ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 16
1 ᎾᏃ ᎦᏟᏐᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᎦᏥᏁᏤᎸᎢ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᏚᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎨᎴᏏᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏣᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ.
Now [I will reply to another question that you asked. You asked] about the [money you are] collecting [to send] to God’s people [in Jerusalem]. Do what I told the congregations in Galatia to do.
2 ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎢᎦ ᏑᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎢᏣᏓᏁᎸᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏥᏁᏉᎡᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏫᏥᎷᏨᎭ ᎩᎳ ᏫᎦᏟᏐᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
Every Sunday each of you should set aside [at home] some funds [EUP] [for this purpose], in proportion to how much [God] has prospered you. Then you should save it up, so that when I arrive there, you will not need to collect [any more money. Choose some men whom you approve of, to take] this money to Jerusalem.
3 ᏫᏥᎷᏨᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏗᏥᏰᎸᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᏥᏯᎨᏅᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏰᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ.
Then, when I arrive, I will write letters stating that you have authorized these men to take the funds there.
4 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏕᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏇᏅᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏲᏤᏅᏍᏔᏂ.
And if [you] (OR, [I]) think that it is appropriate, I will go with them.
5 ᎠᎴ ᏮᏓᏨᎷᏤᎵ, ᎹᏏᏙᏂ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᎩᎶᏒᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎹᏏᏙᏂᏰᏃ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ.
Now I plan to travel through Macedonia [province]. I [plan to] come to visit you, but I want to go through Macedonia first.
6 ᎠᎴ ᏫᎬᏆᏕᏗ ᏱᏂᎦᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏯᏆᎪᎳᏗᏴ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏍᎩᏯᏘᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎦᎢᏒ ᎢᎸᎯᏢ ᏫᏥᎦᏛᎢ.
Perhaps I will stay with you for a short while, or I may stay with you for the whole winter, in order that you yourselves can provide some of the things [that I will need] [EUP] for my next trip.
7 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏯᏆᏚᎵ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎢᏒ ᎢᏨᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᎭ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎪᎯᏛ ᎢᏨᏯᏕᏁᏗᏱ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏳᏰᎸᏅ.
I do not want to see you just for a short time and then continue my trip. I am hoping to stay with you for a while, if the Lord [Jesus] allows me to do that.
8 ᎡᏈᏌᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᎯᏍᎦᏍᎪᎯᏁ ᎢᎦ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ.
But I will stay [here] in Ephesus [city] until [after] the Pentecost [festival].
9 ᎡᏉᎯᏳᏰᏃ ᎥᎩᎳᏅᏓᏕᎸ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᎬᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏣᏔ ᏗᏂᎦᏘᎴᎩ.
[I want to do that] because [God] has given me a great opportunity [MET] [to proclaim his good message here]. [As a result of my work here, God is producing] great results. I also want to stay here because there are many people here who oppose [my work, and I need to refute them].
10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏗᎹᏗ ᏫᎦᎷᏨᎭ, ᎢᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾᏉ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ; ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏰᏃ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎤᏠᏱᏉ ᎠᏴ.
When Timothy arrives [there in Corinth], treat him respectfully [LIT], because he is working for the Lord just as I am.
11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏳᏂᏆᏘᎮᏍᏗ; ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏤᏣᏂᎩᏍᏔᏅᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᎷᏤᏗᏱ; ᏥᎦᏖᏃᎭᏰᏃ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ ᎠᏂᎷᏨᎭ.
Do not let anyone despise him. And when he leaves there, give him some of the things that he needs [for his trip] [EUP] [here], and also [ask God to] bless him. I am waiting for him to come, along with the other fellow believers [who have been traveling with him].
12 ᎠᏃ ᎠᏉᎳ ᎢᎩᏅᏟ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᏥᏍᏗᏰᏓ ᏫᏥᎷᏤᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᏅᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏚᎸ ᎠᏎ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏪᏅᏍᏗᏱ; ᏮᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎤᏜᏓᏅᏓᏕᎸᎭ.
[You also asked] about our fellow believer, Apollos. I urged him strongly that he should go back to you with the three fellow believers [who came here from Corinth]. He was not at all willing to go [now], but he will go later, when he has an opportunity.
13 ᎢᏥᏯᏫᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᏥᏂᏴᏎᏍᏗ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏗᏣᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
Be on guard [against anything that would hinder you spiritually]. You have believed [the true message]; continue believing it firmly. Be courageous. Keep strong [in your relationship with God].
14 ᏂᎦᏛ ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
Act in a loving [way] in everything that [you do].
15 ᎠᎴᏬ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ, ᏕᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏍᏗᏇᎾ ᏚᏓᏘᎾᎥᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎦᏯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᎾᏓᏲᏒ ᏧᏂᏍᏕᎸᎯᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ;
You know that Stephanas and his family were the first ones [there] in Achaia [province to believe in Christ] [IDM]. They have devoted themselves to helping God’s people.
16 ᎢᏨᏔᏲᏎᎭ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏦᎯᏳᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎠᎾᎵᏂᎬᏁᎯ.
My fellow believers, I urge you to submit yourselves to them and to people like them who do [God’s] work and who work hard.
17 ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᎬᎩᎷᏤᎸ ᏍᏗᏇᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏉᏚᏁᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏱᎦ; ᏂᎯᏰᏃ ᏥᏥᎷᎶᏤᎲᎩ ᎠᏂᎧᎵᏏᏌ ᎾᏍᎩ.
I was glad when Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus arrived here [from Corinth], because [they did things for] me that you were not able to do [because you were not with me].
18 ᎠᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓᏓᏰᏃ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏙ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏕᏥᎸᏉᏕᏍᏗᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ.
They comforted and encouraged me [SYN], and [I expect that this news from me] will do the same for you. You should honor [them, and you should also honor] others like them.
19 ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᏚᎾᏓᏡᏩᏗᏒ ᎡᏏᏱ ᏫᎨᏥᏲᎵᎭ. ᎡᏈᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏈᏏᎳ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏫᎨᏥᏲᎵᎭ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏲᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎬᏩᎾᎵᎪᏁᎭ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏁᎸᎢ.
The congregations [here] in Asia [province] (send their greetings to/say that they are thinking fondly of) you. Aquila and [his wife] Priscilla and the congregation that meets in their house (send their warm greetings to/say that they are thinking fondly of) you because both they and you belong to the Lord.
20 ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ ᏫᎨᏥᏲᎵᎭ. ᏕᏣᏓᏲᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᏓᏙᏪᏙᎥᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
All your fellow believers [here] (send their greetings to/say that they are thinking of) you. Greet each other affectionately, as fellow believers [should].
21 ᎠᏴ ᏉᎳ ᎠᏆᏓᏲᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎠᏉᏰᏂ ᎠᏋᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏉᏪᎳᏅᎯ.
Now I, Paul, having taken the pen from the hand of my secretary, write with my own hand to say that I am thinking fondly of you/to give you my greetings. I do this to show you that this letter really comes from me.
22 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏄᎨᏳᏒᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᏍᎩᏅᏛᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ.
(I pray that God will/May God) curse/cause bad things to happen to (anyone who does not love the Lord Jesus. I pray that our Lord will come soon/May our Lord come soon)!
23 ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏕᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ.
I pray that our Lord Jesus will/May our Lord Jesus (continue to act toward you all kindly/in ways that you do not deserve.)
24 ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏕᏥᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
I love all of you who have a close relationship with Christ Jesus.
