Derfor, kjære, la oss rense oss fra all urenhet i kjøtt og ånd ved å fullbyrde hellighet i frykt for Gud.

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

Åpne deres hjerter for oss. Vi har ikke gjort noen urett. Vi har ikke fordærvet noen. Vi har ikke utnyttet noen.

Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

Jeg sier dette ikke for å dømme dere, for jeg har sagt før at dere er i våre hjerter til å både dø og leve sammen med oss.

I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

Stor er min frimodighet overfor dere. Stor er min ros av dere. Jeg er full av trøst. Jeg flyter over med glede i alle våre trengsler.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

For da vi kom til Makedonia, fant vårt kjød ingen hvile, men vi var utsatt for trengsler fra alle kanter. Utenfor var det strid, og inne var det frykt.

For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

Men Gud, som trøster de nedbøyde, trøstet oss ved Titus' ankomst;

Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

og ikke bare ved hans ankomst, men også ved den trøst han fikk hos dere, da han fortalte oss om deres lengsel, deres sorg og deres iver for meg, så jeg gledet meg enda mer.

and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

For om jeg gjorde dere sorgfulle med mitt brev, angrer jeg ikke, selv om jeg angret. For jeg ser at mitt brev gjorde dere sorgfulle, men bare for en stund.

For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while.

Nå gleder jeg meg, ikke fordi dere ble sorgfulle, men fordi dere ble sorgfulle til omvendelse. For dere ble sorgfulle på en gudfryktig måte, for at dere ikke skulle lide tap ved oss i noe.

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

For den gudfryktige sorgen virker omvendelse til frelse, som ikke angrer. Men verdens sorg virker død.

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

For se, den samme gudfryktige sorgen, hvilken flid den har virket i dere, ja, hvilket forsvar, indignasjon, frykt, lengsel, iver og hevn! I alt har dere vist dere rene i denne sak.

For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Så selv om jeg skrev til dere, skrev jeg ikke for hans skyld som gjorde urett, eller for hans skyld som led urett, men for å avsløre deres iver for oss for Guds åsyn.

So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

Derfor er vi blitt trøstet. I vår trøst gledet vi oss enda mer over Titus' glede, fordi hans ånd har blitt styrket av dere alle.

Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

For i alt jeg har rost meg av dere til ham, ble jeg ikke skuffet. Men slik vi talte alt sant til dere, slik var også vår rosing foran Titus sann.

For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

Hans hengivenhet er enda større overfor dere, når han husker all deres lydighet, hvordan dere med frykt og redsel tok imot ham.

His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

Jeg gleder meg over at jeg i alt har god mot hos dere.

I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.