2 Korintiana 4
1 Aa kanao anay o fitoroñañe zao, ie niferenaiñañe, le tsy mamoe’ay.
Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2 Toe rarà’ay ze sata naetake ty amy hasalara’ey; tsy mipiapia am-pamañahiañe vaho tsy mengohe’ay o tsaran’ Añahareo, fe am-palangesañe ty hatò ro anolora’ay vatañe mb’am-pitsakorea’ ze hene ondaty am-pivazohoan’ Añahare.
No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God’s Message, and commending ourselves to every man’s conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the Truth.
3 Aa naho toe mikolopoke ty talili-soa’ay, le mikolopoke amo mikoromakeo,
And, even if the Good News that we bring is veiled, it is veiled only in the case of those who are on the path to Ruin —
4 fa nampigoa’ ty ndrañaharen-tsa toy ty fivetsevetse’ o tsi-miantokeo, tsy hahaisake ty fireandrea’ ty talili-soan’ enge’ i Norizañey, i vintan’ Añaharey. (aiōn g165)
Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for them. (aiōn g165)
5 Tsy ty vata’ay ro taroñe’ay, fa Iesoà Norizañey ho Talè, le zahay ro fetrek’oro’ areo ty am’ Iesoà.
(For it is not ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.)
6 I Andrianañahare nanao ty hoe: Hipasasàke amo ieñeo ty zava ro mampireandreañe añ’arofo’ay ao i hazavam-paharendrehañe ty engen’ Añahare mitapasàke an-dahara’ Iesoà Norizañey.
Indeed, the same God who said ‘Out of darkness light shall shine,’ has shone in upon our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.
7 Ie ty vara’ay mihaja an-tsajoa-tane ao, hampidodea te boak’ aman’ Añahare ty hara’elahi’ i haozarañey fa tsy hirik’ ama’ay.
This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, that its all-prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.
8 Mañarikatoke anay ty famorekekeañe, fe tsy demoke; malovilovy, fe tsy mamoe aiñe,
Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
9 samporeraheñe fa tsy naforintseñe; zinevo, fa tsy rotsake—
though pursued, never abandoned; though struck down, never killed!
10 nainai’e endese’ay am-batañe ty havilasi’ Iesoà, soa te halange an-tsandri’ay ka ty havelo’ Iesoà.
We always bear on our bodies the marks of the death that Jesus died, so that the Life also of Jesus may be exhibited in our bodies.
11 Le nainai’e seseheñe havetrake ty amy Iesoà zahay veloñe, soa te hiboak’ an-tsandri’ay mora mihomakeo ka ty havelo’ Iesoà.
Indeed, we who still live are continually being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the Life also of Jesus may be exhibited in our mortal nature.
12 Aa le mitromake ama’ay ao ty fihomahañe, le ama’areo ty haveloñe.
And so, while death is at work within us, Life is at work within you.
13 Manahake ty nisokirañe ty hoe: Niantoke iraho, vaho nivolañe, Toe miato ka zahay nampatokisa’ i Arofoy vaho mitaroñe,
But, in the same spirit of faith as that expressed in the words — ‘I believed, and therefore I spoke,’ we, also believe, and therefore speak.
14 fohiñe te i Nampitroatse i Talè Iesoày ro hampitroatse anay miharo amy Iesoà ka, vaho hampiatrefe’e mitraoke ama’ areo zahay.
For we know that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with him, and will bring us, with you, into his presence.
15 Inahareo ty nanoañe i he’e rezay, soa t’ie fa niboele ami’ty maro ty hasoa le handopatse ho ami’ty engen’ Añahare ty fañandriañañe.
For all this is for your sakes, that the loving-kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.
16 Aa le tsy milesa zahay, fa ndra te mihamomoke ty sandri’ay alafe’e, mihavao boak’ andro ty an-tro’ay ao.
Therefore, as I said, we do not lose heart. No, even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 Le i hasotriañe maivañe tsy maremaretse toiy ro mamokatse engeñe tsy ri’e mavesatse tsy amañ’ohatse. (aiōnios g166)
The light burden of our momentary trouble is preparing for us, in measure transcending thought, a weight of imperishable glory; (aiōnios g166)
18 Le tsy o isam-pihainoo ty biribirie’ay fa o tsy isakeo, amy te mihelañe o raha isakeo, fe tsy ho modo nainai’e o tsy isam-pihainoo. (aiōnios g166)
we, all the while, gazing not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable. (aiōnios g166)
