< 1 Corinthians 2 >

1 My fellow believers, when I came to you, I proclaimed to you the message that God had revealed to me. But I did not proclaim it using eloquent words that would make people think highly of me, nor did I argue in a way that unbelievers would think was very wise.
E eu, irmãos, quando fui ter convosco, anunciando-vos o testemunho de Deus, não fui com sublimidade de palavras ou de sabedoria.
2 I did that because I decided that I would speak only about Jesus Christ. Specifically, I told you [what he accomplished for us when] he was killed by being nailed {[when they] killed him by nailing him} to a cross.
Porque não me propuz saber coisa alguma entre vós, senão a Jesus Cristo, e este crucificado.
3 Furthermore, when I was with you, I felt that I was not adequate [to do what Christ wanted me to do]. I was afraid [that I would not be able to do it], and because of that I was trembling very much.
E eu estive convosco em fraqueza, e em temor, e em grande tremor.
4 When I taught you and preached to you, I did not speak words that [unbelievers would consider] [IRO] wise in order to convince them that my message was true. Instead, [God’s] Spirit showed that it was true by [enabling me to] powerfully [perform miracles].
A minha palavra, e a minha pregação, não consistiu em palavras persuasivas de sabedoria humana, mas em demonstração de espírito e de poder
5 [I taught and preached that way] in order that you might believe [my message], not because you heard words that people [considered to be] [IRO] wise, but [because you recognized] God’s power.
Para que a vossa fé não fosse em sabedoria dos homens, mas no poder de Deus.
6 I do teach a message that people who are [spiritually] mature [consider to] be wise. But I do not teach a message that unbelievers [consider to be] wise. I also do not teach a message that unbelieving rulers in the world consider to be wise. [What they think about it does not matter], because [some day] (they will lose their power/not be ruling any more). (aiōn g165)
Todavia falamos sabedoria entre os perfeitos; não porém a sabedoria deste mundo, nem dos príncipes deste mundo, que se aniquilam; (aiōn g165)
7 Instead, I teach about what God planned wisely [long ago]. It is something that people did not know about previously because [God] did not reveal it previously. But God determined before he created the world that he would greatly benefit us by his wise plan. (aiōn g165)
Mas falamos a sabedoria de Deus, oculta em mistério, a qual Deus ordenou antes dos séculos para nossa glória; (aiōn g165)
8 None of those who rule this world knew that wise plan. If they had known it, they would not have nailed our wonderful Lord to the cross. (aiōn g165)
A qual nenhum dos príncipes deste mundo conheceu; porque, se a conhecessem, nunca crucificariam ao Senhor da glória. (aiōn g165)
9 But [we believers need to remember these words that a prophet] wrote [in the Scriptures]: Things that no one has ever seen, things that no one ever heard, things that no one ever thought could happen, those are the things that God has prepared for those who love him.
Mas, como está escrito: As coisas que o olho não viu, e o ouvido não ouviu, e não subiram ao coração do homem, são as que Deus preparou para os que o amam
10 God has caused his Spirit to reveal those things to us [(inc)] believers. His Spirit can do that because he knows thoroughly the meaning of all things. He even knows the things about God that are very difficult to understand.
Porém Deus no-las revelou pelo seu espírito; porque o espírito penetra todas as coisas, ainda as profundezas de Deus.
11 Only a person himself (OR, a person’s spirit) knows what he is thinking. Similarly, only God’s Spirit knows what God is thinking.
Porque, qual dos homens sabe as coisas do homem, senão o espírito do homem, que nele está? assim também ninguém sabe as coisas de Deus, senão o espírito de Deus.
12 It was not the ideas that unbelievers teach that we accepted. Instead, it was the Spirit who came from God that we received, in order that we might know the things that God has freely done for us.
Porém nós não recebemos o espírito do mundo, mas o espírito que provém de Deus; para que saibamos as coisas que nos são dadas por Deus
13 Those are the things that I tell you about. As I do that, I do not tell you things that someone [whom others thought] was [IRO] wise taught me. Instead, I tell you truths that [God’s] Spirit taught [me], and I explain those spiritual truths to people whose thinking is guided by God’s Spirit (OR, I teach spiritual [truths to] spiritual [people]).
As quais também falamos, não com palavras que a sabedoria humana ensina, mas com as que o Espírito Santo ensina, comparando as coisas espirituais com as espirituais,
14 Those who are unbelievers reject the truths that [God’s] Spirit teaches us [(inc)], because they [consider those truths to be] foolish. They cannot understand them, because it is God’s Spirit who enables us to evaluate those truths correctly, [and those people do not have God’s Spirit].
Mas o homem natural não compreende as coisas do espírito de Deus, porque lhe parecem loucura; e não pode entendê-las, porquanto se discernem espiritualmente.
15 We who have God’s Spirit can judge correctly the [value of] all truths [that the Spirit reveals], but [unbelievers] cannot evaluate us correctly.
Porém o espiritual discerne bem todas as coisas, mas ele de ninguém é discernido.
16 As [one of our prophets wrote: ] No human [RHQ] has known what the Lord is thinking. No human [RHQ] is able to instruct him. But we believers are able to think about things [MTY] in the way that Christ thinks about them.
Porque, quem conheceu a mente do Senhor, para que possa instruí-lo? Mas nós temos a mente de Cristo.

< 1 Corinthians 2 >