¹Paulus, Kristuse Jeesuse apostel Jumala tahtmisel, ja vend Timoteos - Korintoses olevale Jumala kogudusele ning kõigile pühadele kogu Ahhaias:

¹Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, and the brother Timotheus, to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia.

²Armu teile ja rahu Jumalalt, meie Isalt, ja Issandalt Jeesuselt Kristuselt!

²Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

³Kiidetud olgu Jumal ja meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse Isa, halastuse Isa ja kõige julgustuse Jumal!

³Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement;

⁴Tema julgustab meid igas meie ahistuses, et me suudaksime julgustada neid, kes on mis tahes ahistuses, julgustusega, millega Jumal meid endid julgustab.

⁴who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.

⁵Sest otsekui meil on küllaga Kristuse kannatusi, nõnda on meil küllaga ka julgustust Kristuse kaudu.

⁵Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ abound towards us, so through the Christ does our encouragement also abound.

⁶Kui meid nüüd ahistatakse, siis sünnib see teie julgustamiseks ja päästmiseks; kui meid julgustatakse, siis sünnib seegi teie julgustamiseks; see saab teoks, kui te vapralt talute neidsamu kannatusi, mida meiegi kannatame.

⁶But whether we are in tribulation, [it is] for your encouragement and salvation, wrought in the endurance of the same sufferings which *we* also suffer,

⁷Ja meie lootus teie peale on kindel, kuna me teame, et nii nagu teil on osa meie kannatustest, nõnda ka meie julgustusest.

⁷(and our hope for you [is] sure;) or whether we are encouraged, [it is] for your encouragement and salvation: knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the encouragement.

⁸Me ei taha ju, vennad, et teile jääks teadmata, kuidas meid Aasias ahistati: meid koormati üliväga üle meie jõu, nii et me koguni kahtlesime oma ellujäämises.

⁸For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened [to us] in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond [our] power, so as to despair even of living.

⁹Jah, meil oli meie endi arvates surmakäsk juba käes, et me ei loodaks endi, vaid Jumala peale, kes surnud üles äratab.

⁹But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

¹⁰Tema päästis meid sellest määratu suurest surmast ja päästab veelgi - tema, kelle peale me loodame. Jah, ta päästab edaspidigi,

¹⁰who has delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we confide that he will also yet deliver;

¹¹kui ka teie eestpalvetega meile appi tulete, nii et paljud tänaksid meile paljude inimeste eestpalvete tõttu Jumalalt osaks saanud armuanni eest.

¹¹ye also labouring together by supplication for us that the gift towards us, through means of many persons, may be the subject of the thanksgiving of many for us.

¹²Meie kiitlemine on just see: meie südametunnistus võib tõendada, et oleme käitunud siin maailmas, eriti aga teiega suheldes, Jumalalt saadud siiras ja selges meeles, mitte lihalikus tarkuses, vaid Jumala armus.

¹²For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity before God, (not in fleshly wisdom but in God's grace,) we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly towards you.

¹³Me ei kirjuta teile ju midagi muud peale selle, mida te siit loete ja ehk ka mõistate. Ent ma loodan, et te kunagi täielikult mõistate seda,

¹³For we do not write other things to you but what ye well know and recognise; and I hope that ye will recognise to the end,

¹⁴mida te praegu vaid osaliselt olete mõistnud, nii et te võite meie Issanda Jeesuse päeval kiidelda meist, nagu meie kiitleme teist.

¹⁴even as also ye have recognised us in part, that we are your boast, even as *ye* [are] ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁵Ja selle meelekindlusega ma tahtsingi esmalt tulla teie juurde, et te saaksite teistkordselt armu,

¹⁵And with this confidence I purposed to come to you previously, that ye might have a second favour;

¹⁶ja teie kaudu matkata Makedooniasse ja Makedooniast tulla tagasi teie juurde ning lasta teil mind saata teele Juudamaale.

¹⁶and to pass through to Macedonia by you, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be set forward by you to Judaea.

¹⁷Tahtes nüüd seda, kas ma ei toiminud ehk kergemeelselt? Ehk ma kavatsen loomu järgi seda, mida kavatsen, et minu juures oleks 'jah, jah' ja 'ei, ei' ühtaegu?

¹⁷Having therefore this purpose, did I then use lightness? Or what I purpose, do I purpose according to flesh, that there should be with me yea yea, and nay nay?

¹⁸Kui aga Jumal on ustav, siis meie sõna teie vastu ei ole ühtaegu 'jah' ja 'ei'.

¹⁸Now God [is] faithful, that our word to you is not yea and nay.

¹⁹Sest Jumala Poeg Jeesus Kristus, keda meie, mina, Silvanus ja Timoteos, oleme teie seas kuulutanud, ei olnud 'jah' ja 'ei', vaid temas oli 'jah'.

¹⁹For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, he who has been preached by us among you (by me and Silvanus and Timotheus), did not become yea and nay, but yea *is* in him.

²⁰Sest Jumala tõotused, millised iganes need olid, on Kristuses 'jah'. Seepärast tulgu ka meie suust tema läbi 'aamen' Jumalale kiituseks.

²⁰For whatever promises of God [there are], in him is the yea, and in him the amen, for glory to God by us.

²¹Aga see, kes meid koos teiega on kinnitanud Kristusesse ja kes meid on võidnud, on Jumal,

²¹Now he that establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, [is] God,

²²kes on meid ka pitseriga kinnitanud ning meile andnud käsirahaks Vaimu südamesse.

²²who also has sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

²³Mina aga kutsun Jumala tunnistajaks oma hinge vastu, et ainult teie säästmise pärast ei ole ma enam Korintosesse tulnud.

²³But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.

²⁴See pole nii. Meie ei taha ju olla isandad teie usu üle - usus te püsite niigi -, vaid me tahame olla kaasosalised teie rõõmus.

²⁴Not that we rule over your faith, but are fellow-workmen of your joy: for by faith ye stand.