2 Corinthians 10
1 I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
Men jeg selv, Paulus, formaner eder ved Kristi Sagtmodighed og Mildhed, jeg, som, „naar I se derpaa, er ydmyg iblandt eder, men fraværende er modig over for eder‟,
2 I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
ja, jeg beder eder om ikke nærværende at skulle være modig med den Tillidsfuldhed, hvormed jeg agter at træde dristigt op imod nogle, som anse os for at vandre efter Kødet.
3 For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
Thi om vi end vandre i Kødet, saa stride vi dog ikke efter Kødet;
4 For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
thi vore Stridsvaaben ere ikke kødelige, men mægtige for Gud til Fæstningers Nedbrydelse,
5 We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
idet vi nedbryde Tankebygninger og al Højhed, som rejser sig imod Erkendelsen af Gud, og tage enhver Tanke til Fange til Lydighed imod Kristus
6 And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
og ere rede til at straffe al Ulydighed, naar eders Lydighed er bleven fuldkommen.
7 Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
Se I paa det udvortes? Dersom nogen trøster sig til selv at høre Kristus til, da slutte han igen fra sig selv, at ligesom han hører Kristus til, saaledes gøre vi det ogsaa.
8 For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
Ja, dersom jeg endog vilde rose mig noget mere af vor Magt, som Herren gav os til eders Opbyggelse og ikke til eders Nedbrydelse, skal jeg dog ikke blive til Skamme,
9 I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
for at jeg ikke skal synes at ville skræmme eder ved mine Breve;
10 For some people say, “His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to.”
thi Brevene, siger man, ere vægtige og stærke, men hans legemlige Nærværelse er svag, og hans Tale intet værd.
11 Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
En saadan betænke, at saaledes som vi fraværende ere med Ord ved Breve, saaledes ville vi ogsaa nærværende være i Gerning.
12 We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
Thi vi driste os ikke til at regne os iblandt eller sammenligne os med somme af dem, der anbefale sig selv; men selv indse de ikke, at de maale sig med sig selv og sammenligne sig med sig selv.
13 We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
Vi derimod ville ikke rose os ud i det umaalelige, men efter Maalet af den Grænselinie, som Gud har tildelt os som Maal, at naa ogsaa til eder.
14 For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
Thi vi strække os ikke for vidt, som om vi ikke naaede til eder; vi ere jo komne ogsaa indtil eder i Kristi Evangelium,
15 We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
saa vi ikke rose os ud i det umaalelige af andres Arbejder, men have det Haab, at, naar eders Tro vokser, ville vi hos eder blive store, efter vor Grænselinie, saa vi kunne komme langt videre
16 We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
og forkynde Evangeliet i Landene hinsides eder, men ikke rose os inden for en andens Grænselinie af det allerede fuldførte.
17 “But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Men den, som roser sig, rose sig af Herren!
18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
Thi ikke den, der anbefaler sig selv, staar Prøve, men den, hvem Herren anbefaler.
