¹Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:

¹Aga mina, Paulus, julgustan teid Kristuse tasaduse ja leebuse läbi, mina, kes ma teie palge ees olevat alandlik, kuid eemal viibides julge teie vastu.

²yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

²Ma palun teid, et ma teie juures viibides ei peaks olema julge selles meelekindluses, millega ma kavatsen vastata nendele, kes arvavad meid lihaliku loomuse järgi kõndivat.

³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh

³Sest ka lihalikus ihus elades ei sõdi me selle loomuse järgi,

⁴(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),

⁴meie võitluse relvad ei ole ju lihalikud, vaid need on Jumalas vägevad kindluste mahalõhkumiseks. Me kummutame targutused

⁵casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

⁵ja purustame iga kõrkuse, mis tõstab end jumalatunnetuse vastu, ja me võtame vangi Kristuse sõnakuulmisse kõik mõtted

⁶and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full.

⁶ja oleme valmis nuhtlema iga sõnakuulmatust, kui teie sõnakuulelikkus on saanud täielikuks.

⁷Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.

⁷Vaadake silmanähtavat! Kui keegi on veendunud, et ta on Kristuse päralt, arvestagu siis eneses ka seda, et nagu tema ise on Kristuse päralt, nii oleme seda ka meie.

⁸For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

⁸Sest kui ma ka kiitleksin meie meelevallast, mille Issand on andnud teie ehitamiseks ja mitte mahalõhkumiseks, siis ma ei jääks häbisse.

⁹that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

⁹Aga ma ei taha jätta muljet, nagu püüaksin ma teid kirjadega hirmutada.

¹⁰For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

¹⁰'Jah, tema kirjad,' öeldakse, 'on küll kaalukad ja võimsad, kuid ihulikult meie juures olles on ta nõder ja ta sõna on armetu.'

¹¹Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [are we] also in deed when we are present.

¹¹Niisugused arvestagu, et me oleme kohal olles samasugused kui eemalt oma kirjade sõnades.

¹²For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

¹²Me ei söanda endid nende sekka arvata või nendega kõrvutada, kes end ise teile soovitavad, sest nemad ei mõista, et nad mõõdavad end iseendaga ja kõrvutavad end iseendaga.

¹³But we will not glory beyond [our] measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.

¹³Aga me ei taha kiidelda mõõtu pidamata, vaid selle korra mõõdu kohaselt, mille Jumal meile on mõõduks määranud, et jõuda ka teieni.

¹⁴For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ:

¹⁴Ei ole ju nõnda, et me end küllalt ei pinguta, nagu me ei olekski teieni ulatunud, sest me oleme ju Kristuse evangeeliumiga teieni jõudnud.

¹⁵not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is,] in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,

¹⁵Me ei kiitle mõõtu pidamata võõraste vaevaga, meil on aga lootus, et kui teie usk teie sees kasvab, siis kasvame ka meie üliväga meile määratud korra kohaselt,

¹⁶so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, [and] not to glory in another's province in regard of things ready to our hand.

¹⁶nii et me võime kuulutada evangeeliumi teist kaugematele maadele, kiitlemata sellega, mis on juba valmis kellelegi teisele antud korra kohaselt.

¹⁷But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

¹⁷Kes tahab kiidelda, kiidelgu Issanda üle!

¹⁸For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

¹⁸Kõlblik ei ole ju see, kes ennast ise soovitab, vaid see, keda soovitab Issand.