< 哥林多後書 12 >
1 必須誇耀──固然無益──我就來說說主的顯現和啟示。
If it bihoueth to haue glorie, it spedith not; but Y schal come to the visiouns and to the reuelaciouns of the Lord.
2 我知道有一個在基督內的人,十四年前,被提到二層天上去──或在身內,我不知道或在身外,我也不知道,惟天主知道──
I woot a man in Crist that bifore fouretene yeer; whether in bodi, whether out of the bodi, Y woot not, God woot; that siche a man was rauyschid `til to the thridde heuene.
3 我知道這人──或在身內,或在身外外,我不知道──天主知道──
And Y woot sich a man; whether in bodi, or out of bodi, Y noot, God woot;
4 他被提到樂園裏去,聽到了不可言傳的話,是人不能說出的。
that he was rauyschid in to paradis, and herde preuy wordis, whiche it is not leueful to a man to speke.
5 對這樣的人,我要誇耀;但為我自己,除了我的軟弱外,我沒有可誇耀火。
For such maner thingis Y schal glorie; but for me no thing, no but in myn infirmytees.
6 其實,既使我願意誇耀,我也不算是狂妄,因為我說的是實話;但是我絕口不談,免得有人估計我,超了他在我身上所見到的,或由我所聽到的。
For if Y schal wilne to glorie, Y schal not be vnwijs, for Y schal seie treuthe; but Y spare, lest ony man gesse me ouer that thing that he seeth in me, or herith ony thing of me.
7 免得我因那高超的啟示而過於高舉我自己,故在身體上給了我一根刺,就是撒殫的使者來拳擊我,免得我過於高舉我自己。
And lest the greetnesse of reuelaciouns enhaunse me in pride, the pricke of my fleisch, an aungel of Sathanas, is youun to me, that he buffate me.
For whiche thing thries Y preiede the Lord, that it schulde go awei fro me.
9 但主對我說:「有我的恩寵為你夠了,因為我的德能在軟弱中才全顯出來。」所以我甘 心情願誇耀我的軟弱,好叫基督的德能常在我身上。
And he seide to me, My grace suffisith to thee; for vertu is parfitli maad in infirmyte. Therfor gladli Y schal glorie in myn infirmytees, that the vertu of Crist dwelle in me.
10 為此,我為基督的緣故,喜歡在軟弱中,在淩辱中,在艱難中,在迫害中,在困苦中,因為我幾軟弱,正是我有能力的時候。
For which thing Y am plesid in myn infirmytees, in dispisyngis, in nedis, in persecuciouns, in anguyschis, for Crist; for whanne Y am sijk, thanne Y am miyti.
11 我成了狂妄的人,那是你們逼我的。本來我該受 的褒揚,因為縱然我不算什麼,卻一點也不在那些超等的宗徒以下。
Y am maad vnwitti, ye constreyneden me. For Y ouyte to be comendid of you; for Y dide no thing lesse than thei that ben apostlis `aboue maner.
12 宗徒的記號,也在你們中間,以各種的堅忍,藉著徵兆、奇蹟和異能,真正實現了;
Thouy Y am nouyt, netheles the signes of myn apostilhed ben maad on you, in al pacience, and signes, and grete wondris, and vertues.
13 其實除了我本人沒有連累過你們這件事外,你們有什麼不及別的教會之處呢﹖關於這個委曲,你們寬恕我罷!
And what is it, that ye hadden lesse than othere chirchis, but that Y my silf greuyde you not? Foryyue ye to me this wrong.
14 看,這已是第三次我預備好,到那裏去,我還是不連累你們,因為我所求的不是你們的東西,而你們自己;原來不是兒女應為父母積蓄,而是父母該為兒女積蓄。
Lo! this thridde tyme Y am redi to come to you, and Y schal not be greuous to you; for Y seke not tho thingis that ben youre, but you. For nether sones owen to tresoure to fadir and modir, but the fadir and modir to the sones.
15 至於我,我甘心情願為的靈魂付出一切,並將我自己也完全耗盡;難道我越多愛你們,就該少得你們的愛嗎﹖
For Y schal yyue moost wilfuli, and Y my silf schal be youun aboue for youre soulis; thouy Y more loue you, and be lesse louyd.
16 是啊! 我沒有連累過你們,但我是出於狡滑,以詭計詐取了你們。
But be it; Y greuyde not you, but whanne Y was sutil, Y took you with gile.
17 在我所打發到你們那裏去的人中,難道我曾藉著其中的一位,詐取了你們的便宜嗎﹖
Whether Y disseyuede you bi ony of hem, which Y sente to you?
18 我曾請戈支了弟鐸,並打發了一位弟兄同去;難道弟鐸佔過你們的便宜嗎﹖我們行動來往,不具有一樣的心神,一樣的步伐嗎﹖
Y preiede Tite, and Y sente with hym a brother. Whether Tite begilide you? whether we yeden not in the same spirit? whether not in the same steppis?
19 到如今你們以為我是向你們申辯罷! 其實我們是在基督內當著天主的面說話;這一切,親愛的,都是為建樹你們,
Sum tyme ye wenen, that we schulen excuse vs anentis you. Bifor God in Crist we speken; and, moost dere britheren, alle thingis for youre edifiyng.
20 因為我怕我來到的時候,你們也見我不合於我所想望的,你們也見於我石合於所想望的:就是怕有爭端、嫉妒、憤怒、分裂、毀謗、挑唆、自大、紛亂;
But Y drede, lest whanne Y come, Y schal fynde you not suche as Y wole, and Y schal be foundun of you suche as ye wolen not; lest perauenture stryuyngis, enuyes, sturdynessis, dissenciouns and detraccions, preuy spechis of discord, bolnyngis bi pride, debatis ben among you;
21 又怕我到的時候,我的天主再使我在你們前受委曲,為那許多從前犯了罪而不悔改他們所習行的不潔、淫亂和放蕩的人而慟哭。
and lest eftsoone whanne Y come, God make me low anentis you, and Y biweile many of hem, that bifor synneden, and diden not penaunce on the vnclennesse, and fornicacioun, and vnchastite, that thei han don.