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.
೧ಪ್ರಿಯರೇ, ಈ ವಾಗ್ದಾನಗಳು ನಮಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ, ನಾವು ದೇಹಾತ್ಮಗಳ ಕಲ್ಮಷವನ್ನು ತೊಲಗಿಸಿ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಶುಚಿಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ದೇವರ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದವರಾಗಿ ಪವಿತ್ರತೆಯ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣತೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸೋಣ.
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).
೨ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹೃದಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಮಗೆ ಸ್ಥಳ ಕೊಡಿರಿ; ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರಿಗೂ ನಾವು ಅನ್ಯಾಯ ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಹಾನಿಯುಂಟುಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ, ಯಾರನ್ನೂ ವಂಚಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ.
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.
೩ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ತಪ್ಪುಹೊರಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ನಾನು ಇದನ್ನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ; ನಿಮ್ಮ ಜೊತೆ ಸಾಯುವುದಕ್ಕೂ, ಬದುಕುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಎನ್ನುವಷ್ಟರ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ನೀವು ನಮ್ಮ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದೀರೆಂದು ನಾನು ಮೊದಲೇ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೆನಲ್ಲಾ.
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.
೪ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಬಹಳ ಭರವಸೆ ಉಂಟು, ಗಾಢವಾದ ಅಭಿಮಾನವುಂಟು. ನಾನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಂಕಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಎದೆಗುಂದದೆ ಆನಂದಭರಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
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].
೫ನಾವು ಮಕೆದೋನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ ಮೇಲೂ ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಷಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ನಮಗೆ ತೊಂದರೆಗಳಿದ್ದವು. ಹೊರಗೆ ಜಗಳ, ಒಳಗೆ ಭಯ
6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.
೬ಆದರೆ ದೀನಾವಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವವರನ್ನು ಸಂತೈಸುವ ದೇವರು ತೀತನನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಂತೈಸಿದನು.
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.
೭ಅವನ ಬರುವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೆ ನಿಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಅವನು ಬಹಳ ಸಮಾಧಾನವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆನೆಂದೂ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹಂಬಲ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ದುಃಖ, ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಾಳಜಿ; ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ನಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿದಾಗ ನಾನು ಇನ್ನೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಸಂತೋಷಪಟ್ಟೆನು.
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.
೮ನಾನು ಬರೆದ ಪತ್ರದಿಂದ ನಿಮಗೆ ದುಃಖವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ನನಗೆ ವಿಷಾದವಿಲ್ಲ, ಅದು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯ ದುಃಖಪಡಿಸಿತೆಂದು ನಾನು ಮೊದಲು ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪ ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರೂ ಈಗ ಸಂತೋಷಪಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.
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.
೯ನಿಮಗೆ ಯಾತನೆಯಾಯಿತೆಂದು ನಾನು ಈಗ ಸಂತೋಷಪಡದೆ ನೀವು ದುಃಖಪಟ್ಟು ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪಪಟ್ಟು ಮಾನಸಾಂತರ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸಂತೋಷಪಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. ನೀವು ದೇವರ ಚಿತ್ತಾನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ದುಃಖಿಸಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮಿಂದಾಗಿ ಯಾವುದರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ನಿಮಗೆ ನಷ್ಟವಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲಾ.
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.
೧೦ದೇವರ ಚಿತ್ತಾನುಸಾರವಾಗಿರುವ ದುಃಖವು ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ಮಾನಸಾಂತರವನ್ನುಂಟು ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ, ಆ ಮಾನಸಾಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪಕ್ಕೆ ಆಸ್ಪದವಿಲ್ಲ; ಆದರೆ ಲೋಕದವರಿಗಿರುವಂಥ ದುಃಖವು ಮರಣವನ್ನುಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.
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.
೧೧ನೀವು ದೇವರ ಚಿತ್ತಾನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ಪಟ್ಟ ದುಃಖವು ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂಥ ಶ್ರದ್ದೆಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಿತು ನೋಡಿರಿ. ನೀವು ನಿರ್ದೋಷಿಗಳೆಂದು ಸಾಬೀತುಪಡಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಂಥ ಪ್ರಯಾಸ, ಎಂಥ ರೋಷ; ಎಂಥ ಭಯ; ಎಂಥ ಹಂಬಲ; ಎಂಥ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ; ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರನ್ನು ಶಿಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ಎಂಥ ಬಯಕೆ. ನೀವು ಆ ಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ದೋಷಿಗಳೆಂದು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಧದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ತೋರಿಸಿದ್ದೀರಿ.
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].
೧೨ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಬರೆದದ್ದು ತಪ್ಪುಮಾಡಿದವನಿಗೆ ದಂಡನೆಯಾಗಲಿ ಎಂದಲ್ಲ, ಆ ತಪ್ಪಿನಿಂದ ನೊಂದವನಿಗೆ ನ್ಯಾಯ ದೊರಕಲೆಂದೂ ಅಲ್ಲ; ನಮ್ಮ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿಮಗಿರುವ ಅಕ್ಕರೆ, ಆಸಕ್ತಿಗಳು ದೇವರ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಲೆಂದೇ ಬರೆದೆನು. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದಲೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ ಉಂಟಾಗಿದೆ.
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].
೧೩ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ, ನೀವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ತೀತನ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ತಣಿಸಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಆತನ ಸಂತೋಷವನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ನಾವು ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ತೃಪ್ತರಾಗಿದ್ದೇವೆ.
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.
೧೪ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ ನಾನು ಅವನ ಮುಂದೆ ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಹೊಗಳಿದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾನು ನಾಚಿಕೆಪಡಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಬದಲಾಗಿ ನಾವು ನಿಮಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ಸತ್ಯವಾಗಿದ್ದವೋ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಾವು ತೀತನ ಮುಂದೆ ಆಡಿದ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆಯ ಮಾತುಗಳೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಸತ್ಯವೆಂದು ಕಂಡುಬಂದವು.
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].
೧೫ನೀವು ವಿಧೇಯತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅವನನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಜ್ಞಾಪಕಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಾಗ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವನಿಗಿರುವ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿದೆ.
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].
೧೬ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ನನಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಧಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಭರವಸೆ ಇರುವುದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಸಂತೋಷಪಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.
