2 Corintios 11
1 Espero que puedan soportarme unas cuantas necedades más. ¡Bueno, de hecho, ya me soportan a mí mismo!
[But now, because my opponents are saying that Christ sent them to you as his representatives and that he did not send me], please be patient with me, too, [while I say a] few things [that may sound as if] [IRO] [I am praising myself, like] a foolish person [would do. You have been] ([putting up with/tolerating]) [those who teach what is false; ] now then, (put up with/tolerate) me [too].
2 Sufro de una agonía por el celo divino que siento por ustedes, pues les prometí un solo esposo—Cristo—a fin de presentarlos a ustedes como una mujer virgen y pura para él.
I really do care about [what happens to] you, just as God cares about [what happens to you. Just like a father wants his daughter to be sexually pure when he presents her to the man she will marry] [MET], I [want you to belong] to Christ [alone and to no other]. I want to present you [to him] as people who remain faithful to him [only, and who have not believed the deceitful message of those who are teaching what is false].
3 Me preocupa que, de algún modo, así como la serpiente engañó a Eva con su astucia, ustedes puedan ser descarriados en su forma de pensar sobre su compromiso sincero y puro con Cristo.
However, just like [Satan, when he] cunningly [appeared as a] snake, deceived Eve [and caused her to disobey the Lord God], I am concerned that [those teachers] will cause you to think wrongly so that you will no longer [be faithful to] Christ alone.
4 Si alguno llega a hablarles sobre un Jesús distinto al que nosotros hemos compartido con ustedes, fácilmente ustedes concuerdan con ellos, aceptando un espíritu diferente al que han recibido, y una buena noticia distinta a la que creyeron.
[I say that] because some people have come among you who are teaching [their own thoughts about] Jesus. They [are saying about him] things that are [entirely] different from what I taught you. [They are urging] you to receive a [powerful] spirit who [would come to live in you], but it is not the same [Spirit] that you received [from God when you believed in Christ]. They preach [what they call] a good message, and you accept [their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And] you have gladly accepted them and their message!
5 No me considero inferior a estos “súper apóstoles”.
I consider that [LIT] none of those [men, even though they think of themselves as being] [IRO] extra-special apostles, are in any way greater than I am.
6 Aunque no sea muy talentoso para dar discursos, sé de lo que hablo. Les hemos explicado esto claramente y de todas las maneras posibles.
[I admit that] I am not an eloquent speaker, but I do know [God’s message]. I have made that clear to you by everything [that I have done among you and by everything that I have taught you].
7 ¿Fue un error que me humillara para exaltarlos a ustedes, siendo que compartí la buena noticia con ustedes sin beneficio económico alguno?
[I refused to accept money] from you as pay for teaching you God’s message about Christ. (It is ridiculous for you to think that what I did was wrong!/Was that wrong?) [RHQ] [I know that by teaching you without pay], I made myself seem [IRO] unimportant to you. [But I did it] to honor you.
8 Despojé a otras iglesias, recibiendo pago de ellas para poder trabajar en favor de ustedes.
[Some people might say that it was as though] [IRO] I was robbing other congregations because I accepted money from them in order that I might work among you.
9 Cuando estuve allá con ustedes y necesité algo, no fui carga para nadie, porque los creyentes que venían de Macedonia se hicieron cargo de mis necesidades. Estuve decidido a no ser carga para ustedes y nunca lo seré.
Furthermore, when I was [there] with you and had no [money to buy the things that I needed], I did not cause any [of you] ([to have difficulties by my depending on you/by asking you for money/support]), because our [(inc)] fellow believers who came from [here in] Macedonia [province] brought enough [money for me to buy everything] that I needed. So I have not caused you any difficulty at all [by asking you for money], and I never will [ask you for money] [EUP].
10 Esto es tan cierto como la verdad de que Cristo está en mí: ¡No hay nadie en toda Acaya que me impida jactarme de esto!
[And] as [sure as you know that] everything that Christ says is true, [you can be sure that what] I say [to you now is true. Wherever I go] there in Achaia [province], [I do not let you believers pay me for doing God’s work among you]. And no one will be able to prevent me from boasting [about that].
11 ¿Y por qué? ¿Acaso es porque no los amo? ¡Dios mismo sabe que sí los amo!
No one should wrongly [RHQ] think that it is because I do not love you that [I do not take pay from you]. God knows [that you truly/really are very dear to me].
12 Y seguiré haciendo lo que siempre he hecho, para eliminar cualquier oportunidad que otros puedan tener de jactarse de que su obra es igual a la nuestra.
There are [some men there among you] who would like to be able to say boastfully that they [work among you] just as I do. So, in order to make it impossible [IDM] [for them to say that], I have [refused to accept pay from you], and I will continue doing that.
13 Estas personas son falsos apóstoles, obreros deshonestos, que fingen ser apóstoles de Cristo.
Those men are lying [when they say that they are] apostles. They work deceitfully. [Even though they say that they work for God, they are working only for themselves]. They try to make people think that Christ [sent them] as his apostles, [but they do not truly represent him].
14 No se sorprendan de esto porque incluso Satanás mismo finge ser un ángel de luz.
I am not surprised [that they act like that], because Satan himself causes people to think [that he has come] as a shining messenger [from God].
15 Así que no se extrañen de que los que le sirven finjan ser agentes del bien. Pero su final será conforme a sus obras.
So it should not surprise [you] if these men, who [really] serve [Satan, do good things in order] to make you think they [serve God]. Some day God will [punish them] according to what they deserve because of the [evil] things that they do.
16 Permítanme decirlo nuevamente: por favor, no crean que estoy siendo necio. No obstante, si así lo creen, acéptenme como un necio, y permítanme jactarme un poco.
