2 Tessalonikerne 2
1 Men vi bede eder, Brødre! angaaende vor Herres Jesu Kristi Tilkommelse og vor Samling til ham,
But as to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto 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.
we beseech you, brethren, that ye be not soon moved from your steadiness of mind, or troubled, neither by Spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as from us, that the day of Christ is at hand.
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 by any means; for it shall not come till there come an apostasy first, and the man of sin be revealed,
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.
the son of perdition, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or the object of worship; so that he sits as God 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 when 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 ye know what now hindereth him from being 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 iniquity is already working, only there is one that hindreth 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 the wicked one shall be detected, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth, and abolish by the brightness of his coming:
9 han, hvis Komme sker ifølge Satans Kraft, med al Løgnens Magt og Tegn og Undere
who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,
10 og med alt Uretfærdigheds Bedrag for dem, som fortabes, fordi de ikke toge imod Kærligheden til Sandheden, saa de kunde blive frelste.
and wonders, and with all iniquitous fraud, among those that shall perish; because they received not the love of the truth, by which they might be saved.
11 Og derfor sender Gud dem kraftig Vildfarelse, saa at de tro Løgnen,
And for this cause God will send upon them the efficacy of error, so that they shall themselves believe the lie:
12 for at de skulle dømmes, alle de, som ikke troede Sandheden, men fandt Behag i Uretfærdigheden.
that they may all be condemned, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in iniquity.
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 always to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord; because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through 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 hath called you by our gospel, 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.
Therefore, brethren, be steady, and hold fast the traditions, 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)
And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, (aiōnios g166)
17 han trøste eders Hjerter og styrke eder i al god Gerning og Tale!
and establish you in every good word and work.
