2 Korinterne 11
1 Gid I vilde finde eder i en Smule Dårskab af mig! Dog, I gør det Jo nok.
I could wish that you would put up with a little of my foolishness, but indeed you already are.
2 Thi jeg er nidkær for eder med Guds Nidkærhed; jeg har jo trolovet eder med een Mand for at fremstille en ren Jomfru for Kristus.
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy, because I betrothed you to one man to present you to Christ as a pure virgin.
3 Men jeg frygter for, at ligesom Slangen bedrog Eva ved sin Træskhed, således skulle eders Tanker fordærves og miste det oprigtige Sindelag over for Kristus.
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve with his cunning, so your minds may be corrupted from the integrity that is in Christ.
4 Thi dersom nogen kommer og prædiker en anden Jesus, som vi ikke prædikede, eller I få en anderledes Ånd, som I ikke fik, eller et anderledes Evangelium, som I ikke modtoge, da vilde I kønt finde eder deri.
For if someone comes and preaches another ‘Jesus’ whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you easily put up with it.
5 Thi jeg mener ikke at stå tilbage i noget for de såre store Apostle.
Now I consider that I am not at all inferior to the very best apostles.
6 Er jeg end ulærd i Tale, så er jeg det dog ikke i Kundskab; tværtimod på enhver Måde have vi lagt den for Dagen for eder i alle Stykker.
Though I may not be a trained speaker, I do have knowledge—but we have been fully manifested to you in all things.
7 Eller gjorde jeg Synd i at fornedre mig selv, for at I skulde ophøjes, idet jeg forkyndte eder Guds Evangelium for intet?
Or did I commit a sin in humbling self so that you might be exalted, in that I proclaimed God's Gospel to you free of charge?
8 Andre Menigheder plyndrede jeg, idet jeg tog Sold af dem for at tjene eder, og medens jeg var nærværende hos eder og kom i Trang, faldt jeg ingen til Byrde;
I ‘robbed’ other congregations, receiving support from them so as to serve you,
9 thi min Trang afhjalp Brødrene, da de kom fra Makedonien, og i alt har jeg holdt og vil jeg holde mig uden Tynge for eder.
and when I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone; because the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. Yes, I kept myself from being a burden to you in anything, and will keep on.
10 Så vist som Kristi Sandhed er i mig, skal denne Ros ikke fratages mig i Akajas Egne.
The truth of Christ is in me: this boasting will not be silenced in me in the regions of Achaia.
11 Hvorfor? mon fordi jeg ikke elsker eder? Gud ved det.
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows!
12 Men hvad jeg gør, det vil jeg fremdeles gøre, for at jeg kan afskære dem Lejligheden, som søge en Lejlighed, til at findes os lige i det, hvoraf de rose sig.
Further, I will keep on doing what I do in order to cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things of which they boast.
13 Thi sådanne ere falske Apostle, svigefulde Arbejdere, som påtage sig Skikkelse af Kristi Apostle.
Such men are really false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into ‘apostles’ of Christ.
14 Og det er intet Under; thi Satan selv påtager sig Skikkelse af en Lysets Engel.
And no wonder, because Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
15 Derfor er det ikke noget stort, om også hans Tjenere påtage sig Skikkelse som Retfærdigheds Tjenere; men deres Ende skal være efter deres Gerninger.
So it is no great thing if his servants also masquerade as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
16 Atter siger jeg: Ingen må agte mig for en Dåre; men hvis så skal være, så tåler mig endog som en Dåre, for at også jeg kan rose mig en Smule.
Again I say, let no one think me a fool. But should anyone do so, at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little bit.
17 Hvad jeg nu taler, taler jeg ikke efter Herrens Sind, men som i Dårskab, idet jeg så tillidsfuldt roser mig.
What I am going to say I do not say according to the Lord, but as though foolishly, in this confident boasting.
18 Efterdi mange rose sig med Hensyn til Kødet, vil også jeg rose mig.
Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I will too
19 Gerne finde I eder jo i Dårerne, efterdi I ere kloge.
(for you put up with fools gladly, being so wise yourselves!).
20 I finde eder jo i, om nogen gør eder til Trælle, om nogen æder eder op, om nogen tager til sig, om nogen ophøjer sig, om nogen slår eder i Ansigtet.
In fact, you even put up with someone who enslaves you, who ‘devours’ you, who takes advantage, who exalts himself, who beats on your face!
21 Med Skamfuldhed siger jeg det, efterdi vi have været svage; men hvad end nogen trodser på (jeg taler i Dårskab), derpå trodser også jeg.
Is it disrespectful to say that we were ‘weak’? In whatever anyone is bold (I speak foolishly), I am bold also.
22 Ere de Hebræere? Jeg også. Ere de Israeliter? Jeg også. Ere de Abrahams Sæd? Jeg også.
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
23 Ere de Kristi Tjenere? Jeg taler i Vanvid: jeg er det mere. Jeg har lidt langt flere Besværligheder, fået langt flere Slag, været hyppigt i Fængsel, ofte i Dødsfare.
Are they ministers of Christ? (I'm being irrational) I am more: in labors more abundantly, in beatings beyond count, in prison more frequently, in ‘deaths’ often—
24 Af Jøder har jeg fem Gange fået fyrretyve Slag mindre end eet.
five times from the Jews I received the ‘forty lashes minus one’;
25 Tre Gange er jeg bleven pisket, een Gang stenet, tre Gange har jeg lidt Skibbrud, et Døgn har jeg tilbragt på Dybet;
three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked (I spent twenty-four hours in the open sea)—
26 ofte på Rejser, i Farer fra Floder, i Farer iblandt Røvere, i Farer fra mit Folk, i Farer fra Hedninger, i Farer i By, i Farer i Ørken, i Farer på Havet, i Farer iblandt falske Brødre;
in frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, in danger from robbers, in danger from my countrymen, in danger from Gentiles, in danger in cities, in danger in wildernesses, in danger in the sea, in danger among false brothers;
27 i Møje og Anstrengelse, ofte i Nattevågen, i Hunger og Tørst, ofte i Faste, i Kulde og Nøgenhed;
in toil and hardship, in many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, in frequent fastings, in cold and nakedness—
28 foruden hvad der kommer til, mit daglige Overløb, Bekymringen for alle Menighederne.
quite apart from the other things, my daily disturbances, my concern for all the congregations.
29 Hvem er skrøbelig, uden at også jeg er det? hvem bliver forarget, uden at det brænder i mig?
Who is weak, and I do not feel it? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
30 Dersom jeg skal rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig af min Magtesløshed.
Well, if I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. (aiōn g165)
32 I Damaskus holdt Kong Aretas's Statholder Damaskenernes Stad bevogtet for at gribe mig;
In Damascus the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes, wanting to arrest me;
33 men jeg blev igennem en Luge firet ned over Muren i en Kurv og undflyede af hans Hænder.
but I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped from his hands.
