2 Corinthians 1
1 [I], Paul, who [write this letter to you], became an apostle of Christ Jesus because God chose me for that. [Timothy, our] fellow believer, [is with me. I am sending this letter] to you who are God’s people in the congregations in Corinth [city. I want] the believers who live in [other places] in Achaia [province to also read this letter].
Si Pablo, usa ka apostol ni Cristo Jesus pinaagi sa kabubut-on sa Dios, ug si Timoteo nga atong igsoon, ngadto sa simbahan sa Dios nga anaa sa Corinto, ug ngadto sa tanang magtutuo sa tibuok rehiyon sa Acaya.
2 [We(exc) desire] that you will [experience] God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ [acting] kindly toward you and causing you to have [inner] peace.
Hinaot nga ang grasya maanaa kaninyo ug ang kalinaw nga gikan sa Dios nga atong Amahan ug kang Ginoong Jesu-Cristo.
3 [We should] praise God, who is the father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus Christ. He always pities us and helps us [because he is like] [MET] a father to us [and we are like his children]. He always encourages us [(inc)].
Hinaot nga dayegon ang Dios ug Amahan sa atong Ginoong Jesu-Cristo. Siya mao ang Amahan sa mga kaluoy ug ang Dios sa tanang paghupay.
4 He has encouraged us [(exc)] whenever we suffered hardships. As a result, we [(exc)] are able to encourage others whenever they suffer hardships, just as/just like God has encouraged us [(exc)].
Ang Dios maghupay kanato sa tanan natong kagul-anan, aron nga makahupay usab kita niadtong anaa sa bisan unsa nga kagul-anan. Naghupay kita sa uban sa samang paghupay nga gigamit sa Dios aron sa paglipay kanato.
5 It is true that just like Christ suffered, we [who serve him] also continually suffer [because we belong to him]. But also, because we [belong to] Christ, God greatly strengthens us (just as/just like) [God strengthened him].
Kay sama sa mga pag-antos ni Cristo nga midagaya tungod ug alang kanato, busa modagaya usab ang atong paghupay pinaagi kang Cristo.
6 So, whenever we [(exc)] experience sufferings, we [learn how to encourage] you [when you experience sufferings. As a result, you will become more and more the kind of people God] wants you to be. Whenever [God] strengthens us [(exc) when we are suffering, he] does that in order that you [may see how he makes us strong when we are suffering. Then, as God] encourages [you in that way], you will learn to continue patiently [trusting him] when you suffer as we do.
Apan kung may kagul-anan man kami, alang kini sa inyong kahupayan ug kaluwasan. Ug kung gihupay man kami, alang kini sa inyong kahupayan. Ang inyong kalipay nagmalamboon sa dihang nagmapaubsanon kamo nga nag-ambit sa sama nga mga pag-antos nga giantos usab namo.
7 As a result, we [(exc)] strongly expect that because you suffer just as/just like we do, [God] will encourage you (just as/just like) [he] encourages us.
Ug malig-on ang among pagsalig mahitungod kaninyo. Nasayod kami nga sa pag-ambit usab ninyo sa mga pag-antos, miambit usab kamo sa paghupay.
8 [Our] fellow believers, we [(exc)] want you to know [LIT] about the trouble that we suffered in Asia [province]. That trouble was so very great that it was much more than we were able to endure. As a result, we [(exc)] thought that we would certainly die.
Kay dili kami buot nga dili kamo masayod, mga igsoon, mahitungod sa mga kasamok nga among nabatonan didto sa Asya. Gibug-atan gayod kami labaw pa sa among makaya, hilabihan gayod kabug-at nga wala na kami naglaom nga mabuhi pa.
9 Indeed, we felt [like a person feels when he has heard a judge say], “I condemn you to die/be executed [MET].” But [God allowed us to think that we were going to die] so that we would not (rely on/trust in) our own [strength. He wanted us] instead [to rely] only on his [strength, because he] is the one who [has power even to make] those who have died live [again].
Sa pagkatinuod, hinukman na kami sa kamatayon nganhi kanamo. Apan wala kini naghimo kanamo nga mosalig sa among kaugalingon, kondili sa Dios gayod, nga nagbanhaw sa mga patay.
10 And [even though] we [(exc)] were [in terrible danger and were] about to die, God rescued us. And he will continue to rescue us [whenever we are in trouble]. We confidently expect that he will continue to rescue us [time after time].
Giluwas niya kami gikan niadtong makamatay nga kakuyaw, ug nagluwas siya kanamo pag-usab. Gisalig na namo diha kaniya nga luwason niya kami pag-usab.
11 [And we are also relying on] you to help us by praying for us [(exc)]. [If many people pray for us], many people will also thank [God] when [he] kindly answers those many prayers [and delivers us from danger].
Pagabuhaton niya kini ingon nga kamo usab magtabang kanamo pinaagi sa inyong mga pag-ampo. Unya daghan ang maghatag ug mga pagpasalamat pinaagi kanamo alang sa grasyahanon nga kaluoy nga gihatag kanamo pinaagi sa mga pag-ampo sa kadaghanan.
12 I am happy [to say] that I have behaved toward all people [MTY] in an honest and sincere way. My conscience assures me [that this is true]. Especially, I have behaved toward you [honestly and sincerely because that is what] God wants us to do. As I have done that, [my thoughts] have not been the thoughts that unbelieving people [MTY] [think are] wise. Instead, [I have behaved toward people only as God wants me to, depending on] God to help me in ways that I do not deserve.
