2 Korinthierbrevet 7

1 Då vi nu hava dessa löften, mina älskade, så låtom oss rena oss från allt som befläckar vare sig kött eller ande, i det vi fullborda vår helgelse i Guds fruktan.

My friends, whom I love, because [God] has promised [to accept us(inc) as his children], we [(inc)] must stop doing anything that is sinful. We must not do sinful things with our bodies, and we must not [think] sinful thoughts. [Because] we greatly revere God, we must strive to [live] a completely pure life. By doing that we will become the kind of people that he wants us to be.

2 Bereden oss ett rum i edra hjärtan; vi hava icke handlat orätt mot någon, icke varit någon till skada, icke gjort någon något förfång. --

So, as I just wrote, I want you to love me (OR, us [IDM] [who are true apostles of Christ]). I/we [(exc)] have never done anything wrong to any of you. I/we have not done anything to harm any one of you spiritually or financially. And I/we have not tried to get money from [you] (for myself/for ourselves).

3 Jag säger icke detta för att döma eder; jag har ju redan sagt att I haven ett rum i vårt hjärta, så att vi skola både dö och leva med varandra.

[It is true that some people among you have said that I have done such things. Nevertheless], I am not trying to make you all feel ashamed because, as I wrote before, I will continue to love you all very much [IDM], whether I live with you or die with you. I am very confident about you.

4 Stor är den tillit som jag har till eder, mycket berömmer jag mig av eder; jag har fått hugnad i fullt mått och glädje i rikt överflöd, mitt i allt vårt betryck.

I am very pleased with you. You have greatly encouraged me, so that I am now very joyful in spite of all the hardships that I have endured.

5 Ty väl fingo vi till köttet ingen ro, icke ens sedan vi hade kommit till Macedonien, utan vi voro på allt sätt i trångmål, utifrån genom strider, inom oss genom farhågor;

Now [I will write more about what I was saying about Titus]. When I [left Troas and] came [here to] Macedonia [province], I still did not get any rest. Everywhere we [(exc)] went, [people were constantly] causing us trouble. [And not only were] people [constantly causing us] trouble, but I was greatly concerned [about you all].

6 men Gud, som tröstar dem som äro betryckta, han tröstade oss genom Titus' ankomst,

But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.

7 och icke allenast genom hans ankomst, utan ock därigenom att han hade fått så mycken hugnad av eder. Han omtalade nämligen för oss eder längtan, eder klagan, eder iver i fråga om mig; och så gladde jag mig ännu mer.

I was encouraged by [seeing] Titus, [but when I heard how] you had encouraged him, that encouraged me even more. He told me how much you wanted [to see me. He told me] that you were very sorry [that you had made me so unhappy. He also told me] that you are very eager for me [to continue to serve as your apostle. When Titus told me those things], I was very, very happy.

8 Ty om jag ock bedrövade eder genom mitt brev, så ångrar jag nu icke detta. Nej, om jag förut ångrade det -- eftersom jag ser att det brevet har bedrövat eder, låt vara allenast för en liten tid --

Even though what [I wrote] in my letter (distressed you/made you sad), I am not sorry [that I wrote it]. For a while I was sorry that I had written it, [because I knew that it would distress you]. Now [Titus has also told] me that it did distress you [when you read it], but you were distressed only for a short time.

9 så gläder jag mig nu i stället, icke därför att I bleven bedrövade, utan därför att eder bedrövelse lände eder till bättring. Det var ju efter Guds sinne som I bleven bedrövade, och I haven alltså icke genom oss lidit någon skada.

[So now] I am happy [that I wrote it]. I am not happy that you were distressed {that [I] distressed you}, but [I am happy] because, when you became distressed, you felt sorry for what you had done and [you asked God to forgive you. What I mean is that you felt sorry in the way that God wanted you to feel sorry, so my making] you feel sorry did not harm you at all.

10 Ty den bedrövelse som är efter Guds sinne kommer åstad en bättring som leder till frälsning, och som man icke ångrar; men världens bedrövelse kommer åstad död.

[The fact is that] when God causes [us to feel] truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us [and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done]. And no one is ever sorry about that. [However], the people who do not trust [in God] [MTY] may be sorry [for the sinful things that they have done]. But [if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them], they will remain separated from him forever.

11 Se, just detta, att I bleven bedrövade efter Guds sinne, huru mycket nit har det icke framkallat hos eder, ja, huru många ursäkter, huru stor förtrytelse, huru mycken fruktan, huru mycken längtan, huru mycken iver, huru många bestraffningar! På allt sätt haven I bevisat att I viljen vara rena i den sak det här gäller. --

But [think about what happened when you read my letter]: God caused you to be truly sorry [for what you had done]. You eagerly [wanted to do what was right], and you wanted to show [God] (OR, [me]) that you had done the right thing. You were angry [about what had happened], and you were worried [that God would punish you if the situation continued]. You also wanted me [to visit you to encourage and help you]. You wanted me to know [that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing] all of those things, you have shown [me] that you have done what is right in this matter.

12 Om jag skrev till eder, så skedde detta alltså icke för den mans skull, som hade gjort orätt, ej heller för den mans skull, som hade lidit orätt, utan på det att edert nit för oss skulle bliva uppenbart bland eder själva inför Gud.

So, even though I wrote that [severe] letter to you, I did not [write it just] so that [you would punish] the man who had done what was wrong. Also, I [did not write it] for the benefit of the person whom [he] had wronged. Instead, [I wrote it] so that, when you [read the letter], God would enable you to realize how much you really do respect [my authority].

13 Så hava vi nu fått hugnad. Och till den hugnad, som vi redan för egen del fingo, kom den ännu mer överflödande glädje som bereddes oss av den glädje Titus hade fått. Ty hans ande har fått vederkvickelse genom eder alla.

So, [because you listened to me and did what I asked you to do], (I was/we [(exc)] were all) encouraged. Not only (was I/were we) encouraged, but (I was/we [(exc)] were) [also] very happy to see how happy Titus was [when he arrived here. He told me/us that] he did not need to worry any more, because [he saw] that you all [had a good attitude toward me].

14 Och om jag inför honom har berömt mig något i fråga om eder, så har jag icke kommit på skam därmed; utan likasom vi eljest i allting hava talat sanning inför eder, så har också det som vi inför Titus hava sagt till eder berömmelse visat sig vara sanning.

I had told Titus that I was pleased about you. And I did not need to be ashamed [for feeling that way about you, because you did what I knew that you would do]. Just like everything that I have taught you [and written to you] has been the truth, the good things that I told Titus about you were also true.

15 Och hans hjärta överflödar ännu mer av kärlek till eder, då han nu påminner sig allas eder lydnad, huru I villigt togen emot honom, med fruktan och bävan.

Now he happily remembers how you all [were willing to] do [what I asked you to do]. He is [also happy about the way you] treated him with great respect. [When he thinks about those things], [it makes] him love you even more [than he did when he was with you].

16 Jag gläder mig över att jag, i allt vad eder angår, kan vara vid gott mod.

[As for me], I am very happy [because now] I am certain that I can depend on you [to do what you know God wants you to do].