2 Korinterne 7
1 Derfor, efterdi vi have disse Forjættelser, I elskede! så lader os rense os selv fra al Kødets og Åndens Besmittelse, så vi gennemføre Hellighed i Guds Frygt!
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sactification in the fear of God.
2 Giver os Rum; ingen have vi gjort Uret, ingen ødelagt, ingen bedraget.
Receive us. We have injured no man, we have corrupted no man, we have overreached no man.
3 Jeg siger det ikke for at fælde Dom; jeg har jo sagt tilforn, at I ere i vore Hjerter, så at vi dø sammen og leve sammen.
I speak not this to your condemnation. For we have said before, that you are in our hearts, to die together, and to live together.
4 Jeg har stor Frimodighed over for eder; jeg roser mig meget af eder, jeg er fuld af Trøst, jeg strømmer over af Glæde under al vor Trængsel.
Great is my confidence for you, great is my glorying for you. I am filled with comfort: I exceedingly abound with joy in all our tribulation.
5 Thi også da vi kom til Makedonien, havde vort Kød ingen Ro, men vi trængtes på alle Måder: udadtil Kampe, indadtil Angster.
For also when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we suffered all tribulation; combats without, fears within.
6 Men han, som trøster de nedbøjede, Gud, han trøstede os ved Titus's Komme;
But God, who comforteth the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus.
7 dog ikke alene ved hans Komme, men også ved den Trøst, hvormed han var bleven trøstet over eder, idet han fortalte os om eders Længsel, eders Gråd, eders Nidkærhed for mig, så at jeg glædede mig end mere.
And not by his coming only, but also by the consolation, wherewith he was comforted in you, relating to us your desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.
8 Thi om jeg end har bedrøvet eder ved Brevet, fortryder jeg det ikke. Om jeg også har fortrudt det, - jeg ser jo, at hint Brev, ihvorvel kun til en Tid, har bedrøvet eder, -
For although I made you sorrowful by my epistle, I do not repent; and if I did repent, seeing that the same epistle (although but for a time) did make you sorrowful;
9 så glæder jeg mig nu, ikke over, at I bleve bedrøvede, men over, at I bleve bedrøvede til Omvendelse; thi I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, for at I ikke i nogen Måde skulde lide Skade af os.
Now I am glad: not because you were made sorrowful; but because you were made sorrowful unto penance. For you were made sorrowful according to God, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing.
10 Thi den Bedrøvelse, der er efter Guds Sind, virker Omvendelse til Frelse, som ikke fortrydes; men Verdens Bedrøvelse virker Død.
For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11 Thi se, just dette, at I bleve bedrøvede efter Guds Sind, hvor stor en Iver virkede det ikke hos eder, ja Forsvar, ja Harme, ja Frygt, ja Længsel, ja Nidkærhed, ja Straf! På enhver Måde beviste I, at I selv vare rene i den Sag.
For behold this selfsame thing, that you were made sorrowful according to God, how great carefulness it worketh in you; yea defence, yea indignation, yea fear, yea desire, yea zeal, yea revenge: in all things you have shewed yourselves to be undefiled in the matter.
12 Altså, når jeg skrev til eder, var det ikke for hans Skyld, som gjorde Uret, ikke heller for hans Skyld, som led Uret, men for at eders Iver for os skulde blive åbenbar hos eder for Guds Åsyn.
Wherefore although I wrote to you, it was not for his sake that I did the wrong, nor for him that suffered it; but to manifest our carefulness that we have for you
13 Derfor ere vi blevne trøstede. Men til vor Trøst kom end yderligere Glæden over Titus's Glæde, fordi hans Ånd har fået Vederkvægelse fra eder alle.
Before God: therefore we were comforted. But in our consolation, we did the more abundantly rejoice for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
14 Thi i hvad jeg end har rost mig af eder for ham, er jeg ikke bleven til Skamme; men ligesom vi i alle Ting have talt Sandhed til eder, således er også vor Ros for Titus bleven Sandhed.
And if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I have not been put to shame; but as we have spoken all things to you in truth, so also our boasting that was made to Titus is found a truth.
15 Og hans Hjerte drages inderligere til eder, når han mindes Lydigheden hos eder alle, hvorledes I modtoge ham med Frygt og Bæven.
And his bowels are more abundantly towards you; remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you have received him.
16 Jeg glæder mig over, at jeg i alt kan lide på eder.
I rejoice that in all things I have confidence in you.
