2 Corinthians 10
1 Now, I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ – I who, “in your presence, am humble in my bearing towards you, but, when absent, am bold in my language to you” –
yuṣmatpratyakṣē namraḥ kintu parōkṣē pragalbhaḥ paulō'haṁ khrīṣṭasya kṣāntyā vinītyā ca yuṣmān prārthayē|
2 I implore you not to drive me to “show my boldness,” when I do come, by the confident tone which I expect to have to adopt towards some of you, who are expecting to find us influenced in our conduct by earthly motives.
mama prārthanīyamidaṁ vayaṁ yaiḥ śārīrikācāriṇō manyāmahē tān prati yāṁ pragalbhatāṁ prakāśayituṁ niścinōmi sā pragalbhatā samāgatēna mayācaritavyā na bhavatu|
3 For, though we live an earthly life, we do not wage an earthly war.
yataḥ śarīrē carantō'pi vayaṁ śārīrikaṁ yuddhaṁ na kurmmaḥ|
4 The weapons for our warfare are not earthly, but, under God, are powerful enough to pull down strongholds.
asmākaṁ yuddhāstrāṇi ca na śārīrikāni kintvīśvarēṇa durgabhañjanāya prabalāni bhavanti,
5 We are engaged in confuting arguments and pulling down every barrier raised against the knowledge of God. We are taking captive every hostile thought, to bring it into submission to the Christ,
taiśca vayaṁ vitarkān īśvarīyatattvajñānasya pratibandhikāṁ sarvvāṁ cittasamunnatiñca nipātayāmaḥ sarvvasaṅkalpañca bandinaṁ kr̥tvā khrīṣṭasyājñāgrāhiṇaṁ kurmmaḥ,
6 and are fully prepared to punish every act of rebellion, when once your submission is complete.
yuṣmākam ājñāgrāhitvē siddhē sati sarvvasyājñālaṅghanasya pratīkāraṁ karttum udyatā āsmahē ca|
7 You look at the outward appearance of things! Let anyone, who is confident that he belongs to Christ, reflect, for himself, again on the fact – that we belong to Christ no less than he does.
yad dr̥ṣṭigōcaraṁ tad yuṣmābhi rdr̥śyatāṁ| ahaṁ khrīṣṭasya lōka iti svamanasi yēna vijñāyatē sa yathā khrīṣṭasya bhavati vayam api tathā khrīṣṭasya bhavāma iti punarvivicya tēna budhyatāṁ|
8 Even if I boast extravagantly about our authority – which the Lord gave us for building up your faith and not for overthrowing it – still I have no reason to be ashamed.
yuṣmākaṁ nipātāya tannahi kintu niṣṭhāyai prabhunā dattaṁ yadasmākaṁ sāmarthyaṁ tēna yadyapi kiñcid adhikaṁ ślāghē tathāpi tasmānna trapiṣyē|
9 I say this so that it doesn’t seem as if I am trying to overawe you by my letters.
ahaṁ patrai ryuṣmān trāsayāmi yuṣmābhirētanna manyatāṁ|
10 For people say “His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible.”
tasya patrāṇi gurutarāṇi prabalāni ca bhavanti kintu tasya śārīrasākṣātkārō durbbala ālāpaśca tucchanīya iti kaiścid ucyatē|
11 Let such a person be assured of this – that our words in our letters show us to be, when absent, just what our deeds will show us to be, when present.
kintu parōkṣē patrai rbhāṣamāṇā vayaṁ yādr̥śāḥ prakāśāmahē pratyakṣē karmma kurvvantō'pi tādr̥śā ēva prakāśiṣyāmahē tat tādr̥śēna vācālēna jñāyatāṁ|
12 We have not indeed the audacity to class or compare ourselves with some of those who indulge in self-commendation! But, when such persons measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they show a want of wisdom.
svapraśaṁsakānāṁ kēṣāñcinmadhyē svān gaṇayituṁ taiḥ svān upamātuṁ vā vayaṁ pragalbhā na bhavāmaḥ, yatastē svaparimāṇēna svān parimimatē svaiśca svān upamibhatē tasmāt nirbbōdhā bhavanti ca|
13 We, however, will not give way to unlimited boasting, but will confine ourselves to the limits of the sphere to which God limited us, when he permitted us to come as far as Corinth.
vayam aparimitēna na ślāghiṣyāmahē kintvīśvarēṇa svarajjvā yuṣmaddēśagāmi yat parimāṇam asmadarthaṁ nirūpitaṁ tēnaiva ślāghiṣyāmahē|
14 For it is not the case, as it would be if we were not in the habit of coming to you, that we are exceeding our bounds! Why, we were the very first to reach you with the good news of the Christ!
yuṣmākaṁ dēśō'smābhiragantavyastasmād vayaṁ svasīmām ullaṅghāmahē tannahi yataḥ khrīṣṭasya susaṁvādēnāparēṣāṁ prāg vayamēva yuṣmān prāptavantaḥ|
15 Our boasting, therefore, is not unlimited, nor does it extend to the labors of others; but our hope is that, as your faith grows, our influence among you may be very greatly increased – though still confined to our sphere –
vayaṁ svasīmām ullaṅghya parakṣētrēṇa ślāghāmahē tannahi, kiñca yuṣmākaṁ viśvāsē vr̥ddhiṁ gatē yuṣmaddēśē'smākaṁ sīmā yuṣmābhirdīrghaṁ vistārayiṣyatē,
16 So that we will be able to tell the good news in the districts beyond you, without trespassing on the sphere assigned to others, or boasting of what has been already done.
tēna vayaṁ yuṣmākaṁ paścimadiksthēṣu sthānēṣu susaṁvādaṁ ghōṣayiṣyāmaḥ, itthaṁ parasīmāyāṁ parēṇa yat pariṣkr̥taṁ tēna na ślāghiṣyāmahē|
17 Let anyone who boasts make their boast of the Lord.
yaḥ kaścit ślāghamānaḥ syāt ślāghatāṁ prabhunā sa hi|
18 For it is not those who commend themselves that stand the test, but those who are commended by the Lord.
svēna yaḥ praśaṁsyatē sa parīkṣitō nahi kintu prabhunā yaḥ praśaṁsyatē sa ēva parīkṣitaḥ|
