2 Korintierne 11
1 Gid I vilde tåle litt dårskap av mig! Dog, I skal tåle mig.
I hope you can put up with a little more foolishness from me—well you already do put up 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;
I agonize over you with a divine kind of jealousy, for I promised you to a single husband—Christ—so that I could present you as a pure virgin to him.
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.
I worry that in some way, just as the serpent deceived Eve with his devious cunning, that you might be led astray in your thinking from your sincere and pure commitment to 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!
If anyone comes and tells you about a different Jesus to the one we shared with you, you easily go along with them, accepting a different spirit to the one you received, and a different kind of good news to the one you believed.
5 For jeg mener at jeg ikke i noget stykke står tilbake for de såre store apostler;
I don't believe I'm inferior to these “super-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.
Even though I may not be skilled in giving speeches, I do know what I'm talking about. We have made this absolutely clear to you in every way.
7 Eller gjorde jeg synd da jeg ydmyket mig selv forat I skulde ophøies, idet jeg uten vederlag forkynte eder Guds evangelium?
Was it wrong of me to humble myself so you could be elevated, since I shared the good news with you at no charge?
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 robbed as it were other churches, taking pay from them so I could work for you.
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.
When I was there with you and needed something, I wasn't a burden to anyone because the believers who came from Macedonia took care of my needs. I was determined never to be a burden to you and I never shall.
10 Så sant Kristi sannhet er i mig: Denne ros skal ikke frarøves mig i Akaias bygder!
This is as certain as the truth of Christ that is in me: nobody in all Achaia will stop me boasting about this!
11 Hvorfor? fordi jeg ikke elsker eder? Det vet Gud!
And why? Because I don't love you? God knows that 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.
I'll continue to do what I've always done, so as to remove any opportunity for those who want to boast that their work is the same as ours.
13 For disse er falske apostler, svikefulle arbeidere, som skaper sig om til apostler for Kristus.
These people are false apostles, dishonest workers, who pretend to be apostles of Christ.
14 Og det er intet under; for Satan selv skaper sig om til en lysets engel;
Don't be surprised at this for even Satan himself pretends to be 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.
So it's no wonder then if those who serve him pretend to be agents of good. But their final end will be in accordance with what they've done.
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!
Let me say it again: please don't think I'm being foolish. However, even if you do, accept me as someone who is foolish, and let me also boast a little.
17 Det jeg her taler, det taler jeg ikke efter Herrens vilje, men som i dårskap, idet jeg roser mig så tillitsfullt.
What I'm saying is not as the Lord would say it—all this foolish boasting.
18 Eftersom mange roser sig på kjødelig vis, vil jeg og rose mig.
But since many others are boasting in the way the world does, let me boast too.
19 For I tåler jo gjerne dårene, I som er så kloke;
(You're happy to put up with fools, since you are so 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!
You put up with people who make you slaves, who take what you have, who exploit you, who arrogantly put you down, who hit you in 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'm so sorry that we were too weak to do anything like that! But whatever people dare to boast about, I dare to do too. (Here I'm talking like a fool again.)
22 Er de hebreere? Jeg og. Er de israelitter? Jeg og. Er de Abrahams ætt? Jeg og.
Are they Hebrews? Me too. Are they Israelites? Me too. Are they descendants of Abraham? Me too.
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.
Are they servants of Christ? (I know I'll sound like I'm crazy, talking like this.) But I have done so much more. I've worked harder, been imprisoned more often, whipped more times than I can count, faced death time and again.
24 Av jødene har jeg fem ganger fått firti slag på ett nær;
Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes less one.
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, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent twenty-four hours adrift on the ocean.
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,
During my many journeys I have faced the dangers of crossing rivers, robber gangs, attacks from my own countrymen, as well as from foreigners. I have faced danger in cities, in the deserts, and on the sea. I have faced the danger of people who pretend to be Christians.
27 i strev og møie, ofte i nattevåk, i hunger og tørst, ofte i faste, i kulde og nakenhet.
I have faced hard labor and struggles, many sleepless nights, hungry and thirsty, often going without food, cold, without enough clothing to keep warm.
28 Foruten alt annet har jeg ennu det daglige overløp, omsorgen for alle menighetene.
Besides all this, I face the daily concerns of dealing with 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 don't feel weak too? Who is led into sin, and I don't burn up?
30 Må jeg endelig rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig av det som hører min skrøpelighet til.
If I have to boast, I will boast about how weak I am.
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 the Lord Jesus—may he be praised forever—knows I am not lying. (aiōn g165)
32 I Damaskus holdt kong Aretas' landshøvding vakt om damaskenernes by for å gripe mig,
While I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas had the city guarded in order to capture me.
33 og gjennem en glugge på muren blev jeg firt ned i en kurv og slapp bort av hans hender.
But I was lowered in a basket from a window in the city wall, and so I escaped from him.
