哥林多後書 1
1 因天主的旨意，做基督耶穌宗徒的保祿和弟茂德弟兄，致書於格林多天主的教會和在全阿哈雅的眾位聖徒：
To the church of God in Corinth, and to all Christ’s people throughout Greece, from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, who is also a follower.
2 願恩寵及平安由我們的父天主，和耶穌基督賜給你們!
May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
3 願我們的主耶穌基督的天主和父，仁慈的父和施與各種安慰的天主受讚揚，
Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all-merciful Father, the God ever ready to console,
4 是衪在我們各種磨難中，常安慰我們，為使我們能以自己由天主所親受安慰，去安慰那些在各種因難中的人。
who consoles us in all our troubles, so that we may be able to console those who are in any trouble with the consolation that we ourselves receive from him.
5 因為基督所受的苦難，加於我們身上的越多，我們藉著基督，得所的安慰也越多。
It is true that we have our full share of the sufferings of the Christ, but through the Christ we have also our full share of consolation.
6 我們如果受磨難，那是為叫你們受安慰與得救；我們如果受安慰，那也是為叫你們受安慰；這安慰足以能使你們堅忍那我們所受的同樣苦難。
If we meet with trouble, it is for the sake of your consolation and salvation; and, if we find consolation, it is for the sake of the consolation that you will experience when you are called to endure the sufferings that we ourselves are enduring;
7 為此，我們對你們所懷的希望是不移的，因為我們知道：你們怎樣分受了痛苦，他要怎樣同享安慰。
and our hope for you remains unshaken. We know that, as you are sharing our sufferings, you will also share our consolation.
8 弟兄們，我們深願你們知道，我們在亞細亞所的磨難：我們受到了非人力所能忍受的重壓，甚至連活的希望也沒有了；
We want you, friends, to know that, in the troubles which befell us in Roman Asia, we were burdened altogether beyond our strength, so much so that we even despaired of life.
9 而且我們自己也認為必死無疑，這是為叫我們不要倚靠自己，而倚靠只那使死人復活的天主。
Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead.
10 衪由這麼多的死亡危險中救了我們，而令仍在施救，我們切薶將來還要施救，
And from so imminent a death God delivered us, and will deliver us again; for in him we have placed our hopes of future deliverance, while you, also, help us by your prayers.
11 只要你們以祈禱協助我們；這樣因有許多人為我們求得恩賜，好使將來也有許多人替我們感恩。
And then many lips will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.
12 我們認為光榮的事，就是有我們的良心作證：我們處世是本著由天主而來的直爽與真誠，並不是本著本性的智慧，而是本著天主的恩寵；對於你們尤其如此，
Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this – Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.
13 因為我們給你們所寫的，無非是你們所能郎誦，所能瞭解的。我盻望你們能完全瞭解我們，
We never write anything to you other than what you will acknowledge to the very end –
14 就如你們對我們已有了幾分瞭解，好在我們的主耶穌的日子上，我們是你們的誇耀，而你們也是我們的誇耀。
And, indeed, you have already partly acknowledged it about us – that you have a right to be proud of us, as we will be proud of you, on the day of our Lord Jesus.
15 懷著這種信念，我原先有意到你們那裏去，為使你們獲得第二次的恩惠，
With this conviction in my mind, I planned to come to see you first, so that your pleasure might be doubled –
16 並經過你們那裏到馬其頓，再由馬其頓回到你們那裏，然後由你們送我往猶太去。
To visit you both on my way to Macedonia, and to come to you again on my return from Macedonia, and then to get you to send me on my way into Judea.
17 那麼，我懷著這種意思，難道是我行事輕浮嗎﹖或者我定主意，是隨感情定的，以致在我內有「是」而又「非「嗎﹖
As this was my plan, where, pray, did I show any fickleness of purpose? Or do you think that my plans are formed on mere impulse, so that in the same breath I say “Yes” and “No”?
18 天主是忠實的，我們對你們所說火話，並不是「是」而又「非」的，
As God is true, the message that we brought you does not waver between “Yes” and “No”!
19 因為藉我們，既藉我和息耳瓦諾同弟茂德，在你們中間所宣講的天主子耶穌基督，並不是「是」而又「非」的，在衪內只有一個「是」
The Son of God, Christ Jesus, whom we – Silas, Timothy, and I – proclaimed among you, never wavered between “Yes” and “No.” With him it has always been “Yes.”
20 因為天主的一切恩許，在衪內都成了「是」，為此也藉著衪，我們才答應「阿們」，使光榮藉我們歸於天主。
For, many as were the promises of God, in Christ is the “Yes” that fulfils them. Therefore, through Christ again, let the “Amen” rise, through us, to the glory of God.
21 那堅固我們和你們在基督內的，並給我們傳油的，就是天主；
God who brings us, with you, into close union with Christ, and who consecrated us,
22 衪在我們身上蓋了印，並在我們心裡賜下聖神作為抵押。
also set his seal on us, and gave us his Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of future blessings.
23 我指著我的性命呼號天主作證：我沒有再到格林多去，是為了顧惜你們。
But, as my life will answer for it, I call God to witness that it was to spare you that I deferred my visit to Corinth.
24 這並不是說：在信仰方面我們願管制你們，而是說：我們願作你們喜樂的合作者，因為你們在信仰上已站穩了。
I do not mean that we are to dictate to you with regard to your faith; on the contrary, we work with you for your true happiness; indeed, it is through your faith that you are standing firm.
