Romans 14

1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

1 Men tager eder af den, som er skrøbelig i Troen, og dømmer ikke hans Meninger!

2 For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.

2 En har Tro til at spise alt; men den skrøbelige spiser kun Urter.

3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.

3 Den, som spiser, må ikke ringeagte den, som ikke spiser; og den, som ikke spiser, må ikke dømme den, som spiser; thi Gud har taget sig af ham.

4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

4 Hvem er du, som dømmer en andens Tjener? For sin egen Herre står eller falder han; men han skal blive stående, thi Herren er mægtig til at lade ham stå.

5 One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

5 En agter den ene Dag fremfor den anden, en anden agter alle dage lige; enhver have fuld Vished i sit eget Sind!

6 He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

6 Den, som lægger Vægt på Dagen, han gør det for Herren. Og den, som spiser, gør det for Herren, thi han takker Gud; og den, som ikke spiser, gør det for Herren og takker Gud.

7 For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.

7 Thi ingen af os lever for sig selv, og ingen dør for sig selv;

8 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

8 thi når vi leve, leve vi for Herren, og når vi dø, dø vi for Herren; derfor, enten vi leve, eller vi dø, ere vi Herrens.

9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

9 Dertil er jo Kristus død og bleven levende, at han skal herske både over døde og levende.

10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

10 Men du, hvorfor dømmer du din Broder? eller du, hvorfor ringeagter du din Broder? Vi skulle jo alle fremstilles for Guds Domstol.

11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

11 Thi der er skrevet: “Så sandt jeg lever, siger Herren, for mig skal hvert Knæ bøje sig, og hver Tunge skal bekende Gud.”

12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

12 Altså skal hver af os gøre Gud Regnskab for sig selv.

13 Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.

13 Derfor, lader os ikke mere dømme hverandre, men dømmer hellere dette, at man ikke må give sin Broder Anstød eller Forargelse.

14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

14 Jeg ved og er vis på i den Herre Jesus, at intet er urent i sig selv; dog, for den, som agter noget for urent, for ham er det urent.

15 If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

15 Thi dersom din Broder bedrøves for Mads Skyld, da vandrer du ikke mere i Kærlighed. Led ikke ved din Mad den i Fordærvelse, for hvis Skyld Kristus er død.

16 Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.

16 Lader derfor ikke eders Gode* blive bespottet! { [*Eders Kristenstand.] }

17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

17 Thi Guds Rige består ikke i at spise og drikke, men i Retfærdighed og Fred og Glæde i den Helligånd.

18 For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.

18 Thi den, som deri tjener Kristus, er velbehagelig for Gud og tækkelig for Menneskene.

19 So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

19 Derfor, lader os tragte efter det, som tjener til Fred og indbyrdes Opbyggelse!

20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

20 Nedbryd ikke Guds Værk for Mads Skyld! Vel er alt rent, men det er ondt for det Menneske, som spiser med Anstød.

21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.

21 Det er rigtigt ikke at spise Kød eller at drikke Vin eller at gøre noget, hvoraf din Broder tager Anstød.

22 Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.

22 Den Tro*, du har, hav den hos dig selv for Gud! Salig er den, som ikke dømmer sig selv i det, som han vælger. { [*Overbevisning.] }

23 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.

23 Men den, som tvivler, når han spiser, han er domfældt, fordi det ikke er at Tro; men alt det, som ikke er af Tro, er Synd.