¹If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,

¹Er der da nogen Formaning i Kristus, er der nogen Kærlighedens Opmuntring, er der noget Åndens Samfund, er der nogen inderlig Kærlighed og Barmhjertighed:

²make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

²da fuldkommer min Glæde, at I må være enige indbyrdes, så I have den samme Kærlighed, samme Sjæl, een Higen,

³doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

³intet gøre af Egennytte eller Lyst til tom Ære, men i Ydmyghed agte hverandre højere end eder selv

⁴each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

⁴og ikke se hver på sit, men enhver også på andres.

⁵Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

⁵Det samme Sindelag være i eder, som også var i Kristus Jesus,

⁶who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

⁶han, som, da han var i Guds Skikkelse ikke holdt det for et Rov at være Gud lig,

⁷but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

⁷men forringede sig selv, idet han tog en Tjeners Skikkelse på og blev Mennesker lig;

⁸And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

⁸og da han i Fremtræden fandtes som et Menneske, fornedrede han sig selv, så han blev lydig indtil Døden, ja, Korsdøden.

⁹Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;

⁹Derfor har også Gud højt ophøjet ham og skænket ham det Navn, som er over alle Navne,

¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

¹⁰for at i Jesu Navn hvert Knæ skal bøje sig, deres i Himmelen og på Jorden og under Jorden,

¹¹and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹¹og hver Tunge skal bekende, at Jesus Kristus er Herre, til Gud Faders Ære.

¹²So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

¹²Derfor, mine elskede! ligesom I altid have været lydige, så arbejder ikke alene som i min Nærværelse, men nu meget mere i min Fraværelse på eders egen Frelse med Frygt og Bæven;

¹³For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

¹³thi Gud er den, som virker i eder både at ville og at virke, efter sit Velbehag.

¹⁴Do all things without murmurings and disputes,

¹⁴Gører alle Ting uden Knurren og Betænkeligheder,

¹⁵that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

¹⁵for at I må blive udadlelige og rene, Guds ulastelige Børn, midt i en vanartet og forvendt Slægt, iblandt hvilke I vise eder som Himmellys i Verden,

¹⁶holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn’t run in vain nor labor in vain.

¹⁶idet I fremholde Livets Ord, mig til Ros på Kristi Dag, at jeg ikke har løbet forgæves, ej heller arbejdet forgæves.

¹⁷Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

¹⁷Ja, selv om jeg bliver ofret under Ofringen og Betjeningen af eders Tro, så glæder jeg mig og glæder mig med eder alle.

¹⁸In the same way, you also rejoice, and rejoice with me.

¹⁸Men ligeledes skulle også I glæde eder, og glæde eder med mig!

¹⁹But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.

¹⁹Men jeg håber i den Herre Jesus snart at kunne sende Timotheus til eder, for at også jeg kan blive ved godt Mod ved at erfare, hvorledes det går eder.

²⁰For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

²⁰Thi jeg har ingen ligesindet, der så oprigtig vil have Omsorg for, hvorledes det går eder;

²¹For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

²¹thi de søge alle deres eget, ikke hvad der hører Kristus Jesus til.

²²But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

²²Men hans prøvede Troskab kende I, at, ligesom et Barn tjener sin Fader, således har han tjent med mig for Evangeliet.

²³Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me.

²³Ham håber jeg altså at sende straks, når jeg ser Udgangen på min Sag.

²⁴But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.

²⁴Men jeg har den Tillid til Herren, at jeg også selv snart skal komme.

²⁵But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need;

²⁵Men jeg har agtet det nødvendigt at sende Epafroditus til eder, min Broder og Medarbejder og Medstrider, og eders Udsending og Tjener for min Trang,

²⁶since he longed for you all, and was very troubled, because you had heard that he was sick.

²⁶efterdi han længtes efter eder alle og var såre ængstelig, fordi I havde hørt, at han var bleven syg.

²⁷For indeed he was sick, nearly to death, but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow.

²⁷Ja, han var også syg og Døden nær; men Gud forbarmede sig over ham, ja, ikke alene over ham, men også over mig, for at jeg ikke skulde have Sorg på Sorg.

²⁸I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

²⁸Derfor skynder jeg mig desto mere med at sende ham, for at I og jeg være mere sorgfri.

²⁹Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor,

²⁹Modtager ham altså i Herren med al Glæde og holder sådanne i Ære;

³⁰because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

³⁰thi for Kristi Gernings Skyld kom han Døden nær, idet han satte sit Liv i Vove for at udfylde Savnet af eder i eders Tjeneste imod mig.