2 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother: to the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in all Achaia:
Paulus, ved Guds Villie Kristi Jesu Apostel, og Broderen Timotheus til Guds Menighed, som er i Korinth, tillige med alle de hellige, som ere i hele Akaja:
2 Grace unto you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Naade være med eder og Fred fra Gud vor Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus!
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort.
Lovet være Gud og vor Herres Jesu Kristi Fader, Barmhjertighedens Fader og al Trøsts Gud,
4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress, by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by God.
som trøster os under al vor Trængsel, for at vi maa kunne trøste dem, som ere i alle Haande Trængsel, med den Trøst, hvormed vi selv trøstes af Gud!
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us: so also by Christ doth our comfort abound.
Thi ligesom Kristi Lidelser komme rigeligt over os, saaledes bliver ogsaa vor Trøst rigelig ved Kristus.
6 Now whether we be in tribulation, it is for your exhortation and salvation: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation: or whether we be exhorted, it is for your exhortation and salvation, which worketh the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.
Men hvad enten vi lide Trængsel, sker det til eders Trøst og Frelse, eller vi trøstes, sker det til eders Trøst, som viser sin Kraft i, at I udholde de samme Lidelser, som ogsaa vi lide; og vort Haab om eder er fast,
7 That our hope for you may be steadfast: knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation.
efterdi vi vide, at ligesom I ere delagtige i Lidelserne, saaledes ere I det ogsaa i Trøsten.
8 For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation, which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure above our strength, so that we were weary even of life.
Thi vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende om den Trængsel, som kom over os i Asien, at vi bleve overvættes besværede, over Evne, saa at vi endog mistvivlede om Livet.
9 But we had in ourselves the answer of death, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead.
Ja, selv have vi hos os selv faaet det Svar: „Døden‟, for at vi ikke skulde forlade os paa os selv, men paa Gud, som oprejser de døde,
10 Who hath delivered and doth deliver us out of so great dangers: in whom we trust that he will yet also deliver us.
han, som friede os ud af saa stor en Dødsfare og vil fri os, til hvem vi have sat vort Haab, at han ogsaa fremdeles vil fri os,
11 You helping withal in prayer for us: that for this gift obtained for us, by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many in our behalf.
idet ogsaa I komme os til Hjælp med Bøn for os, for at der fra mange Munde maa blive rigeligt takket for os, for den Naade, som er bevist os.
12 For our glory is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.
Thi dette er vor Ros, vor Samvittigheds Vidnesbyrd, at i Guds Hellighed og Renhed, ikke i kødelig Visdom, men i Guds Naade have vi færdedes i Verden, men mest hos eder.
13 For we write no other things to you than what you have read and known. And I hope that you shall know unto the end:
Thi vi skrive eder ikke andet til end det, som I læse eller ogsaa erkende; men jeg haaber, at I indtil Enden skulle erkende,
14 As also you have known us in part, that we are your glory, as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ligesom I ogsaa til Dels have erkendt om os, at vi ere eders Ros, ligesom I ere vor, paa den Herres Jesu Dag.
15 And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you before, that you might have a second grace:
Og i Tillid hertil havde jeg i Sinde at komme først til eder, for at I skulde faa Naade to Gange,
16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea.
og om ad eder at drage til Makedonien og atter fra Makedonien at komme til eder og blive befordret videre af eder til Judæa.
17 Whereas then I was thus minded, did I use lightness? Or, the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that there should be with me, It is, and It is not?
Naar jeg nu havde dette i Sinde, mon jeg da saa handlede i Letsindighed? Eller hvad jeg beslutter, beslutter jeg det efter Kødet, for at der hos mig skal være Ja, Ja og Nej, Nej?
18 But God is faithful, for our preaching which was to you, was not, It is, and It is not.
Saa sandt Gud er trofast, er vor Tale til eder ikke Ja og Nej.
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was preached among you by us, by me, and Sylvanus, and Timothy, was not, It is and It is not, but, It is, was in him.
Thi Guds Søn, Kristus Jesus, som blev prædiket iblandt eder ved os, ved mig og Silvanus og Timotheus, han blev ikke Ja og Nej, men Ja er vorden i ham.
20 For all the promises of God are in him, It is; therefore also by him, amen to God, unto our glory.
Thi saa mange som Guds Forjættelser ere, i ham have de deres Ja; derfor faa de ogsaa ved ham deres Amen, Gud til Ære ved os.
21 Now he that confirmeth us with you in Christ, and that hath anointed us, is God:
Men den, som holder os med eder fast til Kristus og salvede os, er Gud,
22 Who also hath sealed us, and given the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.
som ogsaa beseglede os og gav os Aandens Pant i vore Hjerter.
23 But I call God to witness upon my soul, that to spare you, I came not any more to Corinth:
Men jeg kalder Gud til Vidne over min Sjæl paa, at det var for at skaane eder, at jeg ikke igen kom til Korinth.
24 not because we exercise dominion over your faith: but we are helpers of your joy: for in faith you stand.
Ikke at vi ere Herrer over eders Tro, men vi ere Medarbejdere paa eders Glæde; thi i Troen staa I.
