1 Corinthians 10

1 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

1 Thi jeg vil ikke, Brødre, at I skulle være uvidende om, at vore Fædre vare alle under Skyen og gik alle igennem Havet

2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

2 og bleve alle døbte til Moses i Skyen og i Havet

3 They all ate the same spiritual food

3 og spiste alle den samme åndelige Mad

4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

4 og drak alle den samme åndelige Drik; thi de drak af en åndelig Klippe, som fulgte med; men Klippen var Kristus.

5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.

5 Alligevel fandt Gud ikke Behag i de fleste af dem; thi de bleve slagne ned i Ørkenen.

6 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

6 Men disse Ting skete som Forbilleder for os, for at vi ikke skulle begære, hvad ondt er, således som hine begærede.

7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

7 Bliver ej heller Afgudsdyrkere som nogle af dem, ligesom der er skrevet: “Folket satte sig ned at spise og drikke, og de stode op at lege.”

8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

8 Lader os ej heller bedrive Utugt, som nogle af dem bedreve Utugt, og der faldt på én Dag tre og tyve Tusinde.

9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

9 Lader os ej heller friste Herren, som nogle af dem fristede ham og bleve ødelagte af Slanger.

10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

10 Knurrer ej heller, som nogle af dem knurrede og bleve ødelagte af Ødelæggeren.

11 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

11 Men dette skete dem forbilledligt, men det blev skrevet til Advarsel for os, til hvem Tidernes Ende er kommen.

12 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

12 Derfor den, som tykkes at stå, se til, at han ikke falder!

13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

13 Der er ikke kommet andre end menneskelige Fristelser over eder, og trofast er Gud, som ikke vil tillade, at I fristes over Evne, men som sammen med Fristelsen vil skabe også Udgangen af den, for at I må kunne udholde den.

14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

14 Derfor, mine elskede, flyr fra Afgudsdyrkelsen!

15 I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.

15 Jeg taler som til forstandige; dømmer selv, hvad jeg siger.

16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

16 Velsignelsens Kalk, som vi velsigne, er den ikke Samfund med Kristi Blod? det Brød, som vi bryde, er det ikke Samfund med Kristi Legeme?

17 Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

17 Fordi der er ét Brød, ere vi mange ét Legeme; thi vi få alle Del i det ene Brød.

18 Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

18 Ser til Israel efter Kødet; have de, som spise Ofrene, ikke Samfund med Alteret?

19 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

19 Hvad siger jeg da? At Afgudsofferkød er noget? eller at en Afgud er noget?

20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.

20 Nej! men hvad Hedningerne ofre, ofre de til onde Ånder og ikke til Gud; men jeg vil ikke, at I skulle få Samfund med de onde Ånder.

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

21 I kunne ikke drikke Herrens Kalk og onde Ånders Kalk; I kunne ikke være delagtige i Herrens Bord og i onde Ånders Bord.

22 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

22 Eller skulle vi vække Herrens Nidkærhed? Mon vi ere stærkere end han?

23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

23 Alt er tilladt, men ikke alt er gavnligt; alt er tilladt, men ikke alt opbygger.

24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

24 Ingen søge sit eget, men Næstens!

25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

25 Alt, hvad der sælges i Slagterbod, spiser det, uden at undersøge noget af Samvittigheds-Hensyn;

26 for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”

26 thi Herrens er Jorden og dens Fylde.

27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

27 Dersom nogen af de vantro indbyder eder, og I ville gå derhen, da spiser alt det, som sættes for eder, uden at undersøge noget af Samvittigheds-Hensyn.

28 But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—

28 Men dersom nogen siger til eder: “Dette er Offerkød,” da lad være at spise for hans Skyld, som gav det til Kende, og for Samvittighedens Skyld.

29 the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?

29 Samvittigheden siger jeg, ikke ens egen, men den andens; thi hvorfor skal min Frihed dømmes af en anden Samvittighed?

30 If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

30 Dersom jeg nyder det med Taksigelse, hvorfor hører jeg da ilde for det, som jeg takker for?

31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

31 Hvad enten I derfor spise eller drikke, eller hvad I gøre, da gører alt til Guds Ære!

32 Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

32 Værer uden Anstød både for Jøder og Grækere og for Guds Menighed,

33 as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

33 ligesom også jeg i alt stræber at tækkes alle, idet jeg ikke søger, hvad der gavner mig selv, men hvad der gavner de mange, for at de kunne frelses.