2 Korinčanom 10
1 Torej jaz sam, Pavel, ki sem v navzočnosti med vami pohleven, toda odsoten sem drzen do vas, vas pri Kristusovi krotkosti in blagosti rotim.
Now I Paul myself plead to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
2 Toda rotim vas, da ne bi bil drzen, ko sem prisoten s tem zaupanjem, s katerim mislim biti do nekaterih drzen, ki mislijo o nas, kakor da smo živeli glede na meso.
But I plead to you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
3 Kajti čeprav živimo v mesu, se ne borimo po mesu
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (kajti orožja našega vojskovanja niso mesena, temveč mogočna po Bogu, da podirajo trdnjave);
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; )
5 podiramo zamisli in vsako visoko stvar, ki sebe povzdiguje proti spoznanju Boga ter vsako misel prinašamo v ujetništvo, v poslušnost Kristusu;
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6 in v pripravljenosti smo, da maščujemo vso neposlušnost, ko se vaša poslušnost dopolni.
And being alert to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
7 Ali gledate na stvari po zunanjem videzu? Če katerikoli človek zaupa sebi, da je Kristusov, naj sam v sebi to ponovno razmisli, da kakor je on Kristusov, točno tako smo mi Kristusovi.
Do all of you look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
8 Kajti čeprav bi se malce bolj bahal z našo oblastjo, ki nam jo je Gospod dal za izgrajevanje in ne za vaše uničenje, ne bi bil osramočen;
For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord has given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
9 da ne bom videti, kakor če vas hočem strašiti s pismi.
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
10 Kajti [za] njegova pisma, pravijo, [da] so tehtna in vplivna, toda njegova telesna prisotnost je šibka in njegov govor zaničevanja vreden.
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech (logos) contemptible.
11 Naj takšni mislijo to, da takšni, kakor smo mi z besedo po črkah, ko smo odsotni, bomo takšni tudi v dejanju, ko smo prisotni.
Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word (logos) by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
12 Kajti ne drznemo se meriti ali primerjati z nekaterimi, ki priporočajo sami sebe. Toda tisti, ki sebe merijo s seboj in se primerjajo med seboj, niso modri.
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
13 Toda mi se ne bomo bahali o stvareh zunaj naše mere, temveč glede na mero oblasti, ki nam jo je Bog razdelil, mero, da smo segli celó do vas.
But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
14 Kajti ne iztezamo se preko naše mere, kakor da nismo prispeli do vas, kajti z oznanjevanjem Kristusovega evangelija smo prišli tudi prav do vas.
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
15 O stvareh se ne bahamo prek naše mere, to je z napori drugih ljudi, temveč imamo upanje, ko se vaša vera okrepi, da bomo obilno povečani po vas glede na naše območje,
Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
16 da oznanimo evangelij v pokrajinah onstran vas in ne da se bahamo na področju drugega človeka o stvareh, ki so bile pripravljene k naši roki.
To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.
17 Toda kdor se ponaša, naj se ponaša v Gospodu.
But he that glories, let him glory in the Lord.
18 Kajti ni potrjen kdor priporoča sebe, temveč kogar priporoča Gospod.
For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
