1 Korinthierbrevet 13
1 Om jag talade både människors och änglars tungomål, men icke hade kärlek, så vore jag allenast en ljudande malm eller en klingande cymbal.
Supposing we could speak [all] the various languages [MTY] that people [in the world speak] and even speak [the language] that angels [speak]. If we did not love [others, speaking those languages] would be [as useless as beating] a brass gong or clanging cymbals [together].
2 Och om jag hade profetians gåva och visste alla hemligheter och ägde all kunskap, och om jag hade all tro, så att jag kunde förflytta berg, men icke hade kärlek, så vore jag intet.
Supposing we had the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, and we could understand the plans that he has not yet revealed [to others], and we could know everything [about everything], and we believed in God so strongly that we could [do impossible things like] causing mountains to move. If we did not love [others, God would consider all that] to be worthless.
3 Och om jag gåve bort allt vad jag ägde till bröd åt de fattiga, ja, om jag offrade min kropp till att brännas upp, men icke hade kärlek, så vore detta mig till intet gagn.
And supposing we would give everything that we own to poor people, and would let others kill us in order that we could boast about [sacrificing our] own bodies. If we did not love [others], we would not get any reward [from God].
4 Kärleken är tålig och mild. Kärleken avundas icke, kärleken förhäver sig icke, den uppblåses icke.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] act patiently and kindly toward them. Those who [PRS] truly love [others] are not jealous of them, they do not boast [about what they themselves have done], and are not proud.
5 Den skickar sig icke ohöviskt, den söker icke sitt, den förtörnas icke, den hyser icke agg för en oförrätts skull.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not act in disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards them. They do not (act selfishly/think only of themselves and what they want). They do not quickly become angry. They do not keep remembering the bad things [that others have done to them].
6 Den gläder sig icke över orättfärdigheten, men har sin glädje i sanningen.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not rejoice when [people do] evil things, but they do rejoice when [people act] righteously.
7 Den fördrager allting, den tror allting, den hoppas allting, den uthärdar allting.
Those who truly love [others] patiently put up [the faults of others]. They do not quickly assume [that others have done something bad]. They confidently expect [that others will act righteously]. They patiently endure [all their own troubles].
8 Kärleken förgår aldrig. Men profetians gåva, den skall försvinna, och tungomålstalandet, det skall taga slut, och kunskapen, den skall försvinna.
We should never [PRS] let anything stop us from continuing to love [others]. As for the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, some day that will come to an end. As for the ability to speak languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], that will [also] come to an end some day. And as for the ability to know things that God reveals to us, that will come to an end some day [because it will not be necessary any more].
9 Ty vår kunskap är ett styckverk, och vårt profeterande är ett styckverk;
God does not reveal everything to us, and we cannot know everything that he knows.
10 men när det kommer, som är fullkomligt, då skall det försvinna, som är ett styckverk.
But when everything is perfect [after Christ returns], things which are not perfect [now], [such as the abilities which God’s Spirit gives us], will (disappear/come to an end).
11 När jag var barn, talade jag såsom ett barn, mitt sinne var såsom ett barns, jag hade barnsliga tankar; men sedan jag blev man, har jag lagt bort vad barnsligt var.
When we were children, we talked like children talk, we thought like children think, we reasoned like children reason. But when we grew up, we got rid of our childish ways [MET]. [Similarly], [you need to get rid of your childish thinking about the abilities that the Spirit has given you].
12 Nu se vi ju på ett dunkelt sätt, såsom i en spegel, men då skola vi se ansikte mot ansikte. Nu är min kunskap ett styckverk, men då skall jag känna till fullo, såsom jag själv har blivit till fullo känd.
In this life we do not understand everything fully. It is like [MET] looking at something indirectly by seeing it in a mirror. But [when we get to heaven] [MTY], we will [understand everything clearly. It will be like] talking to someone face-to-face. Now we know only part [of everything that God wants us to know]. Then we will know everything completely, just like [God] knows us completely.
13 Så bliva de då beståndande, tron, hoppet, kärleken, dessa tre; men störst bland dem är kärleken.
So now there are three things [that we must] continue [to do]: To trust [in God], to confidently expect [to receive what he will give us], and to love [others]. But the greatest of those three things is loving [others].
