1 Tessalonikerne 2
1 I vide jo selv, Brødre! at vor Indgang hos eder ikke har været forgæves;
FOR ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in to you, that it was not in vain.
2 men skønt vi, som I vide, forud havde lidt og vare blevne mishandlede i Filippi, fik vi Frimodighed i vor Gud til at tale Guds Evangelium til eder under megen Kamp.
But though we had suffered before, and were infamously treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to preach unto you the gospel of God amidst a great conflict.
3 Thi vor Prædiken skyldes ikke Bedrag, ej heller Urenhed og er ikke forbunden med Svig;
And our exhortation originated not from delusion, or impurity, or from guile;
4 men ligesom vi af Gud ere fundne værdige til at få Evangeliet betroet, således tale vi, ikke for at behage Mennesker, men Gud, som prøver vore Hjerter.
but as we have been approved of God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.
5 Thi vor Færd var hverken nogen Sinde med smigrende Tale - som I vide - ej heller var den et Skalkeskjul for Havesyge - Gud er Vidne;
For neither at any time used we insinuating language, as ye know, nor a pretext for covetousness; God is witness:
6 ikke heller søgte vi Ære af Mennesker, hverken af eder eller af andre, skønt vi som Kristi Apostle nok kunde have været eder til Byrde.
not seeking glory from men, neither from you, nor from others, though we might have been burdensome, as apostles of Christ.
7 Men vi færdedes med Mildhed iblandt eder. Som når en Moder ammer sine egne Børn,
But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherisheth her own infants.
8 således fandt vi, af inderlig Kærlighed til eder, en Glæde i at dele med eder ikke alene Guds Evangelium, men også vort eget Liv, fordi I vare blevne os elskelige.
So, tenderly affected towards you, we could with pleasure have imparted to you not the gospel of God only, but our own lives also, because ye were beloved by us.
9 I erindre jo, Brødre! vor Møje og Anstrengelse; arbejdende Nat og Dag, for ikke at være nogen af eder til Byrde, prædikede vi Guds Evangelium for eder.
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: for night and day working hard, that we might be no burden to any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
10 I ere Vidner, og Gud, hvor fromt og retfærdigt og ulasteligt vi færdedes iblandt eder, som tro;
Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and faultlessly we conducted ourselves among you that believe:
11 ligesom I vide, hvorledes vi formanede og opmuntrede hver enkelt af eder som en Fader sine Børn
as ye know how we treated every one of you, as a father doth his children, exhorting you, and admonishing, and conjuring you,
12 og besvore eder, at I skulde vandre Gud værdigt, ham, som kaldte eder til sit Rige og sin Herlighed.
that ye should walk worthy of God, as calling you into his kingdom and glory.
13 Og derfor takke også vi Gud uafladelig, fordi, da I modtoge Guds Ord, som I hørte af os, toge I ikke imod det som Menneskers Ord, men som Guds Ord (hvad det sandelig er), hvilket også viser sig virksomt i eder, som tro.
For this cause do we also give thanks to God unceasingly, because when ye received the word reported by us from God, ye received it not as the word of man, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which worketh also effectually in you that believe.
14 Thi I, Brødre! ere blevne Efterfølgere af Guds Menigheder i Judæa i Kristus Jesus, efterdi også I have lidt det samme af eders egne Stammefrænder, som de have lidt af Jøderne,
For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus: for ye suffered the same things also yourselves from your own countrymen, as they too have of the Jews;
15 der både ihjelsloge den Herre Jesus og Profeterne og udjoge os og ikke behage Gud og stå alle Mennesker imod,
who both murdered the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are in opposition to all mankind;
16 idet de forhindre os i at tale til Hedningerne til deres Frelse, for til enhver Tid at fylde deres Synders Mål; men Vreden er kommen over dem fuldtud.
forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles, that they might be saved, to fill up the measure of their iniquities always: but wrath is coming upon them to the extremity.
17 Men vi, Brødre! som en stakket Tid have været skilte fra eder i det ydre, ikke i Hjertet, vi have gjort os des mere Flid for at få eders Ansigt at se, under megen Længsel,
But we, brethren, bereaved of you for a short moment, in person, not in heart, have more abundantly longed to see your face with great desire.
18 efterdi vi have haft i Sinde at komme til eder, jeg, Paulus, både een og to Gange, og Satan har hindret os deri.
Therefore we wished to have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan prevented us.
19 Thi hvem er vort Håb eller vor Glæde eller vor Hæderskrans, når ikke også I ere det for vor Herre Jesus Kristus i hans Tilkommelse?
For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
20 I ere jo vor Ære og Glæde.
For ye are our glory and joy.
