1And I decided this to myself, not again to come in sorrow unto you,
1Ma ju tegin endamisi sellise otsuse, et ma ei tule taas teie juurde kurbuses.
2for if I make you sorry, then who is he who is making me glad, except he who is made sorry by me?
2Sest kui mina teid kurvastan, kes teine siis rõõmustaks mind kui see, keda ma olen kurvastanud?
3and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,
3Ja just seepärast ma kirjutasin teile, et teie juurde tulles mind ei kurvastaks need, kelle üle ma oleksin pidanud rõõmustama. Olen ju veendunud teie kõigi suhtes, et minu rõõm on ka teie kõikide oma.
4for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.
4Ma küll kirjutasin teile suures ahistuses ja südamekitsikuses paljude pisaratega, aga ma ei teinud seda selleks, et teid kurvastada, vaid et te mõistaksite, kui väga ma teid armastan.
5And if any one hath caused sorrow, he hath not caused sorrow to me, but in part, that I may not burden you all;
5Aga kui keegi on kurvastust põhjustanud, siis ta ei ole kurvastanud mind, vaid mingil määral - et ma ei ütleks liiga rängalt - teid kõiki.
6sufficient to such a one is this punishment, that [is] by the more part,
6Niisugusele piisab noomimisest, mida ta enamiku käest on saanud,
7so that, on the contrary, [it is] rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;
7nii et nüüd te peate talle pigem andestama ja teda julgustama, et suur kurvastus teda ära ei neelaks.
8wherefore, I call upon you to confirm love to him,
8Seepärast ma palun teid osutada armastust tema vastu.
9for, for this also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether in regard to all things ye are obedient.
9Selleks ma ju kirjutasingi, et läbi katsuda teie meelsust, kas te kõiges olete kuulekad.
10And to whom ye forgive anything — I also; for I also, if I have forgiven anything, to whom I have forgiven [it], because of you — in the person of Christ — [I forgive it,]
10Kellele teie aga midagi andestate, sellele andestan minagi. Ja selle, mida minul on andestada - kui mul üldse on midagi andestada -, selle ma andestan teie pärast Kristuse palge ees,
11that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.
11et saatan meid ei tüssaks. Sest tema mõtted ei ole meile teadmata.
12And having come to Troas for the good news of the Christ, and a door to me having been opened in the Lord,
12Aga kui ma Troasesse tulin Kristuse evangeeliumi kuulutama ja mulle avanes uks Issandas,
13I have not had rest to my spirit, on my not finding Titus my brother, but having taken leave of them, I went forth to Macedonia;
13ei olnud siiski mu vaimul kergendust, sest ma ei leidnud oma venda Tiitust. Ma jätsin siis nendega hüvasti ja tulin Makedooniasse.
14and to God [are] thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place,
14Aga tänu olgu Jumalale, kes meid Jeesuses Kristuses viib igal pool võidukäigus kaasa ja teeb kõigis paigus meie kaudu avalikuks oma tunnetuse lõhna.
15because of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost;
15Meie oleme ju Kristuse hea lõhn Jumalale nii nende seas, kes päästetakse, kui ka nende seas, kes hukkuvad:
16to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?
16ühtedele lõhn surmast surma, teistele aga lõhn elust ellu. Ja kes selleks kõlbab?
17for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity — but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.
17Meie ei ole ju nii nagu mitmed, kes Jumala sõnaga hangeldavad, vaid meie räägime selge meelega, jah, nagu Jumalast lähtudes, Jumala palge ees, Kristuses.