2 Korintierne 4
1 Difor, då me hev denne tenesta, etter som me hev fenge miskunn, so misser me ikkje modet,
Therefore, since we have this ministry, and in as much as we have obtained mercy for ourselves, we are not inadequate.
2 men me hev avsagt dei skamlege løynvegar og gjeng ikkje fram med svikråd eller forfalskar Guds ord, men ved å kunngjera sanningi steller me oss fram for alle manns samvit for Guds åsyn.
For we renounce dishonorable and hidden acts, not walking by craftiness, nor by adulterating the Word of God. Instead, by the manifestation of truth, we commend ourselves to the conscience of each man before God.
3 Er då enn vårt evangelium dult, so er det dult millom deim som vert fortapte,
But if our Gospel is in some way hidden, it is hidden to those who are perishing.
4 dei som guden til denne verdi hev blinda den vantruande hugen på, so ljoset frå evangeliet um Kristi herlegdom, han som er Guds bilæte, ikkje skal skina for deim. (aiōn g165)
As for them, the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, would not shine in them. (aiōn g165)
5 For ikkje oss sjølve forkynnar me, men Kristus Jesus som Herre, men oss sjølve som dykkar tenarar for Jesu skuld.
For we are not preaching about ourselves, but about Jesus Christ our Lord. We are merely your servants through Jesus.
6 For Gud, som sagde at ljos skulde skina fram or myrkret, han er den som og let det skina i våre hjarto, so kunnskapen um Guds herlegdom i Jesu Kristi åsyn skulde lysa fram frå oss.
For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness, has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God, in the person of Christ Jesus.
7 Men me hev denne skatten i leirkjerald, so den rike krafti skal vera av Gud og ikkje av oss,
But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, so that what is sublime may be of the power of God, and not of us.
8 med di me stødt er i trengsla, men ikkje i stengsla, tvilande, men ikkje mistvilande,
In all things, we endure tribulation, yet we are not in anguish. We are constrained, yet we are not destitute.
9 forfylgde, men ikkje uppgjevne, nedslegne, men ikkje tynte,
We suffer persecution, yet we have not been abandoned. We are thrown down, yet we do not perish.
10 alltid berande Jesu daude med oss i likamen, at og Jesu liv må verta openberra i vår likam;
We ever carry around the mortification of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
11 for endå medan me liver, vert me alltid yvergjevne til dauden for Jesu skuld, at og Jesu liv må verta openberra i vårt døyelege kjøt.
For we who live are ever handed over unto death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh.
12 Soleis er då dauden verksam i oss, men livet i dykk.
Therefore, death is at work in us, and life is at work in you.
13 Men då me hev den same Ande med trui - etter det som stend skrive: «Eg trudde, difor tala eg» - so trur me og, difor talar me og,
But we have the same Spirit of faith. And just as it is written, “I believed, and for that reason I spoke,” so we also believe, and for that reason, we also speak.
14 då me veit, at han som vekte upp Herren Jesus, skal og vekkja oss upp med Jesus og stella oss fram med dykk.
For we know that the One who raised up Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and will place us with you.
15 For det hender alt for dykkar skuld, so nåden kann vinna so mange fleire og verka rikleg takk til Guds æra.
Thus, all is for you, so that grace, abounding through many in thanksgiving, may abound to the glory of God.
16 Difor misser me ikkje modet, men um og vårt ytre menneskje gjeng til grunns, so vert då det indre uppnya dag etter dag.
For this reason, we are not insufficient. But it is as though our outer man is corrupted, while our inner man is renewed from day to day.
17 For vår kortvarande og lette trengsla verkar for oss ei æveleg nøgd av herlegdom i yvermål på yvermål, (aiōnios g166)
For though our tribulation is, at the present time, brief and light, it accomplishes in us the weight of a sublime eternal glory, beyond measure. (aiōnios g166)
18 med di me ikkje fester oss ved det synlege, men ved det usynlege; for det synlege er timelegt, men det usynlege ævelegt. (aiōnios g166)
And we are contemplating, not the things that are seen, but the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are temporal, whereas the things that are not seen are eternal. (aiōnios g166)