I say again: I do not want any of you to think that my [boasting about myself] is like foolish [people] boast. But even if anyone [thinks that I am boasting about myself like a foolish person boasts, listen to] what I [have to say anyway, just like you listen to those false apostles]. They really [speak] foolishly! Listen to me while I also boast a little.
17 Lo que estoy diciendo no es como lo diría el Señor, con todo este orgullo.
About the things that I am [going to tell you], boasting confidently [about myself, surely you know that they are not the kind of things] that the Lord [Jesus] would say. Instead, [I will speak] as a foolish [person would speak].
18 Pero como muchos andan por ahí jactándose como lo hace el mundo, entonces permítanme hacerlo también.
Because many among you are boasting [about their own work], as unbelievers do, I will also boast [about myself and my work] [MTY, IRO].
19 (Ustedes son felices de soportar necios, pues son muy sabios)
[I am sure that you, who think that you are so wise, will accept what I say] because you gladly [accept the] false teachers and the foolish things [that they say].
20 Soportan a personas que los esclavizan, que les roban, que los explotan, que los humillan con su arrogancia, y que los abofetean.
When people [treat] you as if they were your bosses, you gladly submit [to them. You think that it is all right when others] force you to provide for their needs. You think that it is all right [when people] take control over you, when they boast about themselves, [or when they insult you by] slapping you in the face.
21 ¡Lamento tanto que nosotros fuimos muy débiles para soportar algo así! Pero sean cuales sean las razones por las cuales la gente se jacta, me atrevo a hacerlo también. (En esto hablo como necio una vez más).
I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. [Ha! Do you think that] [IRO] I should feel ashamed [because I did not do that?] So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you [some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves].
22 ¿Es porque son hebreos? Yo también. ¿Es porque son israelitas? Yo también. ¿Es porque son descendientes de Abraham? Yo también lo soy.
Do [they tell you] that they are Hebrews [and can speak the Hebrew language?] Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. Do they [tell you that they] belong [to God’s people], the nation of Israel? Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. [Do they tell you that] they are descendants of [our great] ancestor Abraham? Well, he is my ancestor, too.
23 ¿Es porque son siervos de Cristo? (Esto podría sonar como una locura). Pero yo he hecho mucho más. He trabajado con más esfuerzo, me han llevado preso en muchas más ocasiones, me han azotado más veces de las que puedo contar, he enfrentado la muerte una y otra vez.
[Do they tell you how much] work they have done for Christ? Now I am talking like a crazy person talks [EUP]. Well, I work for Christ much more [than they do. I have been] in prison many more times [than they have. Many times I] have been beaten {[people] have beaten me} very severely [because I believe in and obey Christ]. Many times I almost died [because of serving Christ].
24 Cinco veces he recibido de los judíos cuarenta latigazos menos uno.
On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.
25 Tres veces fui golpeado con palos, una vez fui apedreado, tres veces naufragué. Una vez duré veinticuatro horas a la deriva en el océano.
On three occasions I was beaten {[Roman] officials beat me} with wooden sticks. On one occasion [a large crowd of people] threw stones at me [to kill me]. On three occasions the ship [that I was traveling on] was wrecked [and sank. On one of those occasions] I was [floating] in the water a night and a day [before I was rescued].
26 Durante muchas ocasiones he afrontado los peligros de cruzar ríos, encontrarme con pandillas de atracadores, ataques de mis propios conciudadanos, así como de extranjeros. He enfrentado peligros en las ciudades, en los desiertos, y en el mar. He enfrentado el peligro de parte de personas que fingen ser cristianos.
As I have often traveled to other places, [I have often risked losing my life. For example], sometimes I have been in danger [crossing] rivers. [I have been] in danger [traveling in places] where there were bandits. [At times I have been in] danger among people of my own nation, [the Jews], and [at other times I been in] danger among those who are not Jews. [I have been] in danger in cities, and I have been in dangerous situations in barren areas. I have been in dangerous situations [when I was traveling in ships]. [I have been in] danger among people who falsely [claim to be] fellow believers.
27 He enfrentado trabajo duro y luchas, muchas noches sin dormir, hambre y sed, a menudo he estado sin comida, con frío, y sin ropa para cubrirme del frío.
I have worked very hard [DOU] [to earn] ([a living/what I need]), and often I did not sleep. At times I was hungry and thirsty, and at times I did not have enough time to eat. Sometimes I was cold [because] I did not have enough clothes [to wear].
28 Aparte de todo esto, cada día enfrento las preocupaciones de ocuparme de todas las iglesias.
In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].
29 ¿Quién es débil? ¿Acaso no me siento débil también? ¿Quién es conducido a pecar sin que yo arda de enojo?
[Every time that I hear about fellow believers] [RHQ] who are not strong [spiritually], I sympathize with them [and try to help them. Every time that I learn about a fellow believer] [RHQ] who causes [another believer] to do something wrong, that makes me very angry.
30 Si tengo que jactarme, me jactaré en lo débil que soy.
Because [it seems that] it is necessary for me to [continue] boasting [about myself], I will boast about things that [caused some people to think of me] as being weak.
God, who is the Father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus, and who is the one [whom we should] praise forever, knows that I am not lying [about this]. (aiōn g165)
32 Mientras estaba en Damasco, el gobernador que estaba bajo autoridad del Rey Aretas mandó a custodiar la ciudad para capturarme.
[One time when I was] in Damascus [city], the governor whom King Aretas [had appointed] to rule [part of his area, told his soldiers] to guard [the gates of] the city so that they could seize me [if I tried to leave the city].
33 Pero me ayudaron a descender en una canasta por el muro de la ciudad, y hui de él.
But [my friends] helped me to escape [by] putting me in a large basket and lowering me [to the ground by a rope] through an opening in the [city] wall. [That was really humiliating]!
