2 Corinthians 3
1 [As I write these things about myself], I am [RHQ] not [doing it] to boast about how good I am, [as some of you say I do]. Some people always carry letters with them that tell how well they work, [that other people] have [written]. But I do not [RHQ] need [to bring] letters like that [when I come to you]. Nor do I need to ask you [to write] letters like that [for me when I go to other congregations].
Nagasugod ba kami karon sa pagdayeg pag-usab sa among kaugalingon? O gikinahanglan ba namo, ingon sa uban, ang mga sulat sa pagpaila sa among kaugalingon, mga sulat nganha kaninyo o gikan kaninyo?
2 You yourselves are [MET] [like a] letter that recommends my work [for God to everyone]. People see [how Christ changed] your [lives when you believed the message that I taught you]. Everyone [who knows you] can see [the result of my work for God].
Kamo gayud mao ang among sulat sa pagpaila sa among kaugalingon, nga nakudlit diha sa inyong mga kasingkasing, nga pagahibaloan ug pagabasahon sa tanang mga tawo;
3 You are [MET] [like] a letter that Christ himself [has written] that says good things about [my work for God in your lives]. You show [people by the way you now conduct your lives that God has changed your lives] as a result of my work [among you. People did] not [find out about you by] reading [a letter that was written to them on paper] with [pen and] ink. Instead, [they saw how] the Spirit of the all-powerful God [has changed your lives]. Nor [did people find out about you by reading] a letter that was carved on stone slabs [like the stone slabs that God gave to Moses]. Instead, [it was the change that God’s Spirit made in] your lives [MET] [that they saw].
ug kamo nagapakita nga kamo maoy usa ka sulat nga gihatud namo gikan kang Cristo, sinulat dili sa tinta kondili sa Espiritu sa Dios nga buhi, dili diha sa mga papan nga bato kondili sa mga papan nga mga kasingkasing sa tawo.
4 I [can very] confidently [write these things about the work that Silas, Timothy, and I did among you, because God knows that what I write is true. We(exc) are true workers] for God [because of what] Christ [has done for us].
Mao kana ang pagsalig nga among nabatonan pinaagi kang Cristo ngadto sa Dios;
5 We [(exc)], by ourselves, do not have the ability [to do this work]. None of us [apostles] can say, “[I have changed the lives of these people].” God is the one [who has given us this ability].
dili nga kami takus sa pag-isip sa bisan unsa, nga daw kami mao gayud ang nagpasiugda niini; ang among katakus nagagikan sa Dios,
6 He is the one who enables us [(exc)] to be his messengers. [He has enabled us to tell people the message] about the new agreement [that he is making with them]. This is not a [message about obeying all the] written laws [of his old agreement that he made with the Jewish people]. Instead, [it is a message about God giving us his] Spirit. [Previously, God condemned people to be] separated from him forever [if they did not obey his laws]. But by [God’s new agreement] his Spirit enables people to live [eternally].
nga mao ang naghimo kanamong takus sa pagkaministro sa bag-ong pakigsaad, dili diha sa sinulat nga kasugoan kondili diha sa Espiritu; kay ang sinulat nga kasugoan magapatay, apan ang Espiritu magahatag ug kinabuhi.
7 [Moses] taught [the people that if they did not obey God’s laws completely they would be] separated from God forever. [God] wrote [his laws] on stone [slabs. Then he gave them to Moses to teach them to the people. Although God’s laws condemned the people] to die, [when Moses brought those laws down from Sinai Mountain, God caused Moses’ face to shine] Moses’ face to shine radiantly [to show the people that these laws were God’s laws. It shone]. so brightly that the people of Israel could not keep looking at Moses’ face. [They had to look away]. But the brightness was slowly fading away.
Ug kon ang pag-alagad nga makamatay nga sinulat sa mga titik ug gikulit diha sa bato, miabut nga inubanan sa maong himaya nga tungod niana ang mga Israelinhon dili arang makasud-ong sa nawong ni Moises tungod sa kasanag niini, bisan tuod kini nag-anam ra ug kahanap,
8 [So], [since God showed in such a wonderful way that those laws that condemned the people to die were from him], surely when we [(exc)] teach [people about how God’s] Spirit will [change their lives], [God will show] in an even more wonderful way [that] it is [his message.] [RHQ]
dili ba molabaw pa hinoon ka masanagon ang pag-alagad sa Espiritu?
