2 Corinthians 11
1 [But now, because my opponents are saying that Christ sent them to you as his representatives and that he did not send me], please be patient with me, too, [while I say a] few things [that may sound as if] [IRO] [I am praising myself, like] a foolish person [would do. You have been] ([putting up with/tolerating]) [those who teach what is false; ] now then, (put up with/tolerate) me [too].
Sallige nüüd pisut minu rumalust! Kuid te ju sallitegi!
2 I really do care about [what happens to] you, just as God cares about [what happens to you. Just like a father wants his daughter to be sexually pure when he presents her to the man she will marry] [MET], I [want you to belong] to Christ [alone and to no other]. I want to present you [to him] as people who remain faithful to him [only, and who have not believed the deceitful message of those who are teaching what is false].
Ma hoian teist kinni jumaliku kiivusega, sest ma olen kihlanud teid üheleainsale mehele, Kristusele, et teid anda talle puhta neitsina.
3 However, just like [Satan, when he] cunningly [appeared as a] snake, deceived Eve [and caused her to disobey the Lord God], I am concerned that [those teachers] will cause you to think wrongly so that you will no longer [be faithful to] Christ alone.
Aga ma kardan, et nii nagu madu pettis Eevat oma kurikavaluses, eksitatakse teiegi mõtted eemale siirast ja puhtast pühendumisest Kristusele.
4 [I say that] because some people have come among you who are teaching [their own thoughts about] Jesus. They [are saying about him] things that are [entirely] different from what I taught you. [They are urging] you to receive a [powerful] spirit who [would come to live in you], but it is not the same [Spirit] that you received [from God when you believed in Christ]. They preach [what they call] a good message, and you accept [their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And] you have gladly accepted them and their message!
Sest kui keegi tuleb teie juurde ja kuulutab teist Jeesust, keda meie ei ole kuulutanud, või kui te võtate vastu vaimu, kes on erinev sellest Vaimust, kelle te vastu võtsite, või evangeeliumi, mis erineb sellest, mille te vastu võtsite, siis seda te sallite suurepäraselt!
5 I consider that [LIT] none of those [men, even though they think of themselves as being] [IRO] extra-special apostles, are in any way greater than I am.
Ma ei arva, et mina neist „vägevatest apostlitest“millegi poolest halvem oleksin.
6 [I admit that] I am not an eloquent speaker, but I do know [God’s message]. I have made that clear to you by everything [that I have done among you and by everything that I have taught you].
Ma võin küll olla koolitamata kõneleja, aga mul on teadmised, mis me oleme teile alati ja igal viisil teatavaks teinud.
7 [I refused to accept money] from you as pay for teaching you God’s message about Christ. (It is ridiculous for you to think that what I did was wrong!/Was that wrong?) [RHQ] [I know that by teaching you without pay], I made myself seem [IRO] unimportant to you. [But I did it] to honor you.
Kas ma olen teinud pattu, kui ma ennast alandasin, et teid ülendada, ja kuulutasin teile Jumala evangeeliumi ilma tasuta?
8 [Some people might say that it was as though] [IRO] I was robbing other congregations because I accepted money from them in order that I might work among you.
Ma riisusin teisi kogudusi, võttes vastu toetust nende käest, et teid teenida.
9 Furthermore, when I was [there] with you and had no [money to buy the things that I needed], I did not cause any [of you] ([to have difficulties by my depending on you/by asking you for money/support]), because our [(inc)] fellow believers who came from [here in] Macedonia [province] brought enough [money for me to buy everything] that I needed. So I have not caused you any difficulty at all [by asking you for money], and I never will [ask you for money] [EUP].
Kui mul teie juures midagi vaja oli, ei koormanud ma kedagi, sest mis mul vaja oli, andsid mulle vennad, kes tulid Makedooniast. Ma olen hoidunud elamast teie kulul ja tahan järgida seda põhimõtet ka edaspidi.
