2 Corinthians 8
1 Moreover we make known unto you, brethren, the favour of God which hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, —
Dajemo vam pak na znanje, braæo, blagodat Božiju koja je dana u crkvama Maæedonskima,
2 That, in a great testing of tribulation, the superabounding of their joy and their deep destitution, superabounded unto the riches of their liberality;
Da u mnogome kušanju nevolja suvišak radosti njihove i puko siromaštvo njihovo izobilova u bogatstvu prostote njihove.
3 That, according to power, I bear witness, and beyond power, of their own accord, [they acted], —
Jer po moguæstvu njihovu ja sam svjedok) i preko moguæstva dobrovoljni bijahu,
4 With much exhortation, entreating of us the favour and the fellowship of the ministry which was for the saints; —
I s mnogijem moljenjem moliše nas da primimo blagodat i zajednicu službe k svetima.
5 And, not merely as we hoped, but, themselves, gave they, first, unto the Lord and unto us through God’s will,
I ne kao što se nadasmo nego najprije sebe predaše Gospodu i nama, po volji Božijoj,
6 To the end we should exhort Titus, in order that, according as he before made a beginning, so, he should also complete unto you this favour also.
Da mi umolismo Tita da kao što je poèeo onako i svrši i meðu vama blagodat ovu.
7 But, just as, in everything, ye superabound, —in faith, and discourse, and knowledge, and all earnestness, and in the love among you which proceedeth from us, in order that, in this favour also, ye would superabound.
A vi kako ste u svemu izobilni, u vjeri, i u rijeèi, i u razumu, i u svakom staranju, i u ljubavi svojoj k nama, da i u ovoj blagodati izobilujete.
8 Not by way of injunction, do I speak, but through, others’, earnestness, and, the genuineness of your own love, putting to the test.
Ne govorim po zapovijesti, nego kad se drugi staraju, i vašu ljubav kušam je li istinita.
9 For ye are taking knowledge of the favour of our Lord Jesus [Christ], —how that, for your sakes, he became destitute—although he was, rich, in order that, ye, by his destitution, might be enriched.
Jer znate blagodat Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista da, bogat buduæi, vas radi osiromaši, da se vi njegovijem siromaštvom obogatite.
10 And, a judgment, herein, do I give, —for, this, unto you, is profitable, —who, indeed, not only of the doing, but of the desiring, made for yourselves a beginning a year ago; —
I svjet dajem u tom; jer je ovo na korist vama, koji ne samo èiniti nego i htjeti poèeste još od lanjske godine.
11 Howbeit, now, the doing also, complete ye, in order that, even according to the forwardness of the desiring, so, may be the completing—out of what ye have.
A sad dovršite to i èiniti, da kao što bi dobra volja htjeti tako da bude i uèiniti, od toga što imate.
12 For, if the forwardness is set forth, according to what one may have, he is well approved, not according to what one hath not.
Jer ako ima ko dobru volju, mio je po onome što ima, a ne po onome što nema.
13 For, not that unto others should be relief, and unto you distress [do I speak], but, by equality, in the present season, your surplus for their deficiency, —
Jer se ne želi da drugima bude radost a vama žalost, nego jednako.
14 In order that their surplus may come to be for your deficiency: that there may come about an equality: —
Da u sadašnje vrijeme vaš suvišak bude za njihov nedostatak, da i njihov suvišak bude za vaš nedostatak; da bude jednakost,
15 Even as it is written—He that [gathered] the much, had not more than enough, and, he that [gathered] the little, had not less,
Kao što je pisano: ko je mnogo skupio, nije mu preteklo; i ko je malo skupio, nije mu nedostalo.
16 Thanks, however, unto God!—who is putting the same earnestness in your behalf in the heart of Titus,
A hvala Bogu, koji je dao takovo staranje za vas u srce Titovo.
17 In that, though, indeed, the exhortation, he welcomed; yet already being, greatly in earnest, of his own accord, hath he gone forth unto you.
Jer primi moljenje; a buduæi da se tako vrlo stara, svojevoljno otide k vama.
18 Howbeit, we also set forward, with him, the brother, whose praise in the Glad Tidings, [hath gone] through all the assemblies: —
Poslasmo pak s njim i brata, kojega je pohvala u jevanðelju po svijem crkvama.
19 Not only so, however, but he hath also been appointed by the assemblies, as a fellow-traveler with us in this favour, which is being ministered by us with a view to the Lord’s glory and our earnest desire: —
A ne samo to, nego je i izabran od crkava da ide s nama u ovu blagodat u kojoj mi služimo za samoga Gospoda slavu i vašu dobru volju:
20 Arranging this—lest anyone, upon us, should cast blame, in this munificence which is being ministered by us;
Èuvajuæi se toga da nas ko ne pokudi za ovo obilje u kome mi služimo,
21 For we provide things honourable, not only before [the] Lord, but also before men.
I promišljajuæi za dobro ne samo pred Bogom nego i pred ljudima.
22 Moreover we have set forward, with them, our brother whom we have proved, in many things, ofttimes, earnest, —but, now, much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence [which he hath] towards you.
A poslasmo s njima i brata svojega, kojega mnogo puta poznasmo u mnogijem stvarima da je ustalac, a sad mnogo veæi zbog velikoga nadanja na vas.
23 Whether as regardeth Titus, he is a partner of mine, and, towards you, a fellow-worker. or our brethren, apostles of assemblies, and Christ’s glory.
A za Tita, on je moj drug i pomagaè meðu vama; a za braæu našu, oni su poslanici crkveni i slava Hristova.
24 The proof of your love, therefore, and of our boasting in your behalf, shew ye, unto them, in the face of the assemblies.
Pokažite dakle na njima svjedoèanstvo svoje ljubavi i naše hvale vama i pred crkvama.
