1 Peter 4
1 Since, then, Christ suffered in body, arm yourselves with the same resolve as he; for he who has suffered in body has ceased to sin,
Ker je torej Kristus za nas trpel v mesu, se podobno tudi vi oborožite z istim mišljenjem, kajti kdor je trpel v mesu, je prenehal z grehom;
2 and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God.
da preostanek svojega časa v mesu ne bi več živel za človeška poželenja, temveč za Božjo voljo.
3 Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.
Kajti pretekli čas našega življenja nam lahko zadošča, da smo izvrševali voljo poganov, ko smo hodili v pohotnosti, poželenjih, vinskih izgredih, veseljačenjih, gostijah in gnusnih malikovanjih;
4 And, because you do not run to the same extremes of profligacy as others, they are astonished, and malign you.
pri čemer imajo za čudno, da ne tečete z njimi k istemu izgredu upornosti, govoreč zlo o vas;
5 But they will have to answer for their conduct to him who is ready to judge both the living and the dead.
ki bodo dali obračun tistemu, ki je pripravljen, da sodi žive in mrtve.
6 For that was why the good news was told to the dead also – that, after they have been judged in the body, as people are judged, they might live in the spirit, as God lives.
Zaradi tega razloga je bil evangelij oznanjen tudi tem, ki so mrtvi, da bi bili lahko sojeni po človeško, v mesu, toda glede Boga bi živeli v duhu.
7 But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, so that you may be able to pray.
Toda konec vseh stvari je blizu; bodite torej trezni in čujte v molitvi.
8 Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for ‘Love throws a veil over countless sins.’
Bolj pa kakor karkoli drugega imejte med seboj gorečo ljubezen, kajti ljubezen pokrije množico grehov.
9 Never grudge hospitality to one another.
Brez godrnjanja uporabljajte gostoljubnost drug do drugega.
10 Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God.
Kakor je vsak prejel dar, točno tako enako služite drug drugemu kot dobri oskrbniki mnogovrstne Božje milosti.
11 When anyone speaks, they should speak as one who is delivering the oracles of God. When anyone is endeavoring to serve others, they should do so in reliance on the strength which God supplies; so that in everything God may be honored through Jesus Christ – to whom be ascribed all honor and might for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
Če katerikoli človek govori, naj govori kakor Božje izreke; če katerikoli človek služi, naj to opravlja kakor iz zmožnosti, ki jo daje Bog; da bo v vseh stvareh Bog lahko proslavljen po Jezusu Kristusu, ki mu bodi hvala in gospostvo na veke vekov. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Dear friends, do not be astonished at the trial of fire that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Ljubljeni, ne mislite čudno glede ognjene preizkušnje, ki je, da vas preizkusi, kakor da se vam je zgodila neka čudna stvar,
13 No, the more you share the sufferings of the Christ, the more may you rejoice, that, when the time comes for the manifestation of his glory, you may rejoice and exult.
temveč se veselite, kolikor ste soudeleženci Kristusovih trpljenj; da ko se bo razodela njegova slava, boste lahko tudi veseli s silno radostjo.
14 If you are insulted for bearing the name of Christ, count yourselves blessed; because the divine glory and the Spirit of God are resting on you.
Če ste grajani zaradi Kristusovega imena, ste srečni; kajti na vas počiva duh slave in Boga; na njihovi strani je obrekovanje, toda na vaši strani je on proslavljen.
15 I need hardly say that no one among you must suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a criminal, or for interfering in matters which do not concern Christians.
Toda nihče izmed vas naj ne trpi kot morilec ali kot tat ali kot hudodelec ali kot vtikljivec v zadeve drugih ljudi.
16 But, if someone suffers as a Christian, they should not be ashamed of it; they should bring honor to God even though they bear that name.
Vendar če katerikoli človek trpi kot kristjan, naj ne bo osramočen, temveč naj zaradi tega proslavlja Boga.
17 For the time has come for judgment to begin with the house of God; and, if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who reject God’s good news?
Kajti prihaja čas, da se mora sodba začeti v Božji hiši; in če se ta najprej začne pri nas, kakšen bo konec teh, ki ne ubogajo Božjega evangelija?
18 If ‘a good person is saved only with difficulty, what will become of the godless and the sinful?’
In če bo pravični komaj rešen, kje se bo pokazal brezbožnež in grešnik?
19 Therefore, I say, let those who suffer, because God wills it so, commit their lives into the hands of a faithful Creator, and persevere in doing right.
Zatorej naj tisti, ki trpijo glede na Božjo voljo, čuvanje svojih duš izročijo njemu kot zvestemu Stvarniku, s početjem dobrega.
