Corinthios Ii 10
1 Ipse autem ego Paulus obsecro vos per mansuetudinem, et modestiam Christi, qui in facie quidem humilis sum inter vos, absens autem confido in vos.
Now I, Paul, myself appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when with you face to face, but bold toward you when absent!
2 Rogo autem vos ne præsens audeam per eam confidentiam, qua existimor audere in quosdam, qui arbitrantur nos tamquam secundum carnem ambulemus.
I ask that when I am present I need not show boldness by daring to oppose those who think that we walk according to the flesh.
3 In carne enim ambulantes, non secundum carnem militamus.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
4 Nam arma militiæ nostræ non carnalia sunt, sed potentia Deo ad destructionem munitionum, consilia destruentes,
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful in God for tearing down strongholds.
5 et omnem altitudinem extollentem se adversus scientiam Dei, et in captivitatem redigentes omnem intellectum in obsequium Christi,
We tear down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
6 et in promptu habentes ulcisci omnem inobedientiam, cum impleta fuerit vestra obedientia.
We are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
7 Quæ secundum faciem sunt, videte. Si quis confidit sibi Christi se esse, hoc cogitet iterum apud se: quia sicut ipse Christi est, ita et nos.
Are you looking only at outward appearances? If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that just as he belongs to Christ, so we also belong to Christ.
8 Nam, etsi amplius aliquid gloriatus fuero de potestate nostra, quam dedit nobis Dominus in ædificationem, et non in destructionem vestram: non erubescam.
For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority (which the Lord has given us for building you up and not for tearing you down), I will not be ashamed.
9 Ut autem non existimer tamquam terrere vos per epistolas:
For I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you by my letters.
10 quoniam quidem epistolæ, inquiunt, graves sunt et fortes: præsentia autem corporis infirma, et sermo contemptibilis:
For, “His letters,” they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech amounts to nothing.”
11 hoc cogitet qui eiusmodi est, quia quales sumus verbo per epistolas absentes, tales et præsentes in facto.
The people who say such things should realize that what we say in our letters when we are absent, we will demonstrate by our actions when we are present.
12 Non enim audemus inserere, aut comparare nos quibusdam, qui seipsos commendant: sed ipsi in nobis nosmetipsos metientes, et comparantes nosmetipsos nobis.
For we do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves with one another and compare themselves to one another, they do not show good sense.
13 Nos autem non in immensum gloriabimur, sed secundum mensuram regulæ, qua mensus est nobis Deus, mensuram pertingendi usque ad vos.
We, however, will not boast beyond certain limits, but will confine our boasting to the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even as far as you.
14 Non enim quasi non pertingentes ad vos, superextendimus nos: usque ad vos enim pervenimus in Evangelio Christi.
For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.
15 non in immensum gloriantes in alienis laboribus: spem autem habentes crescentis fidei vestræ, in vobis magnificari secundum regulam nostram in abundantiam,
We do not go beyond our limits by boasting in the labors of others. On the contrary, our hope is that, as your faith increases, our area of ministry among you will be greatly expanded,
16 etiam in illa, quæ ultra vos sunt, evangelizare, non in aliena regula in iis quæ præparata sunt gloriari.
so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, without boasting about work already done in someone else's area of ministry.
17 Qui autem gloriatur, in Domino glorietur.
But, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
18 Non enim qui seipsum commendat, ille probatus est: sed quem Deus commendat.
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
