1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
1Paulus, ved Guds Villie Kristi Jesu Apostel, og Broderen Timotheus til Guds Menighed, som er i Korinth, tillige med alle de hellige, som ere i hele Akaja:
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2Nåde være med eder og Fred fra Gud vor Fader og den Herre Jesus Kristus!
3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
3Lovet være Gud og vor Herres Jesu Kristi Fader, Barmhjertighedens Fader og al Trøsts Gud,
4who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
4som trøster os under al vor Trængsel, for at vi må kunne trøste dem, som ere i alle Hånde Trængsel, med den Trøst, hvormed vi selv trøstes af Gud!
5For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.
5Thi ligesom Kristi Lidelser komme rigeligt over os, således bliver også vor Trøst rigelig ved Kristus.
6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.
6Men hvad enten vi lide Trængsel, sker det til eders Trøst og Frelse, eller vi trøstes, sker det til eders Trøst, som viser sin Kraft i, at I udholde de samme Lidelser, som også vi lide; og vort Håb om eder er fast,
7Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.
7efterdi vi vide, at ligesom I ere delagtige i Lidelserne, således ere I det også i Trøsten.
8For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.
8Thi vi ville ikke, Brødre! at I skulle være uvidende om den Trængsel, som kom over os i Asien, at vi bleve overvættes besværede, over Evne, så at vi endog mistvivlede om Livet.
9Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
9Ja, selv have vi hos os selv fået det Svar: "Døden", for at vi ikke skulde forlade os på os selv, men på Gud, som oprejser de døde,
10who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;
10han, som friede os ud af så stor en Dødsfare og vil fri os, til hvem vi have sat vort Håb, at han også fremdeles vil fri os,
11you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed on us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.
11idet også I komme os til Hjælp med Bøn for os, for at der fra mange Munde må blive rigeligt takket for os, for den Nåde, som er bevist os.
12For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
12Thi dette er vor Ros, vor Samvittigheds Vidnesbyrd, at i Guds Hellighed og Renhed, ikke i kødelig Visdom, men i Guds Nåde have vi færdedes i Verden, men mest hos eder.
13For we write no other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end;
13Thi vi skrive eder ikke andet til end det, som I læse eller også erkende; men jeg håber, at I indtil Enden skulle erkende,
14as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.
14ligesom I også til Dels have erkendt om os, at vi ere eders Ros, ligesom I ere vor, på den Herres Jesu Dag.
15In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit;
15Og i Tillid hertil havde jeg i Sinde at komme først til eder, for at I skulde få Nåde to Gange,
16and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.
16og om ad eder at drage til Makedonien og atter fra Makedonien at komme til eder og blive befordret videre af eder til Judæa.
17When I therefore was thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
17Når jeg nu havde dette i Sinde, mon jeg da så handlede i Letsindighed? Eller hvad jeg beslutter, beslutter jeg det efter Kødet, for at der hos mig skal være Ja, Ja og Nej, Nej?
18But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”
18Så sandt Gud er trofast, er vor Tale til eder ikke Ja og Nej.
19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
19Thi Guds Søn, Kristus Jesus, som blev prædiket iblandt eder ved os, ved mig og Silvanus og Timotheus, han blev ikke Ja og Nej, men Ja er vorden i ham.
20For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen,” to the glory of God through us.
20Thi så mange, som Guds Forjættelser ere, i ham have de deres Ja; derfor få de også ved ham deres Amen, Gud til Ære ved os.
21Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;
21Men den, som holder os med eder fast til Kristus og salvede os, er Gud,
22who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
22som også beseglede os og gav os Åndens Pant i vore Hjerter.
23But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn’t come to Corinth to spare you.
23Men jeg kalder Gud til Vidne over min Sjæl på, at det var for at skåne eder, at jeg ikke igen kom til Korinth.
24Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
24Ikke at vi ere Herrer over eders Tro, men vi ere Medarbejdere på eders Glæde; thi i Troen stå I.