2 Corinthians 8

1 Now, my fellow believers, I want to tell you [what happened because of] God’s [acting] kindly [in the lives] of [the believers in] the congregations [here] in Macedonia [province].

हम भाई बहनों को मकेदोनिया की कलीसियाओं को परमेश्वर द्वारा दिए गए अनुग्रह के विषय में बताना चाहते हैं.

2 Even though [the non-believers here] have been causing the believers to suffer severely, the believers are always very joyful. [Although they] are very poor, [they gave] very generously [to help other believers].

बड़े भीषण संकटों में भी उनका बड़ा आनंद, तथा भारी कंगाली में भी उनकी बड़ी उदारता छलक पड़ी है.

3 [I know that this is true], because I have seen for myself that they not only gave [money] [EUP] that they were able [to give], they gave [so much money that they did] not even keep enough [to buy what they needed for themselves]. Without anyone telling them [to share their possessions],

मैं इस सच्चाई की पुष्टि कर सकता हूं कि उन्होंने न केवल उतना ही दिया, जो उनके लिए संभव था परंतु उससे कहीं अधिक! यह उन्होंने अपनी इच्छा से दिया है.

4 they themselves kept requesting us to let them participate in what [other believers] are doing in [sending a gift of money to] [EUP] God’s people [in Judea province].

उन्होंने तो हमसे विनती पर विनती करते हुए अनुमति चाही कि उन्हें पवित्र लोगों की सहायता की धन्यता में शामिल होने का सुअवसर प्रदान किया जाए.

5 I thought [that they would give only a little of their money, but] they did much [more than that]. First, they told the Lord [Jesus] that they wanted to do [what pleases him. After that, they told] me that they wanted to do [whatever I thought was good for them to do, because they were sure that] would be what God [wanted them to do].

यह सब हमारी आशा के विपरीत था. इससे भी बढ़कर उन्होंने परमेश्वर की इच्छा के अनुरूप सबसे पहले स्वयं को प्रभु के लिए और फिर हमारे लिए समर्पित कर दिया.

6 So, because Titus was the one who [helped you to] begin [gathering the money] [EUP, MTY] for your gift, I urged him to also [help you] finish [collecting the rest of] your generous and loving gift.

इसलिये हमने तीतॉस से विनती की कि जिस प्रकार इसके पहले उसने तुममें यह प्रक्रिया शुरू की थी, वैसे ही वह इस सराहनीय काम को पूरा भी करे.

7 You are doing very well in so many [other] ways. [God’s Spirit enables you to] believe that [God] will [do miracles. His Spirit has given you the ability to] tell [God’s message to others. His Spirit makes you able to] know things that he reveals to you. You eagerly [want to help people], and you love us [(exc)] very much. [So now], try to also do well in getting your generous [gift of money] [EUP] [ready to send to the believers in Judea province].

ठीक जिस प्रकार तुम विश्वास, वचन, ज्ञान, उत्साह तथा हमारे प्रति प्रेम में बढ़ते जाते हो, उसी प्रकार अब तुम्हारा प्रयास यह हो कि तुम इस सराहनीय सेवा में भी बढ़ते जाओ.

8 I am not commanding you [to do this]. But [because I have seen how believers in] other [places] are eager [to help other believers who do not have] ([what they need/enough to live on]), I want you similarly to show that you love others sincerely.

मैं तुम्हें कोई आज्ञा नहीं दे रहा. मैं सिर्फ बाकियों के उत्साह से तुम्हारे प्रेम की तुलना कर इसकी सच्चाई को परख रहा हूं.

9 You already know [how much] our Lord Jesus [did for you] that you did not deserve. Everything [in heaven] belonged to him. But in order to benefit you, [he left all of those things behind and became a human being. Here on earth he had] very few possessions [of his own]. But because he became poor like that, he is [able to cause] you [(pl)] to become [spiritually] rich.

हमारे प्रभु येशु मसीह की कृपा से तुम भली-भांति परिचित हो: यद्यपि वह बहुत धनी थे, तुम्हारे लिए उन्होंने निर्धनता अपना ली कि उनकी निर्धनता के द्वारा तुम धनी हो जाओ.

10 So, [as you think of our Lord’s example, I will tell you] what I think that you should do in this matter [of giving money. As you know], last year, because you desired [to give money to help God’s people in Judea province], you began [collecting money] [EUP].

यहां मैं अपना मत प्रस्तुत कर रहा हूं, जिसमें तुम्हारा भला है: पिछले वर्ष तुमने दान दिया भी और दान देने की इच्छा में तुम आगे थे,

11 So now you should finish [collecting] the money [EUP] that you began [to gather]. In that way, [everyone will know that you are just] as ready to finish [collecting this gift] as you were to begin collecting it. Give what you are able to give.

इसलिये जो काम तुमने शुरू किया था, उसे पूरा भी करो—इस काम की समाप्‍ति के लिए भी वैसे ही उत्साही बने रहो, जैसे इसकी योजना तैयार करते समय थे. इसकी समाप्‍ति उससे करो, जो इस समय तुम्हारे पास हैं.

12 [Keep in mind that] if you really want to [give something to help others], whatever any one of you is [able to give] will be pleasing [to God. God does not expect his people to give more] than they can afford to give.

