2 Corinthians 12
1 I am compelled to boast. It is not a profitable employment, but I will proceed to visions and revelations granted me 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 Christian man who fourteen years ago-- whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows--was caught up (this man of whom I am speaking) even to the highest 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 apart from the body I do not know;
4 God knows--was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable things which no human being is permitted to repeat.
5 Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, except in 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 If however I should choose to boast, I should not be a fool for so doing, for I should be speaking the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should be led to estimate me more highly than what his own eyes attest, or more highly than what he hears from my lips.
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 And judging by the stupendous grandeur of the revelations--therefore lest I should be over-elated there has been sent to me, like the agony of impalement, Satan's angel dealing blow after blow, lest I should be over-elated.
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 As for this, three times have I besought the Lord to rid me of him;
Au hule lao telu ena fo Lamatuaꞌ soꞌu hendi dalaꞌ ia ra mia au.
9 but His reply has been, "My grace suffices for you, for power matures in weakness." Most gladly therefore will I boast of my infirmities rather than complain of them--in order that Christ's power 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 In fact I take pleasure in infirmities, in the bearing of insults, in distress, in persecutions, in grievous difficulties--for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then 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 It is foolish of me to write all this, but you have compelled me to do so. Why, you ought to have been my vindicators; for in no respect have I been inferior to these superlatively great Apostles, even though in myself I am nothing.
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 signs that characterize the true Apostle have been done among you, accompanied by unwearied fortitude, and by tokens and marvels and displays of power.
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, therefore, have you been worse dealt with than other Churches, except that I myself never hung as a dead weight upon you? Forgive the injustice I thus did 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 See, I am now for the third time prepared to visit you, but I will not be a dead weight to you. I desire not your money, but yourselves; for children ought not to put by for their parents, but parents 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 And as for me, most gladly will I spend all I have and be utterly spent for your salvation.
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 If I love you so intensely, am I the less to be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say!
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 Have I gained any selfish advantage over you through any one of the messengers I have sent to you?
Dadꞌi taꞌo bee? Mbei ma atahori fo au haitua reti sia nggi, lelekoꞌ rala nggi, do?
18 I begged Titus to visit you, and sent our other brother with him. Did Titus gain any selfish advantage over you? Were not he and I guided by one and the same Spirit, and did we not walk in the same steps?
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 You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.
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 not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;
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 and that upon re-visiting you I may be humbled by my God in your presence, and may have to mourn over many whose hearts still cling to their old sins, and who have not repented of the impurity, fornication, and gross sensuality, of which they have been guilty.
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.
