Προς Κορινθιους Β΄ 11
1 οφελον ανειχεσθε μου μικρον τη αφροσυνη αλλα και ανεχεσθε μου
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
2 ζηλω γαρ υμασ θεου ζηλω ηρμοσαμην γαρ υμασ ενι ανδρι παρθενον αγνην παραστησαι τω χριστω
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
3 φοβουμαι δε μηπωσ ωσ ο οφισ ευαν εξηπατησεν εν τη πανουργια αυτου ουτωσ φθαρη τα νοηματα υμων απο τησ απλοτητοσ τησ εισ τον χριστον
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the sincerity and purity that is in Christ.
4 ει μεν γαρ ο ερχομενοσ αλλον ιησουν κηρυσσει ον ουκ εκηρυξαμεν η πνευμα ετερον λαμβανετε ο ουκ ελαβετε η ευαγγελιον ετερον ο ουκ εδεξασθε καλωσ ηνειχεσθε
For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different Good News, which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.
5 λογιζομαι γαρ μηδεν υστερηκεναι των υπερ λιαν αποστολων
For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.
6 ει δε και ιδιωτησ τω λογω αλλ ου τη γνωσει αλλ εν παντι φανερωθεντεσ εν πασιν εισ υμασ
Even though I am unskilled in speech, I am not unskilled in knowledge. But in every way we have made this known to you in all things.
7 η αμαρτιαν εποιησα εμαυτον ταπεινων ινα υμεισ υψωθητε οτι δωρεαν το του θεου ευαγγελιον ευηγγελισαμην υμιν
Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God's Good News free of charge?
8 αλλασ εκκλησιασ εσυλησα λαβων οψωνιον προσ την υμων διακονιαν
I robbed other churches, taking wages from them that I might serve you.
9 και παρων προσ υμασ και υστερηθεισ ου κατεναρκησα ουδενοσ το γαρ υστερημα μου προσανεπληρωσαν οι αδελφοι ελθοντεσ απο μακεδονιασ και εν παντι αβαρη υμιν εμαυτον ετηρησα και τηρησω
When I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.
10 εστιν αληθεια χριστου εν εμοι οτι η καυχησισ αυτη ου φραγησεται εισ εμε εν τοισ κλιμασιν τησ αχαιασ
As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
11 δια τι οτι ουκ αγαπω υμασ ο θεοσ οιδεν
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.
12 ο δε ποιω και ποιησω ινα εκκοψω την αφορμην των θελοντων αφορμην ινα εν ω καυχωνται ευρεθωσιν καθωσ και ημεισ
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.
13 οι γαρ τοιουτοι ψευδαποστολοι εργαται δολιοι μετασχηματιζομενοι εισ αποστολουσ χριστου
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.
14 και ου θαυμαστον αυτοσ γαρ ο σατανασ μετασχηματιζεται εισ αγγελον φωτοσ
And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.
15 ου μεγα ουν ει και οι διακονοι αυτου μετασχηματιζονται ωσ διακονοι δικαιοσυνησ ων το τελοσ εσται κατα τα εργα αυτων
It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
16 παλιν λεγω μη τισ με δοξη αφρονα ειναι ει δε μηγε καν ωσ αφρονα δεξασθε με ινα καγω μικρον τι καυχησωμαι
I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.
17 ο λαλω ου λαλω κατα κυριον αλλ ωσ εν αφροσυνη εν ταυτη τη υποστασει τησ καυχησεωσ
That which I speak, I do not speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.
18 επει πολλοι καυχωνται κατα την σαρκα καγω καυχησομαι
Seeing that many boast after the flesh, I will also boast.
19 ηδεωσ γαρ ανεχεσθε των αφρονων φρονιμοι οντεσ
For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.
20 ανεχεσθε γαρ ει τισ υμασ καταδουλοι ει τισ κατεσθιει ει τισ λαμβανει ει τισ επαιρεται ει τισ υμασ εισ προσωπον δερει
For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you on the face.
21 κατα ατιμιαν λεγω ωσ οτι ημεισ ησθενησαμεν εν ω δ αν τισ τολμα εν αφροσυνη λεγω τολμω καγω
I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet however any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
22 εβραιοι εισιν καγω ισραηλιται εισιν καγω σπερμα αβρααμ εισιν καγω
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
23 διακονοι χριστου εισιν παραφρονων λαλω υπερ εγω εν κοποισ περισσοτερωσ εν πληγαισ υπερβαλλοντωσ εν φυλακαισ περισσοτερωσ εν θανατοισ πολλακισ
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.
24 υπο ιουδαιων πεντακισ τεσσαρακοντα παρα μιαν ελαβον
Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.
25 τρισ εραβδισθην απαξ ελιθασθην τρισ εναυαγησα νυχθημερον εν τω βυθω πεποιηκα
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. I have been a night and a day in the deep.
26 οδοιποριαισ πολλακισ κινδυνοισ ποταμων κινδυνοισ ληστων κινδυνοισ εκ γενουσ κινδυνοισ εξ εθνων κινδυνοισ εν πολει κινδυνοισ εν ερημια κινδυνοισ εν θαλασση κινδυνοισ εν ψευδαδελφοισ
I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from those who are not Jews, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;
27 εν κοπω και μοχθω εν αγρυπνιαισ πολλακισ εν λιμω και διψει εν νηστειαισ πολλακισ εν ψυχει και γυμνοτητι
in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold and nakedness.
28 χωρισ των παρεκτοσ η επισυστασισ μου η καθ ημεραν η μεριμνα πασων των εκκλησιων
Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the churches.
29 τισ ασθενει και ουκ ασθενω τισ σκανδαλιζεται και ουκ εγω πυρουμαι
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
30 ει καυχασθαι δει τα τησ ασθενειασ μου καυχησομαι
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
31 ο θεοσ και πατηρ του κυριου ιησου χριστου οιδεν ο ων ευλογητοσ εισ τουσ αιωνασ οτι ου ψευδομαι (aiōn g165)
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forevermore, knows that I do not lie. (aiōn g165)
32 εν δαμασκω ο εθναρχησ αρετα του βασιλεωσ εφρουρει την δαμασκηνων πολιν πιασαι με θελων
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, desiring to arrest me.
33 και δια θυριδοσ εν σαργανη εχαλασθην δια του τειχουσ και εξεφυγον τασ χειρασ αυτου
Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
