1. ഞാന് സ്വതന്ത്രന് അല്ലയോ? ഞാന് അപ്പൊസ്തലന് അല്ലയോ? നമ്മുടെ കര്ത്താവായ യേശുവിനെ ഞാന് കണ്ടിട്ടില്ലയോ? കര്ത്താവില് ഞാന് ചെയ്ത പ്രവൃത്തിയുടെ ഫലം നിങ്ങള് അല്ലയോ?

1. నేను స్వతంత్రుడను కానా? నేను అపొస్తలుడను కానా? మన ప్రభువైన యేసును నేను చూడలేదా? ప్రభువునందు నాపనికి ఫలము మీరు కారా?

2. മറ്റുള്ളവര്ക്കും ഞാന് അപ്പൊസ്തലന് അല്ലെന്നുവരികില് എങ്ങനെയെങ്കിലും നിങ്ങള്ക്കു ആകുന്നു; കര്ത്താവില് എന്റെ അപ്പൊസ്തലത്വത്തിന്റെ മുദ്ര നിങ്ങളല്ലോ.

2. ఇతరులకు నేను అపొస్తలుడను కాకపోయినను మీమట్టుకైనను అపొస్తలుడనై యున్నాను. ప్రభువునందు నా అపొస్తలత్వమునకు ముద్రగా ఉన్నవారు మీరే కారా?

3. എന്നെ വിധിക്കുന്നവരോടു ഞാന് പറയുന്ന പ്രതിവാദം ഇതാകുന്നു.

3. నన్ను విమర్శించువారికి నేను చెప్పుసమాధానమిదే.

4. തിന്നുവാനും കുടിപ്പാനും ഞങ്ങള്ക്കു അധികാരമില്ലയോ?

4. తినుటకును త్రాగుటకును మాకు అధికారము లేదా?

5. ശേഷം അപ്പൊസ്തലന്മാരും കര്ത്താവിന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരും കേഫാവും ചെയ്യുന്നതുപോലെ ഭാര്യ്യയായോരു സഹോദരിയുമായി സഞ്ചരിപ്പാന് ഞങ്ങള്ക്കു അധികാരമില്ലയൊ?

5. తక్కిన అపొస్తలులవలెను, ప్రభువుయొక్క సహోదరులవలెను, కేఫావలెను విశ్వాసురాలైన భార్యను వెంటబెట్టుకొని తిరుగుటకు మాకు అధికారములేదా?

6. അല്ല, വേല ചെയ്യാതിരിപ്പാന് എനിക്കും ബര്ന്നബാസിന്നും മാത്രം അധികാരമില്ല എന്നുണ്ടോ?

6. మరియు పని చేయకుండుటకు నేనును బర్నబాయు మాత్రమే అధికారము లేని వారమా?

7. സ്വന്ത ചെലവിന്മേല് യുദ്ധസേവ ചെയ്യുന്നവന് ആര്? മുന്തിരിത്തോട്ടം ഉണ്ടാക്കി അതിന്റെ ഫലം തിന്നാതിരിക്കുന്നവന് ആര്? ആട്ടിന് കൂട്ടത്തെ മേയിച്ചു കൂട്ടത്തിന്റെ പാല്കൊണ്ടു ഉപജീവിക്കാതിരിക്കുന്നവന് ആര്?

7. ఎవడైనను తన సొంత ఖర్చు పెట్టుకొని దండులో కొలువు చేయునా? ద్రాక్షతోటవేసి దాని ఫలము తిననివాడెవడు? మందను కాచి మంద పాలు త్రాగనివాడెవడు?

8. ഞാന് ഇതു മനുഷ്യരുടെ മര്യ്യാദപ്രകാരമോ പറയുന്നതു? ന്യായപ്രമാണവും ഇങ്ങനെ പറയുന്നില്ലയോ?

8. ఈ మాటలు లోకాచారమును బట్టి చెప్పుచున్నానా? ధర్మశాస్త్రముకూడ వీటిని చెప్పుచున్నదిగదా?

