2 Corinthians 12
1 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast, but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Zame ni primerno, da bi se sedaj poveličeval. Prišel bom k videnjem in razodetjem od Gospoda.
2 I know a man in Christ who was caught up into the third heaven fourteen years ago—whether in the body, I do not know, or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows.
Pred okoli štirinajstimi leti sem spoznal človeka v Kristusu (bodisi v telesu, ne morem reči; ali izven telesa, ne morem povedati; Bog ve), nekoga vzetega gor do tretjih nebes.
3 I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I do not know; God knows),
In poznal sem takšnega človeka (bodisi v telesu ali izven telesa, ne morem povedati; Bog ve),
4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
kako je bil vzet gor v raj in je slišal neizgovorljive besede, ki jih človeku ni zakonito izreči.
5 On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
S takšnim se bom ponašal. Vendar se ne bom ponašal sam s seboj, temveč s svojimi slabotnostmi.
6 For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me or hears from me.
Kajti kljub temu da bi se želel ponašati, ne bom bedak; kajti povedal bom resnico. Toda sedaj potrpim, da ne bi katerikoli človek mislil o meni več, kakor me vidi, da sem ali kar sliši o meni.
7 By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, a thorn in the flesh was given to me: a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.
In da se ne bi zaradi obilja razodetij, prek mere povišal, mi je bil dan v meso trn, Satanov poslanec, da me udari, da ne bi bil prek mere vzvišen.
8 Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
Za to stvar sem trikrat rotil Gospoda, da bi jo odstranil od mene.
9 He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
In mi je rekel: »Dovolj ti je moja milost, kajti moja moč je izpopolnjena v slabotnosti.« Torej se bom z največjim veseljem raje ponašal s svojimi slabotnostmi, da bo na meni lahko počivala Kristusova moč.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
Torej bom zaradi Kristusa užival v slabotnostih, v grajah, v potrebah, v preganjanjih, v tegobah; kajti kadar sem slaboten, tedaj sem močan.
11 I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
Postal sem bedak v ponašanju. Prisilili ste me, kajti od vas bi moral biti priporočen. Kajti v ničemer ne zaostajam za vašimi najvodilnejšimi apostoli, čeprav nisem nič.
12 Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty works.
Resnično, znamenja apostola so bila med vami storjena v vsej potrpežljivosti, z znamenji in čudeži ter mogočnimi dejanji.
13 For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
Kajti kaj je to, v čemer ste bili slabši do drugih cerkvá, razen tega, da vam jaz nisem bil v breme? Odpustite mi to krivico.
14 Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Glejte, tretjič sem pripravljen priti k vam, in vam ne bom v breme, kajti ne iščem vašega, temveč vas. Kajti ne bi smeli biti otroci obvezani varčevati za starše, temveč starši za otroke.
15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
In zelo rad se hočem razdati in biti razdan za vas; četudi vas obilneje ljubim, sem manj ljubljen.
16 Even so, I myself did not burden you. But you might say that being crafty, I caught you with deception.
Toda naj bo tako, nisem vas bremenil; kljub temu sem vas, ker sem prebrisan, ujel z zvijačo.
17 Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?
Ali sem vas izkoristil po kom od teh, ki sem jih poslal k vam?
18 I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Did not we walk in the same spirit? Did not we walk in the same steps?
Naprosil sem Tita in z njim sem poslal brata. Ali vas je izkoristil Tit? Ali nisva hodila v istem duhu? Ali nisva hodila po istih stopinjah?
19 Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
Ponovno, ali mislite, da se vam opravičujemo? Govorimo pred Bogom v Kristusu. Toda, srčno ljubljeni, vse stvari počenjamo v vaše izgrajevanje.
20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
Kajti bojim se, da ko pridem, vas ne bom našel takšnih, kakor vas želim in da me boste vi našli takšnega, kakor si ne želite; da ne bi bilo razpravljanj, zavisti, jeze, prepirov, obrekovanj, šepetanj, napihovanj, uporov.
21 that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed.
In da me ne bi, ko ponovno pridem, moj Bog med vami ponižal in da bom objokoval mnoge, ki so že grešili in se niso pokesali od nečistosti in prešuštvovanja in pohotnosti, ki so jih zagrešili.
