2 Corinto 11

1 Nanghinaot ako nga moantos unta kamo uban kanako sa pipila nga mga binuang. Apan giantos gayod ninyo ako!

[But now, because my opponents are saying that Christ sent them to you as his representatives and that he did not send me], please be patient with me, too, [while I say a] few things [that may sound as if] [IRO] [I am praising myself, like] a foolish person [would do. You have been] ([putting up with/tolerating]) [those who teach what is false; ] now then, (put up with/tolerate) me [too].

2 Kay nangabugho ako kaninyo. Aduna akoy diosnong pangabugho alang kaninyo, sanglit gisaad ko man kamo nga ipaminyo sa usa ka bana. Gisaad ko nga ikatugyan kamo ingon nga usa ka putli nga ulay alang kang Cristo.

I really do care about [what happens to] you, just as God cares about [what happens to you. Just like a father wants his daughter to be sexually pure when he presents her to the man she will marry] [MET], I [want you to belong] to Christ [alone and to no other]. I want to present you [to him] as people who remain faithful to him [only, and who have not believed the deceitful message of those who are teaching what is false].

3 Apan nahadlok ako nga sa bisan unsang paagi, sama sa bitin nga naglimbong kang Eba pinaagi sa iyang pagkamalinglahon, ang inyong mga panghunahuna tingali mahisalaag gikan sa tinuoray ug putli nga paghigugma kang Cristo.

However, just like [Satan, when he] cunningly [appeared as a] snake, deceived Eve [and caused her to disobey the Lord God], I am concerned that [those teachers] will cause you to think wrongly so that you will no longer [be faithful to] Christ alone.

4 Kay pananglitan adunay tawo nga moabot ug magmantala ug lahi nga Jesus kaysa sa usa nga among gisangyaw. O pananglitan magdawat kamo ug lahi nga espiritu kaysa sa kung unsa ang inyo nang nadawat. O pananglitan magdawat kamo ug lahi nga ebanghelyo kaysa sa usa nga inyo nang nadawat. Nagmainantuson gayod kamo niining mga butanga!

[I say that] because some people have come among you who are teaching [their own thoughts about] Jesus. They [are saying about him] things that are [entirely] different from what I taught you. [They are urging] you to receive a [powerful] spirit who [would come to live in you], but it is not the same [Spirit] that you received [from God when you believed in Christ]. They preach [what they call] a good message, and you accept [their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And] you have gladly accepted them and their message!

5 Kay sa akong hunahuna dili ako labing ubos niadtong ginatawag nga labing maayo nga mga apostoles.

I consider that [LIT] none of those [men, even though they think of themselves as being] [IRO] extra-special apostles, are in any way greater than I am.

6 Apan bisan wala ako nabansay sa pagpanulti, nabansay na ako diha sa kahibalo. Diha sa matag paagi ug sa tanang butang gipahibalo namo kini kaninyo.

[I admit that] I am not an eloquent speaker, but I do know [God’s message]. I have made that clear to you by everything [that I have done among you and by everything that I have taught you].

7 Nakasala ba ako pinaagi sa pagpa-ubos sa akong kaugalingon aron nga kamo mapasidunggan? Kay gisangyaw ko ang ebanghelyo sa Dios nga walay bayad diha kaninyo.

[I refused to accept money] from you as pay for teaching you God’s message about Christ. (It is ridiculous for you to think that what I did was wrong!/Was that wrong?) [RHQ] [I know that by teaching you without pay], I made myself seem [IRO] unimportant to you. [But I did it] to honor you.

8 Gikuhaan ko ang ubang mga kasimbahanan pinaagi sa pagdawat ug tabang gikan kanila aron nga ako makaalagad kaninyo.

[Some people might say that it was as though] [IRO] I was robbing other congregations because I accepted money from them in order that I might work among you.

9 Sa dihang uban pa ako kaninyo ug anaa ako sa kawalad-on, wala ako maghasol ni bisan kinsa. Kay ang akong mga panginahanglan gipahinagbo sa mga kaigsoonan nga miabot gikan sa Macedonia. Sa tanang butang gipalikay ko ang akong kaugalingon nga mahimong palas-anon diha kaninyo, ug padayonon ko kana sa pagbuhat.

Furthermore, when I was [there] with you and had no [money to buy the things that I needed], I did not cause any [of you] ([to have difficulties by my depending on you/by asking you for money/support]), because our [(inc)] fellow believers who came from [here in] Macedonia [province] brought enough [money for me to buy everything] that I needed. So I have not caused you any difficulty at all [by asking you for money], and I never will [ask you for money] [EUP].

