1 Corinthians 4
1 So, people ought to consider us [apostles] (OR, Apollos and me) to be [merely] servants of Christ. God has given to us [(exc) the work of] telling others the message that God has now revealed to us.
१मनुष्य हमें मसीह के सेवक और परमेश्वर के भेदों के भण्डारी समझे।
2 With respect to doing that, those who are given work are required {give others some work to do require them} to do that work faithfully.
२फिर यहाँ भण्डारी में यह बात देखी जाती है, कि विश्वासयोग्य निकले।
3 I am not concerned whether you or [the judges in] some court decide whether I have done my work faithfully or not. I do not even judge myself [about that].
३परन्तु मेरी दृष्टि में यह बहुत छोटी बात है, कि तुम या मनुष्यों का कोई न्यायी मुझे परखे, वरन् मैं आप ही अपने आपको नहीं परखता।
4 I do not think that I have done anything wrong, but that does not prove that I have done nothing wrong. The Lord is the one who judges me.
४क्योंकि मेरा मन मुझे किसी बात में दोषी नहीं ठहराता, परन्तु इससे मैं निर्दोष नहीं ठहरता, क्योंकि मेरा परखनेवाला प्रभु है।
5 So, stop evaluating any of us [(exc)] before the time [when God judges everyone] [MTY]! Do not judge us before the Lord comes. He is the one who will reveal the sinful things that people have done secretly. He will even reveal what people have thought. At that time God will praise each person as [each one of them deserves].
५इसलिए जब तक प्रभु न आए, समय से पहले किसी बात का न्याय न करो: वही तो अंधकार की छिपी बातें ज्योति में दिखाएगा, और मनों के उद्देश्यों को प्रगट करेगा, तब परमेश्वर की ओर से हर एक की प्रशंसा होगी।
6 My fellow believers, I have [told you] all these things as illustrations of myself and Apollos. I have done this for your sake, in order that you may learn [to live according to] the saying, “Do not act contrary to what is {what they have} written [in the Scriptures].” If you follow that rule, you will not be proud of one [spiritual leader] and despise another.
६हे भाइयों, मैंने इन बातों में तुम्हारे लिये अपनी और अपुल्लोस की चर्चा दृष्टान्त की रीति पर की है, इसलिए कि तुम हमारे द्वारा यह सीखो, कि लिखे हुए से आगे न बढ़ना, और एक के पक्ष में और दूसरे के विरोध में गर्व न करना।
7 (No one has made any of you superior to others!/Why do any of you think that you are superior to others?) [RHQ] [All the abilities] that you have, you received [from God]. [RHQ] So if you received them all [from God], (you should not boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]!”/why do you boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]?”) [RHQ]
७क्योंकि तुझ में और दूसरे में कौन भेद करता है? और तेरे पास क्या है जो तूने (दूसरे से) नहीं पाया और जबकि तूने (दूसरे से) पाया है, तो ऐसा घमण्ड क्यों करता है, कि मानो नहीं पाया?
8 [It is disgusting that you act as though] [IRO] you have already received everything that you need [spiritually]. You act as though [IRO] you were [spiritually] rich (OR, you had received all [the spiritual gifts you need]). You act as though [IRO] you had already begun to rule as kings with Christ. Well, I wish that you really were ruling [with him], in order that we [apostles] might also rule with you!
८तुम तो तृप्त हो चुके; तुम धनी हो चुके, तुम ने हमारे बिना राज्य किया; परन्तु भला होता कि तुम राज्य करते कि हम भी तुम्हारे साथ राज्य करते।
9 But it seems as though God has put us [apostles] on display, [like prisoners] at the end [of the victor’s parade]. We [(exc)] are like men who have been condemned to die, who have been put in the arena where everyone can see [the wild animals] killing them. And not only people, but even angels all over the world [are watching us, as people] watch those who are performing a play [in a theater].
९मेरी समझ में परमेश्वर ने हम प्रेरितों को सब के बाद उन लोगों के समान ठहराया है, जिनकी मृत्यु की आज्ञा हो चुकी हो; क्योंकि हम जगत और स्वर्गदूतों और मनुष्यों के लिये एक तमाशा ठहरे हैं।
10 Many people consider us to be [IRO] fools because [we preach about] Christ, but you proudly [think [IRO] that] you are wise because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ. Many people [consider us] [IRO] to be unimpressive, but you [proudly think that you] impress others. People respect you, but they do not respect us.
