Galatians 2

1 Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.

1 Senere, efter fjorten Års Forløb, drog jeg atter op til Jerusalem med Barnabas og tog også Titus med.

2 I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

2 Men jeg drog op ifølge en Åbenbaring og forelagde dem, men særskilt de ansete, det Evangelium, som jeg prædiker iblandt Hedningerne, - om jeg vel løber eller har løbet forgæves.

3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

3 Men end ikke min Ledsager, Titus, som var en Græker, blev tvungen til at omskæres,

4 This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

4 nemlig for de indsnegne falske Brødres Skyld, som jo havde listet sig ind for at lure på vor Frihed, som vi have i Kristus Jesus, for at de kunde gøre os til Trælle.

5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

5 For dem vege vi end ikke et Øjeblik i Eftergivenhed, for at Evangeliets Sandhed måtte blive varig hos eder.

6 But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.

6 Men fra deres Side, som ansås for at være noget, (hvordan de fordum vare, er mig uden Forskel; Gud ser ikke på et Menneskes Person;) - over for mig nemlig havde de ansete intet at tilføje.

7 On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.

7 Men tværtimod, da de så, at jeg har fået Evangeliet til de uomskårne betroet, ligesom Peter til de omskårne,

8 For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.

8 (thi han, som gav Peter Kraft til Apostelgerning for de omskårne, gav også mig Kraft dertil for Hedningerne;)

9 And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

9 og da de lærte den mig givne Nåde at kende, gave Jakob og Kefas og Johannes, som ansås for at være Søjler, mig og Barnabas Samfundshånd for at vi skulde gå til Hedningerne og de til de omskårne;

10 They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

10 kun at vi skulde komme de fattige i Hu, hvad jeg også just har bestræbt mig for at gøre.

11 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

11 Men da Kefas kom til Antiokia, trådte jeg op imod ham for hans åbne Øjne, thi domfældt var han.

12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

12 Thi førend der kom nogle fra Jakob, spiste han sammen med Hedningerne; men da de kom, trak han sig tilbage og skilte sig fra dem af Frygt for dem af Omskærelsen.

13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

13 Og med ham hyklede også de øvrige Jøder, så at endog Barnabas blev dragen med af deres Hykleri.

14 When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

14 Men da jeg så, at de ikke vandrede rettelig efter Evangeliets Sandhed, sagde jeg til Kefas i alles Påhør: Når du, som er en Jøde, lever på hedensk og ikke på jødisk Vis, hvor kan du da tvinge Hedningerne* til at opføre sig som Jøder? { [*de til Kristus omvendte Hedninger.] }

15 We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

15 Vi ere af Natur Jøder og ikke Syndere af hedensk Byrd;

16 know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

16 men da vi vide, at et Menneske ikke bliver retfærdiggjort af Lovens Gerninger, men kun ved Tro på Jesus Kristus, så have også vi troet på Kristus Jesus, for at vi måtte blive retfærdiggjorte al Tro på Kristus og ikke af Lovens Gerninger; thi af Lovens Gerninger skal intet Kød* blive retfærdiggjort. { [*intet Menneske.] }

17 But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

17 Men når vi, idet vi søgte at blive retfærdiggjorte i Kristus, også selv fandtes at være Syndere, så er jo Kristus en Tjener for Synd? Det være langtfra!

18 If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

18 når jeg nemlig igen bygger det op, som jeg nedbrød, da viser jeg mig selv som Overtræder.

19 For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.

19 Thi jeg er ved Loven død fra Loven, for at jeg skal leve for Gud.

20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

20 Med Kristus er jeg korsfæstet, og det er ikke mere mig, der lever, men Kristus lever i mig; men hvad jeg nu lever, i Kødet, det lever jeg i Troen, på Guds Søn, som elskede mig og gav sig selv hen for mig.

21 I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

21 Jeg ophæver ikke Guds Nåde; thi er der Retfærdighed ved Loven, da er jo Kristus død forgæves.