Kolossensern 1
1 Paulus, Kristi Jesu Apostel ved Guds Villie, og Broderen Timotheus.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 til de hellige og troende Brødre i Kristus i Kolossæ: Nåde være med eder og Fred fra Gud vor Fader!
to the believers and faithful brothers in Christ who are at Colossae. May grace be to you, and peace from God our Father.
3 Vi takke Gud og vor Herres Jesu Kristi Fader altid, når vi bede for eder,
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we always pray for you.
4 da vi have hørt om eders Tro på Kristus Jesus og den Kærlighed, som I have til alle de hellige
We have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all those set apart for God.
5 på Grund af det Håb, som er henlagt til eder i Himlene, om hvilket I forud have hørt i Evangeliets Sandheds Ord,
You have this love because of the certain hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this confident expectation before in the word of truth, the gospel,
6 der er kommet til eder, ligesom det også er i den hele Verden, idet det bærer Frugt og vokser, ligesom det også gør iblandt eder fra den Dag, I hørte og erkendte Guds Nåde i Sandhed,
which has come to you. This gospel is bearing fruit and is growing in all the world. It has been doing this in you also from the day you heard it and learned about the grace of God in truth.
7 således som I have lært af Epafras, vor elskede Medtjener som er en tro Kristi Tjener for eder,
This is the gospel as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf.
8 han, som også gav os eders Kærlighed i Ånden til Kende.
Epaphras has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
9 Derfor have også vi fra den Dag, vi hørte det, ikke ophørt at bede for eder og begære, at I måtte fyldes med Erkendelsen af hans Villie i al Visdom og åndelige Indsigt
Because of this love, from the day we heard this we have not stopped praying for you. We have been asking that you will be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
10 til at vandre Herren værdigt, til alt Velbehag, idet I bære Frugt og vokse i al god Gerning ved Erkendelsen af Gud,
We have been praying that you will walk worthily of the Lord in pleasing ways. We have been praying that you will bear fruit in every good deed and that you will grow in the knowledge of God.
11 idet I styrkes med al Styrke efter hans Herligheds Kraft til al Udholdenhed og Tålmodighed med Glæde
We pray you may be strengthened in every ability according to the power of his glory into all perseverance and patience.
12 og takke Faderen, som gjorde os dygtige til at have Del i de helliges Arvelod i Lyset,
We pray that you will joyfully give thanks to the Father, who has made you able to have a share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
13 han, som friede os ud af Mørkets Magt og satte os over i sin elskede Søns Rige,
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.
14 i hvem vi have Forløsningen, Syndernes Forladelse,
In his Son we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15 han, som er den usynlige Guds Billede, al Skabnings førstefødte;
The Son is the image of the invisible God. He is the firstborn of all creation.
16 thi i ham bleve alle Ting skabte i Himlene og på Jorden, de synlige og de usynlige, være sig Troner eller Herredømmer eller Magter eller Myndigheder. Alle Ting ere skabte ved ham og til ham;
For by him all things were created, those in the heavens and those on the earth, the visible and the invisible things. Whether thrones or dominions or governments or authorities, all things were created by him and for him.
17 og han er forud for alle Ting, og alle Ting bestå ved ham.
He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18 Og han er Legemets Hoved, nemlig Menighedens, han, som er Begyndelsen, førstefødt ud af de døde, for at han skulde blive den ypperste i alle Ting;
He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so he has first place among all things.
19 thi det behagede Gud, at i ham skulde hele Fylden bo,
For God was pleased that all his fullness should live in him,
20 og ved ham at forlige alle Ting med sig, være sig dem på Jorden eller dem i Himlene, idet han stiftede Fred ved hans Kors's Blod.
and to reconcile through the Son all things to himself. God made peace through the blood of his cross. God reconciled all things to himself, whether the things on the earth or the things in heaven.
21 Også eder, som fordum vare fremmedgjorte og fjendske af Sindelag i eders onde Gerninger,
At one time, you also were strangers to God and were his enemies in mind and in evil deeds.
22 har han dog nu forligt i sit Køds Legeme ved Døden for at fremstille eder hellige og ulastelige og ustraffelige for sit Åsyn,
But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death. He did this in order to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him,
23 så sandt I blive i Troen, grundfæstede og faste, uden at lade eder rokke fra Håbet i det Evangelium, som I have hørt, hvilket er blevet prædiket i al Skabningen under Himmelen, og hvis Tjener jeg Paulus er bleven.
if you continue in the faith, established and firm, not moved away from the certain hope of the gospel that you heard. This is the gospel that was proclaimed to every person created under heaven. This is the gospel of which I, Paul, became a servant.
24 Nu glæder jeg mig over mine Lidelser for eder, og hvad der fattes i Kristi Trængsler, udfylder jeg i mit Kød for hans Legeme, som er Menigheden,
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ for the sake of his body, which is the church.
25 hvis Tjener jeg er bleven efter den Guds Husholdning, som blev given mig over for eder, nemlig fuldelig at forkynde Guds Ord,
It is of this church that I am a servant, according to the responsibility from God that was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God.
26 den Hemmelighed, der var skjult igennem alle Tider og Slægter, men nu er bleven åbenbaret for hans hellige, (aiōn g165)
This is the secret truth that was hidden for ages and for generations. But now it has been revealed to those who believe in him. (aiōn g165)
27 hvem Gud vilde tilkendegive, hvilken Rigdom på Herlighed iblandt Hedningerne der ligger i denne Hemmelighed, som er Kristus i eder, Herlighedens Håb,
It is to them that God wanted to make known the riches of the glory of this secret truth among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 hvem vi forkynde, idet vi påminde hvert Menneske og lære hvert Menneske med al Visdom, for at vi kunne fremstille hvert Menneske som fuldkomment i Kristus;
This is he whom we proclaim. We admonish every person, and we teach every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.
29 hvorpå jeg også arbejder, idet jeg kæmper ifølge hans Kraft, som virker mægtigt i mig.
For this I labor and strive according to his energy that is at work in me in power.
