2 Korinterne 11
1 Gid I vilde finde eder i en Smule Dårskab af mig! Dog, I gør det Jo nok.
Would that you could put up with a little "folly" from me! Nay, do bear with me.
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.
I have a divine jealousy on your behalf; for I betrothed you to one only husband, even to Christ, that I might present you to him, a chaste 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 fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward 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.
If indeed some one is coming to preach another Jesus, whom I did not preach, or you are receiving a Spirit other than you once received, or another gospel which you did not accept before, you would do well to bear with me.
5 Thi jeg mener ikke at stå tilbage i noget for de såre store Apostle.
For I reckon that I am in no respect behind your superapostolic 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.
Yes, though I be unskilled in speech, at least I am not in knowledge; indeed I made this perfectly plain to you in all things and among all men.
7 Eller gjorde jeg Synd i at fornedre mig selv, for at I skulde ophøjes, idet jeg forkyndte eder Guds Evangelium for intet?
Is it a sin, forsooth, that I humbled myself that you might be exalted, in preaching the gospel to you free of cost?
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;
Other churches I spoiled, and took their wages to do you service.
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.
Even when I lacked the actual necessities of life while I was with you, I was a burden to no one; for whatever I lacked, the brothers from Macedonia supplied, when they came. So I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
10 Så vist som Kristi Sandhed er i mig, skal denne Ros ikke fratages mig i Akajas Egne.
As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine shall not be stopped within the boundaries of Greece!
11 Hvorfor? mon fordi jeg ikke elsker eder? Gud ved det.
And why? Because I love you not? God knows I do.
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.
I am doing and will continue to do this in order to cut away the ground from under those who wish some cause for slander; and that the ground of their boasting may appear as does mine.
13 Thi sådanne ere falske Apostle, svigefulde Arbejdere, som påtage sig Skikkelse af Kristi Apostle.
For such fellows are sham apostles of Christ.
14 Og det er intet Under; thi Satan selv påtager sig Skikkelse af en Lysets Engel.
No wonder! for Satan himself disguises himself 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.
It is no great marvel, then, if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their 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.
I say again, let no one think me a fool. Or, if you must, at least bear with me as a fool, that I, too, may do a little boasting.
17 Hvad jeg nu taler, taler jeg ikke efter Herrens Sind, men som i Dårskab, idet jeg så tillidsfuldt roser mig.
What I am about to say I am not speaking by the Lord’s command, but as it were in pure folly, in this boldness of boasting.
18 Efterdi mange rose sig med Hensyn til Kødet, vil også jeg rose mig.
Since so many are making worldly boasts, I shall boast, too!
19 Gerne finde I eder jo i Dårerne, efterdi I ere kloge.
Although you are wise, you put up with fools willingly enough!
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.
You put up with it, though they make slaves of you, live on you, seize your property, lord it over you, even strike you in the face, in the way of degradation!
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.
I say that I was weak, and yet for whatever reason any one is bold (I speak in mere folly) I too am bold.
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 descendants of Israel? 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 speak as though I were beside myself), such, far, more, am I; in labors more abundant, in imprisonments also more abundant, in floggings beyond measure, in deaths often.
24 Af Jøder har jeg fem Gange fået fyrretyve Slag mindre end eet.
Five times at the hands of the Jews, I have received one short of forty lashes.
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 have been scourged by the Romans; once I have been stoned; three times have I been shipwrecked; a night and a day have I been adrift 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;
My journeys have been many; in perils of rivers, in perils of bandits; in perils from my countrymen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness; in perils on the sea, in perils 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 weariness, often in sleepless watching, in hunger and thirst, often without anything to eat; in cold and in nakedness.
28 foruden hvad der kommer til, mit daglige Overløb, Bekymringen for alle Menighederne.
Not to mention other things, there is the crowding pressure of each day upon me, the care of all the churches.
29 Hvem er skrøbelig, uden at også jeg er det? hvem bliver forarget, uden at det brænder i mig?
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, but I burn with indignation?
30 Dersom jeg skal rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig af min Magtesløshed.
If boast I must, it shall be concerning my weakness.
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am telling the truth. (aiōn g165)
32 I Damaskus holdt Kong Aretas's Statholder Damaskenernes Stad bevogtet for at gribe mig;
In Damascus, the governor under Aretas the King, kept guard over the city of the Damascus, to arrest me;
33 men jeg blev igennem en Luge firet ned over Muren i en Kurv og undflyede af hans Hænder.
but through an opening in the wall I was let down in a basket, and so escaped and out of his hands.
