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)
Tuh kut etu lah ke manosr fin faclu ac fah musalla, su oana sie lohm nuknuk, oasr lohm sesr inkusrao su tia musa ke poun mwet a musaiyukla sin God, ac lohm se inge fah oan ma pahtpat. (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].
Ac inge kut sasao ke sripen kut arulana ke utyak nu in lohm sesr inkusrao.
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Na ke kut ac muta loac, oana kut in nuknukyang kac ac kut tila koflufol.
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].
Ke kut muta in lohm nuknuk sesr faclu, kut sasao ke ma upa su toankuti; tia mweyen kut lungse sisla mano lasr fin faclu, a mweyen kut kena tari eis mano lasr inkusrao, tuh ma su moul in kutangla misa.
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].
God pa akoekutla nu ke ekla se inge, ac El ase nu sesr Ngun lal in mwe akpwayei ke ma nukewa su El akoela nu sesr.
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].
Ouinge kut arulana pulaik in pacl nukewa. Kut etu lah lusen na pacl kut oasr in mano lasr fin faclu, kut srakna loesla nu ke lohm sin Leum.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
Tuh kut moul ke ma kut lulalfongi, tia ke ma kut liye.
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].
Nga sifilpa fahk, kut arulana pulaik ac kena yohk in fahsr liki mano lasr faclu ac som nu yen sesr yurin Leum.
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.
Tusruktu ma se ma yohk sripa oemeet uh pa kut kena akinsewowoyal, finne in acn sesr inge, ku in kusrao.
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.
Tuh kut nukewa fah tu ye mutun Christ in nununkeyuk sel. Kais sie sesr fah eis molin orekma lal ke el moul in mano, fal nu ke ma nukewa el oru, finne wo ku koluk.
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.
Kut etu lah mea kalmen sangeng sin Leum, ouinge kut srike in pwanma mwet ngia. God El etu ma nukewa kacsr, ac nga finsrak mu nunak na pwaye lowos in arulana eteyu pac.
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].
Kut tia srike in sifil yukin kut sifacna nu suwos; a kut srike in asot sie sripa wo ma kowos ac ku in konkin kacsr, tuh kowos fah ku in topkolos su konkin ke lumah lun mwet se, ac tia ke elahl.
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.
Ya pwaye mwet uh fahk mu kut wel? Fin pwaye, kut wel nu sin God. A kut fin etekut na, ma ke sripowos.
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.
Inge, lungse lun Christ pa leum facsr, ke kut akilen lah sie mwet el misa ke mwet nukewa, su kalmac pa mwet nukewa wi ipeis ke misa lal.
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.
El misa ke mwet nukewa, tuh elos su moul fah tia moul nu selos sifacna, a nu sel su misa ac akmoulyeyukyak kaclos.
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.
Ke ma inge, kut tia sifilpa nunku ke kutena mwet fal nu ke liye lun mwet uh. Meet, kut tuh nunku kacl Christ fal nu ke liye lun mwet uh, a inge kut tia sifilpa oru.
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].
Ke sie mwet el kupasryang nu sin Christ, el sie mwet sasu; ma matu wanginla, ac ma sasu tuku.
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.
Ma inge nukewa oakwuk sin God, su, ke Christ, ikilkutla liki mwet lokoalok nu ke mwet kawuk lal, ac El ase nu sesr kunokon se inge, in oru tuh mwet ngia in mwet kawuk pac lal.
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.
Pweng ma kut sulkakin uh pa inge: God El oru tuh mwet nukewa in mwet kawuk lal ke Christ. God El tia oakla ma koluk lalos, ac El akkalemye nu sesr ouiya se ma El oru tuh elos in mwet kawuk lal.
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.
Ke ma inge, kut mwet in tafwema kas lun Christ, oana in God pa sifacna sensenkakin kowos ke mwe luti lasr. Kut kwafe suwos ke inen Christ: lela God Elan ikilkowosla liki mwet lokoalok nu ke mwet kawuk lal!
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.
Wangin ma koluk lun Christ, a ke sripasr God El oru tuh elan ipeis ke ma koluk lasr, tuh ke kut kupasryang nu sel kut ku in ipeis ke suwoswos lun God.
