1 Tessalonikerne 2
1 I vide jo selv, Brødre! at vor Indgang hos eder ikke har været forgæves;
For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to 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 we had suffered before, and were shamefully treated, as ye know, at Phillippi, we were bold in our God to speak to 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 from deceit, nor from impurity, 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 by God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth 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, as ye know, nor a cloke 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 from men sought we glory, neither from you, nor [yet] from 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 cherisheth 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 to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear to 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 ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil: for laboring night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
10 I ere Vidner, og Gud, hvor fromt og retfærdigt og ulasteligt vi færdedes iblandt eder, som tro;
Ye [are] witnesses, and God [also], how holily, and justly, and unblamably 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 ye know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father [doth] his children,
12 og besvore eder, at I skulde vandre Gud værdigt, ham, som kaldte eder til sit Rige og sin Herlighed.
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you into 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 we thank God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received [it] not [as] the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which effectually worketh 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 ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things from your own countrymen, even as they [have] from 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 may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is 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, endeavored 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 to 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 ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 I ere jo vor Ære og Glæde.
For ye are our glory and joy.
