2 Korinterne 7
1 Derfor, efterdi vi have disse Forjættelser, I elskede! så lader os rense os selv fra al Kødets og Åndens Besmittelse, så vi gennemføre Hellighed i Guds Frygt!
Loved ones, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves of everything that makes us unclean in our body and spirit. Let us pursue holiness in the fear of God.
2 Giver os Rum; ingen have vi gjort Uret, ingen ødelagt, ingen bedraget.
Make room for us! We have not wronged anyone. We have not harmed anyone or taken advantage of anyone.
3 Jeg siger det ikke for at fælde Dom; jeg har jo sagt tilforn, at I ere i vore Hjerter, så at vi dø sammen og leve sammen.
It is not to condemn you that I say this. For I have already said that you are in our hearts, for us to die together and to live together.
4 Jeg har stor Frimodighed over for eder; jeg roser mig meget af eder, jeg er fuld af Trøst, jeg strømmer over af Glæde under al vor Trængsel.
I have great confidence in you, and I am proud of you. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy even in all our afflictions.
5 Thi også da vi kom til Makedonien, havde vort Kød ingen Ro, men vi trængtes på alle Måder: udadtil Kampe, indadtil Angster.
When we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest. Instead, we were troubled in every way by conflicts on the outside and fears on the inside.
6 Men han, som trøster de nedbøjede, Gud, han trøstede os ved Titus's Komme;
But God, who comforts the discouraged, comforted us by the arrival of Titus.
7 dog ikke alene ved hans Komme, men også ved den Trøst, hvormed han var bleven trøstet over eder, idet han fortalte os om eders Længsel, eders Gråd, eders Nidkærhed for mig, så at jeg glædede mig end mere.
It was not only by his arrival that God comforted us. It was also by the comfort that Titus had received from you. He told us of your great affection, your sorrow, and your deep concern for me. So I rejoiced even more.
8 Thi om jeg end har bedrøvet eder ved Brevet, fortryder jeg det ikke. Om jeg også har fortrudt det, - jeg ser jo, at hint Brev, ihvorvel kun til en Tid, har bedrøvet eder, -
Even though my letter made you sad, I do not regret it. But I did regret it when I saw that my letter made you sad. But you were sad just for a little while.
9 så glæder jeg mig nu, ikke over, at I bleve bedrøvede, men over, at I bleve bedrøvede til Omvendelse; thi I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, for at I ikke i nogen Måde skulde lide Skade af os.
Now I rejoice, not because you were distressed, but because your sadness brought you to repentance. You experienced a godly sorrow, so you suffered no loss because of us.
10 Thi den Bedrøvelse, der er efter Guds Sind, virker Omvendelse til Frelse, som ikke fortrydes; men Verdens Bedrøvelse virker Død.
For godly sorrow brings about repentance that accomplishes salvation without regret. Worldly sorrow, however, brings about death.
11 Thi se, just dette, at I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, hvor stor en Iver virkede det ikke hos eder, ja Forsvar, ja Harme, ja Frygt, ja Længsel, ja Nidkærhed, ja Straf! På enhver Måde beviste I, at I selv vare rene i den Sag.
See what great determination this godly sorrow produced in you. How great was the determination in you to prove you were innocent. How great was your indignation, your fear, your longing, your zeal, and your desire to see that justice should be done! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
12 Altså, når jeg skrev til eder, var det ikke for hans Skyld, som gjorde Uret, ikke heller for hans Skyld, som led Uret, men for at eders Iver for os skulde blive åbenbar hos eder for Guds Åsyn.
Although I wrote to you, I did not write for the sake of the wrongdoer, nor for the one who suffered the wrong, but so that your good will toward us should be made known to you in the sight of God.
13 Derfor ere vi blevne trøstede. Men til vor Trøst kom end yderligere Glæden over Titus's Glæde, fordi hans Ånd har fået Vederkvægelse fra eder alle.
It is by this that we are encouraged. In addition to our own comfort, we also rejoiced even more because of Titus' joy, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.
14 Thi i hvad jeg end har rost mig af eder for ham, er jeg ikke bleven til Skamme; men ligesom vi i alle Ting have talt Sandhed til eder, således er også vor Ros for Titus bleven Sandhed.
For if I boasted to him about you, I was not embarrassed. On the contrary, just as everything we said to you was true, our boasting about you to Titus proved to be true.
15 Og hans Hjerte drages inderligere til eder, når han mindes Lydigheden hos eder alle, hvorledes I modtoge ham med Frygt og Bæven.
His affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of all of you, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
16 Jeg glæder mig over, at jeg i alt kan lide på eder.
I rejoice because I have complete confidence in you.
