Galaterne 3

¹ O, I uforstandige Galatere! hvem har fortryllet eder, I, hvem Jesus Kristus blev malet for Øje som korsfæstet?

¹ You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?

³ Ere I så uforstandige? ville I, som begyndte i Ånd, nu ende i Kød?

³ Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

⁵ Mon da han, som meddeler eder Ånden og virker kraftige Gerninger iblandt eder, gør dette ved Lovens Gerninger eller ved, at I høre i Tro?

⁵ So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith?

⁷ Erkender altså, at de, som ere af Tro, disse ere Abrahams Børn.

⁷ Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham.

⁹ så at de, som ere af Tro, velsignes sammen med den troende Abraham.

⁹ So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer.

¹¹ Men at ingen bliver retfærdiggjort for Gud ved Lov, er åbenbart, thi "deri retfærdige skal leve af Tro."

¹¹ Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith.”

¹³ Kristus har løskøbt os fra Lovens Forbandelse, idet han blev en Forbandelse for os (thi der er skrevet: "Forbandet er hver den, som hænger på et Træ"),

¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—

¹⁵ Brødre! jeg taler på Menneskevis: Ingen ophæver dog et Menneskes stadfæstede Arvepagt eller føjer noget dertil.

¹⁵ Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.

¹⁷ Jeg mener dermed dette: En Pagt, som forud er stadfæstet af Gud, kan Loven, som blev til fire Hundrede og tredive År senere, ikke gøre ugyldig, så at den skulde gøre Forjættelsen til intet.

¹⁷ What I am saying is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.

¹⁹ Hvad skulde da Loven? Den blev føjet til for Overtrædelsernes Skyld (indtil den Sæd kom, hvem Forjættelsen gjaldt), besørget ved Engle, ved en Mellemmands Hånd.

¹⁹ Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made.

²¹ Er da Loven imod Guds Forjættelser? Det være langtfra! Ja, hvis der var givet en Lov, som kunde levendegøre, da var Retfærdigheden virkelig af Lov.

²¹ Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law.

²³ Men førend Troen kom, holdtes vi indelukkede under Lovens Bevogtning til den Tro, som skulde åbenbares,

²³ But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed.

²⁵ Men efter at Troen er kommen, ere vi ikke mere under Tugtemester.

²⁵ But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

²⁷ Thi I, så mange som bleve døbte til Kristus, have iført eder Kristus.

²⁷ For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

²⁹ Men når I høre Kristus til, da ere I jo Abrahams Sæd, Arvinger ifølge Forjættelse. 

²⁹ And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.