Pāvila 2. Vēstule Korintiešiem 10
1 Bet es, Pāvils, pats jūs lūdzu caur Kristus lēnprātību un laipnību, es, kas klāt būdams jūsu starpā gan esmu pazemīgs, bet no tālienes drošs pret jums,
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 Es lūdzos, ka man pie jums nākot nevajadzētu būt bargam ar to drošību, ar ko es domāju pret citiem turēties, kam šķiet, ka mēs tā kā pēc miesas dzīvojam.
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 Jo mēs miesā staigādami, tomēr pēc miesas necīnāmies;
For, though we live an earthly life, we do not wage an earthly war.
4 Jo mūsu karošanas ieroči nav miesīgi, bet spēcīgi Dieva priekšā, nopostīt tos stiprumus.
The weapons for our warfare are not earthly, but, under God, are powerful enough to pull down strongholds.
5 Mēs izpostām tos padomus un visu, kas augsti ceļas pret Dieva atzīšanu, un savaldām visas domas, lai Kristum paklausa,
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 Un esam gatavi, atriebt ikvienu neklausību, kad jūsu paklausība būs tapusi pilnīga.
and are fully prepared to punish every act of rebellion, when once your submission is complete.
7 Vai jūs raugiet uz to, kas priekš acīm? Ja kāds no sevis paša tic, ka Kristum piederot, lai tas atkal pie sevis paša tā domā, ka, tā kā viņš pieder Kristum, tāpat arī mēs piederam Kristum.
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 Jo lai es arī vēl vairāk lielītos ar mūsu varu, ko Tas Kungs mums devis jums par uztaisīšanu un ne par postīšanu, taču es nepalikšu kaunā;
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 Lai mani netur par tādu, kas jūs gribētu baidīt caur grāmatām.
I say this so that it doesn’t seem as if I am trying to overawe you by my letters.
10 Jo tie saka, ka tās grāmatas gan ir svarīgas un stipras, bet tas cilvēks pats klāt būdams nespēcīgs un viņa valoda nievājama.
For people say ‘His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible.’
11 Tas tāds lai zin, kādi mēs no tālienes esam ar vārdiem grāmatās, tādi pat mēs arī klāt būdami ar darbu.
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 Jo nedrīkstam pieskaitīties jeb sevi līdzināt tādiem, kas paši sevi uzteic; bet viņi paši pie sevis mērodamies un paši sevi ar sevi līdzinādami ir neprātīgi.
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 Bet mēs nelielīsimies pārlieku, bet pēc tā robežu mēra, ko Dievs mums ir nolicis, ka arī līdz pat jums esam nonākuši.
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 Jo mēs neizstiepjamies pārlieku, tā kā līdz jums nebūtu nonākuši, jo mēs arī līdz pat jums esam tikuši ar Kristus evaņģēliju;
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 Ne pārlieku lielīdamies ar cita darbiem, bet cerēdami, ka jūsu ticībai augot mēs pie jums savās robežās jo vairāk augsim lielumā,
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 Tā ka mēs evaņģēliju varam pasludināt tiem, kas aiz jūsu robežām, un nelielīsimies ar to, kas svešā daļā jau pastrādāts.
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 Bet kas lielās, lai lielās iekš Tā Kunga.
Let anyone who boasts make their boast of the Lord.
18 Jo ne tas, kas pats sevi uzteic, ir derīgs, bet ko Tas Kungs uzteic.
For it is not those who commend themselves that stand the test, but those who are commended by the Lord.
