2 Corinthians 2
1 Anyway, I definitely decided that I would not come to visit you again [now. If I had come, I would have spoken severely to you again, and] I would have made you unhappy as I did the last time [I visited you].
Maar ik heb dit bij mijzelven voorgenomen, dat ik niet wederom in droefheid tot u komen zou.
2 [And] if I make you unhappy, I will have made unhappy [the only people who can cheer me up], so (there will be none of you to cheer me up!/who would cheer me up?) [RHQ]
Want indien ik ulieden bedroef, wie is het toch, die mij zal vrolijk maken, dan degene, die van mij bedroefd is geworden?
3 So, [instead of going to visit you at that time], I wrote a letter [and sent it to you]. I wrote it the way I did so that [you would know what you should do. Then] when I come to visit you, you will not make me unhappy when you should be causing me to rejoice. I was quite sure that all of you [would do what I told you to do in that letter, and because of that] I would be happy and you would be happy, too.
En ditzelfde heb ik u geschreven, opdat ik, daar komende, niet zou droefheid hebben van degenen, van welke ik moest verblijd worden; vertrouwende van u allen, dat mijn blijdschap uw aller blijdschap is.
4 I wrote to you [the way I did] because I felt very troubled and distressed about you. I was even crying very much as I wrote. [My purpose in writing was] not in order to make you feel bad, but, instead, in order that you might know how deeply/much I love you.
Want ik heb ulieden uit vele verdrukking en benauwdheid des harten, met vele tranen geschreven, niet opdat gij zoudt bedroefd worden, maar opdat gij de liefde zoudt verstaan, die ik overvloediglijk tot u heb.
5 [Now I want to write about the man who] caused all this anguish. [What he did was very wrong, but] I know that it has caused you much more sorrow than it has caused me, because [what he did] has [affected] all of you [to some extent. I say], “to some extent,” [because I do not want to say that he has] done more harm [than he really has done].
Doch indien iemand bedroefd heeft, die heeft niet mij bedroefd, maar ten dele (opdat ik hem niet bezware) ulieden allen.
6 [Since he has now stopped sinning in that way], the punishment that nearly all of you [decided was right for him] has continued long enough.
Den zodanige is deze bestraffing genoeg, die van velen geschied is.
7 So now, instead [of punishing him any longer], you need to forgive him and deal kindly with him. [If you do not forgive him], he may become so sad that he will begin to [think that you will never forgive him] (OR, will stop [believing in Christ]).
Alzo dat gij daarentegen hem liever moet vergeven en vertroosten, opdat de zodanige door al te overvloedige droefheid niet enigszins worde verslonden.
8 For those reasons, I beg you to [forgive him and accept him into your group again, and by doing that] assure him that you truly love him.
Daarom bid ik u, dat gij de liefde aan hem bevestigt.
9 [I feel sure that you will do as I ask], because when I wrote [severely] to you [before], I did it to test you by finding out whether or not you really would do everything [that I, as your apostle, asked you to do].
Want daartoe heb ik ook geschreven, opdat ik uw beproeving mocht verstaan, of gij in alles gehoorzaam zijt.
10 So [since you obeyed what I told you before, I feel sure that now you will obey what I am writing in this letter] and forgive the man, as I have done, because I indeed have forgiven him for the wrong thing that he did. Anything he needed me to forgive him for, I have forgiven, and Christ knows [that I have forgiven him sincerely. I have done that mainly] to help you [so that you and I will again have fellowship with each other, and that you will accept him into your group again].
Dien gij nu iets vergeeft, dien vergeef ik ook; want zo ik ook iets vergeven heb, dien ik vergeven heb, heb ik het vergeven om uwentwil, voor het aangezicht van Christus, opdat de satan over ons geen voordeel krijge;
11 [I want you to forgive him] so that Satan will not be able to take advantage of [the problems among] us [and make the situation worse]. We know very well [LIT] that Satan is always planning to [cause problems among us].
Want zijn gedachten zijn ons niet onbekend.
12 [I will continue by telling you what I did after I wrote to you from Ephesus city]. I went to Troas [city] in order to [tell people] the message [about] Christ. [When I arrived there], I found [many people] who had been prepared by the Lord [Jesus] [MET] [to listen to what I told them about him].
Voorts, als ik te Troas kwam, om het Evangelie van Christus te prediken, en als mij een deur geopend was in den Heere, zo heb ik geen rust gehad voor mijn geest, omdat ik Titus, mijn broeder, niet vond;
13 But because my fellow believer Titus had not [arrived with a report from you], I still felt very anxious and concerned [about you]. So, [after spending only a short time at Troas], I said goodbye to [the believers who were there] and came [here] to Macedonia [province to find Titus].
Maar, afscheid van hen genomen hebbende, vertrok ik naar Macedonie.
14 However, [before I tell you any more about that], I [want to] thank God [for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade] [MET], God leads us [who are his workers] to always be victorious [over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to] know Jesus Christ as a result of our [(exc) teaching his message. That message is like] [MET] the smell of perfume.
En Gode zij dank, Die ons allen tijd doet triomferen in Christus, en den reuk Zijner kennis door ons openbaar maakt in alle plaatsen.
15 [When we(exc) tell God’s message] about Christ, it [spreads out among people] like the smell of perfume. [Those who believe the message that we tell them] are saved {[Jesus Christ] saves them} [from the guilt of their sin. But those who reject that message] will be separated from God [forever].
Want wij zijn Gode een goede reuk van Christus, in degenen, die zalig worden, en in degenen, die verloren gaan;
16 To those who [are on the way to hell, our message is like] [MET] a foul smell [because it is about dying] and being separated from God forever. But, to those [on the way to heaven, the message that we teach is like] a pure fragrant smell, [because we tell them] that they will live [forever with God. As we think about that, we think] (no one is able [to do] such important work [for God!]/how can anyone be able [to do] such important work [for God]?) [RHQ] (questioned)
Dezen wel een reuk des doods ten dode; maar genen een reuk des levens ten leven. En wie is tot deze dingen bekwaam?
17 [But perhaps God considers us(exc) able], because we do not work/act like so many [others whom you know]. They teach God’s message in a way that [they think people will like, and they think that] people will pay them for teaching that way. We [(exc) certainly do not do that]. On the contrary, [as servants of] Christ, and knowing that God is watching us [(exc)], we teach sincerely [the message that] God sent us to proclaim.
Want wij dragen niet, gelijk velen, het Woord Gods te koop, maar als uit oprechtheid, maar als uit God, in de tegenwoordigheid Gods, spreken wij het in Christus.
