1And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, 4they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. 5And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. 6So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part. 7But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you⚓ —see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 8I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. 9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. 10And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. 11Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. 13Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. 14At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, 15as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”⚓
Titus Sent to Receive the Collection
16Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. 17For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. 18And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel. 19What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help. 20We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man. 22In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you. 23As for Titus, he is my partner and co-worker among you; as for our brothers, they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ. 24Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you, so that the churches can see it.
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Klei Phung Đăo Kơ Krist Myơr
1 Ơ phung ayŏng adei, hmei čiăng kơ diih thâo klei pap Aê Diê brei leh kơ Phung Sang Aê Diê hlăm čar Masêdôn. 2Êjai mâo klei lông dlăng hlăm klei knap mñai ktang, klei hơ̆k mơak bŏ dlai diñu leh anăn klei diñu ƀun ƀin êdimima mjing klei kmah snăk hlăm diñu. 3Kâo dưi hưn bi sĭt kơ diñu myơr tui si diñu dưi, leh anăn êbeh hĭn kơ anăn mơh, tui si ai tiê diñu pô čiăng. 4Diñu kwưh kơ hmei čiăng snăk mâo klei jăk jĭn dưi đru phung doh jăk. 5Leh anăn klei anei amâo djŏ msĕ si hmei čang hmăng ôh, ƀiădah êlâo hĭn diñu jao diñu pô kơ Khua Yang leh anăn kơ hmei tui si klei Aê Diê čiăng. 6Msĕ snăn mơh hmei mtrŭt leh Y-Tit kyuadah ñu dơ̆ng leh bruă anei, brei ñu bi leh bruă klei pap anei ti krah diih msĕ mơh. 7Msĕ si diih ngă leh jăk snăk hlăm jih jang bruă: hlăm klei đăo, hlăm klei blŭ, hlăm klei thâo săng, hlăm jih klei hur har, leh anăn hlăm klei diih khăp kơ hmei. Brei diih ngă jăk snăk msĕ mơh hlăm bruă klei pap anei. 8Kâo lač klei anăn amâo djŏ jing klei mtă ôh, ƀiădah mkă hŏng klei hur har phung mkăn, čiăng bi sĭt klei sĭt suôr diih hlăm bruă klei khăp anei. 9Kyuadah diih thâo leh klei pap Khua Yang drei Yêsu Krist: wăt tơdah Ñu jing mdrŏng, ăt Ñu bi ƀun Ñu pô kyua diih, čiăng kơ hŏng klei Ñu ƀun ƀin, diih dưi jing mdrŏng. 10Anei jing klei kâo kčĕ kơ diih: ară anei jing jăk hĭn kơ diih bi leh bruă amâo djŏ ôh knŏng diih dơ̆ng leh thŭn dih, ƀiădah čiăng snăk ngă. 11Ară anei bi jih hĕ bruă diih ngă, msĕ si diih hur har čiăng ngă, brei diih bi leh bruă anăn tui si diih dưi. 12Kyuadah tơdah mâo klei jăk čiăng ngă, Aê Diê tŭ tui si mnơ̆ng ih mâo, amâo djŏ ôh tui si mnơ̆ng ih amâo mâo. 13Kâo amâo čiăng ôh bi hdjul phung mkăn leh anăn bi ktrŏ diih, ƀiădah čiăng mâo klei bi knar. 14Klei diih mâo lu êbeh ară anei srăng bi djăp klei diñu kƀah, leh anăn čiăng kơ klei diñu mâo lu êbeh srăng bi djăp klei diih kƀah. Snăn srăng mâo klei bi knar. 15 Tui si Klei Aê Diê Blŭ čih leh, “Hlei pô mkăm pioh lu amâo mâo êbeh ôh, leh anăn hlei pô mkăm pioh ƀiă amâo mâo kƀah ôh.”
Y-Tit leh anăn Phung Găp Ñu
16Kâo bi mni kơ Aê Diê, Pô dưm leh hlăm ai tiê Y-Tit klei hur har msĕ snăn kơ diih. 17Kyuadah amâo djŏ ôh ñu knŏng tŭ klei hmei akâo, ƀiădah ñu pô hur har snăk, si kâo mâo ñu nao kơ diih tui si ñu pô čiăng. 18Mbĭt hŏng ñu hmei tiŏ nao sa čô ayŏng mâo leh klei hing ang hlăm jih jang Phung Sang Aê Diê kyua klei ñu mtô klei mrâo mrang jăk. 19Amâo djŏ knŏng dŭm anăn ôh, ƀiădah Phung Sang Aê Diê ruah ñu leh brei hiu mbĭt hŏng hmei hlăm bruă klei pap hmei ăt dôk ngă anei, čiăng bi guh kơang Khua Yang, leh anăn čiăng bi êdah ai tiê kmah hmei. 20Hmei mĭn amâo čiăng sa čô ôh dưi ƀuah hmei hlăm klei hmei kiă kriê mnơ̆ng brei pap lu êbeh anei; 21 Kyuadah hmei gĭr tui duah klei djŏ, amâo djŏ knŏng ti anăp Khua Yang ôh, ƀiădah wăt ti anăp mnuih msĕ mơh. 22Mbĭt hŏng diñu hmei tiŏ nao ayŏng hmei, pô hmei lông dlăng leh jêñ jêñ leh anăn ƀuh ñu hur har hlăm lu mta bruă, ƀiădah ară anei ñu hur har hĭn kyuadah ñu knang kơ diih ktang snăk. 23Bi Y-Tit, ñu jing găp kâo leh anăn pô mă bruă kơ diih mbĭt hŏng kâo. Bi kơ phung ayŏng hmei anăn, diñu jing phung mnuih Phung Sang Aê Diê tiŏ nao, phung bi guh kơang Krist. 24Snăn bi sĭt bĕ ti anăp Phung Sang Aê Diê klei diih khăp, leh anăn klei hmei bi mni kơ hmei pô kyua diih.