2 Korinæanima 10
1 A sam ja Pavle molim vas krotosti radi i tišine Hristove, koji sam pred vama ponižen prema vama, a kad nijesam kod vas, slobodan sam prema vama.
I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
2 Molim pak da mi ne bude trijebe kad budem kod vas, onako slobodan biti kao što mislim da smijem protiv nekijeh koji misle za nas da po tijelu živimo;
I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
3 Jer ako i živimo u tijelu, ne borimo se po tijelu.
For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
4 Jer oružje našega vojevanja nije tjelesno, nego silno od Boga na raskopavanje gradova, da kvarimo pomisli
For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
5 I svaku visinu koja se podiže na poznanje Božije, i robimo svaki razum za pokornost Hristu,
We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
6 I u pripravnosti imamo osvetu za svaku nepokornost, kad se izvrši vaša pokornost.
And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
7 Gledate li na ono što vam je pred oèima? Ako se ko uzda da je Hristov neka misli opet u sebi da kako je on Hristov tako smo i mi Hristovi.
Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
8 Jer ako se što i više pohvalim vlašæu našom koju nam dade Gospod na popravljanje, a ne na kvarenje vaše, neæu se postidjeti.
For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
9 Ali da se ne pokažem kao da vas plašim poslanicama;
I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
10 Jer su poslanice, veli, teške i jake, a kad je tijelom pred nama, slab je, i rijeè njegova ne valja ništa.
For some people say, “His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to.”
11 Ovo neka pomisli takovi da kaki smo u rijeèi po poslanicama kad nijesmo kod vas, taki smo i u djelu kad smo tu.
Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
12 Jer ne smijemo sebe miješati ili se porediti s drugima koji hvale sami sebe; ali kad sami po sebi sebe mjere i porede sami sebe sa sobom, ne razumijevaju.
We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
13 A mi se neæemo hvaliti preko mjere, nego po mjeri pravila kojega nam Bog mjeru razdijeli da dopremo i do vas.
We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
14 Jer se mi daleko ne prostiremo, kao da ne dosežemo do vas; jer doprijesmo i do vas s jevanðeljem Hristovijem,
For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
15 Ne hvaleæi se preko mjere u tuðijem poslovima, imajuæi pak nad kad uzraste vjera vaša da æemo se u vama velièati po pravilu svojemu izobilno,
We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
16 Da i u daljnijem stranama od vas propovjedimo jevanðelje, i da se ne pohvalimo onijem što je po tuðemu pravilu ureðeno.
We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
17 A koji se hvali, Gospodom neka se hvali.
“But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
18 Jer onaj nije valjan koji se sam hvali, nego kojega Gospod hvali.
For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
