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 among 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 been injuriously treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we spake boldly in the name of our God to declare unto you the gospel of God with much conflict.
3 Thi vor Prædiken skyldes ikke Bedrag, ej heller Urenhed og er ikke forbunden med Svig;
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of impurity, nor in 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 by 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 flattering speech, as ye know, nor covetous pretence, 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.
nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others: though we might have expected maintenance, as the apostles of Christ.
7 Men vi færdedes med Mildhed iblandt eder. Som når en Moder ammer sine egne Børn,
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
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 we, being affectionately desirous of you, were willing to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye were dear unto 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 labor and toil; for working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you, we preached among 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 unblameably we behaved towards you that believe:
11 ligesom I vide, hvorledes vi formanede og opmuntrede hver enkelt af eder som en Fader sine Børn
as ye know likewise, how we exhorted and comforted every one of you, as a father his children;
12 og besvore eder, at I skulde vandre Gud værdigt, ham, som kaldte eder til sit Rige og sin Herlighed.
and charged you, that ye should walk worthy of God, who hath called you to 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 also we thank God continually, that when ye received the word of God, which ye heard from us, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God, which also worketh 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 followers of the churches of God, which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus, in that ye also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they have from 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 killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; who are displeasing to God, and contrary to all men:
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, thus going on to fill up their sins perpetually: but wrath is coming upon them to 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, being separated from you for a season, in person not in heart, endeavoured the more earnestly to see you again with much 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.
Wherefore we would have come unto you (even I Paul) once and again; but Satan hindered 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 boasting? are not ye also among others 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 our joy.
