2 Corinthians 10
1 Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
Torej jaz sam, Pavel, ki sem v navzočnosti med vami pohleven, toda odsoten sem drzen do vas, vas pri Kristusovi krotkosti in blagosti rotim.
2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.
Toda rotim vas, da ne bi bil drzen, ko sem prisoten s tem zaupanjem, s katerim mislim biti do nekaterih drzen, ki mislijo o nas, kakor da smo živeli glede na meso.
3 For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh
Kajti čeprav živimo v mesu, se ne borimo po mesu
4 (For the arms with which we are fighting are not those of the flesh, but are strong before God for the destruction of high places);
(kajti orožja našega vojskovanja niso mesena, temveč mogočna po Bogu, da podirajo trdnjave);
5 Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;
podiramo zamisli in vsako visoko stvar, ki sebe povzdiguje proti spoznanju Boga ter vsako misel prinašamo v ujetništvo, v poslušnost Kristusu;
6 Being ready to give punishment to whatever is against his authority, after you have made it clear that you are completely under his control.
in v pripravljenosti smo, da maščujemo vso neposlušnost, ko se vaša poslušnost dopolni.
7 Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.
Ali gledate na stvari po zunanjem videzu? Če katerikoli človek zaupa sebi, da je Kristusov, naj sam v sebi to ponovno razmisli, da kakor je on Kristusov, točno tako smo mi Kristusovi.
8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:
Kajti čeprav bi se malce bolj bahal z našo oblastjo, ki nam jo je Gospod dal za izgrajevanje in ne za vaše uničenje, ne bi bil osramočen;
9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.
da ne bom videti, kakor če vas hočem strašiti s pismi.
10 For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.
Kajti [za] njegova pisma, pravijo, [da] so tehtna in vplivna, toda njegova telesna prisotnost je šibka in njegov govor zaničevanja vreden.
11 Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.
Naj takšni mislijo to, da takšni, kakor smo mi z besedo po črkah, ko smo odsotni, bomo takšni tudi v dejanju, ko smo prisotni.
12 For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.
Kajti ne drznemo se meriti ali primerjati z nekaterimi, ki priporočajo sami sebe. Toda tisti, ki sebe merijo s seboj in se primerjajo med seboj, niso modri.
13 We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.
Toda mi se ne bomo bahali o stvareh zunaj naše mere, temveč glede na mero oblasti, ki nam jo je Bog razdelil, mero, da smo segli celó do vas.
14 For we have no need to make ourselves seem more than we are, as if our authority did not come as far as to you: for we came even as far as you with the good news of Christ:
Kajti ne iztezamo se preko naše mere, kakor da nismo prispeli do vas, kajti z oznanjevanjem Kristusovega evangelija smo prišli tudi prav do vas.
15 Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,
O stvareh se ne bahamo prek naše mere, to je z napori drugih ljudi, temveč imamo upanje, ko se vaša vera okrepi, da bomo obilno povečani po vas glede na naše območje,
16 So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.
da oznanimo evangelij v pokrajinah onstran vas in ne da se bahamo na področju drugega človeka o stvareh, ki so bile pripravljene k naši roki.
17 But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.
Toda kdor se ponaša, naj se ponaša v Gospodu.
18 For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.
Kajti ni potrjen kdor priporoča sebe, temveč kogar priporoča Gospod.
