2 Corinthians 3
1 Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation to you, or from you?
Begynde vi atter at anbefale os selv? eller behøve vi, som nogle, Anbefalingsbreve til eder eller fra eder?
2 You are our letter, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
I ere vort Brev, som er indskrevet i vore Hjerter, og som kendes og læses af alle Mennesker,
3 revealed that you are a letter of Christ ministered by us, not written with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in the tablets of stone, but in fleshy tablets of the heart,
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.
4 and such trust we have through the Christ toward God,
Men en sådan Tillid have vi til Gud ved Kristus,
5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency [is] of God,
ikke at vi af os selv ere dygtige til at udtænke noget som ud af os selv; men vor Dygtighed er af Gud,
6 who also made us sufficient [to be] servants of the New Covenant, not of letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, and the Spirit makes alive.
som også gjorde os dygtige til at være en ny Pagts Tjenere, ikke Bogstavens, men Åndens; thi Bogstaven ihjelslår, men Ånden levendegør.
7 And if the ministry of death, in letters, engraved in stones, came in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look steadfastly into the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face—which was being made useless,
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,
8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more in glory?
hvorledes skal da ikke Åndens Tjeneste end mere være i Herlighed?
9 For if the ministry of the condemnation [is] glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory;
Thi når Fordømmelsens Tjeneste havde Herlighed, er meget mere Retfærdighedens Tjeneste rig på Herlighed.
10 for also even that which has been glorious, has not been glorious—in this respect, because of the superior glory;
Ja, det herlige er jo i dette Tilfælde endog uden Herlighed i Sammenligning med den endnu større Herlighed.
11 for if that which is being made useless [is] through glory, much more that which is remaining [is] in glory.
Thi når det, der forsvandt, fremtrådte med Herlighed, da skal meget mere det, der bliver, være i Herlighed.
12 Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech,
Efterdi vi altså have et sådant Håb, gå vi frem med stor Frimodighed
13 and [are] not as Moses, who was putting a veil on his own face, for the sons of Israel not to look steadfastly into the end of that which is being made useless,
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.
14 but their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil at the reading of the Old Covenant remains unwithdrawn—which in Christ is being made useless—
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.
15 but until today, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart,
Men der ligger indtil denne Dag et Dække over deres Hjerte, når Moses oplæses;
16 and whenever they may turn to the LORD, the veil is taken away.
når de derimod omvende sig til Herren, da borttages Dækket.
17 And the LORD is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the LORD [is], there [is] liberty;
Men Herren er Ånden, og hvor Herrens Ånd er, er der Frihed.
18 and we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the LORD in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
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.
