Kolosarrei 4
1 Nabussiác eguieçue çucena eta eguimbidea cerbitzariey, daquiçuelaric ecen çuec-ere baduçuela Iaun-bat ceruètan.
Masters, deal justly and equitably with your slaves, knowing that you too have a Master in Heaven.
2 Orationetan perseuera eçaçue, hartan veillatzen duçuelaric remerciamendurequin.
Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks.
3 Othoitz eguiten duçuelaric elkarrequin guregatic-ere hitzaren borthá Iaincoac irequi dieçagunçát, Christen mysterioaren denuntiatzeco, ceinagatic presoner-ere bainaiz.
And pray at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door for preaching, for us to tell the truth concerning Christ for the sake of which I am even a prisoner.
4 Hura manifesta deçadançát, minçatu behar dudan beçala.
Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do.
5 Çuhurqui ebil çaitezte campocoetara, demborá recrubatzen duçuelaric.
Behave wisely in relation to the outside world, buying up your opportunities.
6 Çuen hitza bethiere biz gatzez confitua gratiarequin, batbederari nola ihardetsi behar draucaçuen daquiçuençát.
Let your language be always seasoned with the salt of grace, so that you may know how to give every man a fitting answer.
7 Ene equiteco guciac notificaturen drauzquiçue Tychique gure anaye maiteac, eta ministre fidelac, eta gure Iaunean ene cerbitzari quideac:
Tychicus, our much-loved brother, a trusty assistant and fellow servant with us in the Lord's work, will give you every information about me.
8 Cein igorri vkan baitut çuetara berariaz, eçagut ditzançát çuen eguitecoac, eta consola ditzançát çuen bihotzac,
And for this very purpose I send him to you that you may know how we are faring; and that he may cheer your hearts.
9 Onesimo gure anaye fidelarequin eta maitearequin cein baita çuenetaric, hec alde hunetaco eguiteco guciéz auertituren çaituztéz.
And with him I send our dear and trusty brother Onesimus, who is one of yourselves. They will inform you of everything here.
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner sends greeting to you, and so does Barnabas's cousin Mark. You have received instructions as to him; if he comes to you, give him a welcome.
11 Eta Iesus Iusto deitzen denac, cein baitirade circoncisionetic, hauc solament ditut aiutaçale Iaincoaren resumán, eta ene solageamendutaco içan dirade.
Jesus, called Justus, also sends greeting. These three are Hebrew converts. They alone among such have worked loyally with me for the Kingdom of God--they are men who have been a comfort to me.
12 Salutatzen çaituzte Epaphras çuenac, Christen cerbitzariac, bethiere bataillatzen delaric çuengatic othoitzetan, çaudetençát perfecto eta complitu Iaincoaren vorondate gucian:
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm--Christians of ripe character and of clear conviction as to everything which is God's will.
13 Ecen haur harçaz testificatzen dut, ecen zelo handia duela çuengatic eta Laodicean, eta Hyerapolen diradenacgatic.
For I can bear witness to the deep interest he takes in you and in the brethren at Laodicea and in those at Hierapolis.
14 Salutatzen çaituztez Luc medicu maiteac, eta Demasec.
Luke, the dearly-loved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas.
15 Salutaitzaçue Laodicean diraden anayeac, eta Nympha, eta haren etchean den Eliçá.
Christian greetings to the brethren at Laodicea, especially to Nymphas, and to the Church that meets at their house.
16 Eta epistola haur çuec baithan iracurri datenean, eguiçue Laodiceacoén Eliçan-ere iracur dadin: eta Laodiceatic scribatua, çuec-ere iracur deçaçuen.
And when this Letter has been read among you, let it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans, and you in turn must read the one I am sending to Laodicea.
17 Eta erroçue Archipperi, Gogoa eçac gure Iaunean recebitu vkan duàn administrationea compli deçánçat.
And tell Archippus to discharge carefully the duties devolving upon him as a servant of the Lord.
18 Salutationea, ene Paulen escuz. Çareten orhoit ene estecaduréz. Gratia dela çuequin. Amen.
I Paul add with my own hand this final greeting. Be mindful of me in my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
