2 Korinčanom 9
1 Ker za službo, ktera je za svete, ni mi treba pisati vam;
For of the relief which is for the saints, it is needless for me to write to you.
2 Kajti znana mi je vaša dobra volja, s ktero se za vas Macedoncem hvalim, da je Ahaja pripravljena od lani, in vaša vnetost jih je več pobudila.
For I know your readiness of mind, on account of which I boasted of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago: and your zeal has incited very many.
3 A brate sem poslal, da se hvala naša z vami ne izprazni v tem delu, da boste, kakor sem govoril, gotovi;
But I have sent the brethren, that our boasting of you in this respect may not be in vain; that you may be ready, as I said:
4 Da se kako, ko pridejo z menoj Macedonci in najdejo vas negotove, ne osramotimo mi, da ne rečemo vi, v tej stanovitnosti hvale.
lest, possibly, should the Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we (not to say you) might be made ashamed by this same confident boasting.
5 Potrebno se mi je torej zazdelo propositi brate, da bi najprej šli k vam in prej pripravili ta naprej obljubljeni blagoslov tako kakor blagoslov in ne kakor skopost.
Therefore, I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go before to you, and make ready beforehand your bounty, which has been so much talked of before, that this might be ready as a bounty, and not as a gift extorted from you.
6 To pa velim, kdor seje skopo, skopo bo tudi žel, in kdor seje v blagoslovih, v blagoslovih bo tudi žel;
But remember this, that he who sows sparingly, shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully, shall also reap bountifully.
7 Vsak, kakor v srcu odločuje, ne iz žalosti ali po sili; kajti veselega dajalca ljubi Bog.
Let each one give, as he purposes in his heart; not with grief, nor from necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 A mogoč je Bog dati vam obilnost vsakega blagodara, da v vsem vsegdar vsako dovoljnost imajoč imate obilnost za vsako delo dobro.
And God is able to confer every gift upon you abundantly, that you, always having all sufficiency in every thing, may have enough for every good work;
as it is written: He has scattered abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever. (aiōn g165)
10 A kdor daje seme sejaču, dal bo tudi kruh za jed in napolnil bo setev vašo in pomnožil sadove pravice vaše; )
Now, he that furnishes seed to the sower will both furnish bread for food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
11 Da se v vsem obogatite za vsako priprostost, ktera dela po nas zahvalo Bogu.
that you may be enriched in every thing, for all liberality which produces through us thanksgiving to God;
12 Ker služba tega opravila ne dopolnjuje samo pomanjkanja svetih, nego je tudi obilna po zahvalah Bogu od mnogih,
because the administration of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints, but also abounds in many thanksgivings to God;
13 Kedar po tej izkušenej službi hvalijo Boga za vaše podložno pripoznanje evangelja Kristusovega in za prosto podeljevanje njim in vsem,
(since through the proof which this service gives, they glorify God for your acknowledged subjection to the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution for them, and for all; )
14 In po njih molitvi za vas, kteri hrepené za vami za voljo premnoge milosti Božje nad vami.
and in their prayer for you, since they have strong affection for you on account of the eminent grace of God that is in you.
15 A hvala Bogu za njegov neizrečeni dar.
Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.
