2 Korinterne 3
1 Begynde vi atter at anbefale os selv? eller behøve vi, som nogle, Anbefalingsbreve til eder eller fra eder?
Must we begin again to commend ourselves? Or are we in need (as some are) of epistles of commendation for you, or from you?
2 I ere vort Brev, som er indskrevet i vore Hjerter, og som kendes og læses af alle Mennesker,
You are our Epistle, written in our hearts, which is known and read by all men.
3 idet det ligger klart som Dagen, at I ere et Kristi Brev, udfærdiget af os, indskrevet ikke med Blæk, men med den levende Guds Ånd, ikke på Stentavler, men på Hjerters Kødtavler.
It has been made manifest that you are the Epistle of Christ, ministered by us, and written down, not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, and not on tablets of stone, but on the fleshly tablets of the heart.
4 Men en sådan Tillid have vi til Gud ved Kristus,
And we have such faith, through Christ, toward God.
5 ikke at vi af os selv ere dygtige til at udtænke noget som ud af os selv; men vor Dygtighed er af Gud,
It is not that we are adequate to think anything of ourselves, as if anything was from us. But our adequacy is from God.
6 som også gjorde os dygtige til at være en ny Pagts Tjenere, ikke Bogstavens, men Åndens; thi Bogstaven ihjelslår, men Ånden levendegør.
And he has made us suitable ministers of the New Testament, not in the letter, but in the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 Men når Dødens Tjeneste, med Bogstaver indristet i Sten, fremtrådte i Herlighed, så at Israels Børn ikke kunde fæste Øjet på Moses's Ansigt på Grund af hans Ansigts Herlighed, som dog forsvandt,
But if the ministration of death, engraved with letters upon stones, was in glory, (so much so that the sons of Israel were not able to gaze intently upon the face of Moses, because of the glory of his countenance) even though this ministration was ineffective,
8 hvorledes skal da ikke Åndens Tjeneste end mere være i Herlighed?
how could the ministration of the Spirit not be in greater glory?
9 Thi når Fordømmelsens Tjeneste havde Herlighed, er meget mere Retfærdighedens Tjeneste rig på Herlighed.
For if the ministration of condemnation is with glory, so much more is the ministration of justice abundant in glory.
10 Ja, det herlige er jo i dette Tilfælde endog uden Herlighed i Sammenligning med den endnu større Herlighed.
And neither was it glorified by means of an excellent glory, though it was made illustrious in its own way.
11 Thi når det, der forsvandt, fremtrådte med Herlighed, da skal meget mere det, der bliver, være i Herlighed.
For if even what was temporary has its glory, then what is lasting has an even greater glory.
12 Efterdi vi altså have et sådant Håb, gå vi frem med stor Frimodighed
Therefore, having such a hope, we act with much confidence,
13 og gøre ikke som Moses, der lagde et Dække over sit Ansigt, for at Israels Børn ikke skulde fæste Øjet på, at det, der forsvandt, fik Ende.
and not as Moses did, in placing a veil over his face, so that the sons of Israel would not gaze intently at his face. This was ineffective,
14 Men deres Tanker bleve forhærdede; thi indtil den Dag i Dag forbliver det samme Dække over Oplæsningen af den gamle Pagt uden at tages bort; thi i Kristus er det, at det svinder.
for their minds were obtuse. And, even until this present day, the very same veil, in the readings from the Old Testament, remains not taken away (though, in Christ, it is taken away).
15 Men der ligger indtil denne Dag et Dække over deres Hjerte, når Moses oplæses;
But even until today, when Moses is read, a veil is still set over their hearts.
16 når de derimod omvende sig til Herren, da borttages Dækket.
But when they will have been converted to the Lord, then the veil shall be taken away.
17 Men Herren er Ånden, og hvor Herrens Ånd er, er der Frihed.
Now the Spirit is Lord. And wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 Men alle vi, som med ubedækket Ansigt skue Herrens Herlighed som i et Spejl, blive forvandlede til det samme Billede, fra Herlighed til Herlighed, så som det er fra Åndens Herre.
Yet truly, all of us, as we gaze upon the unveiled glory of the face of the Lord, are transfigured into the same image, from one glory to another. And this is done by the Spirit of the Lord.
