1 Corinthians 4
1 So, people ought to consider us [apostles] (OR, Apollos and me) to be [merely] servants of Christ. God has given to us [(exc) the work of] telling others the message that God has now revealed to us.
Kinahanglan ingon niini ang pagtagad sa usa ka tawo kanamo, ingon nga mga sulugoon ni Cristo ug mga piniyalan sa mga tinagong kamatuoran sa Dios.
2 With respect to doing that, those who are given work are required {give others some work to do require them} to do that work faithfully.
Niini nga bahin, mao kini ang usa nga gikinahanglan alang sa mga piniyalan nga sila kasaligan.
3 I am not concerned whether you or [the judges in] some court decide whether I have done my work faithfully or not. I do not even judge myself [about that].
Apan alang kanako usa lamang kini ka gamay nga butang aron inyo akong hukman o pinaagi sa mga hukmanan sa tawo. Kay wala ko gani gihukman bisan ang akong kaugalingon.
4 I do not think that I have done anything wrong, but that does not prove that I have done nothing wrong. The Lord is the one who judges me.
Wala akoy kasayoran sa bisan unsang mga sumbong nga nahimo batok kanako, apan wala kana nagpasabot nga ako dili sad-an. Ang Ginoo mao ang maghukom kanako.
5 So, stop evaluating any of us [(exc)] before the time [when God judges everyone] [MTY]! Do not judge us before the Lord comes. He is the one who will reveal the sinful things that people have done secretly. He will even reveal what people have thought. At that time God will praise each person as [each one of them deserves].
Busa ayaw ipakanaog ang paghukom mahitungod sa bisan unsang butang sa dili pa ang takna, sa dili pa moabot ang Ginoo. Dad-on niya sa kahayag ang mga butang nga natago sa kangitngit ug ipadayag ang mga katuyoan sa kasingkasing. Unya ang tagsa-tagsa makadawat sa iyang pagdayeg gikan sa Dios.
6 My fellow believers, I have [told you] all these things as illustrations of myself and Apollos. I have done this for your sake, in order that you may learn [to live according to] the saying, “Do not act contrary to what is {what they have} written [in the Scriptures].” If you follow that rule, you will not be proud of one [spiritual leader] and despise another.
Karon, mga igsoon, akong gikinabuhi kining mga balaod sa akong kaugalingon ug kang Apolos alang sa inyong kaayohan, aron nga gikan kanamo makakat-on kamo sa buot ipasabot sa panultihon, “Ayaw paglapas sa kung unsa ang nahisulat.” Mao kini aron nga walay mousbaw nga pagdapig kaninyo sa usa batok sa uban.
7 (No one has made any of you superior to others!/Why do any of you think that you are superior to others?) [RHQ] [All the abilities] that you have, you received [from God]. [RHQ] So if you received them all [from God], (you should not boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]!”/why do you boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]?”) [RHQ]
Kay si kinsa man ang nakakita sa kalainan diha kaninyo ug sa uban? Unsa ba ang anaa kaninyo nga wala ninyo nadawat nga walay bayad? Kung nadawat ninyo kini nga walay bayad, nganong nagpasigarbo man kamo nga daw ingon nga wala kamo nagbuhat niini?
8 [It is disgusting that you act as though] [IRO] you have already received everything that you need [spiritually]. You act as though [IRO] you were [spiritually] rich (OR, you had received all [the spiritual gifts you need]). You act as though [IRO] you had already begun to rule as kings with Christ. Well, I wish that you really were ruling [with him], in order that we [apostles] might also rule with you!
Naangkon na ninyo ang tanan nga mahimo ninyong tinguhaon! Nahimo na kamong dato! Ug nagsugod na kamo sa paghari—ug kana nahitabo bisan wala kami! Sa pagkatinuod, nanghinaot ako nga kamo naghari na gayod, aron nga kami maghari uban kaninyo.
9 But it seems as though God has put us [apostles] on display, [like prisoners] at the end [of the victor’s parade]. We [(exc)] are like men who have been condemned to die, who have been put in the arena where everyone can see [the wild animals] killing them. And not only people, but even angels all over the world [are watching us, as people] watch those who are performing a play [in a theater].
Kay ako naghunahuna nga ang Dios nagbutang kanamo nga mga apostoles sa pagpakita ingon nga ulahi sa linya sa panon ug sama sa mga tawo nga hinukman sa kamatayon. Nahimo kaming talan-awon sa kalibotan—sa mga anghel, ug sa katawhan.