10 [And] as [sure as you know that] everything that Christ says is true, [you can be sure that what] I say [to you now is true. Wherever I go] there in Achaia [province], [I do not let you believers pay me for doing God’s work among you]. And no one will be able to prevent me from boasting [about that].
Nii tõesti kui Kristuse tõde on minus, ei saa keegi lõpetada mu kiitlemist sellest kogu Ahhaias.
11 No one should wrongly [RHQ] think that it is because I do not love you that [I do not take pay from you]. God knows [that you truly/really are very dear to me].
Miks? Kas ma ei armasta teid? Jumal teab, et armastan!
12 There are [some men there among you] who would like to be able to say boastfully that they [work among you] just as I do. So, in order to make it impossible [IDM] [for them to say that], I have [refused to accept pay from you], and I will continue doing that.
Kuid nii nagu praegu, toimin ma ka edaspidi, et mitte anda võimalust neile, kes tahavad näidata end meiega võrdsena selles, millega nad kiitlevad.
13 Those men are lying [when they say that they are] apostles. They work deceitfully. [Even though they say that they work for God, they are working only for themselves]. They try to make people think that Christ [sent them] as his apostles, [but they do not truly represent him].
Need inimesed on valeapostlid, võltsid töötegijad, kes moondavad ennast Kristuse apostliteks.
14 I am not surprised [that they act like that], because Satan himself causes people to think [that he has come] as a shining messenger [from God].
Ja pole ka ime, sest saatan ise moondab end valguseingliks.
15 So it should not surprise [you] if these men, who [really] serve [Satan, do good things in order] to make you think they [serve God]. Some day God will [punish them] according to what they deserve because of the [evil] things that they do.
Seepärast ei ole midagi erilist, kui tema teenrid ennast moondavad õiguse teenriteks. Nad lõpetavad seal, kuhu nende teod neid viivad.
16 I say again: I do not want any of you to think that my [boasting about myself] is like foolish [people] boast. But even if anyone [thinks that I am boasting about myself like a foolish person boasts, listen to] what I [have to say anyway, just like you listen to those false apostles]. They really [speak] foolishly! Listen to me while I also boast a little.
Ma kordan: ärgu keegi pidagu mind rumalaks. Kui aga siiski, siis võtke mind vastu rumalana, et minagi võiksin pisut kiidelda.
17 About the things that I am [going to tell you], boasting confidently [about myself, surely you know that they are not the kind of things] that the Lord [Jesus] would say. Instead, [I will speak] as a foolish [person would speak].
Nõnda enesekindlalt kiideldes ei räägi ma nagu Issand räägiks, vaid nagu rumal.
18 Because many among you are boasting [about their own work], as unbelievers do, I will also boast [about myself and my work] [MTY, IRO].
Aga et paljud kiitlevad inimlikult, siis kiitlen minagi.
19 [I am sure that you, who think that you are so wise, will accept what I say] because you gladly [accept the] false teachers and the foolish things [that they say].
Te sallite ju meeleldi rumalust, kes te ise olete arukad!
20 When people [treat] you as if they were your bosses, you gladly submit [to them. You think that it is all right when others] force you to provide for their needs. You think that it is all right [when people] take control over you, when they boast about themselves, [or when they insult you by] slapping you in the face.
Te sallite rõõmuga igaüht, kes teid orjastab, kurnab, ära kasutab, alandab ja näkku lööb.
21 I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. [Ha! Do you think that] [IRO] I should feel ashamed [because I did not do that?] So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you [some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves].
Pean häbiga tunnistama, et meie oleme olnud liiga nõdrad. Aga sellega, millega teised julgevad kiidelda, ütlen seda nüüd otsekui rumal, sellega julgen kiidelda minagi.
22 Do [they tell you] that they are Hebrews [and can speak the Hebrew language?] Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. Do they [tell you that they] belong [to God’s people], the nation of Israel? Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. [Do they tell you that] they are descendants of [our great] ancestor Abraham? Well, he is my ancestor, too.