10 Ingon nga ang kamatuoran ni Cristo ania na kanako, kining pagpasigarbo nako dili mahilom sa mga bahin sa Acaya.

[And] as [sure as you know that] everything that Christ says is true, [you can be sure that what] I say [to you now is true. Wherever I go] there in Achaia [province], [I do not let you believers pay me for doing God’s work among you]. And no one will be able to prevent me from boasting [about that].

11 Ngano man? Tungod ba kay wala na ako mahigugma kaninyo? Ang Dios ang nasayod.

No one should wrongly [RHQ] think that it is because I do not love you that [I do not take pay from you]. God knows [that you truly/really are very dear to me].

12 Apan kung unsa man ang akong ginabuhat, mao usab akong pagabuhaton. Akoa kining buhaton aron nga akong maputol ang kahigayonan niadtong mga naninguha sa higayon aron nga makita nga sama kanamo kung unsa ang ilang ginapasigarbo.

There are [some men there among you] who would like to be able to say boastfully that they [work among you] just as I do. So, in order to make it impossible [IDM] [for them to say that], I have [refused to accept pay from you], and I will continue doing that.

13 Kay ang maong mga tawo mini nga mga apostoles ug malimbongon nga mga magbubuhat. Nagtakoban sila ingon nga mga apostoles ni Cristo.

Those men are lying [when they say that they are] apostles. They work deceitfully. [Even though they say that they work for God, they are working only for themselves]. They try to make people think that Christ [sent them] as his apostles, [but they do not truly represent him].

14 Ug kini dili katingad-an, kay bisan gani si Satanas nagtakoban ingon nga anghel sa kahayag.

I am not surprised [that they act like that], because Satan himself causes people to think [that he has come] as a shining messenger [from God].

15 Dili na gayod kini ikatingala kung ang iyang mga alagad magtakoban usab ingon nga mga alagad sa pagkamatarong. Ang ilang padulngan mao ang takos sa ilang mga binuhatan.

So it should not surprise [you] if these men, who [really] serve [Satan, do good things in order] to make you think they [serve God]. Some day God will [punish them] according to what they deserve because of the [evil] things that they do.

16 Mosulti ako pag-usab: Ayaw tugoti nga adunay maghunahuna nga usa ako ka buangbuang. Apan kung gibuhat na ninyo kini, dawata ako ingon nga usa ka buangbuang aron nga makapasigarbo ako ug diyutay.

I say again: I do not want any of you to think that my [boasting about myself] is like foolish [people] boast. But even if anyone [thinks that I am boasting about myself like a foolish person boasts, listen to] what I [have to say anyway, just like you listen to those false apostles]. They really [speak] foolishly! Listen to me while I also boast a little.

17 Ang akong ginasulti mahitungod niining masaligon nga pagpasigarbo wala makalingkawas pinaagi sa Ginoo, apan nagasulti ako ingon nga usa ka buangbuang.

About the things that I am [going to tell you], boasting confidently [about myself, surely you know that they are not the kind of things] that the Lord [Jesus] would say. Instead, [I will speak] as a foolish [person would speak].

18 Sanglit daghang mga tawo nagpasigarbo sumala sa unodnon, magpasigarbo usab ako.

Because many among you are boasting [about their own work], as unbelievers do, I will also boast [about myself and my work] [MTY, IRO].

19 Kay malipayon kamong nag-antos sa mga buang-buang. Maalamon kamo sa inyong kaugalingon!

[I am sure that you, who think that you are so wise, will accept what I say] because you gladly [accept the] false teachers and the foolish things [that they say].

20 Kay nag-antos kamo uban sa tawo kung siya nag-ulipon kaninyo, kung siya naglamoy kaninyo, kung siya nagpahimulos kaninyo, kung iyang giila ang iyang kaugalingon nga mas maayo kaysa kaninyo, o kung gisagpa niya kamo.

When people [treat] you as if they were your bosses, you gladly submit [to them. You think that it is all right when others] force you to provide for their needs. You think that it is all right [when people] take control over you, when they boast about themselves, [or when they insult you by] slapping you in the face.

21 Mosulti ako sa atong kaulaw nga kita huyang kaayo sa pagbuhat niana. Apan kung si bisan kinsa ang magpasigarbo — mosulti ako sama sa usa ka buangbuang — magpasigarbo usab ako.

I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. [Ha! Do you think that] [IRO] I should feel ashamed [because I did not do that?] So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you [some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves].

22 Mga Hebreohanon ba sila? Ako man usab. Mga Israelita ba sila? Ako man usab. Mga kaliwat ba sila ni Abraham? Ako man usab.

Do [they tell you] that they are Hebrews [and can speak the Hebrew language?] Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. Do they [tell you that they] belong [to God’s people], the nation of Israel? Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. [Do they tell you that] they are descendants of [our great] ancestor Abraham? Well, he is my ancestor, too.

