2 Corinthians 7
1 My friends, whom I love, because [God] has promised [to accept us(inc) as his children], we [(inc)] must stop doing anything that is sinful. We must not do sinful things with our bodies, and we must not [think] sinful thoughts. [Because] we greatly revere God, we must strive to [live] a completely pure life. By doing that we will become the kind of people that he wants us to be.
Deze beloften dan hebbende, beminden, laat ons van alle onreinheid van vleesch en geest ons zelven reinigen, volbrengende de heiligmaking in de vreeze Gods.
2 So, as I just wrote, I want you to love me (OR, us [IDM] [who are true apostles of Christ]). I/we [(exc)] have never done anything wrong to any of you. I/we have not done anything to harm any one of you spiritually or financially. And I/we have not tried to get money from [you] (for myself/for ourselves).
Opent uw harten voor ons! Niemand hebben wij onrecht aangedaan, niemand hebben wij benadeeld, van niemand hebben wij voordeel getrokken.
3 [It is true that some people among you have said that I have done such things. Nevertheless], I am not trying to make you all feel ashamed because, as I wrote before, I will continue to love you all very much [IDM], whether I live with you or die with you. I am very confident about you.
Tot veroordeeling spreek ik niet, want ik heb vooraf gezegd dat gij in onze harten zijt om samen te sterven en samen te leven.
4 I am very pleased with you. You have greatly encouraged me, so that I am now very joyful in spite of all the hardships that I have endured.
Groot is mijn vrijmoedigheid bij u, groot is mijn roem ten uwen behoeve; ik ben vervuld met vertroosting, ik ben zeer overvloedig in blijdschap bij al onze verdrukking.
5 Now [I will write more about what I was saying about Titus]. When I [left Troas and] came [here to] Macedonia [province], I still did not get any rest. Everywhere we [(exc)] went, [people were constantly] causing us trouble. [And not only were] people [constantly causing us] trouble, but I was greatly concerned [about you all].
Want ook als wij naar Macedonië kwamen heeft ons vleesch geen rust gehad, maar in alles zijn wij verdrukt geweest; van buiten was er strijd, van binnen vreeze.
6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.
Maar God, die de nedergedrukten vertroost, heeft ons vertroost in de aankomst van Titus.
7 I was encouraged by [seeing] Titus, [but when I heard how] you had encouraged him, that encouraged me even more. He told me how much you wanted [to see me. He told me] that you were very sorry [that you had made me so unhappy. He also told me] that you are very eager for me [to continue to serve as your apostle. When Titus told me those things], I was very, very happy.
Doch niet alleen in zijn aankomst, maar ook in de vertroosting waardoor hij bij u vertroost is geweest, terwijl hij ons verhaalde van uw verlangen, uw weenen, uw ijver voor mij, zoodat ik mij nog meer verheug.
8 Even though what [I wrote] in my letter (distressed you/made you sad), I am not sorry [that I wrote it]. For a while I was sorry that I had written it, [because I knew that it would distress you]. Now [Titus has also told] me that it did distress you [when you read it], but you were distressed only for a short time.
Want alhoewel ik u in den brief bedroefd heb, ik heb daar toch geen berouw van; en al had ik er ook berouw van gehad— want ik zie dat die brief u voor een korten tijd bedroefd heeft—
9 [So now] I am happy [that I wrote it]. I am not happy that you were distressed {that [I] distressed you}, but [I am happy] because, when you became distressed, you felt sorry for what you had done and [you asked God to forgive you. What I mean is that you felt sorry in the way that God wanted you to feel sorry, so my making] you feel sorry did not harm you at all.
zoo ben ik nu toch blijde, niet omdat gij zijt bedroefd geworden, maar omdat gij tot boetvaardigheid zijt bedroefd geworden; want gij zijt bedroefd geworden naar God, zoodat gij in niets van ons nadeel geleden hebt.
10 [The fact is that] when God causes [us to feel] truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us [and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done]. And no one is ever sorry about that. [However], the people who do not trust [in God] [MTY] may be sorry [for the sinful things that they have done]. But [if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them], they will remain separated from him forever.
Want de droefheid naar God werkt boetvaardigheid tot een zaligheid die niet berouwt, maar de droefheid der wereld werkt den dood.
11 But [think about what happened when you read my letter]: God caused you to be truly sorry [for what you had done]. You eagerly [wanted to do what was right], and you wanted to show [God] (OR, [me]) that you had done the right thing. You were angry [about what had happened], and you were worried [that God would punish you if the situation continued]. You also wanted me [to visit you to encourage and help you]. You wanted me to know [that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing] all of those things, you have shown [me] that you have done what is right in this matter.
Want ziet, dat bedroefd worden naar God, hoe groote zorgvuldigheid heeft dat voor u gewerkt! wat een verdediging, wat een verontwaardiging, wat een vreeze, wat een verlangen, wat een ijver, wat een bestraffing! In alles hebt gij u zelven getoond zuiver te zijn in deze zaak.
12 So, even though I wrote that [severe] letter to you, I did not [write it just] so that [you would punish] the man who had done what was wrong. Also, I [did not write it] for the benefit of the person whom [he] had wronged. Instead, [I wrote it] so that, when you [read the letter], God would enable you to realize how much you really do respect [my authority].
Zoo dan, als ik u ook geschreven heb, dan is dit niet ter wille van hem die onrecht gedaan heeft, noch ter wille van hem dien onrecht aangedaan is, maar opdat uw zorgvuldigheid ten onzen behoeve zou openbaar worden voor u in Gods tegenwoordigheid.
13 So, [because you listened to me and did what I asked you to do], (I was/we [(exc)] were all) encouraged. Not only (was I/were we) encouraged, but (I was/we [(exc)] were) [also] very happy to see how happy Titus was [when he arrived here. He told me/us that] he did not need to worry any more, because [he saw] that you all [had a good attitude toward me].
Daarom zijn wij vertroost geweest. En bij onze vertroosting zijn wij nog veel overvloediger verblijd geworden over de blijdschap van Titus, omdat zijn geest verkwikt is van u allen.
14 I had told Titus that I was pleased about you. And I did not need to be ashamed [for feeling that way about you, because you did what I knew that you would do]. Just like everything that I have taught you [and written to you] has been the truth, the good things that I told Titus about you were also true.
Want als ik in iets bij hem over u geroemd heb, dan ben ik niet beschaamd geworden, maar zooals wij alles tot u in waarheid gesproken hebben, zoo is ook onze roem bij Titus waarheid geweest.
15 Now he happily remembers how you all [were willing to] do [what I asked you to do]. He is [also happy about the way you] treated him with great respect. [When he thinks about those things], [it makes] him love you even more [than he did when he was with you].
En zijn innerlijke genegenheden zijn te overvloediger tot u, als hij gedenkt aan de gehoorzaamheid van u allen, hoe gij hem met vreeze en beving ontvangen hebt.
16 [As for me], I am very happy [because now] I am certain that I can depend on you [to do what you know God wants you to do].
Ik verblijd mij dat ik in alles van u vertrouwen mag hebben.
