1 Korinterne 9
1 Er jeg ikke fri? er jeg ikke Apostel? har jeg ikke set Jesus, vor Herre? ere I ikke min Gerning i Herren?
Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
2 Er jeg ikke Apostel for andre, saa er jeg det dog i det mindste for eder; thi Seglet paa min Apostelgerning ere I i Herren.
If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3 Dette er mit Forsvar imod dem, som bedømme mig.
My defence to them that examine me is this.
4 Have vi ikke Ret til at spise og drikke?
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
5 Have vi ikke Ret til at føre en Søster med om som Hustru, som ogsaa de andre Apostle og Herrens Brødre og Kefas?
Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6 Eller have alene jeg og Barnabas ingen Ret til at lade være at arbejde?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?
7 Hvem tjener vel nogen Sinde i Krig paa egen Sold? Hvem planter en Vingaard og spiser ikke dens Frugt? Eller hvem vogter en Hjord og nyder ikke af Hjordens Mælk?
What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8 Taler jeg vel dette blot efter menneskelig Vis, eller siger ikke ogsaa Loven dette?
Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?
9 Thi i Mose Lov er der skrevet: „Du maa ikke binde Munden til paa en Okse, som tærsker.‟ Er det Okserne, Gud bekymrer sig om,
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,
10 eller siger han det ikke i hvert Tilfælde for vor Skyld? For vor Skyld blev det jo skrevet, fordi den, som pløjer, bør pløje i Haab, og den, som tærsker, bør gøre det i Haab om at faa sin Del.
or saith he it altogether for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking.
11 Naar vi have saaet eder de aandelige Ting, er det da noget stort, om vi høste eders timelige?
If we sowed unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we shall reap your carnal things?
12 Dersom andre nyde saadan Ret over eder, kunde da vi ikke snarere? Dog have vi ikke brugt denne Ret; men vi taale alt, for at vi ikke skulle lægge noget i Vejen for Kristi Evangelium.
If others partake of [this] right over you, do not we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right; but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
13 Vide I ikke, at de, som udføre de hellige Tjenester, faa deres Føde fra Helligdommen, de, som tjene ved Alteret, dele med Alteret?
Know ye not that they which minister about sacred things eat [of] the things of the temple, [and] they which wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?
14 Saaledes har ogsaa Herren forordnet for dem, som forkynde Evangeliet, at de skulle leve af Evangeliet.
Even so did the Lord ordain that they which proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
15 Jeg derimod har ikke gjort Brug af noget af dette. Jeg skriver dog ikke dette, for at det skal ske saaledes med mig; thi jeg vil hellere dø, end at nogen skulde gøre min Ros til intet.
But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case: for [it were] good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
16 Thi om jeg forkynder Evangeliet, har jeg ikke noget at rose mig af; der paaligger mig nemlig en Nødvendighed, thi ve mig, om jeg ikke forkynder det!
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.
17 Gør jeg nemlig dette af fri Villie, saa faar jeg Løn; men har jeg imod min Villie faaet en Husholdning betroet,
For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.
18 hvad er da min Løn? For at jeg, naar jeg forkynder Evangeliet, skal fremsætte det for intet, saa at jeg ikke gør Brug af min Ret i Evangeliet.
What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.
19 Thi skønt jeg er fri over for alle, har jeg dog gjort mig selv til Tjener for alle, for at jeg kunde vinde des flere.
For though I was free from all [men], I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
20 Og jeg er bleven Jøderne som en Jøde, for at jeg kunde vinde Jøder; dem under Loven som en under Loven, skønt jeg ikke selv er under Loven, for at jeg kunde vinde dem, som ere under Loven;
And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
21 dem uden for Loven som en uden for Loven, skønt jeg ikke er uden Lov for Gud, men under Kristi Lov, for at jeg kunde vinde dem, som ere uden for Loven.
to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.
22 Jeg er bleven skrøbelig for de skrøbelige, for at jeg kunde vinde de skrøbelige; jeg er bleven alt for alle, for at jeg i ethvert Fald kunde frelse nogle.
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
23 Men alt gør jeg for Evangeliets Skyld, for at jeg kan blive meddelagtig deri.
And I do all things for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
24 Vide I ikke, at de, som løbe paa Banen, løbe vel alle, men ikkun een faar Prisen? Saaledes skulle I løbe, for at I kunne vinde den.
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run, that ye may attain.
25 Enhver, som deltager i Kamplegene, er afholdende i alt; hine nu vel for at faa en forkrænkelig Krans, men vi en uforkrænkelig.
And every man that striveth in the games is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 Jeg løber derfor ikke som paa det uvisse; jeg fægter som en, der ikke slaar i Luften;
I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:
27 men jeg bekæmper mit Legeme og holder det i Trældom, for at ikke jeg, som har prædiket for andre, selv skal blive forkastet.
but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
