2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
Wir wissen ja, daß, wenn unser irdisches Haus, das Leibeszelt, abgebrochen sein wird, wir einen von Gott bereiteten Bau erhalten, ein nicht von Menschenhänden hergestelltes, ewiges Haus im Himmel. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
In diesem (gegenwärtigen) Zustande seufzen wir ja auch, weil wir danach verlangen, mit unserer himmlischen Behausung überkleidet zu werden,
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
da wir ja (erst dann), wenn wir diese angelegt haben, nicht unbekleidet werden erfunden werden.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Denn solange wir uns noch in dem Leibeszelte (hier) befinden, haben wir zu seufzen und fühlen uns bedrückt, weil wir lieber nicht erst entkleidet, sondern (sogleich) überkleidet werden möchten, damit das Sterbliche vom Leben verschlungen werde.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Der uns aber eben dafür zubereitet hat, das ist Gott, der uns den Geist als Unterpfand gegeben hat.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
So haben wir denn allezeit guten Mut, und da wir wissen, daß, solange wir unsere Heimat im Leibe haben, wir fern vom Herrn in der Fremde leben
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
– denn wir wandeln (hier noch) in (der Welt des) Glaubens, nicht schon in (der Welt des) Schauens –,
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
so haben wir guten Mut, möchten jedoch lieber aus dem Leibe auswandern und in die Heimat zum Herrn kommen.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
Darum bieten wir auch allen Eifer auf, mögen wir uns (schon) in der Heimat oder noch in der Fremde befinden, ihm wohlgefällig zu sein.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Denn wir müssen alle vor dem Richterstuhl Christi offenbar werden, damit ein jeder (seinen Lohn) empfange, je nachdem er während seines leiblichen Lebens gehandelt hat, es sei gut oder böse.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
Weil wir also die Furcht vor dem Herrn kennen, suchen wir »Menschen zu gewinnen«, für Gott aber sind wir offenbar; doch hoffe ich, auch in euren Gewissen offenbar zu sein.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Wir bringen uns damit nicht schon wieder bei euch in Empfehlung, sondern wollen euch einen Anlaß zum Ruhmeszeugnis für uns geben, damit ihr denen zu antworten wißt, die sich nur äußerer Vorzüge, nicht aber ihrer Herzensverfassung rühmen können.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Denn »sind wir um den Verstand gekommen«, so ist es für Gott geschehen, und »sind wir bei gesundem Verstande«, so (sind wir’s) zum Segen für euch.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Denn die Liebe Christi drängt uns, weil wir uns von der Überzeugung leiten lassen: Einer ist für alle gestorben, folglich sind sie allesamt gestorben;
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
und er ist darum für alle gestorben, damit die, welche leben, nicht mehr sich selbst leben, sondern dem, der für sie gestorben und auferweckt ist.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
Daher kennen wir von jetzt ab niemand mehr nach dem Fleisch; nein, sogar wenn wir (früher) Christus nach dem Fleisch gekannt haben, so kennen wir ihn doch jetzt nicht mehr so.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Wenn also jemand in Christus ist, so ist er eine neue Schöpfung: das Alte ist vergangen, siehe, ein Neues ist entstanden!
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Das alles ist aber das Werk Gottes, der uns durch Christus mit sich versöhnt hat und uns (Aposteln) den Dienst der Versöhnung übertragen hat.
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Denn (so steht es: ) Gott war in Christus und hat die Welt mit sich versöhnt, indem er ihnen ihre Übertretungen nicht anrechnete und in uns das Wort von der Versöhnung niedergelegt hat.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
Für Christus also reden wir als seine Gesandten, da ja Gott durch uns ermahnt; wir bitten für Christus: »Laßt euch mit Gott versöhnen!«
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Er hat den, der Sünde nicht kannte, für uns zur Sünde gemacht, damit wir in ihm Gottes Gerechtigkeit würden.
