2 Korintiana 10

1 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.

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 of good courage toward you.

2 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.

But I implore you that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence with which I intend on showing against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

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

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh;

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

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty in God for the tearing down of strongholds,

5 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,

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;

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

and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.

7 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.

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 also we are Christ's.

8 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,

For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

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

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

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

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

11 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.

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.

12 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.

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.

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

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

14 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;

For we do not stretch ourselves too much, as though we did not reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

15 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

not boasting excessively in the work done by others, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

16 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.

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

17 Fa izay mirehareha, dia aoka Jehovah no ho reharehany

But "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."

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

For it is not he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.