2 Korinterne 2

1 Men jeg beslutte dette hos mig selv, at jeg vilde ikke atter komme til eder med Bedrøvelse.

Actually, I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow.

2 Thi dersom jeg bedrøver eder, hvem er da den, som gør mig glad, uden den, som bedrøves af mig?

For if I make you sorrowful, then who will make me glad, besides the one whom I made sorrowful?

3 Og jeg skrev netop derfor, for at jeg ikke, når jeg kom, skulde have Bedrøvelse af dem, som jeg burde have Glæde af, idet jeg havde den Tillid til eder alle, at min Glæde deles af eder alle.

And I wrote this very thing to you so as not to have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice, when I come, having confidence in you all that my joy is also yours.

4 Thi ud af stor Hjertets Trængsel og Beklemthed skrev jeg eder til, under mange Tårer, ikke for at I skulde blive bedrøvede, men for at I skulde kende den Kærlighed, som jeg har særlig til eder.

Now I wrote to you out of great distress and anguish of heart, with many tears, not that you should be made sorrowful, but that you might know the greatness of my love for you.

5 Men dersom nogen har voldt Bedrøvelse, har han ikke bedrøvet mig, men til Dels, for ikke at sige det hårdere, eder alle.

So, if anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has all of you, to some extent—not to be too ‘heavy’.

6 Det er nok for ham med denne Straf, som han har fået af de fleste,

This punishment that was inflicted by the majority is sufficient to such a one,

7 så at I tværtimod snarere skulle tilgive og trøste ham, for at han ikke skal drukne i den alt for store Bedrøvelse.

so that now, on the other side, you should forgive and comfort him, so that he not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

8 Derfor formaner jeg eder til at vedtage at vise ham Kærlighed.

Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.

9 Det var nemlig også derfor, at jeg skrev, for at erfare, hvor vidt I stå Prøve, om I ere lydige i alt.

Now I also wrote to this end: to put you to the test, to see whether you are obedient in all things.

10 Men hvem I tilgive noget, ham tilgiver også jeg; thi også hvad jeg selv har tilgivet, om jeg har tilgivet noget, det har jeg gjort for eders Skyld, for Kristi Åsyn,

If you forgive anyone, I do too; further, if indeed I have forgiven anything to someone, I have done so for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

11 for at vi ikke skulle bedrages af Satan; thi hans Anslag ere os ikke ubekendte.

so that we not be exploited by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his intentions.

12 Da jeg kom til Troas for at prædike Kristi Evangelium, og der var åbnet mig en Dør i Herren,

Also, upon arriving in Troas for the Gospel of Christ, a door having been opened to me by Sovereign,

13 da havde jeg ingen Ro i min Ånd, fordi jeg ikke fandt Titus, min Broder; men jeg tog Afsked med dem og drog til Makedonien.

I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; so taking leave of them I went on into Macedonia.

14 Men Gud ske Tak, som altid fører os i Sejrstog i Kristus og lader sin Kundskabs Duft blive kendelig ved os på ethvert Sted.

Now thanks be to the God who always leads us in triumph in the Christ, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him in every place.

15 Thi en Kristi Vellugt ere vi for Gud, iblandt dem, som frelses, og iblandt dem, som fortabes,

Because we are the aroma of Christ for God, among those who are being saved and among those who are being wasted—

16 for disse en Duft af Død til Død, for hine en Duft af Liv til Liv. Og hvem er dygtig dertil?

to these a smell of death into death, while to those a fragrance of life into life—and who is adequate for such things?

17 Thi vi ere ikke som de mange, at vi gøre en Forretning af Guds Ord, men som af Renhed, som af Gud tale vi for Guds Åsyn i Kristus.

However, we are not like the rest who retail the word of God; rather, we speak in Christ, out of sincerity, as of God in His very presence.