2 Corinthians 7
1 My friends, whom I love, because [God] has promised [to accept us(inc) as his children], we [(inc)] must stop doing anything that is sinful. We must not do sinful things with our bodies, and we must not [think] sinful thoughts. [Because] we greatly revere God, we must strive to [live] a completely pure life. By doing that we will become the kind of people that he wants us to be.
Kæru vinir, fyrst við eigum slík loforð sem þessi, snúum þá baki við öllu sem rangt er, hvort sem það er líkamlegt eða andlegt. Hreinsum okkur, lifum í sannri trú og gefum okkur Guði einum á vald.
2 So, as I just wrote, I want you to love me (OR, us [IDM] [who are true apostles of Christ]). I/we [(exc)] have never done anything wrong to any of you. I/we have not done anything to harm any one of you spiritually or financially. And I/we have not tried to get money from [you] (for myself/for ourselves).
Því segi ég ykkur: Opnið hjörtu ykkar á ný fyrir okkur, því að ekkert ykkar hefur orðið að þola neitt rangt af okkar hendi. Ekkert ykkar leiddum við afvega. Ekki höfum við svikið neitt ykkar eða rænt ykkur neinu.
3 [It is true that some people among you have said that I have done such things. Nevertheless], I am not trying to make you all feel ashamed because, as I wrote before, I will continue to love you all very much [IDM], whether I live with you or die with you. I am very confident about you.
Þetta segi ég ekki í ávítunartón eða til að ásaka ykkur, því – eins og ég hef áður sagt – þá elska ég ykkur í lífi og dauða.
4 I am very pleased with you. You have greatly encouraged me, so that I am now very joyful in spite of all the hardships that I have endured.
Ég ber mikið traust til ykkar og er mjög hreykinn af ykkur. Þið hafið orðið mér til mikillar uppörvunar og glatt mig stórlega í öllum þrengingum mínum.
5 Now [I will write more about what I was saying about Titus]. When I [left Troas and] came [here to] Macedonia [province], I still did not get any rest. Everywhere we [(exc)] went, [people were constantly] causing us trouble. [And not only were] people [constantly causing us] trouble, but I was greatly concerned [about you all].
Þegar við komum til Makedóníu, höfðum við enga eirð. Erfiðleikar mættu okkur hvert sem litið var. Bæði ytra og innra var ótti og barátta.
6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.
En sá Guð, sem huggar niðurbeygða, styrkti okkur einmitt þá með því að senda Títus til okkar.
7 I was encouraged by [seeing] Titus, [but when I heard how] you had encouraged him, that encouraged me even more. He told me how much you wanted [to see me. He told me] that you were very sorry [that you had made me so unhappy. He also told me] that you are very eager for me [to continue to serve as your apostle. When Titus told me those things], I was very, very happy.
En heimsókn Títusar var ekki eina uppörvunin, heldur einnig fréttirnar, sem hann flutti okkur, um þá yndislegu dvöl sem hann átti hjá ykkur. Mikið gladdist ég þegar hann sagði mér hversu mjög þið hlökkuðuð til að sjá mig og hve leitt ykkur þótti það sem fyrir kom. Já, það gladdi mig að heyra um tryggð ykkar og hlýhug til mín.
8 Even though what [I wrote] in my letter (distressed you/made you sad), I am not sorry [that I wrote it]. For a while I was sorry that I had written it, [because I knew that it would distress you]. Now [Titus has also told] me that it did distress you [when you read it], but you were distressed only for a short time.
Nú er ég ekki lengur hryggur út af þessu bréfi sem ég sendi ykkur. Ég var mjög hryggur um tíma, því að ég vissi að bréfið mundi valda ykkur miklum sársauka, þó aðeins um skamma hríð.
9 [So now] I am happy [that I wrote it]. I am not happy that you were distressed {that [I] distressed you}, but [I am happy] because, when you became distressed, you felt sorry for what you had done and [you asked God to forgive you. What I mean is that you felt sorry in the way that God wanted you to feel sorry, so my making] you feel sorry did not harm you at all.
