Kolossensern 4
1 I Herrer! yder eders Trælle, hvad ret og billigt er, da I vide, at ogsaa I have en Herre i Himmelen.
You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
2 Værer vedholdende i Bønnen, idet I ere aarvaagne i den med Taksigelse,
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 idet I tillige bede ogsaa for os, at Gud vil oplade os en Ordets Dør til at tale Kristi Hemmelighed, for hvis Skyld jeg ogsaa er bunden,
Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
4 for at jeg kan aabenbare den saaledes, som jeg bør tale.
That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
5 Vandrer i Visdom over for dem, som ere udenfor, saa I købe den belejlige Tid.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Eders Tale være altid med Ynde, krydret med Salt, saa I vide, hvorledes I bør svare enhver især.
In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
7 Hvorledes det gaar mig, skal Tykikus, den elskede Broder og tro Tjener og Medtjener i Herren, kundgøre eder alt sammen;
Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
8 ham sender jeg til eder, netop for at I skulle lære at kende, hvorledes det staar til med os, og for at han skal opmuntre eders Hjerter,
The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
9 tillige med Onesimus, den tro og elskede Broder, som er fra eders By; de skulle fortælle eder, hvorledes alt staar til her.
I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
10 Aristarkus, min Medfange, hilser eder, og Markus, Barnabas's Søskendebarn, om hvem I have faaet Befalinger — dersom han kommer til eder, da tager imod ham —
Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
11 og Jesus, som kaldes Justus, hvilke af de omskaarne ere de eneste Medarbejdere for Guds Rige, som ere blevne mig en Trøst.
Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
12 Epafras hilser eder, han, som er fra eders By, en Kristi Jesu Tjener, som altid strider for eder i sine Bønner, for at I maa staa fuldkomne og fuldvisse i al Guds Villie.
Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
13 Thi jeg giver ham det Vidnesbyrd, at han har megen Møje for eder og dem i Laodikea og dem i Hierapolis.
I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
14 Lægen Lukas, den elskede, hilser eder, og Demas.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Hilser Brødrene i Laodikea og Nymfas og Menigheden i deres Hus.
Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
16 Og naar dette Brev er oplæst hos eder, da sørger for, at det ogsaa bliver oplæst i Laodikensernes Menighed, og at I ogsaa læse Brevet fra Laodikea.
After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
17 Og siger til Arkippus: Giv Agt paa den Tjeneste, som du har modtaget i Herren, at du fuldbyrder den.
Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
18 Hilsenen med min, Paulus's, egen Haand. Kommer mine Lænker i Hu! Naaden være med eder!
I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
