2 Corinthians 9
1 It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,
Jer za takovu porezu koja se kupi svetima nije mi trijebe pisati vam;
2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for a year past. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.
Jer poznajem vašu dobru volju, za koju se o vama hvalim Maæedoncima da se Ahaja prigotovi od lanjske godine, i vaša revnost razdraži mnoge.
3 But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,
A braæu poslah da se hvala naša vama ne isprazni u ovoj stvari, nego da budete prigotovljeni, kao što sam govorio;
4 so that I won't by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) should be disappointed in this confidence.
Da se, ako doðu sa mnom Maæedonci i naðu vas neprigotovljene, ne osramotimo mi da ne reèem vi) u toj hvali.
5 I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.
Tako naðoh da je potrebno umoliti braæu da naprijed idu k vama, i da priprave ovaj naprijed obreèeni vaš blagoslov da bude gotov tako kakono ti blagoslov, a ne kao lakomstvo.
6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Ovo pak velim: koji s tvrðom sije, s tvrðom æe i požnjeti; a koji blagoslov sije, blagoslov æe i požnjeti.
7 Each person should give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
Svaki po volji svojega srca, a ne sa žalošæu ili od nevolje; jer Bog ljubi onoga koji dragovoljno daje.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
A Bog je kadar uèiniti da je meðu vama izobilna svaka blagodat, da u svemu svagda svako dovoljstvo imajuæi izobilujete za svako dobro djelo;
9 As it is written, "He has scattered, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever." (aiōn g165)
Kao što je pisano: prosu, dade siromasima; pravda njegova ostaje vavijek. (aiōn g165)
10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
A koji daje sjeme sijaèu, daæe i hljeb za jelo: i umnožiæe sjeme vaše, i daæe da uzrastu žita pravde vaše;
11 you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
Da se u svemu obogatite za svaku prostotu koja kroz nas èini hvalu Bogu.
12 For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many thanksgivings to God;
Jer služba ove poreze ne ispunjuje samo nedostatak svetijeh, nego èini te se i mnoge hvale daju Bogu,
13 seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Meshikha, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;
Ogledom poreze ove hvaleæi Boga za vaše pokorno priznanje jevanðelja Hristova, i za prostotu podjele k njima i k svima,
14 while they themselves also, with petition on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
I da se mole Bogu za vas i da èeznu za vama za premnogu blagodat Božiju na vama.
15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift.
A hvala Bogu na njegovu neiskazanome daru.
