2 Corinthians 2
1 But I have judged this with myself, not to come back to you in grief.
Men jeg beslutte dette hos mig selv, at jeg vilde ikke atter komme til eder med Bedrøvelse.
2 For if I grieve you, who also [is] it that gladdens me, if not he that is grieved through me?
Thi dersom jeg bedrøver eder, hvem er da den, som gør mig glad, uden den, som bedrøves af mig?
3 And I have written this very [letter] [to you], that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is [that] of you all.
Og jeg skrev netop derfor, for at jeg ikke, når jeg kom, skulde have Bedrøvelse af dem, som jeg burde have Glæde af, idet jeg havde den Tillid til eder alle, at min Glæde deles af eder alle.
4 For out of much tribulation and distress of heart I wrote to you, with many tears; not that ye may be grieved, but that ye may know the love which I have very abundantly towards you.
Thi ud af stor Hjertets Trængsel og Beklemthed skrev jeg eder til, under mange Tårer, ikke for at I skulde blive bedrøvede, men for at I skulde kende den Kærlighed, som jeg har særlig til eder.
5 But if any one has grieved, he has grieved, not me, but in part (that I may not overcharge [you]) all of you.
Men dersom nogen har voldt Bedrøvelse, har han ikke bedrøvet mig, men til Dels, for ikke at sige det hårdere, eder alle.
6 Sufficient to such a one [is] this rebuke which [has been inflicted] by the many;
Det er nok for ham med denne Straf, som han har fået af de fleste,
7 so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.
så at I tværtimod snarere skulle tilgive og trøste ham, for at han ikke skal drukne i den alt for store Bedrøvelse.
8 Wherefore I exhort you to assure him of [your] love.
Derfor formaner jeg eder til at vedtage at vise ham Kærlighed.
9 For to this end also I have written, that I might know, by putting you to the test, if as to everything ye are obedient.
Det var nemlig også derfor, at jeg skrev, for at erfare, hvor vidt I stå Prøve, om I ere lydige i alt.
10 But to whom ye forgive anything, I also; for I also, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, [it is] for your sakes in [the] person of Christ;
Men hvem I tilgive noget, ham tilgiver også jeg; thi også hvad jeg selv har tilgivet, om jeg har tilgivet noget, det har jeg gjort for eders Skyld, for Kristi Åsyn,
11 that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
for at vi ikke skulle bedrages af Satan; thi hans Anslag ere os ikke ubekendte.
12 Now when I came to Troas for the [publication of the] glad tidings of the Christ, a door also being opened to me in [the] Lord,
Da jeg kom til Troas for at prædike Kristi Evangelium, og der var åbnet mig en Dør i Herren,
13 I had no rest in my spirit at not finding Titus my brother; but bidding them adieu, I came away to Macedonia.
da havde jeg ingen Ro i min Ånd, fordi jeg ikke fandt Titus, min Broder; men jeg tog Afsked med dem og drog til Makedonien.
14 But thanks [be] to God, who always leads us in triumph in the Christ, and makes manifest the odour of his knowledge through us in every place.
Men Gud ske Tak, som altid fører os i Sejrstog i Kristus og lader sin Kundskabs Duft blive kendelig ved os på ethvert Sted.
15 For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God, in the saved and in those that perish:
Thi en Kristi Vellugt ere vi for Gud, iblandt dem, som frelses, og iblandt dem, som fortabes,
16 to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who [is] sufficient for these things?
for disse en Duft af Død til Død, for hine en Duft af Liv til Liv. Og hvem er dygtig dertil?
17 For we do not, as the many, make a trade of the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, before God, we speak in Christ.
Thi vi ere ikke som de mange, at vi gøre en Forretning af Guds Ord, men som af Renhed, som af Gud tale vi for Guds Åsyn i Kristus.
