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 for myself, that I would not come to you again 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 make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve 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 very thing to you, so that when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you.
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 affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
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 has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.
6 Det er nok for ham med denne Straf, som han har faaet af de fleste,
This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one;
7 saa at I tværtimod snarere skulle tilgive og trøste ham, for at han ikke skal drukne i den alt for store Bedrøvelse.
so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.
8 Derfor formaner jeg eder til at vedtage at vise ham Kærlighed.
Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward 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 to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether 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,
Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
11 for at vi ikke skulle bedrages af Satan; thi hans Anslag ere os ikke ubekendte.
that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
12 Da jeg kom til Troas for at prædike Kristi Evangelium, og der var aabnet mig en Dør i Herren,
Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to 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.
I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out 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.
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.
15 Thi en Kristi Vellugt ere vi for Gud, iblandt dem, som frelses, og iblandt dem, som fortabes,
For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God in those who are saved and in 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?
to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. 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 so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
