< 2 Corinthians 4 >

1 So, because God has acted so kindly [toward me], enabling [me to teach] this great [message to people], I never get [so] discouraged [that I stop teaching it].
Difor, då me hev denne tenesta, etter som me hev fenge miskunn, so misser me ikkje modet,
2 And I have determined that we [(exc)] will be honest [LIT] in everything that we do. We will not [do anything that would cause] us to be ashamed [if people found out about it]. We never try to deceive [you with clever arguments, as some other people do]. We never [try to deceive you] by changing God’s message, [as those same people do]. Instead, we always teach [people only] the truth [about Christ], and we teach it clearly. Knowing that God is watching what we do, we [teach his message in an honest way, with the result that] no one can [accuse] us [(exc) of being deceitful].
men me hev avsagt dei skamlege løynvegar og gjeng ikkje fram med svikråd eller forfalskar Guds ord, men ved å kunngjera sanningi steller me oss fram for alle manns samvit for Guds åsyn.
3 And if, [as some of you say, some people are] not able to understand the message [that we teach about Christ, it is not because we do not teach it clearly]. It is because those people [do not want to believe it]. They are going to perish eternally.
Er då enn vårt evangelium dult, so er det dult millom deim som vert fortapte,
4 [Satan, who is] the one [who rules] this world, controls the thoughts of those unbelievers. He prevents them from understanding the message about how wonderful Christ is. [They are not able to understand that] Jesus is like God [in every way]. (aiōn g165)
dei som guden til denne verdi hev blinda den vantruande hugen på, so ljoset frå evangeliet um Kristi herlegdom, han som er Guds bilæte, ikkje skal skina for deim. (aiōn g165)
5 That is why, [when we(exc) teach people], we do not boast about ourselves, [as some people say that we do]. Instead, [we teach you] that Jesus Christ is our Lord. We ourselves are [only] your servants. [We want to honor and obey] Jesus.
For ikkje oss sjølve forkynnar me, men Kristus Jesus som Herre, men oss sjølve som dykkar tenarar for Jesu skuld.
6 When God [created the world], he commanded the light to shine [where there was nothing but] darkness. He is the one who has [made his message about Jesus to be like] [MET] a light shining into our [(inc)] minds. [God] has done that [for all of us who believe in Jesus. He has done that so that we will understand that when people saw] Christ, they saw how awesome God himself was.
For Gud, som sagde at ljos skulde skina fram or myrkret, han er den som og let det skina i våre hjarto, so kunnskapen um Guds herlegdom i Jesu Kristi åsyn skulde lysa fram frå oss.
7 [This work that God has given to] us [(exc)] is [MET] [like] a very valuable treasure. But we who have that treasure [are as weak as fragile] [MET] clay pots. [God has planned it like that] in order that [people] will know that the power [that changes lives] is God’s power, and not any power of our own.
Men me hev denne skatten i leirkjerald, so den rike krafti skal vera av Gud og ikkje av oss,
8 We are continually oppressed {[People] continually oppress us} in many ways, but [we have] not been prevented {[God has] not [allowed them to] prevent us} [from teaching the message about Jesus Christ]. We often do not know what to do [in difficult situations], but we never say, “God has abandoned us.”
med di me stødt er i trengsla, men ikkje i stengsla, tvilande, men ikkje mistvilande,
9 [We are frequently] persecuted {[People frequently] cause us to suffer}, but [God] never abandons us. [Sometimes we are] badly wounded {[people] badly wound us}, but [God does] not [allow] us [to] be killed {[them to] kill us}.
forfylgde, men ikkje uppgjevne, nedslegne, men ikkje tynte,
10 [Wherever we(exc) go], we continually [realize that because people killed] Jesus, [people may] kill us [for teaching his message. But we are willing to go on living this way] in order that [people] will know that Jesus is alive and [that he is directing] us [SYN].
alltid berande Jesu daude med oss i likamen, at og Jesu liv må verta openberra i vår likam;
11 [So, although] we are [still] alive, we always realize that we may be killed {that [people some day] may kill us} because [we teach about] Jesus. [God allows us to suffer] in order that [people] will see that Jesus is alive and that he is [strengthening] our bodies that are some day going to die.
for endå medan me liver, vert me alltid yvergjevne til dauden for Jesu skuld, at og Jesu liv må verta openberra i vårt døyelege kjøt.
12 So [I conclude that although] we [apostles] are constantly [suffering and may soon] die, [the result of that is that all of] you [have now received eternal] life.
Soleis er då dauden verksam i oss, men livet i dykk.
13 We are not discouraged. We are like [the person who] wrote [in the Scriptures], “[God], I trusted [in you] and so I continue speaking [your message].” We [(exc)] also trust [in God], so we continue speaking [his message].
Men då me hev den same Ande med trui - etter det som stend skrive: «Eg trudde, difor tala eg» - so trur me og, difor talar me og,
14 [We do this] because we [(exc)] know that [although people might kill us, God], who caused the Lord Jesus to live again after he died, will also cause us [(exc)] to live again [after we die. God will do this because we belong to] Jesus. [And then God] will bring us [(exc)], together with you, to be with him.
då me veit, at han som vekte upp Herren Jesus, skal og vekkja oss upp med Jesus og stella oss fram med dykk.
15 [So I say that] all these things [that we(exc) suffer] happen in order to help you. [We have suffered all this] in order that more and more people, [as a result of hearing that God will] kindly/freely [forgive their sins], will thank [him and praise him. Then] they will greatly honor him [and worship him].
For det hender alt for dykkar skuld, so nåden kann vinna so mange fleire og verka rikleg takk til Guds æra.
16 So, [because we know that as a result of our suffering many people will honor God], we [(exc)] never get so discouraged [that we stop teaching his message]. Although our bodies are getting weaker, [God] encourages us every day and strengthens us spiritually.
Difor misser me ikkje modet, men um og vårt ytre menneskje gjeng til grunns, so vert då det indre uppnya dag etter dag.
17 [I know that] all these troubles that [happen to us in this life are] not significant and will not last forever. [When we think of] the glorious things [that God is preparing] for us [to enjoy] forever [in heaven], all [our suffering now] is not important. (aiōnios g166)
For vår kortvarande og lette trengsla verkar for oss ei æveleg nøgd av herlegdom i yvermål på yvermål, (aiōnios g166)
18 That is why we say, “We will not continue thinking about [all the suffering that we] are experiencing now. Even though [we] cannot see [all the things that God has prepared for us in heaven], those are what we should be thinking about.” [That is how we should think], because [all these troubles] that [we(exc)] have [now] will last only a short time. But what [we will have in heaven], what [we] cannot see [now], will last forever. (aiōnios g166)
med di me ikkje fester oss ved det synlege, men ved det usynlege; for det synlege er timelegt, men det usynlege ævelegt. (aiōnios g166)

< 2 Corinthians 4 >