2 Corinthians 9
1 With reference, indeed, to the fund for your fellow Christians, it is quite superfluous for me to say anything to you.
Kajti glede služenja svetim, je zame odveč, da vam pišem,
2 I know, of course, your willingness to help, and I am always boasting of it to the Macedonians. I tell them that you in Greece have been ready for a year past; and it was really your zeal that stimulated most 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 So my reason for sending our friends is to prevent what we said about you from proving, in this particular matter, an empty boast, and to enable you to be as well prepared as I have been saying that you are.
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 Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we – to say nothing of you – should feel ashamed of our present confidence.
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 Therefore I think it necessary to beg the friends to go to you in advance, and to complete the arrangements for the gift, which you have already promised, so that it may be ready, as a gift, before I come, and not look as if it were being given under pressure.
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 the saying – ‘Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.’
Toda rečem to: »Kdor varčno seje, bo tudi varčno žel; in kdor radodarno seje, bo tudi radodarno žel.«
7 Let everyone give as he has determined before hand, 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 God has power to shower all kinds of blessings on you, so that, having, under all circumstances and on all occasions, all that you can need, you may be able to shower all kinds of benefits on others.
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 scripture says – ‘He shared freely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness continues for ever.’ (aiōn g165)
(kakor je pisano: ›Razdelil je povsod, dal je revnim. Njegova pravičnost ostaja na veke.‹ (aiōn g165)
10 And he who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, will supply you with seed, and cause it to increase, and will multiply 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 Rich in all things yourselves, you will be able to show liberality to all, which, with our help, will cause thanksgiving to be offered to God.
obogateli ste v vsaki stvari za vso radodarnost, ki po nas povzroča zahvaljevanje k Bogu.
12 For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving.
Kajti služenje tej službi ni samo oskrba potreb svetih, temveč je po mnogih zahvaljevanjih tudi obilna Bogu;
13 Through the evidence afforded by the service rendered, you cause people to praise God for your fidelity to your profession of faith in the good news of the Christ, as well as for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others.
čeprav s poskusom tega služenja proslavljajo Boga zaradi vaše izražene podložnosti Kristusovemu evangeliju in zaradi vaše velikodušne razdelitve njim in vsem ljudem;
14 And they also, in their prayers for you, express their longing to see you, because of the surpassing love of God displayed toward you.
in z njihovo molitvijo za vas, kateri zaradi silne Božje milost v vas hrepenijo po vas.
15 All thanks to God for his inestimable gift!
Hvala bodi Bogu za njegov neizrekljivi dar.
