2 Corinto 4
1 Busa, maingon nga nakabaton man kami niining maong pag-alagad tungod sa kalooy sa Dios, kami wala kawad-i sa kasibut.
So, because God has acted so kindly [toward me], enabling [me to teach] this great [message to people], I never get [so] discouraged [that I stop teaching it].
2 Ug gisalikway namo ang mga paagi nga makauulaw ug sinuwitik; nagadumili kami sa pagbuhat sa lipatlipat o sa pagsambog sa pulong sa Dios, hinonoa, pinaagi sa dayag nga pagsulti sa kamatuoran, kami nagapaila sa among kaugalingon ngadto sa kaisipan sa tanang tawo diha sa atubangan sa Dios.
And I have determined that we [(exc)] will be honest [LIT] in everything that we do. We will not [do anything that would cause] us to be ashamed [if people found out about it]. We never try to deceive [you with clever arguments, as some other people do]. We never [try to deceive you] by changing God’s message, [as those same people do]. Instead, we always teach [people only] the truth [about Christ], and we teach it clearly. Knowing that God is watching what we do, we [teach his message in an honest way, with the result that] no one can [accuse] us [(exc) of being deceitful].
3 Ug kon ugaling ang among Maayong Balita sinalipdan man, kini sinalipdan lamang ngadto kanila nga nagakalaglag.
And if, [as some of you say, some people are] not able to understand the message [that we teach about Christ, it is not because we do not teach it clearly]. It is because those people [do not want to believe it]. They are going to perish eternally.
4 Sa ilang pagkabutang, ang mga hunahuna sa mga dili magtotoo gibutaan sa dios niining kalibutana, aron sila dili makakita sa kahayag sa Maayong Balita sa himaya ni Cristo nga mao ang dagway sa Dios. (aiōn g165)
[Satan, who is] the one [who rules] this world, controls the thoughts of those unbelievers. He prevents them from understanding the message about how wonderful Christ is. [They are not able to understand that] Jesus is like God [in every way]. (aiōn g165)
5 Kay ang among ginawali dili ang among kaugalingon, kondili si Jesu-Cristo ingon nga Ginoo, ug kami ingon nga inyong mga ulipon tungod kang Jesus.
That is why, [when we(exc) teach people], we do not boast about ourselves, [as some people say that we do]. Instead, [we teach you] that Jesus Christ is our Lord. We ourselves are [only] your servants. [We want to honor and obey] Jesus.
6 Kay ang Dios nga nag-ingon, "Gikan sa kangitngit may kahayag nga mosidlak," mao siya ang nagasidlak dinhi sa among mga kasingkasing aron sa paghatag kanamo sa kahayag sa kahibalo sa himaya sa Dios, nga anaa sa nawong ni Cristo.
When God [created the world], he commanded the light to shine [where there was nothing but] darkness. He is the one who has [made his message about Jesus to be like] [MET] a light shining into our [(inc)] minds. [God] has done that [for all of us who believe in Jesus. He has done that so that we will understand that when people saw] Christ, they saw how awesome God himself was.
7 Apan ang maong bahandi ginabatonan namo diha sa mga sudlanan nga yuta, aron sa pagpadayag nga ang labawng gahum iya sa Dios ug dili gikan sa among kaugalingon.
[This work that God has given to] us [(exc)] is [MET] [like] a very valuable treasure. But we who have that treasure [are as weak as fragile] [MET] clay pots. [God has planned it like that] in order that [people] will know that the power [that changes lives] is God’s power, and not any power of our own.
8 Kami ginasakit sa tanang paagi, apan wala manghiubos; nangalibog, apan wala kawad-i sa paglaum;
We are continually oppressed {[People] continually oppress us} in many ways, but [we have] not been prevented {[God has] not [allowed them to] prevent us} [from teaching the message about Jesus Christ]. We often do not know what to do [in difficult situations], but we never say, “God has abandoned us.”
9 ginalutos, apan wala ikapanugyan; gipamunalan hangtud sa pagkapukan, apan wala mangalaglag;
[We are frequently] persecuted {[People frequently] cause us to suffer}, but [God] never abandons us. [Sometimes we are] badly wounded {[people] badly wound us}, but [God does] not [allow] us [to] be killed {[them to] kill us}.
