2 karinthina.h 12

1 aatma"slaaghaa mamaanupayuktaa kintvaha. m prabho rdar"sanaade"saanaam aakhyaana. m kathayitu. m pravartte|

To boast is not suitable for me; I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 ita"scaturda"savatsarebhya. h puurvva. m mayaa paricita eko janast. rtiiya. m svargamaniiyata, sa sa"sariire. na ni. h"sariire. na vaa tat sthaanamaniiyata tadaha. m na jaanaami kintvii"svaro jaanaati|

I knew a man in Christ fourteen years ago; that such a one (whether in the body, I know not, or out of the body, I know not: God knows; ) was caught away to the third heaven.

3 sa maanava. h svarga. m niita. h san akathyaani marttyavaagatiitaani ca vaakyaani "srutavaan|

I also know that such a man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I know not: God knows, )

4 kintu tadaanii. m sa sa"sariiro ni. h"sariiro vaasiit tanmayaa na j naayate tad ii"svare. naiva j naayate|

was caught away to Paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

5 tamadhyaha. m "slaaghi. sye maamadhi naanyena kenacid vi. saye. na "slaaghi. sye kevala. m svadaurbbalyena "slaaghi. sye|

Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, unless in my infirmities.

6 yadyaham aatma"slaaghaa. m karttum iccheya. m tathaapi nirbbodha iva na bhavi. syaami yata. h satyameva kathayi. syaami, kintu lokaa maa. m yaad. r"sa. m pa"syanti mama vaakya. m "srutvaa vaa yaad. r"sa. m maa. m manyate tasmaat "sre. s.tha. m maa. m yanna ga. nayanti tadarthamaha. m tato vira. msyaami|

For though I should choose to boast, I would not be void of understanding: for I will speak the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should think of me more than what he sees me to be, or what he hears of me.

7 aparam utk. r.s. tadar"sanapraaptito yadaham aatmaabhimaanii na bhavaami tadartha. m "sariiravedhakam eka. m "suula. m mahyam adaayi tat madiiyaatmaabhimaananivaara. naartha. m mama taa. dayitaa "sayataano duuta. h|

And, lest I should be too much exalted by the excellence of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be too much exalted.

8 mattastasya prasthaana. m yaacitumaha. m tristamadhi prabhumuddi"sya praarthanaa. m k. rtavaan|

With regard to this, I three times entreated the Lord that it might leave me;

9 tata. h sa maamuktavaan mamaanugrahastava sarvvasaadhaka. h, yato daurbbalyaat mama "sakti. h puur. nataa. m gacchatiiti| ata. h khrii. s.tasya "sakti ryanmaam aa"srayati tadartha. m svadaurbbalyena mama "slaaghana. m sukhada. m|

and he said to me: My grace is sufficient for you; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may abide upon me.

10 tasmaat khrii. s.taheto rdaurbbalyanindaadaridrataavipak. sataaka. s.taadi. su santu. syaamyaha. m| yadaaha. m durbbalo. asmi tadaiva sabalo bhavaami|

For this reason, I take pleasure in infirmities, in outrages, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

11 etenaatma"slaaghanenaaha. m nirbbodha ivaabhava. m kintu yuuya. m tasya kaara. na. m yato mama pra"sa. msaa yu. smaabhireva karttavyaasiit| yadyapyam aga. nyo bhaveya. m tathaapi mukhyatamebhya. h preritebhya. h kenaapi prakaare. na naaha. m nyuuno. asmi|

I have become of no understanding; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you: I am in no respect inferior to the very greatest of the apostles, although I am nothing.

12 sarvvathaadbhutakriyaa"saktilak. sa. nai. h preritasya cihnaani yu. smaaka. m madhye sadhairyya. m mayaa prakaa"sitaani|

Truly, the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds.

13 mama paalanaartha. m yuuya. m mayaa bhaaraakraantaa naabhavataitad eka. m nyuunatva. m vinaaparaabhya. h samitibhyo yu. smaaka. m ki. m nyuunatva. m jaata. m? anena mama do. sa. m k. samadhva. m|

For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, unless in this―that I did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong.

14 pa"syata t. rtiiyavaara. m yu. smatsamiipa. m gantumudyato. asmi tatraapyaha. m yu. smaan bhaaraakraantaan na kari. syaami| yu. smaaka. m sampattimaha. m na m. rgaye kintu yu. smaaneva, yata. h pitro. h k. rte santaanaanaa. m dhanasa ncayo. anupayukta. h kintu santaanaanaa. m k. rte pitro rdhanasa ncaya upayukta. h|

Behold, I am ready the third time to come to you, and I will not burden you: for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.

15 apara nca yu. smaasu bahu priiyamaa. no. apyaha. m yadi yu. smatto. alpa. m prama labhe tathaapi yu. smaaka. m praa. narak. saartha. m saananda. m bahu vyaya. m sarvvavyaya nca kari. syaami|

I, indeed, will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

16 yuuya. m mayaa ki ncidapi na bhaaraakraantaa iti satya. m, kintvaha. m dhuurtta. h san chalena yu. smaan va ncitavaan etat ki. m kenacid vaktavya. m?

Be it so, indeed; I did not burden you; but being crafty, I caught you by deceit.

17 yu. smatsamiipa. m mayaa ye lokaa. h prahitaaste. saamekena ki. m mama ko. apyarthalaabho jaata. h?

Did I overreach you by any of those whom I sent to you?

18 aha. m tiita. m viniiya tena saarddha. m bhraatarameka. m pre. sitavaan yu. smattastiitena kim artho labdha. h? ekasmin bhaava ekasya padacihne. su caavaa. m ki. m na caritavantau?

I exhorted Titus, and with him sent the brother. Did Titus overreach you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?

19 yu. smaaka. m samiipe vaya. m puna rdo. sak. saalanakathaa. m kathayaama iti ki. m budhyadhve? he priyatamaa. h, yu. smaaka. m ni. s.thaartha. m vayamii"svarasya samak. sa. m khrii. s.tena sarvvaa. nyetaani kathayaama. h|

Do you think again that we offer you a defense of ourselves? We speak all these things before God in Christ, beloved, for your edification.

20 aha. m yadaagami. syaami, tadaa yu. smaan yaad. r"saan dra. s.tu. m necchaami taad. r"saan drak. syaami, yuuyamapi maa. m yaad. r"sa. m dra. s.tu. m necchatha taad. r"sa. m drak. syatha, yu. smanmadhye vivaada iir. syaa krodho vipak. sataa paraapavaada. h kar. nejapana. m darpa. h kalaha"scaite bhavi. syanti;

For I fear, lest when I come I shall find you not, such as I wish, and I shall be found by you not such as you wish: lest there shall be contentions, envies, excitements, strife, evil speaking, whisperings, party spirit, disorderly conduct:

21 tenaaha. m yu. smatsamiipa. m punaraagatya madiiye"svare. na namayi. sye, puurvva. m k. rtapaapaan lokaan sviiyaa"sucitaave"syaagamanalampa. tataacara. naad anutaapam ak. rtavanto d. r.s. tvaa ca taanadhi mama "soko jani. syata iti bibhemi|

lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn over many of those who have already sinned, and have not repented of the uncleanness and lewdness and wantonness which they have committed.