2 Korintierne 11
1 Gid I vilde tåle litt dårskap av mig! Dog, I skal tåle mig.
I wish that you would endure a small amount of my foolishness, so as to bear with me.
2 For jeg er nidkjær for eder med Guds nidkjærhet; jeg trolovet eder jo med én mann, for å fremstille en ren jomfru for Kristus;
For I am jealous toward you, with the jealousy of God. And I have espoused you to one husband, offering you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
3 men jeg frykter for at likesom slangen dåret Eva med sin list, således skal også eders tanker forderves og vendes bort fra den enfoldige troskap mot Kristus.
But I am afraid lest, as the serpent led astray Eve by his cleverness, so your minds might be corrupted and might fall away from the simplicity which is in Christ.
4 For om det kommer en til eder og forkynner en annen Jesus, som vi ikke har forkynt, eller I får en annen ånd, som I ikke før har fått, eller et annet evangelium, som I ikke før har mottatt, da vil I gjerne tåle det!
For if anyone arrives preaching another Christ, one whom we have not preached; or if you receive another Spirit, one whom you have not received; or another Gospel, one which you have not been given: you might permit him to guide you.
5 For jeg mener at jeg ikke i noget stykke står tilbake for de såre store apostler;
For I consider that I have done nothing less than the great Apostles.
6 men er jeg enn ulærd i tale, så er jeg det dog ikke i kunnskap; tvert imot har vi alltid lagt den for dagen for eder i alle stykker.
For although I may be unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in knowledge. But, in all things, we have been made manifest to you.
7 Eller gjorde jeg synd da jeg ydmyket mig selv forat I skulde ophøies, idet jeg uten vederlag forkynte eder Guds evangelium?
Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you would be exalted? For I preached the Gospel of God to you freely.
8 Andre menigheter skattla jeg, idet jeg tok lønn av dem for å tjene eder, og da jeg var hos eder og kom i trang, falt jeg ikke nogen til byrde;
I have taken from other churches, receiving a stipend from them to the benefit of your ministry.
9 for det jeg manglet, det utfylte brødrene som kom fra Makedonia, og i alle måter har jeg holdt mig og vil holde mig fra å falle eder til byrde.
And when I was with you and in need, I was burdensome to no one. For the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied whatever was lacking to me. And in all things, I have kept myself, and I will keep myself, from being burdensome to you.
10 Så sant Kristi sannhet er i mig: Denne ros skal ikke frarøves mig i Akaias bygder!
The truth of Christ is in me, and so this glorying shall not be broken away from me in the regions of Achaia.
11 Hvorfor? fordi jeg ikke elsker eder? Det vet Gud!
Why so? Is it because I do not love you? God knows I do.
12 men det jeg gjør, vil jeg og herefter gjøre for å avskjære dem leiligheten som søker en leilighet, forat de skal finnes like med oss i det som de roser sig av.
But what I am doing, I will continue to do, so that I may take away an opportunity from those who desire an opportunity by which they may glory, so as to be considered to be like us.
13 For disse er falske apostler, svikefulle arbeidere, som skaper sig om til apostler for Kristus.
For false apostles, such as these deceitful workers, are presenting themselves as if they were Apostles of Christ.
14 Og det er intet under; for Satan selv skaper sig om til en lysets engel;
And no wonder, for even Satan presents himself as if he were an Angel of light.
15 derfor er det ikke noget stort om og hans tjenere skaper sig om til rettferdighets tjenere; men deres ende skal være efter deres gjerninger.
Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers present themselves as if they were ministers of justice, for their end shall be according to their works.
16 Atter sier jeg: Ingen akte mig for en dåre! men selv om så er, da ta imot mig, om enn som en dåre, forat også jeg kan få rose mig litt!
I say again. And let no one consider me to be foolish. Or, at least, accept me as if I were foolish, so that I also may glory a small amount.
17 Det jeg her taler, det taler jeg ikke efter Herrens vilje, men som i dårskap, idet jeg roser mig så tillitsfullt.
What I am saying is not said according to God, but as if in foolishness, in this matter of glorying.
18 Eftersom mange roser sig på kjødelig vis, vil jeg og rose mig.
Since so many glory according to the flesh, I will glory also.
19 For I tåler jo gjerne dårene, I som er så kloke;
For you freely accept the foolish, though you yourselves claim to be wise.
20 I tåler det jo om nogen gjør eder til træler, om nogen opeter eder, om nogen fanger eder, om nogen ophøier sig over eder, om nogen slår eder i ansiktet!
For you permit it when someone guides you into servitude, even if he devours you, even if he takes from you, even if he is extolled, even if he strikes you repeatedly on the face.
21 Med skam sier jeg det, fordi vi har vært svake; men det som nogen gjør sig stor av - jeg taler i dårskap - det gjør også jeg mig stor av.
I speak according to disgrace, as if we had been weak in this regard. In this matter, (I speak in foolishness) if anyone dares, I dare also.
22 Er de hebreere? Jeg og. Er de israelitter? Jeg og. Er de Abrahams ætt? Jeg og.
They are Hebrews; so am I. They are Israelites; so am I. They are the offspring of Abraham; so am I.
23 Er de Kristi tjenere? Jeg taler i vanvidd: Jeg er det mere; jeg har arbeidet mere, fått flere slag, vært flere ganger i fengsel, ofte i dødsfare.
They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as if I were less wise); more so am I: with many more labors, with numerous imprisonments, with wounds beyond measure, with frequent mortifications.
24 Av jødene har jeg fem ganger fått firti slag på ett nær;
On five occasions, I received forty stripes, less one, from the Jews.
25 tre ganger blev jeg hudstrøket, én gang stenet, tre ganger led jeg skibbrudd, et døgn har jeg vært i dypet.
Three times, I was beaten with rods. One time, I was stoned. Three times, I was shipwrecked. For a night and a day, I was in the depths of the sea.
26 Ofte har jeg vært på reiser, i farer i elver, i farer blandt røvere, i farer fra mitt folk, i farer fra hedninger, i farer i by, i farer i ørken, i farer på hav, i farer blandt falske brødre,
I have made frequent journeys, through dangerous waters, in danger of robbers, in danger from my own nation, in danger from the Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the wilderness, in danger in the sea, in danger from false brothers,
27 i strev og møie, ofte i nattevåk, i hunger og tørst, ofte i faste, i kulde og nakenhet.
with hardships and difficulties, with much vigilance, in hunger and thirst, with frequent fasts, in cold and nakedness,
28 Foruten alt annet har jeg ennu det daglige overløp, omsorgen for alle menighetene.
and, in addition to these things, which are external: there is my daily earnestness and solicitude for all the churches.
29 Hvem er skrøpelig uten at og jeg blir skrøpelig? hvem voldes anstøt uten at det brenner i mig?
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scandalized, and I am not being burned?
30 Må jeg endelig rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig av det som hører min skrøpelighet til.
If it is necessary to glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weaknesses.
31 Gud og vår Herre Jesu Kristi Fader, han som er velsignet i evighet, vet at jeg ikke lyver! (aiōn g165)
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. (aiōn g165)
32 I Damaskus holdt kong Aretas' landshøvding vakt om damaskenernes by for å gripe mig,
At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, watched over the city of the Damascenes, so as to apprehend me.
33 og gjennem en glugge på muren blev jeg firt ned i en kurv og slapp bort av hans hender.
And, through a window, I was let down along the wall in a basket; and so I escaped his hands.