यदि किसी में दान देने की इच्छा है तो जो कुछ उसके पास है, उसी के आधार पर उसका दान ग्रहण होगा—उसके आधार पर नहीं, जो उसके पास नहीं है.

13 I do not mean that [you should give so much to help others that] you yourselves do not have what you need. No, what I want is that [both you and others] will have what [you need].

हमारा मतलब यह नहीं है कि दूसरों की भलाई करने के कारण स्वयं तुम कष्ट सहो. हमारा उद्देश्य सिर्फ न्याय करना है.

14 Right now, when you have (more [than you need/] ) and [the believers in Judea] do not have (enough/all that they need), [with your gift you will enable them to have enough. Maybe some day] when you do not have (enough/all that you need) and they have more than they need, they will [be able to] help you. Then everyone will have enough (OR, In that way each will share alike).

इस समय तो तुम्हारी बढ़ोतरी उनकी ज़रूरत पूरी करने के लिए काफ़ी है. कभी यह भी संभव है कि तुम स्वयं को ज़रूरत में पाओ और वे अपनी बढ़ोतरी में से तुम्हारी सहायता करें. तब दोनों पक्ष समान हो जाएंगे.

15 [If that happens, the result will be like it is written] {[like someone/Moses] wrote} [in the Scriptures about the time when God provided manna for his people], If someone gathered a lot [of manna], he still did not have more than he needed, [because he gave some to someone who did not have enough]. And those who gathered only a little [manna] still had all that they needed [LIT], [because others who gathered more than they needed gave some manna to them].

पवित्र शास्त्र का उदाहरण है: जिसने अधिक मात्रा में इकट्ठा कर लिया, उसने कुछ भी ज्यादा नहीं पाया और जिसने कम इकट्ठा किया, उसे कोई कमी न हुई.

16 [So now I am sending Titus to visit you again]. God has caused him to be just as eager [to help you prepare your gift] as I am. I thank God for that.

तीतॉस के मन में तुम्हारे प्रति ऐसा ही उत्साह जगाने के लिए मैं परमेश्वर का आभारी हूं.

17 [He is going there], not only because we urged him to go, but because he himself is very eager [to visit you again].

उसने न केवल हमारी विनती ही सहर्ष स्वीकार की बल्कि वह उत्साह में अपनी इच्छा से तुम्हारे पास चला गया है.

18 I am sending with Titus another believer [whom you know well]. All the groups of believers [in this area] think highly of him because he has [faithfully taught] the good message [about Christ].

हम उसके साथ एक ऐसे व्यक्ति को भेज रहे हैं, जो सारी कलीसियाओं में ईश्वरीय सुसमाचार के प्रचार के लिए सराहा जा रहा है.

19 Not only that, but he was appointed by the congregations [in this area] {the congregations [in this area] appointed him} to [go] to Jerusalem with us [(exc)]. He [will go] with us [when we take] the generous gift of money [EUP] [to the believers in Jerusalem. We are taking this] gift to honor the Lord [Jesus] and to show them that we all [very much] want to [help them].

इतना ही नहीं, स्वयं प्रभु की महिमा तथा लोगों पर इस सहायता के लिए हमारी तत्परता प्रकट करने के उद्देश्य से कलीसियाओं ने इस व्यक्ति को हमारे साथ यात्रा करने के लिए चुना है.

20 [The believers have] given money [EUP] generously. So, [by sending that fellow believer along with Titus] to take the money [to Jerusalem], we are trying to make sure that no one will be able to accuse us [(exc) of taking some of the money for ourselves].

हम सावधान हैं कि किसी को भी इस सहायता की राशि के प्रबंध करने में हम पर उंगली उठाने का अवसर न मिले.

21 [I say that] because we [(exc)] want to make sure that the Lord [God] will see that what we [(exc)] do is right, and other people will see it, too.

हमारा उद्देश्य न केवल वह है, जो प्रभु की दृष्टि में शोभनीय और भला है परंतु मनुष्यों की दृष्टि में भी.

22 Furthermore, there is also another believer [here] whom we are sending [to you along with the two] men [whom I have just mentioned]. Many times I have seen his good work [for the Lord], and I know that he is eager [to serve the Lord]. Now, because he knows for sure that you [want to give this gift the same as other believers do], he is even more eager than he was before [to go with the two other men].

इनके साथ हम एक और व्यक्ति को भेज रहे हैं. अनेक अवसरों पर हमने उसे परखा है और उसे सच्चा ही पाया है. अब तो तुम्हारे लिए उसके भरोसे ने उसमें और अधिक उत्साह तथा सहायता के लिए तेजी का संचार किया है.

23 As for Titus, [I have chosen him because] he is my partner, and he has worked faithfully with me [to help you]. As for the other two men, the congregations [in this area] are sending them as their messengers. These two men honor Christ [by everything they do].

तीतॉस तुम्हारे बीच मेरा साथी तथा सहकर्मी है. उसके साथी यात्री कलीसियाओं के भेजे हुए तथा मसीह का गौरव हैं.

24 So then, show them that you truly love [others], and [in that way] help other congregations to understand [why] we [(exc)] are always saying such good things about you.

इसलिये कलीसियाओं के सामने खुले दिल से उन पर अपने प्रेम तथा तुम्हारे प्रति हमारे गर्व के कारणों का प्रमाण दो.