2 Tessalonikerne 2

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

Now we beg you, brethren, by 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.

that ye be not soon shaken in mind, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as [if it were] by us, as that the day of the Lord is present.

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

Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because [it will not be] unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been 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 on high against all called God, or object of veneration; so that he himself sits down in the temple of God, shewing 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, being yet with you, I said these things to you?

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

And now ye know that which restrains, that he should 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 already works; only [there is] he who restrains now until he be gone,

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 one shall be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall annul by the appearing 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 in 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 in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.

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

And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false,

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

that all might be judged who have not believed the truth, but have found 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 ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in 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.

whereto he has called you by our glad tidings, to [the] obtaining of [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.

So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the instructions which ye 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)

But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given [us] eternal consolation and good hope by 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 work and word.