¹Armsad, et meil nüüd on niisugused tõotused, siis puhastagem endid ihu ja vaimu kogu rüvedusest, täiustades oma pühadust Jumala kartuses.

¹Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

²Andke meile ruumi oma südames! Me ei ole kellelegi ülekohut teinud, me ei ole kedagi laostanud, me ei ole kedagi petnud.

²Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

³Ma ei ütle seda teie hukkamõistmiseks, sest ma olen juba enne öelnud, et teie olete meie südames, et me üheskoos sureksime ja üheskoos elaksime.

³I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

⁴Mul on rohkelt julgust teie ees, mul on teie üle palju kiitlemist, ma olen täis lohutust, mul on ülikülluses rõõmu igas meie kitsikuses.

⁴Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

⁵Sest tõesti, kui me tulime Makedooniasse, ei olnud meie ihul mingit hõlpu, vaid meid vaevati igati - väljas olid tülid, sees kartused.

⁵For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

⁶Aga Jumal, kes julgustab alandlikke, on meid julgustanud Tiituse tuleku kaudu.

⁶Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁷See ei olnud üksnes tema tulek, vaid ka julgustus, millega teie teda olete julgustanud, nii et ma veel enam rõõmustasin, kui ta meile jutustas teie igatsemisest, teie kurtmisest, teie innukusest minu pärast.

⁷and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

⁸Sest kuigi ma teid kirjaga kurvastasin, ei kahetse ma seda. Ja kui ma kahetsesingi - ma näen, et see kiri on teid ikkagi mõneks ajaks kurvastanud -,

⁸For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while.

⁹siis nüüd ma rõõmustan. Ma ei rõõmusta, et teie kurvastasite, vaid et te kurvastasite meeleparanduseks. Te olete ju Jumalale meelepäraselt kurvastanud, nii et meie ei ole teile millegagi kahju teinud.

⁹I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

¹⁰Jah, Jumalale meelepärane kurvastus toob meeleparanduse päästeks, mida ei kahetseta, maailma kurvastus toob aga surma.

¹⁰For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

¹¹Sest vaadake, millise innukuse on teis tekitanud just see, et te Jumalale meelepäraselt kurvastasite, millise kaitsekõne, millise meelepaha, millise kartuse, millise igatsuse, millise innu, millise karistuse! Teie olete end kõigiti näidanud puhtana selles asjas.

¹¹For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

¹²Niisiis, kui ma teile kirjutasin, ei sündinud see selle pärast, kes tegi ülekohut, ega selle pärast, kellele tehti ülekohut, vaid selleks, et teie keskel saaks avalikuks teie hool meie heaks Jumala ees.

¹²So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

¹³Selle tõttu me oleme nüüd julgustatud. Peale oma julgustuse oleme aga veel palju rohkem rõõmustanud Tiituse rõõmu pärast, et ta vaim on leidnud kosutust teie kõikide poolt,

¹³Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

¹⁴ja et ma ei ole jäänud häbisse, kui ma olen teid temale kiitnud, vaid nagu me teile oleme kõike rääkinud tões, nii on ka meie kiitlemine Tiituse ees tõeks läinud.

¹⁴For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

¹⁵Ja tema süda on veel rohkem teile lahti, kui ta meenutab teie kõikide kuulekust, kuidas teie ta vastu võtsite kartuse ja värinaga.

¹⁵His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

¹⁶Olen rõõmus, et võin kõiges teie peale kindel olla.

¹⁶I rejoice that in everything I am confident concerning you.