2 Corinthians 12
1 I must boast! It is unprofitable; but I will pass to visions and revelations given by the Lord.
Mete ma hei nau, na, hela fo au olaꞌ koao seluꞌ mbei fai. Tao-tao te olaꞌ koao nda naꞌena ngguna sa. Te ae ufadꞌe nggi dala-dalaꞌ fo hita Lamatuan natudꞌu neu au, onaꞌ sia meit e.
2 I know a man in union with Christ, who, fourteen years ago – whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God knows – was caught up (this man of whom I am speaking) to the third heaven.
Au uhine atahori sa nenepaꞌaꞌ no Kristus. Too sanahulu haa manalaoꞌ naa, eni nenesoꞌu-botiꞌ lalai naruꞌ ata neu. Ana nenebotiꞌ no aon, do, akaꞌ samanan o, au nda uhine sa. Akaꞌ Lamatuaꞌ nahine. Au o uhine ae, leleꞌ ana hene nisiꞌ Lamatuaꞌ Mamana Meulaun, ana rena dedꞌea-oꞌola manaseliꞌ tebꞌe, losa atahori nda bisa olaꞌ sa
3 And I know that this man – whether in the body or separated from the body I do not know; God knows –
4 Was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable things of which no human being may tell.
5 About such a man I will boast, but about myself I will not boast except as regards my weaknesses.
Dadꞌi soaꞌ neu atahori mataꞌ naa, au ae olaꞌ koao. Te au nda nau olaꞌ koao soꞌal ao ngga sa. Soꞌal saa fo au nda tao beꞌi sa, au feꞌe na olaꞌ koao taꞌo naa.
6 Yet if I choose to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will be speaking no more than the truth. But I refrain, in case anyone should credit me with more than he can see in me or hear from me, and because of the marvelous character of the revelations.
Mete ma au ae olaꞌ koao, na au nda parlu ombo-koson sa, te au hambu dala ndoo-tetuꞌ hetar fo au bisa olaꞌ. Te au uꞌumamateꞌ ao ngga, fo atahori afiꞌ dudꞌuꞌa rae, au manaseliꞌ lenaꞌ mia saa fo ara rena ma rita mia au.
7 It was for this reason, and to prevent my thinking too highly of myself, that a thorn was sent to pierce my flesh – an instrument of Satan to discipline me – so that I should not think too highly of myself.
Lelenan fai, Lamatuaꞌ natudꞌu neu au dalaꞌ hetar manaseliꞌ. Te au o hambu sususaꞌ boe, naa fo au afiꞌ koao. Te nitu ra malanggan denu ana dedꞌenun esa fo akaꞌ ngganggu au nakandooꞌ a, onaꞌ nggaut esa akaꞌ mbau-mbauꞌ ao ngga. Weh! Au doidꞌoso seli tebꞌe!
8 About this I three times entreated the Lord, praying that it might leave me.
Au hule lao telu ena fo Lamatuaꞌ soꞌu hendi dalaꞌ ia ra mia au.
9 But his reply has been – ‘My help is enough for you; for my strength attains its perfection in the midst of weakness.’ Most gladly, then, will I boast all the more of my weaknesses, so that the strength of the Christ may overshadow me.
Te Ana nataa au nae, “Au utudꞌu rala malole ngga neu nggo. Naa dai soaꞌ neu nggo. Te leleꞌ ho duꞌa mae, tungga maꞌaderem na nda feꞌe dai sa, na, Au koasa ngga boe maꞌadere sia naa.” Naeni de au ae olaꞌ naeꞌ seluꞌ, leleꞌ au nda tao beꞌi dalaꞌ esa sa. Huu onaꞌ naa, au bubꞌuluꞌ ae, Kristus koasan nasodꞌa sia au.
10 That is why I delight in weakness, ill treatment, hardship, persecution, and difficulties, when borne for Christ. For, when I am weak, then it is that I am strong!
Naa de, mete ma au medꞌa nda bisa tao ala dalaꞌ esa sa, au rala ngga suba-subaꞌ a. Dadꞌi leleꞌ atahori olaꞌ raꞌamamaeꞌ au do tao raꞌasususaꞌ au, do tao doidꞌoso au, do poko-paru au, huu au dadꞌi Kristus atahorin, de rala ngga suba-subaꞌ a. Te mete ma au nda bisa sa, na, au hambu koasa laoꞌ mia Kristus fo bisa tao dalaꞌ naa.
11 I have been “playing the fool!” It is you who drove me to it. For it is you who ought to have been commending me! Although I am nobody, in no respect did I prove inferior to the most eminent apostles.
Naa, hei misodꞌa onaꞌ Lamatuaꞌ nda parna denu au eti sia naa sa. Naa de, nau do nda nau sa o, faꞌ ra au olaꞌ onaꞌ nggoaꞌ e mbei. Matetun, hei musi olaꞌ koao soꞌal au. Memaꞌ au nda uꞌena sosoaꞌ saa saa sa boe. Te mete ma neꞌesasamaꞌ au o “atahori manaseliꞌ naa ra”, mana oi Lamatuaꞌ mana denu sira, na sira, nda manaseliꞌ lenaꞌ au sa.
12 The marks of the true apostle were exhibited among you in constant endurance, as well as by signs, by marvels, and by miracles.
Mete ma Lamatuaꞌ denu atahori esa fo neu dui-bꞌengga atahori soꞌal Eni, atahori naa tao manadadꞌi manaseliꞌ mataꞌ-mataꞌ nendiꞌ koasa, fo natudꞌu bukti oi, Lamatuaꞌ mana denu eni. Te afiꞌ liliiꞌ, huu leleꞌ au mia hei taladꞌa mara, au o tao manadadꞌi manaseliꞌ onaꞌ naa boe. Te au tao taoꞌ naa ma uꞌutataaꞌ ukundooꞌ a.
