2 Corinthians 11

1 Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: nay indeed bear with me.

Gid I vilde finde eder i en Smule Dårskab af mig! Dog, I gør det Jo nok.

2 For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you [as] a pure virgin to Christ.

Thi jeg er nidkær for eder med Guds Nidkærhed; jeg har jo trolovet eder med een Mand for at fremstille en ren Jomfru for Kristus.

3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ.

Men jeg frygter for, at ligesom Slangen bedrog Eva ved sin Træskhed, således skulle eders Tanker fordærves og miste det oprigtige Sindelag over for Kristus.

4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or [if] ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with [him].

Thi dersom nogen kommer og prædiker en anden Jesus, som vi ikke prædikede, eller I få en anderledes Ånd, som I ikke fik, eller et anderledes Evangelium, som I ikke modtoge, da vilde I kønt finde eder deri.

5 For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

Thi jeg mener ikke at stå tilbage i noget for de såre store Apostle.

6 But though [I be] rude in speech, yet [am I] not in knowledge; nay, in everything we have made [it] manifest among all men to you-ward.

Er jeg end ulærd i Tale, så er jeg det dog ikke i Kundskab; tværtimod på enhver Måde have vi lagt den for Dagen for eder i alle Stykker.

7 Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God for nought?

Eller gjorde jeg Synd i at fornedre mig selv, for at I skulde ophøjes, idet jeg forkyndte eder Guds Evangelium for intet?

8 I robbed other churches, taking wages [of them] that I might minister unto you;

Andre Menigheder plyndrede jeg, idet jeg tog Sold af dem for at tjene eder, og medens jeg var nærværende hos eder og kom i Trang, faldt jeg ingen til Byrde;

9 and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will I keep [myself].

thi min Trang afhjalp Brødrene, da de kom fra Makedonien, og i alt har jeg holdt og vil jeg holde mig uden Tynge for eder.

10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this glorying in the regions of Achaia.

Så vist som Kristi Sandhed er i mig, skal denne Ros ikke fratages mig i Akajas Egne.

11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

Hvorfor? mon fordi jeg ikke elsker eder? Gud ved det.

12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire an occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

Men hvad jeg gør, det vil jeg fremdeles gøre, for at jeg kan afskære dem Lejligheden, som søge en Lejlighed, til at findes os lige i det, hvoraf de rose sig.

13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.

Thi sådanne ere falske Apostle, svigefulde Arbejdere, som påtage sig Skikkelse af Kristi Apostle.

14 And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.

Og det er intet Under; thi Satan selv påtager sig Skikkelse af en Lysets Engel.

15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

Derfor er det ikke noget stort, om også hans Tjenere påtage sig Skikkelse som Retfærdigheds Tjenere; men deres Ende skal være efter deres Gerninger.

16 I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but if [ye do], yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.

Atter siger jeg: Ingen må agte mig for en Dåre; men hvis så skal være, så tåler mig endog som en Dåre, for at også jeg kan rose mig en Smule.

17 That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.

Hvad jeg nu taler, taler jeg ikke efter Herrens Sind, men som i Dårskab, idet jeg så tillidsfuldt roser mig.

18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.

Efterdi mange rose sig med Hensyn til Kødet, vil også jeg rose mig.

19 For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise [yourselves].

Gerne finde I eder jo i Dårerne, efterdi I ere kloge.

20 For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you [captive], if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.

I finde eder jo i, om nogen gør eder til Trælle, om nogen æder eder op, om nogen tager til sig, om nogen ophøjer sig, om nogen slår eder i Ansigtet.

21 I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

Med Skamfuldhed siger jeg det, efterdi vi have været svage; men hvad end nogen trodser på (jeg taler i Dårskab), derpå trodser også jeg.

22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

Ere de Hebræere? Jeg også. Ere de Israeliter? Jeg også. Ere de Abrahams Sæd? Jeg også.

23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labours more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft.

Ere de Kristi Tjenere? Jeg taler i Vanvid: jeg er det mere. Jeg har lidt langt flere Besværligheder, fået langt flere Slag, været hyppigt i Fængsel, ofte i Dødsfare.

24 Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one.

Af Jøder har jeg fem Gange fået fyrretyve Slag mindre end eet.

25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep;

Tre Gange er jeg bleven pisket, een Gang stenet, tre Gange har jeg lidt Skibbrud, et Døgn har jeg tilbragt på Dybet;

26 [in] journeyings often, [in] perils of rivers, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils from [my] countrymen, [in] perils from the Gentiles, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren;

ofte på Rejser, i Farer fra Floder, i Farer iblandt Røvere, i Farer fra mit Folk, i Farer fra Hedninger, i Farer i By, i Farer i Ørken, i Farer på Havet, i Farer iblandt falske Brødre;

27 [in] labour and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

i Møje og Anstrengelse, ofte i Nattevågen, i Hunger og Tørst, ofte i Faste, i Kulde og Nøgenhed;

28 Beside those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches.

foruden hvad der kommer til, mit daglige Overløb, Bekymringen for alle Menighederne.

29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is made to stumble, and I burn not?

Hvem er skrøbelig, uden at også jeg er det? hvem bliver forarget, uden at det brænder i mig?

30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.

Dersom jeg skal rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig af min Magtesløshed.

31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. (aiōn g165)

Gud og den Herres Jesu Fader, som er højlovet i Evighed, ved, at jeg ikke lyver. (aiōn g165)

32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, in order to take me:

I Damaskus holdt Kong Aretas's Statholder Damaskenernes Stad bevogtet for at gribe mig;

33 and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.

men jeg blev igennem en Luge firet ned over Muren i en Kurv og undflyede af hans Hænder.