Второе послание к Коринфянам 10
1 Сам же аз Павел молю вы кротостию и тихостию Христовою, иже в лице убо смирен в вас, не сый же у вас дерзаю в вас.
I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
2 Молю же, да не присущ дерзаю надеянием, имже помышляю смети на некия непщующыя нас яко по плоти ходящих.
I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
3 Во плоти бо ходяще, не по плоти воинствуем:
For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
4 оружия бо воинства нашего не плотская, но сильна Богом на разорение твердем: помышления низлагающе,
For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
5 и всяко возношение взимающееся на разум Божий, и пленяюще всяк разум в послушание Христово,
We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
6 и в готовости имуще отмстити всяко преслушание, егда исполнится ваше послушание.
And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
7 Иже ли пред лицем, зрите? Аще кто надеется себе Христова быти, да помышляет паки от себе, зане, якоже он Христов, такожде и мы Христовы.
Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
8 Аще бо и лишше что похвалюся о власти нашей, юже даде нам Господь в создание, а не на разорение ваше, не постыжуся.
For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
9 Но да не явлюся, яко страшя вас посланьми.
I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
10 Яко послания убо, рече, тяжка и крепка, а пришествие тела немощно, и слово уничиженно:
For some people say, “His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to.”
11 сие да помышляет таковый, яко яцы же есмы словом посланий, отстояще, таковии и ту суще есмы делом.
Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
12 Не смеем бо судити, или прикладовати себе иным хвалящым себе самех: но сами в себе себе измеряюще, и прилагающе себе самим себе, не разумевают.
We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
13 Мы же не в безмерная похвалимся, но по мере правила, егоже раздели нам Бог меру, достизати даже и до вас.
We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
14 Не яко бо не досяжуще до вас, паче простираем себе, даже бо и до вас достигохом благовестием Христовым:
For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
15 не в безмерная хвалящеся в чуждих трудех, упование же имуще, растущей вере вашей, в вас величатися по правилу нашему изобильно,
We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
16 во еже и в дальших вас странах благовестити, не чужим правилом в готовых похвалитися.
We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
17 Хваляйся же, о Господе да хвалится:
“But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
18 не хваляй бо себе сей искусен, но егоже Бог восхваляет.
For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
