2 Corinthians, 6

1. But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

1. Kao suradnici opominjemo vas da ne primite uzalud milosti Božje.

2. For he says: “In a favorable time, I heeded you; and on the day of salvation, I helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

2. Jer on veli: U vrijeme milosti usliših te i u dan spasa pomogoh ti. Evo sad je vrijeme milosno, evo sad je vrijeme spasa.

3. May we never give offense to anyone, so that our ministry may not be disparaged.

3. Ni u èemu ne dajemo nikakve sablazni da se ne kudi ova služba,

4. But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress;

4. nego se u svemu iskazujemo kao poslužitelji Božji: velikom postojanošæu u nevoljama, u potrebama, u tjeskobama,

5. despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting;

5. pod udarcima, u tamnicama, u bunama, u naporima, u bdjenjima, u postovima,

6. by chastity, knowledge, and longsuffering; in pleasantness, in the Holy Spirit, and in unfeigned charity;

6. u èistoæi, u spoznanju, u velikodušnosti, u dobroti, u Duhu Svetomu, u ljubavi nehinjenoj,

7. with the Word of truth, with the power of God, and with the armor of justice to the right and to the left;

7. u rijeèi istinitoj, u snazi Božjoj; oružjem pravde zdesna i slijeva;

8. through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;

8. slavom i sramotom; zlim i dobrim glasom; kao zavodnici, a istiniti;

9. as if dying and yet truly alive; as if chastised and yet not subdued;

9. kao nepoznati, a poznati; kao umiruæi, a evo živimo; kao kažnjeni, a ne ubijeni;

10. as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.

10. kao žalosni, a uvijek radosni; kao siromašni, a mnoge obogaæujemo; kao oni koji ništa nemaju, a sve posjeduju.

11. Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians; our heart is enlarged.

11. Usta su naša otvorena vama, Korinæani, srce naše rašireno.

12. You are not narrowed by us, but it is by your own inner selves that you are narrowed.

12. Nije vam tijesno u nama, ali je tijesno u vašim grudima.

13. But since we have the same recompense, (I am speaking as if to my own sons), you, too, should be enlarged.

13. Za uzdarje - kao djeci govorim - raširite se i vi.

14. Do not choose to bear the yoke with unbelievers. For how can justice be a participant with iniquity? Or how can the fellowship of light be a participant with darkness?

14. Ne ujarmljujte se s nevjernicima. Ta što ima pravednost s bezakonjem? Ili kakvo zajedništvo svjetlo s tamom?

15. And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful?

15. Kakvu slogu Krist s Belijarom? Ili kakav dio vjernik s nevjernikom?

16. And what consensus does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God says: “I will dwell with them, and I will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

16. Kakav sporazum hram Božji s idolima? Jer mi smo hram Boga živoga, kao što reèe Bog: Prebivat æu u njima i hoditi meðu njima; i bit æu Bog njihov, a oni narod moj.

17. Because of this, you must depart from their midst and be separate, says the Lord. And do not touch what is unclean.

17. Zato iziðite iz njihove sredine i odvojite se, govori Gospodin, i ništa neèisto ne dotièite i ja æu vas primiti.

18. Then I will accept you. And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

18. I bit æu vam otac i vi æete mi biti sinovi i kæeri, veli Gospodin Svemoguæi.