2 Korinterne 3
1 Begynde vi atter at anbefale os selv? eller behøve vi, som nogle, Anbefalingsbreve til eder eller fra eder?
(Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or commendation from you?
2 I ere vort Brev, som er indskrevet i vore Hjerter, og som kendes og læses af alle Mennesker,
You are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, 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.
you are manifestly a letter of Christ, mediated by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on ‘tablets’ that are hearts of flesh.)
4 Men en sådan Tillid have vi til Gud ved Kristus,
Now we have such confidence before God because of the Christ;
5 ikke at vi af os selv ere dygtige til at udtænke noget som ud af os selv; men vor Dygtighed er af Gud,
not that we are competent of ourselves to reckon anything as being from ourselves, but our competence 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.
indeed, He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant; not of letter but of Spirit, because the letter kills, while 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,
Now if the ministry of death, engraved in letters on stones, came with glory—so that the children of Israel could not gaze at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance (that was fading)—
8 hvorledes skal da ikke Åndens Tjeneste end mere være i Herlighed?
how can the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?
9 Thi når Fordømmelsens Tjeneste havde Herlighed, er meget mere Retfærdighedens Tjeneste rig på Herlighed.
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
10 Ja, det herlige er jo i dette Tilfælde endog uden Herlighed i Sammenligning med den endnu større Herlighed.
Because what had glory could actually be said to be without glory, compared to the surpassing glory—
11 Thi når det, der forsvandt, fremtrådte med Herlighed, da skal meget mere det, der bliver, være i Herlighed.
if what is being set aside had glory, that which is continuing is much more glorious.
12 Efterdi vi altså have et sådant Håb, gå vi frem med stor Frimodighed
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we use great boldness of speech—
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.
not like Moses, who put a veil over his own face, so that the children of Israel would not observe the end of what was fading.
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.
But, it was their minds that were closed, because to this day that very veil remains in place when the Old Testament is read, since only in Christ is it taken away.
15 Men der ligger indtil denne Dag et Dække over deres Hjerte, når Moses oplæses;
Yes, even to this day, when Moses is read a veil lies on their heart.
16 når de derimod omvende sig til Herren, da borttages Dækket.
However, whenever anyone turns to the Lord the veil is removed.
17 Men Herren er Ånden, og hvor Herrens Ånd er, er der Frihed.
Now the Spirit is the Lord, and where the Lord's Spirit is there is freedom.
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.
So we all, contemplating as in a mirror the glory of the Lord with unveiled face, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, precisely from Lord Spirit.