10 sa kanunay ginasagukom namo dinhi sa lawas ang kamatayon ni Jesus, aron ang kinabuhi ni Jesus magadayag usab dinhi sa among mga lawas.
[Wherever we(exc) go], we continually [realize that because people killed] Jesus, [people may] kill us [for teaching his message. But we are willing to go on living this way] in order that [people] will know that Jesus is alive and [that he is directing] us [SYN].
11 Kay samtang kami buhi, sa kanunay ginatahan kami ngadto sa kamatayon tungod kang Jesus, aron ang kinabuhi ni Jesus magadayag dinhi sa among mga lawas nga may kamatayon.
[So, although] we are [still] alive, we always realize that we may be killed {that [people some day] may kill us} because [we teach about] Jesus. [God allows us to suffer] in order that [people] will see that Jesus is alive and that he is [strengthening] our bodies that are some day going to die.
12 Busa, dinhi kanamo nagalihok ang kamatayon, apan diha kaninyo ang kinabuhi.
So [I conclude that although] we [apostles] are constantly [suffering and may soon] die, [the result of that is that all of] you [have now received eternal] life.
13 Sanglit kami nakabaton man sa mao rang espiritu sa pagtoo nga diha sa nagsulat niini nga nagaingon, "Ako mitoo, ug busa ako misulti," kami usab nagatoo ug busa kami nagasulti,
We are not discouraged. We are like [the person who] wrote [in the Scriptures], “[God], I trusted [in you] and so I continue speaking [your message].” We [(exc)] also trust [in God], so we continue speaking [his message].
14 ug sa nasayran namo nga ang nagbanhaw sa Ginoong Jesus magabanhaw usab kanamo uban kang Jesus ug magadala kanamo uban kaninyo ngadto sa iyang atubangan.
[We do this] because we [(exc)] know that [although people might kill us, God], who caused the Lord Jesus to live again after he died, will also cause us [(exc)] to live again [after we die. God will do this because we belong to] Jesus. [And then God] will bring us [(exc)], together with you, to be with him.
15 Kay kining tanan alang sa inyong kaayohan, aron nga sa ikapalugway ang grasya ngadto sa labi ug labi pa ka daghang mga tawo, kini magapadaghan sa mga pagpasalamat, ngadto sa pagdalayeg alang sa Dios.
[So I say that] all these things [that we(exc) suffer] happen in order to help you. [We have suffered all this] in order that more and more people, [as a result of hearing that God will] kindly/freely [forgive their sins], will thank [him and praise him. Then] they will greatly honor him [and worship him].
16 Busa kami wala kawad-i sa kasibut, ug bisan tuod nagakahugo ang among pagkatawo nga makita sa gawas, ang among pagkatawo sa kinasuloran ginabag-o sa adlaw-adlaw.
So, [because we know that as a result of our suffering many people will honor God], we [(exc)] never get so discouraged [that we stop teaching his message]. Although our bodies are getting weaker, [God] encourages us every day and strengthens us spiritually.
17 Kay kining magaan ug lumalabay nga kasakit nagaandam alang kanamo sa labihan gayud kadaku ug walay katapusang gibug-aton sa himaya, (aiōnios g166)
[I know that] all these troubles that [happen to us in this life are] not significant and will not last forever. [When we think of] the glorious things [that God is preparing] for us [to enjoy] forever [in heaven], all [our suffering now] is not important. (aiōnios g166)
18 tungod kay kami nagasud-ong man dili sa mga butang nga makita kondili sa mga butang nga dili makita; kay ang mga butang nga makita lumalabay lamang, apan ang mga butang nga dili makita walay katapusan. (aiōnios g166)
That is why we say, “We will not continue thinking about [all the suffering that we] are experiencing now. Even though [we] cannot see [all the things that God has prepared for us in heaven], those are what we should be thinking about.” [That is how we should think], because [all these troubles] that [we(exc)] have [now] will last only a short time. But what [we will have in heaven], what [we] cannot see [now], will last forever. (aiōnios g166)
