1 Peter, 2

1. Therefore, set aside all malice and all deceitfulness, as well as falseness and envy and every detraction.

1. Odložite dakle svaku zloæu i svaku prijevaru, himbe i zavisti i sva klevetanja.

2. Like newborn infants, desire the milk of reasonableness without guile, so that by this you may increase unto salvation,

2. Kao novoroðenèad žudite za duhovnim, nepatvorenim mlijekom da po njemu uzrastete za spasenje,

3. if it is true that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.

3. ako ste doista okusili kako je dobar Gospodin.

4. And approaching him as if he were a living stone, rejected by men, certainly, but elect and honored by God,

4. Pristupite k njemu, Kamenu živomu što ga, istina, ljudi odbaciše, ali je u oèima Božjim izabran, dragocjen,

5. be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

5. pa se kao živo kamenje ugraðujte u duhovni Dom za sveto sveæenstvo da prinosite žrtve duhovne, ugodne Bogu po Isusu Kristu.

6. Because of this, Scripture asserts: “Behold, I am setting in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious. And whoever will have believed in him will not be confounded.”

6. Stoga stoji u Pismu: Evo postavljam na Sionu kamen odabrani, dragocjeni kamen ugaoni: Tko u nj vjeruje, ne, neæe se postidjeti.

7. Therefore, to you who believe, he is honor. But to those who do not believe, the stone which the builders have rejected, the same has been made into the head of the corner,

7. Vama dakle koji vjerujete - èast! A onima koji ne vjeruju - kamen koji odbaciše graditelji postade kamen zaglavni

8. and a stone of offense, and a rock of scandal, to those who are offended by the Word; neither do they believe, though they also have been built upon him.

8. i kamen spoticanja, stijena posrtanja; oni se o nj spotièu, neposlušni Rijeèi, za što su i odreðeni.

9. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

9. A vi ste rod izabrani, kraljevsko sveæenstvo, sveti puk, narod steèeni da naviještate silna djela Onoga koji vas iz tame pozva k divnom svjetlu svojemu;

10. Though in past times you were not a people, yet now you are the people of God. Though you had not obtained mercy, yet now you have obtained mercy.

10. vi, nekoæ Ne-narod, a sada Narod Božji; vi Ne-mili, a sada Mili.

11. Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul.

11. Ljubljeni! Zaklinjem vas da se kao pridošlice i putnici klonite putenih požuda koje vojuju protiv duše;

12. Keep your behavior among the Gentiles to what is good, so that, when they slander you as if you were evildoers, they may, by the good works that are seen in you, glorify God on the day of visitation.

12. življenje vaše meðu poganima neka bude uzorno da upravo onim za što vas sada potvaraju kao zloèince, pošto promotre vaša dobra djela, proslave Boga u dan pohoda.

13. Therefore, be subject to every human creature because of God, whether it is to the king as preeminent,

13. Pokoravajte se svakoj ljudskoj ustanovi radi Gospodina: bilo kralju kao vrhovniku,

14. or to leaders as having been sent from him for vindication over evildoers, it is truly for the praise of what is good.

14. bilo upraviteljima jer ih on šalje da kazne zloèince, a pohvale one koji dobro èine.

15. For such is the will of God, that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,

15. Doista, ovo je Božja volja: da èineæi dobro ušutkate neznanje bezumnika.

16. in an open manner, and not as if cloaking malice with liberty, but like servants of God.

16. Kao slobodni ljudi - ali ne kao oni kojima je sloboda tek pokrivalom zloæe, veæ kao Božje sluge -

17. Honor everyone. Love brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

17. sve poštujte, bratstvo ljubite, Boga se bojte, kralja èastite!

18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and meek, but also to the unruly.

18. Sluge, budite sa svim poštovanjem pokorni gospodarima, ne samo dobrima i blagima nego i naopakima.

19. For this is grace: when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows, suffering injustice.

19. To je uistinu milost ako tko radi savjesti, radi Boga podnosi nevolje trpeæi nepravedno.

20. For what glory is there, if you sin and then suffer a beating? But if you do well and suffer patiently, this is grace with God.

20. Kakve li slave doista ako za grijehe udarani strpljivo podnosite? No ako dobro èineæi trpite pa strpljivo podnosite, to je Bogu milo.

21. For you have been called to this because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in his footsteps.

21. Ta na to ste pozvani jer i Krist je trpio za vas i ostavio vam primjer da idete stopama njegovim.

22. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.

22. On koji grijeha ne uèini nit mu usta prijevaru izustiše;

23. And when evil was spoken against him, he did not speak evil. When he suffered, he did not threaten. Then he handed himself over to him who judged him unjustly.

23. on koji na uvredu nije uvredom uzvraæao i muèen nije prijetio, prepuštajuæi to Sucu pravednom;

24. He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we, having died to sin, would live for justice. By his wounds, you have been healed.

24. on koji u tijelu svom grijehe naše ponese na drvo da umrijevši grijesima pravednosti živimo; on èijom se modricom izlijeèiste.

25. For you were like wandering sheep. But now you have been turned back toward the Pastor and the Bishop of your souls.

25. Doista, poput ovaca lutaste, ali se sada obratiste k pastiru i èuvaru duša svojih.