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4:1
Διὰ τοῦτο ἔχοντες τὴν διακονίαν ταύτην, καθὼς ἠλεήθημεν, οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν,
Ideo habentes administrationem, juxta quod misericordiam consecuti sumus, non deficimus,
ወበእንተ ዝንቱ እስመ ብነ ዝንቱ መልእክት በከመ ምሕረቱ ዘጸገወነ ኢንትሀከይ ወኢንትቈጣዕ።
Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.
4:2
ἀλλὰ ἀπειπάμεθα τὰ κρυπτὰ τῆς αἰσχύνης, μὴ περιπατοῦντες ἐν πανουργίᾳ μηδὲ δολοῦντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀλλὰ τῇ φανερώσει τῆς ἀληθείας συνιστάντες ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς πᾶσαν συνείδησιν ἀνθρώπων ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
sed abdicamus occulta dedecoris, non ambulantes in astutia, neque adulterantes verbum Dei, sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmetipsos ad omnem conscientiam hominum coram Deo.
አላ ንኅድጎ ለምግባረ ኀፍረት ዘኅቡእ ወኢንሑር በትምይንት ወኢንትመየኖ ለቃለ እግዚአብሔር ወናቅም ርእሰነ በጽድቅ ገሃደ እንበይነ ግዕዘ ኵሉ ሰብእ በቅድመ እግዚአብሔር።
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.
4:3
εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστιν κεκαλυμμένον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν, ἐν τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις ἐστὶν κεκαλυμμένον,
Quod si etiam opertum est Evangelium nostrum, in iis, qui pereunt, est opertum :
ወእመኒ ክዱን ትምህርትነ ክዱን ውእቱ ለሕርቱማን ወለኑፉቃን በዝንቱ ዓለም።
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who are dying,
4:4
ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀπίστων εἰς τὸ μὴ αὐγάσαι τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ.
in quibus Deus hujus saeculi excaecavit mentes infidelium, ut non fulgeat illis illuminatio Evangelii gloriae Christi, qui est imago Dei.
እስመ ጸለሎሙ ልቦሙ እግዚአብሔር አምላክ ዘለዓለም ከመ ኢይርአዩ ብርሃነ ትምህርተ ሰብሐተ ክርስቶስ ዘውእቱ አርኣያሁ ለእግዚአብሔር።
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
4:5
οὐ γὰρ ἑαυτοὺς κηρύσσομεν ἀλλὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν κύριον, ἑαυτοὺς δὲ δούλους ὑμῶν διὰ Ἰησοῦν.
Non enim nosmetipsos praedicamus, sed Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum : nos autem servos vestros per Jesum :
ወአኮ ለርእስነ ዘንሰብክ ዘእንበለ ለእግዚአብሔር በእንተ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ እግዚእነ ወለክሙሰ አቅነይነ ርእሰነ በእንተ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ።
For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake,
4:6
ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ὁ εἰπών, ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψει, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Χριστοῦ.
quoniam Deus, qui dixit de tenebris lucem splendescere, ipse illuxit in cordibus nostris ad illuminationem scientiae claritatis Dei, in facie Christi Jesu.
እስመ እግዚአብሔር ዘይቤ ይሥርቅ ብርሃን ውስተ ጽልመት ውእቱ አብርሀ ውስተ ልብነ ብርሃነ አእምሮ ስብሐቲሁ በገጹ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ።
seeing it is God who said, “Light will 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 Jesus Christ.
4:7
Ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν, ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάμεως ᾖ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ μὴ ἐξ ἡμῶν·
Habemus autem thesaurum istum in vasis fictilibus : ut sublimitas sit virtutis Dei, et non ex nobis.
ወብነ ዝንቱ መዝገብ ውስተ ንዋየ ልሕኵት ከመ ይኩን ዕበየ ኀይል ዘእምኀበ እግዚአብሔር ወአኮ ዘእምኀቤነ።
But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves.
4:8
ἐν παντὶ θλιβόμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐ στενοχωρούμενοι, ἀπορούμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐξαπορούμενοι,
In omnibus tribulationem patimur, sed non angustiamur : aporiamur, sed non destituimur :
እንዘ በኵሉ ነሐምም ኢንትመነደብ ንትሜነንሂ ወኢነኀሥር።
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
4:9
διωκόμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι, καταβαλλόμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι,
persecutionem patimur, sed non derelinquimur : dejicimur, sed non perimus :
ንሰድደሂ ወኢንትገደፍ ንጼዐርሂ ወኢንትኀጐል።
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
4:10
πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τοῖς σώμασιν ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ.
semper mortificationem Jesu in corpore nostro circumferentes, ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in corporibus nostris.
