2 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, and to all the believers in the entire region of Achaia.
Paulus, ved Guds Villie Kristi Jesu Apostel, og Broderen Timotheus til Guds Menighed, som er i Korinth, tillige med alle de hellige, som ere i hele Akaja:
2 May grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Naade være med eder og Fred fra Gud vor Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus!
3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised. He is the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.
Lovet være Gud og vor Herres Jesu Kristi Fader, Barmhjertighedens Fader og al Trøsts Gud,
4 God comforts us in all our affliction, so that we can comfort those who are in any affliction. We comfort others with the same comfort that God used to comfort us.
som trøster os under al vor Trængsel, for at vi maa kunne trøste dem, som ere i alle Haande Trængsel, med den Trøst, hvormed vi selv trøstes af Gud!
5 For just as the sufferings of Christ abound for our sake, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.
Thi ligesom Kristi Lidelser komme rigeligt over os, saaledes bliver ogsaa vor Trøst rigelig ved Kristus.
6 But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort. Your comfort is working effectively when you patiently share in the same sufferings that we also suffer.
Men hvad enten vi lide Trængsel, sker det til eders Trøst og Frelse, eller vi trøstes, sker det til eders Trøst, som viser sin Kraft i, at I udholde de samme Lidelser, som ogsaa vi lide; og vort Haab om eder er fast,
7 Our expectation concerning you is unshaken, for we know that as you share the sufferings, you also share our comfort.
efterdi vi vide, at ligesom I ere delagtige i Lidelserne, saaledes ere I det ogsaa i Trøsten.
8 For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the troubles we had in Asia. We were so completely crushed beyond our strength that we despaired even of life.
Thi vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende om den Trængsel, som kom over os i Asien, at vi bleve overvættes besværede, over Evne, saa at vi endog mistvivlede om Livet.
9 Indeed, we had the sentence of death on us. But that was to make us not put our trust in ourselves, but instead in God, who raises the dead.
Ja, selv have vi hos os selv faaet det Svar: „Døden‟, for at vi ikke skulde forlade os paa os selv, men paa Gud, som oprejser de døde,
10 He rescued us from such a deadly peril, and he will rescue us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.
han, som friede os ud af saa stor en Dødsfare og vil fri os, til hvem vi have sat vort Haab, at han ogsaa fremdeles vil fri os,
11 He will do this as you also help us by your prayer. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor given to us through the prayers of many.
idet ogsaa I komme os til Hjælp med Bøn for os, for at der fra mange Munde maa blive rigeligt takket for os, for den Naade, som er bevist os.
12 We are proud of this: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not relying on fleshly wisdom but on the grace of God.
Thi dette er vor Ros, vor Samvittigheds Vidnesbyrd, at i Guds Hellighed og Renhed, ikke i kødelig Visdom, men i Guds Naade have vi færdedes i Verden, men mest hos eder.
13 We write to you nothing that you cannot read and understand. I expect that,
Thi vi skrive eder ikke andet til end det, som I læse eller ogsaa erkende; men jeg haaber, at I indtil Enden skulle erkende,
14 as you have understood us in part, we will be your reason for boasting on the day of our Lord Jesus, just as you will be our reason to boast.
ligesom I ogsaa til Dels have erkendt om os, at vi ere eders Ros, ligesom I ere vor, paa den Herres Jesu Dag.
15 Because I was confident about this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might receive the benefit of two visits.
Og i Tillid hertil havde jeg i Sinde at komme først til eder, for at I skulde faa Naade to Gange,
16 I was planning to visit you on my way to Macedonia. Then I wanted to visit you again on my trip from Macedonia, and then for you to send me on my way to Judea.
og om ad eder at drage til Makedonien og atter fra Makedonien at komme til eder og blive befordret videre af eder til Judæa.
17 When I was thinking this way, was I hesitating? Do I plan things according to human standards, so that I say “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?
Naar jeg nu havde dette i Sinde, mon jeg da saa handlede i Letsindighed? Eller hvad jeg beslutter, beslutter jeg det efter Kødet, for at der hos mig skal være Ja, Ja og Nej, Nej?
18 But just as God is faithful, we do not say both “Yes” and “No.”
Saa sandt Gud er trofast, er vor Tale til eder ikke Ja og Nej.
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom Silvanus, Timothy and I proclaimed among you, is not “Yes” and “No.” Instead, he is always “Yes.”
Thi Guds Søn, Kristus Jesus, som blev prædiket iblandt eder ved os, ved mig og Silvanus og Timotheus, han blev ikke Ja og Nej, men Ja er vorden i ham.
20 For all the promises of God are “Yes” in him. So also through him we say “Amen” to the glory of God.
Thi saa mange som Guds Forjættelser ere, i ham have de deres Ja; derfor faa de ogsaa ved ham deres Amen, Gud til Ære ved os.
21 Now it is God who confirms us with you in Christ, and he appointed us,
Men den, som holder os med eder fast til Kristus og salvede os, er Gud,
22 he set his seal on us and he gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee of what is to come.
som ogsaa beseglede os og gav os Aandens Pant i vore Hjerter.
23 Instead, I call God to bear witness for me that the reason I did not come to Corinth was so that I might spare you.
Men jeg kalder Gud til Vidne over min Sjæl paa, at det var for at skaane eder, at jeg ikke igen kom til Korinth.
24 This is not because we are trying to control what your faith should be. Instead, we are working with you for your joy, as you stand in your faith.
Ikke at vi ere Herrer over eders Tro, men vi ere Medarbejdere paa eders Glæde; thi i Troen staa I.