Nú finnst mér gott að ég skyldi hafa sent það, ekki vegna þess að það særði ykkur, heldur vegna þess að sársaukinn leiddi ykkur til Guðs. Hryggðin sem náði tökum á ykkur, varð til góðs. Það er sú hryggð sem Guð vill finna meðal barna sinna og því þarf ég ekki að vera strangur við ykkur þegar ég kem.
10 [The fact is that] when God causes [us to feel] truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us [and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done]. And no one is ever sorry about that. [However], the people who do not trust [in God] [MTY] may be sorry [for the sinful things that they have done]. But [if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them], they will remain separated from him forever.
Stundum notar Guð hryggð okkar til að leiða okkur frá syndinni og til eilífs lífs og þá verður hún okkur til blessunar. Hryggð hinna er hins vegar ekki sú sem fylgir sannri iðrun og forðar því ekki frá eilífum dauða.
11 But [think about what happened when you read my letter]: God caused you to be truly sorry [for what you had done]. You eagerly [wanted to do what was right], and you wanted to show [God] (OR, [me]) that you had done the right thing. You were angry [about what had happened], and you were worried [that God would punish you if the situation continued]. You also wanted me [to visit you to encourage and help you]. You wanted me to know [that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing] all of those things, you have shown [me] that you have done what is right in this matter.
Sjáið nú til: Þessi hryggð frá Guði varð ykkur til góðs. Kæruleysið hvarf, en í staðinn urðuð þið grandvör og einlæg og vilduð umfram allt losna við syndina, sem ég benti ykkur á í bréfi mínu. Þið urðuð hrædd vegna þess sem gerst hafði og þráðuð að ég kæmi og hjálpaði ykkur. Þið sneruð ykkur strax að því að leysa vandann og upplýsa málið. Þið hafið gert allt, sem í ykkar valdi stóð, til að koma þessu í lag.
12 So, even though I wrote that [severe] letter to you, I did not [write it just] so that [you would punish] the man who had done what was wrong. Also, I [did not write it] for the benefit of the person whom [he] had wronged. Instead, [I wrote it] so that, when you [read the letter], God would enable you to realize how much you really do respect [my authority].
Ég skrifaði ykkur til þess að umhyggja ykkar fyrir okkur yrði Guði augljós. Sá var tilgangur minn með bréfinu, miklu fremur en sá að hjálpa manninum sem syndgaði eða þeim sem var órétti beittur.
13 So, [because you listened to me and did what I asked you to do], (I was/we [(exc)] were all) encouraged. Not only (was I/were we) encouraged, but (I was/we [(exc)] were) [also] very happy to see how happy Titus was [when he arrived here. He told me/us that] he did not need to worry any more, because [he saw] that you all [had a good attitude toward me].
Auk þeirrar uppörvunar, sem þið veittuð okkur með kærleika ykkar, þá glöddumst við enn meir vegna Títusar, vegna þess hve hann varð glaður og hve vel þið tókuð á móti honum.
14 I had told Titus that I was pleased about you. And I did not need to be ashamed [for feeling that way about you, because you did what I knew that you would do]. Just like everything that I have taught you [and written to you] has been the truth, the good things that I told Titus about you were also true.
Ég sagði honum hvernig allt ætti að vera. Ég sagði honum líka hve hreykinn ég væri af ykkur, áður en hann lagði af stað – og ég varð ekki fyrir vonbrigðum með ykkur. Ég hef alltaf sagt ykkur sannleikann og hrós það, sem ég veitti ykkur í áheyrn Títusar, hefur einnig reynst rétt.
15 Now he happily remembers how you all [were willing to] do [what I asked you to do]. He is [also happy about the way you] treated him with great respect. [When he thinks about those things], [it makes] him love you even more [than he did when he was with you].
Kærleikur hans til ykkar er meiri nú en nokkru sinni fyrr, einmitt vegna þess að hann minnist þess hve fús þið voruð að hlusta á orð hans og hve áhugi ykkar og einlægni ristu djúpt.
16 [As for me], I am very happy [because now] I am certain that I can depend on you [to do what you know God wants you to do].
Nú er ég glaður! Nú veit ég að allt er komið í lag okkar á milli. Enn einu sinni get ég sagt: Ég ber fullkomið traust til ykkar.
