2 Corinthians 10

1 Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

Ary ny tenako, izaho Paoly, dia mananatra anareo amin’ ny hamoram-panahy sy ny fandeferan’ i Kristy, dia izaho, izay manetry tena, hono, raha eo anatrehanareo, fa sahy aminareo kosa, raha tsy eo.

2 Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

Dia mangataka aho mba tsy ho sahy, rehefa tonga, amin’ ny fahatokiana izay kasaiko hahasahiana amin’ ny sasany, izay manao anay ho mandeha araka ny nofo.

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh;

Fa na dia velona amin’ ny nofo aza izahay, dia tsy mba miady araka ny nofo

4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

(fa tsy avy amin’ ny nofo ny fiadian’ ny tafikay, fa mahery amin’ Andriamanitra handrava fiarovana mafy);

5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

fa mandrava ny fisainana sy ny zavatra avo rehetra izay atsangana hanohitra ny fahalalana an’ Andriamanitra izahay ka mamabo ny hevitra rehetra hanaiky an’ i Kristy,

6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full.

ary vonona hamaly ny tsi-fanarahana rehetra izahay, rehefa tanteraka ny fanarahanareo.

7 Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.

Mijery zavatra araka ny fisehony ihany va ianareo? Raha misy olona matoky ny tenany fa an’ i Kristy, aoka izay hisaintsaina izao indray, fa tahaka ny mah’ an’ i Kristy azy no mah’ an’ i Kristy anay koa.

8 For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

Fa na dia bebe ihany aza ny fireharehako ny amin’ ny fahefanay izay nomen’ i Kristy anay hananganana, fa tsy handravana anareo, dia tsy hahazo henatra aho,

9 that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

mba tsy hisehoako toy ny ta-hampitahotra anareo amin’ ny epistily.

10 For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

Fa ny epistiliny, hoy izy, dia mavesatra sy mahery; fa malemy kosa ny fanatrehan’ ny tenany, ary tsinontsinona ny teniny.

11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

Aoka izany olona izany hihevitra izao, fa tahaka ny fiteninay amin’ ny epistily, raha tsy eo izahay, dia ho tahaka izany koa ny asanay rehefa tonga izahay.

12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

Fa izahay tsy sahy hanao ny tenanay ho isan’ ny sasany izay midera tena, na hampitaha ny tenanay aminy; fa tsy hendry ireny, satria manohatra ny tenanay amin’ ny tenany sy mampitaha ny tenany amin’ ny tenanay.

13 But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

Fa izahay tsy mba hirehareha tsy amin’ ohatra, fa araka ny ohatry ny voafaritr’ Andriamanitra ho anjaranay, dia ohatra mihatra aminareo.

14 For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

Fa tsy toy izay tsy mihatra aminareo izahay ka mihoatra ny faritry ny anjaranay; fa tonga hatrany aminareo aza izahay amin’ ny filazantsaran’ i Kristy;

15 not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

tsy mirehareha tsy amin’ ohatra amin’ izay nisasaran’ ny sasany izahay, fa manana fanantenana izahay fa rehefa mitombo ny finoanareo, dia hohalehibiazina ao aminareo izahay araka ny voafaritra ho anjarany, sady mbola handroso ihany

16 so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

ka hitory ny filazantsara amin’ ny tany any ankoatranareo, ary tsy hirehareha amin’ izay efa vonona rahateo ao anatin’ ny voafaritra ho an’ ny sasany.

17 But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

Fa izay mirehareha, dia aoka Jehovah no ho reharehany

18 For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

Fa tsy izay midera tena no ankasitrahana, fa izay derain’ ny Tompo.