2 Korinčanima 4
1 Zato, budući da po milosrđu imamo ovu službu, ne malakšemo.
Therefore having received this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we are not disheartened:
2 Ali odrekosmo se sramotnoga prikrivanja: ne nastupamo lukavo niti izopačujemo riječ Božju, nego se objavljivanjem istine preporučujemo svakoj savjesti ljudskoj pred Bogom.
but have rejected shameful disguises, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth, recommending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.
3 Ako je i zastrto evanđelje naše, u onima je zastrto koji propadaju:
And if our gospel also be veiled, it is to those that perish;
4 u onima kojima bog ovoga svijeta oslijepi pameti nevjerničke da ne zasvijetli svjetlost evanđelja slave Krista koji je slika Božja. (aiōn g165)
among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, doth not shine unto them: (aiōn g165)
5 Jer ne propovijedamo same sebe, nego Krista Isusa Gospodinom, a sebe slugama vašim poradi Isusa.
for we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for the sake of Jesus.
6 Ta Bog koji reče: Neka iz tame svjetlost zasine!, on zasvijetli u srcima našim da nam spoznanje slave Božje zasvijetli na licu Kristovu.
For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to reflect the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 To pak blago imamo u glinenim posudama da izvanredna ona snaga bude očito Božja, a ne od nas.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power might be evidently of God, and not of us:
8 U svemu pritisnuti, ali ne pritiješnjeni; dvoumeći, ali ne zdvajajući;
being afflicted on every side, but not oppressed; perplexed, but not in despair;
9 progonjeni, ali ne napušteni; obarani, ali ne oboreni -
persecuted, but not forsaken;
10 uvijek umiranje Isusovo u tijelu pronosimo da se i život Isusov u tijelu našem očituje.
cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be manifested in our body.
11 Doista, mi se živi uvijek na smrt predajemo poradi Isusa da se i život Isusov očituje u našem smrtnom tijelu.
For we, who are yet living, are always exposed to death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
12 Tako smrt djeluje u nama, život u vama.
So that death is wrought in us, but life in you.
13 A budući da imamo isti duh vjere kao što je pisano: Uzvjerovah, zato besjedim, i mi vjerujemo pa zato i besjedimo.
But having the same Spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed, and therefore have I spoken," we also believe, and therefore speak:
14 Ta znamo: onaj koji je uskrisio Gospodina Isusa i nas će s Isusom uskrisiti i zajedno s vama uza se postaviti.
knowing that He, who raised up the Lord Jesus, will raise up us also by Jesus, and present us with you.
15 A sve je to za vas: da milost - umnožena - zahvaljivanjem mnogih izobiluje Bogu na slavu.
For all these things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the gratitude of many redound to the glory of God.
16 Zato ne malakšemo. Naprotiv, ako se naš izvanji čovjek i raspada, nutarnji se iz dana u dan obnavlja.
For which cause we are not disheartened: but though our outward man decayeth, yet the inward man is renewed daily.
