2 Corinthians 12
1 [It seems that] I must go on boasting [about myself]. Although [I do] not [think that my telling you about] this will help [you to accept me as Christ’s representative to you], I [will say this anyway]. I will tell you about visions that the Lord [gave a certain man] and about things that he [supernaturally] revealed [to that man. I will tell you this because some of the people among you boast that it was in visions that they received the things that they teach].
Saya kira saya harus menyombongkan diri, meskipun itu tidak terlalu membantu. Biarkan saya pergi ke visi dan wahyu dari Tuhan.
2 The man that I will tell you about is one [who believes] in Christ. Fourteen years ago he was taken {[Christ] took him} up into the third heaven, [the highest heaven, the place where God is]. I do not know whether he went there [in his physical body] or whether he was outside of his body [at that time and only his spirit went]. Only God really knows.
Saya mengenal seorang pria di dalam Kristus yang empat belas tahun yang lalu diangkat ke surga ketiga (baik secara fisik di dalam tubuh, atau di luarnya, saya tidak tahu, tetapi Allah tahu).
3 But he was [suddenly] taken {[Christ suddenly] took him} up to [a place called] Paradise, [that wonderful place where God lives. I repeat that] I do not know whether his body [went there] or only his spirit. Only God knows [that. While he was there, God] told him some things that he does not allow [human beings] to tell [others about].
Saya tahu bahwa orang ini (entah secara fisik diangkat ke dalam tubuh, atau terlepas darinya, saya tidak tahu, tetapi Allah tahu),
bagaimana dia diangkat ke Firdaus, dan mendengar hal-hal yang terlalu indah untuk didengar, diucapkan dengan kata-kata yang begitu suci sehingga tidak ada manusia yang diizinkan untuk mengatakannya.
5 I will proudly talk about that man. However, I will not be boasting [as] I say that I [am the one who saw and heard those wonderful things]. I will talk only about the things that [cause others to think of] me as a weak [human being like everyone else].
Sesuatu seperti itu akan saya banggakan, tetapi saya tidak akan menyombongkan diri saya, kecuali kelemahan saya.
6 But even if I should choose to boast [to you about such wonderful things that happened to me], I would not be [speaking like] a fool, because I would be telling you the truth. But I will not [talk proudly about such things], because I do not want any of you to think highly of me [because of the things that have happened to me]. Instead, [I want you to decide what kind of person I am by the way you see] me [acting] and by what you hear me teach.
Saya tidak akan bodoh jika saya ingin menyombongkan diri, karena saya akan mengatakan yang sebenarnya. Tetapi saya tidak akan menyombongkan diri, sehingga tidak ada yang akan lebih memikirkan saya daripada apa yang mereka lihat saya lakukan atau dengar saya katakan.
7 In order that I might not become proud because of those many wonderful things [that Christ] revealed to me, [God permitted] Satan to send a messenger [to humble me] (OR, to [make me sick]). [What that messenger did to me was painful, like] [MET] a thorn pricking my body.
Juga, karena wahyu-wahyu ini luar biasa hebat, dan agar saya tidak sombong, saya diberi “duri dalam daging saya” — utusan setan untuk menyakiti saya agar saya tidak sombong.
8 Three times I prayed to the Lord about it, begging him to take this away from me.
Saya memohon kepada Tuhan tiga kali untuk menyingkirkan masalah ini.
9 But he said to me, “[No, I will not take this away from you. Instead], I will kindly help you, and that will be all that you need, because it is [when you are] weak that I [can] best [work] powerfully [to help you].” So, because of [what the Lord said to me], I will very gladly boast about [the things that make] me [seem] weak, so that [people may realize] that it is Christ who gives me power [to serve him].
Tetapi dia berkata kepadaku, “Hanya kasih karunia-Ku yang kamu perlukan, karena kekuatanku efektif dalam kelemahan.” Itulah sebabnya saya dengan senang hati menyombongkan kelemahan saya, agar kuasa Kristus bersemayam dalam diri saya.
10 For that reason, [whenever I am] weak, or [when people] insult me, [or when I have to endure] hardships, or [when I am persecuted] {[people] cause me to suffer}, or [when I am in situations that] distress me, I am content because [I am serving] Christ. [I can say that] because at any time when I myself am weak, that is the [very] time when [Christ] powerfully [helps me].
Jadi saya menghargai kelemahan, hinaan, masalah, penganiayaan, dan kesulitan yang saya derita demi Kristus. Karena ketika aku lemah, maka aku kuat!
11 It has been foolish for me [to talk about myself like this], but it is you who forced me to do it. Truly [if the Lord would not help me], I would be worthless, [as my opponents say that I am]. But none of the men whom you [wrongfully think] [IRO] are great apostles are greater in any way than I am. So it would have been right/proper for you to say good things about me.
Saya berbicara seperti orang bodoh, tetapi kalian membuat saya melakukannya! kalian seharusnya benar-benar berbicara baik tentang saya, karena saya sama sekali tidak kalah dengan rasul-rasul super, meskipun saya tidak menghitung apa pun.
12 [You should have done that, because] when I was with you [I] repeatedly did the things that showed you that [I am truly] an apostle, such as performing many [DOU] miracles.
Namun tanda-tanda seorang rasul diperlihatkan di antara kamu dengan sabar — tanda-tanda, keajaiban-keajaiban, dan mujizat-mujizat yang dahsyat.
