2 karinthinaH 8

1 hE bhrAtaraH, mAkidaniyAdEzasthAsu samitiSu prakAzitO ya IzvarasyAnugrahastamahaM yuSmAn jnjApayAmi|

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the congregations of Macedonia;

2 vastutO bahuklEzaparIkSAsamayE tESAM mahAnandO'tIvadInatA ca vadAnyatAyAH pracuraphalam aphalayatAM|

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

3 tE svEcchayA yathAzakti kinjcAtizakti dAna udyuktA abhavan iti mayA pramANIkriyatE|

For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

4 vayanjca yat pavitralOkEbhyastESAM dAnam upakArArthakam aMzananjca gRhlAmastad bahununayEnAsmAn prArthitavantaH|

begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the kadoshim.

5 vayaM yAdRk pratyaiQkSAmahi tAdRg akRtvA tE'grE prabhavE tataH param IzvarasyEcchayAsmabhyamapi svAn nyavEdayan|

This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

6 atO hEtOstvaM yathArabdhavAn tathaiva karinthinAM madhyE'pi tad dAnagrahaNaM sAdhayEti yuSmAn adhi vayaM tItaM prArthayAmahi|

So we urged Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace.

7 atO vizvAsO vAkpaTutA jnjAnaM sarvvOtsAhO 'smAsu prEma caitai rguNai ryUyaM yathAparAn atizEdhvE tathaivaitEna guNEnApyatizEdhvaM|

But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love from us that is in you, see that you also abound in this grace.

8 Etad aham AjnjayA kathayAmIti nahi kintvanyESAm utsAhakAraNAd yuSmAkamapi prEmnaH sAralyaM parIkSitumicchatA mayaitat kathyatE|

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

9 yUyanjcAsmatprabhO ryIzukhrISTasyAnugrahaM jAnItha yatastasya nirdhanatvEna yUyaM yad dhaninO bhavatha tadarthaM sa dhanI sannapi yuSmatkRtE nirdhanO'bhavat|

For you know the grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

10 Etasmin ahaM yuSmAn svavicAraM jnjApayAmi| gataM saMvatsaram Arabhya yUyaM kEvalaM karmma karttaM tannahi kintvicchukatAM prakAzayitumapyupAkrAbhyadhvaM tatO hEtO ryuSmatkRtE mama mantraNA bhadrA|

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

11 atO 'dhunA tatkarmmasAdhanaM yuSmAbhiH kriyatAM tEna yadvad icchukatAyAm utsAhastadvad Ekaikasya sampadanusArENa karmmasAdhanam api janiSyatE|

But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

12 yasmin icchukatA vidyatE tEna yanna dhAryyatE tasmAt sO'nugRhyata iti nahi kintu yad dhAryyatE tasmAdEva|

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you do not have.

13 yata itarESAM virAmENa yuSmAkanjca klEzEna bhavitavyaM tannahi kintu samatayaiva|

For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

14 varttamAnasamayE yuSmAkaM dhanAdhikyEna tESAM dhananyUnatA pUrayitavyA tasmAt tESAmapyAdhikyEna yuSmAkaM nyUnatA pUrayiSyatE tEna samatA janiSyatE|

but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality.

15 tadEva zAstrE'pi likhitam AstE yathA, yEnAdhikaM saMgRhItaM tasyAdhikaM nAbhavat yEna cAlpaM saMgRhItaM tasyAlpaM nAbhavat|

As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack."

16 yuSmAkaM hitAya tItasya manasi ya Izvara imam udyOgaM janitavAn sa dhanyO bhavatu|

But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

17 tItO'smAkaM prArthanAM gRhItavAn kinjca svayam udyuktaH san svEcchayA yuSmatsamIpaM gatavAn|

For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.

18 tEna saha yO'para EkO bhrAtAsmAbhiH prESitaH susaMvAdAt tasya sukhyAtyA sarvvAH samitayO vyAptAH|

We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the congregations.

19 prabhO rgauravAya yuSmAkam icchukatAyai ca sa samitibhirEtasyai dAnasEvAyai asmAkaM saggitvE nyayOjyata|

Not only so, but who was also appointed by the congregations to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

20 yatO yA mahOpAyanasEvAsmAbhi rvidhIyatE tAmadhi vayaM yat kEnApi na nindyAmahE tadarthaM yatAmahE|

We are avoiding this, that no one should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

21 yataH kEvalaM prabhOH sAkSAt tannahi kintu mAnavAnAmapi sAkSAt sadAcAraM karttum AlOcAmahE|

For we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of others.

22 tAbhyAM sahApara EkO yO bhrAtAsmAbhiH prESitaH sO'smAbhi rbahuviSayESu bahavArAn parIkSita udyOgIva prakAzitazca kintvadhunA yuSmAsu dRPhavizvAsAt tasyOtsAhO bahu vavRdhE|

We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

23 yadi kazcit tItasya tattvaM jijnjAsatE tarhi sa mama sahabhAgI yuSmanmadhyE sahakArI ca, aparayO rbhrAtrOstattvaM vA yadi jijnjAsatE tarhi tau samitInAM dUtau khrISTasya pratibimbau cEti tEna jnjAyatAM|

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the emissaries of the congregations, the glory of Messiah.

24 atO hEtOH samitInAM samakSaM yuSmatprEmnO'smAkaM zlAghAyAzca prAmANyaM tAn prati yuSmAbhiH prakAzayitavyaM|

Therefore show the proof of your love to them in front of the congregations, and of our boasting about you.