2 Corinthians 7

1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Derfor, efterdi vi have disse Forjættelser, I elskede! så lader os rense os selv fra al Kødets og Åndens Besmittelse, så vi gennemføre Hellighed i Guds Frygt!

2 Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

Giver os Rum; ingen have vi gjort Uret, ingen ødelagt, ingen bedraget.

3 I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

Jeg siger det ikke for at fælde Dom; jeg har jo sagt tilforn, at I ere i vore Hjerter, så at vi dø sammen og leve sammen.

4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

Jeg har stor Frimodighed over for eder; jeg roser mig meget af eder, jeg er fuld af Trøst, jeg strømmer over af Glæde under al vor Trængsel.

5 For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

Thi også da vi kom til Makedonien, havde vort Kød ingen Ro, men vi trængtes på alle Måder: udadtil Kampe, indadtil Angster.

6 Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus,

Men han, som trøster de nedbøjede, Gud, han trøstede os ved Titus's Komme;

7 and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.

dog ikke alene ved hans Komme, men også ved den Trøst, hvormed han var bleven trøstet over eder, idet han fortalte os om eders Længsel, eders Gråd, eders Nidkærhed for mig, så at jeg glædede mig end mere.

8 For though I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you grieve, though just for a while.

Thi om jeg end har bedrøvet eder ved Brevet, fortryder jeg det ikke. Om jeg også har fortrudt det, - jeg ser jo, at hint Brev, ihvorvel kun til en Tid, har bedrøvet eder, -

9 I now rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

så glæder jeg mig nu, ikke over, at I bleve bedrøvede, men over, at I bleve bedrøvede til Omvendelse; thi I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, for at I ikke i nogen Måde skulde lide Skade af os.

10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.

Thi den Bedrøvelse, der er efter Guds Sind, virker Omvendelse til Frelse, som ikke fortrydes; men Verdens Bedrøvelse virker Død.

11 For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vindication! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Thi se, just dette, at I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, hvor stor en Iver virkede det ikke hos eder, ja Forsvar, ja Harme, ja Frygt, ja Længsel, ja Nidkærhed, ja Straf! På enhver Måde beviste I, at I selv vare rene i den Sag.

12 So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

Altså, når jeg skrev til eder, var det ikke for hans Skyld, som gjorde Uret, ikke heller for hans Skyld, som led Uret, men for at eders Iver for os skulde blive åbenbar hos eder for Guds Åsyn.

13 Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

Derfor ere vi blevne trøstede. Men til vor Trøst kom end yderligere Glæden over Titus's Glæde, fordi hans Ånd har fået Vederkvægelse fra eder alle.

14 For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

Thi i hvad jeg end har rost mig af eder for ham, er jeg ikke bleven til Skamme; men ligesom vi i alle Ting have talt Sandhed til eder, således er også vor Ros for Titus bleven Sandhed.

15 His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

Og hans Hjerte drages inderligere til eder, når han mindes Lydigheden hos eder alle, hvorledes I modtoge ham med Frygt og Bæven.

16 I rejoice that in everything I am confident concerning you.

Jeg glæder mig over, at jeg i alt kan lide på eder.