James 3
1 My friends, not many of you should become teachers, because you know that we who teach will have a heavier responsibility in the judgment.
Ne tražite, braæo moja, da budete mnogi uèitelji, znajuæi da æemo veæma biti osuðeni,
2 All of us make mistakes in many ways. Anyone who doesn't make mistakes in what they say is truly a good person who can keep the whole body under control.
Jer svi pogrješujemo mnogo puta. Ali ko u rijeèi ne pogrješuje, onaj je savršen èovjek, može zauzdati i sve tijelo.
3 We put bridles into the mouths of horses so that they'll obey us, and we can direct them wherever we want.
Jer gle, i konjma meæemo žvale u usta da nam se pokoravaju, i sve tijelo njihovo okreæemo.
4 Look at ships as well: even though they're very big and are driven along by strong winds, they're steered by a very small rudder in the direction the pilot wants to go.
Gle i laðe, ako su i velike i silni ih vjetrovi gone, okreæu se malom krmicom kuda hoæe onaj koji upravlja.
5 In just the same way the tongue is a very small part of the body, but it makes great boasts! Think how a big forest can be set on fire by a very small flame!
A tako je i jezik mali ud, i mnogo èini. Gle, mala vatra, i kolike velike šume sažeže.
6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world of evil among the parts of the body. It disgraces all you are as a person, and can burn down the whole of your life, since it is set on fire by Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
I jezik je vatra, svijet pun nepravde. Tako i jezik živi meðu našijem udima, poganeæi sve tijelo, i paleæi vrijeme života našega, i zapaljujuæi se od pakla. (Geenna g1067)
7 People have tamed all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures,
Jer sav rod zvjerinja i ptica, i bubina i riba, pripitomljava se i pripitomio se rodu èovjeèijemu;
8 but no one can tame the tongue—it's an evil thing, hard to control, full of deadly poison.
A jezika niko od ljudi ne može pripitomiti, jer je nemirno zlo, puno ijeda smrtonosnoga.
9 We use the same tongue to bless our Lord and Father, as well as to curse people who are made in God's image—
Njim blagosiljamo Boga i oca, i njim kunemo ljude, koji su stvoreni po oblièju Božijemu.
10 blessings and curses come from the same mouth! Friends, it shouldn't be this way!
Iz jednijeh usta izlazi blagoslov i kletva. Ne valja, ljubazna braæo moja, da ovo tako biva.
11 Does a spring send both sweet and bitter water out of the same opening?
Eda li može izvor iz jedne glave toèiti slatko i grko?
12 My friends, a fig tree can't produce olives, and a vine can't produce figs, any more than a salt water spring can produce fresh water!
Može li, braæo moja, smokva masline raðati ili vinova loza smokve? Tako nijedan izvor ne daje slane i slatke vode.
13 Who among you has wisdom and understanding? Let their good lives demonstrate what they do—doing what is right with wise kindness and consideration.
Ko je meðu vama mudar i pametan neka pokaže od dobra življenja djela svoja u krotosti i premudrosti.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast about it and don't lie against the truth.
Ako li imate grku zavist i svaðu u srcima svojijem, ne hvalite se, ni lažite na istinu.
15 This kind of “wisdom” doesn't come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
Ovo nije ona premudrost što silazi odozgo, nego zemaljska, ljudska, ðavolska.
16 Wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition you'll also find confusion and all kinds of evil practices.
Jer gdje je zavist i svaða ondje je nesloga i svaka zla stvar.
17 However, wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, and it also brings peace. It is kind and open to reason. It is full of mercy and produces good things. It is genuine and not hypocritical.
A koja je premudrost odozgo ona je najprije èista, a potom mirna, krotka, pokorna, puna milosti i dobrijeh plodova, bez hatera, i nelicemjerna.
18 Those who sow peace will harvest the peace of what is truly good and right.
A plod pravde u miru sije se onima koji mir èine.
