2 Corinthians 11
1 I could wish that you would tolerate a little folly in me! But indeed you do tolerate me.
yūyaṁ mamājñānatāṁ kṣaṇaṁ yāvat sōḍhum arhatha, ataḥ sā yuṣmābhiḥ sahyatāṁ|
2 I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God. For I promised you in marriage as a pure bride, to one husband – the Christ.
īśvarē mamāsaktatvād ahaṁ yuṣmānadhi tapē yasmāt satīṁ kanyāmiva yuṣmān ēkasmin varē'rthataḥ khrīṣṭē samarpayitum ahaṁ vāgdānam akārṣaṁ|
3 Yet I fear that it may turn out that, just as the snake by his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may have lost the loyalty and purity due from you to the Christ.
kintu sarpēṇa svakhalatayā yadvad havā vañcayāñcakē tadvat khrīṣṭaṁ prati satītvād yuṣmākaṁ bhraṁśaḥ sambhaviṣyatīti bibhēmi|
4 For, if some newcomer is proclaiming a Jesus other than him whom we proclaimed, or if you are receiving a Spirit different from the Spirit which you received, or a good news different from that which you welcomed, then you are marvellously tolerant!
asmābhiranākhyāpitō'paraḥ kaścid yīśu ryadi kēnacid āgantukēnākhyāpyatē yuṣmābhiḥ prāgalabdha ātmā vā yadi labhyatē prāgagr̥hītaḥ susaṁvādō vā yadi gr̥hyatē tarhi manyē yūyaṁ samyak sahiṣyadhvē|
5 I do not regard myself as in any way inferior to the most eminent apostles!
kintu mukhyēbhyaḥ prēritēbhyō'haṁ kēnacit prakārēṇa nyūnō nāsmīti budhyē|
6 Though I am no trained orator, yet I am not without knowledge; indeed we made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
mama vākpaṭutāyā nyūnatvē satyapi jñānasya nyūnatvaṁ nāsti kintu sarvvaviṣayē vayaṁ yuṣmadgōcarē prakāśāmahē|
7 Perhaps you say that I did wrong in humbling myself that you might be exalted – I mean because I told you God’s good news without payment.
yuṣmākam unnatyai mayā namratāṁ svīkr̥tyēśvarasya susaṁvādō vinā vētanaṁ yuṣmākaṁ madhyē yad aghōṣyata tēna mayā kiṁ pāpam akāri?
8 I robbed other churches by taking pay from them, so that I might serve you!
yuṣmākaṁ sēvanāyāham anyasamitibhyō bhr̥ti gr̥hlan dhanamapahr̥tavān,
9 And, when I was with you in need, I did not become a burden to any of you; for our friends, on coming from Macedonia, supplied my needs. I kept myself, and will keep myself from being an expense to you in any way.
yadā ca yuṣmanmadhyē'va'rttē tadā mamārthābhāvē jātē yuṣmākaṁ kō'pi mayā na pīḍitaḥ; yatō mama sō'rthābhāvō mākidaniyādēśād āgatai bhrātr̥bhi nyavāryyata, itthamahaṁ kkāpi viṣayē yathā yuṣmāsu bhārō na bhavāmi tathā mayātmarakṣā kr̥tā karttavyā ca|
10 As surely as I know anything of the truth of Christ, this boast, as far as I am concerned, will not be stopped in any part of Greece.
khrīṣṭasya satyatā yadi mayi tiṣṭhati tarhi mamaiṣā ślāghā nikhilākhāyādēśē kēnāpi na rōtsyatē|
11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows that I do!
ētasya kāraṇaṁ kiṁ? yuṣmāsu mama prēma nāstyētat kiṁ tatkāraṇaṁ? tad īśvarō vētti|
12 What I am doing now I will continue to do in order to cut away the ground from under those who are wishing for some ground for attacking me, so that as regards the thing of which they boast they may appear in their true characters, just as we do.
yē chidramanviṣyanti tē yat kimapi chidraṁ na labhantē tadarthamēva tat karmma mayā kriyatē kāriṣyatē ca tasmāt tē yēna ślāghantē tēnāsmākaṁ samānā bhaviṣyanti|
13 Such people are false apostles, treacherous workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ!
tādr̥śā bhāktaprēritāḥ pravañcakāḥ kāravō bhūtvā khrīṣṭasya prēritānāṁ vēśaṁ dhārayanti|
14 And no wonder; for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
taccāścaryyaṁ nahi; yataḥ svayaṁ śayatānapi tējasvidūtasya vēśaṁ dhārayati,
15 It is not surprising, therefore, if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. But their end will be in accordance with their actions.
tatastasya paricārakā api dharmmaparicārakāṇāṁ vēśaṁ dhārayantītyadbhutaṁ nahi; kintu tēṣāṁ karmmāṇi yādr̥śāni phalānyapi tādr̥śāni bhaviṣyanti|
16 I say again – Let no one think me a fool! Yet, if you do, at least welcome me as you would a fool, so that I, too may indulge in a little boasting.
