Colossians 1

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

Pavel, po Božji volji apostol Jezusa Kristusa in naš brat Timótej,

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

svetim in zvestim bratom v Kristusu, ki ste v Kolósah: ›Milost bodi vam in mir od Boga, našega Očeta in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa.‹

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

Zahvaljujemo se Bogu in Očetu našega Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa, ko nenehno molimo za vas,

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

odkar smo slišali o vaši veri v Kristusa Jezusa in o ljubezni, ki jo imate do vseh svetih;

5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,

zaradi upanja, ki je za vas prihranjeno v nebesih, o katerem ste prej slišali v besedi resnice evangelija,

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;

ki je prišel k vam tako, kakor je po vsem svetu; in prinaša sad, kakor tudi v vas, od dneva, ko ste slišali o njem in spoznali Božjo milost v resnici;

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

kakor ste se tudi naučili od Epafrá, našega dragega soslužabnika, ki je za vas zvest Kristusov služabnik,

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

ki nam je tudi pojasnil vašo ljubezen v Duhu.

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

Zaradi tega razloga tudi mi od dneva, ko smo to slišali, ne prenehamo moliti za vas in želimo, da bi bili vi lahko izpolnjeni s spoznanjem njegove volje, v vsej modrosti in duhovnem razumevanju,

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

da bi lahko hodili vredno Gospoda v vsej všečnosti, bili rodovitni v vsakem dobrem delu in rastli v spoznanju Boga;

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

okrepljeni z vso močjo, glede na njegovo veličastno moč, v vsej vztrajnosti in potrpežljivosti, z veseljem;

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;

in se zahvaljevali Očetu, ki nas je naredil primerne za udeležence dediščine svetih v svetlobi,

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

ki nas je osvobodil pred oblastjo teme in nas prenesel v kraljestvo svojega ljubljenega Sina;

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

v katerem imamo po njegovi krvi odkupitev, torej odpuščanje grehov;

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

ki je podoba nevidnega Boga, prvorojenec vsakega ustvarjenega bitja,

16 For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.

kajti po njem so bile ustvarjene vse stvari, ki so na nebu in ki so na zemlji, vidne in nevidne, bodisi so to prestoli ali gospostva ali kneževine ali oblasti; vse stvari so bile ustvarjene po njem in zanj;

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

in on je pred vsemi stvarmi in po njem vse stvari stojijo skupaj.

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

In on je glava telesa, cerkve; ki ji je začetek, prvorojenec od mrtvih; da bi lahko v vseh stvareh imel prvenstvo.

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

Kajti Očetu je ugajalo, da bi v njem prebivala vsa polnost;

20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.

in je sklenil mir po krvi njegovega križa, da po njem pobota k sebi vse stvari; po njem, pravim, bodisi, da so stvari na zemlji ali stvari v nebesih.

21 You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,

In vas, ki ste bili nekoč odtujeni in v svojem mišljenju po zlobnih delih sovražniki, je vendar sedaj pobotal

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

v telesu njegovega mesa skozi smrt, da vas predstavi svete in neoporečne in brezgrajne v svojem pogledu,

23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

če utemeljeni in ustaljeni nadaljujete v veri in se ne boste oddaljili od upanja evangelija, ki ste ga slišali in ki je bil oznanjen vsakemu ustvarjenemu bitju, ki je pod nebom; katerega sem jaz, Pavel, postal služabnik;

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the church;

ki se sedaj veselim v svojih trpljenjih za vas in v svojem mesu dopolnjujem to, kar je zaradi njegovega telesa, ki je cerkev, primanjkovalo Kristusovim stiskam;

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,

katerega služabnik sem postal, glede na Božjo razdelitev, ki mi je bila dana za vas, da izpolnim Božjo besedo;

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

celó skrivnost, ki je bila skrita pred veki in pred rodovi, toda sedaj je razodeta njegovim svetim, (aiōn g165)

27 To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory;

katerim je Bog hotel razodeti kakšna so bogastva slave te skrivnosti med pogani; ki je Kristus v vas, upanje slave,

28 whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Messiah Jesus;

katerega oznanjamo in vsakega človeka svarimo in vsakega človeka učimo v vsej modrosti; da lahko vsakega človeka prikažemo popolnega v Kristusu Jezusu;

29 for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.

zato se tudi trudim in se borim, glede na njegovo delovanje, ki v meni mogočno deluje.