2 Tessalonikerne 2
1 Men vi bede eder, Brødre! angaaende vor Herres Jesu Kristi Tilkommelse og vor Samling til ham,
But, we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of; our Lord Jesus Christ, and our coming 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.
that you be not hastily shaken from the persuasion of your mind, nor be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by report, nor by letter as written by us, as though the day of the Lord is at hand.
3 Lad ingen bedrage eder i nogen Maade; thi først maa jo Frafaldet komme og Syndens Menneske aabenbares, Fortabelsens Søn,
Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
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 above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.
5 Komme I ikke i Hu, at jeg sagde eder dette, da jeg endnu var hos eder?
Do you not remember that, while I was 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 you know what restrains, in order that he may be revealed in his own proper time.
7 Thi Lovløshedens Hemmelighed virker allerede, kun at den, som nu holder tilbage, først maa komme af Vejen,
For the mystery of iniquity is already at work; only he that now restrains will restrain, till he be taken out of the way:
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 shall that lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will destroy by the spirit of his mouth, and will utterly overthrow by the brightness of his coming:
9 han, hvis Komme sker ifølge Satans Kraft, med al Løgnens Magt og Tegn og Undere
he will destroy him, whose coming is, according to the energy of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
10 og med alt Uretfærdigheds Bedrag for dem, som fortabes, fordi de ikke toge imod Kærligheden til Sandheden, saa de kunde blive frelste.
and with all the delusion of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order that they might be saved.
11 Og derfor sender Gud dem kraftig Vildfarelse, saa at de tro Løgnen,
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, in order that they may believe a lie,
12 for at de skulle dømmes, alle de, som ikke troede Sandheden, men fandt Behag i Uretfærdigheden.
that all may be condemned who believe not the truth, but have pleasure 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 bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God did, from the beginning, choose you to salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,
14 hvortil han kaldte eder ved vort Evangelium, for at I skulde vinde vor Herres Jesu Kristi Herlighed.
to which he called you by our gospel, in order that you might obtain the 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.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word or by our letter.
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)
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace, (aiōnios g166)
17 han trøste eders Hjerter og styrke eder i al god Gerning og Tale!
comfort your hearts, and strengthen you in every good word and work.
