2 Tessalonikerne 2

1 Men vi bede eder, Brødre! angaaende vor Herres Jesu Kristi Tilkommelse og vor Samling til ham,

Now we ask you, brothers, on behalf of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,

2 at I ikke i en Hast maa lade eder bringe fra Besindelse eller forskrække hverken ved nogen Aand eller ved nogen Tale eller Brev, der skulde være fra os, som om Herrens Dag var lige for Haanden.

for ye not to be quickly shaken from your mind, nor to be alarmed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by a letter as by us, as that the day of the Christ has come.

3 Lad ingen bedrage eder i nogen Maade; thi først maa jo Frafaldet komme og Syndens Menneske aabenbares, Fortabelsens Søn,

Let not any man deceive you in any way, because if not, the defection may come first, and he may be revealed-the man of sin, the son of destruction,

4 han, som sætter sig imod og ophøjer sig over alt, hvad der kaldes Gud eller Helligdom, saa at han sætter sig i Guds Tempel og udgiver sig selv for at være Gud.

who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or an object of worship, so as for him to sit in the temple of God, as God, displaying himself that he is God.

5 Komme I ikke i Hu, at jeg sagde eder dette, da jeg endnu var hos eder?

Do ye not remember that when I was yet with you I told you these things?

6 Og nu vide I, hvad der holder ham tilbage, indtil han aabenbares i sin Tid.

And now ye know that which restrains, for him to be revealed in his own time.

7 Thi Lovløshedens Hemmelighed virker allerede, kun at den, som nu holder tilbage, først maa komme af Vejen,

For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he who restrains it until now will develop from the midst.

8 og da skal den lovløse aabenbares, hvem den Herre Jesus skal dræbe med sin Munds Aande og tilintetgøre ved sin Tilkommelses Aabenbarelse,

And then the lawless will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and will neutralize at the appearance of his coming.

9 han, hvis Komme sker ifølge Satans Kraft, med al Løgnens Magt og Tegn og Undere

Whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and marvels of deceit,

10 og med alt Uretfærdigheds Bedrag for dem, som fortabes, fordi de ikke toge imod Kærligheden til Sandheden, saa de kunde blive frelste.

and in all deception of unrighteousness in those who are perishing, in return for which, they did not accept the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.

11 Og derfor sender Gud dem kraftig Vildfarelse, saa at de tro Løgnen,

And because of this God will send them the force of a delusion, for them to believe a lie,

12 for at de skulle dømmes, alle de, som ikke troede Sandheden, men fandt Behag i Uretfærdigheden.

so that they might be condemned-all those who did not believe the truth, but who delighted in unrighteousness.

13 Men vi ere skyldige at takke Gud altid for eder, I af Herren elskede Brødre! fordi Gud har udvalgt eder fra Begyndelsen til Frelse ved Aandens Helligelse og Tro paa Sandheden,

But we are indebted to express thanks to God always about you, brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth,

14 hvortil han kaldte eder ved vort Evangelium, for at I skulde vinde vor Herres Jesu Kristi Herlighed.

for which he called you, through our good news, for an acquired possession of glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Saa staar da fast, Brødre! og holder fast ved de Overleveringer, hvori I bleve oplærte, være sig ved vor Tale eller vort Brev.

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that ye were taught, whether by word or by letter from us.

16 Men han selv, vor Herre Jesus Kristus og Gud vor Fader, som har elsket os og givet os en evig Trøst og et godt Haab i Naade, (aiōnios g166)

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father who loved us and gave eternal encouragement and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)

17 han trøste eders Hjerter og styrke eder i al god Gerning og Tale!

encourage your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.