2 Korinterne 3
1 Begynde vi atter at anbefale os selv? eller behøve vi, som nogle, Anbefalingsbreve til eder eller fra eder?
Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Unless we need, as some men, commendatory letters to you or commendatory from you?
2 I ere vort Brev, som er indskrevet i vore Hjerter, og som kendes og læses af alle Mennesker,
Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
3 idet det ligger klart for Dagen, at I ere et Kristi Brev, udfærdiget af os, indskrevet ikke med Blæk, men med den levende Guds Aand, ikke paa Stentavler, men paa Hjerters Kødtavler.
being seen that ye are a letter of Christ, administered by us, written not in ink, but in the Spirit of the living God, not in stony tablets, but in fleshly tablets, in hearts.
4 Men en saadan Tillid have vi til Gud ved Kristus,
And we have such confidence toward God through Christ,
5 ikke at vi af os selv ere dygtige til at udtænke noget som ud af os selv; men vor Dygtighed er af Gud,
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
6 som ogsaa gjorde os dygtige til at være en ny Pagts Tjenere, ikke Bogstavens, men Aandens; thi Bogstaven ihjelslaar, men Aanden levendegør.
who also made us qualified helpers of a new covenant, not of a document, but of a Spirit, for the document kills but the Spirit makes alive.
7 Men naar Dødens Tjeneste, med Bogstaver indristet i Stene, fremtraadte i Herlighed, saa at Israels Børn ikke kunde fæste Øjet paa Mose Ansigt paa Grund af hans Ansigts Herlighed, som dog forsvandt,
But if the administration of death in writings engraved on stones occurred in glory, so that the sons of Israel could not gaze upon the face of Moses because of the fading glory of his countenance,
8 hvorledes skal da ikke Aandens Tjeneste end mere være i Herlighed?
how will the administration of the Spirit not be more in glory?
9 Thi naar Fordømmelsens Tjeneste havde Herlighed, er meget mere Retfærdighedens Tjeneste rig paa Herlighed.
For if the administration of condemnation has glory, the administration of righteousness excels much more in glory.
10 Ja, det herlige er jo i dette Tilfælde endog uden Herlighed i Sammenligning med den endnu større Herlighed.
For also that which has been glorified, has not been glorified in this regard, because of the glory that transcends.
11 Thi naar det, der forsvandt, fremtraadte med Herlighed, da skal meget mere det, der bliver, være i Herlighed.
For if that which is abolished was through glory, much more that which remains is in glory.
12 Efterdi vi altsaa have et saadant Haab, gaa vi frem med stor Frimodighed
Having therefore such a hope we use great boldness,
13 og gøre ikke som Moses, der lagde et Dække over sit Ansigt, for at Israels Børn ikke skulde fæste Øjet paa, at det, der forsvandt, fik Ende.
and are not as Moses. He put a veil over his face in order for the sons of Israel not to gaze on the end of the fading.
14 Men deres Tanker bleve forhærdede; thi indtil den Dag i Dag forbliver det samme Dække over Oplæsningen af den gamle Pagt uden at tages bort; thi i Kristus er det, at det svinder.
But their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old testament, not being uncovered, which thing is abolished in Christ.
15 Men der ligger indtil denne Dag et Dække over deres Hjerte, naar Moses oplæses;
But to this day when Moses is read, a veil lies upon their heart.
16 naar de derimod omvende sig til Herren, da borttages Dækket.
But whenever it turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
17 Men Herren er Aanden, og hvor Herrens Aand er, er der Frihed.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 Men alle vi, som med ubedækket Ansigt skue Herrens Herlighed som i et Spejl, blive forvandlede til det samme Billede, fra Herlighed til Herlighed, saasom det er fra Aandens Herre.
But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of the Lord.
