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)
Ty vi veta, att om vår kroppshydda, vår jordiska boning, nedbrytes, så hava vi en byggnad som kommer från Gud, en boning som icke är gjord med händer, en evig boning i himmelen. (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].
Därför sucka vi ju ock av längtan att få överkläda oss med vår himmelska hydda;
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
ty hava vi en gång iklätt oss denna, skola vi sedan icke komma att befinnas nakna.
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].
Ja, vi som ännu leva här i kroppshyddan, vi sucka och äro betungade, eftersom vi skulle vilja undgå att avkläda oss och i stället få överkläda oss, så att det som är dödligt bleve uppslukat av livet.
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].
Och den som har berett oss till just detta, det är Gud, som till en underpant har givit oss Anden.
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].
Så äro vi då alltid vid gott mod. Vi veta väl att vi äro borta ifrån Herren, så länge vi äro hemma i kroppen;
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
ty vi vandra här i tro och icke i åskådning.
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].
Men vi äro vid gott mod och skulle helst vilja flytta bort ifrån kroppen och komma hem till Herren.
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.
Därför söka vi ock vår ära i att vara honom till behag, vare sig vi äro hemma eller borta.
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.
Ty vi måste alla, sådana vi äro, träda fram inför Kristi domstol, för att var och en skall få igen sitt jordelivs gärningar, alltefter som han har handlat, vare sig han har gjort gott eller ont.
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.
Då vi alltså veta vad det är att frukta Herren, söka vi att »vinna människor», men för Gud är det uppenbart hurudana vi äro; och jag hoppas att det också är uppenbart för edra samveten.
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].
Vi vilja nu ingalunda åter anbefalla oss själva hos eder, men vi vilja giva eder en anledning att berömma eder i fråga om oss, så att I haven något att svara dem som berömma sig av utvärtes ting och icke av vad som är i hjärtat.
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.
Ty om vi hava varit »från våra sinnen», så har det varit i Guds tjänst; om vi åter äro vid lugn besinning, så är det eder till godo.
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.
Ty Kristi kärlek tvingar oss, eftersom vi tänka så: en har dött för alla, alltså hava de alla dött.
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.
Och han har dött för alla, på det att de som leva icke mer må leva för sig själva, utan leva för honom som har dött och uppstått för dem.
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.
Allt ifrån denna tid veta vi därför för vår del icke av någon efter köttet. Och om vi än efter köttet hade lärt känna Kristus, så känna vi honom nu icke mer på det sättet.
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].
Alltså, om någon är i Kristus, så är han en ny skapelse. Det gamla är förgånget; se, något nytt har kommit!
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.
Men alltsammans kommer från Gud, som har försonat oss med sig själv genom Kristus och givit åt oss försoningens ämbete.
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.
Ty det var Gud som i Kristus försonade världen med sig själv; han tillräknar icke människorna deras synder, och han har betrott oss med försoningens ord.
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.
Å Kristi vägnar äro vi alltså sändebud; det är Gud som förmanar genom oss. Vi bedja å Kristi vägnar: Låten försona eder med Gud.
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.
Den som icke visste av någon synd, honom har han för oss gjort till synd, på det att vi i honom må bliva rättfärdighet från Gud.
