2 Corinthians 10
1 Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
Ja, Pavao, osobno vas zaklinjem blagošću i obazrivošću Kristovom - ja koji sam licem u lice među vama “skroman”, a nenazočan prema vama “odvažan” -
2 I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
molim da, jednom nazočan, ne moram biti odvažan smionošću kojom se kanim osmjeliti protiv nekih što smatraju da mi po tijelu živimo.
3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
Jer iako živimo u tijelu, ne vojujemo po tijelu.
4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Ta oružje našega vojevanja nije tjelesno, nego božanski snažno za rušenje utvrda. Obaramo mudrovanja
5 We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
i svaku oholost koja se podiže protiv spoznanja Boga i zarobljujemo svaki um na pokornost Kristu;
6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
i spremni smo kazniti svaku nepokornost čim bude savršena vaša pokornost.
7 You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
Gledajte što je očito! Ako je tko uvjeren da je “Kristov”, neka sam ponovno promisli ovo: kako je on Kristov, tako smo i mi.
8 For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
Kad bih se doista i malo više pohvalio našom vlašću - koju nam Gospodin dade za vaše izgrađivanje, a ne rušenje - ne bih se morao stidjeti.
9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
Samo da se ne bi činilo kao da vas zastrašujem poslanicama!
10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
Jer “poslanice su, kaže, stroge i snažne, ali tjelesna nazočnost nemoćna i riječ bezvrijedna”.
11 Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
Takav neka promisli ovo: kakvi smo nenazočni riječju u poslanicama, takvi smo i nazočni djelom.
12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
Ne usuđujemo se, doista, izjednačiti ili usporediti s nekima koji sami sebe preporučuju, ali nisu razumni jer sami sebe sobom mjere i sami sebe sa sobom uspoređuju.
13 We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
Mi se pak nećemo hvaliti u bezmjerje, nego po mjeri, mjerilu što nam ga odmjeri Bog kao mjeru: doprijeti sve do vas.
14 We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
Jer mi ne posežemo preko svoga, kao da još nismo stigli do vas. Ta prvi doista doprijesmo do vas s evanđeljem Kristovim.
15 Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
Ne hvalimo se u bezmjerje, tuđim naporima. A nadamo se da ćemo s uzrastom vaše vjere među vama i mi - po našem mjerilu - prerasti u izobilje:
16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
i preko vaših granica navijestiti evanđelje, a ne hvastati se onim što je već učinjeno na tuđem području.
17 Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
Tko se hvali, u Gospodinu neka se hvali.
18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Ta nije prokušan tko sam sebe preporučuje, nego koga preporučuje Gospodin.
