2 Korintierne 11
1 Gid I vilde tåle litt dårskap av mig! Dog, I skal tåle mig.
I wish that you could put up with me in some foolishness. But you are indeed putting 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;
For I am jealous about you. I have a godly jealousy for you, since I promised you in marriage to one husband. I promised to present you as a pure 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 that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your thoughts might be led astray away from a sincere and pure devotion 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!
For suppose that someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we preached. Or suppose that you receive a different spirit than what you received. Or suppose that you receive a different gospel than the one you received. You put up with these things well enough!
5 For jeg mener at jeg ikke i noget stykke står tilbake for de såre store apostler;
For I think that I am not in the least inferior to those so-called 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.
But even if I am untrained in giving speeches, I am not untrained in knowledge. In every way and in all things we have made this known to you.
7 Eller gjorde jeg synd da jeg ydmyket mig selv forat I skulde ophøies, idet jeg uten vederlag forkynte eder Guds evangelium?
Did I sin by humbling myself so you might be exalted? For I freely preached the gospel of God to you.
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 other churches by accepting support from them so that I could serve 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 with you and I was in need, I did not burden anyone. For my needs were met by the brothers who came from Macedonia. In everything I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and I will continue to do that.
10 Så sant Kristi sannhet er i mig: Denne ros skal ikke frarøves mig i Akaias bygder!
As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the parts of Achaia.
11 Hvorfor? fordi jeg ikke elsker eder? Det vet Gud!
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.
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.
And what I do I will keep doing, in order that I may take away the claim for criticizing me and the claim for which they want to boast—that they are found to be doing the same work that we are doing.
13 For disse er falske apostler, svikefulle arbeidere, som skaper sig om til apostler for Kristus.
For such people are false apostles and deceitful workers. They disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.
14 Og det er intet under; for Satan selv skaper sig om til en lysets engel;
And this is no surprise, for even Satan disguises himself as 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.
It is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their fate will be what their deeds deserve.
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: Let no one think I am a fool. But if you do, receive me as a fool so I may 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 am saying with this boastful confidence—I am not talking the way the Lord would—I am saying as a fool.
18 Eftersom mange roser sig på kjødelig vis, vil jeg og rose mig.
Since many people boast according to the flesh, I will also boast.
19 For I tåler jo gjerne dårene, I som er så kloke;
For you gladly put up with fools. You are wise yourselves!
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 put up with someone if he enslaves you, if he consumes you, if he takes advantage of you, if he considers himself better than you, or if he slaps 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 will say to our shame that we were too weak to do that. Yet if anyone boasts—I am speaking like a fool—I too will boast.
22 Er de hebreere? Jeg og. Er de israelitter? Jeg og. Er de Abrahams ætt? Jeg og.
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants 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.
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as though I were out of my mind.) I am more. I have been in even more hard work, in far more prisons, in beatings beyond measure, in facing many dangers of death.
24 Av jødene har jeg fem ganger fått firti slag på ett nær;
From Jews I received five times the “forty lashes minus 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. I have spent a night and a day on the open 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 been on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, in danger from robbers, in danger from my own people, in danger from the Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the wilderness, in danger at 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.
I have been at hard work and in hardship, in many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often in fasting, in cold and nakedness.
28 Foruten alt annet har jeg ennu det daglige overløp, omsorgen for alle menighetene.
Apart from everything else, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety 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 has been caused to stumble, and I do not burn?
30 Må jeg endelig rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig av det som hører min skrøpelighet til.
If I must boast, I will boast about what shows 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 the Lord Jesus, the one who is praised 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 under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus to arrest 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 through a window in the wall, and I escaped from his hands.