9. “മെതിക്കുന്ന കാളെക്കു മുഖക്കൊട്ട കെട്ടരുതു” എന്നു മോശെയുടെ ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തില് എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നുവല്ലോ; ദൈവം കാളെക്കു വേണ്ടിയോ ചിന്തിക്കുന്നതു?
ആവർത്തനം 25:4

9. కళ్లము త్రొక్కుచున్న యెద్దు మూతికి చిక్కము పెట్టవద్దు అని మోషే ధర్మశాస్త్రములో వ్రాయబడియున్నది. దేవుడు ఎడ్లకొరకు విచారించుచున్నాడా?

10. അല്ല, കേവലം നമുക്കു വേണ്ടി പറയുന്നതോ? അതേ, ഉഴുന്നവന് ആശയോടെ ഉഴുകയും മെതിക്കുന്നവന് പതം കിട്ടും എന്നുള്ള ആശയോടെ മെതിക്കയും വേണ്ടതാകയാല് നമുക്കു വേണ്ടി എഴുതിയിരിക്കുന്നതത്രെ.

10. కేవలము మనకొరకు దీనిని చెప్పుచున్నాడా? అవును, మనకొరకే గదా యీ మాట వ్రాయబడెను? ఏలయనగా, దున్నువాడు ఆశతో దున్నవలెను, కళ్లము త్రొక్కించువాడు పంటలో పాలుపొందుదునను ఆశతో త్రొక్కింపవలెను.

11. ഞങ്ങള് ആത്മീകമായതു നിങ്ങള്ക്കു വിതെച്ചിട്ടു നിങ്ങളുടെ ഐഹികമായതു കൊയ്താല് വലിയ കാര്യ്യമോ?

11. మీకొరకు ఆత్మసంబంధమైనవి మేము విత్తియుండగా మీవలన శరీరసంబంధమైన ఫలములు కోసికొనుట గొప్ప కార్యమా?

12. മറ്റുള്ളവര്ക്കും നിങ്ങളുടെ മേല് ഈ അധികാരം ഉണ്ടെങ്കില് ഞങ്ങള്ക്കു എത്ര അധികം? എങ്കിലും ഞങ്ങള് ഈ അധികാരം പ്രയോഗിച്ചിട്ടില്ല; ക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെ സുവിശേഷത്തിന്നു യാതൊരു വിഘ്നവും വരുത്താതിരിപ്പാന് സകലവും പൊറുക്കുന്നു.

12. ఇతరులకు మీ పైని యీ అధికారములో పాలు కలిగినయెడల మాకు ఎక్కువ కలదు గదా? అయితే మేము ఈ అధికారమును వినియోగించుకొనలేదు; క్రీస్తు సువార్తకు ఏ అభ్యంతరమైనను కలుగజేయకుండుటకై అన్నిటిని సహించుచున్నాము.

13. ദൈവാലയകര്മ്മങ്ങള് നടത്തുന്നവര് ദൈവാലയംകൊണ്ടു ഉപജീവിക്കുന്നു എന്നും യാഗപീഠത്തിങ്കല് ശുശ്രൂഷചെയ്യുന്നവര് യാഗപീഠത്തിലെ വഴിപാടുകളില് ഔഹരിക്കാര് ആകുന്നു എന്നും നിങ്ങള് അറിയുന്നില്ലയോ?
ലേവ്യപുസ്തകം 6:16, ലേവ്യപുസ്തകം 6:26, സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 18:8, സംഖ്യാപുസ്തകം 18:31, ആവർത്തനം 18:1-3

13. ఆలయకృత్యములు జరిగించువారు ఆలయమువలన జీవనము చేయుచున్నారనియు, బలిపీఠమునొద్ద కనిపెట్టుకొనియుండువారు బలి పీఠముతో పాలివారై యున్నారనియు మీరెరుగరా?

14. അതുപോലെ കര്ത്താവും സുവിശേഷം അറിയിക്കുന്നവര് സുവിശേഷത്താല് ഉപജീവിക്കേണം എന്നു കല്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

14. ఆలాగున సువార్త ప్రచురించువారు సువార్తవలన జీవింపవలెనని ప్రభువునియమించియున్నాడు.