Mapagarbohon kami niini: ang pagpamatuod sa among konsensya. Kay putli man kini nga mga katuyoan ug matinud-anon nga miabot gikan sa Dios nga among gipahigayon sa among kaugalingon dinhi sa kalibotan. Labi pa namong nabuhat kining tanan uban kaninyo—dili sa kalibotanong kaalam, apan pinaagi sa grasya sa Dios.
13 [I say that] because [in all my letters to you] I have always written [LIT] clearly in a way that you can easily and completely understand [when you] read them.
Wala kami nagsulat kaninyo sa bisan unsa nga dili ninyo mabasa o masabtan. Naglaom ako nga masabtan ninyo kami sa hingpit,
14 [Previously some of] you, but not all of you, have completely understood [that I am always honest and sincere with you]. But I confidently expect that [soon] you will all be fully convinced [about that]. Then when the Lord Jesus [MTY] [returns, you will all be able to say that] you are pleased with me, just like I will [be able to say that] I am pleased with you.
sama sa inyong gamay nga nasabtan kanamo karon. Unya sa adlaw sa atong Ginoong Jesus kami ang mahimo ninyong hinungdan alang sa pagpasigarbo, sama usab kanamo.
15 It was because I felt sure [that all of you were pleased with me] that I was planning to visit you on my way from [here] to Macedonia [province]. I also planned to visit you again on my way back from there, so that I could [spend time with you] twice, and be able to help you more, and I was hoping that you would [give me things that I needed] [EUP] for my journey to Judea [province].
Tungod kay masaligon ako mahitungod niini, buot ko nga mouna pag-anha kaninyo, aron nga makadawat kamo sa kaayohan sa ikaduhang pagduaw.
Naglaraw ako sa paghapit aron sa pagduaw kaninyo sa akong panaw padulong sa Macedonia. Unya buot ko nga moduaw na usab kaninyo sa akong pagpanaw gikan sa Macedonia, ug unya mapadala ninyo ako sa akong pagpadulong sa Judea.
17 So then, even though I [changed my mind later and did not do what] I [first] planned to do, [it was not because I did not have an important reason for changing my plans]. Surely you do not [really think] that I decide what I am going to do like people who do not know God do! [RHQ] I am [not like that]. I am not [a person who] says [to people], “Yes, [certainly I will do that],” and then [for no good reason changes his mind and says], “No, [I will not do it].”
Sa dihang naghunahuna ako niining paagiha, nagduhaduha ba ako? Naglaraw ba ako sa mga butang sumala sa mga tawhanong sukaran, aron nga moingon ako nga, “Oo, oo” ug “Dili, dili” sa samang takna?
18 Just as surely as God always does what he says [he will do, it is true that I have never said], “Yes, [I will do this]” when I [really meant] “No.”
Apan sama nga ang Dios nagmatinud-anon, dili namo dunganon sa pagsulti ang “Oo” ug “Dili.”
19 [I follow the example of] God’s Son, Jesus Christ. When I, along with Silas and Timothy, taught you [about Christ], we told you that he was not [someone who said that he] would do [something] and [then] did not [do it]. Jesus Christ never [said to anyone], “Yes, [I will do what you desire],” and [then did] not [do it].
Kay ang Anak sa Dios, nga si Jesu-Cristo, nga gimantala nako ug nila ni Silvanos ug Timoteo diha kaninyo, dili “Oo” ug “Dili.” Hinunoa, kanunay siyang “Oo.”
20 [We(inc) know that is true], because everything that God promised to do [for his people], he has done completely by [sending] Christ [to save us]. That is why we say, “Yes, it is true! [God has done everything that he promised to do]!” And we praise him for that!
Kay ang tanan nga mga saad sa Dios kanunay nga “Oo” diha kaniya. Busa pinaagi usab kaniya moingon kita nga “Amen” ngadto sa himaya sa Dios.
21 Now it is only God himself who causes us [(exc)], as well as you, to keep on [believing] strongly in Christ. God is the one who chose us [(inc) to belong to him and to have a close relationship] with Christ.
Karon mao kini ang Dios nga nagpamatuod kanamo uban kaninyo diha kang Cristo, ug nagsugo siya kanato.
22 He also sent his Holy Spirit into our [(inc)] lives to mark us as belonging to himself [MET]. Also, since he has sent his Spirit to live in us [(inc)], [he wants us to know by this that] he guarantees [MET] [to give us every other] ([blessing/good thing]) [that he has promised].
Gisilyohan na niya kita ug gihatag kanato ang Espiritu sa atong mga kasingkasing ingon nga usa ka garantiya sa kung unsa ang iyang ihatag sa umaabot.
23 So now [I will tell you why I changed my mind and did not visit you as I intended to do]: God himself knows [that what I am telling you is true]. The reason that I did not return to Corinth was so that I might not have to [speak to you severely about the wrong that you had done].
Hinuon, nagtawag ako sa Dios aron magsaksi alang kanako nga ang hinungdan sa wala ko pag-anha diha sa Corinto aron nga mapalingkawas ko kamo.
24 It is not that Silas, Timothy and I want to boss you [and tell you that you must] believe only what we say. [Not at all]! On the contrary, we [(exc)] are working as partners [with you] in order to make you happy. [We do not try to force you to believe everything that we believe, because we are sure that you are continuing to] trust [the Lord Jesus Christ] and that you are remaining firmly committed to him.
Dili kini tungod kay nagsulay kami sa pagpugong kung unsa ba gayod ang inyong pagtuo. Hinuon, nagabuhat kami uban kaninyo alang sa inyong kalipay, sa inyong pagbarog sa inyong pagtuo.
