2 Corinthians 4:16-18 KJV

16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

16-18 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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In other translations

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Hivyo hatukati tamaa. Japokuwa kwa nje tunachakaa, kwa ndani tunafanywa upya siku hadi siku. Kwa kipindi hiki kifupi, mateso haya mepesi yanatuandaa sisi kwa ajili ya umilele mzito wa utukufu uzidio vipimo vyote. Kwa kuwa hatutazami kwa ajili ya vitu ambavyo vinaonekana, bali kwa ajili ya vitu visivyoonekana. Vitu tunavyoweza kuviona ni vya muda tu, bali vitu ambayo havionekani ni vya milele.

Noolwekyo tetuterebuka, kubanga newaakubadde ng’emibiri gyaffe gifa, naye omuntu waffe ow’omunda adda buggya bulijjo. Kubanga okubonaabona kwaffe okutono okw’ekiseera ekya kaakano, kwongerayongera nnyo okututeekerateekera ekitiibwa eky’amaanyi eky’emirembe n’emirembe. Noolwekyo tetutunuulira bintu ebirabika naye ebintu ebitalabika, kubanga ebintu ebirabika bya kiseera buseera, naye ebyo ebitalabika bya mirembe na mirembe.

Yango wana tobungisaka elikya te. Mpe atako bomoto na biso ya libanda ezali kobeba moke-moke, kasi bomoto na biso ya kati ekomaka ya sika, mokolo na mokolo. Pamba te pasi oyo tozali komona sik’oyo ezali pepele mpe ezali koleka, ezali nde kobongisela biso nkembo monene, nkembo ya seko mpe nkembo oyo eleki nyonso na motuya. Boye, totalaka te oyo emonanaka na miso, kasi totalaka nde oyo emonanaka te ; pamba te oyo emonanaka ezali mpo na tango moke, kasi oyo emonanaka te ekowumelaka seko na seko.

C’ est pourquoi nous ne perdons pas courage. Et lors même que notre homme extérieur se détruit, notre homme intérieur se renouvelle de jour en jour. Car nos légères afflictions du moment présent produisent pour nous, au-delà de toute mesure, un poids éternel de gloire, parce que nous regardons, non point aux choses visibles, mais à celles qui sont invisibles; car les choses visibles sont passagères, et les invisibles sont éternelles.

Por tanto, no desmayamos: antes aunque este nuestro hombre exterior se va desgastando, el interior empero se renueva de día en día. Porque lo que al presente es momentáneo y leve de nuestra tribulación, nos obra un sobremanera alto y eterno peso de gloria; No mirando nosotros á las cosas que se ven, sino á las que no se ven: porque las cosas que se ven son temporales, mas las que no se ven son eternas.

Darum werden wir nicht müde; sondern, ob unser äußerlicher Mensch verdirbt, so wird doch der innerliche von Tag zu Tag erneuert. Denn unsre Trübsal, die zeitlich und leicht ist, schafft eine ewige und über alle Maßen wichtige Herrlichkeit uns, die wir nicht sehen auf das Sichtbare, sondern auf das Unsichtbare. Denn was sichtbar ist, das ist zeitlich; was aber unsichtbar ist, das ist ewig.

Portanto, não desanimamos. Ainda que exteriormente estejamos nos desgastando, interiormente somos renovados dia após dia. Pois a nossa leve e momentânea aflição produz para nós um eterno peso de glória muito além de toda comparação, enquanto não fixamos os olhos nas coisas que são vistas, mas nas coisas que não são vistas. Pois as coisas que são vistas são temporais, mas as coisas que não são vistas são eternas.

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