2 Corinthians, 12

1. If it is necessary (though certainly not expedient) to glory, then I will next tell of visions and revelations from the Lord.

1. Hvaliti se treba? Ne koristi doduše ali - dolazim na viðenje i objave Gospodnje.

2. I know a man in Christ, who, more than fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know, or out of the body, I do not know: God knows), was enraptured to the third heaven.

2. Znam èovjeka u Kristu: prije èetrnaest godina - da li u tijelu, ne znam; da li izvan tijela, ne znam, Bog zna - taj je bio ponesen do treæeg neba.

3. And I know a certain man (whether in the body, or out of the body, I do not know: God knows),

3. I znam da je taj èovjek - da li u tijelu, da li izvan tijela, ne znam, Bog zna -

4. who was enraptured into Paradise. And he heard words of mystery, which it is not permitted for man to speak.

4. bio ponesen u raj i èuo neizrecive rijeèi, kojih èovjek ne smije govoriti.

5. On behalf of someone like this, I will glory. But on behalf of myself, I will not glory about anything, except my infirmities.

5. Time æu se hvaliti, a samim se sobom neæu hvaliti osim slabostima svojim.

6. For even though I am willing to glory, I will not be foolish. But I will speak the truth. Yet I will do so sparingly, lest anyone may consider me to be anything more than what he sees in me, or anything more than what he hears from me.

6. Uistinu, kad bih se i htio hvaliti, ne bih bio bezuman; istinu bih govorio. Ali se uzdržavam da ne bi tko mislio o meni više nego što vidi na meni ili što èuje od mene.

7. And lest the greatness of the revelations should extol me, there was given to me a prodding in my flesh: an angel of Satan, who struck me repeatedly.

7. I da se zbog uzvišenosti objava ne bih uzoholio, dan mi je trn u tijelu, anðeo Sotonin, da me udara da se ne uzoholim.

8. Because of this, three times I petitioned the Lord that it might be taken away from me.

8. Za to sam triput molio Gospodina, da odstupi od mene. A on mi reèe:

9. And he said to me: “My grace is sufficient for you. For virtue is perfected in weakness.” And so, willingly shall I glory in my weaknesses, so that the virtue of Christ may live within me.

9. "Dosta ti je moja milost jer snaga se u slabosti usavršuje." Najradije æu se dakle još više hvaliti svojim slabostima da se nastani u meni snaga Kristova.

10. Because of this, I am pleased in my infirmity: in reproaches, in difficulties, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am powerful.

10. Zato uživam u slabostima, uvredama, poteškoæama, progonstvima, tjeskobama poradi Krista. Jer kad sam slab, onda sam jak.

11. I have become foolish; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you. For I have been nothing less than those who claim to be above the measure of Apostles, even though I am nothing.

11. Postao sam bezuman! Vi me natjeraste. Ta trebalo je da me vi preporuèite jer ni u èemu nisam manji od "nadapostola", premda nisam ništa.

12. And the seal of my Apostleship has been set over you, with all patience, with signs and wonders and miracles.

12. Znamenja apostolstva moga ostvarena su meðu vama u posvemašnjoj postojanosti: znakovima i èudesima i silnim djelima.

13. For what is there that you have had which is less than the other churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this injury.

13. Ta u èemu ste to manji od drugih crkava, osim što vam ja nisam bio na teret? Oprostite mi ovu "nepravdu".

14. Behold, this is the third time I have prepared to come to you, and yet I will not be a burden to you. For I am seeking not the things that are yours, but you yourselves. And neither should the children store up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

14. Evo, spremam se treæi put doæi k vama i neæu vam biti na teret jer ne ištem vaše, nego vas. Djeca doista nisu dužna stjecati roditeljima, nego roditelji djeci.

15. And so, very willingly, I will spend and exhaust myself for the sake of your souls, loving you more, while being loved less.

15. A ja æu najradije trošiti i istrošiti se za duše vaše. Ako vas više ljubim, zar da budem manje ljubljen?

16. And so be it. I have not burdened you, but instead, being astute, I obtained you by guile.

16. Ali neka! Ja vas nisam optereæivao, nego, "lukav" kako jesam, "na prijevaru vas uhvatih".

17. And yet, did I defraud you by means of any of those whom I sent to you?

17. Da vas možda nisam zakinuo po kome od onih koje poslah k vama?

18. I asked for Titus, and I sent a brother with him. Did Titus defraud you? Did we not walk with the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?

18. Zamolio sam Tita i poslao s njime brata. Da vas možda Tit nije u èemu zakinuo? Zar nismo hodili u istom duhu? I istim stopama?

19. Have you ever thought that we should explain ourselves to you? We speak in the sight of God, in Christ. But all things, most beloved, are for your edification.

19. Odavna smatrate da se pred vama branimo. Pred Bogom u Kristu govorimo: sve je to, ljubljeni, za vaše izgraðivanje.

20. Yet I fear, lest perhaps, when I have arrived, I might not find you such as I would want, and I might be found by you, such as you would not want. For perhaps there may be among you: contention, envy, animosity, dissension, detraction, whispering, self-exaltation, and rebellion.

20. Bojim se doista da vas kada doðem, možda neæu naæi kakve bih htio i da æete vi mene naæi kakva ne biste htjeli: da ne bi možda bilo svaða, zavisti, žestina, spletkarenja, klevetanja, došaptavanja, nadimanja, buna;

21. If so, then, when I have arrived, God may again humble me among you. And so, I mourn for the many who sinned beforehand, and did not repent, over the lust and fornication and homosexuality, which they have committed.

21. da me opet kada doðem, ne bi ponizio Bog moj kod vas kako ne bih morao oplakivati mnoge koji su prije sagriješili, a nisu se pokajali za neèistoæu i bludnost i razvratnost koju poèiniše.