II Corinthians 7

Eftersom vi da har disse løfter, mine elskede, så la oss rense oss fra all urenhet på kjød og ånd og fullende vår helliggjørelse i Guds frykt!

Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Gi oss rum! Ingen har vi gjort urett, ingen har vi ødelagt, ingen har vi gått for nær.

Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

Dette sier jeg ikke for å fordømme eder; jeg har jo før sagt at I er i våre hjerter for å dø med oss og leve med oss.

I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

Jeg har stor tiltro til eder; jeg roser mig storlig av eder; jeg er full av trøst, jeg er overvettes rik på glede under all vår trengsel.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

For heller ikke da vi kom til Makedonia, hadde vårt kjød nogen ro, men vi trengtes på alle måter: utenfor oss var strid, inneni oss frykt;

For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

men Gud, som trøster de nedbøiede, han trøstet oss ved Titus' komme,

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

dog ikke bare ved hans komme, men og ved den trøst hvormed han var blitt trøstet over eder, idet han meldte oss eders lengsel, eders klage, eders nidkjærhet for mig, så at jeg blev ennu gladere.

And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

For om jeg enn bedrøvet eder ved mitt brev, så angrer jeg det ikke; om jeg enn før angret det - jeg ser jo at hint brev bedrøvet eder, om enn bare for en stund -

For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

så gleder jeg mig nu, ikke over at I blev bedrøvet, men over at I blev bedrøvet til omvendelse; for I blev bedrøvet efter Guds sinn, forat I ikke skulde lide nogen skade ved oss.

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

For bedrøvelsen efter Guds sinn virker omvendelse til frelse, som ingen angrer; men verdens bedrøvelse virker død.

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

For se, just dette at I blev bedrøvet efter Guds sinn, hvilken iver det virket hos eder, ja forsvar, ja harme, ja frykt, ja lengsel, ja nidkjærhet, ja straff! I alt viste I eder å være rene i den sak.

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Derfor, om jeg enn skrev til eder, så var det ikke for hans skyld som gjorde uretten, heller ikke for hans skyld som uretten blev gjort imot, men forat eders iver for oss kunde bli åpenbaret hos eder for Guds åsyn.

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

Derfor er vi blitt trøstet. Og til vår trøst kom ennu den langt større glede over Titus' glede; for hans ånd er blitt vederkveget av eder alle.

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

For om jeg til ham har uttalt nogen ros over eder, så er jeg ikke blitt til skamme; men likesom vi i alt har talt sannhet til eder, så er og vår ros for Titus blitt sannhet,

For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

og hans kjærlighet til eder er enn sterkere når han kommer eders alles lydighet i hu, hvorledes I tok imot ham med frykt og beven.

And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

Jeg gleder mig over at jeg i alt kan lite på eder.

I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.