2 Thessalonians 2

1 But we request you, brethren, —in behalf of the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him,

Men vi bede eder, Brødre! angående vor Herres Jesu Kristi Tilkommelse og vor Samling til ham,

2 That ye be not quickly tossed from your mind, nor be put in alarm—either by spirit, or by discourse, or by letter as by us, as that the day of the Lord, hath set in:

at I ikke i en Hast må lade eder bringe fra Besindelse eller forskrække hverken ved nogen Ånd eller ved nogen Tale eller Brev, der skulde være fra os, som om Herrens Dag var lige for Hånden.

3 That no one may cheat, you, in any one respect. Because [that day will not set in] —except the revolt come first, and there he revealed the man of lawlessness, the son of destruction,

Lad ingen bedrage eder i nogen Måde; thi først må jo Frafaldet komme og Syndens Menneske åbenbares, Fortabelsens Søn,

4 The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God: —

han, som sætter sig imod og ophøjer sig over alt. hvad der kaldes Gud eller Helligdom, så at han sætter sig i Guds Tempel og udgiver sig selv for at være Gud.

5 Remember ye not, that, while I was yet with you, these very things, I was telling you?

Komme I ikke i Hu, at jeg sagde eder dette, da jeg endnu var hos eder?

6 And, what now restraineth, ye know, to the end he may be revealed in his own fitting time;

Og nu vide I, hvad der holder ham tilbage, indtil han åbenbares i sin Tid.

7 For, the secret, of lawlessness, already, is inwardly working itself, —only, until, he that restraineth at present, shall be gone, out of the midst:

Thi Lovløshedens Hemmelighed virker allerede, kun at den, som nu holder tilbage, først må komme af Vejen

8 And, then, shall be revealed the lawless one, —whom, the Lord [Jesus], will slay with the Spirit of his mouth, and paralyse with the forthshining of his Presence: —

og da skal den lovløse åbenbares, hvem den Herre Jesus skal dræbe med sin Munds Ånde og tilintetgøre ved sin Tilkommelses Åbenbarelse,

9 Whose, presence, [shall be] according to an inworking of Satan, with all manner of mighty work and signs and wonders of falsehood,

han, hvis Komme sker ifølge Satans Kraft, med al Løgnens Magt og Tegn og Undere

10 And with all manner of deceit of unrighteousness, in them who are destroying themselves, because, the love of the truth, they did not welcome, that they might be saved; —

og med alt Uretfærdigheds Bedrag for dem, som fortabes, fordi de ikke toge imod Kærligheden til Sandheden, så de kunde blive frelste.

11 And, for this cause, God sendeth them an inworking of error, to the end they should believe in the falsehood, —

Og derfor sender Gud dem kraftig Vildfarelse, så at de tro Løgnen,

12 In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well-pleased with the unrighteousness.

for at de skulle dømmes, alle de, som ikke troede Sandheden, men fandt Behag i Uretfærdigheden.

13 But, we, are bound to give thanks unto God continually concerning you, brethren beloved by the Lord, for that God chose you, from the beginning, unto salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth, —

Men vi ere skyldige at takke Gud altid for eder, I af Herren elskede Brødre! fordi Gud har udvalgt eder fra Begyndelsen til Frelse ved Åndens Helligelse og Tro på Sandheden,

14 Unto which he called you, through means of our glad-message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

hvortil han kaldte eder ved vort Evangelium, for at I skulde vinde vor Herres Jesu Kristi Herlighed.

15 Hence, then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye were taught—whether through discourse, or through our letter.

Så står da fast, Brødre! og holder fast ved de Overleveringer, hvori I bleve oplærte, være sig ved vor Tale eller vort Brev.

16 But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, —Who hath loved you, and given you age-abiding consolation and good hope by favour, (aiōnios g166)

Men han selv, vor Herre Jesus Kristus og Gud vor Fader, som har elsket og givet os en evig Trøst og et godt Håb i Nåde, (aiōnios g166)

17 Console your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word!

han trøste eders Hjerter og styrke eder i al god Gerning og Tale!