Colossians, 4

1. You masters, supply your servants with what is just and equitable, knowing that you, too, have a Master in heaven.

1. Gospodari, pružajte svojim robovima što je pravo i pravièno, znajuæi da i vi imate Gospodina na nebu!

2. Pursue prayer. Be watchful in prayer with acts of thanksgiving.

2. U molitvi ustrajte, bdijte u njoj u zahvaljivanju!

3. Pray together, for us also, so that God may open a door of speech to us, so as to speak the mystery of Christ, (because of which, even now, I am in chains)

3. Molite ujedno i za nas: da nam Bog otvori vrata rijeèi te propovijedamo otajstvo Kristovo, za koje sam i okovan;

4. so that I may manifest it in the manner that I ought to speak.

4. da ga oèitujem propovijedajuæi kako treba.

5. Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming this age.

5. Mudro se ponašajte prema onima vani: iskupljujte vrijeme!

6. Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.

6. Rijeè neka vam je uvijek ljubazna, solju zaèinjena: znajte svakomu odgovoriti kako treba.

7. As for the things that concern me, Tychicus, a most beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord, will make everything known to you.

7. Što je sa mnom - o svemu æe vas obavijestiti Tihik, ljubljeni brat, vjerni poslužitelj i sa mnom sluga u Gospodinu.

8. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that he may know the things that concern you, and may console your hearts,

8. Njega šaljem k vama baš zato da znate kako smo i da ohrabri srca vaša.

9. with Onesimus, a most beloved and faithful brother, who is from among you. They shall make known to you everything that is happening here.

9. Šaljem ga s Onezimom, vjernim i ljubljenim bratom, koji je vaš zemljak: oni æe vam priopæiti kako je ovdje.

10. Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, as does Mark, the near cousin of Barnabas, about whom you have received instructions, (if he comes to you, receive him)

10. Pozdravlja vas Aristarh, suuznik moj. I Marko, neæak Barnabin, o kome primiste naredbe: doðe li k vama, lijepo ga primite.

11. and Jesus, who is called Justus, and those who are of the circumcision. These alone are my assistants, unto the kingdom of God; they have been a consolation to me.

11. Pozdravlja vas i Isus, zvani Just. Od onih koji su iz obrezanja samo su mi ovi suradnici na kraljevstvu Božjemu, oni mi bijahu utjehom.

12. Epaphras greets you, who is from among you, a servant of Christ Jesus, ever solicitous for you in prayer, so that you may stand, perfect and complete, in the entire will of God.

12. Pozdravlja vas Epafra, vaš zemljak, sluga Krista Isusa; on se uvijek bori za vas u molitvama: da se održite, savršeni i ispunjeni, u posvemašnjoj volji Božjoj.

13. For I offer testimony to him, that he has labored greatly for you, and for those who are at Laodicea, and for those at Hierapolis.

13. Svjedoèim doista za nj: mnogo se trudi za vas i za one u Laodiceji i one u Hierapolu.

14. Luke, a most beloved physician, greets you, as does Demas.

14. Pozdravlja vas Luka, ljubljeni lijeènik, i Dema.

15. Greet the brothers who are at Laodicea, and Nymphas, and those who are at his house, a church.

15. Pozdravite braæu u Laodiceji, i Nimfu i Crkvu u njezinoj kuæi.

16. And when this epistle has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and you should read that which is from the Laodiceans.

16. A kad se ova poslanica proèita kod vas, pobrinite se da se proèita i u Laodicejskoj crkvi, i vi da proèitate onu iz Laodiceje.

17. And tell Archippus: “See to the ministry that you have received in the Lord, in order to fulfill it.”

17. I recite Arhipu: "Pazi na službu koju si primio u Gospodinu: ispuni je!"

18. The greeting of Paul by my own hand. Remember my chains. May grace be with you. Amen.

18. Pozdrav mojom rukom, Pavlovom! Spominjite se mojih okova! Milost s vama!