James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends words of love to the twelve tribes of the Jews living in all parts of the earth.
Jakob, Guds og den Herres Jesu Kristi Tjener, hilser de tolv Stammer i Adspredelsen.
2 Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;
Mine Brødre! agter det for idel Glæde, når I stedes i mange Hånde Prøvelser,
3 Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;
vidende, at eders Tros Prøve virker Udholdenhed;
4 But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.
men Udholdenheden bør medføre fuldkommen Gerning, for at I kunne være fuldkomne og uden Brøst, så I ikke stå tilbage i noget.
5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.
Men dersom nogen af eder fattes Visdom, han bede derom til Gud, som giver alle gerne og uden Bebrejdelse, så skal den gives ham.
6 Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the waves of the sea, which are troubled by the driving of the wind.
Men han bede i Tro, uden at tvivle; thi den, som tvivler, ligner en Havets Bølge, der drives og kastes af Vinden.
7 Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;
Ikke må nemlig det Menneske mene, at han skal få noget af Herren,
8 For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.
en tvesindet Mand, som han er, ustadig på alle sine Veje.
9 But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;
Men den Broder, som er ringe, rose sig af sin Højhed,
10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
den rige derimod af sin Ringhed; thi han skal forgå som Græssets Blomst.
11 For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.
Thi Solen står op med sin Hede og hentørrer Græsset, og dets Blomst falder af, og dens Skikkelses Ynde forsvinder; således skal også den rige visne på sine Veje.
12 There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
Salig den Mand, som holder Prøvelse ud; thi når han har stået Prøve, skal han få Livets Krans, som Herren har forjættet dem, der elske ham.
13 Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:
Ingen sige, når han fristes: "Jeg fristes af Gud;" thi Gud kan ikke fristes af det onde, og selv frister han ingen;
14 But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.
men enhver fristes, når han drages og lokkes af sin egen Begæring;
15 Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.
derefter, når Begæringen har undfanget, føder den Synd, men når Synden er fuldvoksen, føder den Død.
16 Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.
Farer ikke vild, mine elskede Brødre!
17 Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.
Al god Gave og al fuldkommen Gave er ovenfra og kommer ned fra Lysenes Fader, hos hvem der ikke er Forandring eller skiftende Skygge.
18 Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.
Efter sin Villie fødte han os ved Sandheds Ord, for at vi skulde være en Førstegrøde af hans Skabninger.
19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
I vide det, mine elskede Brødre. Men hvert Menneske være snar til at høre, langsom til at tale, langsom til Vrede;
20 For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.
thi en Mands Vrede udretter ikke det, som er ret for Gud.
21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
Derfor, aflægger alt Smuds og Levning af Slethed, og modtager med Sagtmodighed Ordet, som er indplantet i eder, og som formår at frelse eders Sjæle.
22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.
Men vorder Ordets Gørere og ikke alene dets Hørere, hvormed I bedrage eder selv.
23 Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass;
Thi dersom nogen er Ordets Hører og ikke dets Gører, han ligner en Mand, der betragter sit legemlige Ansigt i et Spejl;
24 For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
thi han betragter sig selv og går bort og glemmer straks, hvor dan han var.
25 But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory but a doer putting it into effect, this man will have a blessing on his acts.
Men den, som skuer ind i Frihedens fuldkomne Lov og holder ved dermed, så han ikke bliver en glemsom Tilhører, men en Gerningens Gører, han skal være salig i sin Gerning.
26 If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.
Dersom nogen synes, at han dyrker Gud, og ikke holder sin Tunge i Tømme, men bedrager sit Hjerte, hans Gudsdyrkelse er forgæves.
27 The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
En ren og ubesmittet Gudsdyrkelse for Gud og Faderen er dette, at besøge faderløse og Enker i deres Trængsel, at holde sig selv uplettet af Verden.
