Pāvila 2. Vēstule Korintiešiem 2

1 Bet es pie sevis esmu apņēmies nenākt atkal pie jums ar skumdināšanu.

For my own sake, as well, I decided not to pay you another painful visit.

2 Jo ja es jūs noskumdināju, kas tad ir, kas mani iepriecina, ja ne tas, kas no manis bija noskumdināts?

If it is I who cause you pain, why, who is there to cheer me, except the person whom I am paining?

3 Un to jums esmu rakstījis, lai man nākot nebūtu jānoskumst par tiem, par kuriem man bija priecāties, un es stipri ceru no jums visiem, ka mans prieks arī jums visiem prieks.

So I wrote as I did because I was afraid that if I had come, I should have been pained by those who ought to have made me glad; for I felt sure that it was true of you all that my joy was in every case yours also.

4 Jo iekš daudz bēdām un sirds bailēm ar daudz asarām jums esmu rakstījis; ne, lai jūs noskumstat, bet lai nomaniet to ļoti lielo mīlestību, ko es uz jums turu.

I wrote to you in sore trouble and distress of heart and with many tears, not to give you pain, but to let you see how intense a love I have for you.

5 Bet ja kas skumdinājis, tad tas nav mani skumdinājis, bet lai pāri nedaru, kaut cik jūs visus.

Now whoever has caused the pain has not so much pained me, as he has, to some extent – not to be too severe – pained every one of you.

6 Šim tādam jau pietiek šī pārmācīšana, kas tam no daudziem ir notikusi.

The man to whom I refer has been sufficiently punished by the penalty inflicted by the majority of you;

7 Tā, ka jums turpretī jo vairāk pienākas piedot un iepriecināt, ka tas nenonīkst no pārlieku lielas noskumšanas.

so that now you must take the opposite course, and forgive and encourage him, or else he may be overwhelmed by the intensity of his pain.

8 Tāpēc jums lūdzu, ka jūs gribētu viņam parādīt mīlestību.

So I entreat you to assure him of your love.

9 Jo tāpēc arī esmu rakstījis, lai es nomanītu jūsu prātu, vai jūs visās lietās esat paklausīgi.

I had this further object, also, in what I wrote – to find out whether you might be relied on to be obedient in everything.

10 Kam jūs piedodat, tam es arīdzan piedodu; jo ja es arī kādam ko esmu piedevis, tad tam jūsu dēļ esmu piedevis priekš Kristus vaiga, lai no sātana netopam pievilti.

Anyone you forgive, I forgive them, too. Indeed, for my part, whatever I have forgiven (if I have had to forgive anything), I have forgiven for your sakes, in the presence of Christ,

11 Jo viņa domas mums nav nezināmas.

so as to prevent Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

12 Bet kad es nācu Troadā Kristus evaņģēliju sludināt, un durvis man bija atvērtas iekš Tā Kunga, tad savā garā nevarēju apmierināties, tāpēc ka neatradu Titu, savu brāli,

When I went to the district round Troas to tell the good news of the Christ, even though there was an opening for serving the Master,

13 Bet no tiem atvadījies aizgāju uz Maķedoniju.

I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my friend; so I took leave of the people there, and went on to Macedonia.

14 Un pateicība Dievam, kas mums allaž dod uzvarēt iekš Kristus un Savas atzīšanas labo smaržu caur mums izlaiž visās malās!

All thanks to God, who, through our union with the Christ, leads us in one continual triumph, and uses us to spread the sweet perfume of the knowledge of him in every place.

15 Jo mēs esam Kristus saldā smarža Dievam pie tiem, kas top izglābti, un pie tiem, kas pazūd.

For we are the fragrance of Christ ascending to God – both among those who are in the path of salvation and among those who are in the path to ruin.

16 Šiem gan nāves smarža uz nāvi, bet viņiem dzīvības smarža uz dzīvību. Un kas ir derīgs uz to?

To the latter we are a stench which arises from death and tells of death; to the former a fragrance which arises from life and tells of life. But who is equal to such a task?

17 Jo mēs neesam kā daudzi, kas ar Dieva vārdu kā ar preci pieviļ, bet mēs runājam itin kā no skaidrības, kā no Dieva puses Dieva priekšā iekš Kristus.

Unlike many people, we are not in the habit of making profit out of God’s message; but in all sincerity, and bearing God’s commission, we speak before him in union with Christ.