2 Corinthians 10

1 And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you — through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ — who in presence, indeed [am] humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

yuṣmatpratyakṣe namraḥ kintu parokṣe pragalbhaḥ paulo'haṁ khrīṣṭasya kṣāntyā vinītyā ca yuṣmān prārthaye|

2 and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

mama prārthanīyamidaṁ vayaṁ yaiḥ śārīrikācāriṇo manyāmahe tān prati yāṁ pragalbhatāṁ prakāśayituṁ niścinomi sā pragalbhatā samāgatena mayācaritavyā na bhavatu|

3 for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,

yataḥ śarīre caranto'pi vayaṁ śārīrikaṁ yuddhaṁ na kurmmaḥ|

4 for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

asmākaṁ yuddhāstrāṇi ca na śārīrikāni kintvīśvareṇa durgabhañjanāya prabalāni bhavanti,

5 reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

taiśca vayaṁ vitarkān īśvarīyatattvajñānasya pratibandhikāṁ sarvvāṁ cittasamunnatiñca nipātayāmaḥ sarvvasaṅkalpañca bandinaṁ kṛtvā khrīṣṭasyājñāgrāhiṇaṁ kurmmaḥ,

6 and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.

yuṣmākam ājñāgrāhitve siddhe sati sarvvasyājñālaṅghanasya pratīkāraṁ karttum udyatā āsmahe ca|

7 The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we [are] Christ's;

yad dṛṣṭigocaraṁ tad yuṣmābhi rdṛśyatāṁ| ahaṁ khrīṣṭasya loka iti svamanasi yena vijñāyate sa yathā khrīṣṭasya bhavati vayam api tathā khrīṣṭasya bhavāma iti punarvivicya tena budhyatāṁ|

8 for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

yuṣmākaṁ nipātāya tannahi kintu niṣṭhāyai prabhunā dattaṁ yadasmākaṁ sāmarthyaṁ tena yadyapi kiñcid adhikaṁ ślāghe tathāpi tasmānna trapiṣye|

9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

ahaṁ patrai ryuṣmān trāsayāmi yuṣmābhiretanna manyatāṁ|

10 'because the letters indeed — saith one — [are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'

tasya patrāṇi gurutarāṇi prabalāni ca bhavanti kintu tasya śārīrasākṣātkāro durbbala ālāpaśca tucchanīya iti kaiścid ucyate|

11 This one — let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.

kintu parokṣe patrai rbhāṣamāṇā vayaṁ yādṛśāḥ prakāśāmahe pratyakṣe karmma kurvvanto'pi tādṛśā eva prakāśiṣyāmahe tat tādṛśena vācālena jñāyatāṁ|

12 For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

svapraśaṁsakānāṁ keṣāñcinmadhye svān gaṇayituṁ taiḥ svān upamātuṁ vā vayaṁ pragalbhā na bhavāmaḥ, yataste svaparimāṇena svān parimimate svaiśca svān upamibhate tasmāt nirbbodhā bhavanti ca|

13 and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us — to reach even unto you;

vayam aparimitena na ślāghiṣyāmahe kintvīśvareṇa svarajjvā yuṣmaddeśagāmi yat parimāṇam asmadarthaṁ nirūpitaṁ tenaiva ślāghiṣyāmahe|

14 for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

yuṣmākaṁ deśo'smābhiragantavyastasmād vayaṁ svasīmām ullaṅghāmahe tannahi yataḥ khrīṣṭasya susaṁvādenāpareṣāṁ prāg vayameva yuṣmān prāptavantaḥ|

15 not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope — your faith increasing — in you to be enlarged, according to our line — into abundance,

vayaṁ svasīmām ullaṅghya parakṣetreṇa ślāghāmahe tannahi, kiñca yuṣmākaṁ viśvāse vṛddhiṁ gate yuṣmaddeśe'smākaṁ sīmā yuṣmābhirdīrghaṁ vistārayiṣyate,

16 in the [places] beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;

tena vayaṁ yuṣmākaṁ paścimadikstheṣu sthāneṣu susaṁvādaṁ ghoṣayiṣyāmaḥ, itthaṁ parasīmāyāṁ pareṇa yat pariṣkṛtaṁ tena na ślāghiṣyāmahe|

17 and he who is boasting — in the Lord let him boast;

yaḥ kaścit ślāghamānaḥ syāt ślāghatāṁ prabhunā sa hi|

18 for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.

svena yaḥ praśaṁsyate sa parīkṣito nahi kintu prabhunā yaḥ praśaṁsyate sa eva parīkṣitaḥ|