2 Korinæanima 10

1 A sam ja Pavle molim vas krotosti radi i tišine Hristove, koji sam pred vama ponižen prema vama, a kad nijesam kod vas, slobodan sam prema vama.

But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:

2 Molim pak da mi ne bude trijebe kad budem kod vas, onako slobodan biti kao što mislim da smijem protiv nekijeh koji misle za nas da po tijelu živimo;

but I pray, that being present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I consider myself bold towards certain ones who regard us as walking about according to the flesh.

3 Jer ako i živimo u tijelu, ne borimo se po tijelu.

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

4 Jer oružje našega vojevanja nije tjelesno, nego silno od Boga na raskopavanje gradova, da kvarimo pomisli

for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of strongholds;

5 I svaku visinu koja se podiže na poznanje Božije, i robimo svaki razum za pokornost Hristu,

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

6 I u pripravnosti imamo osvetu za svaku nepokornost, kad se izvrši vaša pokornost.

and being ready to avenge every disobedience, when your obedience may be complete.

7 Gledate li na ono što vam je pred oèima? Ako se ko uzda da je Hristov neka misli opet u sebi da kako je on Hristov tako smo i mi Hristovi.

Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If any has trusted to himself that he belongs to Christ, let him again consider this in reference to himself, that as he belongs to Christ, so do we also.

8 Jer ako se što i više pohvalim vlašæu našom koju nam dade Gospod na popravljanje, a ne na kvarenje vaše, neæu se postidjeti.

For if I shall in any thing the more abundantly boast concerning our power which the Lord gave us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed:

9 Ali da se ne pokažem kao da vas plašim poslanicama;

in order that I may not seem as it were to terrify you by my letters.

10 Jer su poslanice, veli, teške i jake, a kad je tijelom pred nama, slab je, i rijeè njegova ne valja ništa.

Because they say, His letters are indeed weighty and powerful; but the presence of his body is weak, and his speech contemptible.

11 Ovo neka pomisli takovi da kaki smo u rijeèi po poslanicama kad nijesmo kod vas, taki smo i u djelu kad smo tu.

Let such a one consider this, that, such as we are in word by our letters while absent, such we really are in work being present.

12 Jer ne smijemo sebe miješati ili se porediti s drugima koji hvale sami sebe; ali kad sami po sebi sebe mjere i porede sami sebe sa sobom, ne razumijevaju.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain ones of those who recommend themselves: but they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, are not wise.

13 A mi se neæemo hvaliti preko mjere, nego po mjeri pravila kojega nam Bog mjeru razdijeli da dopremo i do vas.

But we will not boast in things without measure, but according to the measure of the rule which measure God has measured to us, to reach even unto you.

14 Jer se mi daleko ne prostiremo, kao da ne dosežemo do vas; jer doprijesmo i do vas s jevanðeljem Hristovijem,

For not as not reaching unto you do we stretch ourselves, for we have advanced in the gospel of Christ even unto you:

15 Ne hvaleæi se preko mjere u tuðijem poslovima, imajuæi pak nad kad uzraste vjera vaša da æemo se u vama velièati po pravilu svojemu izobilno,

and not boasting in things without measure, in the labors of others, but having hope of your faith increasing among you, to be magnified according to our rule exceedingly,

16 Da i u daljnijem stranama od vas propovjedimo jevanðelje, i da se ne pohvalimo onijem što je po tuðemu pravilu ureðeno.

to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, not to glory according to the rule of others in things made ready.

17 A koji se hvali, Gospodom neka se hvali.

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord;

18 Jer onaj nije valjan koji se sam hvali, nego kojega Gospod hvali.

for he that commends himself is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.