2 Korintus 1
1 Kepada jemaat Allah di kota Korintus dan segenap umat Allah di seluruh daerah Akaya, yaitu kalian semua yang sudah disucikan Allah karena percaya kepada Yesus. Salam sejahtera dari saya, Paulus, yang menjadi rasul Kristus Yesus karena kehendak Allah, dan dari Timotius, saudara seiman kita.
[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].
2 Kiranya kalian semua senantiasa hidup tenang dan menikmati kebaikan dari Allah Bapa dan Kristus Yesus Penguasa kita.
[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.
3 Terpujilah Allah, Bapa dari Penguasa kita Kristus Yesus, Bapa yang penuh belas kasih dan selalu menguatkan kita!
[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)].
4 Dialah yang menguatkan kami sehingga kami sanggup menghadapi setiap penderitaan. Dengan begitu, kami pun bisa menguatkan orang lain yang juga mengalami berbagai penderitaan. Mereka dikuatkan ketika kami bersaksi tentang cara Allah menguatkan kami.
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)].
5 Karena seperti Kristus menderita di dunia ini, kita yang melayani Dia juga menderita. Dan semakin besar penderitaan kita, semakin besar pula kekuatan yang Dia berikan sehingga kita bisa menguatkan orang lain.
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].
6 Bila kami dibuat menderita, itu untuk menguatkan kalian dan demi keselamatan kalian, supaya kalian bertahan dengan sabar waktu mengalami penderitaan seperti kami. Sebaliknya, bila kami dikuatkan, itu juga supaya kalian dikuatkan dan diselamatkan. Dan kami sama sekali tidak kuatir tentang kalian, sebab kami tahu bahwa kalau kita sama-sama mengalami penderitaan, pasti kalian juga akan dikuatkan oleh Allah Bapa kita, sama seperti yang kami alami.
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.
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.
8 Saudara-saudari, kami ingin kalian tahu tentang penganiayaan yang melanda kami di provinsi Asia. Kami ditimpa beban yang berat melebihi kekuatan kami, sampai rasanya tidak ada harapan hidup lagi.
[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.
9 Bahkan waktu itu, seperti orang yang sudah dijatuhi hukuman mati, kami berpikir, “Sebentar lagi kami dibunuh!” Namun hal itu terjadi supaya kami tidak mengandalkan kekuatan kami sendiri, tetapi mengandalkan Allah yang menghidupkan orang mati.
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].
10 Dialah yang sudah melepaskan kami dari bahaya kematian yang sangat mengerikan itu. Dan kami selalu berharap penuh kepada-Nya untuk terus menyelamatkan kami.
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].
11 Pertolongan itu terjadi karena doa-doamu serta banyak jemaat lain. Dan Allah akan terus menolong kami sebagai jawaban atas doa-doa itu, sehingga kalian semua bersyukur kepada-Nya.
[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].
12 Inilah yang kami banggakan, dan dengan segenap hati saya katakan bahwa ini benar: Dalam segala hal yang sudah kami lakukan di dunia ini, kami bertindak dengan hati nurani yang jujur dan murni yang berasal dari Allah. Hal itu semakin nyata dalam pelayanan kami demi kepentingan kalian, yang kami lakukan berdasarkan kebaikan hati Allah, bukan berdasarkan ilmu dunia ini.
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.
13 Yang kami tuliskan kepada kalian hanyalah hal-hal yang bisa kalian baca dan mengerti. Sebagaimana kalian sudah mengerti sebagian tentang kami, semoga kalian juga akan mengerti lebih dalam. Dengan demikian, pada hari Tuhan Yesus datang kembali, saya harap kalian bangga terhadap kami yang sudah mengerjakan pelayanan di antara kalian, sama seperti kami juga bangga terhadap kalian!
[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.
[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.
15 Maka dengan harapan penuh untuk bisa datang melayani kalian, saya sudah berencana untuk mengunjungi kalian sebelum dan sesudah ke Makedonia. Dengan begitu, kalian akan mendapat berkat dua kali lipat dan bisa membantu saya berangkat ke Yudea.
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].
17 Tetapi saya harus mengubah rencana itu. Waktu kalian mendengarnya, apakah kalian berpikir rencana saya hanya asal-asalan? Atau mungkin kalian mengira saya membuat rencana seperti orang duniawi yang tidak punya pendirian, sehingga sering berubah-ubah pikiran pada waktu yang sama.
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].”
18 Demi Allah yang selalu setia, saya menjamin kepada kalian bahwa sikap Silas, Timotius, dan saya tidak seperti itu! Karena sesuai dengan berita keselamatan tentang Kristus Yesus, Anak Allah, rencana-Nya tidak pernah asal-asalan! Yesus yang kami beritakan bukanlah Orang yang sebentar berkata “Ya” dan sebentar lagi berkata “Tidak.” Dia berpendirian teguh dan sangat layak dipercaya!
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.”
[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].
20 Sebab bagi kita yang bersatu dengan Dia, Kristus sendiri sudah membuktikan bahwa Allah selalu setia menepati janji-Nya kepada umat-Nya. Karena itulah di dalam Kristus kita juga bersyukur serta memuliakan Allah dan berkata “Amin!”
[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!
21 Allah sendiri pun memberikan bukti kesetiaan-Nya. Dia menguatkan kalian dan juga kami, supaya kita tetap berdiri teguh sebagai pengikut Kristus. Dia juga sudah mengurapi kita dengan Roh-Nya sehingga kita sanggup melayani-Nya.
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.
22 Dia memberikan Roh Kudus ke dalam diri kita masing-masing sebagai cap atau tanda yang menunjukkan bahwa kita sudah resmi menjadi milik Allah. Roh itulah yang menjamin bahwa Allah akan memenuhi semua janji-Nya kepada kita.
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].
23 Tetapi sekarang di hadapan Allah saya mengatakan dengan sesungguhnya bahwa yang saya sampaikan ini benar: Saya membatalkan rencana kembali ke Korintus pada waktu itu karena tidak mau kunjungan saya membuat kalian semakin sedih dan malu karena masalah dalam jemaat yang belum dibereskan.
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].
24 Saya dan hamba-hamba Kristus yang lain tidak bermaksud mengatur kalian dalam caramu menjalankan keyakinanmu. Kami yakin bahwa kalian akan selalu teguh dalam keyakinan. Kami hanya ingin bekerjasama dengan kalian supaya kalian semakin bersukacita karena hidup sesuai keyakinanmu itu.
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.
