Filipperbrevet 4
1 Därför, mina älskade och efterlängtade bröder, min glädje och min krona, stån fasta i Herren med detta sinne, I mina älskade.
My fellow believers, I love you, and I long for you. You make me happy [MTY], and I am (proud of/pleased with) you. Dear friends, on the basis [of all that I have told you], continue to believe firmly in the Lord doing what I have just taught you.
2 Evodia förmanar jag, och Syntyke förmanar jag att de skola vara ens till sinnes i Herren.
I urge [you(sg)], Euodia, and I urge [you(sg)], Syntyche, to again have a peaceful relationship with each other, [because you both have a relationship with] the Lord.
3 Ja, också till dig, min Synsygus -- du som med rätta bär det namnet -- har jag en bön: Var dessa kvinnor till hjälp, ty jämte mig hava de kämpat i evangelii tjänst, de såväl som Klemens och mina andra medarbetare, vilkas namn äro skrivna i livets bok.
And, my faithful comrade/partner, I request that you [(sg)] help them [to again have a peaceful relationship with each other], because they have [faithfully proclaimed] the message [about Christ] together with me, [even though many people] have opposed us [(exc)]. They have faithfully proclaimed that message together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names [are] in the book [in which God has written the names of all those people who will] live [forever].
4 Glädjen eder i Herren alltid. Åter vill jag säga: Glädjen eder.
[Because you have a relationship with] the Lord, always rejoice! I’m saying it again, rejoice!
5 Låten edert saktmod bliva kunnigt för alla människor. Herren är nära!
[Act in such a way that] everyone can know that you are gentle. The Lord is coming soon.
6 Gören eder intet bekymmer, utan låten i allting edra önskningar bliva kunniga inför Gud, genom åkallan och bön, med tacksägelse.
Do not worry about anything. Instead, in every situation, pray [to God], tell him what you need, and ask him [to help you] [DOU]. Also thank [him for what he does for you].
7 Så skall Guds frid, som övergår allt förstånd, bevara edra hjärtan och edra tankar, i Kristus Jesus.
As a result, God will enable you not to worry [about anything] [MTY] (OR, God will protect your minds [in every way]) [PRS]. [That is], he will cause you to have [inner] peace [because you have a relationship with] Christ Jesus. You will not be able to understand [PRS] [how you can be so peaceful in such difficult circumstances!]!
8 För övrigt, mina bröder, vad sant är, vad värdigt, vad rätt, vad rent är, vad som är älskligt och värt att akta, ja, allt vad dygd heter, och allt som förtjänar att prisas -- tänken på allt sådant.
My fellow believers, there is one more thing I [want you to do]. Whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is right, whatever is morally pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is admirable, whatever is good, whatever [deserves] praise, those are the things that you should continually think about.
9 Detta, som I haven lärt och inhämtat och haven hört av mig och sett hos mig, det skolen I göra; och så skall fridens Gud vara med eder.
Those things that I have taught you and that you have learned from me, those things that you have heard me [say] and that you have seen me [do], those are the things that you yourselves should continually do. As a result [of your doing those things], God, the one who [causes us to] have [inner] peace, will (be with/bless) you.
10 Det har varit för mig en stor glädje i Herren att I nu omsider haven kommit i en så god ställning, att I haven kunnat tänka på mitt bästa. Dock, I tänkten nog också förut därpå, men I haden icke tillfälle att göra något.
I rejoice greatly [and thank] the Lord because now, after some time, [by sending money to me] you have once again shown that you are concerned about me [EUP]. Indeed, you were concerned about me [all the time], but you had no opportunity [to show that you were concerned about me].
11 Icke som om jag härmed ville säga att något har fattats mig; ty jag har lärt mig att vara nöjd med de omständigheter i vilka jag är.
I am saying this not because I [am concerned that I] lack things [that I need]. In fact, I have learned to be content in whatever [situation] I am.
12 Jag vet att finna mig i ringhet, jag vet ock att finna mig i överflöd. Med vilken ställning och vilka förhållanden som helst är jag förtrogen: jag kan vara mätt, och jag kan vara hungrig; jag kan hava överflöd, och jag kan lida brist.
[Specifically], I know how [to be content when] I do not have what I need, and I know how [to be content when] I have plenty. I have learned how [to be content] in any and every [situation] [DOU]. [Specifically], I have learned how [to be content when] I have enough to eat, and I have learned how [to be content when] I do not have enough to eat. I have learned how [to be content when] I have plenty [DOU] [of what I need], and I have learned [how to be content when] I lack [things].
13 Allt förmår jag i honom som giver mig kraft.
I am able (to cope with/to handle) every situation because [Christ] gives me the strength to do that.
14 Dock gjorden I väl däri att I visaden mig deltagande i mitt betryck.
Nevertheless, you did very well by [helping me] (OR, [giving me money]) [EUP] while I have been suffering hardship.
15 I veten ju ock själva, I filipper, att under evangelii första tid, då när jag hade dragit bort ifrån Macedonien, ingen annan församling än eder trädde i sådan förbindelse med mig, att räkning kunde föras över »utgivet och mottaget».
[My friends there at Philippi], you yourselves know that when I first [proclaimed] the message about Christ [to you], and then left there to go to Macedonia [province], you were the only group of believers [LIT] who [sent me] gifts [EUP] in order that I might [proclaim that message] to others just like I did for you.
16 Ty medan jag ännu var i Tessalonika, sänden I mig både en och två gånger vad jag behövde. --
Even [when I was] in Thessalonica [city], you sent [money] [EUP] to me two different times [IDM] in order to [supply] what I needed.
17 Icke som om jag skulle åstunda själva gåvan; nej, vad jag åstundar är en sådan frukt därav, som rikligen kommer eder själva till godo.
I say this, not because I desire that you give me money now. Instead, I desire that [God] will abundantly bless [MET] you as a result of [your helping me].
18 Jag har nu fått ut allt, och det i överflödande mått. Jag har fullt upp, sedan jag av Epafroditus har mottagit eder gåva, »en välbehaglig lukt», ett offer som täckes Gud och behagar honom väl.
But I have received a very generous [gift] [EUP] [from you], and [as a result], I have plenty. I have an abundant supply [of what I need because] I have received from Epaphroditus the money [EUP] that you [sent to me]. God considers that your gift is very acceptable, and he is very pleased with it. [Your gift is like] a nice-smelling sacrifice [MET].
19 Så skall ock min Gud, efter sin rikedom, i fullt mått och på ett härligt sätt i Kristus Jesus giva eder allt vad I behöven.
[Moreover], God, [whom] I [serve], has an unlimited supply [of everything that we(inc) need]. And as a result, because of your relationship with Christ Jesus, he will completely supply everything that you need.
[So], praise God our Father forever and ever! Amen! (aiōn g165)
21 Hälsen var och en av de heliga i Kristus Jesus. De bröder som äro här hos mig hälsa eder.
Greet [for me/us(exc)] all of God’s people [there, that is, all those who have a relationship with] Christ Jesus. The fellow believers who [serve God together] with me here send their greetings to you (OR, say they are thinking fondly of you).
22 Alla de heliga hälsa eder, först och främst de som höra till kejsarens hus.
All of God’s people [here] send their greetings to you. Especially the [fellow believers who work] in the palace of the emperor send their greetings to you.
23 Herrens, Jesu Kristi, nåd vare med eder ande. Synsygus betyder medhjälpare.
My desire is [that our] Lord Jesus Christ [will continue to] act kindly toward you all [SYN].