१०हम मसीह के लिये मूर्ख हैं; परन्तु तुम मसीह में बुद्धिमान हो; हम निर्बल हैं परन्तु तुम बलवान हो। तुम आदर पाते हो, परन्तु हम निरादर होते हैं।
11 Up to this present time we have often been hungry. We have often been thirsty. We have ragged clothes. Often we have been beaten {others have beaten us}. We [have traveled so much that we] have no regular homes to live in.
११हम इस घड़ी तक भूखे प्यासे और नंगे हैं, और घूसे खाते हैं और मारे-मारे फिरते हैं;
12 We work very hard [to earn a living]. When we are cursed [by people] {When [people] curse us}, we [ask God to] bless them. When we are persecuted {When [people] cause us to suffer}, we endure it.
१२और अपने ही हाथों के काम करके परिश्रम करते हैं। लोग बुरा कहते हैं, हम आशीष देते हैं; वे सताते हैं, हम सहते हैं।
13 When we are slandered [by people] {When [people] slander us}, we reply kindly to them. Up to now, [unbelievers consider us to be worthless] [MET], [as though we were] just garbage.
१३वे बदनाम करते हैं, हम विनती करते हैं हम आज तक जगत के कूड़े और सब वस्तुओं की खुरचन के समान ठहरे हैं।
14 I am writing this to you, not to make you feel ashamed, but instead to warn you as [though you were] my own dear children.
१४मैं तुम्हें लज्जित करने के लिये ये बातें नहीं लिखता, परन्तु अपने प्रिय बालक जानकर तुम्हें चिताता हूँ।
15 I say that because as [an apostle of] Christ Jesus I [was the first one who] proclaimed the good message to you. As a result, I was the one who enabled you to have eternal life. So even if there were thousands of Christians who instruct you [MET], I am the only one who became [like] a father to you.
१५क्योंकि यदि मसीह में तुम्हारे सिखानेवाले दस हजार भी होते, तो भी तुम्हारे पिता बहुत से नहीं, इसलिए कि मसीह यीशु में सुसमाचार के द्वारा मैं तुम्हारा पिता हुआ।
16 So I urge you to [live for Christ] the way I do.
१६इसलिए मैं तुम से विनती करता हूँ, कि मेरी जैसी चाल चलो।
17 In order to [help you do that], I have sent/will be sending Timothy to you. I love him [as though he were] my son. He serves the Lord faithfully. He will remind you of the way I conduct my life [as one who] (has a close relationship with/belongs to) the Lord. The way I conduct my life is the same as how I teach [others to live] in all the congregations [to whom I have spoken].
१७इसलिए मैंने तीमुथियुस को जो प्रभु में मेरा प्रिय और विश्वासयोग्य पुत्र है, तुम्हारे पास भेजा है, और वह तुम्हें मसीह में मेरा चरित्र स्मरण कराएगा, जैसे कि मैं हर जगह हर एक कलीसिया में उपदेश देता हूँ।
18 Some of you have become proud, thinking that I will not come there [to rebuke your congregation about what they are doing].
१८कितने तो ऐसे फूल गए हैं, मानो मैं तुम्हारे पास आने ही का नहीं।
19 But if the Lord wants me to come, I will come to you soon. Then I will not [pay any attention to] what those proud people say. Instead, I will find out [whether they have God’s] power.
१९परन्तु प्रभु चाहे तो मैं तुम्हारे पास शीघ्र ही आऊँगा, और उन फूले हुओं की बातों को नहीं, परन्तु उनकी सामर्थ्य को जान लूँगा।
20 Remember that God [judges whether or not we are letting him] rule [our lives], not by [listening to how we] talk, but [by seeing whether his] power [is present] ([among us/in our lives]).
२०क्योंकि परमेश्वर का राज्य बातों में नहीं, परन्तु सामर्थ्य में है।
21 So which do you prefer? Do you want me to come to you and punish you [because you have not changed your ways], or shall I come to you and act lovingly and gently toward you [because you have done what I told you to do]?
२१तुम क्या चाहते हो? क्या मैं छड़ी लेकर तुम्हारे पास आऊँ या प्रेम और नम्रता की आत्मा के साथ?
