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1 Даємо ж вам знати, браттє, про благодать Божу, дану церквам Македонським,
Now, my fellow believers, I want to tell you [what happened because of] God’s [acting] kindly [in the lives] of [the believers in] the congregations [here] in Macedonia [province].
2 що у великому допустї горя наддостаток радощів їх, і до глибини убожество їх достаткувадо багацтвом щирости їх.
Even though [the non-believers here] have been causing the believers to suffer severely, the believers are always very joyful. [Although they] are very poor, [they gave] very generously [to help other believers].
3 Бо вони по силї - се я сьвідкую - і над силу доброхітні.
[I know that this is true], because I have seen for myself that they not only gave [money] [EUP] that they were able [to give], they gave [so much money that they did] not even keep enough [to buy what they needed for themselves]. Without anyone telling them [to share their possessions],
4 З великим благаннєм благали нас прийняти дар і товаришуваннє (спілність) в служенню сьвятим.
they themselves kept requesting us to let them participate in what [other believers] are doing in [sending a gift of money to] [EUP] God’s people [in Judea province].
5 І не, яко ж ми надіялись, а оддали себе перш Господеві, та й нам, волею Божою;
I thought [that they would give only a little of their money, but] they did much [more than that]. First, they told the Lord [Jesus] that they wanted to do [what pleases him. After that, they told] me that they wanted to do [whatever I thought was good for them to do, because they were sure that] would be what God [wanted them to do].
6 тим то ми вблагали Тита, щоб, яко ж перше почав, так і скінчив у вас благодать сю.
So, because Titus was the one who [helped you to] begin [gathering the money] [EUP, MTY] for your gift, I urged him to also [help you] finish [collecting the rest of] your generous and loving gift.
7 А ви, яко ж у всьому достаткуєте вірою, і словом, і знаннєм, і всяким дбаннєм, і любовю вашою до нас, щоб і в сїй благодатї достаткували.
You are doing very well in so many [other] ways. [God’s Spirit enables you to] believe that [God] will [do miracles. His Spirit has given you the ability to] tell [God’s message to others. His Spirit makes you able to] know things that he reveals to you. You eagerly [want to help people], and you love us [(exc)] very much. [So now], try to also do well in getting your generous [gift of money] [EUP] [ready to send to the believers in Judea province].
8 Не повеліваючи глаголю, а через дбаннє инших хочу допевнитись в щирості вашої любови.
I am not commanding you [to do this]. But [because I have seen how believers in] other [places] are eager [to help other believers who do not have] ([what they need/enough to live on]), I want you similarly to show that you love others sincerely.
9 Знаєте бо благодать Господа нашого Ісуса Христа, що задля вас з'убожів, бувши багатим, щоб ви убожеством Його збагатились.
You already know [how much] our Lord Jesus [did for you] that you did not deserve. Everything [in heaven] belonged to him. But in order to benefit you, [he left all of those things behind and became a human being. Here on earth he had] very few possessions [of his own]. But because he became poor like that, he is [able to cause] you [(pl)] to become [spiritually] rich.
10 І в сьому даю раду: се бо вам на користь, котрі не тільки робити, та й хотіти перш почали від торішнього літа.
So, [as you think of our Lord’s example, I will tell you] what I think that you should do in this matter [of giving money. As you know], last year, because you desired [to give money to help God’s people in Judea province], you began [collecting money] [EUP].
11 Тепер же і кінчіть роботу, щоб яко ж була охота хотїти, так щоб і скінчили по спромозї.
So now you should finish [collecting] the money [EUP] that you began [to gather]. In that way, [everyone will know that you are just] as ready to finish [collecting this gift] as you were to begin collecting it. Give what you are able to give.
12 Бо коли в кого в охота, то вона приятна по тому, як хто мав, а не по тому, як хто не мав.
[Keep in mind that] if you really want to [give something to help others], whatever any one of you is [able to give] will be pleasing [to God. God does not expect his people to give more] than they can afford to give.
13 (Нехай) бо не (буде) иншим одрада, а вам горе, а по рівнотї:
I do not mean that [you should give so much to help others that] you yourselves do not have what you need. No, what I want is that [both you and others] will have what [you need].
14 в теперешнїй час ваш достаток про їх недостаток, щоб і їх достаток був про ваш недостаток, щоб була рівнота,
Right now, when you have (more [than you need/] ) and [the believers in Judea] do not have (enough/all that they need), [with your gift you will enable them to have enough. Maybe some day] when you do not have (enough/all that you need) and they have more than they need, they will [be able to] help you. Then everyone will have enough (OR, In that way each will share alike).
15 яко ж писано: хто (назбирав) багато, не надто мав, і хто мало, не мав недостатку.
[If that happens, the result will be like it is written] {[like someone/Moses] wrote} [in the Scriptures about the time when God provided manna for his people], If someone gathered a lot [of manna], he still did not have more than he needed, [because he gave some to someone who did not have enough]. And those who gathered only a little [manna] still had all that they needed [LIT], [because others who gathered more than they needed gave some manna to them].
16 Дякуємо ж Богові, що дав таке щире дбаннє про вас у серце Титу.
[So now I am sending Titus to visit you again]. God has caused him to be just as eager [to help you prepare your gift] as I am. I thank God for that.
17 Бо благаннє таки прийняв, та й, бувши прихильнішим своєю охотою, вийшов до вас.
[He is going there], not only because we urged him to go, but because he himself is very eager [to visit you again].
18 Послали ж ми з ним і брата, котрого похвала в євангелию по всіх церквах.
I am sending with Titus another believer [whom you know well]. All the groups of believers [in this area] think highly of him because he has [faithfully taught] the good message [about Christ].
19 Не тільки ж се; а він і вибраний від церков товариш наш з сією благодаттю, що нею служимо на славу самого Господа й на одраду вашу,
Not only that, but he was appointed by the congregations [in this area] {the congregations [in this area] appointed him} to [go] to Jerusalem with us [(exc)]. He [will go] with us [when we take] the generous gift of money [EUP] [to the believers in Jerusalem. We are taking this] gift to honor the Lord [Jesus] and to show them that we all [very much] want to [help them].
20 остерегаючись того, щоб хто не дорікав нам достатком сім, котрим ми служимо,
[The believers have] given money [EUP] generously. So, [by sending that fellow believer along with Titus] to take the money [to Jerusalem], we are trying to make sure that no one will be able to accuse us [(exc) of taking some of the money for ourselves].
21 промишляючи про добре не тільки перед Богом, та й перед людьми.
[I say that] because we [(exc)] want to make sure that the Lord [God] will see that what we [(exc)] do is right, and other people will see it, too.
22 Послали ж з ними брата нашого, про котрого ми допевнились, що він у многому дуже пильний, тепер же він ще пильнїший, у великій надїї на вас.
Furthermore, there is also another believer [here] whom we are sending [to you along with the two] men [whom I have just mentioned]. Many times I have seen his good work [for the Lord], and I know that he is eager [to serve the Lord]. Now, because he knows for sure that you [want to give this gift the same as other believers do], he is even more eager than he was before [to go with the two other men].
23 Що до Тита, то він мій товариш і помічник про вас; що до братів наших, вони посланники церков, слава Христова.
As for Titus, [I have chosen him because] he is my partner, and he has worked faithfully with me [to help you]. As for the other two men, the congregations [in this area] are sending them as their messengers. These two men honor Christ [by everything they do].
24 Покажіть же доказ любови вашої і хвалення нашого вами перед ними й перед лицем церков.
So then, show them that you truly love [others], and [in that way] help other congregations to understand [why] we [(exc)] are always saying such good things about you.
