2 Korinterne 11
1 Gid I vilde finde eder i en Smule Dårskab af mig! Dog, I gør det Jo nok.
I wish that you could put up with me in some foolishness. But you are indeed putting up 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.
For I am jealous about you. I have a godly jealousy for you, since I promised you in marriage to one husband. I promised to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
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 by his craftiness, your thoughts might be led astray away from a sincere and pure devotion to 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 suppose that someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we preached. Or suppose that you receive a different spirit than what you received. Or suppose that you receive a different gospel than the one you received. You put up with these things well enough!
5 Thi jeg mener ikke at stå tilbage i noget for de såre store Apostle.
For I think that I am not in the least inferior to those so-called super-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.
But even if I am untrained in giving speeches, I am not untrained in knowledge. In every way and in all things we have made this known to you.
7 Eller gjorde jeg Synd i at fornedre mig selv, for at I skulde ophøjes, idet jeg forkyndte eder Guds Evangelium for intet?
Did I sin by humbling myself so you might be exalted? For I freely preached the gospel of God to you.
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 churches by accepting support from them so that I could 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.
When I was with you and I was in need, I did not burden anyone. For my needs were met by the brothers who came from Macedonia. In everything I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and I will continue to do that.
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 will not be silenced in the parts 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.
And what I do I will keep doing, in order that I may take away the claim for criticizing me and the claim for which they want to boast—that they are found to be doing the same work that we are doing.
13 Thi sådanne ere falske Apostle, svigefulde Arbejdere, som påtage sig Skikkelse af Kristi Apostle.
For such people are false apostles and deceitful workers. They disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.
14 Og det er intet Under; thi Satan selv påtager sig Skikkelse af en Lysets Engel.
And this is no surprise, for even Satan 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 surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their fate will be what their deeds deserve.
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 I am a fool. But if you do, receive me as a fool so I may boast a little.
17 Hvad jeg nu taler, taler jeg ikke efter Herrens Sind, men som i Dårskab, idet jeg så tillidsfuldt roser mig.
What I am saying with this boastful confidence—I am not talking the way the Lord would—I am saying as a fool.
18 Efterdi mange rose sig med Hensyn til Kødet, vil også jeg rose mig.
Since many people boast according to the flesh, I will also boast.
19 Gerne finde I eder jo i Dårerne, efterdi I ere kloge.
For you gladly put up with fools. You are 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.
For you put up with someone if he enslaves you, if he consumes you, if he takes advantage of you, if he considers himself better than you, or if he slaps you in the 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.
I will say to our shame that we were too weak to do that. Yet if anyone boasts—I am speaking like a fool—I too will boast.
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 servants of Christ? (I speak as though I were out of my mind.) I am more. I have been in even more hard work, in far more prisons, in beatings beyond measure, in facing many dangers of death.
24 Af Jøder har jeg fem Gange fået fyrretyve Slag mindre end eet.
From Jews I received five times 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 have spent a night and a day on 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;
I have been on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, in danger from robbers, in danger from my own people, in danger from the Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the wilderness, in danger at sea, in danger from false brothers.
27 i Møje og Anstrengelse, ofte i Nattevågen, i Hunger og Tørst, ofte i Faste, i Kulde og Nøgenhed;
I have been at hard work and in hardship, in many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often in fasting, in cold and nakedness.
28 foruden hvad der kommer til, mit daglige Overløb, Bekymringen for alle Menighederne.
Apart from everything else, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for 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 has been caused to stumble, and I do not burn?
30 Dersom jeg skal rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig af min Magtesløshed.
If I must boast, I will boast about what shows my weaknesses.
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, the one who is praised forever, knows that I am not lying! (aiōn g165)
32 I Damaskus holdt Kong Aretas's Statholder Damaskenernes Stad bevogtet for at gribe mig;
At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus 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 I escaped from his hands.