ወዘልፈ ንጸውር ሞቶ ለክርስቶስ በሥጋነ ከመ ይትዐወቅ ሕይወቱ ለክርስቶስ በላዕለ ዝንቱ ነፍስትነ መዋቲ።
always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
4:11
ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες εἰς θάνατον παραδιδόμεθα διὰ Ἰησοῦν, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ φανερωθῇ ἐν τῇ θνητῇ σαρκὶ ἡμῶν.
Semper enim nos, qui vivimus, in mortem tradimur propter Jesum : ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in carne nostra mortali.
እስመ ንሕነ ዘነሐዩ ወትረ ንትሜጦ ለሞት በእንተ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ከመ ሕይወቱኒ ለኢየሱስ ይትዐወቅ በላዕለ ነፍስትነ መዋቲ።
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.
4:12
ὥστε ὁ θάνατος ἐν ἡμῖν ἐνεργεῖται, ἡ δὲ ζωὴ ἐν ὑμῖν.
Ergo mors in nobis operatur, vita autem in vobis.
ወይእዜሰ ጸንዐ በላዕሌነ ሞት እንዘ ሕይወት ኀቤነ።
So then death works in us, but life in you.
4:13
ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως, κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, ἐπίστευσα, διὸ καὶ ἐλάλησα, καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν,
Habentes autem eumdem spiritum fidei, sicut scriptum est : Credidi, propter quod locutus sum : et nos credimus, propter quod et loquimur :
ወብነ አሐዱ መንፈስ ዘሃይማኖት በከመ ይቤ መጽሐፍ «አመንኩ በዘነብኩ» ወንሕነኒ አመነ በዘነበብነ።
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.” We also believe, and therefore we also speak,
4:14
εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ ἐγείρας τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἡμᾶς σὺν Ἰησοῦ ἐγερεῖ καὶ παραστήσει σὺν ὑμῖν.
scientes quoniam qui suscitavit Jesum, et nos cum Jesu suscitabit, et constituet vobiscum.
ወነአምር ከመ ዘአንሥኦ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ እግዚእነ ያነሥአነ ኪያነሂ ምስሌሁ ወያቀውመነ ምስሌክሙ ኀቤሁ።
knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also through Jesus, and will present us with you.
4:15
τὰ γὰρ πάντα δι’ ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσασα διὰ τῶν πλειόνων τὴν εὐχαριστίαν περισσεύσῃ εἰς τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
Omnia enim propter vos : ut gratia abundans, per multos in gratiarum actione, abundet in gloriam Dei.
እስመ ኵሉ በእንቲኣክሙ ከመ ትፈድፍድ ጸጋሁ በላዕለ ብዙኃን ወይብዛኅ አኰቴቱ ለስብሐተ እግዚአብሔር።
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.
4:16
Διὸ οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν, ἀλλ’ εἰ καὶ ὁ ἔξω ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος διαφθείρεται, ἀλλ’ ὁ ἔσω ἡμῶν ἀνακαινοῦται ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ.
Propter quod non deficimus : sed licet is, qui foris est, noster homo corrumpatur, tamen is, qui intus est, renovatur de die in diem.
ወበእንተዝ ኢንትቈጣዕ ወኢንትሀከይ እስመ ዘእንተ አፍኣነ ብእሲ በላዪ ወዘእንተ ውስጥነሰ ይትሔደስ ኵሎ አሚረ።
Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day.
4:17
τὸ γὰρ παραυτίκα ἐλαφρὸν τῆς θλίψεως ἡμῶν καθ’ ὑπερβολὴν εἰς ὑπερβολὴν αἰώνιον βάρος δόξης κατεργάζεται ἡμῖν,
Id enim, quod in praesenti est momentaneum et leve tribulationis nostrae, supra modum in sublimitate aeternum gloriae pondus operatur in nobis,
እስመ ሕማምነ ዘለሰዓት ቀሊል ክብረ ወስብሐተ አፈድፊዶ ይገብር ለነ።
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,
4:18
μὴ σκοπούντων ἡμῶν τὰ βλεπόμενα ἀλλὰ τὰ μὴ βλεπόμενα· τὰ γὰρ βλεπόμενα πρόσκαιρα, τὰ δὲ μὴ βλεπόμενα αἰώνια.
non contemplantibus nobis quae videntur, sed quae non videntur. Quae enim videntur, temporalia sunt : quae autem non videntur, aeterna sunt.
እስመ ኢንሴፎ ዘያስተርኢ አላ ዘኢያስተርኢ እስመ ዘያስተርኢ ዓለም ኀላፊ ውእቱ ወዘሰ ኢያስተርኢ ቀዋሚ እስከ ለዓለም ውእቱ።
while we don’t 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 eternal.
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