2 Corinthians 12

1 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

1 自夸虽然无益，但我不得不继续夸下去，谈谈主给我的异象和启示。

2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

2 我知道一位基督徒 在十四年前曾被提到第三层天上，是在肉身之内还是在肉身之外，我不知道，只有上帝知道。

3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—

3–4 我知道这个人曾被提到天上的乐园里，听见了人不可言传的隐秘事，是在肉身之内还是在肉身之外，我不知道，只有上帝知道。

4 was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.

5 I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.

5 我要为这人夸口。至于我自己，我除了夸耀自己的软弱以外，别无可夸。

6 Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,

6 就算我夸口，也不是傻瓜，因为我所说的都是实话。只是我不会这样做，恐怕有人把我看得太高，超过了他对我的所见所闻。

7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

7 为了使我不至于因所受的启示太大而自高，有一根刺在我身上，就是有撒旦的爪牙攻击我，免得我骄傲自大。

8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

8 我曾三次祈求主叫这根刺离开我，

9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

9 但祂说：“我的恩典足够你用，因为我的能力在人的软弱上更显得全备。”所以，我更喜欢夸耀自己的软弱，好让基督的能力荫庇我。

10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

10 因此，为了基督的缘故，我欣然面对软弱、凌辱、艰难、迫害和困苦，因为我什么时候软弱，就什么时候刚强。

11 I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

11 我成了“傻瓜”，是被你们逼的！你们本该称许我才对。我虽然算不了什么，却没有一点比不上那些“超级使徒”。

12 The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.

12 我在你们中间百般地忍耐，用神迹、奇事、异能证明自己是使徒。

13 In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

13 你们什么地方不及其他教会呢？唯一的区别是我没有成为你们的负担！希望各位原谅我的不公道！

14 See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

14 如今我打算第三次到你们那里去。我不会拖累你们，因为我想得到的是你们，而不是你们的财物。儿女不必为父母积财，父母应当为儿女积财。

15 And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

15 为了你们的灵魂，我甘愿付出，包括自己的生命。难道我越爱你们，就越得不到你们的爱吗？

16 Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

16 算了！我没有拖累过你们，但竟然有人说我狡猾，用诡计骗你们。

17 Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?

17 请问，在我派到你们那里的人当中，我借着谁占过你们的便宜呢？

18 I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

18 我恳求提多去你们那里，并派弟兄与他同去。难道提多占过你们的便宜吗？我们行事为人岂不是心灵相通，步调一致吗？

19 Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

19 你们一直以为我们是替自己辩白，其实我们这番话是在基督里、在上帝面前说的。亲爱的弟兄姊妹，这一切都是为了造就你们。

20 For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

20 因为我怕到你们那里的时候，我对你们的期望会落空，而你们对我也大失所望。我怕你们当中有纷争、嫉妒、恼怒、仇恨、毁谤、闲话、狂傲和混乱。

21 I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

21 我怕再去你们那里时，我的上帝会使我在你们面前感到羞愧，又怕看到许多从前犯罪、道德败坏、淫乱放荡的人仍然不肯悔改，便心里悲伤。