2 Korinčanom 4
1 Ker imamo to službo, kakor smo prejeli usmiljenje, ne omahujemo,
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we do not faint.
2 temveč smo se odrekli skritim stvarem nepoštenosti in ne hodimo v prebrisanosti niti z Božjo besedo ne ravnamo varljivo, temveč se z manifestacijo resnice v Božjih očeh priporočamo vesti vsakega človeka.
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
3 Toda če je naš evangelij skrit, je skrit tistim, ki so izgubljeni,
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing;
4 v katerih je bog tega sveta zaslepil misli tistih, ki ne verujejo, da jim ne bi zasijala svetloba veličastnega Kristusovega evangelija, ki je podoba Boga. (aiōn g165)
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they would not see the light of the glorious Good News of Christ, who is the image of God. (aiōn g165)
5 Kajti ne oznanjamo sebe, temveč Kristusa Jezusa, Gospoda; in sebe, vaše služabnike, zaradi Jezusa.
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.
6 Kajti Bog, ki je zapovedal svetlobi, da zasije iz teme, je zasijal v naših srcih, da nudi svetlobo spoznanja Božje slave na obrazu Jezusa Kristusa.
For it is God, who spoke for light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
7 Toda ta zaklad imamo v lončenih posodah, da bi bila odličnost moči lahko od Boga in ne od nas.
But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
8 Na vsaki strani smo vznemirjeni, vendar ne v tegobi; zmedeni smo, vendar ne v obupu;
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
9 preganjani, toda ne zapuščeni; mêtani [ob tla], toda ne uničeni;
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
10 vedno v telesu naokrog prenašamo umiranje Gospoda Jezusa, da bi se lahko tudi v našem telesu razodelo Jezusovo življenje.
always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
11 Kajti mi, ki živimo, smo zaradi Jezusa nenehno izročani v smrt, da bi se tudi Jezusovo življenje lahko razodelo v našem umrljivem mesu.
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.
12 Tako potem v nas deluje smrt, toda v vas življenje.
So then death works in us, but life in you.
13 Ker imamo istega duha vere, glede na to, kakor je pisano: ›Veroval sem in zato sem govoril; ‹ tudi mi verujemo in zato govorimo;
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;
14 vedoč, da tisti, ki je obudil Gospoda Jezusa, bo po Jezusu obudil tudi nas in nas postavil z vami.
knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.
15 Kajti vse stvari so zaradi vas, da bi lahko obilna milost zaradi zahvaljevanja mnogih prekipevala v Božjo slavo.
For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
16 Zaradi tega razloga ne omagujemo; kajti kljub temu, da naš zunanji človek umira, je vendarle naš notranji človek iz dneva v dan obnovljen.
Therefore we do not become discouraged, but even though our outer nature is wearing away, yet our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
17 Kajti naša lahka stiska, ki je samo za trenutek, opravlja za nas veliko večjo, presegajočo in večno težo slave; (aiōnios g166)
For this momentary light affliction is working for us a far more exceeding and everlasting weight of glory; (aiōnios g166)
18 medtem ko ne gledamo na stvari, ki so vidne, temveč na stvari, ki so nevidne. Kajti stvari, ki so vidne, so začasne, toda stvari, ki so nevidne, so večne. (aiōnios g166)
while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are everlasting. (aiōnios g166)
