Romans 12
1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Po Božjih milostih vas torej rotim, bratje, da ponudite svoja telesa v živo žrtev, sveto, Bogu sprejemljivo, kar je vaše smiselno bogoslužje.
2 Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. (aiōn g165)
In ne bodite prilagojeni temu svetu, temveč bodite preobraženi s prenavljanjem svojega mišljenja, da boste lahko razločili, kaj je tista dobra, sprejemljiva in popolna Božja volja. (aiōn g165)
3 For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
Kajti po meni dani milosti pravim vsakemu človeku, ki je med vami, naj ne misli o samem sebi višje, kakor bi moral misliti; temveč naj misli trezno, glede na to, kakor je Bog vsakemu človeku podelil mero vere.
4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,
Kajti kakor imamo v enem telesu mnogo udov in vsi udje nimajo iste službe,
5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,
tako smo mi, ki nas je mnogo, eno telo v Kristusu in vsakdo udje drug drugemu.
6 having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
Ker imamo torej darove, ki se razlikujejo glede na milost, ki nam je dana, če prerokba, prerokujmo glede na mero vere;
7 or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;
če služenje, počakajmo na naše služenje; ali kdor poučuje, na poučevanje;
8 or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
ali kdor spodbuja, na spodbudo; kdor daje, naj to dela s preprostostjo; kdor vlada, z marljivostjo; kdor izkazuje usmiljenje, z vedrostjo.
9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
Naj bo ljubezen brez pretvarjanja. Sovražite to, kar je zlo; trdno se držite tega, kar je dobro.
10 In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,
Bodite drug drugemu prijazno naklonjeni z bratoljúbjem; v spoštovanju dajajte prednost drug drugemu;
11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,
ne leni v poslu, [temveč] goreči v duhu; služeč Gospodu;
12 rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,
veseleč se v upanju; potrpežljivi v stiski; neprenehoma [neprenehoma: gr. iskreno, vztrajno, marljivo] nadaljujte v molitvi;
13 contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.
razdeljujte nujnim potrebam svetih, predani gostoljubnosti.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.
Blagoslavljajte te, ki vas preganjajo, blagoslavljajte in ne preklinjajte.
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
Veselite se s temi, ki se veselijo in jokajte s temi, ki jokajo.
16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.
Drug do drugega bodite istega mišljenja. Ne mislite visokih stvari, temveč se ponižajte k ljudem nizkega stanu. V svojih lastnih domišljavostih ne bodite modri.
17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
Nobenemu človeku ne poplačajte zla za zlo. Pred očmi vseh ljudi skrbite za poštene stvari.
18 If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
Če je mogoče, kolikor je v vaši moči, živite miroljubno z vsemi ljudmi.
19 Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Srčno ljubljeni, sami se ne maščujte, temveč raje dajte prostor besu, kajti pisano je: ›Moje je maščevanje, jaz bom povrnil, govori Gospod.‹
20 Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
Torej če je tvoj sovražnik lačen, ga nahrani; če je žejen, mu daj piti, kajti s takšnim početjem boš kopičil ognjeno oglje na njegovo glavo.
21 Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Ne bodite premagani od zla, temveč zlo premagajte z dobrim.
