2 Corinthians 11
1 If only you would bear with me for a bit in my foolishness! Yes, do bear with me!
yūyaṁ mamājñānatāṁ kṣaṇaṁ yāvat sōḍhum arhatha, ataḥ sā yuṣmābhiḥ sahyatāṁ|
2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
īśvarē mamāsaktatvād ahaṁ yuṣmānadhi tapē yasmāt satīṁ kanyāmiva yuṣmān ēkasmin varē'rthataḥ khrīṣṭē samarpayitum ahaṁ vāgdānam akārṣaṁ|
3 But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds will be led astray from simple devotion to Christ.
kintu sarpēṇa svakhalatayā yadvad havā vañcayāñcakē tadvat khrīṣṭaṁ prati satītvād yuṣmākaṁ bhraṁśaḥ sambhaviṣyatīti bibhēmi|
4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a different message about Jesus than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you bear with it well enough.
asmābhiranākhyāpitō'paraḥ kaścid yīśu ryadi kēnacid āgantukēnākhyāpyatē yuṣmābhiḥ prāgalabdha ātmā vā yadi labhyatē prāgagr̥hītaḥ susaṁvādō vā yadi gr̥hyatē tarhi manyē yūyaṁ samyak sahiṣyadhvē|
5 For I consider myself to be in no way inferior to these “super-apostles.”
kintu mukhyēbhyaḥ prēritēbhyō'haṁ kēnacit prakārēṇa nyūnō nāsmīti budhyē|
6 I may be untrained in speech, but I do not lack knowledge; indeed, in every way we have been made known to you in everything.
mama vākpaṭutāyā nyūnatvē satyapi jñānasya nyūnatvaṁ nāsti kintu sarvvaviṣayē vayaṁ yuṣmadgōcarē prakāśāmahē|
7 Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
yuṣmākam unnatyai mayā namratāṁ svīkr̥tyēśvarasya susaṁvādō vinā vētanaṁ yuṣmākaṁ madhyē yad aghōṣyata tēna mayā kiṁ pāpam akāri?
8 I “robbed” other churches by receiving support from them in order to serve you!
yuṣmākaṁ sēvanāyāham anyasamitibhyō bhr̥ti gr̥hlan dhanamapahr̥tavān,
9 When I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
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 the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
khrīṣṭasya satyatā yadi mayi tiṣṭhati tarhi mamaiṣā ślāghā nikhilākhāyādēśē kēnāpi na rōtsyatē|
11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
ētasya kāraṇaṁ kiṁ? yuṣmāsu mama prēma nāstyētat kiṁ tatkāraṇaṁ? tad īśvarō vētti|
12 But what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may deny any opportunity to those who want to be regarded as our equals in what they boast about.
yē chidramanviṣyanti tē yat kimapi chidraṁ na labhantē tadarthamēva tat karmma mayā kriyatē kāriṣyatē ca tasmāt tē yēna ślāghantē tēnāsmākaṁ samānā bhaviṣyanti|
13 For such men are false apostles and deceitful 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 Therefore it is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.
tatastasya paricārakā api dharmmaparicārakāṇāṁ vēśaṁ dhārayantītyadbhutaṁ nahi; kintu tēṣāṁ karmmāṇi yādr̥śāni phalānyapi tādr̥śāni bhaviṣyanti|
16 I repeat: Let no one consider me to be a fool. But if you do, receive me just as you would a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
ahaṁ puna rvadāmi kō'pi māṁ nirbbōdhaṁ na manyatāṁ kiñca yadyapi nirbbōdhō bhavēyaṁ tathāpi yūyaṁ nirbbōdhamiva māmanugr̥hya kṣaṇaikaṁ yāvat mamātmaślāghām anujānīta|
17 What I say in this confidence of boasting, I am not saying in accordance with the Lord, but as a fool.
ētasyāḥ ślāghāyā nimittaṁ mayā yat kathitavyaṁ tat prabhunādiṣṭēnēva kathyatē tannahi kintu nirbbōdhēnēva|
18 Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast.
aparē bahavaḥ śārīrikaślāghāṁ kurvvatē tasmād ahamapi ślāghiṣyē|
19 For you gladly bear with fools since you are so wise!
buddhimantō yūyaṁ sukhēna nirbbōdhānām ācāraṁ sahadhvē|
20 You bear with it if anyone enslaves you, devours you, takes advantage of you, exalts himself, or hits 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 To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast about.
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 the offspring 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? (I am speaking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so, with far more labors, with beatings beyond measure, with far more imprisonments, and often facing death.
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 from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
yihūdīyairahaṁ pañcakr̥tva ūnacatvāriṁśatprahārairāhatastrirvētrāghātam ēkakr̥tvaḥ prastarāghātañca praptavān|
25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I spent in the open sea.
vāratrayaṁ pōtabhañjanēna kliṣṭō'ham agādhasalilē dinamēkaṁ rātrimēkāñca yāpitavān|
26 I have often been on journeys, exposed to dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, and dangers among false brothers.
bahuvāraṁ yātrābhi rnadīnāṁ saṅkaṭai rdasyūnāṁ saṅkaṭaiḥ svajātīyānāṁ saṅkaṭai rbhinnajātīyānāṁ saṅkaṭai rnagarasya saṅkaṭai rmarubhūmēḥ saṅkaṭai sāgarasya saṅkaṭai rbhāktabhrātr̥ṇāṁ saṅkaṭaiśca
27 I have endured labor and hardship, many sleepless nights, and hunger and thirst. I have often gone without food and have been cold due to a lack of sufficient clothing.
pariśramaklēśābhyāṁ vāraṁ vāraṁ jāgaraṇēna kṣudhātr̥ṣṇābhyāṁ bahuvāraṁ nirāhārēṇa śītanagnatābhyāñcāhaṁ kālaṁ yāpitavān|
28 Apart from these external things, there is my daily burden: my concern for all the churches.
tādr̥śaṁ naimittikaṁ duḥkhaṁ vināhaṁ pratidinam ākulō bhavāmi sarvvāsāṁ samitīnāṁ cintā ca mayi varttatē|
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
yēnāhaṁ na durbbalībhavāmi tādr̥śaṁ daurbbalyaṁ kaḥ pāpnōti?
30 If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.
yadi mayā ślāghitavyaṁ tarhi svadurbbalatāmadhi ślāghiṣyē|
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. (aiōn g165)
mayā mr̥ṣāvākyaṁ na kathyata iti nityaṁ praśaṁsanīyō'smākaṁ prabhō ryīśukhrīṣṭasya tāta īśvarō jānāti| (aiōn g165)
32 In Damascus the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes, wanting 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 city wall and escaped from his hands.
tadāhaṁ lōkaiḥ piṭakamadhyē prācīragavākṣēṇāvarōhitastasya karāt trāṇaṁ prāpaṁ|
