Colossians 2
1 In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
For eg vil at de skal vita kor stor strid eg hev for dykk og deim i Laodikea og so mange som ikkje hev set mitt andlit i kjøtet,
2 I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
so deira hjarta må verta trøysta, med di dei vert samanknytte i kjærleik og vinn fram til heile rikdomen av det fullvisse skyn, til kunnskap um Guds løyndom, det er Kristus,
3 who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
han som alle skattar av visdom og kunnskap er løynde i.
4 I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
Dette segjer eg for at ingen skal dåra dykk med lokkande tale.
5 because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
For um eg enn i kjøtet er fråverande, er eg like vel i åndi saman med dykk, og ser med gleda dykkar gode skipnad og den faste grunn i dykkar tru på Kristus.
6 In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
Liksom de då tok imot Kristus Jesus som Herren; so ferdast i honom,
7 Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
so at de er rotfeste og vert uppbygde i honom og stadfeste i trui, so som de lærde, rike på henne med takksegjing.
8 Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
Sjå til at det ikkje må vera nokon som gjer dykk til herfang med verdsleg visdom og tom dåring etter fråsegner av menneskje, etter barnelærdomen til verdi og ikkje etter Kristus!
9 It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
For i honom bur heile guddomsfylla likamleg.
10 And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
Og de er fyllte i honom, som er hovudet yver all magt og yverråd;
11 Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
i honom vart de og umskorne med ei umskjering som ikkje er gjord med hender, ved avklæding av kjøtslikamen, ved Kristi umskjering,
12 And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
då de vart gravlagde med honom i dåpen; der vart de og uppvekte med honom ved trui på Guds kraft, han som vekte honom upp frå dei daude.
13 And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
Ogso dykk, som var daude i dykkar misgjerningar og dykkar kjøts fyrehud, gjorde han livande med honom, med di han tilgav oss alle våre misgjerningar
14 [It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
og strauk ut skuldbrevet mot oss, som var skrive med bodord, det som vitna imot oss, og han rudde det undan med di han nagla det til krossen.
15 And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
Han avvæpna magterne og yverråderne og synte deim openberrleg fram då han vann siger yver deim på krossen.
16 So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
Lat difor ingen døma dykk i mat eller drykk eller i saker um høgtid eller nymåne eller kviledag!
17 [Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
desse ting er berre ein skugge av det som skulde koma; men likamen høyrer Kristus til.
18 Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
Lat ingen røva sigersprisen frå dykk, um nokon freistar på det med audmykt og engledyrking, med det han fer med syner, vert ovmodig utan grunn av sin kjøtlege hug
19 and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
og ikkje held fast ved hovudet, han som heile likamen veks Guds vokster ut ifrå, tilhjelpt og samanfest ved sine ledmot og band.
20 [It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
Er de avdøyde med Kristus frå barnelærdomen til verdi, kvi gjev dei dykk då, som um de skulde liva i verdi, slike bod:
21 such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
«Du skal ikkje taka, ikkje smaka, ikkje røra»
22 All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
- det vil segja slikt som då alt saman er etla til øyding ved bruk - etter bod og lærdomar av menneskje,
23 [Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
som vel hev ord for visdom ved sjølvgjord dyrking og audmykt og vyrdløysa mot likamen, men ikkje ved noko som er æra verdt, berre til mette for kjøtet?
