2 Korinčanima 12
1 Hvaliti se treba? Ne koristi doduše ali - dolazim na viđenje i objave Gospodnje.
I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
2 Znam čovjeka u Kristu: prije četrnaest godina - da li u tijelu, ne znam; da li izvan tijela, ne znam, Bog zna - taj je bio ponesen do trećeg neba.
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
3 I znam da je taj čovjek - da li u tijelu, da li izvan tijela, ne znam, Bog zna -
And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—
4 bio ponesen u raj i čuo neizrecive riječi, kojih čovjek ne smije govoriti.
was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.
5 Time ću se hvaliti, a samim se sobom neću hvaliti osim slabostima svojim.
I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
6 Uistinu, kad bih se i htio hvaliti, ne bih bio bezuman; istinu bih govorio. Ali se uzdržavam da ne bi tko mislio o meni više nego što vidi na meni ili što čuje od mene.
Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
7 I da se zbog uzvišenosti objava ne bih uzoholio, dan mi je trn u tijelu, anđeo Sotonin, da me udara da se ne uzoholim.
or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
8 Za to sam triput molio Gospodina, da odstupi od mene. A on mi reče:
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
9 “Dosta ti je moja milost jer snaga se u slabosti usavršuje.” Najradije ću se dakle još više hvaliti svojim slabostima da se nastani u meni snaga Kristova.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
10 Zato uživam u slabostima, uvredama, poteškoćama, progonstvima, tjeskobama poradi Krista. Jer kad sam slab, onda sam jak.
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
11 Postao sam bezuman! Vi me natjeraste. Ta trebalo je da me vi preporučite jer ni u čemu nisam manji od “nadapostola”, premda nisam ništa.
I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
12 Znamenja apostolstva moga ostvarena su među vama u posvemašnjoj postojanosti: znakovima i čudesima i silnim djelima.
The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
13 Ta u čemu ste to manji od drugih crkava, osim što vam ja nisam bio na teret? Oprostite mi ovu “nepravdu”.
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
14 Evo, spremam se treći put doći k vama i neću vam biti na teret jer ne ištem vaše, nego vas. Djeca doista nisu dužna stjecati roditeljima, nego roditelji djeci.
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
15 A ja ću najradije trošiti i istrošiti se za duše vaše. Ako vas više ljubim, zar da budem manje ljubljen?
And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
16 Ali neka! Ja vas nisam opterećivao, nego, “lukav” kako jesam, “na prijevaru vas uhvatih”.
Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
17 Da vas možda nisam zakinuo po kome od onih koje poslah k vama?
Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
18 Zamolio sam Tita i poslao s njime brata. Da vas možda Tit nije u čemu zakinuo? Zar nismo hodili u istom duhu? I istim stopama?
I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
19 Odavna smatrate da se pred vama branimo. Pred Bogom u Kristu govorimo: sve je to, ljubljeni, za vaše izgrađivanje.
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
20 Bojim se doista da vas kada dođem, možda neću naći kakve bih htio i da ćete vi mene naći kakva ne biste htjeli: da ne bi možda bilo svađa, zavisti, žestina, spletkarenja, klevetanja, došaptavanja, nadimanja, buna;
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
21 da me opet kada dođem, ne bi ponizio Bog moj kod vas kako ne bih morao oplakivati mnoge koji su prije sagriješili, a nisu se pokajali za nečistoću i bludnost i razvratnost koju počiniše.
I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
