2 Korintanoj 5
1 Ĉar ni scias, ke se la surtera loĝejo de nia tabernaklo dissolviĝos, ni havas de Dio konstruaĵon, domon ne manfaritan, eternan en la ĉieloj. (aiōnios g166)
We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
2 Ĉar vere en ĉi tiu ni ĝemas, sopirante al la survestado per nia loĝejo, kiu devenas de la ĉielo;
[While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
3 se almenaŭ, vestite, ni ne troviĝos nudaj.
When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
4 Ĉar ni, kiuj estas en ĉi tiu tabernaklo, ĝemas ŝarĝite, ne pro tio, ke ni deziras senvestiĝi, sed ĉar ni deziras survestiĝi, por ke la mortaĵo estu elsorbita de la vivo.
[It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
5 Kaj Tiu, kiu nin elfaris por ĉi tiu celo, estas Dio, kiu donis al ni la antaŭgarantiaĵon de la Spirito.
It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
6 Ni do ĉiam ĝoje kuraĝas, kaj ni scias, ke dum ni ĉeestas en la korpo, ni forestas de la Sinjoro
So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
7 (ĉar ni iradas fide, ne vide);
While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
8 ni ĝoje kuraĝas, kaj ni plivolas foresti de la korpo kaj ĉeesti kun la Sinjoro.
[As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
9 Tial ankaŭ ni ambicias, ĉu ĉeestante aŭ forestante, esti akceptindaj ĉe li.
Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
10 Ĉar ni ĉiuj devos elmontriĝi antaŭ la tribunala seĝo de Kristo, por ke ĉiu ricevu tion, kion li faris en la korpo, laŭ siaj faritaĵoj, ĉu bonaj aŭ malbonaj.
[And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
11 Sciante do la timon al la Sinjoro, ni celas konvinki homojn, sed ni ja elmontriĝas al Dio; kaj ni esperas, ke ni elmontriĝas ankaŭ al viaj konsciencoj.
It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
12 Ni ne denove nin rekomendas al vi, sed donas al vi kaŭzon fieriĝi pri ni, por ke vi havu ion respondi al tiuj, kiuj fieriĝas ŝajne kaj ne kore.
Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
13 Ĉar ĉu ni estis frenezaj, tio estis pro Dio, aŭ ĉu ni estas seriozaj, tio estas pro vi.
[Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
14 Ĉar la amo de Kristo nin devigas; ĉar ni juĝas jene, ke ĉar unu mortis pro ĉiuj, tial ĉiuj mortis;
[I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
15 kaj li mortis pro ĉiuj, por ke la vivantoj jam vivu ne por si mem, sed por tiu, kiu pro ili mortis kaj releviĝis.
When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
16 Tial ni de nun konas neniun laŭkarne; eĉ kvankam ni konis Kriston laŭkarne, tamen ni ne plu lin tiel konas.
So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
17 Tial se iu homo estas en Kristo, estas jam nova kreitaĵo; la malnovaĵoj forpasis, jen ili jam estiĝis novaj.
The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
18 Sed ĉio estas de Dio, kiu repacigis nin al Si mem per Kristo kaj donis al ni la administradon de la repacigo;
This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
19 nome, ke Dio estis en Kristo, repacigante la mondon al Si, ne alkalkulante al ili la kulpojn, kaj komisiis al ni la vorton repacigan.
That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
20 Ni do estas ambasadoroj pro Kristo, kvazaŭ Dio per ni petadus; ni vin petegas pro Kristo, repaciĝu al Dio.
So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
21 Tiun, kiu ne konis pekon, Li faris peko pro ni; por ke ni fariĝu justeco de Dio en li.
[You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