ahaṁ puna rvadāmi kō'pi māṁ nirbbōdhaṁ na manyatāṁ kiñca yadyapi nirbbōdhō bhavēyaṁ tathāpi yūyaṁ nirbbōdhamiva māmanugr̥hya kṣaṇaikaṁ yāvat mamātmaślāghām anujānīta|
17 When I speak like this, I am not speaking as the Master would, but as a fool might, in boasting so confidently.
ētasyāḥ ślāghāyā nimittaṁ mayā yat kathitavyaṁ tat prabhunādiṣṭēnēva kathyatē tannahi kintu nirbbōdhēnēva|
18 As so many are boasting of earthly things, I, too, will boast.
aparē bahavaḥ śārīrikaślāghāṁ kurvvatē tasmād ahamapi ślāghiṣyē|
19 For all your cleverness, you tolerate fools willingly enough!
buddhimantō yūyaṁ sukhēna nirbbōdhānām ācāraṁ sahadhvē|
20 You tolerate a person even when they enslave you, when they plunder you, when they get you into their power, when they put on airs of superiority, when they strike you in the face!
kō'pi yadi yuṣmān dāsān karōti yadi vā yuṣmākaṁ sarvvasvaṁ grasati yadi vā yuṣmān harati yadi vātmābhimānī bhavati yadi vā yuṣmākaṁ kapōlam āhanti tarhi tadapi yūyaṁ sahadhvē|
21 I admit, to my shame, that we have been weak. But whatever the subject on which others are not afraid to boast – though it is foolish to say so – I am not afraid either!
daurbbalyād yuṣmābhiravamānitā iva vayaṁ bhāṣāmahē, kintvaparasya kasyacid yēna pragalbhatā jāyatē tēna mamāpi pragalbhatā jāyata iti nirbbōdhēnēva mayā vaktavyaṁ|
22 Are they Hebrews? So am I! Are they Israelites? So am I! Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I!
tē kim ibrilōkāḥ? ahamapībrī| tē kim isrāyēlīyāḥ? ahamapīsrāyēlīyaḥ| tē kim ibrāhīmō vaṁśāḥ? ahamapībrāhīmō vaṁśaḥ|
23 Are they “Servants of Christ”? Though it is madness to talk like this, I am more so than they! I have had more of toil, more of imprisonment! I have been flogged times without number. I have been often at death’s door.
tē kiṁ khrīṣṭasya paricārakāḥ? ahaṁ tēbhyō'pi tasya mahāparicārakaḥ; kintu nirbbōdha iva bhāṣē, tēbhyō'pyahaṁ bahupariśramē bahuprahārē bahuvāraṁ kārāyāṁ bahuvāraṁ prāṇanāśasaṁśayē ca patitavān|
24 Five times I received at the hands of my own people forty lashes, all but one.
yihūdīyairahaṁ pañcakr̥tva ūnacatvāriṁśatprahārairāhatastrirvētrāghātam ēkakr̥tvaḥ prastarāghātañca praptavān|
25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep.
vāratrayaṁ pōtabhañjanēna kliṣṭō'ham agādhasalilē dinamēkaṁ rātrimēkāñca yāpitavān|
26 My journeys have been many. I have been through dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in towns, dangers in the country, dangers on the sea, dangers among people pretending to be followers of the Lord.
bahuvāraṁ yātrābhi rnadīnāṁ saṅkaṭai rdasyūnāṁ saṅkaṭaiḥ svajātīyānāṁ saṅkaṭai rbhinnajātīyānāṁ saṅkaṭai rnagarasya saṅkaṭai rmarubhūmēḥ saṅkaṭai sāgarasya saṅkaṭai rbhāktabhrātr̥ṇāṁ saṅkaṭaiśca
27 I have been through toil and hardship. I have passed many a sleepless night; I have endured hunger and thirst; I have often been without food; I have known cold and nakedness.
pariśramaklēśābhyāṁ vāraṁ vāraṁ jāgaraṇēna kṣudhātr̥ṣṇābhyāṁ bahuvāraṁ nirāhārēṇa śītanagnatābhyāñcāhaṁ kālaṁ yāpitavān|
28 And, not to speak of other things, there is my daily burden of anxiety about all the churches.
tādr̥śaṁ naimittikaṁ duḥkhaṁ vināhaṁ pratidinam ākulō bhavāmi sarvvāsāṁ samitīnāṁ cintā ca mayi varttatē|
29 Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led astray without my burning with indignation?
yēnāhaṁ na durbbalībhavāmi tādr̥śaṁ daurbbalyaṁ kaḥ pāpnōti?
30 If I must boast, I will boast of things which show my weakness!
yadi mayā ślāghitavyaṁ tarhi svadurbbalatāmadhi ślāghiṣyē|
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus – he who is for ever blessed – knows that I am speaking the truth. (aiōn g165)
mayā mr̥ṣāvākyaṁ na kathyata iti nityaṁ praśaṁsanīyō'smākaṁ prabhō ryīśukhrīṣṭasya tāta īśvarō jānāti| (aiōn g165)
32 When I was in Damascus, the Governor under King Aretas had the gates of that city guarded, so as to arrest me,
dammēṣakanagarē'ritārājasya kāryyādhyakṣō māṁ dharttum icchan yadā sainyaistad dammēṣakanagaram arakṣayat
33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands.
tadāhaṁ lōkaiḥ piṭakamadhyē prācīragavākṣēṇāvarōhitastasya karāt trāṇaṁ prāpaṁ|
