Kolossensern 2
1 Thi jeg vil, at I skulle vide, hvor stor en Kamp jeg har for eder og for dem i Laodikea og for alle, som ikke have set mit Åsyn i Kødet,
For I would have you know how great a contest I am waging for you and the brethren in Laodicea, and for all who have never seen my face.
2 for at deres Hjerter må opmuntres, idet de sammenknyttes i Kærlighed og til den fuldvisse Indsigts hele Rigdom, til Erkendelse af Guds Hemmelighed, Kristus.
May their hearts be comforted! May they be knit together in love! May they gain in all its riches the full assurance of their understanding! May they come to a perfect knowledge of the secret truth of God, which is Christ himself.
3 i hvem alle Visdommens og Kundskabens Skatte findes skjulte.
In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge!
4 Dette siger jeg, for at ingen skal bedrage eder med lokkende Tale.
And this I say, lest any one should mislead you with enticing words.
5 Thi om jeg også i Kødet er fraværende, så er jeg dog i Ånden hos eder og glæder mig ved at se eders Orden og Fastheden i eders Tro på Kristus.
For though I am absent from you in body, I am with you in spirit, happy to note your discipline and the solid front of your faith in Christ.
6 Derfor, ligesom I have modtaget Kristus Jesus, Herren, så vandrer i ham,
As then you have received Jesus Christ, your Lord, in him live your lives;
7 idet I ere rodfæstede og opbygges i ham og, stadfæstes ved Troen, således som I bleve oplærte, så I vokse i den med Taksigelse.
since you are rooted in him, and in him continually built up. Be firmly established in the faith as you were taught it, and continually abound in it with thanksgiving.
8 Ser til, at der ikke skal være nogen, som gør eder til Bytte ved den verdslige Visdom og tomt Bedrag efter Menneskers Overlevering, efter Verdens Børnelærdom og ikke efter Kristus;
Take care lest any man drag you away captive by his philosophy which is a vain deceit, following the traditions of men and the world’s crude notions, and not Christ.
9 thi i ham bor Guddommens hele Fylde legemlig,
For it is in Christ that all the fullness of deity dwells bodily,
10 og i ham have I eders Fylde, ham, som er Hovedet for al Magt og Myndighed;
and in him you have your fulness, and he is the Lord of all the principalities and powers.
11 i hvem I også ere blevne omskårne med en Omskærelse, som ikke er gjort med Hænder, ved Afførelsen af Kødets Legeme, ved Kristi Omskærelse,
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands; even in putting off your sensual nature in Christ’s own circumcision,
12 idet I bleve begravne med ham i Dåben, i hvilken I også bleve medoprejste ved Troen på Guds Virkekraft, som oprejste ham fra de døde.
when you were buried with him in baptism. In baptism also you were raised with him, through your faith in the energy of that God who raised him from the dead.
13 Også eder, som vare døde i eders Overtrædelser og eders Køds Forhud, eder gjorde han levende tillige med ham, idet han tilgav os alle vore Overtrædelser
And you also, at one time dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sensual nature, he has made alive together with himself. For he forgave us all our transgressions,
14 og udslettede det imod os rettede Gældsbrev med dets Befalinger, hvilket gik os imod, og han har taget det bort ved at nagle det til Korset;
blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that stood against us and was hostile to us, and took it out of our way, nailing it to his cross.
15 efter at have afvæbnet Magterne og Myndighederne, stillede han dem åbenlyst til Skue, da han i ham førte dem i Sejrstog.
Principalities and powers he disarmed, and openly displayed them as his trophies, when he triumphed over them in the cross.
16 Lad derfor ingen dømme eder for Mad eller for Drikke eller i Henseende til Højtid eller Nymåne eller Sabbat,
Therefore do not permit any one to sit in judgment on you in regard to what you may eat or drink, or in regard to feast-days or new moons or sabbaths.
17 hvilket er en Skygge af det, som skulde komme, men Legemet er Kristi.
These were a shadow of things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
18 Lad ingen frarøve eder Sejrsprisen, idet han finder Behag i Ydmyghed og Dyrkelse af Englene, idet han indlader sig på, hvad han har set i Syner, forfængeligt opblæst af sit kødelige Sind,
Let no man at his will defraud you of your prize through his false humility and worship of the angels, taking his stand on the visions he has seen, and vainly puffed up by his material mind;
19 og ikke holder fast ved Hovedet, ud fra hvem hele Legemet, idet det hjælpes og sammenknyttes ved sine Bindeled og Bånd, vokser Guds Vækst.
instead of keeping connection with the Head from the whole body draws nourishment for all its needs by the joints which bind it; and is knit together, and grows with a divine growth.
20 Når I med Kristus ere døde fra Verdens Børnelærdom, hvorfor lade I eder da pålægge Befalinger, som om I levede i Verden:
If you died with Christ to the world’s rudimentary notions, why, as if you still lived in the world, do you submit yourselves to dogmatisms found on teachings and doctrines of men -
21 "Tag ikke, smag ikke, rør ikke derved!"
such as "Do not handle this," "You must not taste that," "Do not touch this" -
22 (hvilket alt er bestemt til at forgå ved at forbruges) efter Menneskenes Bud og Lærdomme?
all things which are intended to perish in the using?
23 thi alt dette har Ord for Visdom ved selvgjort Dyrkelse og Ydmyghed og Skånselsløshed imod Legemet, ikke ved noget, som er Ære værd, kun til Tilfredsstillelse af Kødet.
For these precepts, although they have a show of wisdom with their self-imposed devotions and fastings and bodily austerities, are of no real value against the indulgence of the carnal appetites.
