2 Corinthians 2
1 For I have determined, unto myself, this—not, again, in grief, to come unto you.
Men jeg beslutte dette hos mig selv, at jeg vilde ikke atter komme til eder med Bedrøvelse.
2 For, if, I, grieve you, who then is he that is to gladden me, —save he who is being 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 wrote this very thing—lest, if I came, I should have, grief, from those over whom I had need 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, 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 anguish of heart, wrote I unto you, through many tears, —not that ye might be grieved, but that, the love, ye might know, which I have very abundantly unto 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 Now, if anyone hath caused grief, not unto me hath he caused grief, but—that I may not bear too heavily—unto you all.
Men dersom nogen har voldt Bedrøvelse, har han ikke bedrøvet mig, men til Dels, for ikke at sige det hårdere, eder alle.
6 Sufficient, unto such a one, the punishment itself which [was 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 forgive and encourage, lest, by any means, by his excessive grief, such a one should be swallowed up.
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 beseech you, assure him, of love;
Derfor formaner jeg eder til at vedtage at vise ham Kærlighed.
9 For, to this end, I also wrote, —that I might know the proof of you, whether, in all things, 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 Now, to whom ye forgive anything, I, also; for, I also, what I have forgiven, if, anything, I have forgiven, for your sake, in the person of Christ, [have I forgiven it].
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 Lest we should be overreached by Satan, for, of his thoughts, we are not ignorant.
for at vi ikke skulle bedrages af Satan; thi hans Anslag ere os ikke ubekendte.
12 Moreover, although I came unto Troas for the glad-message of the Christ, and a door for me had been opened 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 relief in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but, taking my leave of them, I came away into 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, unto God, be thanks, who, ever, leadeth us in triumph in the Christ, and, the fragrance of the knowledge of him, maketh manifest, 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 That, of Christ, a grateful odour, are we, unto God, —in them who are being saved, and in them who are being lost:
Thi en Kristi Vellugt ere vi for Gud, iblandt dem, som frelses, og iblandt dem, som fortabes,
16 In these, indeed, a fragrance out of death into death, but, in those, a fragrance out of life into life. And, for these things, who is 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 the many, driving a petty trade with the word of God; but, as of sincerity, but, as of 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 Åsyn i Kristus.
