Corinthios Ii 1

1 Paulus Apostolus Iesu Christi per voluntatem Dei, et Timotheus frater, Ecclesiæ Dei, quæ est Corinthi cum omnibus sanctis, qui sunt in universa Achaia.

To the church of God in Corinth, and to all Christ’s people throughout Greece, from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, who is also a follower.

2 Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Iesu Christo.

May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

3 Benedictus Deus et Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi, Pater misericordiarum, et Deus totius consolationis,

Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all-merciful Father, the God ever ready to console,

4 qui consolatur nos in omni tribulatione nostra: ut possimus et ipsi consolari eos, qui in omni pressura sunt, per exhortationem, qua exhortamur et ipsi a Deo.

who consoles us in all our troubles, so that we may be able to console those who are in any trouble with the consolation that we ourselves receive from him.

5 Quoniam sicut abundant passiones Christi in nobis: ita et per Christum abundat consolatio nostra.

It is true that we have our full share of the sufferings of the Christ, but through the Christ we have also our full share of consolation.

6 Sive autem tribulamur pro vestra exhortatione et salute, sive consolamur pro vestra consolatione, sive exhortamur pro vestra exhortatione et salute, quæ operatur tolerantiam earundem passionum, quas et nos patimur:

If we meet with trouble, it is for the sake of your consolation and salvation; and, if we find consolation, it is for the sake of the consolation that you will experience when you are called to endure the sufferings that we ourselves are enduring;

7 ut spes nostra firma sit pro vobis: scientes quod sicut socii passionum estis, sic eritis et consolationis.

and our hope for you remains unshaken. We know that, as you are sharing our sufferings, you will also share our consolation.

8 Non enim volumus ignorare vos fratres de tribulatione nostra, quæ facta est in Asia, quoniam supra modum gravati sumus supra virtutem, ita ut tæderet nos etiam vivere.

We want you, friends, to know that, in the troubles which befell us in Roman Asia, we were burdened altogether beyond our strength, so much so that we even despaired of life.

9 Sed ipsi in nobismetipsis responsum mortis habuimus, ut non simus fidentes in nobis, sed in Deo, qui suscitat mortuos:

Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead.

10 qui de tantis periculis nos eripuit, et eruit: in quem speramus quoniam et adhuc eripiet,

And from so imminent a death God delivered us, and will deliver us again; for in him we have placed our hopes of future deliverance, while you, also, help us by your prayers.

11 adiuvantibus et vobis in oratione pro nobis: ut ex multorum personis, eius quæ in nobis est donationis, per multos gratiæ agantur pro nobis.

And then many lips will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.

12 Nam gloria nostra hæc est, testimonium conscientiæ nostræ, quod in simplicitate cordis et sinceritate Dei: et non in sapientia carnali, sed in gratia Dei conversati sumus in hoc mundo: abundantius autem ad vos.

Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this – Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.

13 Non enim alia scribimus vobis, quam quæ legistis, et cognovistis. Spero autem quod usque in finem cognoscetis,

We never write anything to you other than what you will acknowledge to the very end –

14 sicut et cognovistis nos ex parte, quod gloria vestra sumus, sicut et vos nostra, in die Domini nostri Iesu Christi.

And, indeed, you have already partly acknowledged it about us – that you have a right to be proud of us, as we will be proud of you, on the day of our Lord Jesus.

15 Et hac confidentia volui prius venire ad vos, ut secundum gratiam haberetis:

With this conviction in my mind, I planned to come to see you first, so that your pleasure might be doubled –

16 et per vos transire in Macedoniam, et iterum a Macedonia venire ad vos, et a vobis deduci in Iudæam.

To visit you both on my way to Macedonia, and to come to you again on my return from Macedonia, and then to get you to send me on my way into Judea.

17 Cum ergo hoc voluissem, numquid levitate usus sum? Aut quæ cogito, secundum carnem cogito, ut sit apud me EST, et NON?

As this was my plan, where, pray, did I show any fickleness of purpose? Or do you think that my plans are formed on mere impulse, so that in the same breath I say “Yes” and “No”?

18 Fidelis autem Deus, quia sermo noster, qui fuit apud vos, non est in illo EST, et NON.

As God is true, the message that we brought you does not waver between “Yes” and “No”!

19 Dei enim Filius Iesus Christus, qui in vobis per nos prædicatus est, per me, et Silvanum, et Timotheum, non fuit EST et NON, sed EST in illo fuit.

The Son of God, Christ Jesus, whom we – Silas, Timothy, and I – proclaimed among you, never wavered between “Yes” and “No.” With him it has always been “Yes.”

20 Quotquot enim promissiones Dei sunt, in illo EST: ideo et per ipsum Amen Deo ad gloriam nostram.

For, many as were the promises of God, in Christ is the “Yes” that fulfils them. Therefore, through Christ again, let the “Amen” rise, through us, to the glory of God.

21 Qui autem confirmat nos vobiscum in Christo, et qui unxit nos Deus:

God who brings us, with you, into close union with Christ, and who consecrated us,

22 qui et signavit nos, et dedit pignus Spiritus in cordibus nostris.

also set his seal on us, and gave us his Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of future blessings.

23 Ego autem testem Deum invoco in animam meam, quod parcens vobis, non veni ultra Corinthum:

But, as my life will answer for it, I call God to witness that it was to spare you that I deferred my visit to Corinth.

24 non quia dominamur fidei vestæ, sed adiutores sumus gaudii vestri: nam fide statis.

I do not mean that we are to dictate to you with regard to your faith; on the contrary, we work with you for your true happiness; indeed, it is through your faith that you are standing firm.