¹Would that ye would bear with me [in] a little folly; but indeed bear with me.

¹ܐܫܬܘܦ ܕܝܢ ܡܤܝܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܩܠܝܠ ܕܐܡܠܠ ܦܟܝܗܐܝܬ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܡܤܝܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘ ܠܝ ܀

²For I am jealous as to you with a jealousy [which is] of God; for I have espoused you unto one man, to present [you] a chaste virgin to Christ.

²ܛܐܢ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܟܘܢ ܒܛܢܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܟܪܬܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܕܐܩܪܒ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

³But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, [so] your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.

³ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܛܥܝ ܚܘܝܐ ܠܚܘܐ ܒܢܟܝܠܘܬܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܬܚܒܠܘܢ ܪܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

⁴For if indeed he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye get a different Spirit, which ye have not got, or a different glad tidings, which ye have not received, ye might well bear with [it].

⁴ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܘ ܕܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܟܪܙ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚܢܢ ܠܐ ܐܟܪܙܢ ܐܘ ܪܘܚܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܢܤܒܬܘܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܤܒܬܘܢ ܐܘ ܤܒܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܩܒܠܬܘܢ ܫܦܝܪ ܡܬܛܦܝܤܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܀

⁵For I reckon that in nothing I am behind those who are in surpassing degree apostles.

⁵ܪܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܒܨܪܬ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܛܒ ܡܝܬܪܝܢ ܀

⁶But if [I am] a simple person in speech, yet not in knowledge, but in everything making [the truth] manifest in all things to you.

⁶ܐܦܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܘܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܡܠܬܝ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܒܝܕܥܬܝ ܐܠܐ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܐܬܓܠܝܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܀

⁷Have I committed sin, abasing myself in order that *ye* might be exalted, because I gratuitously announced to you the glad tidings of God?

⁷ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܤܟܠܘ ܐܤܟܠܬ ܕܡܟܟܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܬܪܝܡܘܢ ܘܡܓܢ ܐܟܪܙܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܤܒܪܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

⁸I spoiled other assemblies, receiving hire for ministry towards you.

⁸ܘܥܕܬܐ ܐܚܪܢܝܬܐ ܚܠܨܬ ܘܢܤܒܬ ܢܦܩܬܐ ܠܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܀

⁹And being present with you and lacking, I did not lazily burden any one, (for the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied what I lacked,) and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will keep myself.

⁹ܘܟܕ ܐܬܝܬ ܨܐܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܚܤܪ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܝܩܪܬ ܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܤܢܝܩܘܬܝ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܝܘ ܐܚܐ ܕܐܬܘ ܡܢ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܢܛܪܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܢܛܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܩܪ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܀

¹⁰[The] truth of Christ is in me that this boasting shall not be stopped as to me in the regions of Achaia.

¹⁰ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܝ ܫܪܪܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܫܘܒܗܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܒܛܠ ܒܝ ܒܐܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܟܐܝܐ ܀

¹¹Why? because I do not love you? God knows.

¹¹ܠܡܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܚܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܝܕܥ ܀

¹²But what I do, I will also do, that I may cut off the opportunity of those wishing [for] an opportunity, that wherein they boast they may be found even as we.

¹²ܐܠܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܥܒܕ ܕܐܦܤܘܩ ܗܘ ܥܠܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܝܢ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܗܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫܬܒܗܪܝܢ ܢܫܬܟܚܘܢ ܐܟܘܬܢ ܀

¹³For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

¹³ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܘܦܥܠܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܘܡܕܡܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

¹⁴And [it is] not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

¹⁴ܘܠܝܬ ܠܡܬܕܡܪܘ ܒܗܕܐ ܐܢ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܡܬܕܡܐ ܒܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܀

¹⁵It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

¹⁵ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܪܒܐ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܐܢ ܐܦ ܡܫܡܫܢܘܗܝ ܡܬܕܡܝܢ ܒܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܚܪܬܗܘܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ ܀

¹⁶Again I say, Let not any one think me to be a fool; but if otherwise, receive me then even as a fool, that *I* also may boast myself some little.

¹⁶ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܤܒܪ ܥܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܤܟܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܦܢ ܐܝܟ ܤܟܠܐ ܩܒܠܘܢܝ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܀

¹⁷What I speak I do not speak according to [the] Lord, but as in folly, in this confidence of boasting.

