2 karinthinaḥ 3
1 vayaṁ kim ātmapraśaṁsanaṁ punarārabhāmahē? yuṣmān prati yuṣmattō vā parēṣāṁ kēṣāñcid ivāsmākamapi kiṁ praśaṁsāpatrēṣu prayōjanam āstē?
Do we again begin to commend ourselves? or whether have we need of commendatory letters to you or from you, as some do?
2 yūyamēvāsmākaṁ praśaṁsāpatraṁ taccāsmākam antaḥkaraṇēṣu likhitaṁ sarvvamānavaiśca jñēyaṁ paṭhanīyañca|
You are our letter, having been written in our hearts, known and read of all men,
3 yatō 'smābhiḥ sēvitaṁ khrīṣṭasya patraṁ yūyapēva, tacca na masyā kintvamarasyēśvarasyātmanā likhitaṁ pāṣāṇapatrēṣu tannahi kintu kravyamayēṣu hr̥tpatrēṣu likhitamiti suspaṣṭaṁ|
being manifest that you are the letter of Christ, having been ministered by us, having been written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.
4 khrīṣṭēnēśvaraṁ pratyasmākam īdr̥śō dr̥ḍhaviśvāsō vidyatē;
But we have such confidence through Christ towards God,
5 vayaṁ nijaguṇēna kimapi kalpayituṁ samarthā iti nahi kintvīśvarādasmākaṁ sāmarthyaṁ jāyatē|
not that we are able of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
6 tēna vayaṁ nūtananiyamasyārthatō 'kṣarasaṁsthānasya tannahi kintvātmana ēva sēvanasāmarthyaṁ prāptāḥ| akṣarasaṁsthānaṁ mr̥tyujanakaṁ kintvātmā jīvanadāyakaḥ|
who also rendered us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit creates life.
7 akṣarai rvilikhitapāṣāṇarūpiṇī yā mr̥tyōḥ sēvā sā yadīdr̥k tējasvinī jātā yattasyācirasthāyinastējasaḥ kāraṇāt mūsasō mukham isrāyēlīyalōkaiḥ saṁdraṣṭuṁ nāśakyata,
But if the ministry of death, having been written in letters of stone, was in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look upon the face of Moses on account of the glory of his countenance; which was destined to be done away:
8 tarhyātmanaḥ sēvā kiṁ tatō'pi bahutējasvinī na bhavēt?
how will not the ministry of the spirit be more in glory?
9 daṇḍajanikā sēvā yadi tējōyuktā bhavēt tarhi puṇyajanikā sēvā tatō'dhikaṁ bahutējōyuktā bhaviṣyati|
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
10 ubhayōstulanāyāṁ kr̥tāyām ēkasyāstējō dvitīyāyāḥ prakharatarēṇa tējasā hīnatējō bhavati|
For indeed that which was glorious, has ceased to be glorious in this respect on account of the transcendent glory.
11 yasmād yat lōpanīyaṁ tad yadi tējōyuktaṁ bhavēt tarhi yat cirasthāyi tad bahutaratējōyuktamēva bhaviṣyati|
For if that which was to be done away was through glory, much more is that which abides in glory.
12 īdr̥śīṁ pratyāśāṁ labdhvā vayaṁ mahatīṁ pragalbhatāṁ prakāśayāmaḥ|
Then having such hope, we use great boldness,
13 isrāyēlīyalōkā yat tasya lōpanīyasya tējasaḥ śēṣaṁ na vilōkayēyustadarthaṁ mūsā yādr̥g āvaraṇēna svamukham ācchādayat vayaṁ tādr̥k na kurmmaḥ|
and not as Moses put the veil on his face, in order that the sons of Israel might not look forward to the end of that which was transitory.
14 tēṣāṁ manāṁsi kaṭhinībhūtāni yatastēṣāṁ paṭhanasamayē sa purātanō niyamastēnāvaraṇēnādyāpi pracchannastiṣṭhati|
But their minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ;
15 tacca na dūrībhavati yataḥ khrīṣṭēnaiva tat lupyatē| mūsasaḥ śāstrasya pāṭhasamayē'dyāpi tēṣāṁ manāṁsi tēnāvaraṇēna pracchādyantē|
but until this day when Moses is read, the veil lies upon their heart:
16 kintu prabhuṁ prati manasi parāvr̥ttē tad āvaraṇaṁ dūrīkāriṣyatē|
but when they may turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17 yaḥ prabhuḥ sa ēva sa ātmā yatra ca prabhōrātmā tatraiva muktiḥ|
But the Lord is a Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 vayañca sarvvē'nācchāditēnāsyēna prabhōstējasaḥ pratibimbaṁ gr̥hlanta ātmasvarūpēṇa prabhunā rūpāntarīkr̥tā varddhamānatējōyuktāṁ tāmēva pratimūrttiṁ prāpnumaḥ|
But we all, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
