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Keter · Brit Hadashah (New Testament) · 2 Corinthians 10:1–18

2 Corinthians, Chapter 10

קורינתים ב י

Paul answers those who say he is bold in his letters but weak in person, declaring that the weapons of his warfare are mighty through God to bring every thought into captivity to Messiah. He will boast only within the measure God has given him, for he that glories should glory in the Lord.

The weapons of our warfare

10:1Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Messiah, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

Αὐτὸς δὲ ἐγὼ Παῦλος παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς διὰ τῆς πρᾳότητος καὶ ἐπιεικείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς κατὰ πρόσωπον μὲν ταπεινὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀπὼν δὲ θαρρῶ εἰς ὑμᾶς·

אאני, פולוס, מתחנן לפניכם בענווה, כפי שהמשיח היה מתחנן לפניכם. אחדים מכם טוענים: ”מכתביו של פולוס נועזים כל עוד הוא רחוק מאתנו, אך בבואו הנה יפחד להרים את קולו!“

10:2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

δέομαι δὲ τὸ μὴ παρὼν θαρρῆσαι τῇ πεποιθήσει ᾗ λογίζομαι τολμῆσαι ἐπί τινας τοὺς λογιζομένους ἡμᾶς ὡς κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦντας.

באני מתחנן לפניכם שלא תאלצוני לנהוג בכם ביד קשה בבואי אליכם, כי אני בטוח שאוכל לנהוג בחומרה באלה שטוענים שמעשי ומניעי הינם של אדם רגיל.

10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

ἐν σαρκὶ γὰρ περιπατοῦντες οὐ κατὰ σάρκα στρατευόμεθα

גאני אמנם אדם רגיל וחלש, אך איני נלחם את מלחמותיי בדרך אנושית רגילה.

10:4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

τὰ γὰρ ὅπλα τῆς στρατείας ἡμῶν οὐ σαρκικὰ, ἀλλὰ δυνατὰ τῷ Θεῷ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ὀχυρωμάτων,

דאיני נלחם בכלי מלחמה רגילים, אלא בכלי המלחמה של אלוהים, ובעזרתם אני הורס את מבצרי השטן.

10:5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Messiah;

λογισμούς καθαιροῦντες καὶ πᾶν ὕψωμα ἐπαιρόμενον κατὰ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες πᾶν νόημα εἰς τὴν ὑπακοὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ

האכן, כלי מלחמה אלה יכולים למוטט תחבולות וכל דבר שמתנשא נגד דעת אלוהים. בעזרתם אני מכניע את אלה לציות למשיח.

10:6And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες ἐκδικῆσαι πᾶσαν παρακοήν, ὅταν πληρωθῇ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑπακοή.

ואני מוכן להעניש כל הפרת משמעת עד שתושלם המשמעת שלכם במשיח.

Paul’s authority

10:7Do you look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Messiah’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Messiah’s, even so are we Messiah’s.

τὰ κατὰ πρόσωπον βλέπετε; εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῷ Χριστοῦ εἶναι, τοῦτο λογιζέσθω πάλιν ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ, ὅτι καθὼς αὐτὸς Χριστοῦ, οὕτω καὶ ἡμεῖς Χριστοῦ.

זהבעיה אתכם היא, שאתם מסתכלים רק בקנקן ולא במה שיש בו. אם מישהו בטוח בעצמו שהוא שייך למשיח, שלא ישכח שאני שייך למשיח בדיוק כמוהו!

10:8For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Master has given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

ἐάν τε γὰρ καὶ περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶν, ἧς ἔδωκεν ὁ Κύριος ἡμῖν εἰς οἰκοδομὴν, καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶν, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσομαι·

חגם אם נראה שאני מתגאה מדי על הסמכות שנתן לי האדון, לבנותכם ולא לפגוע בכם, איני מתבייש.

10:9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

ἵνα μὴ δόξω ὡς ἂν ἐκφοβεῖν ὑμᾶς διὰ τῶν ἐπιστολῶν.

טאני אומר זאת כדי שלא תחשבו שאני מאיים עליכם סתם במכתבי.

10:10For “his letters,” say they, “are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”

ὅτι Αἱ μὲν ἐπιστολαὶ, φησί, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί· ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.

י”אל תשימו לב למכתביו של פולוס“, אומרים אחדים מכם. ”הוא אמנם נשמע מרשים ותקיף, אך בבואו אלינו אישית תראו שהוא חלש ודיבורו אינו משכנע.“

10:11Let such a one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

τοῦτο λογιζέσθω ὁ τοιοῦτος, ὅτι οἷοί ἐσμεν τῷ λόγῳ δι’ ἐπιστολῶν ἀπόντες, τοιοῦτοι καὶ παρόντες τῷ ἔργῳ.

יאהפעם ביקורי האישי יהיה מרשים ותקיף כמכתבי.

