¹Sellepärast et meil on selline amet, nagu see on antud meile halastuse kaudu, me ei tüdi ära.

¹Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.

²Me oleme lahti öelnud häbiväärseist asjust, mida peidetakse, me ei kasuta riukaid ega moonuta Jumala sõna, vaid esitame end tõe avaldamisega kõikide inimeste südametunnistusele Jumala ees.

²But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

³Kui meie evangeelium on siiski kinni kaetud, siis on see kinni kaetud neile, kes hukkuvad,

³Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish;

⁴neile uskmatuile, kellel praeguse aja jumal on mõtted sõgestanud, nii et neile ei koida evangeeliumi valgus Kristuse kirkuses, kes on Jumala kuju.

⁴in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

⁵Me ei kuuluta ju iseendid, vaid Jeesust Kristust Issandana, endid aga teie sulastena Jeesuse pärast.

⁵For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake;

⁶Sest see, kes ütles: 'Pimedusest paistku valgus!', on Jumal, kes on hakanud särama meie südames, et tekiks tunnetuse valgus Jeesuse Kristuse isikus olevast Jumala kirkusest.

⁶seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” Genesis 1:3 who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁷See aare on meil aga saviastjates, et võrratult suur vägi oleks Jumala oma ja ei midagi meist.

⁷But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

⁸Meid ahistatakse igati, kuid me ei ole kitsikuses; me oleme nõutud, kuid mitte meeleheitel;

⁸We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;

⁹meid kiusatakse taga, kuid me pole hüljatud; meid rõhutakse maha, kuid me ei hukku;

⁹pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

¹⁰me kanname alati oma ihus Jeesuse surma, et ka Jeesuse elu avalduks meie ihus.

¹⁰always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

¹¹Sest meid, kes me elame, antakse alatasa surma Jeesuse pärast, et ka Jeesuse elu avalduks meie surelikus ihus.

¹¹For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.

¹²Nii on surm tegev meis, elu aga teis.

¹²So then death works in us, but life in you.

¹³Aga et meil on sellesama usu vaim, millest on kirjutatud: 'Ma usun, seepärast ma räägin', siis meiegi usume ja ka räägime,

¹³But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” Psalm 116:10 We also believe, and therefore also we speak;

¹⁴teades, et see, kes äratas üles Issanda Jeesuse, äratab meidki koos Jeesusega üles ja seab enda ette koos teiega.

¹⁴knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.

¹⁵Kõik sünnib ju teie heaks, et arm üha enamate inimeste tänu kaudu rohkenedes kasvaks Jumala austuseks.

¹⁵For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

¹⁶Seepärast me ei tüdi, vaid kuigi meie väline inimene kulub, uueneb seesmine inimene ometi päev-päevalt.

¹⁶Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

¹⁷Sest see praeguse hetke kerge ahistus saavutab meile määratult suure igavese au,

¹⁷For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

¹⁸meile, kes me ei pea silmas nähtavat, vaid nähtamatut, sest nähtav on mööduv, nähtamatu aga igavene.

¹⁸while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.