Colossians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Od Pavla, po volji Božijoj apostola Isusa Hrista i brata Timotija,

2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Svetima koji su u Kolosima i vjernoj braæi u Hristu Isusu: blagodat vam i mir od Boga oca našega i Gospoda Isusa Hrista.

3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Zahvaljujemo Bogu i ocu Gospoda svojega Isusa Hrista, moleæi se svagda za vas,

4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

Èuvši vjeru vašu u Hrista Isusa, i ljubav koju imate k svima svetima,

5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News

Za nad ostavljeni vama na nebesima, za koji naprijed èuste u rijeèi istine jevanðelja,

6 which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,

Koje je u vama, kao i u svemu svijetu, i plodno je i raste, kao i u vama, od onoga dana kako èuste i razumjeste blagodat Božiju u istini,

7 even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,

Kao što i doznaste od Epafrasa, ljubaznoga našeg drugara u služenju, koji je za vas vjerni sluga Hristov,

8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

Koji nam i javi vašu ljubav u duhu.

9 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Toga radi i mi od onoga dana kako èusmo ne prestajemo za vas moliti se Bogu i iskati da se ispunite poznanjem volje njegove u svakoj premudrosti i razumu duhovnome,

10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

Da živite pristojno Bogu na svako ugaðanje i u svakome dobrom djelu da budete plodni, i da rastete u poznanju Božijemu,

11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,

Jaèajuæi svakom snagom po sili slave njegove, i u svakom trpljenju i dugom podnošenju s radošæu;

12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,

Zahvaljujuæi Bogu i ocu, koji nas prizva u dijel našljedstva svetijeh u vidjelu;

13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

Koji nas izbavi od vlasti tamne, i premjesti nas u carstvo sina ljubavi svoje,

14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

U kome imamo izbavljenje krvlju njegovom i oproštenje grijeha;

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Koji je oblièje Boga što se ne vidi, koji je roðen prije svake tvari.

16 For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

Jer kroz njega bi sazdano sve što je na nebu i što je na zemlji, što se vidi i što se ne vidi, bili prijestoli ili gospodstva ili poglavarstva, ili vlasti: sve se kroza nj i za nj sazda.

17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

I on je prije svega, i sve je u njemu.

18 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

I on je glava tijelu crkve, koji je poèetak i prvoroðeni iz mrtvijeh, da bude on u svemu prvi;

19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

Jer bi volja oèina da se u nj useli sva punina,

20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

I kroza nj da primiri sve sa sobom, umirivši krvlju krsta njegova, kroza nj sve, bilo na zemlji ili na nebu.

21 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

I vas koji ste nekad bili odluèeni i neprijatelji kroz pomisli u zlijem djelima,

22 yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

A sad vas primiri u tijelu mesa njegova smræu njegovom, da vas svete i bez mane i bez krivice izvede preda se;

23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

Ako samo ostanete u vjeri utemeljeni i tvrdi, i nepokretni od nada jevanðelja, koje èuste, koje je propovijedano svoj tvari pod nebom, kojemu ja Pavle postadoh sluga.

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

Sad se radujem u svojemu stradanju za vas, i dovršujem nedostatak nevolja Hristovijeh na tijelu svojemu za tijelo njegovo koje je crkva,

25 of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,

Kojoj ja postadoh sluga po naredbi Božijoj koja mi je dana meðu vama da ispunim rijeè Božiju,

26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, (aiōn g165)

Tajnu koja je bila sakrivena od postanja svijeta i naraštaja, a sad se javi svetima njegovijem, (aiōn g165)

27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Kojima Bog naumi pokazati kako je bogata slava tajne ove meðu neznabošcima, koje je Hristos u vama, nad slave;

28 We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

Kojega mi propovijedamo svjetujuæi svakoga èovjeka, i uèeæi svakoj premudrosti, da pokažemo svakoga èovjeka savršena u Hristu Isusu.

29 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

Za što se i trudim i borim po njegovoj moæi koja u meni silno èini.