2 Corinthians 2

1 And Y ordeynede this ilke thing at me, that Y schulde not come eftsoone in heuynes to you.

But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

2 For if Y make you sori, who is he that gladith me, but he that is soreuful of me?

For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

3 And this same thing Y wroot to you, that whanne Y come, Y haue not sorewe on sorewe, of the whiche it behofte me to haue ioie. And Y triste in you alle, that my ioye is of alle you.

And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.

4 For of myche tribulacioun and angwisch of herte Y wroot to you by many teeris, not that ye be sori, but that ye wite what charite Y haue more plenteuously in you.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

5 For if ony man hath maad me soreuful, he hath not maad me sorewful but a parti, that Y charge not you alle.

But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

6 This blamyng that ys maad of manye, suffisith to hym, that is sich oon;

Sufficient to such a man [is] this punishment, which [was inflicted] of many.

7 so that ayenward ye rathir foryyuen and coumfort, lest perauenture he that is suche a maner man, be sopun vp bi more grete heuynesse.

So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him], and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

8 For which thing Y biseche you, that ye conferme charite in to hym.

Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm [your] love toward him.

9 For whi therfor Y wroot this, that Y knowe youre preuyng, whether in alle thingis ye ben obedient.

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

10 For to whom ye han foryyuen ony thing, also Y haue foryyue. For Y that that Y foryaf, yif Y foryaf ony thing, haue youun for you in the persone of Crist,

To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;

11 that we be not disseyued of Sathanas; for we knowen hise thouytis.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

12 But whanne Y was comun to Troade for the gospel of Crist, and a dore was opened to me in the Lord,

Furthermore, when I came to Troas to [preach] Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

13 Y hadde not rest to my spirit, for Y foond not my brother Tite, but Y seide to hem farewel, and Y passide in to Macedonye.

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

14 And Y do thankyngis to God, that euere more makith vs to haue victorie in Crist Jhesu, and schewith bi vs the odour of his knowing in ech place;

Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

15 for we ben the good odour of Crist to God, among these that ben maad saaf, and among these that perischen.

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

16 To othere sotheli odour of deth in to deth, but to othere we ben odour of lijf in to lijf. And to these thingis who is so able?

To the one [we are] the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who [is] sufficient for these things?

17 For we ben not as many, that don auoutrie bi the word of God, but we speken of clennesse, as of God, bifor God in Crist.

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.