1 Tessalonikerne 2
1 I vide jo selv, Brødre! at vor Indgang hos eder ikke har været forgæves;
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
2 men skønt vi, som I vide, forud havde lidt og vare blevne mishandlede i Filippi, fik vi Frimodighed i vor Gud til at tale Guds Evangelium til eder under megen Kamp.
But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully pleaded, as all of you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
3 Thi vor Prædiken skyldes ikke Bedrag, ej heller Urenhed og er ikke forbunden med Svig;
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
4 men ligesom vi af Gud ere fundne værdige til at faa Evangeliet betroet, saaledes tale vi, ikke for at behage Mennesker, men Gud, som prøver vore Hjerter.
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which tries our hearts.
5 Thi vor Færd var hverken nogen Sinde med smigrende Tale — som I vide — ej heller var den et Skalkeskjul for Havesyge — Gud er Vidne;
For neither at any time used we flattering words, (logos) as all of you know, nor a coat of covetousness; God is witness:
6 ikke heller søgte vi Ære af Mennesker, hverken af eder eller af andre, skønt vi som Kristi Apostle nok kunde have været eder til Byrde.
Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
7 Men vi færdedes med Mildhed iblandt eder. Som naar en Moder ammer sine egne Børn,
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherishes her children:
8 saaledes fandt vi, af inderlig Kærlighed til eder, en Glæde i at dele med eder ikke alene Guds Evangelium, men ogsaa vort eget Liv, fordi I vare blevne os elskelige.
So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because all of you were dear unto us.
9 I erindre jo, Brødre! vor Møje og Anstrengelse; arbejdende Nat og Dag, for ikke at være nogen af eder til Byrde, prædikede vi Guds Evangelium for eder.
For all of you remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
10 I ere Vidner, og Gud, hvor fromt og retfærdigt og ulasteligt vi færdedes iblandt eder, som tro;
All of you are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
11 ligesom I vide, hvorledes vi formanede og opmuntrede hver enkelt af eder som en Fader sine Børn
As all of you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father does his children,
12 og besvore eder, at I skulde vandre Gud værdigt, ham, som kaldte eder til sit Rige og sin Herlighed.
That all of you would walk worthy of God, who has called you unto his kingdom and glory.
13 Og derfor takke ogsaa vi Gud uafladelig, fordi, da I modtoge Guds Ord, som I hørte af os, toge I ikke imod det som Menneskers Ord, men som Guds Ord (hvad det sandelig er), hvilket ogsaa viser sig virksomt i eder, som tro.
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when all of you received the word (logos) of God which all of you heard of us, all of you received it not as the word (logos) of men, but as it is in truth, the word (logos) of God, which effectually works also in you that believe.
14 Thi I, Brødre! ere blevne Efterfølgere af Guds Menigheder i Judæa i Kristus Jesus, efterdi ogsaa I have lidt det samme af eders egne Stammefrænder, som de have lidt af Jøderne,
For all of you, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for all of you also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
15 der baade ihjelsloge den Herre Jesus og Profeterne og udjoge os og ikke behage Gud og staa alle Mennesker imod,
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
16 idet de forhindre os i at tale til Hedningerne til deres Frelse, for til enhver Tid at fylde deres Synders Maal; men Vreden er kommen over dem fuldtud.
Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
17 Men vi, Brødre! som en stakket Tid have været skilte fra eder i det ydre, ikke i Hjertet, vi have gjort os des mere Flid for at faa eders Ansigt at se, under megen Længsel,
But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
18 efterdi vi have haft i Sinde at komme til eder, jeg, Paulus, baade een og to Gange, og Satan har hindret os deri.
Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
19 Thi hvem er vort Haab eller vor Glæde eller vor Hæderskrans, naar ikke ogsaa I ere det for vor Herre Jesus Kristus i hans Tilkommelse?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even all of you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 I ere jo vor Ære og Glæde.
For all of you are our glory and joy.
