2 Corinthians 9
1 It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,
Kajti glede služenja svetim, je zame odveč, da vam pišem,
2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.
kajti poznam pripravljenost vašega mišljenja, zaradi katerega se o vas baham tem iz Makedonije, da je bila Ahaja pripravljena pred enim letom; in vaša gorečnost je spodbudila zelo mnoge.
3 But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,
Vendar sem poslal brate, da ne bi bilo naše bahanje o vas, vam v prid, zaman; da boste, kakor sem rekel, vi lahko pripravljeni,
4 lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting.
da ne bi bili morda, če pridejo z menoj tisti iz Makedonije in vas najdejo nepripravljene, mi (da ne rečem vi) osramočeni v tem istem zaupljivem bahanju.
5 I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.
Zatorej sem mislil, da je treba spodbuditi brate, da bi prej šli k vam in vnaprej pripravili vaš dar, o katerem ste prej imeli obvestilo, da bo isti lahko pripravljen kot resnična radodarnost in ne kakor od pohlepnosti.
6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Toda rečem to: »Kdor varčno seje, bo tudi varčno žel; in kdor radodarno seje, bo tudi radodarno žel.«
7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Vsak naj tako da, glede na to, kakor se je nameril v svojem srcu; ne nejevoljno ali iz nuje, kajti Bog ljubi vedrega darovalca.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
In Bog je zmožen storiti, da bo vsa milost obilna do vas, da boste vedno imeli vso zadostnost v vseh stvareh [in boste] lahko bogati za vsako dobro delo
9 As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.” (aiōn g165)
(kakor je pisano: ›Razdelil je povsod, dal je revnim. Njegova pravičnost ostaja na veke.‹ (aiōn g165)
10 Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
Torej kdor daje seme sejalcu, daje tako kruh za vašo hrano, kakor množi vaše posejano seme in povečuje sadove vaše pravičnosti)
11 you being enriched in everything for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
obogateli ste v vsaki stvari za vso radodarnost, ki po nas povzroča zahvaljevanje k Bogu.
12 For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through much giving of thanks to God,
Kajti služenje tej službi ni samo oskrba potreb svetih, temveč je po mnogih zahvaljevanjih tudi obilna Bogu;
13 seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,
čeprav s poskusom tega služenja proslavljajo Boga zaradi vaše izražene podložnosti Kristusovemu evangeliju in zaradi vaše velikodušne razdelitve njim in vsem ljudem;
14 while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
in z njihovo molitvijo za vas, kateri zaradi silne Božje milost v vas hrepenijo po vas.
15 Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
Hvala bodi Bogu za njegov neizrekljivi dar.
