Seconda lettera ai Corinzi 4

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ideo habentes hancministra tionem, iuxta quod misericor diam consecuti sumus, non deficimus,	1 Such by God's mercy is our ministry, and therefore we do not waver
2 sedabdicavimus occulta dedecoris non ambulantes in astutia neque adulterantesverbum Dei, sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmetipsos ad omnemconscientiam hominum coram Deo.	2 but have renounced al shameful secrecy. It is not our way to be devious, or to falsify the word of God;instead, in God's sight we commend ourselves to every human being with a conscience by showing the truthopenly.
3 Quod si etiam velatum est evangelium nostrum, in his, qui pereunt, estvelatum;	3 If our gospel seems to be veiled at al , it is so to those who are on the way to destruction,
4 in quibus deus huius saeculi excaecavit mentes infidelium, ut nonfulgeat illuminatio evangelii gloriae Christi, qui est imago Dei.	4 the unbelievers whose minds have been blinded by the god of this world, so that they cannot seeshining the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5 Non enimnosmetipsos praedicamus sed Iesum Christum Dominum; nos autem servos vestros perIesum.	5 It is not ourselves that we are proclaiming, but Christ Jesus as the Lord, and ourselves as your servantsfor Jesus' sake.
6 Quoniam Deus, qui dixit: “ De tenebris lux splendescat ”, ipseilluxit in cordibus nostris ad illuminationem scientiae claritatis Dei in facieIesu Christi.	6 It is God who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' that has shone into our hearts to enlighten themwith the knowledge of God's glory, the glory on the face of Christ.
7 Habemus autem thesaurum istum in vasis fictilibus, ut sublimitas sit virtutisDei et non ex nobis.	7 But we hold this treasure in pots of earthenware, so that the immensity of the power is God's and notour own.
8 In omnibus tribulationem patimur, sed non angustiamur;aporiamur, sed non destituimur;	8 We are subjected to every kind of hardship, but never distressed; we see no way out but we neverdespair;
9 persecutionem patimur, sed non derelinquimur;deicimur, sed non perimus;	9 we are pursued but never cut off; knocked down, but stil have some life in us;
10 semper mortificationem Iesu in corporecircumferentes, ut et vita Iesu in corpore nostro manifestetur.	10 always we carry with us in our body the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus, too, may be visible inour body.
11 Semper enimnos, qui vivimus, in mortem tradimur propter Iesum, ut et vita Iesu manifesteturin carne nostra mortali.	11 Indeed, while we are stil alive, we are continually being handed over to death, for the sake of Jesus,so that the life of Jesus, too, may be visible in our mortal flesh.
12 Ergo mors in nobis operatur, vita autem in vobis.	12 In us, then, death is at work; in you, life.
13 Habentes autem eundem spiritum fidei, sicut scriptum est: “ Credidi,propter quod locutus sum ”, et nos credimus, propter quod et loquimur,	13 But as we have the same spirit of faith as is described in scripture -- I believed and therefore I spoke-we, too, believe and therefore we, too, speak,
14 scientes quoniam, qui suscitavit Dominum Iesum, et nos cum Iesu suscitabit etconstituet vobiscum.	14 realising that he who raised up the Lord Jesus wil raise us up with Jesus in our turn, and bring us tohimself -- and you as wel .
15 Omnia enim propter vos, ut gratia abundans per multosgratiarum actionem abundare faciat in gloriam Dei.	15 You see, everything is for your benefit, so that as grace spreads, so, to the glory of God, thanksgivingmay also overflow among more and more people.
16 Propter quod nondeficimus, sed licet is, qui foris est, noster homo corrumpitur, tamen is, quiintus est, noster renovatur de die in diem.	16 That is why we do not waver; indeed, though this outer human nature of ours may be fal ing intodecay, at the same time our inner human nature is renewed day by day.
17 Id enim, quod in praesenti est,leve tribulationis nostrae supra modum in sublimitatem aeternum gloriae pondusoperatur nobis,	17 The temporary, light burden of our hardships is earning us for ever an utterly incomparable, eternalweight of glory,
18 non contemplantibus nobis, quae videntur, sed quae nonvidentur; quae enim videntur, temporalia sunt, quae autem non videntur, aeternasunt.	18 since what we aim for is not visible but invisible. Visible things are transitory, but invisible thingseternal.