2 Corintios 10
1 Yo mismo, Pablo, los insto personalmente, por la bondad y la ternura de Cristo. El mismo Pablo que es “tímido” cuando está con ustedes, pero que es “osado” cuando no está allá.
But as for me Paul, I entreat you by the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ--I who when among you have not an imposing personal presence, but when absent am fearlessly outspoken in dealing with you.
2 Les ruego para que la próxima vez que esté con ustedes, no tenga que ser tan duro como pienso que tendré que ser, confrontando abiertamente a los que piensan que nosotros nos comportamos de forma mundana.
I beseech you not to compel me when present to make a bold display of the confidence with which I reckon I shall show my 'courage' against some who reckon that we are guided by worldly principles.
3 Aunque vivimos en este mundo, no peleamos como el mundo.
For, though we are still living in the world, it is no worldly warfare that we are waging.
4 Nuestras armas no son de este mundo, pero tenemos el poder de Dios que destruye fortalezas del pensamiento humano, y derriba teorías engañosas.
The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses.
5 Todo muro que se interpone contra el conocimiento de Dios es derribado. Todo pensamiento rebelde es capturado y conducido a un acuerdo de obediencia a Cristo.
For we overthrow arrogant 'reckonings,' and every stronghold that towers high in defiance of the knowledge of God, and we carry off every thought as if into slavery--into subjection to Christ;
6 Cuando ustedes estén obedeciendo a Cristo por completo, entonces estaremos listos para castigar cualquier desobediencia.
while we hold ourselves in readiness to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as ever you as a Church have fully shown your obedience.
7 ¡Miren lo que tienen delante de sus ojos! Todo el que crea que pertenece a Cristo debe pensarlo dos veces, porque así como ellos pertenecen a Cristo, nosotros también le pertenecemos.
Is it outward appearances you look to? If any man is confident as regards himself that he specially belongs to Christ, let him consider again and reflect that just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we.
8 Aunque pareciera que me enorgullezco mucho de nuestra autoridad, no me avergüenzo de ello. El Señor nos dio esta autoridad para edificarlos a ustedes, no para destruirlos.
If, however, I were to boast more loudly of our Apostolic authority, which the Lord has given us that we may build you up, not pull you down, I should have no reason to feel ashamed.
9 No intento asustarlos con mis cartas.
Let it not seem as if I wanted to frighten you by my letters.
10 La gente dice: “Sus cartas son duras y severas, pero en persona es débil, y es un orador inútil”.
For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."
11 Este tipo de personas deberían comprender que lo que decimos por cartas cuando no estamos allá, lo haremos cuando sí estemos allá.
Let such people take this into their reckoning, that whatever we are in word by our letters when absent, the same are we also in act when present.
12 No somos tan arrogantes como para compararnos con los que se tienen en un concepto muy alto. ¡Los que se miden a sí mismos, y se comparan consigo mismos, son totalmente necios!
For we have not the 'courage' to rank ourselves among, or compare ourselves with, certain persons distinguished by their self-commendation. Yet they are not wise, measuring themselves, as they do, by one another and comparing themselves with one another.
13 Pero no nos jactamos con términos extravagantes que no puedan medirse. Sencillamente medimos lo que hemos hecho usando el sistema de medida que Dios nos ha dado, y eso los incluye a ustedes.
We, however, will not exceed due limits in our boasting, but will keep within the limits of the sphere which God has assigned to us as a limit, which reaches even to you.
14 No estamos abusando de nuestra autoridad al decir esto, como si no hubiéramos estado entre ustedes, porque realmente sí estuvimos allí y compartimos con ustedes la buena noticia de Cristo.
For there is no undue stretch of authority on our part, as though it did not extend to you. We pressed on even to Corinth, and were the first to proclaim to you the Good News of the Christ.
15 Nosotros no nos estamos jactando con términos extravagantes que no puedan medirse, reclamando crédito por lo que otros han hecho. Por el contrario, esperamos que a medida que su fe en Dios aumenta, nuestra obra entre ustedes crezca en gran manera.
We do not exceed our due limits, and take credit for other men's labours; but we entertain the hope that, as your faith grows, we shall gain promotion among you--still keeping within our own sphere--promotion to a larger field of labour,
16 Entonces podremos compartir la buena noticia en lugares que están más allá, sin jactarnos de lo que ya ha sido hecho por otros.
and shall tell the Good News in the districts beyond you, not boasting in another man's sphere about work already done by him.
17 “Si alguno quiere jactarse, que se jacte en el Señor”.
But "whoever boasts, let his boast be in the Lord."
18 No reciben respeto los que se elogian a sí mismos, sino a los que el Señor elogia.
For it is not the man that commends himself who is really approved, but he whom the Lord commends.
