2 Corinthians 2
1 Anyway, I definitely decided that I would not come to visit you again [now. If I had come, I would have spoken severely to you again, and] I would have made you unhappy as I did the last time [I visited you].
Doch ik heb bij mij zelven voorgenomen om niet wederom in droefheid tot ulieden te komen.
2 [And] if I make you unhappy, I will have made unhappy [the only people who can cheer me up], so (there will be none of you to cheer me up!/who would cheer me up?) [RHQ]
Want als ik ulieden bedroef, wie is het dan die mij kan verblijden, dan alleen degene die door mij bedroefd is?
3 So, [instead of going to visit you at that time], I wrote a letter [and sent it to you]. I wrote it the way I did so that [you would know what you should do. Then] when I come to visit you, you will not make me unhappy when you should be causing me to rejoice. I was quite sure that all of you [would do what I told you to do in that letter, and because of that] I would be happy and you would be happy, too.
En ik heb dit zelfde geschreven opdat ik niet, als ik kom, droefheid zou hebben van degenen door wie ik verblijd moest worden, vertrouwende op u allen, dat mijn blijdschap uw aller blijdschap is.
4 I wrote to you [the way I did] because I felt very troubled and distressed about you. I was even crying very much as I wrote. [My purpose in writing was] not in order to make you feel bad, but, instead, in order that you might know how deeply/much I love you.
Want uit vele verdrukking en benauwdheid des harten heb ik ulieden geschreven met vele tranen; niet opdat gij zoudt bedroefd worden, maar opdat gij mijn liefde zoudt weten die ik overvloedig voor ulieden heb.
5 [Now I want to write about the man who] caused all this anguish. [What he did was very wrong, but] I know that it has caused you much more sorrow than it has caused me, because [what he did] has [affected] all of you [to some extent. I say], “to some extent,” [because I do not want to say that he has] done more harm [than he really has done].
Doch als iemand bedroefd heeft, dan heeft hij mij niet bedroefd, maar ten deele, opdat ik hem niet bezware, u allen.
6 [Since he has now stopped sinning in that way], the punishment that nearly all of you [decided was right for him] has continued long enough.
Den zoodanige is deze bestraffing voldoende, die door de meerderheid is toegedeeld,
7 So now, instead [of punishing him any longer], you need to forgive him and deal kindly with him. [If you do not forgive him], he may become so sad that he will begin to [think that you will never forgive him] (OR, will stop [believing in Christ]).
alzoo dat gij den zoodanige liever moet vergeven en vertroosten, opdat niet door al te groote droefheid de zoodanige worde verslonden.
8 For those reasons, I beg you to [forgive him and accept him into your group again, and by doing that] assure him that you truly love him.
Daarom bid ik u dat gij aan hem de liefde bewijst.
9 [I feel sure that you will do as I ask], because when I wrote [severely] to you [before], I did it to test you by finding out whether or not you really would do everything [that I, as your apostle, asked you to do].
Want daartoe heb ik ook geschreven, opdat ik van u de proeve mocht nemen, of gij tot alles gehoorzaam zijt.
10 So [since you obeyed what I told you before, I feel sure that now you will obey what I am writing in this letter] and forgive the man, as I have done, because I indeed have forgiven him for the wrong thing that he did. Anything he needed me to forgive him for, I have forgiven, and Christ knows [that I have forgiven him sincerely. I have done that mainly] to help you [so that you and I will again have fellowship with each other, and that you will accept him into your group again].
Want aan wien gij iets vergeeft, die geef ik ook; en wat ik ook vergeven heb, als ik iets heb vergeven, dat deed ik om uwentwil, in de tegenwoordigheid van Christus, opdat de Satan geen voordeel op ons behale,
11 [I want you to forgive him] so that Satan will not be able to take advantage of [the problems among] us [and make the situation worse]. We know very well [LIT] that Satan is always planning to [cause problems among us].
want zijn aanslagen zijn ons niet onbekend.
12 [I will continue by telling you what I did after I wrote to you from Ephesus city]. I went to Troas [city] in order to [tell people] the message [about] Christ. [When I arrived there], I found [many people] who had been prepared by the Lord [Jesus] [MET] [to listen to what I told them about him].
Doch toen ik naar Troas kwam om het Evangelie van den Christus, en toen mij een deur geopend was in den Heere,
13 But because my fellow believer Titus had not [arrived with a report from you], I still felt very anxious and concerned [about you]. So, [after spending only a short time at Troas], I said goodbye to [the believers who were there] and came [here] to Macedonia [province to find Titus].
zoo heb ik toch geen rust gehad voor mijn geest omdat ik Titus mijn broeder daar niet vond, maar ik nam van hen afscheid en ging uit naar Macedonië.
14 However, [before I tell you any more about that], I [want to] thank God [for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade] [MET], God leads us [who are his workers] to always be victorious [over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to] know Jesus Christ as a result of our [(exc) teaching his message. That message is like] [MET] the smell of perfume.
Doch Gode zij dank, die ons altijd tot de overwinning leidt in Christus en den reuke zijner kennis doet openbaar worden door ons in alle plaats.
15 [When we(exc) tell God’s message] about Christ, it [spreads out among people] like the smell of perfume. [Those who believe the message that we tell them] are saved {[Jesus Christ] saves them} [from the guilt of their sin. But those who reject that message] will be separated from God [forever].
Want wij zijn een goede reuke van Christus voor God, in degenen die behouden worden en in degenen die verderven.
16 To those who [are on the way to hell, our message is like] [MET] a foul smell [because it is about dying] and being separated from God forever. But, to those [on the way to heaven, the message that we teach is like] a pure fragrant smell, [because we tell them] that they will live [forever with God. As we think about that, we think] (no one is able [to do] such important work [for God!]/how can anyone be able [to do] such important work [for God]?) [RHQ] (questioned)
Voor deze laatsten wel een reuke uit den dood tot den dood, maar voor de eersten een reuke uit het leven tot het leven. En wie is bekwaam tot deze dingen?
17 [But perhaps God considers us(exc) able], because we do not work/act like so many [others whom you know]. They teach God’s message in a way that [they think people will like, and they think that] people will pay them for teaching that way. We [(exc) certainly do not do that]. On the contrary, [as servants of] Christ, and knowing that God is watching us [(exc)], we teach sincerely [the message that] God sent us to proclaim.
Want wij zijn niet als die velen, die Gods woord te koop aanbieden, maar als uit oprechtheid, maar als uit God, voor Gods aangezicht, spreken wij in Christus.
