I Timothy 3

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

Den Tale er troværdig; dersom nogen begærer en Tilsynsgerning har han Lyst til en skøn Gerning.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

En Tilsynsmand bør derfor være ulastelig, een Kvindes Mand, ædruelig, sindig, høvisk, gæstfri, dygtig til at lære andre;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

ikke hengiven til Vin, ikke til Slagsmål, men mild, ikke kivagtig, ikke pengegridsk;

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

en Mand, som forestår sit eget Hus vel, som har Børn, der ere lydige med al Ærbarhed;

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

(dersom en ikke veed at forestå sit eget Hus, hvorledes vil han da kunne sørge for Guds Menighed?)

Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

ikke ny i Troen, som at han ikke skal blive opblæst og falde ind under Djævelens Dom.

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Men han bør også have et godt Vidnesbyrd af dem, som ere udenfor; for at han ikke skal falde i Forhånelse og Djævelens Snare.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Menighedstjenere bør ligeledes være ærbare, ikke tvetungede, ikke hengivne til megen Vin, ikke til slet Vinding,

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

bevarende Troens Hemmelighed i en ren Samvittighed.

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

Men også disse skulle først prøves, og siden gøre Tjeneste, hvis de ere ustrafelige.

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Kvinder bør ligeledes være ærbare, ikke bagtaleriske, ædruelige, tro i alle Ting.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

En Menighedstjener skal være een Kvindes Mand og forestå sine Børn og sit eget Hus vel.

For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Thi de, som have tjent vel i Menigheden, de erhverve sig selv en smuk Stilling og megen Frimodighed i Troen på Kristus Jesus.

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

Disse Ting skriver jeg dig til, ihvorvel jeg håber at komme snart til dig;

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

men dersom jeg tøver, da skal du heraf vide, hvorledes man bør færdes i Guds Hus, hvilket jo er den levende Guds Menighed, Sandhedens Søjle og Grundvold.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Og uden Modsigelse stor er den Gudsfrygtens Hemmelighed: Han, som blev åbenbaret i Kød, blev retfærdiggjort i Ånd, set af Engle, prædiket iblandt Hedninger, troet i Verden, optagen i Herlighed.