¹Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

¹A oznamujeme vám, bratia, milosť Božiu danú v sboroch Macedonie,

²how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

²a že tá hojnosť ich radosti v mnohonásobnom dokázaní sa v súžení a tá ich veľká chudoba sa rozhojnila v bohatstvo ich prostoty.

³For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord,

³Pretože podľa možnosti, svedčím, ba i nad možnosť z vlastného popudu

⁴beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

⁴s mnohým prosením nás žiadali, že by sme prijali od nich tú milosť a to účastenstvo na službe svätým,

⁵and [this], not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

⁵a to nie ako sme sa nadejali, ale najprv sami seba dali Pánovi, aj nám skrze vôľu Božiu,

⁶Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.

⁶takže sme museli napomenúť Títa, aby, jako bol tam prv započal, tak i dokonal vzhľadom na vás i túto milosť.

⁷But as ye abound in everything, [in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all earnestness, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.

⁷Ale jako vo všetkom hojnejete, vo viere i v slove i v známosti i v každej snahe i vo svojej láske naproti nám, aby ste tak hojneli aj v tejto milosti.

⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

⁸Nehovorím toho jako rozkaz, ale iných snahou zkúšam i pravosť vašej lásky.

⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

⁹Lebo znáte milosť nášho Pána Ježiša Krista, že súc bohatý pre vás bol schudobnel, aby ste vy zbohatli jeho chudobou.

¹⁰And herein I give [my] judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

¹⁰A podávam svoju mienku v tejto veci. Lebo to je vám užitočné, ktorí ste nie len učiniť, ale i chcieť tam prv započali od vlani.

¹¹But now complete the doing also; that as [there was] the readiness to will, so [there may be] the completion also out of your ability.

¹¹Ale teraz i to učiniť vykonajte, aby, jako bola ochota chcieť, bola tak i vykonať z toho, čo máte.

¹²For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.

¹²Lebo ak jesto ochota, príjemná je podľa toho, čo kto má, nie podľa toho, čo nemá.

¹³For [I say] not [this] that others may be eased [and] ye distressed;

¹³Lebo nie, aby iní mali poľahčenie a vy súženie, ale pre rovnosť nech je v terajšom čase vaša hojnosť na odpomoženie ich nedostatku,

¹⁴but by equality: your abundance [being a supply] at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become [a supply] for your want; that there may be equality:

¹⁴aby aj ich prebytok bol na odpomoženie vášmu nedostatku, aby bola rovnosť,

¹⁵as it is written, He that [gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [gathered] little had no lack.

¹⁵ako je napísané: Ten, kto mnoho nasberal, nezvýšil, a ten, kto málo, nemal nedostatku.

¹⁶But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁶Ale vďaka Bohu, ktorý dáva tú istú snahu za vás do srdca Títovho,

¹⁷For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

¹⁷že prijal napomenutie a súc snažnejší odišiel k vám zo svojej vlastnej vôle.

¹⁸And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel [is spread] through all the churches;

¹⁸A poslali sme s ním brata, ktorý má chválu v evanjeliu po všetkých sboroch,

¹⁹and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to show] our readiness:

¹⁹no, nie len to, ale je aj zvolený od sborov za nášho spolucestovateľa s touto milosťou, nami prisluhovanou na slávu samému Pánovi a na ukázanie vašej ochoty,

²⁰Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in [the matter of] this bounty which is ministered by us:

²⁰vyhýbajúc tomu, aby niekto nemohol o nás hovoriť zlé pri tejto hojnosti, ktorú prostredkujeme svojou službou.

²¹for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²¹Lebo pečujeme o dobré nie len pred Pánom, ale aj pred ľuďmi.

²²and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which [he hath] in you.

²²A poslali sme s nimi svojho brata, ktorého sme v mnohom a mnoho ráz zkúsili, že je snažný, ale teraz ešte o mnoho snažnejší pre mnohú dôveru vo vás.

²³Whether [any inquire] about Titus, [he is] my partner and [my] fellow-worker to you-ward, or our brethren, [they are] the messengers of the churches, [they are] the glory of Christ.

²³Buď čo sa týka Títa, je mojím súdruhom a vzhľadom na vás spolupracovníkom; buď naši bratia sú apoštolmi sborov, slávou Kristovou.

²⁴Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.

²⁴Keď tedy dávate dôkaz svojej lásky a našej chvály, ktorou sa chválime za vás, dokážte pred nimi a pred tvárou sborov.