ԵՐԿՐՈՐԴ ԿՈՐՆԹԱՑԻՍ 13
1 Այս երրորդ անգամն է որ կու գամ ձեզի. ամէն խօսք պիտի հաստատուի երկու կամ երեք վկաներու բերանով:
[In the Scriptures it is stated that when one person] accuses [another of wrongdoing, you must not believe his] accusation [right away]. [First, you must listen to at least] two or three people who actually saw what happened. [So keep in mind that] this will be the third time that I will visit you!
2 Նախապէս ըսի, ու երկրորդ անգամ կանխաւ կ՚ըսեմ (որպէս թէ ներկայ ըլլամ). թէպէտ հիմա բացակայ եմ, կը գրեմ առաջուան մեղանչողներուն եւ բոլոր միւսներուն, որ եթէ դարձեալ գամ՝ պիտի չխնայեմ.
When I visited you the second time, I warned you [that I was going to punish all the wrongdoers among you]. [And now] I am [warning you] again while I am still away [from you]. When I visit you this third time, I will punish those who were sinning [at the time when I visited you] before [and who are still sinning], and I will [punish] the others [who have been sinning since then, if they have not stopped their sinful behavior].
3 որովհետեւ ապացոյց կը փնտռէք թէ Քրիստոս կը խօսի ինձմով: Ան տկար չէ ձեզի հանդէպ, հապա հզօր է ձեր մէջ.
Because you have demanded that I prove to you that Christ is speaking [to you when] I [speak to you, I will show you that I speak to you as his apostle. Christ] does not approve of your sinful behavior. On the contrary, he will powerfully [discipline you].
4 քանի որ՝ թէպէտ խաչուեցաւ տկարութեամբ՝ կ՚ապրի Աստուծոյ զօրութեամբ. մե՛նք ալ տկար ենք անով, բայց պիտի ապրինք անոր հետ՝ Աստուծոյ զօրութեամբ, ձեզի սպասարկելու համար:
[It is true that] Christ [seemed to be] weak when he was crucified {when [people] killed him by nailing him to the cross}. But [it is also true that] he [now] lives because God [worked] powerfully [to bring him back to life. Similarly], as I [serve] God, I also am a weak human [being as Christ was]. But I also [have a close relationship with] Christ [who is now alive again]. And with his [authority] I will use God’s power [to discipline] you.
5 Փորձեցէ՛ք դուք ձեզ՝ թէ հաւատքին մէ՛ջն էք. քննեցէ՛ք դուք ձեզ: Չէ՞ք գիտեր դուք ձեզմէ՝ թէ Յիսուս Քրիստոս ձեր մէջն է, եթէ խոտելի չըլլաք:
Each of you should ask yourself: “[Do I] believe [God’s message about Christ?]” Each of you should [examine yourselves to] make sure that you truly do [believe] in Christ [and so truly belong to him], and that [his Spirit lives] in you [(pl)]. When you examine yourselves [in that way], I am sure that you will [RHQ] say [to me], “Yes, of course we [belong to] Christ.”
6 Բայց կը յուսամ թէ պիտի գիտնաք՝ թէ մենք խոտելի չենք:
I am [also] certain that you will know that I [belong to Christ, just like you do].
7 Կ՚աղօթեմ Աստուծոյ՝ որ դուք ո՛չ մէկ չարիք ընէք. ո՛չ թէ՝ որպէսզի մենք գնահատելի երեւինք, հապա՝ որպէսզի դուք ընէք ինչ որ պարկեշտ է, թէեւ մենք խոտելի թուինք:
But [because I do not want to have to punish you], I am praying to God that he will help you not to do anything evil [that would cause me to have to punish you. I pray this], not in order that when people [who say that I am not your apostle] realize [that my ministry among you has been very successful, they will have to agree] that I do have authority from Christ. Instead, [I pray this because I want] you to do what is right, even though that might mean that [my opponents would think] that I do not have authority from Christ, [since I would not have an opportunity to show my authority to discipline you].
8 Որովհետեւ ճշմարտութեան դէմ ոչինչ կրնանք ընել, հապա՝ ճշմարտութեան համար:
[If you do what is right, I will not discipline you], [because it would] not [be right for me to do that if you are conducting your lives the way you should, like] God’s true [message says that you should. What God asks me to do is to help people to know and obey his] true [message].
9 Քանի որ կ՚ուրախանանք՝ երբ մենք տկար ենք, իսկ դուք՝ զօրաւոր էք. սա՛ կ՚ըղձանք նաեւ - ձեր կատարելութիւնը:
I am happy [whenever] you are strongly [trusting and obeying Christ, and because of that I do not have to use my authority to discipline you. It does not matter to me if that makes people think that I do not have any authority]. Truly, what I am praying for is that [God] will [help] you to completely change your conduct.
10 Ուստի կը գրեմ ձեզի այս բաները՝ բացակայ ըլլալով, որպէսզի երբ ներկայ ըլլամ՝ սաստկութեամբ չվարուիմ այն իրաւասութեան համեմատ, որ Տէրը տուաւ ինծի՝ շինելու, եւ ո՛չ թէ քանդելու համար:
That is why I am writing these things while I am still away from you. [What I want is that] when I visit you, [you will already be conducting your lives as God wants you to], and so I will not have to [discipline you] severely, as the [Lord Jesus Christ gave me] the authority to do. The authority that I have from the Lord is to help you to become [spiritually] mature believers, not to cause you to stop [trusting in him].
11 Վերջապէս, եղբայրնե՛ր, ո՛ղջ եղէք: Կատարեա՛լ եղէք, լա՛ւ մխիթարուեցէք, միաբա՛ն եղէք, խաղաղութեա՛մբ ապրեցէք. եւ սիրոյ ու խաղաղութեան Աստուածը ձեզի հետ պիտի ըլլայ:
Finally, my fellow believers, [I say to you], be joyful. Completely [change how you conduct your lives], and do what I have urged you [to do]. Be united in what you think [about the matters about which I have written to you]. Live peacefully [with each other. If you do those things], God, who [enables you to] love [each other] and be peaceful, will bless [MTY] you.
12 Բարեւեցէ՛ք զիրար սուրբ համբոյրով.
Greet each other affectionately as [fellow members] of God’s family [should].
13 բոլոր սուրբերը կը բարեւեն ձեզ:
All God’s people [here] send you greetings.
14 Տէր Յիսուս Քրիստոսի շնորհքը, Աստուծոյ սէրը եւ Սուրբ Հոգիին հաղորդութիւնը ձեր բոլորին հետ: Ամէն:
[I pray that] the Lord Jesus Christ will act kindly [toward] all of you, in ways that you do not deserve, that God will [show all of you how much he] loves you, and that the Holy Spirit [will cause you to have good] fellowship [with him and with each other].
