Colossians, 3

1. Therefore, if you have risen together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

1. Ako ste suuskrsli s Kristom, tražite što je gore, gdje Krist sjedi zdesna Bogu!

2. Consider the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.

2. Za onim gore težite, ne za zemaljskim!

3. For you have died, and so your life is hidden with Christ in God.

3. Ta umrijeste i život je vaš skriven s Kristom u Bogu!

4. When Christ, your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

4. Kad se pojavi Krist, život vaš, tada æete se i vi s njime pojaviti u slavi.

5. Therefore, mortify your body, while it is upon the earth. For because of fornication, impurity, lust, evil desires, and avarice, which are a kind of service to idols,

5. Umrtvite dakle udove svoje zemaljske: bludnost, neèistoæu, strasti, zlu požudu i pohlepu - to idolopoklonstvo!

6. the wrath of God has overwhelmed the sons of unbelief.

6. Zbog toga dolazi gnjev Božji na sinove neposlušne.

7. You, too, walked in these things, in times past, when you were living among them.

7. Tim ste putom i vi nekoæ hodili, kad ste u tome živjeli.

8. But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth.

8. Ali sada i vi odložite sve! Gnjev, srdžba, opakost, hula, prostota van iz vaših usta!

9. Do not lie to one another. Strip yourselves of the old man, with his deeds,

9. Ne varajte jedni druge! Jer svukoste staroga èovjeka s njegovim djelima

10. and clothe yourself with the new man, who has been renewed by knowledge, in accord with the image of the One who created him,

10. i obukoste novoga, koji se obnavlja za spoznanje po slici svoga Stvoritelja!

11. where there is neither Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, servant nor free. Instead, Christ is everything, in everyone.

11. Tu više nema: Grk - Židov, obrezanje - neobrezanje, barbar - skit, rob - slobodnjak, nego sve i u svima - Krist.

12. Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience.

12. Zaodjenite se dakle - kao izabranici Božji, sveti i ljubljeni - u milosrdno srce, dobrostivost, poniznost, blagost, strpljivost

13. Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.

13. te podnosite jedni druge praštajuæi ako tko ima protiv koga kakvu pritužbu! Kao što je Gospodin vama oprostio, tako i vi!

14. And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.

14. A povrh svega - ljubav! To je sveza savršenstva.

15. And let the peace of Christ lift up your hearts. For in this peace, you have been called, as one body. And be thankful.

15. I mir Kristov neka upravlja srcima vašim - mir na koji ste pozvani u jednom tijelu! I zahvalni budite!

16. Let the word of Christ live in you in abundance, with all wisdom, teaching and correcting one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing to God with the grace in your hearts.

16. Rijeè Kristova neka u svem bogatstvu prebiva u vama! U svakoj se mudrosti pouèavajte i urazumljujte! Psalmima, hvalospjevima, pjesmama duhovnim od srca pjevajte hvalu Bogu!

17. Let everything whatsoever that you do, whether in word or in deed, be done all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

17. I sve što god rijeèju ili djelom èinite, sve èinite u imenu Gospodina Isusa, zahvaljujuæi Bogu Ocu po njemu!

18. Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is proper in the Lord.

18. Žene, pokoravajte se svojim muževima kao što dolikuje u Gospodinu!

19. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter toward them.

19. Muževi, ljubite svoje žene i ne budite osorni prema njima.

20. Children, obey your parents in all things. For this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

20. Djeco, slušajte roditelje u svemu, ta to je milo u Gospodinu!

21. Fathers, do not provoke your children to indignation, lest they lose heart.

21. Oèevi, ne ogorèujte svoje djece da ne klonu duhom.

22. Servants, obey, in all things, your lords according to the flesh, not serving only when seen, as if to please men, but serving in simplicity of heart, fearing God.

22. Robovi, slušajte u svemu svoje zemaljske gospodare! Ne naoko, kao oni koji se ulaguju ljudima, nego u jednostavnosti srca, bojeæi se Gospodina.

23. Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord, and not for men.

23. Što god radite, zdušno èinite, kao Gospodinu, a ne ljudima,

24. For you know that you will receive from the Lord the repayment of an inheritance. Serve Christ the Lord.

24. znajuæi da æete od Gospodina primiti nagradu, baštinu. Gospodinu Kristu služite.

25. For whoever causes injury shall be repaid for what he has wrongfully done. And there no favoritism with God.

25. Doista, nepravedniku æe se uzvratiti što je nepravedno uèinio. Ne, nema pristranosti!