2 Korinčanima 12
1 Hvaliti se treba? Ne koristi doduše ali - dolazim na viđenje i objave Gospodnje.
It is indeed not expedient for me to boast; I will come to visions and revelations of 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, fourteen years ago, —whether in the body, I know not, or whether out of the body, I know not; God knoweth, —such a one caught up even to the third heaven.
3 I znam da je taj čovjek - da li u tijelu, da li izvan tijela, ne znam, Bog zna -
And I know such a man, whether in the body, or without the body, I know not; God knoweth, —
4 bio ponesen u raj i čuo neizrecive riječi, kojih čovjek ne smije govoriti.
that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
5 Time ću se hvaliti, a samim se sobom neću hvaliti osim slabostima svojim.
Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities.
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.
For if I should desire to boast, I should not be a fool; for I should say the truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth 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.
And that I might not be too much lifted up by the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to buffet me, that I might not be too much lifted up.
8 Za to sam triput molio Gospodina, da odstupi od mene. A on mi reče:
In respect to this I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart 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.
and he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ may abide upon me.
10 Zato uživam u slabostima, uvredama, poteškoćama, progonstvima, tjeskobama poradi Krista. Jer kad sam slab, onda sam jak.
Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then am I 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; it is ye that compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the very foremost apostles, though I am nothing.
12 Znamenja apostolstva moga ostvarena su među vama u posvemašnjoj postojanosti: znakovima i čudesima i silnim djelima.
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you with all endurance, by signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
13 Ta u čemu ste to manji od drugih crkava, osim što vam ja nisam bio na teret? Oprostite mi ovu “nepravdu”.
For what is there in which ye were at disadvantage when compared with other churches, except that I myself was not a charge 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.
Behold, I am ready to come to you this third time, and I will not be a charge to you; for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
15 A ja ću najradije trošiti i istrošiti se za duše vaše. Ako vas više ljubim, zar da budem manje ljubljen?
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more I love you, the less I am loved.
16 Ali neka! Ja vas nisam opterećivao, nego, “lukav” kako jesam, “na prijevaru vas uhvatih”.
But be it so; I at least was not a charge to you; but yet, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
17 Da vas možda nisam zakinuo po kome od onih koje poslah k vama?
Did I make gain of you by any of those whom I have sent to 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 go to you, and with him I sent the brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?
19 Odavna smatrate da se pred vama branimo. Pred Bogom u Kristu govorimo: sve je to, ljubljeni, za vaše izgrađivanje.
Have ye been thinking this long time that we are defending ourselves to you? It is before God in Christ that we are speaking; but all things, beloved, for your edification.
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 fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and lest I too shall be found by you such as ye would not; lest there be wranglings, envying, wraths, rivalries, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
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.
and lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many of those who have sinned already, and did not repent of the uncleanness, and fornication, and lasciviousness, which they committed.
