2 Corinthians 1
1 This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the will of God, and from Timothy, our brother. It is sent to the church of God in Corinth, together with all of God's people throughout Achaia.
PAULUS wanporon en Iesus Kristus amen pan kupur en Kot o ri atail Timoteus ong momodisou en Kot, me mi Korint o saraui kan karos, me mi Akaia.
2 May you have grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Mak o popol sang ren Kot Sam atail o atail Kaun Iesus Kristus en mi re omail.
3 Praise be to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the compassionate Father and the God of all comfort.
Meid iasanai Kot o Sam en atail Kaun Iesus Kristus, o Sam en kalangan, o Kot en kamait pokon,
4 He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those who are also in trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Me kin kamakamait kit ni at kamekam kan karos, pwe kit en pil kak kamait ir ala, me mi nan song en kamekam akan karos, ki kamait, me kit kamait kila ren Kot.
5 The more we share in Christ's sufferings, the more we receive the abundant comfort of Christ.
Pwe duen Kristus a kamekam me muladok ong kit, iduen kamait ren Kristus pil itar penang kit.
6 If we are in distress, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are being comforted, it is for your comfort, which results in you patiently bearing the same sufferings that we suffer.
A ma kit pai olar, nan a kin wiaui, pwen kamait o kamaur komail la, mepukat kin wiaui ni omail kanongama ni kalokolok ota, me kit kin kalokolokki.
7 We have great confidence in you, knowing that as you share in our sufferings you also share in our comfort.
O at kaporopor kin komail me tengeteng, pwe se asa, ma komail iang kamekam, komail pil pan iang kamaitala.
8 Brothers and sisters, we won't keep you in the dark about the trouble we had in Asia. We were so overwhelmed that we were afraid we wouldn't have the strength to continue—so much so we doubted we would live through it.
Ri ai ol akan, se sota men, komail en sasa duen at kamekam nan Asien o at patau kaualap, lao solar kaporopor en maur at.
9 In fact it was like a death sentence inside us. This was to stop us relying on ourselves and to trust in God who raises the dead.
Ari, kit lamedar, me se pan mela. A mepukat wiauier, pwe sen der keleki pein kit, pwe Kot eta, me kin kaiasada me melar akan.
10 He saved us from a terrible death, and he will do so again. We have total confidence in God that he will continue to save us.
Me kotin dore kit ala sang mela wet, o a pil pan dore kit ala; o se kaporoporeki, me a pil pan kotin dore kit ala kokolata.
11 You help us by praying for us. In this way many will thank God for us because of the blessing that God will give us in response to the prayers of many.
Komail pil sauasa kit ni omail ngidingid, pwe me toto en danke pweki at pai me se aleer.
12 We take pride in the fact—and our conscience confirms it—that we have acted properly towards people, and especially to you. We have followed God's principles of holiness and sincerity, not according to worldly wisdom but through the grace of God.
Pwe iet kaping pat: Insen at kin kadede ong kit, me se weweideki karakarak o melel en Kot nin sappa o nan pung omail, kaidin ni lolekong en pali uduk, a ki mak en Kot.
13 For we are not writing anything complicated that you can't read and understand. I hope you'll understand in the end,
At inting wong komail kaidin toror sang me komail kin wadok o kamelele. A i kaporoporeki me komail pan kamelele kit kokolata duen akai komail kamelele kit er.
14 even if you only understand part of it now, so that when the Lord comes you will be proud of us, just as we are of you.
Pwe kit me kaping pa omail, dueta komail me kaping pat ni ran en Kaun Iesus.
15 Because I was so sure of your confidence in me I planned to come and visit you first. That way you could have benefited twice,
A ni kaporopor wet, me i men pwar kilang komail mas o, pwe komail en pur ong pereperen.
16 as I would go on from you to Macedonia, and then return from Macedonia to you. Then I would have had you send me on my way to Judea.
I ap pan daulul lang komail ni ai pan kolang Masetonien, ap pil puredo re omail sang Masetonien, a komail pan kalua ia lang Iudäa.
17 Why did I change my original plan? Do you think I make my decisions lightly? Do you think that when I plan I'm like some worldly person who says Yes and No at the same time?
A iaduen, ngai me sapung ni ai kileledier mepukat? De i kin kileledi mepukat ni tiak en pali uduk, pwen ei ei o so so tapi sang pein ngai?
18 Just as God can be trusted, when we give you our word it's not both Yes and No.
A Kot me melel, pwe me se indang komail me sota ei o so.
19 The truth of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, was announced to you by us—me, Silvanus, and Timothy—and it wasn't both Yes and No. In Christ the answer is absolutely Yes!
Pwe sapwilim en Kot Iesus Kristus, me kit padaki ong komail er, ngai, o Silwanus, o Timoteus, i kaidin ei o so, a ei eta re a,
20 However, many promises God has made, in Christ the answer is always Yes. Through him we respond, saying Yes to the glory of God.
Pwe inau en Kot akan karos me ei eta re a o me amen re a, pwe kit en kalinganada Kot.
21 God has given both us and you the inner strength to stand firm in Christ. God has appointed us,
A me kin katinai kit o komail pan Kristus o keie kitail er, iei Kot,
22 placed his stamp of approval on us, and given us the guarantee of the Spirit to convince us.
Me pil kotin kileledier kitail o kotiki ong kitail er komoan Ngen nan mongiong atail.
23 I call God as my witness that it was to avoid causing you pain that I chose not to come to Corinth.
A i kin likwir ong Kot me saunkadede en ngen i, me i saikenta pwara wong komail nan Korint, pwe i de katoutoui komail.
24 This isn't because we want to dictate how you relate to God, but because we want to help you have a joyful experience—for it's by trusting God that you stand firm.
Kit sota men poedi omail poson, a kit men sauasa ta omail peren, pwe komail keleki poson.