¹⁷ܡܕܡ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܡܪܢ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܟܝܗܘܬܐ ܒܗܕܐ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܫܘܒܗܪܐ ܀

¹⁸Since many boast according to flesh, *I* also will boast.

¹⁸ܡܛܠ ܕܤܓܝܐܐ ܡܫܬܒܗܪܝܢ ܒܒܤܪܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܀

¹⁹For ye bear fools readily, being wise.

¹⁹ܡܢܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܠܡܫܬܡܥܘ ܠܚܤܝܪܝ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܟܕ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀

²⁰For ye bear if any one bring you into bondage, if any one devour [you], if any one get [your money], if any one exalt himself, if any one beat you on the face.

²⁰ܘܡܬܕܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܡܢ ܕܡܫܥܒܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܡܢ ܕܐܟܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܡܢ ܕܢܤܒ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܠܡܢ ܕܡܬܪܝܡ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܡܢ ܕܡܚܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܦܝܟܘܢ ܀

²¹I speak as to dishonour, as though *we* had been weak; but wherein any one is daring, (I speak in folly,) *I* also am daring.

²¹ܐܝܟ ܕܒܨܥܪܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܘ ܕܚܢܢ ܡܚܝܠܝܢܢ ܗܘ ܒܚܤܝܪܘܬ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܡܡܪܚ ܐܢܫ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܡܡܪܚ ܐܢܐ ܀

²²Are they Hebrews? *I* also. Are they Israelites? *I* also. Are they seed of Abraham? *I* also.

²²ܐܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܢ ܐܝܤܪܠܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܢ ܙܪܥܗ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܀

²³Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) *I* above measure [so]; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.

²³ܐܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܚܤܝܪܘܬ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܐܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܡܚܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܐܤܘܪܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܡܘܬܐ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܤܓܝܐܢ ܀

²⁴From the Jews five times have I received forty [stripes], save one.

²⁴ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܚܡܫ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܚܤܝܪ ܚܕܐ ܒܠܥܬ ܀

²⁵Thrice have I been scourged, once I have been stoned, three times I have suffered shipwreck, a night and day I passed in the deep:

²⁵ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܒܫܒܛܐ ܐܬܢܓܕܬ ܚܕܐ ܙܒܢ ܐܬܪܓܡܬ ܬܠܬ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܢܘܘܓܐ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܠܠܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܤܦܝܢܬܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܀

²⁶in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from [my own] race, in perils from [the] nations, in perils in [the] city, in perils in [the] desert, in perils on [the] sea, in perils among false brethren;

²⁶ܒܐܘܪܚܬܐ ܤܓܝܐܬܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܕܢܗܪܘܬܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܕܓܝܤܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܗܡܝ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܕܡܢ ܥܡܡܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܒܝܡܐ ܒܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܕܡܢ ܐܚܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܀

²⁷in labour and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

²⁷ܒܥܡܠܐ ܘܒܠܐܘܬܐ ܒܫܗܪܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܒܨܗܝܐ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܒܥܪܝܐ ܘܒܥܪܛܠܝܘܬܐ ܀

²⁸Besides those things that are without, the crowd [of cares] pressing on me daily, the burden of all the assemblies.

²⁸ܤܛܪ ܡܢ ܝܬܝܪܬܐ ܘܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܥܠܝ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ ܘܨܦܬܝ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܀

²⁹Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is stumbled, and I burn not?

²⁹ܡܢܘ ܡܬܟܪܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܬܟܪܗ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܘ ܡܬܟܫܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܝܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܀

³⁰If it is needful to boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.

³⁰ܐܢ ܠܡܫܬܒܗܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܝ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܀

³¹The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows -- he who is blessed for ever -- that I do not lie.

³¹ܝܕܥ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܟܕܒ ܐܢܐ ܀

³²In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes shut up, wishing to take me;

³²ܒܕܪܡܤܘܩ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܪܛܘܤ ܡܠܟܐ ܢܛܪ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܕܪܡܘܤܩܝܐ ܠܡܐܚܕܢܝ ܀

³³and through a window in a basket I was let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

³³ܘܡܢ ܟܘܬܐ ܒܤܪܝܓܬܐ ܫܒܘܢܝ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܐ ܘܐܬܦܠܛܬ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܀