1 Korinterne 8
1 Men hvad Kødet fra Afgudsofrene angaar, da vide vi, fordi vi alle have Kundskab — (Kundskaben opblæser, men Kærligheden opbygger.
Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
2 Dersom nogen tykkes at kende noget, han kender endnu ikke saaledes, som man bør kende.
The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
3 Men dersom nogen elsker Gud, han er kendt af ham.)
But the one who loves God is known by God.
4 Hvad altsaa Spisningen af Offerkødet angaar, da vide vi, at der er ingen Afgud i Verden, og at der ingen Gud er uden een.
So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
5 Thi om der end er saakaldte Guder, være sig i Himmelen eller paa Jorden, som der jo er mange Guder og mange Herrer,
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
6 saa er der for os dog kun een Gud, Faderen, af hvem alle Ting ere, og vi til ham, og een Herre, Jesus Kristus, ved hvem alle Ting ere, og vi ved ham.
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
7 Dog ikke alle have den Kundskab. Men der er nogle, som ifølge deres hidtidige Afgudsvane spise det som Afgudsofferkød, og deres Samvittighed, som er skrøbelig, besmittes.
But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
8 Men Mad skal ikke bestemme vor Stilling over for Gud; hverken have vi Fortrin, om vi spise, eller staa tilbage, om vi ikke spise.
But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
9 Men ser til, at ikke denne eders Frihed skal blive til Anstød for de skrøbelige!
Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
10 Thi dersom nogen ser dig, som har Kundskab, sidde til Bords i et Afgudshus, vil saa ikke Samvittigheden hos den, som er skrøbelig, blive opbygget til at spise Afgudsofferkødet?
For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
11 Den skrøbelige gaar jo til Grunde ved din Kundskab, Broderen, for hvis Skyld Kristus er død.
So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
12 Men naar I saaledes synde imod Brødrene og saare deres skrøbelige Samvittighed, synde I imod Kristus.
By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
