Ephesians, 3

1. By reason of this grace, I, Paul, am a prisoner of Jesus Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles.

1. Radi toga ja, Pavao, sužanj Krista Isusa za vas pogane...

2. Now certainly, you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which has been given to me among you:

2. Zacijelo ste èuli za rasporedbu milosti Božje koja mi je dana za vas:

3. that, by means of revelation, the mystery was made known to me, just as I have written above in a few words.

3. objavom mi je obznanjeno otajstvo, kako netom ukratko opisah.

4. Yet, by reading this closely, you might be able to understand my prudence in the mystery of Christ.

4. Èitajuæi to, možete dokuèiti kako ja shvaæam Kristovo otajstvo,

5. In other generations, this was unknown to the sons of men, even as it has now been revealed to his holy Apostles and Prophets in the Spirit,

5. koje nije bilo obznanjeno sinovima ljudskim drugih naraštaja. Ono je sada u Duhu objavljeno svetim njegovim apostolima i prorocima:

6. so that the Gentiles would be co-heirs, and of the same body, and partners together, by his promise in Christ Jesus, through the Gospel.

6. da su pogani subaštinici i "sutijelo" i sudionici obeæanja u Kristu Isusu - po evanðelju,

7. Of this Gospel, I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which has been given to me by means of the operation of his virtue.

7. kojega postadoh poslužiteljem darom milosti Božje koja mi je dana djelotvornošæu snage njegove.

8. Although I am the least of all the saints, I have been given this grace: to evangelize among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

8. Meni, najmanjemu od svih svetih, dana je ova milost: poganima biti blagovjesnikom neistraživog bogatstva Kristova

9. and to enlighten everyone concerning the dispensation of the mystery, hidden before the ages in God who created all things,

9. i osvijetliti rasporedbu otajstva, pred vjekovima skrivena u Bogu, koji sve stvori,

10. so that the manifold wisdom of God may become well-known to the principalities and powers in the heavens, through the Church,

10. da sada - po Crkvi - Vrhovništvima i Vlastima na nebesima bude obznanjena mnogolika mudrost Božja

11. according to that timeless purpose, which he has formed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

11. zasnovana - po naumu o vjekovima - u Kristu Isusu Gospodinu našemu.

12. In him we trust, and so we approach with confidence, through his faith.

12. U njemu, s pouzdanjem po vjeri u njega, imamo slobodan pristup.

13. Because of this, I ask you not to be weakened by my tribulations on your behalf; for this is your glory.

13. Zato ne klonite, molim, s nevolja mojih za vas! One su slava vaša!

14. By reason of this grace, I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

14. Zato prigibam koljena pred Ocem,

15. from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth takes its name.

15. od koga ime svakom oèinstvu na nebu i na zemlji:

16. And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man,

16. neka vam dadne po bogatstvu Slave svoje ojaèati se po Duhu njegovu u snazi za unutarnjeg èovjeka

17. so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity.

17. da po vjeri Krist prebiva u srcima vašim te u ljubavi ukorijenjeni i utemeljeni

18. So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth

18. mognete shvatiti sa svima svetima što je Dužina i Širina i Visina i Dubina

19. of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

19. te spoznati nadspoznatljivu ljubav Kristovu da se ispunite do sve Punine Božje.

20. Now to him who is able to do all things, more abundantly than we could ever ask or understand, by means of the virtue which is at work in us:

20. Onomu pak koji snagom u nama djelatnom može uèiniti mnogo izobilnije nego li mi moliti ili zamisliti -

21. to him be glory, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, throughout every generation, forever and ever. Amen.

21. Njemu slava u Crkvi i u Kristu Isusu za sva pokoljenja vijeka vjekovjeènoga! Amen.