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.

Ora, amados, pois que temos taes promessas, purifiquemo-nos de toda a immundicia da carne e do espirito, aperfeiçoando a sanctificação no temor de Deus.

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).

Recebei-nos; a ninguem aggravámos, a ninguem corrompemos, de ninguem buscámos o nosso proveito.

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.

Não digo isto para vossa condemnação; pois já d'antes tinha dito que estaes em nossos corações para juntamente morrer e viver

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.

Grande é a ousadia da minha falla para comvosco, e grande a minha jactancia a respeito de vós; estou cheio de consolação: superabundo de gozo em todas as nossas tribulações.

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].

Porque, ainda quando chegámos á Macedonia, a nossa carne não teve repouso algum; antes em tudo fomos attribulados: por fóra combates, temores por dentro.

6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.

Mas Deus, que consola os abatidos, nos consolou com a vinda de Tito.

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.

E não sómente com a sua vinda, senão tambem pela consolação com que foi consolado de vós, contando-nos as vossas saudades, o vosso choro, o vosso zelo por mim, de maneira que muito me regozijei.

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.

Porque, ainda que vos contristei com a carta, não me arrependo, embora me arrependesse por vêr que aquella carta vos contristou, ainda que por pouco tempo.

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.

Agora folgo, não porque fostes contristados, mas porque fostes contristados para o arrependimento; porque fostes contristados segundo Deus; de maneira que por nós não padecestes damno em coisa alguma.

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.

Porque a tristeza segundo Deus obra arrependimento para a salvação, da qual ninguem se arrepende; mas a tristeza do mundo obra a morte.

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.

Porque, quanto cuidado não produziu isto mesmo em vós, que segundo Deus fostes contristados! que apologia, que indignação, que temor, que saudades, que zelo, que vingança! em tudo mostrastes estar puros n'este negocio.

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].

Portanto, ainda que vos escrevi, não foi por causa do que fez o aggravo, nem por causa do que soffreu o aggravo, mas para que a nossa diligencia por vós fosse manifesta diante de Deus.

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].

Por isso fomos consolados pela vossa consolação, e muito mais nos alegramos pela alegria de Tito, porque o seu espirito foi recreado por vós todos.

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.

Porque, se n'alguma coisa me gloriei de vós para com elle, não fiquei envergonhado; antes, como vos dissemos tudo com verdade, assim tambem a nossa gloria para com Tito se achou verdadeira.

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].

E o seu entranhavel affecto para comvosco é mais abundante, lembrando-se da obediencia de vós todos, e de como o recebestes com temor e tremor.

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].

Regozijo-me de em tudo poder confiar em vós.