Translations
—yes, we are full of courage, and we would far rather depart this body and come home to the Lord.
—we are confident, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with YHWH.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.