2 Corinthians 2
1 But I determined this with myself, not to come to you again in sorrow.
Men jeg besluttede dette hos mig selv, at jeg vilde ikke atter komme til eder med Bedrøvelse.
2 For if I make you sorrowful, who is he then that can make me glad, but the same who is made sorrowful by me?
Thi dersom jeg bedrøver eder, hvem er da den, som gør mig glad, uden den, som bedrøves af mig?
3 And I wrote this same to you; that I may not, when I come, have sorrow upon sorrow, from them of whom I ought to rejoice: having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
Og jeg skrev netop derfor, for at jeg ikke, naar 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 affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears: not that you should be made sorrowful: but that you might know the charity I have more abundantly towards you.
Thi ud af stor Hjertets Trængsel og Beklemthed skrev jeg eder til, under mange Taarer, ikke for at I skulde blive bedrøvede, men for at I skulde kende den Kærlighed, som jeg har særlig til eder.
5 And if any one have caused grief, he hath not grieved me; but in part, that I may not burden you all.
Men dersom nogen har voldt Bedrøvelse, har han ikke bedrøvet mig, men til Dels, for ikke at sige det haardere, eder alle.
6 To him who is such a one, this rebuke is sufficient, which is given by many:
Det er nok for ham med denne Straf, som han har faaet af de fleste,
7 So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
saa at I tværtimod snarere skulle tilgive og trøste ham, for at han ikke skal drukne i den alt for store Bedrøvelse.
8 Wherefore, I beseech you, that you would confirm your charity towards him.
Derfor formaner jeg eder til at vedtage at vise ham Kærlighed.
9 For to this end also did I write, that I may know the experiment of you, whether you be obedient in all things.
Det var nemlig ogsaa derfor, at jeg skrev, for at erfare, hvor vidt I staa Prøve, om I ere lydige i alt.
10 And to whom you have pardoned any thing, I also. For, what I have pardoned, if I have pardoned any thing, for your sakes have I done it in the person of Christ.
Men hvem I tilgive noget, ham tilgiver ogsaa jeg; thi ogsaa hvad jeg selv har tilgivet, om jeg har tilgivet noget, det har jeg gjort for eders Skyld, for Kristi Aasyn,
11 That we be not overreached by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his devices.
for at vi ikke skulle bedrages af Satan; thi hans Anslag ere os ikke ubekendte.
12 And when I was come to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
Da jeg kom til Troas for at prædike Kristi Evangelium, og der var aabnet mig en Dør i Herren,
13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but bidding them farewell, I went into Macedonia.
da havde jeg ingen Ro i min Aand, fordi jeg ikke fandt Titus, min Broder; men jeg tog Afsked med dem og drog til Makedonien.
14 Now thanks be to God, who always maketh us to triumph in Christ Jesus, and manifesteth the odour of his knowledge by 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 paa ethvert Sted.
15 For we are the good odour of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.
Thi en Kristi Vellugt ere vi for Gud, iblandt dem, som frelses, og iblandt dem, som fortabes,
16 To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?
for disse en Duft af Død til Død, for hine en Duft af Liv til Liv. Og hvem er dygtig dertil?
17 For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God; but with sincerity, but as from God, before God, in Christ we speak.
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 Aasyn i Kristus.
