For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack, that there may be equality.
8:15
እስመከመዝይቤመጽሐፍ «ዘቦብዙኅኢያትረፈወዘቦውኁድኢያሕጸጸ።»
如經上所記: 多收的也沒有餘; 少收的也沒有缺。
As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”
8:16
እኩትእግዚአብሔርዘወሀበነለነሂንጽሐቅበእንቲኣክሙበከመይቤቲቶ።
多謝上帝,感動提多的心,叫他待你們殷勤,像我一樣。
But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
8:17
እስመየአኵተክሙወተወክፈለክሙስላጤክሙወአስተፋጠነይምጻእኀቤክሙጥቡዐ።
他固然是聽了我的勸,但自己更是熱心,情願往你們那裏去。
For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.
8:18
ወፈኖነምስሌሁእኁነዘንእድዎኵሉአብያተክርስቲያናትበእንተትምህርቱ።
我們還打發一位兄弟和他同去,這人在福音上得了眾教會的稱讚。
We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known throughout all the assemblies.
Not only so, but he was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.
8:20
ወተዐቀብዎለዝንቱከመኢታንውርዋለመልእክትክሙ።
這就免得有人因我們收的捐銀很多,就挑我們的不是。
We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.
8:21
ወሠናየኀልዩለቅድመእግዚአብሔርወለቅድመሰብእ።
我們留心行光明的事,不但在主面前,就在人面前也是這樣。
Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
We have sent with them our brother whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.