13 And I have [certainly treated] you as well as [I treated] the other congregations [that I helped to start. Or do you think that] by not asking you [to pay me for my work], I was not treating you as well as I treated the other congregations? (It is foolish for you to [think that] [IRO] [it] was wrong for me not [to ask for pay from you for my work, and therefore I should ask] you to forgive me for that!/Do you [think that it] was wrong for me not [to ask for pay from you for my work, and therefore I should ask] you to forgive me for that?) [RHQ]
Dalam hal apa kamu lebih rendah dari gereja-gereja lain kecuali aku tidak membebanimu? Maafkan aku karena melakukan kesalahanmu!
14 Now listen to me! It is time for me to come to you for a third [visit. When I come], I [still] will not insist that you [pay me for my work], because I do not want [any of] your [money] [EUP]! What I want is for you [MTY] [to love and appreciate me]. It is not [normally the duty of] children to save [money to provide for the needs of] their parents. Instead, it [is the duty of] parents to [provide] for their children [MET]. In the same way, [it is not your duty to provide for me. Instead, it is my duty to provide spiritual help for you because you are my spiritual children].
Sekarang aku bersiap untuk mengunjungimu untuk ketiga kalinya, dan aku tidak akan menjadi beban bagimu. Saya tidak menginginkan apa yang kalian miliki, saya menginginkan kalian sendiri! Lagi pula, anak-anak tidak harus menabung untuk orang tua mereka, tetapi orang tua harus untuk anak-anak mereka.
15 So, for my part, [as a good parent would do], I will be very happy to use everything that I have, and do everything that I possibly can, [in order to help you]. And because I love you very much, (I will be very disappointed if [you] do not love me a little bit, too./will [you] not love me a little bit, too?) [RHQ]
Dengan senang hati aku akan menghabiskan diriku, dan menghabiskannya untukmu. Jika aku sangat mencintaimu, apakah kamu akan semakin mencintaiku?
16 [You all] know that I did not depend on you [to provide for my needs]. However, [there are some who accuse me, saying that] [IRO] I was very clever and got money from you by tricking you.
Yah, meski begitu, aku tidak membebanimu. Mungkin aku licik, dan menipumu dengan cara licikku!
17 But did I ever do that? No! I never [RHQ] asked any of the men whom I sent to you [to get money] from you [and bring it to me]
Tapi apakah aku memanfaatkanmu oleh orang yang kukirim padamu?
18 Titus went [and visited you because] I urged him to do so. I also sent the other believer, [whom you know], to go with Titus. [You know that] Titus did not [RHQ] trick [you in order to get money from you. And you certainly know that] he and I have always [RHQ] acted in exactly the same [honest] way [towards you].
Saya mendesak Titus untuk pergi menemui kalian, dan saya mengirim saudara lain bersamanya. Apakah Titus memanfaatkanmu? Tidak, kami berdua memiliki semangat yang sama dan menggunakan metode yang sama.
19 While [you have been reading this letter, if] you have been thinking that I have [just] been [saying these things to] defend myself [against those who accuse me, you are wrong]. I have been saying [these things honestly, knowing] that God is listening [to me. I also speak as one who has a close relationship] with Christ. Everything that I do and [everything that I say is] to [help you] whom I love (to grow [spiritually/] to become [spiritually] mature).
Mungkin kalian berpikir bahwa selama ini kita hanya berusaha membela diri. Tidak, kami berbicara untuk Kristus di hadapan Allah. Semua yang kami lakukan, teman, adalah untuk keuntungan kalian.
20 [I have written this way to you] because I worry that when I come [to visit you], I will see that [some of] you are [not conducting your lives the way] that I want you [to]. If that is so, [when I get there] you will see that I will have [to act] in a [very severe way toward you, and I am sure] that you do not want that. Specifically, I am afraid that [some of you] may be quarreling, or that you are being jealous [of each other], or that you quickly get very angry [with them], or that you are acting selfishly, or that [some of] you are saying bad things about others, or that you are (spreading false rumors/saying false things) about each other, or that you are acting proudly, or that you are [doing things] in a disorderly manner.
Saya khawatir ketika saya mengunjungi bahwa entah bagaimana saya tidak akan menemukan kalian seperti yang saya inginkan, dan bahwa kalian tidak akan menemukan saya seperti yang kalian inginkan! Saya takut akan ada pertengkaran, kecemburuan, kemarahan, persaingan, fitnah, gosip, kesombongan, dan kekacauan.
21 [I] ([feel anxious/am concerned]) [about you. I worry that] when I visit you again, God, the one whom I [serve], will make me feel ashamed of you [when I see that] you [still are not conducting your lives as believers should]. Then I will feel very sad about [some of] you who were sinning previously and have not stopped your sinful behavior. [Some of you] may still have impure [thoughts. Some of you] may be having sexual intercourse with those to whom you are not married. [And some of you] may be doing other shameful things.
Saya takut ketika saya mengunjungi, Allah saya akan merendahkan saya di hadapan kalian, dan bahwa saya akan menangisi banyak dari mereka yang telah berdosa sebelumnya, dan yang masih belum bertobat dari kenajisan, percabulan, dan ketidaksenonohan tindakan yang mereka lakukan.
