2 Corintios 10
1 Yo, Pablo, les ruego por la mansedumbre y gentileza de Cristo, yo, que cuando estoy presente ciertamente soy humilde entre ustedes, pero ausente soy atrevido.
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 Ruego, pues, que al estar presente, no tenga que actuar con el atrevimiento con el cual estoy dispuesto a proceder contra algunos que consideran que vivimos según [la ]naturaleza humana.
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 Porque aunque vivimos en el cuerpo, no militamos según [la ]naturaleza humana.
For, though we are still living in the world, it is no worldly warfare that we are waging.
4 Porque las armas de nuestra milicia no son humanas, sino poderosas en Dios para destrucción de fortalezas que derriban argumentos
The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses.
5 y toda altivez que se levanta contra el conocimiento de Dios, y lleva cautivo todo pensamiento a la 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 y que está preparado para castigar toda desobediencia cuando la obediencia de ustedes sea completa.
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 [Ustedes] miran las cosas según [la] apariencia. Si alguno cree que es de Cristo, razone que así como él es de Cristo, así también nosotros.
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 Si me exalto excesivamente con respecto a nuestra autoridad, la cual el Señor [nos] dio para edificación y no para destrucción de ustedes, no me avergonzaré,
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 para que no parezca que los atemorizo por medio de las epístolas.
Let it not seem as if I wanted to frighten you by my letters.
10 Porque ciertamente dicen: Las epístolas son pesadas y fuertes, pero la presencia corporal es débil, y la palabra, despreciable.
For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."
11 Esa persona tenga en cuenta que como son las palabras en [las ]epístolas cuando estamos ausentes, así seremos también en hecho cuando estemos presentes.
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 presumimos de clasificarnos o compararnos nosotros mismos con algunos de los que presumen de sí mismos, porque ellos, al medirse a sí mismos y compararse con ellos mismos, no se entienden.
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 nosotros no nos exaltaremos desmedidamente, sino según la medida que Dios nos asignó para llegar hasta 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 Porque no nos extralimitamos como si no hubiéramos llegado hasta ustedes, pues fuimos con las Buenas Noticias de Cristo primero hasta ustedes.
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 No nos exaltamos más allá de nuestra medida en [las] labores de otros, pero tenemos [la] esperanza de que, al aumentar su fe, nosotros seamos engrandecidos entre ustedes para abundancia, según nuestra esfera de acción,
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 para anunciar las Buenas Noticias en los lugares que están más allá de ustedes, para no enaltecernos en la esfera de acción preparada por otro.
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 Pero el que se enaltece, enaltézcase en el Señor.
But "whoever boasts, let his boast be in the Lord."
18 Pues no es recomendado aquel mismo que se aprueba, sino aquel a quien recomienda el Señor.
For it is not the man that commends himself who is really approved, but he whom the Lord commends.
