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

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at 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 mercies and God of all comfort;

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

⁴who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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

⁵For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.

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 if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring 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.

⁷Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.

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 don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

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

⁹Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not 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 delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

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

¹¹you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed on us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.

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 holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward 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 write no other things to you, than what you read or even acknowledge, and I hope you will acknowledge to the end;

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

¹⁴as also you acknowledged us in part, that we are your boasting, even as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

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

¹⁵In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit;

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

¹⁶and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.

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?

¹⁷When I therefore was thus determined, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”

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

¹⁸But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not “Yes and no.”

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, who was preached among you by us, by me, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”

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

²⁰For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen,” to the glory of God through us.

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

²¹Now he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

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

²²who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment 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 for a witness to my soul, that I didn’t come to Corinth to spare you.

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 have lordship over your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.