Второе послание к Коринфянам 12
1 Похвалитися же не пользует ми: прииду бо в видения и откровения Господня.
I must boast, but nothing is gained by it. But I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
2 Вем человека о Христе, прежде лет четыренадесяти: аще в теле, не вем, аще ли кроме тела, не вем, Бог весть: восхищена бывша таковаго до третияго небесе.
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago who—whether in the body or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—was caught up into the third heaven.
3 И вем такова человека: аще в теле, или кроме тела, не вем: Бог весть:
And I know that this man—whether in the body, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows—
4 яко восхищен бысть в рай, и слыша неизреченны глаголголы, ихже не леть есть человеку глаголати.
was caught up into paradise and heard things too sacred for anyone to say.
5 О таковем похвалюся: о себе же не похвалюся, токмо о немощех моих.
On behalf of such a person I will boast. But on behalf of myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.
6 Аще бо восхощу похвалитися, не буду безумен, истину бо реку: жажду же, да не како кто вознепщует о мне паче, еже видит мя, или слышит что от мене.
If I should choose to boast, I will not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I will keep from boasting, so that no one will think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me.
7 И за премногая откровения да не превозношуся, дадеся ми пакостник плоти, аггел сатанин, да ми пакости деет, да не превозношуся.
To keep me from boasting because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger from Satan to afflict me—so I would not become overly proud.
8 О сем трикраты Господа молих, да отступит от мене,
Three times I begged the Lord about this, for him to take it away from me.
9 и рече ми: довлеет ти благодать Моя: сила бо Моя в немощи совершается. Сладце убо похвалюся паче в немощех моих, да вселится в мя сила Христова.
But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So I would much rather boast about my weakness, so that the power of Christ might reside on me.
10 Темже благоволю в немощех, в досаждениих, в бедах, во изгнаниих, в теснотах по Христе: егда бо немощствую, тогда силен есмь.
Therefore I am content for Christ's sake in weaknesses, in insults, in troubles, in persecutions and distressing situations. For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
11 Бых несмыслен хваляся: вы мя понудисте. Аз бо должен бех от вас хвалимь бывати: ничимже бо лишихся первейших Апостол, аще и ничтоже есмь:
I have become a fool! You forced me to this, for I should have been praised by you. For I was not at all inferior to the so-called super-apostles, even though I am nothing.
12 знамения бо Апостолова содеяшася в вас во всяцем терпении, в знамениих и чудесех и силах.
The true signs of an apostle were performed among you with complete patience, signs and wonders and mighty deeds.
13 Что бо есть, егоже лишистеся паче прочих церквей, разве точию яко аз сам не стужих вам? Дадите ми неправду сию.
For how were you less important than the rest of the churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me for this wrong!
14 Се третие готов есмь приити к вам, и не стужу вам: не ищу бо ваших, но вас. Не должна бо суть чада родителем снискати имения, но родителе чадом.
Look! I am ready to come to you a third time. I will not be a burden to you, for I do not want what is yours. I want you. For children should not save up for the parents. Instead, the parents should save up for the children.
15 Аз же в сладость иждиву и иждивен буду по душах ваших, аще и излишше вас любя, менше любимь есмь.
I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
16 Буди же, аз не отягчих вас, но коварен сый, лестию вас приях.
But as it is, I did not burden you. But, since I am so crafty, I am the one who caught you by deceit.
17 Еда коим от посланных к вам лихоимствовах вас?
Did I take advantage of you by anyone I sent to you?
18 Умолих Тита, и с ним послах брата: еда лихоимствова чим вас Тит? Не темже ли духом ходихома? Не темиже ли стопами?
I urged Titus to go to you, and I sent the other brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same way? Did we not walk in the same steps?
19 Паки ли мните, яко ответ вам творим? Пред Богом, о Христе глаголем: вся же, возлюбленнии, о вашем созидании и утверждении.
Do you think all of this time we have been defending ourselves to you? In the sight of God, we have in Christ been saying everything for your strengthening.
20 Боюся же, еда како пришед, не яцех же хощу, обрящу вас, и аз обрящуся вам, якова же не хощете: да не како будут рвения, зависти, ярости, рети, клеветы, шептания, кичения, нестроения:
For I fear that when I come I may not find you as I wish. I fear that you might not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalries, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
21 да не паки пришедша мя смирит Бог мой у вас, и восплачуся многих прежде согрешших и не покаявшихся о нечистоте и блужении и студоложствии, яже содеяша.
I fear that when I come back, my God might humble me before you. I fear that I might be grieved by many of those who have sinned before now, and who did not repent of the impurity and sexual immorality and lustful indulgence that they practiced.
