2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
Denn wir wissen, daß, wenn unsere irdische Zeltwohnung abgebrochen wird, wir einen Bau von Gott haben, ein Haus, nicht mit Händen gemacht, das ewig ist, im Himmel. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
Denn in diesem [Zelt] seufzen wir vor Sehnsucht darnach, mit unsrer Behausung, die vom Himmel ist, überkleidet zu werden,
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
sofern wir bekleidet und nicht nackt erfunden werden.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Denn wir, die wir in der Leibeshütte sind, seufzen und sind beschwert, weil wir lieber nicht entkleidet, sondern überkleidet werden möchten, damit das Sterbliche verschlungen werde vom Leben.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Der uns aber hierzu bereitet hat, ist Gott, der uns das Unterpfand des Geistes gegeben hat.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
Darum sind wir allezeit getrost und wissen, daß, solange wir im Leibe wohnen, wir nicht daheim sind bei dem Herrn.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
Denn wir wandeln im Glauben und nicht im Schauen.
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Wir sind aber guten Mutes und wünschen vielmehr, aus dem Leibe auszuwandern und heimzukehren zu dem Herrn.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
Darum setzen wir auch unsere Ehre darein, wir seien daheim oder wallen, daß wir ihm wohlgefallen.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Denn wir alle müssen vor dem Richterstuhl Christi offenbar werden, damit ein jeglicher empfange, was er vermittels des Leibes gewirkt hat, es sei gut oder böse.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
In diesem Bewußtsein nun, daß der Herr zu fürchten sei, suchen wir die Menschen zu überzeugen, Gott aber sind wir offenbar; ich hoffe aber auch in eurem Gewissen offenbar zu sein.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Wir empfehlen uns nicht abermals selbst, sondern wir geben euch Gelegenheit, von uns zu rühmen, damit ihr es denen entgegenhalten könnt, die sich des Äußern rühmen, aber nicht des Herzens.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Denn waren wir je von Sinnen, so waren wir es für Gott; sind wir bei Sinnen, so sind wir es für euch.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Denn die Liebe Christi hält uns zusammen, die wir dafür halten, daß, wenn einer für alle gestorben ist, so sind sie alle gestorben;
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
und er ist darum für alle gestorben, damit die, welche leben, nicht mehr sich selbst leben, sondern dem, der für sie gestorben und auferstanden ist.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
So kennen wir denn von nun an niemand mehr nach dem Fleisch; und wenn wir auch Christus nach dem Fleisch gekannt haben, so kennen wir ihn doch nicht mehr so.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Darum, ist jemand in Christus, so ist er eine neue Kreatur; das Alte ist vergangen, siehe, es ist alles neu geworden!
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Das alles aber von Gott, der uns durch Christus mit sich selbst versöhnt und uns den Dienst der Versöhnung gegeben hat;
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
weil nämlich Gott in Christus war und die Welt mit sich selbst versöhnte, indem er ihnen ihre Sünden nicht zurechnete und das Wort der Versöhnung in uns legte.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
So sind wir nun Botschafter an Christi Statt, und zwar so, daß Gott selbst durch uns ermahnt; so bitten wir nun an Christi Statt: Lasset euch versöhnen mit Gott!
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Denn er hat den, der von keiner Sünde wußte, für uns zur Sünde gemacht, auf daß wir in ihm Gerechtigkeit Gottes würden.
