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1 Saa bede vi eder i øvrigt, Brødre! og formane eder i den Herre Jesus, at som I jo have lært af os, hvorledes I bør vandre og behage Gud, saaledes som I jo ogsaa gøre, at I saaledes maa gøre end yderligere Fremgang.
Further, friends, we beg and urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus to carry out more fully than ever – as indeed you are already doing – all that you have heard from us as to what your daily life must be, if it is to please God.
2 I vide jo, hvilke Bud vi gave eder ved den Herre Jesus.
For you have not forgotten the directions that we gave you on the authority of our Lord Jesus.
3 Thi dette er Guds Villie, eders Helliggørelse, at I afholde eder fra Utugt;
For this is God’s purpose – that you should be pure; abstaining from all immorality;
4 at hver af eder veed at vinde sig sin egen Hustru i Hellighed og Ære,
each of you learning to gain control over your own body, in a way that is holy and honorable,
5 ikke i Begærings Brynde som Hedningerne, der ikke kende Gud;
and not for the mere gratification of your passions, like the Gentiles who know nothing of God;
6 at ingen foruretter og bedrager sin Broder i nogen Sag; thi Herren er en Hævner over alt dette, som vi ogsaa før have sagt og vidnet for eder.
none of you overreaching or taking advantage of their fellow follower of the Lord in such matters. The Lord takes vengeance on all who do such things, as we have already warned you and solemnly declared.
7 Thi Gud kaldte os ikke til Urenhed, men til Helliggørelse.
For God does not call us to an impure life, but demands holiness.
8 Derfor altsaa, den, som foragter dette, han foragter ikke et Menneske, men Gud, som ogsaa giver sin Helligaand til eder.
Therefore the person who disregards this warning disregards, not people, but God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
9 Men om Broderkærligheden have I ikke nødig, at jeg skal skrive eder til; thi I ere selv oplærte af Gud til at elske hverandre;
As to love for each other there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another;
10 det gøre I jo ogsaa imod alle Brødrene i hele Makedonien; men vi formane eder, Brødre! til yderligere Fremgang
and indeed you do act in this spirit towards all his people throughout Macedonia. Yet, friends, we beg you to do even more.
11 og til at sætte en Ære i at leve stille og varetage hver sit og arbejde med eders Hænder, saaledes som vi bøde eder,
Make it your ambition to live quietly, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we directed you;
12 for at I kunne vandre sømmeligt over for dem, som ere udenfor, og for ikke at trænge til nogen.
so that your conduct may win respect from those outside the church, and that you may not want for anything.
13 Men vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende med Hensyn til dem, som sove hen, for at I ikke skulle sørge som de andre, der ikke have Haab.
We don’t want you to be ignorant, friends, about those who have passed to their rest. We don’t want you to grieve like other people who have no hope.
14 Thi naar vi tro, at Jesus er død og opstanden, da skal ogsaa Gud ligesaa ved Jesus føre de hensovede frem med ham.
For, as we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also we believe that God will bring, with Jesus, those who through him have passed to their rest.
15 Thi dette sige vi eder med Herrens Ord, at vi levende, som blive tilbage til Herrens Tilkommelse, vi skulle ingenlunde komme forud for de hensovede.
This we tell you on the authority of the Lord – that those of us who are still living at the coming of the Lord will not anticipate those who have passed to their rest.
16 Thi Herren selv skal stige ned fra Himmelen med et Tilraab, med Overengels Røst og med Guds Basun, og de døde i Kristus skulle opstaa først;
For, with a loud summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the trumpet-call of God, the Lord himself will come down from heaven.
17 derefter skulle vi levende, som blive tilbage, bortrykkes tillige med dem i Skyer til at møde Herren i Luften; og saa skulle vi altid være sammen med Herren.
Then those who died in union with Christ will rise first; and afterward we who are still living will be caught up in the clouds, with them, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be for ever with the Lord.
18 Saa trøster hverandre med disse Ord!
Therefore, comfort one another with what I have told you.
