1 Timothy, 3

1. It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work.

1. Vjerodostojna je rijeè: teži li tko za nadgledništvom, èasnu službu želi.

2. Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher,

2. Treba stoga da nadglednik bude besprijekoran, jedne žene muž, trijezan, razuman, sreðen, gostoljubiv, sposoban pouèavati,

3. not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

3. ne vinu sklon, ne nasilan nego popustljiv, ne ratoboran, ne srebroljubac;

4. but a man who leads his own house well, having children who are subordinate with all chastity.

4. da svojom kuæom dobro upravlja i sinove drži u pokornosti sa svom ozbiljnošæu -

5. For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?

5. a ne zna li netko svojom kuæom upravljati, kako æe se brinuti za Crkvu Božju? -

6. He must not be a new convert, lest, being elated by pride, he may fall under the sentence of the devil.

6. ne novoobraæenik da se ne bi uzoholio i pao pod osudu ðavlovu.

7. And it is necessary for him also to have good testimony from those who are outside, so that he may not fall into disrepute and the snare of the devil.

7. A treba da ima i lijepo svjedoèanstvo od onih vani, da ne bi u rug upao i zamku ðavlovu.

8. Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit,

8. Ðakoni isto tako treba da budu ozbiljni, ne dvolièni, ne odani mnogom vinu ni prljavu dobitku -

9. holding to the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.

9. imajuæi otajstvo vjere u èistoj savjesti.

10. And these things should be proven first, and then they may minister, being without offense.

10. I neka se najprije iskušavaju, pa onda, budu li besprigovorni, neka obavljaju službu.

11. Similarly, the women must be chaste, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

11. Žene isto tako neka budu ozbiljne, ne klevetnice nego trijezne, vjerne u svemu.

12. Deacons should be the husband of one wife, men who lead their own children and their own houses well.

12. ðakoni neka budu jedne žene muževi, neka dobro upravljaju djecom i svojim kuæama.

13. For those who have ministered well will acquire for themselves a good position, and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

13. Jer oni koji dobro obavljaju službu, stjeèu èastan položaj i veliku smjelost u vjeri, vjeri u Isusu Kristu.

14. I am writing these things to you, with the hope that I will come to you soon.

14. Ovo ti pišem u nadi da æu ubrzo doæi k tebi,

15. But, if I am delayed, you should know the manner in which it is necessary to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and the foundation of truth.

15. a okasnim li, da znaš kako se treba vladati u kuæi Božjoj, koja je Crkva Boga živoga, stup i uporište istine.

16. And it is clearly great, this mystery of piety, which was manifested in the flesh, which was justified in the Spirit, which has appeared to Angels, which has been preached to the Gentiles, which is believed in the world, which has been taken up in glory.

16. Da, po sveopæem uvjerenju, veliko je Otajstvo pobožnosti: On, oèitovan u tijelu, opravdan u Duhu, viðen od anðela, propovijedan meðu narodima, vjerovan u svijetu, uznesen u slavu.