Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt. English?

Answer 1

Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt is a chorale by Lazarus Spengler (1524). The sentence on its own translates as Through Adam's fall is completely corrupted.

The translation of the full text is as follows:

Through Adam's fall human nature

and character is completely corrupted,

the same poison has been inherited by us,

so that we would not be able to recover health

without God's comfort, who has redeemed us

from the great harm

that was done when the serpent overcame Eve

and led her to bring God's wrath upon herself.

Since the time when the serpent brought Eve

to abandon God's word, which she despised,

through her death

was brought on all of us,

so that there was necessity

that God should give to us his dear son,

the throne of grace,

in whom we wish to live.

Just as another's guilt has brought us

shame in Adam,

so another's grace in Christ has brought us

all reconciliation;

and just as for me through Adams fall

everything perished eternally in death,

so God through Christ's death

has renewed what was ruined.

He therefore gave his son to us,

while we were still his enemies.

For our sake He hung on the cross,

was put to death and went to heaven.

By this means we have been redeemed from death and suffering.

If we place our trust in this stronghold,

the Father's word,

why should anyone have any horror of death?

He is the way, the light, the gate,

the truth and the life,

the Father's counsel and eternal Word,

that He has given to us as protection,

so that with bold confidence

we may believe firmly in Him

and for this reason no might nor force

will snatch us from His hand.

Mankind is godless and cursed,

his salvation is still distant,

he looks for comfort from men

and not from God the Lord;

for if anyone who sets a different goal

without this comforter,

the Devil's might and cunning

can very soon terrify him.

Who hopes in God and trusts in Him

will never be put to shame.

For anyone who builds on this rock,

even if something befall him

that seems like misfortune,

I have never seen anyone fall

who relies on God's comfort,

He helps all those who believe.

I pray, o Lord, from the depths of my heart

that you may not take from me

Your holy word from my mouth;

so will I not be put to shame by

my sin and guilt, since in your grace

I place all my trust.

Whoever relies firmly upon this

will never look on death.

Your holy word is a blazing lantern

For my feet.

A light that shows me the way Ahead;

As this morning Star

rises within us we understand

the great gifts

that God's spirit has certainly promised to us,

and in these we have our hope.