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)

PWE kitail asaer, impwal atail sappa a lao ola, kitail pan id imaneki im eu sang ren Kot, im eu me kaidin wiaui kida pa, pwe a me soutuk nanlang. (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].

I me kitail kin sangesang o inong iong im sang nanlang en kalikau kitail da.

3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].

Pwe ma kitail likaudar, kitail solar pan kiliso.

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].

Pwe ni atail deula impwal wet kitail kin sangesang o patau, pwe kitail sota men pure sang atail likau, a se men kadupaledi, pwe maur en katalala mela.

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].

A me wia kin kitail ong mepukat, i Kot me pil kotiki ong kitail er komoan Ngen.

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].

Kitail ari insenemau ansau karos o asaer, ni atail kauson ki war, kitail kin doo wei sang Kaun.

7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].

Pwe kitail kin weweid ni poson a kaidin ni kilang.

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].

Ari so, kitail kin insenemau o inong iong muei sang war atail, ap mimi nan deu atail ren Kaun o.

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.

Nan i me kitail kin nantiong kaperen i, ma ni deu’tail de ni at doo wei sang.

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.

Pwe kitail karos pan sansal mon mol en kadeik en Kristus, pwe amen amen en ale pwain en a wiawia arain a maur ni pali war, ma me mau de me sued.

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.

Kit asaer, me sen masak Kaun o, i me se kin kanekanai ong at dodok ong aramas akan, ap kin sansal ong Kot. A i pil kaporoporeki me se pil sansal ong nan insen omail.

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].

Pwe kit sota sapal suaiki pein kit ong komail, a se pang ong komail, en kaping pat, pwe peikite pamail en mia ong irail, me kin suaiki mas arail, a so mongiong arail.

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.

Pwe ni at mi likin war at, a kin wiaui ong Kot, a ma so, se kin dodok ong komail.

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.

Pwe iduen limpok en Kristus kangong kin kit, pwe se kasauiadar, me amen mata kila karos, i me irail karos mekilar.

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 i mata kilang karos, pwe irail me memaur, der memaur ong pein irail, a ong i, me mata kin irail lar o me kaiasadar.

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.

I me se solar asa amen ni pali uduk. Ei, mas o se asaer Kristus ni pali uduk eta, a met se solar asa i due.

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].

Ari ma amen mi ren Kristus, nan a wilikapadar; men mas momelar, kilang, karos wilikapada.

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.

A meakan karos sang ren Kot, me kotin kalolamaui ong pein i kitail ki Iesus Kristus, me kotiki ong kit at koa dodok, duen padak en kalolmau.

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.

Pwe Kot kotikot ren Kristus o kotin kalokalolamau ong pein i sappa, o solar kapokon ong irail dip arail akan, o kotiki ong kitail masan en kalolamau.

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.

Ari, kit men en kadar en Kristus, pwe Kot kin panaui ki kit. Kit wiliandi Kristus ap poekipoeki kin komail: Komail kalolamau pein komail ong Kot!

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.

Pwe Kot kotin kapokonki ong, me so dip a, dip atail, pwe kitail en pung kila pa ren Kot.