2 Corinthians 10
1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I, who present indeed am lowly among you, but am bold toward you when absent;
Men jeg selv, Paulus, formaner eder ved Kristi Sagtmodighed og Mildhed, jeg, som, „naar I se derpaa, er ydmyg iblandt eder, men fraværende er modig over for eder‟,
2 but I entreat you, that I may not when I am present be bold with that confidence wherewith I think of being bold towards some, who think of us as walking according to the flesh.
ja, jeg beder eder om ikke nærværende at skulle være modig med den Tillidsfuldhed, hvormed jeg agter at træde dristigt op imod nogle, som anse os for at vandre efter Kødet.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
Thi om vi end vandre i Kødet, saa stride vi dog ikke efter Kødet;
4 (for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds, )
thi vore Stridsvaaben ere ikke kødelige, men mægtige for Gud til Fæstningers Nedbrydelse,
5 casting down reasonings, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing every purpose into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
idet vi nedbryde Tankebygninger og al Højhed, som rejser sig imod Erkendelsen af Gud, og tage enhver Tanke til Fange til Lydighed imod Kristus
6 and being in readiness to punish every disobedience, when the measure of your obedience shall be full.
og ere rede til at straffe al Ulydighed, naar eders Lydighed er bleven fuldkommen.
7 Ye look at the outward appearance. If any one trusteth to himself that he belongeth to Christ, let him of himself consider this again, that as he belongeth to Christ, so also do we.
Se I paa det udvortes? Dersom nogen trøster sig til selv at høre Kristus til, da slutte han igen fra sig selv, at ligesom han hører Kristus til, saaledes gøre vi det ogsaa.
8 For even if I should boast still more highly of our authority, which the Lord gave us for building you up, and not pulling you down, I should not be put to shame;
Ja, dersom jeg endog vilde rose mig noget mere af vor Magt, som Herren gav os til eders Opbyggelse og ikke til eders Nedbrydelse, skal jeg dog ikke blive til Skamme,
9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.
for at jeg ikke skal synes at ville skræmme eder ved mine Breve;
10 For his letters, saith one, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
thi Brevene, siger man, ere vægtige og stærke, men hans legemlige Nærværelse er svag, og hans Tale intet værd.
11 Let such a one count upon this, that such as we are in word by letters when absent, such will we be also in deed when present.
En saadan betænke, at saaledes som vi fraværende ere med Ord ved Breve, saaledes ville vi ogsaa nærværende være i Gerning.
12 For we do not venture to reckon ourselves among, or compare ourselves with, some of those who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise.
Thi vi driste os ikke til at regne os iblandt eller sammenligne os med somme af dem, der anbefale sig selv; men selv indse de ikke, at de maale sig med sig selv og sammenligne sig med sig selv.
13 But we will not boast of things that are without our measure, but according to the measure of the line which God allotted us, —a measure to reach even to you.
Vi derimod ville ikke rose os ud i det umaalelige, men efter Maalet af den Grænselinie, som Gud har tildelt os som Maal, at naa ogsaa til eder.
14 For we do not stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; (for as far as even to you did we come, in the gospel of Christ; )
Thi vi strække os ikke for vidt, som om vi ikke naaede til eder; vi ere jo komne ogsaa indtil eder i Kristi Evangelium,
15 not boasting of things that are without measure, in other men's labors, but having hope, when your faith is increased, that our line will through you be still further extended,
saa vi ikke rose os ud i det umaalelige af andres Arbejder, men have det Haab, at, naar eders Tro vokser, ville vi hos eder blive store, efter vor Grænselinie, saa vi kunne komme langt videre
16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions beyond you; not boasting, in another's line, of things made ready to our hand.
og forkynde Evangeliet i Landene hinsides eder, men ikke rose os inden for en andens Grænselinie af det allerede fuldførte.
17 But “he that boasteth, let him boast in the Lord.”
Men den, som roser sig, rose sig af Herren!
18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth.
Thi ikke den, der anbefaler sig selv, staar Prøve, men den, hvem Herren anbefaler.
