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

¹Hvad skulle vi da sige, at vor Stamfader Abraham har vundet efter Kødet?

²For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

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

³For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:6

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

⁴Now to him who works, the reward is not counted as grace, but as something owed.

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

⁵But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

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

⁶Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,

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

⁷“Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

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

⁸Blessed is the man whom the Lord will by no means charge with sin.” Psalm 32:1-2

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

⁹Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

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

¹⁰How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

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

¹¹He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.

¹¹Og 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,

¹²He is the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

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

¹³For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn’t through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

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

¹⁴For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

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

¹⁵For the law works wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

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

¹⁶For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

¹⁶Derfor 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

¹⁷As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” Genesis 17:5 This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

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.

¹⁸Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your seed be.” Genesis 15:5

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

¹⁹Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

¹⁹og 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;

²⁰Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,

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

²¹and being fully assured that what he had promised, he was also able to perform.

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

²²Therefore it also was “reckoned to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:6

²²Derfor blev det også regnet ham til Retfærdighed.

²³Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,

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

²⁴but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,

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

²⁵who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

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