2 Corinthians 12
1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
ātmaślāghā mamānupayuktā kintvahaṁ prabhō rdarśanādēśānām ākhyānaṁ kathayituṁ pravarttē|
2 I knew a man in Christ fourteen years ago, ( whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth; ) such one caught up to the third heaven.
itaścaturdaśavatsarēbhyaḥ pūrvvaṁ mayā paricita ēkō janastr̥tīyaṁ svargamanīyata, sa saśarīrēṇa niḥśarīrēṇa vā tat sthānamanīyata tadahaṁ na jānāmi kintvīśvarō jānāti|
3 And I knew such a man, ( whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth; )
sa mānavaḥ svargaṁ nītaḥ san akathyāni marttyavāgatītāni ca vākyāni śrutavān|
4 How he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
kintu tadānīṁ sa saśarīrō niḥśarīrō vāsīt tanmayā na jñāyatē tad īśvarēṇaiva jñāyatē|
5 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in my infirmities.
tamadhyahaṁ ślāghiṣyē māmadhi nānyēna kēnacid viṣayēṇa ślāghiṣyē kēvalaṁ svadaurbbalyēna ślāghiṣyē|
6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or what he heareth from me.
yadyaham ātmaślāghāṁ karttum icchēyaṁ tathāpi nirbbōdha iva na bhaviṣyāmi yataḥ satyamēva kathayiṣyāmi, kintu lōkā māṁ yādr̥śaṁ paśyanti mama vākyaṁ śrutvā vā yādr̥śaṁ māṁ manyatē tasmāt śrēṣṭhaṁ māṁ yanna gaṇayanti tadarthamahaṁ tatō viraṁsyāmi|
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
aparam utkr̥ṣṭadarśanaprāptitō yadaham ātmābhimānī na bhavāmi tadarthaṁ śarīravēdhakam ēkaṁ śūlaṁ mahyam adāyi tat madīyātmābhimānanivāraṇārthaṁ mama tāḍayitā śayatānō dūtaḥ|
8 For this thing I besought the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.
mattastasya prasthānaṁ yācitumahaṁ tristamadhi prabhumuddiśya prārthanāṁ kr̥tavān|
9 And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
tataḥ sa māmuktavān mamānugrahastava sarvvasādhakaḥ, yatō daurbbalyāt mama śaktiḥ pūrṇatāṁ gacchatīti| ataḥ khrīṣṭasya śakti ryanmām āśrayati tadarthaṁ svadaurbbalyēna mama ślāghanaṁ sukhadaṁ|
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
tasmāt khrīṣṭahētō rdaurbbalyanindādaridratāvipakṣatākaṣṭādiṣu santuṣyāmyahaṁ| yadāhaṁ durbbalō'smi tadaiva sabalō bhavāmi|
11 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended by you: for in nothing am I behind the very greatest apostles, though I am nothing.
ētēnātmaślāghanēnāhaṁ nirbbōdha ivābhavaṁ kintu yūyaṁ tasya kāraṇaṁ yatō mama praśaṁsā yuṣmābhirēva karttavyāsīt| yadyapyam agaṇyō bhavēyaṁ tathāpi mukhyatamēbhyaḥ prēritēbhyaḥ kēnāpi prakārēṇa nāhaṁ nyūnō'smi|
12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
sarvvathādbhutakriyāśaktilakṣaṇaiḥ prēritasya cihnāni yuṣmākaṁ madhyē sadhairyyaṁ mayā prakāśitāni|
13 For what is it in which ye were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
mama pālanārthaṁ yūyaṁ mayā bhārākrāntā nābhavataitad ēkaṁ nyūnatvaṁ vināparābhyaḥ samitibhyō yuṣmākaṁ kiṁ nyūnatvaṁ jātaṁ? anēna mama dōṣaṁ kṣamadhvaṁ|
14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
paśyata tr̥tīyavāraṁ yuṣmatsamīpaṁ gantumudyatō'smi tatrāpyahaṁ yuṣmān bhārākrāntān na kariṣyāmi| yuṣmākaṁ sampattimahaṁ na mr̥gayē kintu yuṣmānēva, yataḥ pitrōḥ kr̥tē santānānāṁ dhanasañcayō'nupayuktaḥ kintu santānānāṁ kr̥tē pitrō rdhanasañcaya upayuktaḥ|
15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.
aparañca yuṣmāsu bahu prīyamāṇō'pyahaṁ yadi yuṣmattō'lpaṁ prama labhē tathāpi yuṣmākaṁ prāṇarakṣārthaṁ sānandaṁ bahu vyayaṁ sarvvavyayañca kariṣyāmi|
16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
yūyaṁ mayā kiñcidapi na bhārākrāntā iti satyaṁ, kintvahaṁ dhūrttaḥ san chalēna yuṣmān vañcitavān ētat kiṁ kēnacid vaktavyaṁ?
17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent to you?
yuṣmatsamīpaṁ mayā yē lōkāḥ prahitāstēṣāmēkēna kiṁ mama kō'pyarthalābhō jātaḥ?
18 I urged Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
ahaṁ tītaṁ vinīya tēna sārddhaṁ bhrātaramēkaṁ prēṣitavān yuṣmattastītēna kim arthō labdhaḥ? ēkasmin bhāva ēkasya padacihnēṣu cāvāṁ kiṁ na caritavantau?
19 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification.
yuṣmākaṁ samīpē vayaṁ puna rdōṣakṣālanakathāṁ kathayāma iti kiṁ budhyadhvē? hē priyatamāḥ, yuṣmākaṁ niṣṭhārthaṁ vayamīśvarasya samakṣaṁ khrīṣṭēna sarvvāṇyētāni kathayāmaḥ|
20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults:
ahaṁ yadāgamiṣyāmi, tadā yuṣmān yādr̥śān draṣṭuṁ nēcchāmi tādr̥śān drakṣyāmi, yūyamapi māṁ yādr̥śaṁ draṣṭuṁ nēcchatha tādr̥śaṁ drakṣyatha, yuṣmanmadhyē vivāda īrṣyā krōdhō vipakṣatā parāpavādaḥ karṇējapanaṁ darpaḥ kalahaścaitē bhaviṣyanti;
21 And lest, when I come again, my God may humble me among you, and I shall bewail many who have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and immorality and lasciviousness which they have committed.
tēnāhaṁ yuṣmatsamīpaṁ punarāgatya madīyēśvarēṇa namayiṣyē, pūrvvaṁ kr̥tapāpān lōkān svīyāśucitāvēśyāgamanalampaṭatācaraṇād anutāpam akr̥tavantō dr̥ṣṭvā ca tānadhi mama śōkō janiṣyata iti bibhēmi|