23 Mga alagad ba sila ni Cristo? (Nagsulti ako ingon nga ako wala na sa akong hunahuna) Mas labaw pa ako. Nakabuhat ako sa mas daghan pang buluhaton, sa mas daghang pagkabilanggo, sa mga pagbunal nga dili maihap, sa pagsagubang sa daghan pang makuyaw nga kamatayon.

[Do they tell you how much] work they have done for Christ? Now I am talking like a crazy person talks [EUP]. Well, I work for Christ much more [than they do. I have been] in prison many more times [than they have. Many times I] have been beaten {[people] have beaten me} very severely [because I believe in and obey Christ]. Many times I almost died [because of serving Christ].

24 Gikan sa mga Judio nadawat ko sa lima ka higayon ang “40 ka mga hampak nga gikuhaan ug usa.”

On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.

25 Sa makatulo ka higayon gibunalan ako ug mga sungkod. Gibato ako usa ka higayon. Sa makatulo ka higayon gilumsan ako. Naglutaw-lutaw sa halapad nga dagat usa ka gabii ug usa ka adlaw.

On three occasions I was beaten {[Roman] officials beat me} with wooden sticks. On one occasion [a large crowd of people] threw stones at me [to kill me]. On three occasions the ship [that I was traveling on] was wrecked [and sank. On one of those occasions] I was [floating] in the water a night and a day [before I was rescued].

26 Kanunay ako anaa sa mga panaw, sa kakuyaw gikan sa mga suba, sa kakuyaw gikan sa mga tulisan, sa kakuyaw gikan sa akong kaugalingong katawhan, sa kakuyaw gikan sa mga Gentil, sa kakuyaw sulod sa siyudad, sa kakuyaw sa kamingawan, sa kakuyaw diha sa dagat, sa kakuyaw gikan sa mini nga mga kaigsoonan.

As I have often traveled to other places, [I have often risked losing my life. For example], sometimes I have been in danger [crossing] rivers. [I have been] in danger [traveling in places] where there were bandits. [At times I have been in] danger among people of my own nation, [the Jews], and [at other times I been in] danger among those who are not Jews. [I have been] in danger in cities, and I have been in dangerous situations in barren areas. I have been in dangerous situations [when I was traveling in ships]. [I have been in] danger among people who falsely [claim to be] fellow believers.

27 Nakasinati na ako ug paghago ug kalisdanan, sa daghang gabii nga walay tulog, sa kagutom ug sa kauhaw, kanunay nga magpuasa, sa katugnaw ug kahubo.

I have worked very hard [DOU] [to earn] ([a living/what I need]), and often I did not sleep. At times I was hungry and thirsty, and at times I did not have enough time to eat. Sometimes I was cold [because] I did not have enough clothes [to wear].

28 Gawas nianang tanan, anaa ang adlaw-adlaw nga kabug-aton dinhi kanako sa akong kabalaka alang sa tanang kasimbahanan.

In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].

29 Kinsa ba ang naluya, nga wala man ako maluya? Si kinsa ba ang hinungdan sa pagkapandol, nga wala man ako nagdumot?

[Every time that I hear about fellow believers] [RHQ] who are not strong [spiritually], I sympathize with them [and try to help them. Every time that I learn about a fellow believer] [RHQ] who causes [another believer] to do something wrong, that makes me very angry.

30 Kung kinahanglan man ako magpasigarbo, mopasigarbo ako kung unsa ang mapakita sa akong kahuyangon.

Because [it seems that] it is necessary for me to [continue] boasting [about myself], I will boast about things that [caused some people to think of me] as being weak.

31 Ang Dios ug Amahan sa atong Ginoong Jesus, nga mao ang dayegon hangtod sa kahangtoran, nasayod nga wala ako mamakak! (aiōn g165)

God, who is the Father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus, and who is the one [whom we should] praise forever, knows that I am not lying [about this]. (aiōn g165)

32 Didto sa Damasco, ang gobernador nga sakop ni Haring Aretas mao ang nagbantay sa siyudad sa Damasco aron sa pagdakop kanako.

[One time when I was] in Damascus [city], the governor whom King Aretas [had appointed] to rule [part of his area, told his soldiers] to guard [the gates of] the city so that they could seize me [if I tried to leave the city].

33 Apan gitunton ako gamit ang bukag agi sa bintana sa pader, ug nakaikyas ako gikan sa iyang mga kamot.

But [my friends] helped me to escape [by] putting me in a large basket and lowering me [to the ground by a rope] through an opening in the [city] wall. [That was really humiliating]!