Korineto II. 8
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
Berean Standard Bible
1E NA hoahanau, ke hoike aku nei makou ia oukou i ka lokomaikai o ke Akua i haawiia mai i na ekalesia o Makedonia;
1Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
2Ia lakou i hoao nui ia mai ai i ka hoino, mahuahua iho la ko lakou olioli, a i ko lakou ilihune loa, mahuahua iho la ko lakou manawalea ana aku.
2In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
3No ka mea, ua ike maka au, e like me ko lakou Iako, a nui loa aku, no ko lakou makemake iho,
3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
4Koi ikaika mai la lakou me ke noi mai ia makou, na makou no e malama i ka haawina, a e lawe pu i manawalea na ka poe haipule.
4they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
5Aole nae i like me ko makou manao, aka, haawi e aku la lakou mamna ia lakou iho no ka Haku, a no makou hoi, ma ka makemake o ke Akua.
5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
6No ia mea, ua noi aku makou ia Tito; e like me kana i hoomaka'i, pela no hoi oia e hoopau ai i keia haawina mawaena o oukou.
6So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
7No ia hoi, no ko oukou mahuahua ana i na inea a pau, i ka manaoio, i ka olelo, i ka ike, i ka ikaika a pau, a me ko oukou aloha mai ia makou; i mahuahua hoi oukou i keia lokomaikai ana'ku.
7But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8Aole au e olelo aku ma ke kanoha, aka, no ka ikaika o kekahi poe, a e hoao hoi i ka oiaio o ko oukou aloha.
8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
9No ka mea, ua ike no oukou i ka lokomaikai o ko kakou Haku o Iesu Kristo, ua waiwai oia, a no oukou i lilo mai ai ia i mea ilihune, i waiwai ai hoi oukou ma kona ilihune.
9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
10Ke hai aku nei au i kun manao i keia mea; he mea pono keia no oukou ka poe i hoomaka, aole i ka hana wale no, aka, i ka makemake hoi i kela makahiki mamua.
10And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
11Ano hoi, e hooko oukou i ka hana ana ia mea; e like me ko oukou manao makemake, pela hoi e hooko ai ma ka oukou i loaa mai.
11Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
12No ka mea, a i loaa ka manao makemake, ua maliuia mai ia ma ka mea i loaa ia ia, aole ma ka mea i loaa ole.
12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
13Aole o'u makemake e mama na mea e ae, a e kaumaha oukou:
13It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
14Aka, i like, i neia manawa e kokua aku ko oukou waiwai i ko lakou ilihune, i kokua mai hoi ko lakou waiwai i ko oukou ilihune, i like pu:
14At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.
15E like me ka mea i palapalaia, o ka mea i hoiliili nui, aohe mea i oi aku nana; a o ka mea i hoiliili liilii, aole i emi kana.
15As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
16E alohaia ke Akua nana i haawi mai keia manao ikaika iloko o ka naau o Tito no oukou.
16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
17No ka mea, ua hoolohe mai la ia i ka olelo hooikaika; aka, i ka oi ana aku o kona ikaika, hele aku la ia io oukou la ma kona manao iho.
17For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
18A ua hoouna pu aku la makou me ia i ka hoahanau, nona ka hoomaikaiia mai ma na ekalesia a pau, no ka euanelio.
18Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
19Aole keia wale no, aka, ua waeia hoi oia e na ekalesia i hoahele no makou me keia haawina i laweia e makou no ka nani o ka Haku, a me ka hoike ana'ku i ko oukou lokomaikai.
19More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering —the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
20E makaala'na i keia, o olelo ino ia mai makou e kekahi i keia mea nui a makou e malama nei.
20We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
21E hoomanao e ana i na mea maikai, aole imua o ke Akua wale no, imua hoi o kanaka.
21For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
22A ua hoouna pu aku la makou i ko makou hoahanau me lakou, i ka mea a makou i ike pinepine ai, na ikaika i na mea he nui; ano, ua nui aku kona ikaika, i ka nui o kona manao maopopo ia oukou.
22And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
23A i ninauia mai o Tito, o kuu hoapili ia a me kuu hoahana no oukou; a o na hoahanau hoi o makou, o lakou ka poe elele no na ekalesia, a me ka nani o Kristo.
23As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.
24Nolaila, e hoike mai ia lakou, a imua hoi o na ekalesia i ka oiaio o ko oukou aloha, a me ko makou kaena ana no oukou.
24In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
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