2 Corinthians 2

1 But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

And Y ordeynede this ilke thing at me, that Y schulde not come eftsoone in heuynes to you.

2 For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?

For if Y make you sori, who is he that gladith me, but he that is soreuful of me?

3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you.

And this same thing Y wroot to you, that whanne Y come, Y haue not sorewe on sorewe, of the whiche it behofte me to haue ioie. And Y triste in you alle, that my ioye is of alle you.

4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

For of myche tribulacioun and angwisch of herte Y wroot to you by many teeris, not that ye be sori, but that ye wite what charite Y haue more plenteuously in you.

5 But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.

For if ony man hath maad me soreuful, he hath not maad me sorewful but a parti, that Y charge not you alle.

6 This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one;

This blamyng that ys maad of manye, suffisith to hym, that is sich oon;

7 so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

so that ayenward ye rathir foryyuen and coumfort, lest perauenture he that is suche a maner man, be sopun vp bi more grete heuynesse.

8 Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.

For which thing Y biseche you, that ye conferme charite in to hym.

9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

For whi therfor Y wroot this, that Y knowe youre preuyng, whether in alle thingis ye ben obedient.

10 Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

For to whom ye han foryyuen ony thing, also Y haue foryyue. For Y that that Y foryaf, yif Y foryaf ony thing, haue youun for you in the persone of Crist,

11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

that we be not disseyued of Sathanas; for we knowen hise thouytis.

12 Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

But whanne Y was comun to Troade for the gospel of Crist, and a dore was opened to me in the Lord,

13 I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.

Y hadde not rest to my spirit, for Y foond not my brother Tite, but Y seide to hem farewel, and Y passide in to Macedonye.

14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

And Y do thankyngis to God, that euere more makith vs to haue victorie in Crist Jhesu, and schewith bi vs the odour of his knowing in ech place;

15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God in those who are saved and in those who perish:

for we ben the good odour of Crist to God, among these that ben maad saaf, and among these that perischen.

16 to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

To othere sotheli odour of deth in to deth, but to othere we ben odour of lijf in to lijf. And to these thingis who is so able?

17 For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

For we ben not as many, that don auoutrie bi the word of God, but we speken of clennesse, as of God, bifor God in Crist.