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 my next visit to you should not be in sorrow.
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 sorrowful, who is there to make me glad but he that is made sorrowful 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 about this very matter, that I might not on my coming have sorrow from those who ought to gladden me, having confidence in all of you, 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 distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that ye should be made sorrowful, but that ye might know the exceeding love which I have for 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 one hath caused grief, he hath caused it not to me alone, but in a measure, not to be too severe on him, to all of you.
6 This blamyng that ys maad of manye, suffisith to hym, that is sich oon;
Sufficient for such a one is this punishment, which was inflicted by the 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 on the contrary ye ought rather to forgive, and console 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 to 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 I wrote, that I might know by putting it to the proof, whether ye are 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,
But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also; for what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ,
11 that we be not disseyued of Sathanas; for we knowen hise thouytis.
that Satan might not gain an advantage over 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,
Now when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door had been opened to me by 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 forth 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;
But thanks be to God, who always exhibiteth us in triumph in Christ, and manifesteth through us the odor of the knowledge of him 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 to God a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved, and those who are perishing;
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 latter we are the odor of death, producing death; and to the former the odor of life, producing 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 the many, who adulterate the word of God; but as from sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
