2 Corinthians 3
1 Doe we begin to praise our selues againe? or neede we as some other, epistles of recommendation vnto you, or letters of recommendation from you?
Begynde vi atter at anbefale os selv? eller behøve vi, som nogle, Anbefalingsbreve til eder eller fra eder?
2 Yee are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is vnderstand, and read of all men,
I ere vort Brev, som er indskrevet i vore Hjerter, og som kendes og læses af alle Mennesker,
3 In that yee are manifest, to be the Epistle of Christ, ministred by vs, and written, not with yncke, but with the Spirite of the liuing God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.
idet det ligger klart for Dagen, at I ere et Kristi Brev, udfærdiget af os, indskrevet ikke med Blæk, men med den levende Guds Aand, ikke paa Stentavler, men paa Hjerters Kødtavler.
4 And such trust haue we through Christ to God:
Men en saadan Tillid have vi til Gud ved Kristus,
5 Not that we are sufficient of our selues, to thinke any thing, as of our selues: but our sufficiencie is of God,
ikke at vi af os selv ere dygtige til at udtænke noget som ud af os selv; men vor Dygtighed er af Gud,
6 Who also hath made vs able ministers of the Newe testament, not of the letter, but of the Spirite: for the letter killeth, but the Spirite giueth life.
som ogsaa gjorde os dygtige til at være en ny Pagts Tjenere, ikke Bogstavens, men Aandens; thi Bogstaven ihjelslaar, men Aanden levendegør.
7 If then the ministration of death written with letters and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel coulde not beholde the face of Moses, for the glorie of his countenance (which glorie is done away.)
Men naar Dødens Tjeneste, med Bogstaver indristet i Stene, fremtraadte i Herlighed, saa at Israels Børn ikke kunde fæste Øjet paa Mose Ansigt paa Grund af hans Ansigts Herlighed, som dog forsvandt,
8 Howe shall not the ministration of the Spirite be more glorious?
hvorledes skal da ikke Aandens Tjeneste end mere være i Herlighed?
9 For if the ministerie of condemnation was glorious, much more doeth the ministration of righteousnesse exceede in glorie.
Thi naar Fordømmelsens Tjeneste havde Herlighed, er meget mere Retfærdighedens Tjeneste rig paa Herlighed.
10 For euen that which was glorified, was not glorified in this point, that is, as touching the exceeding glorie.
Ja, det herlige er jo i dette Tilfælde endog uden Herlighed i Sammenligning med den endnu større Herlighed.
11 For if that which should be abolished, was glorious, much more shall that which remaineth, be glorious.
Thi naar det, der forsvandt, fremtraadte med Herlighed, da skal meget mere det, der bliver, være i Herlighed.
12 Seeing then that we haue such trust, we vse great boldnesse of speach.
Efterdi vi altsaa have et saadant Haab, gaa vi frem med stor Frimodighed
13 And we are not as Moses, which put a vaile vpon his face, that the children of Israel should not looke vnto the ende of that which should be abolished.
og gøre ikke som Moses, der lagde et Dække over sit Ansigt, for at Israels Børn ikke skulde fæste Øjet paa, at det, der forsvandt, fik Ende.
14 Therefore their mindes are hardened: for vntill this day remaineth the same couering vntaken away in the reading of the olde Testament, which vaile in Christ is put away.
Men deres Tanker bleve forhærdede; thi indtil den Dag i Dag forbliver det samme Dække over Oplæsningen af den gamle Pagt uden at tages bort; thi i Kristus er det, at det svinder.
15 But euen vnto this day, whe Moses is read, the vaile is laid ouer their hearts.
Men der ligger indtil denne Dag et Dække over deres Hjerte, naar Moses oplæses;
16 Neuertheles when their heart shall be turned to the Lord, the vaile shalbe taken away.
naar de derimod omvende sig til Herren, da borttages Dækket.
17 Nowe the Lord is the Spirite, and where the Spirite of the Lord is, there is libertie.
Men Herren er Aanden, og hvor Herrens Aand er, er der Frihed.
18 But we al behold as in a mirrour the glory of the Lord with open face, and are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Men alle vi, som med ubedækket Ansigt skue Herrens Herlighed som i et Spejl, blive forvandlede til det samme Billede, fra Herlighed til Herlighed, saasom det er fra Aandens Herre.
