey [God’s] laws, [God will consider that] you who are circumcised are no better [in God’s sight] than [someone who is] not circumcised.
26 Om nu den oomskurne håller lagens stadgar, skall han då icke, fastän han är oomskuren, räknas såsom omskuren?
This means that God will certainly consider that even [non-Jews who are] not circumcised can become his people if they obey the things that he commanded in his laws. [RHQ]
27 Jo, och han som i följd av sin härkomst är oomskuren, men ändå fullgör lagen, skall bliva dig till dom, dig som äger lagens bokstav och omskärelsen, men likväl är en lagöverträdare.
[If any one of] you disobeys God’s laws, even though [you(sg) have] the Scriptures and even though someone has circumcised you {you are circumcised} [God will punish you]. And those people who are not circumcised, but who obey God’s laws, [will declare that God is right] when he says that he will punish you.
28 Ty den är icke jude, som är det i utvärtes måtto, ej heller är det omskärelse, som sker utvärtes på köttet.
It is not those who perform rituals [to show they are God’s people] who are [true] Jews, and it is not being circumcised in their bodies [that causes God to accept them] [MTY].
29 Nej, den är jude, som är det i invärtes måtto, och omskärelse är hjärtats omskärelse, en som sker i Anden, och icke i kraft av bokstaven; och han har sin berömmelse, icke från människor, utan från Gud.
On the contrary, we whom [God has changed] inwardly are [true] Jews [MTY]. And [God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s] Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if [other] people will not praise us [for that change], God will praise us.
