2 Korinčanom 10

1 Sam pa jaz Pavel opominjam vas po krotkosti in tihosti Kristusovej, kteri sem pričo vas res da ponižen med vami, a kedar me ni pri vas, pa drzen proti vam.

NOW I Paul myself exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who, when present, am indeed lowly among you, but being absent, am bold towards you.

2 Prosim pa, da mi ne bo treba, kedar bom pri vas zdrzniti se s to zaupnostjo, s ktero mislim zdrzniti se na nektere, kteri mislijo, kakor da po mesu hodimo.

But I pray, that when I am present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I purpose to act resolutely against some who think of us, as if we walked after the flesh.

3 Kajti če tudi po mesu hodimo, ne vojskujemo se po mesu,

For though we walk in the flesh, we war not after the flesh:

4 (Ker orožje našega vojskovanja ni meseno nego močno po Bogu za razdevanje trdnih mest),

for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the casting down the strong holds of corruption;

5 Naklepe razdevajoč in vsako visokost, ktera se vzdiguje proti poznanju Božjemu; in zavjemajoč vsako pamet na poslušnost Kristusu,

laying low proud reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and making every thought captive to the obedience of Christ:

6 In v pripravi imajoč maščevanje za vsako neposlušnost, kedar se izpolni vaša poslušnost.

and holding ourselves ready to avenge every act of disobedience, when your obedience is fully proved.

7 Gledate li na to, kar vam je pred očmi? Če kdo upa v sebi, da je Kristusov, misli naj zopet v sebi, da, kakor je on Kristusov, tako smo tudi mi Kristusovi.

Regard ye the things that are personal? If any man is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, let him reflect again in himself, that as he is Christ’s, so are we Christ’s.

8 Kajti če se tudi kaj obilneje pohvalim z oblastjo našo, ktero nam je dal Gospod za zidanje in ne za razdevanje vaše, ne bom se osramotil.

Yea, and if I should boast somewhat more highly of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed;

9 Da se ne bo videlo, kakor da vas strašim z listovi,

that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

10 Ker so listovi, velí, težki in jaki, ali ko je s telesom nazoči, slab je in beseda mu nič ne velja.

For his letters indeed, say they, are weighty and forcible, but his bodily presence is feeble, and his speech contemptible.

11 To naj misli, kdor je tak, da, kakoršni smo v besedi po listih nenazoči, takošni smo tudi nazoči v dejanji.

Let such a man be assured of this, that such as we are by word in our letters when absent, such also will we be in deed when we are present.

12 Kajti ne drznemo se pridejati se k nekterim ali primeriti se ž njimi, kteri sami sebe povzdigujejo; nego kteri sami po sebi sami sebe merijo in primerjajo sami sebe s seboj, ne umejo.

For we will not presume to put ourselves on the level, or compare ourselves with some who vaunt themselves; but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, have no understanding.

13 A mi se ne bomo črez nemero hvalili, nego po meri vodila, kterega nam je podelil Bog mero, da dosežemo tudi noter do vas.

But we will not glory in things beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath marked out for us―a measure that hath reached even unto you.

14 Kajti mi se ne stezamo predaleč, kakor da ne dosezamo do vas; za kaj tudi noter do vas smo prišli v evangelji Kristusovem;

For we stretch not our pretensions beyond bounds, as though we reached not unto you; for we have advanced even unto you in the gospel of Christ:

15 Ne hvaleč se črez nemero s tujimi trudi, ali up imajoč, kedar se pomnoži vera vaša, da se v vas poveličamo po vodilu svojem na obilnost,

not boasting ourselves unmeasurably in other men’s labours; but having hope that when your faith is increased, we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule for more abundant usefulness,

16 Da se onkraj vas evangelj oznani, ter se ne pohvalimo s tem, kar je po tujem vodilu narejeno.

to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to arrogate glory in another man’s line for things already prepared.

17 "Kdor se pa hvali, v Gospodu naj se hvali."

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

18 Kajti ni ta, kteri sam sebe povzdiguje, izkušen, nego ta, kogar Gospod povzdiguje.

For not he who commendeth himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth.