< 2 Corinthians 11 >
1 [But now, because my opponents are saying that Christ sent them to you as his representatives and that he did not send me], please be patient with me, too, [while I say a] few things [that may sound as if] [IRO] [I am praising myself, like] a foolish person [would do. You have been] ([putting up with/tolerating]) [those who teach what is false; ] now then, (put up with/tolerate) me [too].
Gjev de vilde tola ein grand dårskap av meg! Jau, de skal tola meg.
2 I really do care about [what happens to] you, just as God cares about [what happens to you. Just like a father wants his daughter to be sexually pure when he presents her to the man she will marry] [MET], I [want you to belong] to Christ [alone and to no other]. I want to present you [to him] as people who remain faithful to him [only, and who have not believed the deceitful message of those who are teaching what is false].
For eg er åbryen på dykk med Guds åbryskap. For eg trulova dykk med ein mann, so eg kunde framstella ei rein møy for Kristus.
3 However, just like [Satan, when he] cunningly [appeared as a] snake, deceived Eve [and caused her to disobey the Lord God], I am concerned that [those teachers] will cause you to think wrongly so that you will no longer [be faithful to] Christ alone.
Men eg ottast for, at liksom ormen dåra Eva med si svikråd, soleis skal og dykkar tankar verta skadde og snudde burt frå den einfalde truskapen mot Kristus.
4 [I say that] because some people have come among you who are teaching [their own thoughts about] Jesus. They [are saying about him] things that are [entirely] different from what I taught you. [They are urging] you to receive a [powerful] spirit who [would come to live in you], but it is not the same [Spirit] that you received [from God when you believed in Christ]. They preach [what they call] a good message, and you accept [their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And] you have gladly accepted them and their message!
For um det kjem ein og forkynner ein annan Jesus, som me ikkje hev forkynt, eller de fær ein framand ande, som de ikkje fyrr hev fenge, eller eit framandt evangelium, som de ikkje fyrr hev motteke, so vil de tola det godt!
5 I consider that [LIT] none of those [men, even though they think of themselves as being] [IRO] extra-special apostles, are in any way greater than I am.
For eg tenkjer at eg ikkje i nokon ting er mindre mann enn dei ovstore apostlarne;
6 [I admit that] I am not an eloquent speaker, but I do know [God’s message]. I have made that clear to you by everything [that I have done among you and by everything that I have taught you].
men um eg enn er ulærd i talen, er eg det då ikkje i kunnskapen; me hev tvert imot alltid synt dykk honom i alle stykke.
7 [I refused to accept money] from you as pay for teaching you God’s message about Christ. (It is ridiculous for you to think that what I did was wrong!/Was that wrong?) [RHQ] [I know that by teaching you without pay], I made myself seem [IRO] unimportant to you. [But I did it] to honor you.
Eller gjorde eg synd, då eg audmykte meg sjølv so de kunde verta upphøgde, med di eg forkynte dykk Guds evangelium for inkje?
8 [Some people might say that it was as though] [IRO] I was robbing other congregations because I accepted money from them in order that I might work among you.
Andre kyrkjelydar hev eg skattlagt, med di eg tok løn til dykkar tenesta, og då eg var hjå dykk og noko vanta meg, var eg ingen til tyngsla;
9 Furthermore, when I was [there] with you and had no [money to buy the things that I needed], I did not cause any [of you] ([to have difficulties by my depending on you/by asking you for money/support]), because our [(inc)] fellow believers who came from [here in] Macedonia [province] brought enough [money for me to buy everything] that I needed. So I have not caused you any difficulty at all [by asking you for money], and I never will [ask you for money] [EUP].
for når eg vanta noko, hjelpte brørne som kom frå Makedonia, og i alt vara eg meg for å falla dykk til tyngsla.
10 [And] as [sure as you know that] everything that Christ says is true, [you can be sure that what] I say [to you now is true. Wherever I go] there in Achaia [province], [I do not let you believers pay me for doing God’s work among you]. And no one will be able to prevent me from boasting [about that].
So visst som Kristi sanning er i meg, so skal denne ros ikkje takast frå meg i Akaia-bygderne!
11 No one should wrongly [RHQ] think that it is because I do not love you that [I do not take pay from you]. God knows [that you truly/really are very dear to me].
Kvifor då? av di eg ikkje elskar dykk? Det veit Gud!
12 There are [some men there among you] who would like to be able to say boastfully that they [work among you] just as I do. So, in order to make it impossible [IDM] [for them to say that], I have [refused to accept pay from you], and I will continue doing that.
Men det eg gjer, det vil eg og gjera sidan, so eg kann avskjera deim tilhøve, som søkjer tilhøve, so dei må verta funne liksom me i det som dei rosar seg av.
13 Those men are lying [when they say that they are] apostles. They work deceitfully. [Even though they say that they work for God, they are working only for themselves]. They try to make people think that Christ [sent them] as his apostles, [but they do not truly represent him].
For desse er falske apostlar, svikfulle arbeidarar, som skaper seg til liksom dei var Kristi apostlar.
14 I am not surprised [that they act like that], because Satan himself causes people to think [that he has come] as a shining messenger [from God].
Og det er ikkje underlegt, for Satan sjølv skaper seg um til ein ljosengel;
15 So it should not surprise [you] if these men, who [really] serve [Satan, do good things in order] to make you think they [serve God]. Some day God will [punish them] according to what they deserve because of the [evil] things that they do.
difor er det ikkje noko stort um hans tenarar og skaper seg um til rettferds tenarar; men deira ende skal høva til deira verk.
