Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
Paulus og Timotheus, Kristi Jesu Tjenere, til alle de hellige i Kristus Jesus, som ere i Filippi, med Tilsynsmænd og Menighedstjenere.
2 Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Naade være med eder og Fred fra Gud vor Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus!
3 I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you,
Jeg takker min Gud, saa ofte jeg kommer eder i Hu,
4 Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all, with joy;
idet jeg altid, i hver min Bøn, beder for eder alle med Glæde,
5 For your communication in the gospel of Christ from the first day until now.
for eders Deltagelse i Evangeliet fra den første Dag indtil nu;
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he, who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.
forvisset om dette, at han, som begyndte en god Gerning i eder, vil fuldføre den indtil Jesu Kristi Dag,
7 As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have you in my heart; and that in my bands, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.
saaledes som det jo er ret for mig at mene dette om eder alle, efterdi jeg har eder i Hjertet baade under mine Lænker og under Evangeliets Forsvar og Stadfæstelse, fælles som I jo alle ere med mig om Naaden.
8 For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Thi Gud er mit Vidne, hvorledes jeg længes efter eder alle med Kristi Jesu inderlige Kærlighed.
9 And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding:
Og derom beder jeg, at eders Kærlighed fremdeles maa blive mere og mere rig paa Erkendelse og al Skønsomhed,
10 That you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,
saa I kunne værdsætte de forskellige Ting, for at I maa være rene og uden Anstød til Kristi Dag,
11 Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
fyldte med Retfærdigheds Frugt, som virkes ved Jesus Kristus, Gud til Ære og Pris.
12 Now, brethren, I desire you should know, that the things which have happened to me, have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:
Men jeg vil, I skulle vide, Brødre! at mine Forhold snarere have tjent til Evangeliets Fremme,
13 So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places;
saa at det er blevet aabenbart for hele Livvagten og for alle de øvrige, at mine Lænker bæres for Kristi Skyld,
14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.
og de fleste af Brødrene fik i Tillid til Herren ved mine Lænker end mere Dristighed til at tale Guds Ord uden Frygt.
15 Some indeed, even out of envy and contention; but some also for good will preach Christ.
Nogle prædike vel ogsaa Kristus for Avinds og Kivs Skyld, men nogle ogsaa i en god Mening.
16 Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
Disse gøre det af Kærlighed, vidende, at jeg er sat til at forsvare Evangeliet;
17 And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands.
men hine forkynde Kristus af Egennytte, ikke ærligt, men i den Tanke at føje Trængsel til mine Lænker.
18 But what then? So that by all means, whether by occasion, or by truth, Christ be preached: in this also I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
Hvad saa? Kristus forkyndes dog paa enhver Maade, være sig paa Skrømt eller i Sandhed; og derover glæder jeg mig, og jeg vil ogsaa fremdeles glæde mig.
19 For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Thi jeg ved, at dette skal blive mig til Frelse ved eders Bøn og Jesu Kristi Aands Hjælp,
20 According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded, but with all confidence, as always, so now also shall Christ be magnified in my body, wither it be by life, or by death.
efter min Længsel og mit Haab, at jeg i intet skal blive til Skamme, men at Kristus skal med al Frimodighed, som altid, saa ogsaa nu, forherliges i mit Legeme, være sig ved Liv eller ved Død.
21 For to me, to live is Christ; and to die is gain.
Thi det at leve er mig Kristus og at dø en Vinding.
22 And if to live in the flesh, this is to me the fruit of labour, and what I shall choose I know not.
Men dersom dette at leve i Kødet skaffer mig Frugt af min Gerning, saa ved jeg ikke, hvad jeg skal vælge;
23 But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.
men jeg staar tvivlraadig imellem de to Ting, idet jeg har Lysten til at bryde op og være sammen med Kristus; thi dette var saare meget bedre;
24 But to abide still in the flesh, is needful for you.
men at forblive i Kødet er mere nødvendigt for eders Skyld.
25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:
Og i Forvisning herom ved jeg, at jeg skal blive i Live og forblive hos eder alle til eders Fremgang og Glæde i Troen,
26 That your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, by my coming to you again.
for at eders Ros ved mig kan blive rig i Kristus Jesus, ved at jeg atter kommer til Stede iblandt eder.
27 Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.
Kun skulle I leve Kristi Evangelium værdigt, for at, hvad enten jeg kommer og ser eder eller er fraværende, jeg dog kan høre om eder, at I staa faste i een Aand, saa at I med een Sjæl stride tilsammen for Troen paa Evangeliet
28 And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God:
og ikke lade eder forfærde i nogen Ting af Modstanderne; thi dette er for dem et Tegn paa Undergang, men for eder paa Frelse, og det fra Gud.
29 For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.
Thi eder er det forundt for Kristi Skyld — ikke alene at tro paa ham, men ogsaa at lide for hans Skyld,
30 Having the same conflict as that which you have seen in me, and now have heard of me.
idet I have den samme Kamp, som I have set paa mig og nu høre om mig.
