2 Corinthians 7
1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.
Derfor, efterdi vi have disse Forjættelser, I elskede! saa lader os rense os selv fra al Kødets og Aandens Besmittelse, saa vi gennemføre Hellighed i Guds Frygt!
2 Receive us: we have injured no one, we have ruined no one, we have made gain of no one.
Giver os Rum; ingen have vi gjort Uret, ingen ødelagt, ingen bedraget.
3 I do not speak for condemnation, for I have already said that ye are in our hearts, to die together, and live together.
Jeg siger det ikke for at fælde Dom; jeg har jo sagt tilforn, at I ere i vore Hjerter, saa at vi dø sammen og leve sammen.
4 Great [is] my boldness towards you, great my exulting in respect of you; I am filled with encouragement; I overabound in joy under all our affliction.
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.
5 For indeed, when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but [we were] afflicted in every way; without combats, within fears.
Thi ogsaa da vi kom til Makedonien, havde vort Kød ingen Ro, men vi trængtes paa alle Maader: Udadtil Kampe, indadtil Angester.
6 But he who encourages those that are [brought] low, [even] God, encouraged us by the coming of Titus;
Men han, som trøster de nedbøjede, Gud, han trøstede os ved Titus's Komme;
7 and not by his coming only, but also through the encouragement with which he was encouraged as to you; relating to us your ardent desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I the more rejoiced.
dog ikke alene ved hans Komme, men ogsaa ved den Trøst, hvormed han var bleven trøstet over eder, idet han fortalte os om eders Længsel, eders Graad, eders Nidkærhed for mig, saa at jeg glædede mig end mere.
8 For if also I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret [it], if even I have regretted it; for I see that that letter, if even [it were] only for a time, grieved you.
Thi om jeg end har bedrøvet eder ved Brevet, fortryder jeg det ikke. Om jeg ogsaa har fortrudt det, — jeg ser jo, at hint Brev, ihvorvel kun til en Tid, har bedrøvet eder, —
9 Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.
saa 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 Maade skulde lide Skade af os.
10 For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.
Thi den Bedrøvelse, der er efter Guds Sind, virker Omvendelse til Frelse, som ikke fortrydes; men Verdens Bedrøvelse virker Død.
11 For, behold, this same thing, your being grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought in you, but [what] excusing [of yourselves], but [what] indignation, but [what] fear, but [what] ardent desire, but [what] zeal, but [what] vengeance: in every way ye have proved yourselves to be pure in the matter.
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! Paa enhver Maade beviste I, at I selv vare rene i den Sag.
12 So then, if also I wrote to you, [it was] not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.
Altsaa, naar 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 aabenbar hos eder for Guds Aasyn.
13 For this reason we have been encouraged. And we the rather rejoiced in our encouragement more abundantly by reason of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
Derfor ere vi blevne trøstede. Men til vor Trøst kom end yderligere Glæden over Titus's Glæde, fordi hans Aand har faaet Vederkvægelse fra eder alle.
14 Because if I boasted to him anything about you, I have not been put to shame; but as we have spoken to you all things in truth, so also our boasting to Titus has been [the] truth;
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, saaledes er ogsaa vor Ros for Titus bleven Sandhed.
15 and his affections are more abundantly towards you, calling to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
Og hans Hjerte drages inderligere til eder, naar han mindes Lydigheden hos eder alle, hvorledes I modtoge ham med Frygt og Bæven.
16 I rejoice that in everything I am confident as to you.
Jeg glæder mig over, at jeg i alt kan lide paa eder.
