1 Peter, 3

1. Similarly also, wives should be subject to their husbands, so that, even if some do not believe the Word, they may benefit without the Word, through the behavior of these wives,

1. Tako i vi, žene, pokoravajte se svojim muževima: ako su neki od njih možda neposlušni Rijeèi, da i bez rijeèi budu pridobiveni življenjem vas žena,

2. as they consider with fear your chaste behavior.

2. pošto promotre vaše bogoljubno i èisto življenje.

3. For you, there should be no unnecessary adornment of the hair, or surrounding with gold, or the wearing of ornate clothing.

3. Vaš nakit neka ne bude izvanjski - pletenje kose, kiæenje zlatom ili oblaèenje haljina.

4. Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, rich in the sight of God.

4. Nego: èovjek skrovita srca, neprolazne ljepote, blaga i smirena duha. To je pred Bogom dragocjeno.

5. For in this way, in past times also, holy women adorned themselves, hoping in God, being subject to their own husbands.

5. Tako su se doista i nekoæ svete žene, zaufane u Boga, resile: pokoravale su se muževima.

6. For so Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her daughters, well-behaved and unafraid of any disturbance.

6. Sara se tako pokori Abrahamu te ga nazva gospodarom. Njezina ste djeca ako èinite dobro ne bojeæi se nikakva zastrašivanja.

7. Similarly, you husbands should live with them in accord with knowledge, bestowing honor on the female as the weaker vessel and as co-heirs of the life of grace, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

7. Tako i vi, muževi, obazrivo živite sa svojim ženama, kao sa slabijim spolom, te im iskazujte èast kao subaštinicima milosti Života da ne sprijeèite svojih molitava.

8. And finally, may you all be of one mind: compassionate, loving brotherhood, merciful, meek, humble,

8. Napokon, budite svi jednodušni, puni suosjeæanja i bratske ljubavi, milosrdni, ponizni!

9. not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.

9. Ne vraæajte zlo za zlo ni uvredu za uvredu! Naprotiv, blagoslivljajte jer ste na to i pozvani da baštinite blagoslov!

10. For whoever wants to love life and to see good days should restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, so that they utter no deceit.

10. Doista, tko želi ljubiti život i naužit se dana sretnih, nek suspregne jezik oda zla i usne od rijeèi prijevarnih;

11. Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

11. zla nek se kloni, a èini dobro, mir neka traži i za njim ide:

12. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears are with their prayers, but the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil.

12. jer oèi Gospodnje gledaju pravedne, uši mu slušaju vapaje njihove, a lice se Gospodnje okreæe protiv zloèinaca.

13. And who is it who can harm you, if you are zealous in what is good?

13. Pa tko da vam naudi ako revnujete za dobro?

14. And yet, even when you suffer something for the sake of justice, you are blessed. So then, do not be afraid with their fear, and do not be disturbed.

14. Nego, morali i trpjeti zbog svoje pravednosti, blago vama! No ne bojte se njihova zastrašivanja i ne plašite se!

15. But sanctify Christ the Lord in your hearts, being always ready to give an explanation to all who ask you the reason for that hope which is in you.

15. Naprotiv, Gospodin - Krist neka vam bude svet, u srcima vašim, te budite uvijek spremni na odgovor svakomu koji od vas zatraži obrazloženje nade koja je u vama,

16. But do so with meekness and fear, having a good conscience, so that, in whatever matter they may slander you, they shall be confounded, since they falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.

16. ali blago i s poštovanjem, dobre savjesti da oni koji ozloglašuju vaš dobar život u Kristu, upravo onim budu postiðeni za što vas potvaraju.

17. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is the will of God, than for doing evil.

17. Ta uspješnije je trpjeti, ako je to Božja volja, èineæi dobro, nego èineæi zlo.

18. For Christ also died once for our sins, the Just One on behalf of the unjust, so that he might offer us to God, having died, certainly, in the flesh, but having been enlivened by the Spirit.

18. Doista, i Krist jednom za grijehe umrije, pravedan za nepravedne, da vas privede k Bogu - ubijen doduše u tijelu, ali oživljen u duhu.

19. And in the Spirit, he preached to those who were in prison, going to those souls

19. U njemu otiðe i propovijedati duhovima u tamnici

20. who had been unbelieving in past times, while they waited for the patience of God, as in the days of Noah, when the ark was being built. In that ark, a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

20. koji bijahu nekoæ nepokorni, kad ih ono Božja strpljivost išèekivaše, u vrijeme Noino, dok se gradila korablja u kojoj nekolicina, to jest osam duša, bi spašena vodom.

21. And now you also are saved, in a similar manner, by baptism, not by the testimony of sordid flesh, but by the examination of a good conscience in God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

21. Njezin protulik, krštenje - ne odlaganje tjelesne neèistoæe, nego molitva za dobru savjest upravljena Bogu - i vas sada spasava po uskrsnuæu Isusa Krista

22. He is at the right hand of God, devouring death, so that we may be made heirs to eternal life. And since he has journeyed to heaven, the Angels and powers and virtues are subject to him.

22. koji, uzašavši na nebo, jest zdesna Bogu, pošto mu bijahu pokoreni anðeli, vlasti i sile.