2 Corinthians 10
1 And I, Paul, myself, call on you—through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ—who in presence [am] indeed humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,
Ja, Pavao, osobno vas zaklinjem blagošću i obazrivošću Kristovom - ja koji sam licem u lice među vama “skroman”, a nenazočan prema vama “odvažan” -
2 and I implore [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking 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 walking in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
Jer iako živimo u tijelu, ne vojujemo po tijelu.
4 for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,
Ta oružje našega vojevanja nije tjelesno, nego božanski snažno za rušenje utvrda. Obaramo mudrovanja
5 bringing down reasonings, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,
i svaku oholost koja se podiže protiv spoznanja Boga i zarobljujemo svaki um na pokornost Kristu;
6 and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.
i spremni smo kazniti svaku nepokornost čim bude savršena vaša pokornost.
7 You see the outward appearance. If anyone has trusted in himself to be Christ’s, let him reckon this again from himself, that according as he is Christ’s, so also we [are] Christ’s;
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 will also boast anything more abundantly concerning our authority, that the LORD gave us for building up, and not for casting 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 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
Samo da se ne bi činilo kao da vas zastrašujem poslanicama!
10 “because the letters indeed,” says one, “[are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.”
Jer “poslanice su, kaže, stroge i snažne, ali tjelesna nazočnost nemoćna i riječ bezvrijedna”.
11 This one—let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.
Takav neka promisli ovo: kakvi smo nenazočni riječju u poslanicama, takvi smo i nazočni djelom.
12 For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,
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 and we will not boast ourselves in regard to the unmeasured things, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure appointed to us—to reach 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 for we do not stretch ourselves too much, as not reaching to you, for even to you we came in the good news of the Christ,
Jer mi ne posežemo preko svoga, kao da još nismo stigli do vas. Ta prvi doista doprijesmo do vas s evanđeljem Kristovim.
15 not boasting of the things not measured, in other men’s labors, and having hope—your faith increasing—in you to be enlarged, according to our line—into abundance,
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 to proclaim good news in the [places] beyond you, not in another’s line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;
i preko vaših granica navijestiti evanđelje, a ne hvastati se onim što je već učinjeno na tuđem području.
17 and he who is boasting—let him boast in the LORD;
Tko se hvali, u Gospodinu neka se hvali.
18 for he who is commending himself is not approved, but he whom the LORD commends.
Ta nije prokušan tko sam sebe preporučuje, nego koga preporučuje Gospodin.
