2 Corinthians 8
1 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed upon the Assemblies of Macedonia;
भाइहरू हो, माकेडोनियाका मण्डलीहरूलाई परमेश्वरले दिनुभएको अनुग्रहको बारेमा तिमीहरूले थाहा पाएको हामी चाहन्छौँ ।
2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
कष्टको भयङ्कर परीक्षाको समयमा पनि तिनीहरूको प्रशस्तताको शान्ति र घोर दरिद्रताले तिनीहरूमा उदारताको ठुलो धन उत्पन्न गरायो ।
3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
म साक्षी छु, कि तिनीहरूले जति सके दिए, र दिन सक्नेभन्दा पनि बढ्ता र आफ्नो स्वेच्छाले दिए ।
4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
तिनीहरूले विश्वासीहरूका बिचको सेवामा सहभागिताको अवसरको लागि हामीहरूसँग धेरै बिन्ती गरे ।
5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
यो हामीले आशा गरेबमोजिम भएन । बरु, तिनीहरूले पहिले आफैँलाई प्रभुमा सुम्पिदिए । त्यसपछि परमेश्वरको इच्छाअनुसार आफैँलाई हामीकहाँ सुम्पिदिए ।
6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
त्यसपछि तीतसले यो काम अघिबाटै सुरु गरेको हुनाले उदारताको यो काम तिमीहरूका माझमा पनि पुरा गरुन् भनेर हामीले तिनलाई अनुरोध गर्यौँ ।
7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
तर तिमीहरू सबै कुरामा बढेर गएका छौ, अर्थात् विश्वासमा, बोलीवचनमा, ज्ञानमा, सबै लगावमा र हामी प्रतिको प्रेममा । त्यसकारण, उदारको यो काममा पनि तिनीहरू बढेर जाने कुरामा ख्याल राख ।
8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
म यसलाई आज्ञाको रूपमा भन्दिनँ । बरु, अरू मानिसहरूको तत्परतासँग तिमीहरूको इमानदारी तुलना गरेर जाँच्नको निम्ति म यो भन्छु ।
9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
किनकि हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टको अनुग्रह तिमीहरूलाई थाहा छ । उहाँ धनी हुनुभए तापनि तिमीहरूका खातिर गरिब हुनुभयो, ताकि उहाँको गरिबीबाट तिमीहरू धनी बन्न सक ।
10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
यस कुरामा म तिमीहरूलाई सल्लाह दिन्छु जसले तिमीहरूलाई सहयोग मिल्नेछ । एक वर्षअघि तिमीहरूले केही कुरा सुरु मात्र गरेनौ, तर त्यो गर्ने चाहना पनि गर्यौ ।
11 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
अब यसलाई पुरा गर । जसरी त्यस बेला तिमीहरूमा केही गर्ने इच्छा र चाहना थियो, तिमीहरूले त्यसलाई पुरा गर्न पनि जति सक्दो प्रयास गर ।
12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
किनकि यदि तिमीहरू यो काम गर्न इच्छुक छौ भने, यो असल र ग्रहणयोग्य कुरा हो । यो कुनै व्यक्तिसँग भएको कुरामा त्यसमा भर पर्नुपर्छ, उसँग नभएको कुरामा होइन ।
13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
किनकि यो काम तिमीहरूलाई भार होस् र अरूलाई हलुका होस् भनेर होइन । बरु, निष्पक्षता हुनुपर्छ ।
14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
तिमीहरूमा अहिले भएको प्रशस्तताले तिनीहरूको आवश्यकता पुरा गर्नेछ । यो यसकारणले पनि हो कि तिनीहरूका प्रशस्तताबाट तिमीहरूका आवश्यकताहरू पुरा हुन सकोस् र समानता कायम होस् ।
15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
यसरी लेखिएको छः “धेरै हुनेसँग केही बाँकी रहेन, र थोरै हुनेसँग कुनै अभाव भएन ।”
16 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
तर परमेश्वरलाई धन्यवाद होस्, जसले तीतसको हृदयमा पनि मेरो जस्तै साँचो फिक्रीको मन हालिदिनुभयो ।
17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.
किनकि तिनले हाम्रो अनुरोधलाई ग्रहण मात्र गरेनन्, तर उनी यसप्रति धेरै उत्साहित पनि भए । तिनी आफ्नै स्वतन्त्र इच्छाले तिमीहरूकहाँ आए ।
18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the Assemblies;
सुसमाचार प्रचार गर्ने काममा सबैका माझमा प्रख्यात भएका एक भाइलाई पनि हामीले तिनको साथमा पठाएका छौँ ।
19 And not that only, but who was also chosen of the Assemblies to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
त्यति मात्र होइन, तिनी हाम्रो यो उदारताको काममा हामीसँगै यात्रा गर्नको निम्ति मण्डलीहरूद्वारा छानिएका थिए । यो परमेश्वरको आफ्नै आदर र सहयोग गर्ने हाम्रो उत्कट इच्छाको निम्ति हो ।
20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
हामीले गरिरहेको यो उदारताको कामको विषयमा कसैले गर्ने उजुरीको सम्भावनालाई हामी पन्छाइरहेका छौँ ।
21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
हामी परमप्रभुको अगाडि मात्र होइन, तर मानिसहरूका अघि पनि आदरणीय भएको कुरा गर्ने कुरामा ख्याल राख्छौँ ।
22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
हामी अर्को भाइलाई पनि तिनीहरूसँग पठाउँदै छौँ । हामीले तिनको धेरै पल्ट जाँच गर्यौँ र हामीले तिनलाई धेरै काममा जोसिलो भएको भेट्टायौँ । तिमीहरूप्रति भएको भरोसाको कारण तिनी अहिले झन् मेहनती भएका छन् ।
23 Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the Assemblies, and the glory of Christ.
तीतसको सन्दर्भमा भन्नुपर्दा, तिमीहरूको निम्ति तिनी मेरा साझेदार र सहकर्मी हुन् । भाइहरूचाहिँ मण्डलीहरूबाट पठाइएका हुन् । तिनीहरू ख्रीष्टका महिमा हुन् ।
24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the Assemblies, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.
त्यसैले, तिनीहरूलाई तिमीहरूको प्रेम देखाओ, र तिमीहरूका विषयमा गरिएको हाम्रो गर्वको कारण मण्डलीहरूलाई देखाओ ।
