2 Korinterne 7
1 Derfor, efterdi vi have disse Forjættelser, I elskede! saa lader os rense os selv fra al Kødets og Aandens Besmittelse, saa vi gennemføre Hellighed i Guds Frygt!
Having therefore, my beloved, these promises, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Giver os Rum; ingen have vi gjort Uret, ingen ødelagt, ingen bedraget.
Receive us---we have injured no man, we have corrupted no one, we have over-reached no one.
3 Jeg siger det ikke for at fælde Dom; jeg har jo sagt tilforn, at I ere i vore Hjerter, saa at vi dø sammen og leve sammen.
I speak not this to condemn you: for I said before that ye are so much in our hearts that we could live and die with you.
4 Jeg har stor Frimodighed over for eder; jeg roser mig meget af eder, jeg er fuld af Trøst, jeg strømmer over af Glæde under al vor Trængsel.
I use much freedom of speech to you, and I boast much of you: I am filled with comfort, and superabound in joy above all our affliction.
5 Thi ogsaa da vi kom til Makedonien, havde vort Kød ingen Ro, men vi trængtes paa alle Maader: Udadtil Kampe, indadtil Angester.
For when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
6 Men han, som trøster de nedbøjede, Gud, han trøstede os ved Titus's Komme;
But God, who comforteth those that are brought low, comforted us by the coming of Titus:
7 dog ikke alene ved hans Komme, men ogsaa ved den Trøst, hvormed han var bleven trøstet over eder, idet han fortalte os om eders Længsel, eders Graad, eders Nidkærhed for mig, saa at jeg glædede mig end mere.
and not only by his coming, but especially by the consolation wherewith he was comforted on your account, acquainting us with your earnest desire towards us, your grief, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced greatly.
8 Thi om jeg end har bedrøvet eder ved Brevet, fortryder jeg det ikke. Om jeg ogsaa har fortrudt det, — jeg ser jo, at hint Brev, ihvorvel kun til en Tid, har bedrøvet eder, —
For though I grieved you by my letter, I do not repent, though I did repent; for I perceive that that epistle grieved you, though it was but for a little while.
9 saa glæder jeg mig nu, ikke over, at I bleve bedrøvede, men over, at I bleve bedrøvede til Omvendelse; thi I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, for at I ikke i nogen Maade skulde lide Skade af os.
However, now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance; for ye were grieved after a godly manner, so that ye received no damage from us.
10 Thi den Bedrøvelse, der er efter Guds Sind, virker Omvendelse til Frelse, som ikke fortrydes; men Verdens Bedrøvelse virker Død.
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11 Thi se, just dette, at I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, hvor stor en Iver virkede det ikke hos eder, ja Forsvar, ja Harme, ja Frygt, ja Længsel, ja Nidkærhed, ja Straf! Paa enhver Maade beviste I, at I selv vare rene i den Sag.
For behold this very thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly manner, what diligence it wrought in you! yea, what apology, what indignation, what fear, what earnest desire, what zeal, what revenge! by all which ye have shewn yourselves to be clear in the affair.
12 Altsaa, naar jeg skrev til eder, var det ikke for hans Skyld, som gjorde Uret, ikke heller for hans Skyld, som led Uret, men for at eders Iver for os skulde blive aabenbar hos eder for Guds Aasyn.
Wherefore if I wrote in such a manner to you, it was not merely on his account who had done the wrong, nor for his sake who had been injured; but that our care for you in the sight of God might be manifested among you.
13 Derfor ere vi blevne trøstede. Men til vor Trøst kom end yderligere Glæden over Titus's Glæde, fordi hans Aand har faaet Vederkvægelse fra eder alle.
We were therefore comforted by your consolation; and rejoiced the more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all;
14 Thi i hvad jeg end har rost mig af eder for ham, er jeg ikke bleven til Skamme; men ligesom vi i alle Ting have talt Sandhed til eder, saaledes er ogsaa vor Ros for Titus bleven Sandhed.
and because if I boasted of any thing to him concerning you, I was not ashamed; but as we have spoken all things to you in truth, so likewise our boasting of you to Titus was truth.
15 Og hans Hjerte drages inderligere til eder, naar han mindes Lydigheden hos eder alle, hvorledes I modtoge ham med Frygt og Bæven.
And his bowels are exceedingly moved towards you, when he calls to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
16 Jeg glæder mig over, at jeg i alt kan lide paa eder.
I rejoice therefore that in every thing I have confidence in you.
