2 Corinthians 11

1 I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.

1 Gid I vilde finde eder i en Smule Dårskab af mig! Dog, I gør det Jo nok.

2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

2 Thi jeg er nidkær for eder med Guds Nidkærhed; jeg har jo trolovet eder med én Mand for at fremstille en ren Jomfru for Kristus.

3 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

3 Men jeg frygter for, at ligesom Slangen bedrog Eva ved sin Træskhed, således skulle eders Tanker fordærves og miste det oprigtige Sindelag over for Kristus.

4 For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.

4 Thi dersom nogen kommer og prædiker en anden Jesus, som vi ikke prædikede, eller I få en anderledes Ånd, som I ikke fik, eller et anderledes Evangelium, som I ikke modtoge, da vilde I kønt finde eder deri.

5 I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”

5 Thi jeg mener ikke at stå tilbage i noget for de såre store Apostle.

6 Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.

6 Er jeg end ulærd i Tale, så er jeg det dog ikke i Kundskab; tværtimod på enhver Måde have vi lagt den for Dagen for eder i alle Stykker.

7 Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

7 Eller gjorde jeg Synd i at fornedre mig selv, for at I skulde ophøjes, idet jeg forkyndte eder Guds Evangelium for intet?

8 I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.

8 Andre Menigheder plyndrede jeg, idet jeg tog Sold af dem for at tjene eder, og medens jeg var nærværende hos eder og kom i Trang, faldt jeg ingen til Byrde;

9 And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

9 thi min Trang afhjalp Brødrene, da de kom fra Makedonien, og i alt har jeg holdt og vil jeg holde mig uden Tynge for eder.

10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.

10 Så vist som Kristi Sandhed er i mig, skal denne Ros ikke fratages mig i Akajas Egne.

11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

11 Hvorfor? mon fordi jeg ikke elsker eder? Gud ved det.

12 But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.

12 Men hvad jeg gør, det vil jeg fremdeles gøre, for at jeg kan afskære dem Lejligheden, som søge en Lejlighed, til at findes os lige i det, hvoraf de rose sig.

13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

13 Thi sådanne ere falske Apostle, svigefulde Arbejdere, som påtage sig Skikkelse af Kristi Apostle.

14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

14 Og det er intet Under; thi Satan selv påtager sig Skikkelse af en Lysets Engel.

15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.

15 Derfor er det ikke noget stort, om også hans Tjenere påtage sig Skikkelse som Retfærdigheds Tjenere; men deres Ende skal være efter deres Gerninger.

16 I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

16 Atter siger jeg: Ingen må agte mig for en Dåre; men hvis så skal være, så tåler mig endog som en Dåre, for at også jeg kan rose mig en Smule.

17 In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

17 Hvad jeg nu taler, taler jeg ikke efter Herrens Sind, men som i Dårskab, idet jeg så tillidsfuldt roser mig.

18 Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.

18 Efterdi mange rose sig med Hensyn til Kødet, vil også jeg rose mig.

19 For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.

19 Gerne finde I eder jo i Dårerne, efterdi I ere kloge.

20 In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.

20 I finde eder jo i, om nogen gør eder til Trælle, om nogen æder eder op, om nogen tager til sig, om nogen ophøjer sig, om nogen slår eder i Ansigtet.

21 To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.

21 Med Skamfuldhed siger jeg det, efterdi vi have været svage; men hvad end nogen trodser på (jeg taler i Dårskab), derpå trodser også jeg.

22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

22 Ere de Hebræere? Jeg også. Ere de Israeliter? Jeg også. Ere de Abrahams Sæd? Jeg også.

23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.

23 Ere de Kristi Tjenere? Jeg taler i Vanvid: jeg er det mere. Jeg har lidt langt flere Besværligheder, fået langt flere Slag, været hyppigt i Fængsel, ofte i Dødsfare.

24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.

24 Af Jøder har jeg fem Gange fået fyrretyve Slag mindre end ét.

25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

25 Tre Gange er jeg bleven pisket, én Gang stenet, tre Gange har jeg lidt Skibbrud, et Døgn har jeg tilbragt på Dybet;

26 In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,

26 ofte på Rejser, i Farer fra Floder, i Farer iblandt Røvere, i Farer fra mit Folk, i Farer fra Hedninger, i Farer i By, i Farer i Ørken, i Farer på Havet, i Farer iblandt falske Brødre;

27 in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

27 i Møje og Anstrengelse, ofte i Nattevågen, i Hunger og Tørst, ofte i Faste, i Kulde og Nøgenhed;

28 Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.

28 foruden hvad der kommer til, mit daglige Overløb, Bekymringen for alle Menighederne.

29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

29 Hvem er skrøbelig, uden at også jeg er det? hvem bliver forarget, uden at det brænder i mig?

30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

30 Dersom jeg skal rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig af min Magtesløshed.

31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.

31 Gud og den Herres Jesu Fader, som er højlovet i Evighed, ved, at jeg ikke lyver.

32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.

32 I Damaskus holdt Kong Aretas's Statholder Damaskenernes Stad bevogtet for at gribe mig;

33 But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.

33 men jeg blev igennem en Luge firet ned over Muren i en Kurv og undflyede af hans Hænder.