2 Corinthians 8
1 And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;
hē bhrātaraḥ, mākidaniyādēśasthāsu samitiṣu prakāśitō ya īśvarasyānugrahastamahaṁ yuṣmān jñāpayāmi|
2 How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
vastutō bahuklēśaparīkṣāsamayē tēṣāṁ mahānandō'tīvadīnatā ca vadānyatāyāḥ pracuraphalam aphalayatāṁ|
3 For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,
tē svēcchayā yathāśakti kiñcātiśakti dāna udyuktā abhavan iti mayā pramāṇīkriyatē|
4 Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:
vayañca yat pavitralōkēbhyastēṣāṁ dānam upakārārthakam aṁśanañca gr̥hlāmastad bahununayēnāsmān prārthitavantaḥ|
5 And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
vayaṁ yādr̥k pratyai̤kṣāmahi tādr̥g akr̥tvā tē'grē prabhavē tataḥ param īśvarasyēcchayāsmabhyamapi svān nyavēdayan|
6 So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.
atō hētōstvaṁ yathārabdhavān tathaiva karinthināṁ madhyē'pi tad dānagrahaṇaṁ sādhayēti yuṣmān adhi vayaṁ tītaṁ prārthayāmahi|
7 And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.
atō viśvāsō vākpaṭutā jñānaṁ sarvvōtsāhō 'smāsu prēma caitai rguṇai ryūyaṁ yathāparān atiśēdhvē tathaivaitēna guṇēnāpyatiśēdhvaṁ|
8 I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.
ētad aham ājñayā kathayāmīti nahi kintvanyēṣām utsāhakāraṇād yuṣmākamapi prēmnaḥ sāralyaṁ parīkṣitumicchatā mayaitat kathyatē|
9 For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.
yūyañcāsmatprabhō ryīśukhrīṣṭasyānugrahaṁ jānītha yatastasya nirdhanatvēna yūyaṁ yad dhaninō bhavatha tadarthaṁ sa dhanī sannapi yuṣmatkr̥tē nirdhanō'bhavat|
10 And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.
ētasmin ahaṁ yuṣmān svavicāraṁ jñāpayāmi| gataṁ saṁvatsaram ārabhya yūyaṁ kēvalaṁ karmma karttaṁ tannahi kintvicchukatāṁ prakāśayitumapyupākrābhyadhvaṁ tatō hētō ryuṣmatkr̥tē mama mantraṇā bhadrā|
11 Then make the doing of it complete; so that as you had a ready mind, you may give effect to it as you are able.
atō 'dhunā tatkarmmasādhanaṁ yuṣmābhiḥ kriyatāṁ tēna yadvad icchukatāyām utsāhastadvad ēkaikasya sampadanusārēṇa karmmasādhanam api janiṣyatē|
12 For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.
yasmin icchukatā vidyatē tēna yanna dhāryyatē tasmāt sō'nugr̥hyata iti nahi kintu yad dhāryyatē tasmādēva|
13 And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:
yata itarēṣāṁ virāmēṇa yuṣmākañca klēśēna bhavitavyaṁ tannahi kintu samatayaiva|
14 But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.
varttamānasamayē yuṣmākaṁ dhanādhikyēna tēṣāṁ dhananyūnatā pūrayitavyā tasmāt tēṣāmapyādhikyēna yuṣmākaṁ nyūnatā pūrayiṣyatē tēna samatā janiṣyatē|
15 As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.
tadēva śāstrē'pi likhitam āstē yathā, yēnādhikaṁ saṁgr̥hītaṁ tasyādhikaṁ nābhavat yēna cālpaṁ saṁgr̥hītaṁ tasyālpaṁ nābhavat|
16 But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus.
yuṣmākaṁ hitāya tītasya manasi ya īśvara imam udyōgaṁ janitavān sa dhanyō bhavatu|
17 For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.
tītō'smākaṁ prārthanāṁ gr̥hītavān kiñca svayam udyuktaḥ san svēcchayā yuṣmatsamīpaṁ gatavān|
18 And with him we have sent a brother whose praise in the good news has gone through all the churches;
tēna saha yō'para ēkō bhrātāsmābhiḥ prēṣitaḥ susaṁvādāt tasya sukhyātyā sarvvāḥ samitayō vyāptāḥ|
19 And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:
prabhō rgauravāya yuṣmākam icchukatāyai ca sa samitibhirētasyai dānasēvāyai asmākaṁ saṅgitvē nyayōjyata|
20 And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:
yatō yā mahōpāyanasēvāsmābhi rvidhīyatē tāmadhi vayaṁ yat kēnāpi na nindyāmahē tadarthaṁ yatāmahē|
21 For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.
yataḥ kēvalaṁ prabhōḥ sākṣāt tannahi kintu mānavānāmapi sākṣāt sadācāraṁ karttum ālōcāmahē|
22 And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.
tābhyāṁ sahāpara ēkō yō bhrātāsmābhiḥ prēṣitaḥ sō'smābhi rbahuviṣayēṣu bahavārān parīkṣita udyōgīva prakāśitaśca kintvadhunā yuṣmāsu dr̥ḍhaviśvāsāt tasyōtsāhō bahu vavr̥dhē|
23 If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.
yadi kaścit tītasya tattvaṁ jijñāsatē tarhi sa mama sahabhāgī yuṣmanmadhyē sahakārī ca, aparayō rbhrātrōstattvaṁ vā yadi jijñāsatē tarhi tau samitīnāṁ dūtau khrīṣṭasya pratibimbau cēti tēna jñāyatāṁ|
24 Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.
atō hētōḥ samitīnāṁ samakṣaṁ yuṣmatprēmnō'smākaṁ ślāghāyāśca prāmāṇyaṁ tān prati yuṣmābhiḥ prakāśayitavyaṁ|
