¹喜欢夸自己的软弱

¹It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

²我认识一个在基督里的人，他十四年前被提到第三层天上去。（是带着身体被提的呢？我不知道，是离开了身体呢？我也不知道，只有　神知道。）

²I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.

³我认识这个人，（是带着身体被提，还是在身体以外被提，我都不知道，只有　神知道。）

³I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; God knows),

⁴他被提到乐园里去，听见了难以言喻的话，那是人不可以说的。

⁴how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

⁵为了这个人，我要夸口，但为了我自己，除了我的软弱以外，我没有可夸的。

⁵On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

⁶即使我想夸口，也不算愚妄，因为我要说的是真话。但我闭口不提，免得有人把我看得太高，过于他在我身上所见所闻的。

⁶For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.

⁷又因为我所得的启示太大，恐怕会高抬自己，所以就有一根刺加在我的身上，就是撒但的差役来攻击我，免得我高抬自己。

⁷By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

⁸为了这事，我曾经三次求主，使这根刺离开我。

⁸Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

⁹他却对我说：“我的恩典是够你用的，因为我的能力在人的软弱上显得完全。”所以，我更喜欢夸自己的软弱，好让基督的能力临到我的身上。

⁹He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

¹⁰因此，我为基督的缘故，就以软弱、凌辱、艰难、迫害、困苦为喜乐，因为我什么时候软弱，什么时候就刚强了。

¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹¹表明爱哥林多教会的心我成了愚妄的人，是你们逼成的。其实你们应该称赞我，因为我虽然算不得什么，却没有一点比不上那些“超等使徒”。

¹¹I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

¹²我在你们中间，以各种忍耐，用神迹、奇事和大能，作为使徒的凭据。

¹²Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works.

¹³除了我自己没有成为你们的重担以外，你们还有什么比不上别的教会呢？这一点委屈，请原谅我吧！

¹³For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

¹⁴好了，我打算第三次到你们那里去，这一次也不会成为你们的重担，因为我所要的不是你们的东西，而是你们自己。儿女不需要为父母积财，父母却应该为儿女积财。

¹⁴Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

¹⁵至于我，我甘心乐意为你们的灵魂付上一切，鞠躬尽瘁。难道我越爱你们，就越得不到你们的爱吗？

¹⁵I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

¹⁶算了！我没有成为你们的重担，却是个狡猾的人，用诡计牢笼你们。

¹⁶But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

¹⁷我派到你们那里去的人，我借着谁占过你们的便宜？

¹⁷Did I take advantage of you by anyone of them whom I have sent to you?

¹⁸我劝提多到你们那里去，又派了那位弟兄一同去。提多占过你们的便宜吗？我们行事，不是同一个心灵吗？不是同样的步伐吗？

¹⁸I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit? Didn’t we walk in the same steps?

¹⁹你们一直以为我们是在向你们申辩吗？我们是在基督里，当着　神面前说话的。亲爱的，一切事都是为了建立你们。

¹⁹Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

²⁰我怕我来的时候，见你们不如我所想的，你们见我也不如你们所想的。又怕有纷争、嫉妒、恼怒、自私、毁谤、谗言、狂傲、混乱的事。

²⁰For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

²¹又怕我再来的时候，我的　神使我在你们面前羞愧；并且我要为许多从前犯罪的人哀痛，因为他们行了污秽、奸淫、邪荡的事，却不肯悔改。

²¹that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.