2 Tessalonikerne 3
1 I øvrigt, Brødre! beder for os, at Herrens Ord maa have Løb og forherliges ligesom hos eder,
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,
2 og at vi maa fries fra de vanartige og onde Mennesker; thi Troen er ikke alles.
and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.
3 Men trofast er Herren, som skal styrke eder og bevare eder fra det onde;
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
4 og vi have den Tillid til eder i Herren, at I baade gøre og ville gøre, hvad vi byde.
We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
5 Men Herren styre eders Hjerter til Guds Kærlighed og til Kristi Udholdenhed!
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.
6 Men vi byde eder, Brødre! i vor Herres Jesu Kristi Navn, at I holde eder borte fra enhver Broder, som vandrer uskikkeligt og ikke efter den Overlevering, som de modtoge af os.
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.
7 I vide jo selv, hvorledes I bør efterfølge os. Thi vi have ikke levet uskikkeligt iblandt eder,
For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously amongst you,
8 ikke heller spiste vi nogens Brød for intet, men arbejdede med Møje og Anstrengelse, Nat og Dag, for ikke at være nogen af eder til Byrde.
neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labour and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.
9 Ikke fordi vi ikke have Ret dertil; men vi vilde give eder et Forbillede i os selv, for at I skulde efterfølge os.
This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
10 Ogsaa da vi vare hos eder, bøde vi eder jo dette, at dersom nogen ikke vil arbejde, saa skal han heller ikke have Føden!
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”
11 Vi høre nemlig, at nogle vandre uskikkeligt iblandt eder, idet de ikke arbejde, men tage sig uvedkommende Ting for.
For we hear of some who walk amongst you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.
12 Saadanne byde og formane vi i den Herre Jesus Kristus, at de skulle arbejde i Stilhed og saaledes spise deres eget Brød.
Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.
13 Men I, Brødre! bliver ikke trætte af at gøre det gode!
But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.
14 Men dersom nogen ikke lyder vort Ord her i Brevet, da mærker eder ham; haver intet Samkvem med ham, for at han maa skamme sig!
If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.
15 Dog skulle I ikke agte ham for en Fjende, men paaminde ham som en Broder!
Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Men han selv, Fredens Herre, give eder Freden altid, i alle Maader! Herren være med eder alle!
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
17 Hilsenen med min, Paulus's, egen Haand, hvilket er et Mærke i hvert Brev. Saaledes skriver jeg.
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.
18 Vor Herres Jesu Kristi Naade være med eder alle!
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
