Kolossensern 2
1 Thi jeg vil, at I skulle vide, hvor stor en Kamp jeg har for eder og for dem i Laodikea og for alle, som ikke have set mit Aasyn i Kødet,
For I would have you know in how severe a struggle I am engaged on behalf of you and the brethren in Laodicea and of all who have not known me personally,
2 for at deres Hjerter maa opmuntres, idet de sammenknyttes i Kærlighed og til den fuldvisse Indsigts hele Rigdom, til Erkendelse af Guds Hemmelighed, Kristus,
in order that their hearts may be cheered, they themselves being welded together in love and enjoying all the advantages of a reasonable certainty, till at last they attain the full knowledge of God's truth, which is Christ Himself.
3 i hvem alle Visdommens og Kundskabens Skatte findes skjulte.
In Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are stored up, hidden from view.
4 Dette siger jeg, for at ingen skal bedrage eder med lokkende Tale.
I say this to prevent your being misled by any one's plausible sophistry.
5 Thi om jeg ogsaa i Kødet er fraværende, saa er jeg dog i Aanden hos eder og glæder mig ved at se eders Orden og Fastheden i eders Tro paa Kristus.
For although, as you say, I am absent from you in body, yet in spirit I am present with you and am delighted to witness your good discipline and the solid front presented by your faith in Christ.
6 Derfor, ligesom I have modtaget Kristus Jesus, Herren, saa vandrer i ham,
As therefore you have received the Christ, even Jesus our Lord, live and act in vital union with Him;
7 idet I ere rodfæstede og opbygges i ham og stadfæstes ved Troen, saaledes som I bleve oplærte, saa I vokse i den med Taksigelse.
having the roots of your being firmly planted in Him, and continually building yourselves up in Him, and always being increasingly confirmed in the faith as you were taught it, and abounding in it with thanksgiving.
8 Ser til, at der ikke skal være nogen, som gør eder til Bytte ved den verdslige Visdom og tomt Bedrag efter Menneskers Overlevering, efter Verdens Børnelærdom og ikke efter Kristus;
Take care lest there be some one who leads you away as prisoners by means of his philosophy and idle fancies, following human traditions and the world's crude notions instead of following Christ.
9 thi i ham bor Guddommens hele Fylde legemlig,
For it is in Christ that the fulness of God's nature dwells embodied, and in Him you are made complete,
10 og i ham have I eders Fylde, ham, som er Hovedet for al Magt og Myndighed;
and He is the Lord of all princes and rulers.
11 i hvem I ogsaa ere blevne omskaarne med en Omskærelse, som ikke er gjort med Hænder, ved Afførelsen af Kødets Legeme, ved Kristi Omskærelse,
In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not performed by hand, when you threw off your sinful nature in true Christian circumcision;
12 idet I bleve begravne med ham i Daaben, i hvilken I ogsaa bleve medoprejste ved Troen paa Guds Virkekraft, som oprejste ham fra de døde.
having been buried with Him in your baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith produced within you by God who raised Him from among the dead.
13 Ogsaa eder, som vare døde i eders Overtrædelser og eders Køds Forhud, eder gjorde han levende tillige med ham, idet han tilgav os alle vore Overtrædelser
And to you--dead as you once were in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your natural state--He has nevertheless given Life with Himself, having forgiven us all our transgressions.
14 og udslettede det imod os rettede Gældsbrev med dets Befalinger, hvilket gik os imod, og han har taget det bort ved at nagle det til Korset;
The bond, with its requirements, which was in force against us and was hostile to us, He cancelled, and cleared it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross.
15 efter at have afvæbnet Magterne og Myndighederne, stillede han dem aabenlyst til Skue, da han i ham førte dem i Sejrstog.
And the hostile princes and rulers He shook off from Himself, and boldly displayed them as His conquests, when by the Cross He triumphed over them.
16 Lad derfor ingen dømme eder for Mad eller for Drikke eller i Henseende til Højtid eller Nymaane eller Sabbat,
Therefore suffer no one to sit in judgement on you as to eating or drinking or with regard to a festival, a new moon or a sabbath.
17 hvilket er en Skygge af det, som skulde komme, men Legemet er Kristi.
These were a shadow of things that were soon to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
18 Lad ingen frarøve eder Sejrsprisen, idet han finder Behag i Ydmyghed og Dyrkelse af Englene, idet han indlader sig paa, hvad han har set i Syner, forfængeligt opblæst af sit kødelige Sind,
Let no one defraud you of your prize, priding himself on his humility and on his worship of the angels, and taking his stand on the visions he has seen, and idly puffed up with his unspiritual thoughts.
19 og ikke holder fast ved Hovedet, ud fra hvem hele Legemet, idet det hjælpes og sammenknyttes ved sine Bindeled og Baand, vokser Guds Vækst.
Such a one does not keep his hold upon Christ, the Head, from whom the Body, in all its parts nourished and strengthened by its points of contact and its connections, grows with a divine growth.
20 Naar I med Kristus ere døde fra Verdens Børnelærdom, hvorfor lade I eder da paalægge Befalinger, som om I levede i Verden:
If you have died with Christ and have escaped from the world's rudimentary notions, why, as though your life still belonged to the world, do you submit to such precepts as
21 „Tag ikke, smag ikke, rør ikke derved!‟
"Do not handle this;" "Do not taste that;" "Do not touch that other thing" --
22 (hvilket alt er bestemt til at forgaa ved at forbruges) efter Menneskenes Bud og Lærdomme?
referring to things which are all intended to be used up and perish--in obedience to mere human injunctions and teachings?
23 thi alt dette har Ord for Visdom ved selvgjort Dyrkelse og Ydmyghed og Skaanselsløshed imod Legemet, ikke ved noget, som er Ære værd, kun lil Tilfredsstillelse af Kødet.
These rules have indeed an appearance of wisdom where self-imposed worship exists, and an affectation of humility and an ascetic severity. But not one of them is of any value in combating the indulgence of our lower natures.