Nemad on heebrealased? Mina ka. Nemad on iisraellased? Mina ka. Nemad on Aabrahami järglased? Mina ka.
23 [Do they tell you how much] work they have done for Christ? Now I am talking like a crazy person talks [EUP]. Well, I work for Christ much more [than they do. I have been] in prison many more times [than they have. Many times I] have been beaten {[people] have beaten me} very severely [because I believe in and obey Christ]. Many times I almost died [because of serving Christ].
Nemad on Kristuse teenrid? Ma räägin pööraselt – mina olen võrreldamatult rohkem. Ma olen rohkem vaeva näinud, rohkem vangis olnud, palju rohkem piitsa saanud, ikka ja jälle surmaga silmitsi seisnud.
24 On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.
Juutide käest olen viiel korral saanud ühe piitsahoobi vähem kui nelikümmend.
25 On three occasions I was beaten {[Roman] officials beat me} with wooden sticks. On one occasion [a large crowd of people] threw stones at me [to kill me]. On three occasions the ship [that I was traveling on] was wrecked [and sank. On one of those occasions] I was [floating] in the water a night and a day [before I was rescued].
Kolm korda on mind pekstud keppidega, üks kord loobitud kividega. Kolm korda olen teinud läbi laevahuku, terve ööpäeva triivinud avamerel.
26 As I have often traveled to other places, [I have often risked losing my life. For example], sometimes I have been in danger [crossing] rivers. [I have been] in danger [traveling in places] where there were bandits. [At times I have been in] danger among people of my own nation, [the Jews], and [at other times I been in] danger among those who are not Jews. [I have been] in danger in cities, and I have been in dangerous situations in barren areas. I have been in dangerous situations [when I was traveling in ships]. [I have been in] danger among people who falsely [claim to be] fellow believers.
Ma olen sageli olnud teel: ohus jõgedel, ohus teeröövlite käes, ohus oma rahva hulgas, ohus võõraste seas, ohus linnades, ohus maal, ohus merel, ohus valevendade keskel.
27 I have worked very hard [DOU] [to earn] ([a living/what I need]), and often I did not sleep. At times I was hungry and thirsty, and at times I did not have enough time to eat. Sometimes I was cold [because] I did not have enough clothes [to wear].
Olen teinud ränka tööd, olnud sageli magamata, olen tundnud nälga ja janu, olnud tihti söömata, külmas ja alasti.
28 In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].
Lisaks kõigele muule olen ma igapäevase koorma all, mures kõigi koguduste pärast.
29 [Every time that I hear about fellow believers] [RHQ] who are not strong [spiritually], I sympathize with them [and try to help them. Every time that I learn about a fellow believer] [RHQ] who causes [another believer] to do something wrong, that makes me very angry.
Kas keegi on nõrk, ja mina ei tunneks nõrkust? Kas keegi annab patule järele, ja mina ei oleks nördinud?
30 Because [it seems that] it is necessary for me to [continue] boasting [about myself], I will boast about things that [caused some people to think of me] as being weak.
Kui just peab kiitlema, siis ma kiitlen sellega, mis näitab minu nõtrust.
31 God, who is the Father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus, and who is the one [whom we should] praise forever, knows that I am not lying [about this]. (aiōn g165)
Jumal, Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse Isa, olgu kiidetud igavesti, tema teab, et ma ei valeta. (aiōn g165)
32 [One time when I was] in Damascus [city], the governor whom King Aretas [had appointed] to rule [part of his area, told his soldiers] to guard [the gates of] the city so that they could seize me [if I tried to leave the city].
Damaskuses valvas kuningas Aretase ametnik linna, et mind vahistada,
33 But [my friends] helped me to escape [by] putting me in a large basket and lowering me [to the ground by a rope] through an opening in the [city] wall. [That was really humiliating]!
aga mind lasti korviga läbi müüriakna alla ja ma pääsesin tema käest.
