Galaterne 3

1 O, I uforstandige Galater! hvo har fortryllet Eder, at I ikke lyde Sandheden? Eder, hvem Jesus Christus var malet for øine som korsfæstet iblandt Eder.2 Kun dette vil jeg af Eder: var det ved Lovens Gjerninger, I annammede Aanden, eller ved Troens Forkyndelse?3 Ere I saa uforstandige? ville I, som begyndte iAanden, nu fuldende i Kjødet?4 Have I da prøvet saa meget forgjeves? hvis ellers kun forkjeves!5 Mon da han, som meddeler Eder Aanden og udretter kraftige Gjerninger i Eder, udretter det ved Lovens Gjerninger eller ved Troens Forkyndelse?6 Ligesom Abraham troede Gud, og det blev regnet ham til Retfærdighed.7 Erkjender altsaa, at de, som holde sig til Troen, disse ere Abrahams Børn.8 Men da Skriften forudsaae, at Gud vilde retfærdiggjøre Heningerne af Troen, forjættede den Abraham forud: i dig skulle alle Folkeslag velsignes.9 Saa at de, som holde sig til Troen blive velsignede med den troende Abraham.10 Thi saa Mange, som holde sig til Lovens Gjerninger, ere under Forbandelse; thi der er skrevet: forbandet hver den, som ikke bliver ved i alle de Ting som ere skrevne i Lovens Bog, at han gjør dem.11 Men at Ingen bliver retfærdiggjort for Gud ved Loven, er aabenbart; thi den Retfærdige ved Troen skal leve.12 Men Loven beroer ikke paa Tro; thi den siger: det Menneske, som gjør disse Ting, skal derved leve.13 Christus har frikjøbt os fra Lovens Forbandelse, der han blev en Forbandelse for os; (thi der er skrevet: forbandet er hver den, som hænger paa et Træ;)14 paa det Abrahams Velsignelse maatte komme over Hedningerne i Christus Jesus, saa at vikunde faae Aandens Forjættelse formedelst Troen.15 Brødre! jeg vil tale efter menneskelig Viis: gjør dog ingen et menneskes Pagt, som er stadfæstet, til intet eller sætter Noget dertil.16 Men Forjættelserne ere tilsagte Abraham og hans Sæd; der siges ikke: og hans Sæde som om Mange, men som om Een: og din Sæd, hvilken er Christus.17 Dette vil jeg sige: den Pagt, som forud er stadfæstet af Gud om Christus, kan Loven, om blev given fire hundrede og tredive Aar derefter, ikke rykke, at den skulde gjøre Forjættelsen til Intet.18 Thi er Arven ved Loven, da er den ikke mere ved Forjættelsen; men Gud skjenkede Abraham den ved Forjættelsen.19 Hvad skal da Loven? Den blev føiet til for Overtrædelsers Skyld (indtil den Sæd kom, hvem Forjættelsen gjældte), betjent af Engle, ved en Midlers Haand.20 Dog er Midleren ikke Eens, men Gud er een.21 Er da Loven mod Guds Forjættelser? Det være langt fra! Thi var der givet en Lov, som kunde levendegjøre, da erholdtes Retfærdighed virkeligen ved Loven.22 Men Skriften har indesluttet Alt under Synd, at Forjættelsen ved Jesu Christi Tro skulde blive given dem, som troe.23 Men førend Troen kom, bevogtedes vi, indesluttede under Loven, til den Tro, som skulde aabenbares.24 saa at Loven er vorden vor Tugtemester til Christus, at vi skulde blive retfærdiggjorte af Troen.25 Men nu Troen er kommen, ere vi ikke mere under Tugtemesteren.26 I ere jo alle Guds Børn forrmedelst Troen i Christus Jesus.27 Thi I, saa mange som ere døbte til Christus, have iført Christus.28 Her er ikke Jøde eller Græker; her er ikke Træl eller Fri; her er ikke Mand eller Kvinde; thi I ere alle Een i Christus Jesus.29 Men ere i Christi, da ere i jo Abrahams Sæd og Arvinger efter Forjættelsen.

Galatians 3

Justification by Law or by Faith?

1 Yout foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spellt on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayedt as crucified!2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the lawt or by believing what you heard?t3 Are you so foolish? Although you begant witht the Spirit, are you now trying to finisht by human effort?t4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing? – if indeed it was for nothing.

5 Does God then givet you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the lawt or by your believing what you heard?t
6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,s7 so then, understandt that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.t8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time,t saying, “All the nationstwill be blessed in you,"s9 So then those who believet are blessed along with Abraham the believer.10 For all whot rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.”ts11 Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.t12 But the law is not based on faith,t but the one who does the works of the lawtwill live by them.s13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becomingt a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)s

14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles,t so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law

15 Brothers and sisters,t I offer an example from everyday life:t When a covenantt has been ratified,t even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant.t Scripturet does not say, “and to the descendants,”t referring to many, but “and to your descendant,”ts referring to one, who is Christ.17 What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God,s so as to invalidate the promise.

18 For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gavet it to Abraham through the promise.
19 Why then was the law given?t It was addeds because of transgressions,s until the arrival of the descendantt to whom the promise had been made. It was administeredt through angels by an intermediary.t20 Now an intermediary is not for one party alone, but God is one.t21 Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God?s Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.t

22 But the scripture imprisonedt everything and everyonet under sin so that the promise could be given – because of the faithfulnessts of Jesus Christ – to those who believe.

Sons of God Are Heirs of Promise

23 Now before faitht came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisonersst until the coming faith would be revealed.24 Thus the law had become our guardiant until Christ, so that we could be declared righteoust by faith.25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.t26 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.t27 For all of you whot were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slavet nor free, there is neither male nor femalet – for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants,t heirs according to the promise.