2 Korinterne 2
1 Men jeg besluttede dette hos mig selv, at jeg vilde ikke atter komme til eder med Bedrøvelse.
But I determined this to myself, not again to come unto you in sorrow.
2 Thi dersom jeg bedrøver eder, hvem er da den, som gør mig glad, uden den, som bedrøves af mig?
For if I grieve you, who indeed is the one giving me joy, except the one being grieved by me?
3 Og jeg skrev netop derfor, for at jeg ikke, naar jeg kom, skulde have Bedrøvelse af dem, som jeg burde have Glæde af, idet jeg havde den Tillid til eder alle, at min Glæde deles af eder alle.
And I wrote this same thing, in order that, having come, I may not have grief over those from whom it behooves me to rejoice; and having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
4 Thi ud af stor Hjertets Trængsel og Beklemthed skrev jeg eder til, under mange Taarer, ikke for at I skulde blive bedrøvede, men for at I skulde kende den Kærlighed, som jeg har særlig til eder.
For out of much tribulation and anguish of heart, I wrote to you through many tears; not in order that you may be grieved, but that you may know the divine love which I have unto you exceedingly.
5 Men dersom nogen har voldt Bedrøvelse, har han ikke bedrøvet mig, men til Dels, for ikke at sige det haardere, eder alle.
But if any one has grieved you all, he has not grieved me, but in part, that I may not burden you excessively.
6 Det er nok for ham med denne Straf, som han har faaet af de fleste,
This punishment which for many to such a one is sufficient;
7 saa at I tværtimod snarere skulle tilgive og trøste ham, for at han ikke skal drukne i den alt for store Bedrøvelse.
so on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one may be swallowed up with excessive grief.
8 Derfor formaner jeg eder til at vedtage at vise ham Kærlighed.
Therefore I exhort you to stir up your divine love for him:
9 Det var nemlig ogsaa derfor, at jeg skrev, for at erfare, hvor vidt I staa Prøve, om I ere lydige i alt.
for unto this also I wrote, in order that I may know your approval, if you are obedient in all things.
10 Men hvem I tilgive noget, ham tilgiver ogsaa jeg; thi ogsaa hvad jeg selv har tilgivet, om jeg har tilgivet noget, det har jeg gjort for eders Skyld, for Kristi Aasyn,
But to whom you forgive anything, I do also: for indeed whatsoever I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, it is for your sakes in the face of Christ;
11 for at vi ikke skulle bedrages af Satan; thi hans Anslag ere os ikke ubekendte.
in order that we may not be gobbled up by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
12 Da jeg kom til Troas for at prædike Kristi Evangelium, og der var aabnet mig en Dør i Herren,
And having come into Troas, for the gospel of Christ, and there being a door opened unto me in the Lord,
13 da havde jeg ingen Ro i min Aand, fordi jeg ikke fandt Titus, min Broder; men jeg tog Afsked med dem og drog til Makedonien.
and I had no rest to my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus: but having bidden them adieu, I came away into Macedonia.
14 Men Gud ske Tak, som altid fører os i Sejrstog i Kristus og lader sin Kundskabs Duft blive kendelig ved os paa ethvert Sted.
But thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ, and manifesting the fragrance of his knowledge through us in every place:
15 Thi en Kristi Vellugt ere vi for Gud, iblandt dem, som frelses, og iblandt dem, som fortabes,
because we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, among those who are saved, and among those who perish;
16 for disse en Duft af Død til Død, for hine en Duft af Liv til Liv. Og hvem er dygtig dertil?
unto the latter a savour from death unto death; but unto the former a savour from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
17 Thi vi ere ikke som de mange, at vi gøre en Forretning af Guds Ord, men som af Renhed, som af Gud tale vi for Guds Aasyn i Kristus.
For we are not as many, corrupting the word of God: but as of purity, but as from God, we speak in Christ, in the presence of God.
