1 Korinterne 8
1 Men hvad Kødet fra Afgudsofrene angår, da vide vi, fordi vi alle have Kundskab (Kundskaben opblæser, men Kærligheden opbygger.
Now as to things which have been sacrificed to idols. This is a subject which we already understand--because we all have knowledge of it. Knowledge, however, tends to make people conceited; it is love that builds us up.
2 Dersom nogen tykkes at kende noget, han kender endnu ikke således, som man bør kende.
If any one imagines that he already possesses any true knowledge, he has as yet attained to no knowledge of the kind to which he ought to have attained;
3 Men dersom nogen elsker Gud, han er kendt af ham.)
but if any one loves God, that man is known by God.
4 Hvad altså Spisningen af Offerkødet angår, da vide vi, at der er ingen, Afgud i Verden, og at der ingen Gud er uden een.
As to eating things which have been sacrificed to idols, we are fully aware that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but One.
5 Thi om der end er såkaldte Guder, være sig i Himmelen eller på Jorden, som der jo er mange Guder og mange Herrer,
For if so-called gods do exist, either in Heaven or on earth--and in fact there are many such gods and many such lords--
6 så er der for os dog kun een Gud, Faderen, af hvem alle Ting ere, og vi til ham, og een Herre, Jesus Kristus, ved hvem alle Ting ere, og vi ved ham.
yet we have but one God, the Father, who is the source of all things and for whose service we exist, and but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom we and all things exist.
7 Dog ikke alle have den Kundskab. Men der er nogle, som ifølge deres hidtidige Afgudsvane spise det som Afgudsofferkød, og deres Samvittighed, som er skrøbelig, besmittes.
But all believers do not recognize these facts. Some, from force of habit in relation to the idol, even now eat idol sacrifices as such, and their consciences, being but weak, are polluted.
8 Men Mad skal ikke bestemme vor Stilling over for Gud; hverken have vi Fortrin, om vi spise, eller stå tilbage, om vi ikke spise.
It is true that a particular kind of food will not bring us into God's presence; we are neither inferior to others if we abstain from it, nor superior to them if we eat it.
9 Men ser, til, at ikke denne eders Frihed skal blive til Anstød for de skrøbelige!
But take care lest this liberty of yours should prove a hindrance to the progress of weak believers.
10 Thi dersom nogen ser dig, som har Kundskab, sidde til Bords i et Afgudshus, vil så ikke Samvittigheden hos den, som er skrøbelig, blive opbygget til at spise Afgudsofferkødet?
For if any one were to see you, who know the real truth of this matter, reclining at table in an idol's temple, would not his conscience (supposing him to be a weak believer) be emboldened to eat the food which has been sacrificed to the idol?
11 Den skrøbelige går jo til Grunde ved din Kundskab, Broderen, for hvis Skyld Kristus er død.
Why, your knowledge becomes the ruin of the weak believer--your brother, for whom Christ died!
12 Men når I således Synde imod Brødrene og såre deres skrøbelige Samvittighed, Synde I imod Kristus.
Moreover when you thus sin against the brethren and wound their weak consciences, you are, in reality, sinning against Christ.
13 Derfor, om Mad forarger min Broder, vil jeg aldrig i Evighed spise Kød, for at jeg ikke skal forarge min Broder. (aiōn g165)
Therefore if what I eat causes my brother to fall, never again to the end of my days will I touch any kind of animal food, for fear I should cause my brother to fall. (aiōn g165)