15. എങ്കിലും ഇതു ഒന്നും ഞാന് പ്രയോഗിച്ചിട്ടില്ല; ഇങ്ങനെ എനിക്കു കിട്ടേണം എന്നുവെച്ചു ഞാന് ഇതു എഴുതുന്നതും അല്ല; ആരെങ്കിലും എന്റെ പ്രശംസ വൃഥാവാക്കുന്നതിനെക്കാള് മരിക്ക തന്നേ എനിക്കു നല്ലതു.

15. నేనైతే వీటిలో దేనినైనను వినియోగించుకొనలేదు; మీరు నాయెడల యీలాగున జరుపవలెనని ఈ సంగతులు వ్రాయనులేదు. ఎవడైనను నా అతిశయమును నిరర్థకము చేయుటకంటె నాకు మరణమే మేలు.

16. ഞാന് സുവിശേഷം അറിയിക്കുന്നു എങ്കില് എനിക്കു പ്രശംസിപ്പാന് ഒന്നുമില്ല. നിര്ബ്ബന്ധം എന്റെ മേല് കിടക്കുന്നു. ഞാന് സുവിശേഷം അറിയിക്കുന്നില്ല എങ്കില് എനിക്കു അയ്യോ കഷ്ടം!
യിരേമ്യാവു 20:9

16. నేను సువార్తను ప్రకటించుచున్నను నాకు అతిశయకారణములేదు. సువార్తను ప్రకటింపవలసిన భారము నామీద మోపబడియున్నది. అయ్యో, నేను సువార్తను ప్రకటింపక పోయినయెడల నాకు శ్రమ.

17. ഞാന് അതു മനഃപൂര്വ്വം നടത്തുന്നു എങ്കില് എനിക്കു പ്രതിഫലം ഉണ്ടു; മനഃപൂര്വ്വമല്ലെങ്കിലും കാര്യ്യം എങ്കല് ഭരമേല്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

17. ఇది నేనిష్టపడి చేసినయెడల నాకు జీతము దొరకును. ఇష్టపడకపోయినను గృహనిర్వాహకత్వము నాకు అప్పగింపబడెను.

18. എന്നാല് എന്റെ പ്രതിഫലം എന്തു? സുവിശേഷം അറിയിക്കുമ്പോള് സുവിശേഷഘോഷണത്തിലുള്ള അധികാരം മുഴുവനും ഉപയോഗിക്കാതെ ഞാന് സുവിശേഷഘോഷണം ചെലവുകൂടാതെ നടത്തുന്നതു തന്നേ.

18. అట్లయితే నాకు జీతమేమి? నేను సువార్తను ప్రకటించునప్పుడు సువార్తయందు నాకున్న అధికారమును పూర్ణముగా వినియోగ పరచుకొనకుండ సువార్తను ఉచితముగా ప్రకటించుటయే నా జీతము.

19. ഇങ്ങനെ ഞാന് കേവലം സ്വതന്ത്രന് എങ്കിലും അധികംപേരെ നേടേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാന് എന്നെത്തന്നേ എല്ലാവര്ക്കും ദാസനാക്കി.

19. నేను అందరి విషయము స్వతంత్రుడనై యున్నను ఎక్కువమందిని సంపాదించుకొనుటకై అందరికిని నన్ను నేనే దాసునిగా చేసికొంటిని.

20. യെഹൂദന്മാരെ നേടേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാന് യെഹൂദന്മാര്ക്കും യെഹൂദനെപ്പോലെ ആയി; ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തിന് കീഴുള്ളവരെ നേടേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാന് ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തിന് കീഴുള്ളവന് അല്ല എങ്കിലും ന്യായപ്രമാണത്തിന് കീഴുള്ളവര്ക്കും ന്യാപ്രമാണത്തിന് കീഴുള്ളവനെപ്പോലെ ആയി.

20. యూదులను సంపాదించుకొనుటకు యూదులకు యూదునివలె ఉంటిని. ధర్మశాస్త్రమునకు లోబడినవారిని సంపాదించుకొనుటకు నేను ధర్మశాస్త్రమునకు లోబడినవాడను కాకపోయినను, ధర్మశాస్త్రమునకు లోబడినవానివలె ఉంటిని.

