1 Corinthians 9
1 Am not I free? Am not I an apostle? Have not I seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord?
Er jeg ikke fri? er jeg ikke Apostel? har jeg ikke set Jesus, vor Herre? er I ikke min Gerning i Herren?
2 And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
Er jeg ikke Apostel for andre, så er jeg det dog i det mindste for eder; thi Seglet på min Apostelgerning ere I i Herren.
3 My defence with them that do examine me is this.
Dette er mit Forsvar imod dem, som bedømme mig.
4 Have not we power to eat and to drink?
Have vi ikke Ret til at spise og drikke?
5 Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Have vi ikke Ret til at føre en Søster med om som Hustru, som også de andre Apostle og Herrens Brødre og Kefas?
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?
Eller have alene jeg og Barnabas ingen Ret til at lade være at arbejde?
7 Who serveth as a soldier at any time, at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Who feedeth the flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Hvem tjener vel nogen Sinde i Krig på egen Sold? Hvem planter en Vingård og spiser ikke dens Frugt? Eller hvem vogter en Hjord og nyder ikke af Hjordens Mælk?
8 Speak I these things according to man? Or doth not the law also say these things?
Taler jeg vel dette blot efter menneskelig Vis, eller siger ikke også Loven dette?
9 For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
Thi i Mose Lov er der skrevet: "Du må ikke binde Munden til på en Okse, som tærsker." Er det Okserne, Gud bekymrer sig om,
10 Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope; and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit.
eller siger han det ikke i hvert Tilfælde for vor Skyld? For vor Skyld blev det jo skrevet, fordi den, som pløjer, bør pløje i Håb, og den, som tærsker, bør gøre det i Håb om at få sin Del.
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things?
Når vi have sået eder de åndelige Ting, er det da noget stort, om vi høste eders timelige?
12 If others be partakers of this power over you, why not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power: but we bear all things, lest we should give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
Dersom andre nyde sådan Ret over eder, kunde da vi ikke snarere? Dog have vi ikke brugt denne Ret; men vi tåle alt, for at vi ikke skulle lægge noget i Vejen for Kristi Evangelium.
13 Know you not, that they who work in the holy place, eat the things that are of the holy place; and they that serve the altar, partake with the altar?
Vide I ikke, at de, som udføre de hellige Tjenester, få deres Føde fra Helligdommen, de, som tjene ved Alteret, dele med Alteret?
14 So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel.
Således har også Herren forordnet for dem, som forkynde Evangeliet, at de skulle leve af Evangeliet.
15 But I have used none of these things. Neither have I written these things, that they should be so done unto me: for it is good for me to die, rather than that any man should make my glory void.
Jeg derimod har ikke gjort Brug af noget af dette. Jeg skriver dog ikke dette, for at det skal ske således med mig; thi jeg vil hellere dø, end at nogen skulde gøre min Ros til intet.
16 For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me, for a necessity lieth upon me: for woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel.
Thi om jeg forkynder Evangeliet, har jeg ikke noget at rose mig af; der påligger mig nemlig en Nødvendighed, thi ve mig, om jeg ikke forkynder det!
17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation is committed to me:
Gør jeg nemlig dette af fri Villie, så får jeg Løn; men har jeg imod min Villie fået en Husholdning betroet,
18 What is my reward then? That preaching the gospel, I may deliver the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
hvad er da min Løn? For at jeg, når jeg forkynder Evangeliet, skal fremsætte det for intet, så at jeg ikke gør Brug af min Ret i Evangeliet.
19 For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.
Thi skønt jeg er fri over for alle, har jeg dog gjort mig selv til Tjener for alle, for at jeg kunde vinde des flere.
20 And I became to the Jews, a Jew, that I might gain the Jews:
Og jeg er bleven Jøderne som en Jøde, for at jeg kunde vinde Jøder; dem under Loven som en under Loven, skønt jeg ikke selv er under Loven, for at jeg kunde vinde dem, som ere under Loven;
21 To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law, ) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ, ) that I might gain them that were without the law.
dem uden for Loven som en uden for Loven, skønt jeg ikke er uden Lov for God, men under Kristi Lov, for at jeg kunde vinde dem, som ere uden for Loven.
22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.
Jeg er bleven skrøbelig for de skrøbelige, for at jeg kunde vinde de skrøbelige; jeg er bleven alt for alle, for at jeg i ethvert Fald kunde frelse nogle.
23 And I do all things for the gospel’s sake: that I may be made partaker thereof.
Men alt gør jeg for Evangeliets Skyld, for at jeg kan blive meddelagtig deri.
24 Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain.
Vide I ikke, at de, som løbe på Banen, løbe vel alle, men ikkun een får Prisen? Således skulle I løbe, for at I kunne vinde den.
25 And every one that striveth for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things: and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible one.
Enhver, som deltager i Kamplegene, er afholdende i alt; hine nu vel for at få en forkrænkelig Krans, men vi en uforkrænkelig.
26 I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air:
Jeg løber derfor ikke som på det uvisse jeg fægter som en, der ikke slår i Luften;
27 But I chastise my body, and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway.
men jeg bekæmper mit Legeme og holder det i Trældom, for at ikke jeg, som har prædiket for andre, selv skal blive forkastet.
