2 Corinthians 8
1 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been bestowed in the churches of Macedonia;
he bhrAtaraH, mAkidaniyAdeshasthAsu samitiShu prakAshito ya IshvarasyAnugrahastamahaM yuShmAn j nApayAmi|
2 that under a great trial of distress the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty increased the riches of their liberality;
vastuto bahukleshaparIkShAsamaye teShAM mahAnando. atIvadInatA cha vadAnyatAyAH prachuraphalam aphalayatAM|
3 for according to their power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,
te svechChayA yathAshakti ki nchAtishakti dAna udyuktA abhavan iti mayA pramANIkriyate|
4 begging of us with much entreaty the favor of sharing in the ministration to the saints;
vaya ncha yat pavitralokebhyasteShAM dAnam upakArArthakam aMshana ncha gR^ihlAmastad bahununayenAsmAn prArthitavantaH|
5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God;
vayaM yAdR^ik pratyaiQkShAmahi tAdR^ig akR^itvA te. agre prabhave tataH param IshvarasyechChayAsmabhyamapi svAn nyavedayan|
6 so that we urged Titus, that, as he had already made a beginning, so he would also finish among you this bounty also.
ato hetostvaM yathArabdhavAn tathaiva karinthinAM madhye. api tad dAnagrahaNaM sAdhayeti yuShmAn adhi vayaM tItaM prArthayAmahi|
7 But as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this exercise of liberality also.
ato vishvAso vAkpaTutA j nAnaM sarvvotsAho. asmAsu prema chaitai rguNai ryUyaM yathAparAn atishedhve tathaivaitena guNenApyatishedhvaM|
8 I speak not by way of command, but by reason of the earnestness of others, and to prove the genuineness of your love.
etad aham Aj nayA kathayAmIti nahi kintvanyeShAm utsAhakAraNAd yuShmAkamapi premnaH sAralyaM parIkShitumichChatA mayaitat kathyate|
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.
yUya nchAsmatprabho ryIshukhrIShTasyAnugrahaM jAnItha yatastasya nirdhanatvena yUyaM yad dhanino bhavatha tadarthaM sa dhanI sannapi yuShmatkR^ite nirdhano. abhavat|
10 And I only give an opinion in this matter. For this is expedient for you, who began before others, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.
etasmin ahaM yuShmAn svavichAraM j nApayAmi| gataM saMvatsaram Arabhya yUyaM kevalaM karmma karttaM tannahi kintvichChukatAM prakAshayitumapyupAkrAbhyadhvaM tato heto ryuShmatkR^ite mama mantraNA bhadrA|
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.
ato. adhunA tatkarmmasAdhanaM yuShmAbhiH kriyatAM tena yadvad ichChukatAyAm utsAhastadvad ekaikasya sampadanusAreNa karmmasAdhanam api janiShyate|
12 For if there be first the willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man hath, not according to what he hath not.
yasmin ichChukatA vidyate tena yanna dhAryyate tasmAt so. anugR^ihyata iti nahi kintu yad dhAryyate tasmAdeva|
13 For it is not that others may be eased, and you burdened,
yata itareShAM virAmeNa yuShmAka ncha kleshena bhavitavyaM tannahi kintu samatayaiva|
14 but to make an equality; at the present season your abundance meeting their deficiency, that their abundance may at another time meet your deficiency; that there may be equality;
varttamAnasamaye yuShmAkaM dhanAdhikyena teShAM dhananyUnatA pUrayitavyA tasmAt teShAmapyAdhikyena yuShmAkaM nyUnatA pUrayiShyate tena samatA janiShyate|
15 as it is written: “He that gathered much, had nothing over; and he that gathered little, had no lack.”
tadeva shAstre. api likhitam Aste yathA, yenAdhikaM saMgR^ihItaM tasyAdhikaM nAbhavat yena chAlpaM saMgR^ihItaM tasyAlpaM nAbhavat|
16 But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus;
yuShmAkaM hitAya tItasya manasi ya Ishvara imam udyogaM janitavAn sa dhanyo bhavatu|
17 for he accepted indeed the exhortation; but being very earnest, he went of his own accord to you.
tIto. asmAkaM prArthanAM gR^ihItavAn ki ncha svayam udyuktaH san svechChayA yuShmatsamIpaM gatavAn|
18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise in the gospel is throughout all the churches;
tena saha yo. apara eko bhrAtAsmAbhiH preShitaH susaMvAdAt tasya sukhyAtyA sarvvAH samitayo vyAptAH|
19 and not that only, but who was also appointed by the churches as our fellow-traveler in the matter of this bounty, which is administered by us to the honor of the Lord himself, and of our ready mind;
prabho rgauravAya yuShmAkam ichChukatAyai cha sa samitibhiretasyai dAnasevAyai asmAkaM sa Ngitve nyayojyata|
20 since we are careful of this, that no one should blame us in our management of this abundant liberality;
yato yA mahopAyanasevAsmAbhi rvidhIyate tAmadhi vayaM yat kenApi na nindyAmahe tadarthaM yatAmahe|
21 for we take forethought for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
yataH kevalaM prabhoH sAkShAt tannahi kintu mAnavAnAmapi sAkShAt sadAchAraM karttum AlochAmahe|
22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have often in many things proved to be zealous, but now much more zealous through the great confidence which he hath in you.
tAbhyAM sahApara eko yo bhrAtAsmAbhiH preShitaH so. asmAbhi rbahuviShayeShu bahavArAn parIkShita udyogIva prakAshitashcha kintvadhunA yuShmAsu dR^iDhavishvAsAt tasyotsAho bahu vavR^idhe|
23 As to Titus, he is my partner and fellow-laborer for you; as to our brethren, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
yadi kashchit tItasya tattvaM jij nAsate tarhi sa mama sahabhAgI yuShmanmadhye sahakArI cha, aparayo rbhrAtrostattvaM vA yadi jij nAsate tarhi tau samitInAM dUtau khrIShTasya pratibimbau cheti tena j nAyatAM|
24 Display to them, therefore, before the churches, the proof of your love, and of what we have boasted on your behalf.
ato hetoH samitInAM samakShaM yuShmatpremno. asmAkaM shlAghAyAshcha prAmANyaM tAn prati yuShmAbhiH prakAshayitavyaM|