21. ദൈവത്തിന്നു ന്യായപ്രമാണമില്ലാത്തവന് ആകാതെ ക്രിസ്തുവിന്നു ന്യായപ്രമാണമുള്ളവനായിരിക്കെ, ന്യയപ്രമാണമില്ലാത്തവരെ നേടേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാന് ന്യായപ്രമാണമില്ലാത്തവര്ക്കും ന്യായപ്രമാണമില്ലാത്തവനെപ്പോലെ ആയി.

21. దేవుని విషయమై ధర్మశాస్త్రము లేనివాడను కాను గాని క్రీస్తు విషయమై ధర్మశాస్త్రమునకు లోబడినవాడను. అయినను ధర్మశాస్త్రము లేనివారిని సంపాదించుకొనుటకు ధర్మశాస్త్రము లేనివారికి ధర్మశాస్త్రము లేనివానివలెఉంటిని.

22. ബലഹീനന്മാരെ നേടേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാന് ബലഹീനര്ക്കും ബലഹീനനായി; ഏതുവിധത്തിലും ചിലരെ രക്ഷിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാന് എല്ലാവര്ക്കും എല്ലാമായിത്തീര്ന്നു.

22. బలహీనులను సంపాదించుకొనుటకు బలహీనులకు బలహీనుడనైతిని. ఏ విధముచేతనైనను కొందరిని రక్షింపవలెనని అందరికి అన్నివిధముల వాడనైయున్నాను.

23. സുവിശേഷത്തില് ഒരു പങ്കാളിയാകേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാന് സകലവും സുവിശേഷം നിമിത്തം ചെയ്യുന്നു.

23. మరియు నేను సువార్తలో వారితో పాలివాడనగుటకై దానికొరకే సమస్తమును చేయుచున్నాను.

24. ഔട്ടക്കളത്തില് ഔടുന്നവര് എല്ലാവരും ഔടുന്നു എങ്കിലും ഒരുവനേ വിരുതു പ്രാപിക്കുന്നുള്ളു എന്നു അറിയുന്നില്ലയോ? നിങ്ങളും പ്രാപിപ്പാന്തക്കവണ്ണം ഔടുവിന് .

24. పందెపు రంగమందు పరుగెత్తువారందరు పరుగెత్తుదురుగాని యొక్కడే బహుమానము పొందునని మీకు తెలియదా? అటువలె మీరు బహుమానము పొందునట్లుగా పరుగెత్తుడి.

25. അങ്കം പൊരുന്നവന് ഒക്കെയും സകലത്തിലും വര്ജ്ജനം ആചരിക്കുന്നു. അതോ, അവര് വാടുന്ന കിരീടവും നാമോ വാടാത്തതും പ്രാപിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു തന്നേ.

25. మరియు పందెమందు పోరాడు ప్రతివాడు అన్ని విషయములయందు మితముగా ఉండును. వారు క్షయమగు కిరీటమును పొందుటకును, మనమైతే అక్షయమగు కిరీటమును పొందుటకును మితముగా ఉన్నాము.

26. ആകയാല് ഞാന് നിശ്ചയമില്ലാത്തവണ്ണമല്ല ഔടുന്നതു; ആകാശത്തെ കുത്തുന്നതു പോലെയല്ല ഞാന് മുഷ്ടിയുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്നതു.

26. కాబట్టి నేను గురి చూడనివానివలె పరుగెత్తు వాడనుకాను,

27. മറ്റുള്ളവരോടു പ്രസംഗിച്ചശേഷം ഞാന് തന്നേ കൊള്ളരുതാത്തവനായി പോകാതിരിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു എന്റെ ശരീരത്തെ ദണ്ഡിപ്പിച്ചു അടിമയാക്കുകയത്രേ ചെയ്യുന്നതു.

27. గాలిని కొట్టినట్టు నేను పోట్లాడుట లేదు గాని ఒకవేళ ఇతరులకు ప్రకటించిన తరువాత నేనే భ్రష్టుడనై పోదునేమో అని నా శరీరమును నలగగొట్టి, దానిని లోపరచుకొనుచున్నాను.