16 I say again: I do not want any of you to think that my [boasting about myself] is like foolish [people] boast. But even if anyone [thinks that I am boasting about myself like a foolish person boasts, listen to] what I [have to say anyway, just like you listen to those false apostles]. They really [speak] foolishly! Listen to me while I also boast a little.
Atter segjer eg: Ingen halde meg for å vera uvitug, men um de gjer det, so tak då imot meg, um og som ein uvitug, so eg og må kunna rosa meg ein grand!
17 About the things that I am [going to tell you], boasting confidently [about myself, surely you know that they are not the kind of things] that the Lord [Jesus] would say. Instead, [I will speak] as a foolish [person would speak].
Det eg her talar, talar eg ikkje etter Herrens vilje, men liksom i dårskap i denne tillitsame ros.
18 Because many among you are boasting [about their own work], as unbelievers do, I will also boast [about myself and my work] [MTY, IRO].
Sidan mange rosar etter kjøtet, so vil eg og rosa meg.
19 [I am sure that you, who think that you are so wise, will accept what I say] because you gladly [accept the] false teachers and the foolish things [that they say].
For de toler gjerne uvitingarne, de som er so kloke.
20 When people [treat] you as if they were your bosses, you gladly submit [to them. You think that it is all right when others] force you to provide for their needs. You think that it is all right [when people] take control over you, when they boast about themselves, [or when they insult you by] slapping you in the face.
For de toler det, um nokon gjer dykk til trælar, um nokon et dykk upp, um nokon fangar dykk, um nokon upphøgjer seg yver dykk, um nokon slær dykk i andlitet.
21 I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. [Ha! Do you think that] [IRO] I should feel ashamed [because I did not do that?] So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you [some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves].
Med skam segjer eg det, av di me hev vore veike; men det som nokon er djerv i - eg talar i dårskap - det er eg og djerv i.
22 Do [they tell you] that they are Hebrews [and can speak the Hebrew language?] Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. Do they [tell you that they] belong [to God’s people], the nation of Israel? Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. [Do they tell you that] they are descendants of [our great] ancestor Abraham? Well, he is my ancestor, too.
Er dei hebræarar? eg og. Er dei israelitar? eg og. Er dei Abrahams ætt? eg og.
23 [Do they tell you how much] work they have done for Christ? Now I am talking like a crazy person talks [EUP]. Well, I work for Christ much more [than they do. I have been] in prison many more times [than they have. Many times I] have been beaten {[people] have beaten me} very severely [because I believe in and obey Christ]. Many times I almost died [because of serving Christ].
Er dei Kristi tenarar? - eg talar som ein galen mann -: eg er det endå meir. Eg hev havt større stræv, fenge fleire slag, vore oftare i fengsel, ofte i livsfåre.
24 On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.
Av jødarne hev eg fem gonger fenge fyrti slag so nær som eitt.
25 On three occasions I was beaten {[Roman] officials beat me} with wooden sticks. On one occasion [a large crowd of people] threw stones at me [to kill me]. On three occasions the ship [that I was traveling on] was wrecked [and sank. On one of those occasions] I was [floating] in the water a night and a day [before I was rescued].
Tri gonger vart eg hudflengd, ein gong steina, tri gonger leid eg skipbrot; eg hev vore eit døger i djupet.
26 As I have often traveled to other places, [I have often risked losing my life. For example], sometimes I have been in danger [crossing] rivers. [I have been] in danger [traveling in places] where there were bandits. [At times I have been in] danger among people of my own nation, [the Jews], and [at other times I been in] danger among those who are not Jews. [I have been] in danger in cities, and I have been in dangerous situations in barren areas. I have been in dangerous situations [when I was traveling in ships]. [I have been in] danger among people who falsely [claim to be] fellow believers.
Ofte var eg på ferder, i fårar i elvar, i fårar millom røvarar, i fårar millom landsmenner, i fårar millom heidningar, i fårar i by, i fårar i øydemark, i fårar på hav, i fårar millom falske brør,
27 I have worked very hard [DOU] [to earn] ([a living/what I need]), and often I did not sleep. At times I was hungry and thirsty, and at times I did not have enough time to eat. Sometimes I was cold [because] I did not have enough clothes [to wear].
i strev og møda, ofte i nattevoka, i svolt og torste, ofte fastande, frosen og naken;
28 In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].
umfram alt det andre hev eg endå det daglege tillaup, umsuti for alle kyrkjelydarne.
29 [Every time that I hear about fellow believers] [RHQ] who are not strong [spiritually], I sympathize with them [and try to help them. Every time that I learn about a fellow believer] [RHQ] who causes [another believer] to do something wrong, that makes me very angry.
Kven er veik utan at eg vert veik? Kven vert avstygd utan at det brenn i meg?
30 Because [it seems that] it is necessary for me to [continue] boasting [about myself], I will boast about things that [caused some people to think of me] as being weak.
Um eg endeleg skal rosa meg, so vil eg rosa meg av det som høyrer mi vanmagt til.
31 God, who is the Father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus, and who is the one [whom we should] praise forever, knows that I am not lying [about this]. (aiōn )
Gud og vår Herre Jesu Kristi Fader, som er velsigna i all æva, han veit at eg ikkje lyg! (aiōn )
32 [One time when I was] in Damascus [city], the governor whom King Aretas [had appointed] to rule [part of his area, told his soldiers] to guard [the gates of] the city so that they could seize me [if I tried to leave the city].
I Damaskus let kong Aretas’ landshovding vakta damaskenarbyen, då han vilde gripa meg;
33 But [my friends] helped me to escape [by] putting me in a large basket and lowering me [to the ground by a rope] through an opening in the [city] wall. [That was really humiliating]!
og gjenom ein glugg i muren vart eg fira ned i ei korg og slapp ut or hans hender.