Titusbrevet 1

1 Paulus, Guds tjänare och Jesu Kristi apostel, sänd att verka för Guds utvaldas tro och för kunskapen om den sanning som hör gudsfruktan till,

I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you, Titus]. [God appointed me to be] his servant and [to be] an apostle [who represents] Jesus Christ. [God appointed me in order that I might teach] those whom God has chosen [to be his people] to [correctly] believe [in him]. He wants me to teach them the true [teachings about God], in order that they will learn to behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]).

2 sänd, därför att det finnes ett hopp om evigt liv -- ty evigt liv har Gud, som icke kan ljuga, för evärdliga tider sedan utlovat, (aiōnios g166)

[As a result of my doing these things, his people] confidently expect that God will cause them to live forever. God, who never lies, promised before he created the world that [his people] would live forever. (aiōnios g166)

3 och när tiden var inne, uppenbarade han sitt ord i den predikan varmed jag genom Guds, vår Frälsares, befallning blev betrodd --

Then at the time that he [chose], he revealed [to us his] message. [Specifically], God our Savior gave this message to me, and he trusted me to proclaim it to people.

4 jag, Paulus, hälsar Titus, min sannskyldige son på grund av gemensam tro. Nåd och frid ifrån Gud, Fadern, och Kristus Jesus, vår Frälsare!

Titus, [I am writing this letter] to [you because you are like] a true son [MET] [to me because I led/helped you to] believe the same [teachings about Christ that I do]. ([I pray that/May]) [God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will continue to] act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.

5 När jag lämnade dig kvar på Kreta, var det för att du skulle ordna vad som ännu återstod att ordna, och för att du, på det sätt som jag har ålagt dig, skulle i var särskild stad tillsätta äldste,

When I [asked you] to stay on Crete [island], I wanted you to do these things: [Teach the believers what they need to know so that they] can understand correctly the [spiritual] matters about which some are teaching wrongly. Appoint elders [in the congregation] in each town in the manner in which I told you to do.

6 varhelst någon oförvitlig man funnes, en enda kvinnas man, en som hade troende barn, vilka icke vore i vanrykte för oskickligt leverne eller vore uppstudsiga.

[When you appoint men as elders], you must choose men whom no one can [justly] accuse of [habitually] doing what is wrong (OR, whom everyone speaks well of). Specifically, appoint men who have been faithful to their wives. Appoint men whose children faithfully obey [them. Do not appoint men whose children habitually] do all the things that their bodies urge them to do, or who refuse to obey their parents.

7 Ty en församlingsföreståndare bör vara oförvitlig, såsom det höves en Guds förvaltare, icke självgod, icke snar till vrede, icke begiven på vin, icke våldsam, icke sniken efter slem vinning.

Leaders [of the congregation] must be [men] who, as everyone knows, habitually do what is good (OR, [whom] no one can [justly] accuse of doing what is wrong), because it is on God’s behalf that they will direct/serve [the congregation. Specifically, they must] not be arrogant/proud. They must not easily become angry. They must not [be men who] drink much alcohol. They must not [be men who] ([act] violently/fight) [when they are angry. They must] not [be men who are] (greedy for/strongly desire to get) money.

8 Han bör fastmer vara gästvänlig, nitälska för vad gott är, leva tuktigt, rättfärdigt, heligt och återhållsamt;

Instead, they must be ones who welcome and take care of guests. They must (be devoted to/like to do) what is good. They must do [what God considers] to be right. They must be (holy/completely dedicated to God). They must be men who do what their minds tell them is right to do [and not what their emotions/desires urge them to do].

9 han bör hålla sig stadigt vid det fasta ordet, såsom han har fått lära det, så att han är mäktig både att förmana medelst den sunda läran och att vederlägga dem som säga emot.

They must firmly believe in the message [about Jesus Christ] exactly as [I/we(inc)] taught it, in order that they might be able to teach [the believers] what is correct and to urge [them to follow it well. If they firmly accept our message], they will be able to convince those who oppose [what is correct that they are wrong].

10 Ty många finnas som icke vilja veta av någon myndighet, många som föra fåfängligt tal och bedraga människors sinnen; så göra i synnerhet de omskurna.

[I say this] because there are many [people who oppose the correct teachings]. They refuse to obey people who have authority over them, they talk ([on and on/without stopping]), saying what helps no one, and they deceive people. The Jewish [believers] [MTY] [who insist we must obey all the Jewish rituals are] especially [doing this].

11 På sådana bör man tysta munnen, ty de förvilla hela hus genom att för slem vinnings skull förkunna otillbörliga läror.

[You and the leaders whom you appoint] should prevent such people from teaching [the believers]. They are causing whole families to stop believing in the correct teachings [MET] by means of their teaching [people wrong ideas/teachings. They are teaching people only] in order that people will give them money, [which is very] shameful [for them to do].

12 En av dem, en profet av deras eget folk, har sagt: "Kreterna, lögnare jämt, äro odjur, glupska och lata."

A man from Crete [island] whom [they consider] a prophet said, “[My fellow] Cretan people are always lying [to one another! They are like dangerous] wild animals [MET]! They are lazy and always eat too much food [SYN]!”

13 Och det vittnesbördet är sant. Du skall därför strängt tillrättavisa dem, så att de bliva sunda i tron

The words that this man said [about the Cretan people] are [still] true, [especially about their being liars]. So, rigorously convince/show [those Cretan believers] that those [false teachings] are wrong. Tell them to [firmly] believe in the correct teachings.

14 och icke akta på judiska fabler och vad som påbjudes av människor som vända sig från sanningen.

[Teach them that] they should no [longer] listen to the stories that the Jews (made up/invented). [Especially] they should refuse to obey those who reject our true teachings, because those people are teaching things that only come from human beings, [not from God].

15 Allt är rent för dem som äro rena; men för de orena och otrogna är intet rent, utan hos dem äro både förstånd och samvete orenade.

[Believers should reject] what they teach about food, [because] no [food that we eat] can make us unacceptable to God if we are pure [in our] ([inner beings/hearts]). But if people are evil and they do not trust [in Christ Jesus], there is no [ritual] that can make them acceptable to God. Such people’s way of thinking has been ruined {Such people have ruined their way of thinking}, and they do not even feel guilty [when they do what is evil].

16 De säga sig känna Gud, men med sina gärningar förneka de det; ty de äro vederstyggliga och ohörsamma människor, odugliga till allt gott verk.

Even though they claim/say that they know God, by what they do they [show that they] do not know (God/his true teaching). They do not obey [God], and they are unable to do anything that he considers to be good. [So God considers them to be absolutely] disgusting!