1 Corinthians 2
1 And Y, britheren, whanne Y cam to you, cam not in the heiynesse of word, ethir of wisdom, tellynge to you the witnessyng of Crist.
兄弟姐妹们，以前去拜访你们时，我讲述了上帝希望你们了解的正道，但并未试图用漂亮的辞藻或看似精妙的智慧来吸引你们。
2 For Y demede not me to kunne ony thing among you, but Crist Jhesu, and hym crucified.
因为我决定，与你们在一起时，我只想关注耶稣基督和他钉上十字架之事。
3 And Y in sikenesse, and drede, and myche trembling, was among you;
我以软弱、惧怕和战战兢兢的方式出现在你们面前。
4 and my word and my preching was not in suteli sturyng wordis of mannus wisdom, but in schewyng of spirit and of vertu;
我并未用雄辩的智慧语言说服你们，只是通过证据和圣灵力量予以证明，
5 that youre feith be not in the wisdom of men, but in the vertu of God.
通过这种方式，你们才不会凭借人的智慧相信上帝，而是凭借上帝的能力。
6 For we speken wisdom among perfit men, but not wisdom of this world, nether of princes of this world, that ben distried; (aiōn g165)
但当我们与精神成熟之人交流，变回使用智慧之语，但并非这世间的智慧，也不是人类统治者的智慧，这些统治者很快就会从世间消失。相反， (aiōn g165)
7 but we speken the wisdom of God in mysterie, `which wisdom is hid; which wisdom God bifor ordeynede bifor worldis in to oure glorie, (aiōn g165)
我们以奥秘解读上帝的智慧。上帝在创世之前便已为我们的荣耀立下这奥秘，曾一直被隐藏，如今已经显现。 (aiōn g165)
8 which noon of the princes of this world knew; for if thei hadden knowe, thei schulden neuere haue crucified the Lord of glorie. (aiōn g165)
没有哪位人间当权者知晓这奥秘，如果他们知道，就不会把荣耀之主钉上十字架。 (aiōn g165)
9 But as it is writun, That iye say not, ne eere herde, nether it stiede in to herte of man, what thingis God arayede to hem that louen hym;
正如经文所记：“上帝为爱他之人所准备的一切，乃眼不曾见过、双耳不曾听过、人思想未曾想过。”
10 but God schewide to vs bi his spirit. For whi the spirit serchith alle thingis, yhe, the depe thingis of God.
但上帝却通过圣灵向我们显明这一切，因为圣灵能够参透上帝深邃的内在。
11 And who of men woot, what thingis ben of man, but the spirit of man that is in hym? So what thingis ben of God, no man knowith, but the spirit of God.
除了真实的自己，还有谁了解你的想法？同样，除了上帝的灵，还有谁知晓上帝的想法？
12 And we han not resseiued the spirit of this world, but the spirit that is of God, that we wite what thingis ben youun to vs of God.
我们从上帝那里领取的不是人世之灵，而是来自上帝的灵，这样我们才能理解上帝的慷慨馈赠到底是什么。
13 Whiche thingis we speken also, not in wise wordis of mannus wisdom, but in the doctryn of the spirit, and maken a liknesse of spiritual thingis to goostli men.
我们的言语也是如此，所使用的并非人类的智慧语言，而是圣灵传授的语言。我们以圣灵的语言，解释何为圣灵。
14 For a beestli man perseyueth not tho thingis that ben of the spirit of God; for it is foli to hym, and he may not vndurstonde, for it is examyned goostli.
当然了，心中没有圣灵之人，也不会接受来自上帝的灵。我们的言语对他们而言就是一派胡言，他们无法理解，因为圣灵之事需细细思量。
15 But a spiritual man demeth alle thingis, and he is demed of no man.
与圣灵同在之人能看透万事，但却无人能看透他。
16 As it is writun, And who knew the wit of the Lord, or who tauyte hym? And we han the wit of Crist.
因为“谁理解主的心意并思量着指教他？”但我们的确拥有了基督的心意。
