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.
Și eu, fraților, când am venit la voi, nu am venit cu superioritatea vorbirii sau a înțelepciunii, vestindu-vă mărturia lui Dumnezeu.
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.
Fiindcă am decis să nu știu printre voi altceva decât pe Isus Cristos și pe el crucificat.
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.
Și eu am fost cu voi în slăbiciune și în teamă și în mare tremur.
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].
Și cuvântul meu și predicarea mea nu au fost prin cuvintele ademenitoare ale înțelepciunii omenești, ci în arătarea Duhului și a puterii;
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.
Așa încât credința voastră să nu fie în înțelepciunea oamenilor, ci în puterea lui Dumnezeu.
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)
Oricum, vorbim înțelepciune printre cei desăvârșiți; totuși nu înțelepciunea acestei lumi, nici a prinților acestei lumi care ajung la nimicire, (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)
Ci vorbim înțelepciunea lui Dumnezeu într-un mister, chiar acea înțelepciune ascunsă, pe care Dumnezeu a rânduit-o înainte de lume pentru gloria noastră; (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)
Înțelepciune pe care nu a cunoscut-o niciunul dintre prinții acestei lumi; căci, dacă ar fi cunoscut-o, nu ar fi crucificat pe Domnul gloriei. (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.
Dar așa cum este scris: Ochiul nu a văzut nici urechea nu a auzit, și nici la inima omului nu au urcat cele pregătite de Dumnezeu pentru cei ce îl iubesc.
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.
Dar Dumnezeu ni le-a revelat prin Duhul său; fiindcă Duhul cercetează toate, chiar adâncimile lui Dumnezeu.
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.
Fiindcă cine dintre oameni știe lucrurile omului, decât duhul omului, care este în el? Chiar așa, lucrurile lui Dumnezeu nimeni nu le știe decât Duhul lui Dumnezeu.
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.
Și noi nu am primit duhul lumii, ci duhul care este din Dumnezeu, ca să cunoaștem lucrurile care ne-au fost dăruite de Dumnezeu.
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]).
Acele lucruri pe care le și vorbim, nu în cuvintele pe care le învață înțelepciunea omenească, ci în cele pe care le învață Duhul Sfânt, comparând lucrurile spirituale cu cei spirituali.
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].
Dar omul natural nu primește lucrurile Duhului lui Dumnezeu, fiindcă sunt nebunie pentru el; nici nu le poate cunoaște, pentru că ele sunt judecate spiritual.
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.
Dar cel spiritual judecă toate lucrurile, iar el însuși nu este judecat de nimeni.
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.
Fiindcă cine a cunoscut mintea Domnului, ca să îi dea învățătură? Noi însă avem mintea lui Cristos.
