2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
NO ka mea, ua ike makou, ina i wawahiia ko makou hale kino lepo, o ka halelewa, e loaa auanei ia makou ka hale na ke Akua, he hale hana ole ia e na lima, ua mau loa iloko o ka lani. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
No ka mea, ke kenakena nei no makou iloko o keia, me ka makemake nui e hookomoia'ku iloko o ko makou hale i ka lani.
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Ina paha i hookomoia makou, aole makou e ikeia mai he hune.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
A ke kenakena nei makou me ke kaumaha e noho ana iloko o ua halelewa nei: aole na ka makemake e hele mawaho, aka, e hookomoia maloko, i aleia ka make e ke ola.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
O ka mea nana makou e hooikaika mai i keia mea, o ke Akua ia, oia hoi ka i haawi mai ia makou i ka makana mua o ka Uhane.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
No ia hoi, he ikaika mau ko makou, no ka ike iho, i ko makou noho ana ma ke kino, ua mamao makou i ka Haku.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
No ka mea, ke hele nei makou ma ka manaoio, aole ma ka ike maka ana.
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Ua ikaika no makou, a ke ake nei no hoi o noho mamao makou i ke kino, a e noho pu me ka Haku.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
Nolaila, ke hooikaika nei makou i oluolu mai ai oia ia makou, ke noho pu makou a ke noho mamao hoi.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
No ka mea, e hoikeia auanei kakou a pau imua o ka noho hookolokolo o Kristo; i loaa i kela mea i keia mea na mea iloko o ke kino, e like me ka mea ana i hana'i, ina paha he maikai, ina paha he hewa.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
No ia hoi, i ko makou ike ana i ka mea makau a ka Haku, ke hoohuli aku nei makou i na kanaka; a ua ike pono ia mai makou e ke Akua; a ke manao nei no hoi au, ua ike pono ia mai makou e ko oukou lunamanao.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Aole no makou e hoomaikai hou aku ia makou iho ia oukou; aka, ke haawi aku nei makou i ka mea e kaena ai oukou no makou iho, i loaa ia oukou ka mea e hai aku ai i ka poe kaena i ko waho, aole nae i ko ka naau.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Ina ua oi aku ko makou manao ikaika, no ke Akua no ia; ina ua haahaa iho ko makou manao, no oukou hoi ia.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Ke koi ikaika mai nei ke aloha o Kristo ia makou; no ka mea, ua akaka i ko makou manao, ina i make kekahi no na mea a pau, ina ua make na mea a pau.
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
A make no ia no na mea a pau, i ole e noho hou ai ka poe e ola ana no lakou iho, aka, no ka mea i make a i ala hou mai no lakou.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
Nolaila, aole makou e ike hou aku i kekahi ma ke kino: ina paha na ike makou ia Kristo ma ke kino, aole makou e ike hou aku ia ia malaila.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
No ia mea, ina iloko o Kristo kekahi kanaka, he mea hou oia; ua hala aku la na mea kahiko; aia hoi, ua ano hou ae la na mea a pau.
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Na ke Akua mai no na mea a pau, nana makou i hoolaulea mai nona iho ma o Iesu Kristo la, a haawi mai hoi na makou i ka oihana e hoolaulea aku ai.
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Peneia, ke hoolaulea nei ke Akua i ko ke ao nei nona iho ma o Kristo la, aole no e hoopili ana i ko lakou hewa ia lakou; a ua waiho mai la hoi ia makou i ka olelo e hoolaulea aku ai.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
No ia hoi, he mau elele makou no Kristo, ua like hoi ke Akua me ka mea nonoi aku ma o makou nei, ke noi aku nei makou no Kristo, i hoolauleaia mai oukou i ke Akua.
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
No ka mea, ua hoolilo mai la oia ia ia, ka mea hala ole, i mohaihala no kakou, i lilo ai kakou i poe pono i ke Akua ma ona la.