9 The message [that Moses taught them was wonderful, but when people heard] that message, [they realized that they were sinners and that God] would punish them. But God’s message that we [(exc) teach is a] much more wonderful message. We teach people that God will (erase the record of/declare people no longer guilty for) [the sinful things that they have done].
Kay kon masanagon man gani ang pag-alagad sa hukom sa silot, labaw pa gayud kaayo niini ang pagkamasanagon sa pag-alagad sa pagkamatarung.
10 [The truth is that, although the work of teaching the people to obey God’s laws] was once important, it is not as important now, because [the work of teaching people that God will forgive them and] enable them to live to please him is far more important.
Sa pagkatinuod, niining pagkabutanga, ang kaniadto may kasanag nawad-an na karon sa pagkamasanagon, tungod niadtong kasanag nga milabaw pa niini.
11 Furthermore, [the message that Moses taught was not a lasting message, just like] the brightness on his face was not lasting and soon faded away. But [when God gives his Spirit to people], the wonderful work that [God’s Spirit does in their lives] is much greater [because] it lasts forever.
Kay kon masanagon man gani kadtong pag-alagad nga nagkahanap ra, nan, labi pang masanagon kadtong pag-alagad nga magapadayon.
12 We [(exc)] know that the message that we teach is a [much more wonderful message than the message that Moses taught]. So we [can preach] boldly.
Busa, tungod kay kami nakabaton man sa maong paglaum, kami mga masaligon,
13 We do not [need to put a veil over our faces when we teach people], as Moses did. Moses put a veil over his face so that the Israelites would not see that the radiance [on his face] soon faded away. [Similarly, the glory of the old agreement has also faded away].
dili ingon kang Moises nga nagtaptap sa iyang nawong aron ang mga Israelinhon dili makakita sa pagkatapus sa nagkahanap nga kasanag niini.
14 But the Israelis stubbornly refused to [understand that the old agreement would end]. Even now, when they read the old agreement, [they still do not realize that it has ended. It is as if] [MET] that same veil [that Moses put on his face] is now over their [minds, keeping them from understanding God’s true message]. They will [understand that message] only when [they come to trust] in Christ. Then [it will be as though God] has removed the veil.
Apan ang ilang mga salabutan nangagahi; kay bisan pa hangtud niining mga adlawa karon, sa magabasa sila sa daan nga pakigsaad, ang maong taptap nagapabilin gihapon, sanglit kini makuha man lamang pinaagi kang Cristo.
15 [Throughout all these years], even until now, when [the Israelis] read what Moses [write, it is as though] a veil is covering their minds.
Oo, hangtud niining mga adlawa karon, sa magabasa sila kang Moises, anaay taptap nga magalimis sa ilang mga hunahuna;
16 But when any of them believes in the Lord [Jesus], [God] removes that veil from them.
apan sa diha nga ang tawo makadangop na sa Ginoo, ang maong taptap pagakuhaon.
17 [It is by the power of his] Spirit that the Lord [works in our lives], and the Lord’s Spirit has set us free [from trying to obey all the rules and rituals that God gave Moses].
Karon ang Ginoo mao ang Espiritu, ug diin gani ang Espiritu sa Ginoo, anaa usab diha sa kagawasan.
18 [It is as though God] has removed the veil from our faces [MET]. We realize how awesome Jesus is. As we realize that, we are continually being changed {[the Holy Spirit is] continually changing us} to become more and more like Jesus, [so that people can see], more and more, how awesome [Jesus is]. It is the Spirit of the Lord who does [this].
Ug kitang tanan, uban sa nawong nga dili tinaptapan, sa magapasumbalik kita sa kasanag sa Ginoo, ginausab kita ngadto sa pagkasama sa iyang panagway gikan sa kasanag ngadto sa kasanag, maingon nga kini nagagikan man sa Ginoo nga mao ang Espiritu.
