2 Corinthians, 9

1. Now, concerning the ministry that is done toward the saints, it is not necessary for me to write to you.

1. A o posluživanju svetih suvišno je da vam pišem.

2. For I know your willing mind. I glory about you, concerning this, to the Macedonians. For Achaia has also been prepared, for the past year. And your example has inspired very many others.

2. Ta poznajem vašu spremnost s koje se vama ponosim pred Makedoncima: "Ahaja je spremna od prošle godine." I vaša gorljivost potaknu mnoge.

3. Now I have sent the brothers, so that what we glory about concerning you might be not be empty in this matter, in order that (as I have explained) you may be prepared.

3. Ipak šaljem braæu da se u tome pogledu ne opovrgne što se vama ponosimo; da budete spremni kao što sam tvrdio te se -

4. Otherwise, if the Macedonians arrive with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you) would be ashamed in this matter.

4. ako sa mnom doðu Makedonci i naðu vas nespremne - ne osramotimo s preuzetnosti mi, da ne kažemo vi.

5. Therefore, I considered it necessary to ask the brothers to go to you in advance and to prepare this blessing as promised, and in this way, you may be ready as a blessing, not as an excess.

5. Smatrao sam dakle potrebnim zamoliti braæu da unaprijed poðu k vama i da pripreme vaš još prije obeæani dar te bude pripravan - kao dar darežljivosti, a ne škrtosti.

6. But I say this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. And whoever sows with blessings shall also reap from blessings:

6. Ta eno: tko sije oskudno, oskudno æe i žeti; a tko sije obilato, obilato æe i žeti.

7. each one giving, just as he has determined in his heart, neither out of sadness, nor out of obligation. For God loves a cheerful giver.

7. Svatko neka dade kako je srcem odluèio; ne sa žalošæu ili na silu jer Bog ljubi vesela darivatelja.

8. And God is able to make every grace abound in you, so that, always having what you need in all things, you may abound unto every good work,

8. A Bog vas može obilato obdariti svakovrsnim darom da u svemu svagda imate svega dovoljno za se i izobilno za svako dobro djelo -

9. just as it was written: “He has distributed widely, he has given to the poor; his justice remains from age to age.”

9. kao što je pisano: Rasipno dijeli, daje sirotinji, pravednost njegova ostaje dovijeka.

10. And he who ministers seed to the sower will offer you bread to eat, and will multiply your seed, and will increase the growth of the fruits of your justice.

10. A onaj koji pribavlja sjeme sijaèu i kruh za jelo, pribavit æe i umnožiti sjeme vaše i poveæati plodove pravednosti vaše.

11. So then, having been enriched in all things, you may abound in all simplicity, which works thanksgiving to God through us.

11. Tako æete se u svemu obogatiti za svakovrsnu darežljivost koja se, našim posredovanjem, izvija u zahvalnicu Bogu.

12. For the ministration of this office not only supplies whatever the saints need, but also abounds through many thanksgivings in the Lord.

12. Jer ovo bogoslužno posluživanje ne samo da podmiruje oskudicu svetih nego se i obilno prelijeva u mnoge zahvalnice Bogu.

13. And so, through the evidence of this ministry, you glorify God by the obedience of your confession in the Gospel of Christ, and by the simplicity of your communion with them and with everyone,

13. Osvjedoèeni ovim posluživanjem, slave Boga zbog vašega pokornog ispovijedanja evanðelja Kristova i zbog velikodušnog zajedništva prema njima i prema svima.

14. and they offer prayers for you, being solicitous about you, because of the excellent grace of God within you.

14. A moleæi se za vas, èeznu za vama zbog preobilne milosti Božje na vama.

15. Thanks be to God for his ineffable gift.

15. Hvala Bogu na njegovu neizrecivom daru!