2 karinthinaḥ 10

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

Now I, Paul, am myself appealing to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am ‘humble when present’ among you, but ‘bold when absent’ toward you).

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

Yes, I beg you, that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that I will ‘dare’ to visit upon some who think that we are walking in a fleshly manner.

3 yataḥ śarīre caranto'pi vayaṁ śārīrikaṁ yuddhaṁ na kurmmaḥ|

Well, we do walk about in flesh, but we do not wage war that way,

4 asmākaṁ yuddhāstrāṇi ca na śārīrikāni kintvīśvareṇa durgabhañjanāya prabalāni bhavanti,

because the weapons of our warfare are not physical, but are powerful in God for demolishing strongholds:

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

demolishing sophistries and every arrogance that sets itself up against the knowledge of God; taking captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ;

6 yuṣmākam ājñāgrāhitve siddhe sati sarvvasyājñālaṅghanasya pratīkāraṁ karttum udyatā āsmahe ca|

being ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete.

7 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|

Do you only look at the ‘face’ of things? If anyone has persuaded himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that just as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's.

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

Now even if I boast a little to excess about our authority (which the Lord gave us for building up, not to tear you down), I will not act ashamed,

9 ahaṁ patrai ryuṣmān trāsayāmi yuṣmābhiretanna manyatāṁ|

so as not to appear to agree that it is only with letters that I ‘terrify’ you.

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

Because some say, “His letters are ‘heavy’ and forceful, but his physical presence is weak, and his speech can be disdained.”

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

Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters while absent is just what we will be in action when present.

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

Now we do not dare to class or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

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

We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will stay within the boundaries that God assigned to us, a field that includes you.

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

For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we had not reached you, because we did indeed get to you with the Gospel of Christ;

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

nor do we boast ‘off limits’ in the labors of others, but we have hope that as your faith grows our boundaries will be greatly expanded through you,

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

so as to evangelize the regions beyond you (not to boast in work already done in someone else's field).

17 yaḥ kaścit ślāghamānaḥ syāt ślāghatāṁ prabhunā sa hi|

“He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

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

Because it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.