2 Corinthians 2

1 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

1 我已经决定了，下次到你们那里时不再使大家忧伤。

2 For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

2 如果我使你们忧伤，那么除了因我而忧伤的你们，还有谁能使我喜乐呢？

3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

3 我曾为这事写信给你们，免得我到你们那里时，那些本该使我喜乐的人反而使我忧伤。我也深信你们会以我的喜乐为你们的喜乐。

4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

4 我心里万分难过、泪流满面地给你们写了前一封信，并非要使你们忧伤，而是要你们明白我是多么爱你们。

5 Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

5 那个令人忧伤的人与其说使我忧伤，倒不如说使大家都有几分忧伤。我只说几分忧伤，是怕说得太重。

6 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

6 这样的人受了众人的谴责也就够了。

7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

7 你们现在要饶恕他、安慰他，免得他忧伤过度而一蹶不振。

8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

8 我劝你们要让他确实知道你们仍然爱他。

9 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

9 为此，我也曾写信给你们，要考验你们，看你们是否凡事顺服。

10 If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

10 你们饶恕谁，我也饶恕谁。我若饶恕，是为了你们的缘故在基督面前饶恕的，

11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

11 免得撒旦乘虚而入，因为我们并非不知道它的诡计。

12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

12 我前往特罗亚传扬基督的福音时，主为我打开了传福音的大门。

13 I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

13 那时，因为没有找到提多弟兄，我心里不安，便辞别众人前往马其顿。

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

14 感谢上帝，祂常常在基督里率领我们走在凯旋的行列中，又借着我们到处散发那因认识基督而有的香气。

15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

15 不论是在得救的人当中还是在灭亡的人当中，对上帝来说，我们都是基督的馨香之气。

16 To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

16 对灭亡的人而言，这香气是叫人死亡的香气；对得救的人来说，这香气却是叫人得生命的香气。谁能担当这样的重任呢？

17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

17 我们并不像许多人为了牟利而出卖上帝的道。我们是上帝差遣的，在上帝面前靠着基督诚诚实实地讲道。