2 Korinterne 10
1 Men jeg selv, Paulus, formaner eder ved Kristi Sagtmodighed og Mildhed, jeg, som, "når I se derpå, er ydmyg iblandt eder, men fraværende er modig over for eder",
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, who present indeed am lowly among you, but am bold toward you when absent;
2 ja, jeg beder eder om ikke nærværende at skulle være modig med den Tillidsfuldhed, hvormed jeg agter at træde dristigt op imod nogle, som anse os for at vandre efter Kødet.
but I entreat you, that I may not when I am present be bold with that confidence wherewith I think of being bold towards some, who think of us as walking according to the flesh.
3 Thi om vi end vandre i Kødet, så stride vi dog ikke efter Kødet;
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
4 thi vore Stridsvåben er ikke kødelige, men mægtige for Gud til Fæstningers Nedbrydelse,
(for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, )
5 idet vi nedbryde Tankebygninger og al Højhed, som rejser sig imod Erkendelsen af Gud, og tage enhver Tanke til Fange til Lydighed imod Kristus
casting down reasonings, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every purpose into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
6 og ere rede til at straffe al Ulydighed, når eders Lydighed er bleven fuldkommen.
and being in readiness to punish every disobedience, when the measure of your obedience shall be full.
7 Se I på det udvortes? Dersom nogen trøster sig til selv at høre Kristus til, da slutte han igen fra sig selv, at ligesom han hører Kristus til, således gøre vi det også.
Ye look at the outward appearance. If any one trusteth to himself that he belongeth to Christ, let him of himself consider this again, that as he belongeth to Christ, so also do we.
8 Ja, dersom jeg endog vilde rose mig noget mere af vor Magt, som Herren gav os til eders Opbyggelse og ikke til eders Nedbrydelse, skal jeg dog ikke blive til Skamme,
For even if I should boast still more highly of our authority, which the Lord gave us for building you up, and not pulling you down, I should not be put to shame;
9 for at jeg ikke skal synes at ville skræmme eder ved mine Breve;
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
10 thi Brevene, siger man, ere vægtige og stærke, men hans legemlige Nærværelse er svag, og hans Tale intet værd.
For his letters, saith one, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11 En sådan betænke, at således som vi fraværende ere med Ord ved Breve, således ville vi, også nærværende være i Gerning.
Let such a one count upon this, that such as we are in word by letters when absent, such will we be also in deed when present.
12 Thi vi driste os ikke til at regne os iblandt eller sammenligne os med somme af dem, der anbefale sig selv; men selv indse de ikke, at de måle sig med sig selv og sammenligne sig med sig selv.
For we do not venture to reckon ourselves among, or compare ourselves with, some of those who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise.
13 Vi derimod ville ikke rose os ud i det umålelige, men efter Målet af den Grænselinie, som Gud har tildelt os som Mål, at nå også til eder.
But we will not boast of things that are without our measure, but according to the measure of the line which God allotted us, —a measure to reach even to you.
14 Thi vi strække os ikke for vidt, som om vi ikke nåede til eder; vi ere jo komne også indtil eder i Kristi Evangelium,
For we do not stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; (for as far as even to you did we come, in the gospel of Christ; )
15 så vi ikke rose os ud i det umålelige af andres Arbejder, men have det Håb, at, når eders Tro vokser, ville vi hos eder blive store, efter vor Grænselinie, så vi kunne komme langt videre
not boasting of things that are without measure, in other men's labors, but having hope, when your faith is increased, that our line will through you be still further extended,
16 og forkynde Evangeliet i Landene hinsides eder, men ikke rose os inden for en andens Grænselinie af det allerede fuldførte.
so that we may preach the gospel in the regions beyond you; not boasting, in another's line, of things made ready to our hand.
17 Men den, som roser sig, rose sig af Herren!
But “he that boasteth, let him boast in the Lord.”
18 Thi ikke den, der anbefaler sig selv, står Prøve, men den, hvem Herren anbefaler.
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth.