10 Many people consider us to be [IRO] fools because [we preach about] Christ, but you proudly [think [IRO] that] you are wise because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ. Many people [consider us] [IRO] to be unimpressive, but you [proudly think that you] impress others. People respect you, but they do not respect us.
Mga buangbuang kami alang sa kaayohan ni Cristo, apan mga maalamon kamo kang Cristo. Mga luya kami, apan mga lig-on kamo. Mga tinahod kamo, apan kami gipakaulawan.
11 Up to this present time we have often been hungry. We have often been thirsty. We have ragged clothes. Often we have been beaten {others have beaten us}. We [have traveled so much that we] have no regular homes to live in.
Hangtod niining taknaa gigutom kami ug giuhaw, nagkagidlay na ang among bisti, walay kaluoy kaming gibunalan, ug kami walay puloy-anan.
12 We work very hard [to earn a living]. When we are cursed [by people] {When [people] curse us}, we [ask God to] bless them. When we are persecuted {When [people] cause us to suffer}, we endure it.
Naghago kami pag-ayo, namuhat uban ang among kaugalingong mga kamot. Sa dihang gitunglo kami, nagpanalangin kami. Sa dihang gisakit kami, nagmalahutayon kami.
13 When we are slandered [by people] {When [people] slander us}, we reply kindly to them. Up to now, [unbelievers consider us to be worthless] [MET], [as though we were] just garbage.
Sa dihang gibutangbutangan kami, nagsulti kami uban sa kalooy. Nahimo kami, ug pabilin nga giisip, nga sinalikway sa kalibotan ug labing mahugaw sa tanang mga butang.
14 I am writing this to you, not to make you feel ashamed, but instead to warn you as [though you were] my own dear children.
Wala ako nagsulat niining mga butanga aron nga pakaulawan kamo, apan sa pagpanton kaninyo ingon nga akong hinigugma nga mga anak.
15 I say that because as [an apostle of] Christ Jesus I [was the first one who] proclaimed the good message to you. As a result, I was the one who enabled you to have eternal life. So even if there were thousands of Christians who instruct you [MET], I am the only one who became [like] a father to you.
Kay bisan kung aduna kamoy 10, 000 ka mga magbalantay diha kang Cristo, wala kamoy daghang mga amahan. Kay nahimo akong inyong amahan diha kang Cristo Jesus pinaagi sa ebanghelyo.
16 So I urge you to [live for Christ] the way I do.
Busa ako nag-awhag kaninyo nga inyo akong sundon.
17 In order to [help you do that], I have sent/will be sending Timothy to you. I love him [as though he were] my son. He serves the Lord faithfully. He will remind you of the way I conduct my life [as one who] (has a close relationship with/belongs to) the Lord. The way I conduct my life is the same as how I teach [others to live] in all the congregations [to whom I have spoken].
Mao nga akong gipadala diha kaninyo si Timoteo, ang akong hinigugma ug matinud-anon nga anak diha sa Ginoo. Pahinumdoman niya kamo sa akong paagi diha kang Cristo, sama sa akong pagtudlo kanila sa bisan asa nga dapit ug sa matag kasimbahanan.
18 Some of you have become proud, thinking that I will not come there [to rebuke your congregation about what they are doing].
Karon ang pipila kaninyo nahimong mapahitas-on, nagabuhat ingon nga dili ako moanha diha kaninyo.
19 But if the Lord wants me to come, I will come to you soon. Then I will not [pay any attention to] what those proud people say. Instead, I will find out [whether they have God’s] power.
Apan moanha ako diha kaninyo sa dili madugay, kung kabubut-on sa Ginoo. Unya akong mahibaloan dili lamang ang mga gipangsulti niining mga mapahitas-on gayod, apan akong makita ang ilang gahom.
20 Remember that God [judges whether or not we are letting him] rule [our lives], not by [listening to how we] talk, but [by seeing whether his] power [is present] ([among us/in our lives]).
Kay ang gingharian sa Dios wala nagsukad diha pagsulti apan diha sa gahom.
21 So which do you prefer? Do you want me to come to you and punish you [because you have not changed your ways], or shall I come to you and act lovingly and gently toward you [because you have done what I told you to do]?
Unsa man ang inyong gusto? Moanha ba ako kaninyo uban sa bunal o uban sa gugma ug sa espiritu sa kalumo?
