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1Begin ons weer om onsself aan te beveel? Of het ons, soos sommige, aanbevelingsbriewe aan julle of van julle nodig?Ἀρχόμεθα πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς ⸀συνιστάνειν; ⸀ἢ μὴ χρῄζομεν ὥς τινες συστατικῶν ἐπιστολῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἢ ἐξ ⸀ὑμῶν;Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?2Julle is ons brief, geskryf in ons harte, geken en gelees deur alle mense;ἡ ἐπιστολὴ ἡμῶν ὑμεῖς ἐστε, ἐγγεγραμμένη ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, γινωσκομένη καὶ ἀναγινωσκομένη ὑπὸ πάντων ἀνθρώπων·You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.3julle is openbaar gemaak as ’n brief van Christus, deur ons bedien, nie met ink geskryf nie, maar met die Gees van die lewende God, nie op klip-tafels nie, maar op tafels wat vlesige harte is.aLetterlik: dienaar gemaak deur ons; die brief is deur ons diens geskryf.φανερούμενοι ὅτι ἐστὲ ἐπιστολὴ Χριστοῦ διακονηθεῖσα ὑφʼ ἡμῶν, ἐγγεγραμμένη οὐ μέλανι ἀλλὰ πνεύματι θεοῦ ζῶντος, οὐκ ἐν πλαξὶν λιθίναις ἀλλʼ ἐν πλαξὶν καρδίαις σαρκίναις.It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
4So 'n vertroue het ons deur Christus teenoor God.Πεποίθησιν δὲ τοιαύτην ἔχομεν διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.5Nie dat ons uit onsself bekwaam is om iets as uit onsself te reken nie, maar ons bekwaamheid is uit God,οὐχ ὅτι ⸂ἀφʼ ἑαυτῶν ἱκανοί ἐσμεν⸃ λογίσασθαί τι ὡς ἐξ ⸀αὑτῶν, ἀλλʼ ἡ ἱκανότης ἡμῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ,Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.6wat ons ook bekwaam gemaak het as dienaars van 'n nuwe verbond, nie van die letter nie, maar van die Gees; want die letter maak dood, maar die Gees maak lewend.ὃς καὶ ἱκάνωσεν ἡμᾶς διακόνους καινῆς διαθήκης, οὐ γράμματος ἀλλὰ πνεύματος, τὸ γὰρ γράμμα ἀποκτέννει, τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ζῳοποιεῖ.And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7Maar as die bediening van die dood, met letters op klippe gegraveer, in heerlikheid gekom het, sodat die kinders van Israel nie na die gesig van Moses kon staar nie vanweë die heerlikheid van sy gesig, wat tot niet gaan,Εἰ δὲ ἡ διακονία τοῦ θανάτου ἐν ⸀γράμμασιν ⸀ἐντετυπωμένη λίθοις ἐγενήθη ἐν δόξῃ, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον Μωϋσέως διὰ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ τὴν καταργουμένην,Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,8hoe sal die bediening van die Gees nie nog meer in heerlikheid wees nie?πῶς οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἡ διακονία τοῦ πνεύματος ἔσται ἐν δόξῃ;will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?9Want as die diens van die veroordeling heerlikheid het, is die diens van die geregtigheid veel meer oorvloedig in heerlikheid.εἰ γὰρ ⸂τῇ διακονίᾳ⸃ τῆς κατακρίσεως δόξα, πολλῷ μᾶλλον περισσεύει ἡ διακονία τῆς ⸀δικαιοσύνης δόξῃ.For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!10Want ook dit wat verheerlik is, is in hierdie opsig nie verheerlik nie, vanweë die oortreffende heerlikheid.καὶ γὰρ οὐ δεδόξασται τὸ δεδοξασμένον ἐν τούτῳ τῷ μέρει ⸀εἵνεκεν τῆς ὑπερβαλλούσης δόξης·Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.11want as dit wat tot niet gaan, deur heerlikheid was, hoeveel te meer is dit wat bly, in heerlikheid.εἰ γὰρ τὸ καταργούμενον διὰ δόξης, πολλῷ μᾶλλον τὸ μένον ἐν δόξῃ.For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
12Omdat ons dan so 'n hoop het, maak ons van groot vrymoedigheid gebruik,Ἔχοντες οὖν τοιαύτην ἐλπίδα πολλῇ παρρησίᾳ χρώμεθα,Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.13en nie soos Moses, wat 'n sluier oor sy gesig gesit het, sodat die kinders van Israel nie sou staar na die einde van wat tot niet gaan nie.καὶ οὐ καθάπερ Μωϋσῆς ἐτίθει κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον ⸀αὐτοῦ, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ τέλος τοῦ καταργουμένου.We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.14Maar hulle gedagtes is verhard. Want tot vandag toe bly dieselfde sluier by die lees van die ou verbond, sonder dat dit opgelig word, omdat dit in Christus vergaan.aOf: sonder dat dit onthul word dat dit in Christus vergaan.ἀλλὰ ἐπωρώθη τὰ νοήματα αὐτῶν. ἄχρι γὰρ τῆς σήμερον ⸀ἡμέρας τὸ αὐτὸ κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τῇ ἀναγνώσει τῆς παλαιᾶς διαθήκης μένει μὴ ἀνακαλυπτόμενον, ⸀ὅτι ἐν Χριστῷ καταργεῖται,But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.15Maar tot vandag toe, wanneer Moses gelees word, lê daar 'n sluier oor hulle hart;ἀλλʼ ἕως σήμερον ἡνίκα ⸂ἂν ἀναγινώσκηται⸃ Μωϋσῆς κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῶν κεῖται·And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.16maar wanneer iemand hom tot die Here keer, word die sluier weggeneem.ἡνίκα ⸂δὲ ἐὰν⸃ ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς κύριον, περιαιρεῖται τὸ κάλυμμα.But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.17Die Here is die Gees; en waar die Gees van die Here is, is daar vryheid.ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν· οὗ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα ⸀κυρίου, ἐλευθερία.Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18En ons almal, wat met onbedekte gesig die heerlikheid van die Here soos in 'n spieël aanskou, word na dieselfde beeld verander, van heerlikheid tot heerlikheid, net soos deur die Here, die Gees.aOf: die heerlikheid van die Here weerkaats.bOf: deur die Gees van die Here.ἡμεῖς δὲ πάντες ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ προσώπῳ τὴν δόξαν κυρίου κατοπτριζόμενοι τὴν αὐτὴν εἰκόνα μεταμορφούμεθα ἀπὸ δόξης εἰς δόξαν, καθάπερ ἀπὸ κυρίου πνεύματος.And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.