2 Corinthians 11
1 I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
Utinam sustineretis modicum quid insipientiæ meæ, sed et supportare me:
2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
Æmulor enim vos Dei æmulatione. Despondi enim vos uni viro virginem castam exhibere Christo.
3 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
Timeo autem ne sicut serpens Hevam seduxit astutia sua, ita corrumpantur sensus vestri, et excidant a simplicitate, quæ est in Christo.
4 For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
Nam si is, qui venit, alium Christum prædicat, quem non prædicavimus, aut alium spiritum accipitis, quem non accepistis: aut aliud Evangelium, quod non recepistis: recte pateremini.
5 I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
Existimo enim nihil me minus fecisse a magnis Apostolis.
6 Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
Nam etsi imperitus sermone, sed non scientia, in omnibus autem manifestati sumus vobis.
7 Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
Aut numquid peccatum feci, me ipsum humilians, ut vos exaltemini? Quoniam gratis Evangelium Dei evangelizavi vobis?
8 I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
Alias Ecclesias expoliavi, accipiens stipendium ad ministerium vestrum.
9 And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
Et cum essem apud vos, et egerem; nulli onerosus fui: nam quod mihi deerat, suppleverunt fratres, qui venerunt a Macedonia: et in omnibus sine onere me vobis servavi, et servabo.
10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
Est veritas Christi in me, quoniam hæc gloriatio non infringetur in me in regionibus Achaiæ.
11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
Quare? Quia non diligo vos? Deus scit.
12 But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
Quod autem facio, et faciam: ut amputem occasionem eorum, qui volunt occasionem, ut in quo gloriantur, inveniantur sicut et nos.
13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
Nam eiusmodi pseudoapostoli, sunt operarii subdoli, transfigurantes se in apostolos Christi.
14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
Et non mirum: ipse enim Satanas transfigurat se in Angelum lucis.
15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
Non est ergo magnum, si ministri eius transfigurentur velut ministri iustitiæ: quorum finis erit secundum opera ipsorum.
16 I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
Iterum dico, (ne quis me putet insipientem esse, alioquin velut insipientem accipite me, ut et ego modicum quid glorier)
17 In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
quod loquor, non loquor secundum Deum, sed quasi in insipientia, in hac substantia gloriæ.
18 Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
Quoniam multi gloriantur secundum carnem: et ego gloriabor.
19 For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
Libenter enim suffertis insipientes: cum sitis ipsi sapientes.
20 In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
Sustinetis enim si quis vos in servitutem redigit, si quis devorat, si quis accipit, si quis extollitur, si quis in faciem vos cædit.
21 To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
Secundum ignobilitatem dico, quasi nos infirmi fuerimus in hac parte. In quo quis audet (in insipientia dico) audeo et ego:
22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
Hebræi sunt, et ego: Israelitæ sunt, et ego: Semen Abrahæ sunt, et ego:
23 Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
Ministri Christi sunt, (ut minus sapiens dico) plus ego: in laboribus plurimis, in carceribus abundantius, in plagis supra modum, in mortibus frequenter.
24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
A Iudæis quinquies, quadragenas, una minus, accepi.
25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
Ter virgis cæsus sum, semel lapidatus sum, ter naufragium feci, nocte et die in profundo maris fui,
26 In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
in itineribus sæpe, periculis fluminum, periculis latronum, periculis ex genere, periculis ex Gentibus, periculis in civitate, periculis in solitudine, periculis in mari, periculis in falsis fratribus:
27 in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
in labore et ærumna, in vigiliis multis, in fame, et siti, in ieiuniis multis, in frigore, et nuditate,
28 Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
præter illa, quæ extrinsecus sunt, instantia mea quotidiana, sollicitudo omnium Ecclesiarum.
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
Quis infirmatur, et ego non infirmor? Quis scandalizatur, et ego non uror?
30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
Si gloriari oportet: quæ infirmitatis meæ sunt, gloriabor.
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying. (aiōn g165)
Deus et Pater Domini nostri Iesu Christi, qui est benedictus in sæcula, scit quod non mentior. (aiōn g165)
32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Damasci præpositus gentis Aretæ regis, custodiebat civitatem Damascenorum ut me comprehenderet:
33 But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
et per fenestram in sporta dimissus sum per murum, et sic effugi manus eius.
