1Me ju teame, et kui meie maine telkhoone maha kistakse, on meil elamu Jumala käest, käteta tehtud igavene hoone taevas,
1For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
2sest selles maises me ägame, igatsedes rõivastuda taevasesse eluasemesse,
2For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;
3et meid ka lahti rõivastatuna ei nähtaks olevat alasti.
3if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked.
4Meie, kes oleme selles telgis, ägame ju koorma all, sest me ei taha lahti rõivastuda, vaid olla taevaselt rõivastatud, et elu neelaks ära sureliku.
4For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
5See, kes meid selleks valmistab, on Jumal, kes on andnud meile käsirahaks Vaimu.
5Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
6Nii me oleme siis alati kindlad, teades, et kuni me oleme ihus, oleme eemal Issanda juurest;
6Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
7sest me käime usus, mitte nägemises,
7for we walk by faith, not by sight.
8ent me oleme kindlad ning meile meeldib pigem ära olla ihust ja viibida Issanda juures.
8We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
9Seepärast me püüamegi olla temale meelepärased, kas oleme siis kodus või võõrsil,
9Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.
10sest me kõik peame saama avalikuks Kristuse kohtujärje ees, et igaüks saaks kätte, mida ta ihus olles on teinud, olgu head või halba.
10For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
11Teades nüüd, mis on Issanda kartus, me püüame veenda inimesi uskuma. Jumalale me oleme täiesti avalikud ja ma loodan ka teie südametunnistuses olla täiesti avalik.
11Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
12Me ei hakka end taas teile soovitama, vaid anname teile alust kiidelda meist, et teil oleks midagi öelda nende vastu, kes võivad kiidelda sellega, mis on silma ees, ent mitte sellega, mis on südames.
12For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.
13Sest kui me oleme olnud arust ära, siis on see Jumalale, kui oleme selge aruga, siis teile.
13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.
14Sest Kristuse armastus sunnib meid, kes me otsustame nõnda: kui üks on surnud kõikide eest, siis on kõik surnud;
14For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
15ja ta on surnud kõikide eest, et elavad ei elaks enam enestele, vaid temale, kes on nende eest surnud ja üles äratatud.
15He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.
16Seepärast ei tunne me nüüdsest peale kedagi inimliku loomuse poolest; kui me ka oleksime tundnud Kristust inimliku loomuse poolest, siis nüüd me ei tunne teda enam nõnda.
16Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.
17Niisiis, kui keegi on Kristuses, siis ta on uus loodu, vana on möödunud, vaata, uus on sündinud.
17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
18See kõik on Jumalast, kes meid on enesega Kristuse läbi lepitanud ja andnud meile lepitusameti;
18But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19kuna see oli Jumal, kes Kristuses lepitas maailma enesega ega arvestanud neile nende üleastumisi ning on pannud meisse lepitussõna.
19namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.
20Meie oleme nüüd Kristuse käskjalad, otsekui Jumal ise julgustaks meie kaudu. Me palume Kristuse asemel: Andke endid lepitada Jumalaga!
20We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
21Ta on teinud patuks meie asemel selle, kes patust midagi ei teadnud, et meie saaksime Jumala õiguseks tema sees.
21For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.