1 Corinthians 4
1 So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants and stewards of God’s mysteries.
Saaledes agte man os: som Kristi Tjenere og Husholdere over Guds Hemmeligheder!
2 Here, moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
I øvrigt kræves her af Husholdere, at man maa findes tro.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a human court. Yes, I don’t even judge my own self.
Men mig er det saare lidet at bedømmes af eder eller af en menneskelig Ret; ja, jeg bedømmer end ikke mig selv.
4 For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
Thi vel ved jeg intet med mig selv, dog er jeg ikke dermed retfærdiggjort; men den, som bedømmer mig, er Herren.
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
Derfor dømmer ikke noget før Tiden, førend Herren kommer, som baade skal bringe for Lyset det, som er skjult i Mørket, og aabenbare Hjerternes Raad; og da skal enhver faa sin Ros fra Gud.
6 Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.
Men dette, Brødre! har jeg anvendt paa mig selv og Apollos for eders Skyld, for at I paa os kunne lære dette „ikke ud over, hvad der staar skrevet‟, for at ikke nogen af eder for eens Skyld skal opblæse sig mod en anden.
7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
Thi hvem giver dig Fortrin? og hvad har du, som du ikke har faaet givet? men naar du virkelig har faaet det, hvorfor roser du dig da, som om du ikke havde faaet det?
8 You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you!
I ere allerede mættede, I ere allerede blevne rige, I ere blevne Konger uden os, ja, gid I dog vare blevne Konger, for at ogsaa vi kunde være Konger med eder!
9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
Thi mig synes, at Gud har fremstillet os Apostle som de ringeste, ligesom dødsdømte; thi et Skuespil ere vi blevne for Verden, baade for Engle og Mennesker.
10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
Vi ere Daarer for Kristi Skyld, men I ere kloge i Kristus; vi svage, men I stærke; I hædrede, men vi vanærede.
11 Even to this present hour we hunger, thirst, are naked, are beaten, and have no certain dwelling place.
Indtil denne Time lide vi baade Hunger og Tørst og Nøgenhed og faa Næveslag og have intet blivende Sted
12 We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
og arbejde møjsommeligt med vore egne Hænder. Udskælder man os, velsigne vi; forfølger man os, finde vi os deri;
13 Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.
spotter man os, give vi gode Ord; som Verdens Fejeskarn ere vi blevne, et Udskud for alle indtil nu.
14 I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
Ikke for at beskæmme eder skriver jeg dette; men jeg paaminder eder som mine elskede Børn.
15 For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, you don’t have many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
Thi om I end have ti Tusinde Opdragere i Kristus, have I dog ikke mange Fædre; thi jeg har i Kristus Jesus avlet eder ved Evangeliet.
16 I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
Jeg formaner eder altsaa, vorder mine Efterfølgere!
17 Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
Derfor har jeg sendt Timotheus til eder, som er mit elskede og trofaste Barn i Herren, og han skal minde eder om mine Veje i Kristus, saaledes som jeg lærer alle Vegne i enhver Menighed.
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.
Men nogle ere blevne opblæste, i den Tanke, at jeg ikke kommer til eder;
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing. And I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.
men jeg skal snart komme til eder, om Herren vil, og gøre mig bekendt, ikke med de opblæstes Ord, men med deres Kraft.
20 For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in power.
Thi Guds Rige bestaar ikke i Ord, men i Kraft.
21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
Hvad ville I? Skal jeg komme til eder med Ris eller med Kærlighed og Sagtmodigheds Aand?