Boasting within measure

10:12For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν ἐγκρῖναι ἢ συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισι τῶν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστανόντων· ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἑαυτοὺς μετροῦντες, καὶ συγκρίνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς, οὐ συνιοῦσιν.

יבכמובן שאיני מעיז לכלול את עצמי עם אלה שמשבחים את עצמם, ואף לא להשוות את עצמי אליהם. מה טיפשים הם! הם משווים את עצמם לעצמם, ושופטים את עצמם על־פי קנה המידה שקבעו בעצמם.

10:13But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

ἡμεῖς δὲ οὐχι εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχησόμεθα, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τοῦ κανόνος οὗ ἐμέρισεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεὸς, μέτρου, ἐφικέσθαι ἄχρι καὶ ὑμῶν.

יגאנחנו לעומתם איננו מתפארים יתר על המידה; אנו מתפארים רק בתחום העבודה שהקצה לנו אלוהים, ואתם נכללים בתחום זה.

10:14For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Messiah:

οὐ γὰρ ὡς μὴ ἐφικνούμενοι εἰς ὑμᾶς ὑπερεκτείνομεν ἑαυτούς· ἄχρι γὰρ καὶ ὑμῶν ἐφθάσαμεν ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ·

ידאיננו מפריזים בסמכותנו עליכם, שכן אנו הבאנו לכם ראשונים את בשורת המשיח.

10:15Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,

οὐκ εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα καυχώμενοι ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις κόποις, ἐλπίδα δὲ ἔχοντες αὐξανομένης τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν, ἐν ὑμῖν μεγαλυνθῆναι κατὰ τὸν κανόνα ἡμῶν εἰς περισσείαν,

טואיננו מתפארים בדברים מעבר לתחומנו, ואף לא בעמלם של אחרים. אנו רק מקווים שאמונתכם תגדל ושעבודתנו ביניכם תגדל גם היא, אך רק בתחום שהוקצה לנו.

10:16To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand.

εἰς τὰ ὑπερέκεινα ὑμῶν εὐαγγελίσασθαι, οὐκ ἐν ἀλλοτρίῳ κανόνι εἰς τὰ ἕτοιμα καυχήσασθαι.

טזלאחר מכן נוכל לבשר את הבשורה לערים הרחוקות מכם, היכן שאיש אינו מבשר את הבשורה, וכך לא נפלוש לתחומם של אחרים.

10:17But he that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

ὁ δὲ καυχώμενος, ἐν Κυρίῳ καυχάσθω.

יזהכתובים אומרים: ”המתהלל יתהלל בה׳!“

Tenakh. Quotes Jeremiah 9:23 (KJV 9:24).

10:18For not he that commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

οὐ γὰρ ὁ ἑαυτὸν συνίστων, ἐκεῖνός ἐστι δόκιμος, ἀλλ’ ὃν ὁ Κύριος συνίστησιν.

יחכי הלא אין ערך רב להתפארותו של אדם בעצמו, אך כאשר אלוהים משבח אדם יש לשבח ערך רב!

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1In verse 10, what do some people say about Paul’s letters?

2In verse 4, the weapons of Paul’s warfare are mighty through God to pull down what?

3In verse 1, by what does Paul beseech the Corinthians?

4In verse 11, Paul says that what he is in word by letters when absent, he will be how when present?

5In verse 8, what does Paul say the Master gave him authority for?

6In verse 12, what does Paul say about those who measure and compare themselves among themselves?

7In verse 5, every thought is brought into captivity to what?

8In verse 15, Paul will not boast of “other men’s labours.” What does this show about him?

9The prophet Yirmeyahu wrote, “Let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me.” In verse 17, in whom does Paul say he that glories should glory?

10What lesson does verse 18 teach about who is approved?

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English translation
The King James Version (public domain), lightly modernized by Benei Avraham: “thee/thou/ye” become “you,” older verb forms are updated, and archaic words are replaced only where the meaning would otherwise be unclear. People and places with Hebrew names carry them, with the King James spelling in parentheses the first time on each page (e.g., Yeshua (Jesus)); Greek and Roman names keep their English form. Christ is “Messiah”; Lord, used of Yeshua, is “Master”; where the Greek has Kyrios for God, the English keeps “the Lord.” “Church” is “congregation,” “baptize” is “immerse,” and the Holy Ghost is “the Holy Spirit.”
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The Textus Receptus as edited by F. H. A. Scrivener (1894), the Greek text that underlies the King James Version (public domain).
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The Open Hebrew Living New Testament, a modern Hebrew translation, copyright © 1979, 2009 by Biblica, Inc., used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. The original work by Biblica, Inc. is available for free at www.biblica.com and open.bible. Changes: shown verse by verse beside the English and Greek, without its section headings and footnotes; where it joins verses, the later verse points to the joined one; 3 John 15 is shown with verse 14. Our arrangement of this Hebrew text is shared under the same licence. Where the Greek has Kyrios for God, this translation writes ה׳ (Hashem), not the sacred name.
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