Paul’s Vision and His Thorn
1I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2I 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 the body I do not know—God knows. 3And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— 4was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. 5I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, 7or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians
11I have made a fool of myself, but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,”12:11 Or the most eminent apostles even though I am nothing. 12I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and miracles. 13How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
14Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. 15So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less? 16Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery! 17Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you? 18I urged Titus to go to you and I sent our brother with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?
19Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening. 20For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. 21I 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 the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.
Pabloca jahua pachaman chayagrishcatami parlashca
1Imalla tucushcata parlashpa, cʼari tucushpa, ima allita mana surcushpapish, ashitahuan cʼari tucusharaj ninimi. Cunanca, Apunchij Jesús muscuipi shina imallata ñucaman ricuchishcatapish parlasha. 2Ñucaca, Cristota crij shuj runatami rijsini. Chai runataca, quimsa jahua pachacamami apashca carca. Chaica, ñami chunga chuscu huata tucun. (Chai runataca aichandijtachu, aicha illajllatachu apashca carca imachari, chaitaca mana yachanichu, Taita Diosllami yachan. 3Chai ñuca rijsishca runataca aichandijtachu, mana cashpaca aicha illajllatachu apashca carca, imachari. Chaitaca mana yachanichu, Taita Diosllami yachan). 4Chai runataca, Paraisomanmi apashca carca. Chaipimi pi manaraj uyashca, runapaj shimihuanca ima shina mana parlaipaj rimashcata uyarca. 5Chai runamantami cʼari tucusha. Ñuca quiquinmantaca mana cʼari tucushachu, ashtahuanpish ñucaca imata mana rurai tucuj cashcallamantami cushicusha. 6Chaimanta cʼari tucusha nishpapish, cashcallatataj parlacushcamantaca, mana upa shina yanga cʼari tucuimanchu. Shina cajpipish ñuca rurashcata ricushca shinalla, ñuca rimashcata uyashca shinalla yuyashpa, ama yallihuan yuyachunmi mana cʼari tucuni.
7Dios ñucaman chashnacunata ricuchishcamanta ama yallitaj cʼari tucuchunca, aujahuan tujsij shinami ñuca aichapi nanaita churarca. Satanás cachashcamari ñucataca, quijadospi huajtaj shina llaquichicun. 8Chaimantami, ‘Ñucamanta cai jatun nanaita anchuchipai’ nishpa, Apu Jesusta quimsa cutin mañarcani. 9Chashna mañajpipish Apu Jesusca: «Mana cʼuyaipaj cajpipish cʼuyashcaca chaillataj pajtamari. Imata mana rurai tucuj cajpimi, ñuca tucuita rurai tucuj cashcata ricuchini» nircami. Chashna ñuca aichapi cajpipish, Cristomari pai tucuita rurai tucuj cashcataca ñucapi ricuchicun. Chaimantaca, ¿maitataj mana cushicushpa cʼari tucushari? 10Chaimanta Cristota cʼuyashcamantami, imata mana rurai tucuj cashpapish, cʼamishpa rimajpipish, ima illaj cashpapish, pʼiñashpa llaquichijpipish, ima llaqui japijpipish cushicuni. Ñucaca, aichapi irqui cashpami, imatapish rurai tucuni.
Pabloca Corinto crijcunataca yallitajmi llaquishca
11Ñucallataj alabarishpaca, rumi shungumi tucushcani. Cancunamantamari chashnaca rimarini. Cancunamari ñucataca, ‘Allimari’ nina carcanguichij. Ñuca, yanga shinalla cajpipish, huillagrichun mingashca chai jatun huillajcunaca, ñucataca mana imapi yallinchu. 12Ñuca cancunahuan cashpaca, señalcunatapish, mancharinacunatapish, milagrocunatapish achcata rurashpami, huillagrichun mingashca cashcata ricuchircani. 13Caishuj crij tandanacushcacuna shinallataj cangapajca, cancunaca mana ima illaj canguichijchu. Cancunataca, imata mañana cashcallatami mana mañarcani. ¡Chashna mana pʼiñachishcamantaca, perdonahuanguichijlla!
14Riquichij, cai cutihuanca ñami quimsa cutin cancunata ricuj shamungapaj allichiricuni. Cunan shamushpapish, cancunataca imata mana mañashachu. Cancunapaj maquimanta imata japina yuyailla mana canichu, ashtahuanpish cancunallatami ricusha nini. Alli yuyarijpica, mana huahuacunachu yaya mamapaj mashcarin, yaya mamamari huahuacunapajca mashcarin. 15Chaimanta cancunamantaca, ñuca imalla charishcacunatapish, mana llaquishpa, achcata cushicushpa tucuchishallami. Cancunapaj alma quishpirichunca, ñucallataj imapish tucushallami. Cancunata chashna yallitaj cʼuyajpipish, ñucataca ashallata cʼuyanata yachashpapish chashna rurashallami. 16Cancunataca ima shinapish pʼiñachishcami yuyachini. ¿Mana jahualla yachaj tucushca cashpachu, imata quichungapaj umarcani imatagari? 17¿Maijanta cancunapajman cachashpachu, cancunataca imata quichurcani, imatagari? 18Titotami cancunapajman ‘Ripai’ nishpa, caishuj huauquindij cacharcani. ¿Titochu cancunataca umashpa, imata quichurca? ¿Manachu ñucanchijca, ishquindijtaj chai shinallataj yuyarcanchij, chai shinallataj purircanchij?
19Ñuca cʼuyashca crijcuna, cancuna ñucanchijta, ‘Ama imata nichun nishpami, chashna nicun’ yuyanguichijchari. Ashtahuanpish ñucanchijca Taita Dios ricucujpi, Cristo rimachun nishca shinami, cancuna ashtahuan alli crijcuna tucuchun, tucui caicunataca chashna rimanchij. 20Ñuca shamushpaca cancunataca, manapish ñuca munashca shina puricujta japishallachari. Cancunapish cancuna munashca shina ñucata mana japinata manchacunimi. Cancunapuraca pʼiñanacushpa, shujtajcunapajta munashpa, pʼiñarishpa, chaupirinacushpa, ‘Imapish tucushca canman’ nishpa, huashalla parlarishpa, cʼari tucushpa, tucuillataj quiquin munaita rurashpa puricujta japishallapishchari yuyashpa manchacunimi. 21Ñuca cancunapajman cutin shamujpica, Taita Dios ñucata cancunamanta pingachinata manchanimi. Cancunapuramanta achcacuna, sarunman millaita rurashcata, huainayashcata, imapish millai munaicunata rurashpa causacushcamantapish, mana Diospajman cutirishca cajpica, achcata huacanapish cangachari.
