Romans 4

1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has discovered?

1 Hvad skulle vi da sige, at vor Stamfader Abraham har vundet efter Kødet*? { [*d. e. ved sine Gerninger.] }

2 If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.

2 Thi dersom Abraham blev retfærdiggjort af Gerninger, har han Ros, men ikke for Gud.

3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

3 Thi hvad siger Skriften? “Og Abraham troede Gud, og det blev regnet ham til Retfærdighed.”

4 Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

4 Men den, som gør Gerninger, tilregnes Lønnen ikke som Nåde, men som Skyldighed;

5 However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

5 den derimod, som ikke gør Gerninger, men tror på ham, som retfærdiggør den ugudelige, regnes hans Tro til Retfærdighed;

6 And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

6 ligesom også David priser det Menneske saligt, hvem Gud tilregner Retfærdighed uden Gerninger:

7 “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

7 “Salige de, hvis Overtrædelser ere forladte, og hvis Synder ere skjulte;

8 Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”

8 salig den Mand, hvem Herren ikke vil tilregne Synd.”

9 Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.

9 Gælder da denne Saligprisning de omskårne eller tillige de uomskårne? Vi sige jo: Troen blev regnet Abraham til Retfærdighed.

10 In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.

10 Hvorledes blev den ham da tilregnet? da han var omskåren, eller da han havde Forhud? Ikke da han var omskåren, men da han havde Forhud.

11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

11 Og han fik Omskærelsens Tegn som et Segl på den Troens Retfærdighed, som han havde som uomskåren, for at han skulde være Fader til alle dem, som tro uden at være omskårne, for at Retfærdighed kan blive dem tilregnet,

12 And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

12 og Fader til omskårne, til dem, som ikke alene have Omskærelse, men også vandre i den Tros Spor, hvilken vor Fader Abraham havde som uomskåren.

13 For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

13 Thi ikke ved Lov fik Abraham eller hans Sæd den Forjættelse, at han skulde være Arving til Verden, men ved Tros-Retfærdighed.

14 For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,

14 Thi dersom de, der ere af Loven, ere Arvinger, da er Troen bleven tom, og Forjættelsen gjort til intet.

15 because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

15 Thi Loven virker Vrede; men hvor der ikke er Lov, er der heller ikke Overtrædelse.

16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

16 Derfor er det af Tro, for at det skal være som Nåde, for at Forjættelsen må stå fast for den hele Sæd, ikke alene for den af Loven, men også for den af Abrahams Tro, han, som er Fader til os alle

17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

17 (som der er skrevet: “Jeg har sat dig til mange Folkeslags Fader”), over for Gud, hvem han troede, ham, som levendegør de døde og kalder det, der ikke er, som om det var.

18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

18 Og han troede imod Håb med Håb på, at, han skulde blive mange Folkeslags Fader, efter det, som var sagt: “Således skal din Sæd være;”

19 Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.

19 og uden at blive svag i Troen så han på sit eget allerede udlevede Legeme (han var nær hundrede År) og på, at Saras Moderliv var udlevet;

20 Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

20 men om Guds Forjættelse tvivlede han ikke i Vantro, derimod blev han styrket i Troen, idet han gav Gud Ære

21 being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.

21 og var overbevist om, at hvad han har forjættet, er han mægtig til også at gøre.

22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”

22 Derfor blev det også regnet ham til Retfærdighed.

23 Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham,

23 Men det blev, ikke skrevet for hans Skyld alene, at det blev ham tilregnet,

24 but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

24 men også for vor Skyld, hvem det skal tilregnes, os, som tro på ham, der oprejste Jesus, vor Herre, fra de døde,

25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

25 ham, som blev hengiven for vore Overtrædelsers Skyld og oprejst for vor Retfærdiggørelses Skyld.