2 Korint 10

1 Men sa mwen menm Pòl, m'ap mande nou ak dousè ansanm ak bon kè ki soti nan Kris la. Gen moun ki pretann mwen fèmen lè m' nan mitan nou, men lè m' lwen nou mwen sevè.

Now, I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ – I who, ‘in your presence, am humble in my bearing towards you, but, when absent, am bold in my language to you’ –

2 Tanpri, pa fòse m' moutre nou jan mwen ka sevè lè m'a rive lakay nou. Paske mwen sèten m'a ka moutre m' sevè annegad moun ki konprann m'ap aji dapre bon konprann lèzòm.

I implore you not to drive me to ‘show my boldness,’ when I do come, by the confident tone which I expect to have to adopt towards some of you, who are expecting to find us influenced in our conduct by earthly motives.

3 M'ap viv koulye a nan yon kò tankou tout moun, se vre. Men, mwen p'ap goumen menm jan ak tout moun.

For, though we live an earthly life, we do not wage an earthly war.

4 Zam m'ap sèvi nan batay m'ap mennen an, se pa menm ak zam moun k'ap viv dapre lide ki nan lemonn yo. Zam mwen se zanm ki gen pouvwa devan Bondye pou kraze tout gwo fò. M'ap kraze tout pawòl esplikasyon ki pa bon,

The weapons for our warfare are not earthly, but, under God, are powerful enough to pull down strongholds.

5 m'ap kraze tou sa lèzòm nan lògèy yo ap fè pou anpeche moun konnen Bondye. M'ap mare tout vye lide ki nan tèt lèzòm yo, m'ap fè yo vin obeyi Kris la.

We are engaged in confuting arguments and pulling down every barrier raised against the knowledge of God. We are taking captive every hostile thought, to bring it into submission to the Christ,

6 Mwen pare pou m' pini tout moun ki va dezobeyi. Men, anvan sa, se pou nou moutre m' jan nou soti pou nou soumèt nou nèt.

and are fully prepared to punish every act of rebellion, when once your submission is complete.

7 Nou menm, moun Korent, n'ap gade sou laparans. Enben, si yon moun mete nan tèt li se moun Kris la li ye, se pou l' mete sa nan tèt li tou, mwen menm tou mwen se moun Kris la mwen ye menm jan avè li.

You look at the outward appearance of things! Let anyone, who is confident that he belongs to Christ, reflect, for himself, again on the fact – that we belong to Christ no less than he does.

8 Enpi, menm si m' te fè grandizè yon ti jan twòp pou otorite Seyè a ban mwen an, mwen pa wont pou sa. Paske, otorite sa li ban mwen an, se pou m' fè nou grandi nan konfyans nan li, se pa pou m' kraze nou.

Even if I boast extravagantly about our authority – which the Lord gave us for building up your faith and not for overthrowing it – still I have no reason to be ashamed.

9 Mwen pa ta vle nou konprann m'ap chache kraponnen nou lè m'ap ekri nou konsa.

I say this so that it doesn’t seem as if I am trying to overawe you by my letters.

10 Gen moun ki di: Lè Pòl ap ekri nou, li rèd konsa, li sevè. Men, lè li la nan mitan nou li tou dou. Ata pale li pa ka pale.

For people say ‘His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible.’

11 Enben, moun ki di sa a, li mèt mete sa nan tèt li: Pa gen diferans ant sa m'ap ekri nan lèt mwen voye ban nou lè mwen pa la ak sa mwen pral fè lè m'a la nan mitan nou.

Let such a person be assured of this – that our words in our letters show us to be, when absent, just what our deeds will show us to be, when present.

12 Konprann sa byen: mwen pa ka pèmèt mwen pou m' mete m' sou menm wotè ak moun ki kwè yo plis pase sa yo ye, ni mwen p'ap konpare tèt mwen ak yo non plis. Se yon bann san konprann! Y'ap mezire tèt yo ak mezi yo menm yo fè. Y'ap konpare tèt yo ak pwòp tèt pa yo ankò.

We have not indeed the audacity to class or compare ourselves with some of those who indulge in self-commendation! But, when such persons measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they show a want of wisdom.

13 Men, pou mwen menm, mwen p'ap vantè tèt mwen depase limit. M'ap rete nan limit travay Bondye ban mwen an. Nou menm, moun Korent, nou nan limit travay mwen.

We, however, will not give way to unlimited boasting, but will confine ourselves to the limits of the sphere to which God limited us, when he permitted us to come as far as Corinth.

14 Se sak fè, mwen pa t' depase limit mwen lè m' te rive lakay nou ak bon nouvèl ki pale sou Kris la.

For it is not the case, as it would be if we were not in the habit of coming to you, that we are exceeding our bounds! Why, we were the very first to reach you with the good news of the Christ!

15 Konsa, nou wè, mwen pa depase limit Bondye ban mwen. Mwen p'ap fè grandizè pou travay lòt moun te deja fè. Okontrè, mwen gen espwa n'a grandi nan konfyans, pou m' ka fè yon pi gwo travay ankò nan mitan nou, toujou nan limit Bondye ban mwen an.

Our boasting, therefore, is not unlimited, nor does it extend to the labours of others; but our hope is that, as your faith grows, our influence among you may be very greatly increased – though still confined to our sphere –

16 Apre sa, m'a kapab al anonse bon nouvèl la nan peyi ki pi lwen pase lakay nou, san m' p'ap bezwen fè grandizè pou travay lòt moun deja fè nan limit pa yo.

So that we will be able to tell the good news in the districts beyond you, without trespassing on the sphere assigned to others, or boasting of what has been already done.

17 Paske, jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Si yon moun vle fè lwanj tèt li, se pou l' fè lwanj tèt li nan sa Bondye fè pou li.

Let anyone who boasts make their boast of the Lord.

18 Se konsa wi: Se pa moun k'ap fè lwanj tèt yo ki bon pou travay la, men se moun Seyè a rekòmande ki bon pou travay la.

For it is not those who commend themselves that stand the test, but those who are commended by the Lord.