13 In what respect, I ask, were you treated worse than the other churches, unless it was that, for my part, I refused to become a burden to you? Forgive me the wrong I did to you!
Te afiꞌ miminasa, e! Akaꞌ dalaꞌ esaꞌ a, au nda tao sia hei e sa, fo atahori laen tao sia atahori saraniꞌ laen ra. Naeni, au nda nau fo ama tanggon masodꞌa ngga sa.
14 Remember, this is the third time that I have made every preparation to come to see you, and I will refuse to be a burden to you; I want, not your money, but you. It is not the duty of children to put by for their parents, but of parents to put by for their children.
Taꞌo ia! Au uhehere uma sia hei lao ka telun ena. Au nda parlu nggi tanggon masodꞌa ngga sa. Au o nda parlu hei suꞌim sa boe. Te, tungga hita hadꞌat na, nda nandaa anadikiꞌ ra mbedaꞌ suꞌit fee neu ina-ama nara sa. Nandaa naa, na, naeni atahori lasiꞌ mana mbedaꞌ hela suꞌin fo fee neu ana nara. Dadꞌi au nda parlu fo ama mbedaꞌ hela suꞌim fee au sa, huu hei onaꞌ au ana ngga ra boe! Au parluꞌ a hei ao mara no rala susue mara.
15 For my part, I will most gladly spend, and be spent, for your welfare. Can it be that the more intensely I love you the less I am to be loved?
Mete ma parlu, na au hiiꞌ fee basa sudꞌi a saa nggara ma nau tao ues itaꞌ mamate ngga fo masodꞌa mara tungga Lamatuaꞌ hihii-nanaun. Dadꞌi mete ma au sue useliꞌ nggi, na hei o musi sue au onaꞌ naa boe. Dadꞌi, taꞌo bee de hei kekeꞌe susue mara? Nda nandaa sa, to?
16 You will admit that I was not a burden to you but you say that I was “crafty” and caught you “by a trick”!
Hambu mia hei e rataa rae, au nda tao umubꞌera nggi sa. Te ruma fai rae, au dadꞌi atahori mana mahine peko-lelekoꞌ ma lelekoꞌ ala nggi, losa tao nggi tungga au hihii ngga.
17 Do you assert that I took advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you?
Dadꞌi taꞌo bee? Mbei ma atahori fo au haitua reti sia nggi, lelekoꞌ rala nggi, do?
18 I urged Titus to go, and I sent another follower with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we live in the same Spirit, and tread in the same footsteps?
Huu au denu Titus fo neti sia nggi. Au o denu toronooꞌ laen esa neu no e boe. Do itaꞌ Titus lelekoꞌ nala nggi, do? Hokoꞌ, to? Huu Titus hei atahori nemeherem. Ma Titus no au ia, ona esaꞌ. Hai ue-tao dalaꞌ ona esaꞌ, huu hai ruꞌa nggi dudꞌuꞌa mara, ona esaꞌ boe.
19 Have you all this time been fancying that it is to you that we are making our defense? No, it is in the sight of God, and in union with Christ, that we are speaking. And all this, dear friends, is to build up your characters;
Toronoo susue nggara, e! Seꞌu te hei dudꞌuꞌa eniꞌ a faꞌ ra mae, hai misilaꞌe ao mara sia mata mara, do? Hokoꞌ! Huu basa saa fo hai olaꞌ ia ra, Lamatualain bubꞌuluꞌ. De hai nda bisa miꞌifuniꞌ saa-saa mia E sa. Hai o nenepaꞌaꞌ mo Kristus boe. Huu hai sue nggi, naeni de basa saa fo hai taoꞌ ia ra, hai miꞌena masud mae tao maꞌadere nggi.
20 for I am afraid that perhaps, when I come, I may find that you are not what I want you to be, and, on the other hand, that you may find that I am what you do not want me to be. I am afraid that I may find quarreling, jealousy, ill feeling, rivalry, slandering, backbiting, self-assertion, and disorder.
Dei fo, leleꞌ au eti sia nggi, au duꞌa-duꞌa, afiꞌ losa hei nda dadꞌi onaꞌ au hihii ngga sa. Seꞌu-seꞌu te hambu ruma rareresi, rala meraꞌ, mbedaꞌ ralaꞌ, ruma duꞌaꞌ a ao nara, ruma olaꞌ raꞌamuti-raꞌamu atahori nara malole nara, ruma rendi-rendiꞌ a dedꞌea lenaꞌ, ruma koao, ma ruma ramue-raanggi. Mbei ma au o dadꞌi atahori nda onaꞌ hei hiiꞌ a sa boe.
21 I am afraid that, on my next visit, my God may humble me in regard to you, and that I may have to mourn over many who have long been sinning, and have not repented of the impurity, immorality, and sensuality, in which they have indulged.
Dei fo leleꞌ au eti sia nggi, dudꞌuꞌa ngga liuali huu hei tatao mara. Afiꞌ losa Lamatualain nae tao naꞌamamaeꞌ au sia mata mara. Afiꞌ losa au tao atahori namedꞌa mamberaꞌ, huu hetar mia hei e feꞌe misodꞌa taoꞌ a deꞌulakaꞌ, ma nda nau doaꞌ sa, fo tungga baliꞌ Lamatuaꞌ dala ndoo-tetun. Sira manggenggeoꞌ! Huu ruma akaꞌ hohongge. Ara tao mataꞌ-mataꞌ nda rahine mamaet sa.
