Colossians 4
1 Masters, do what is right and fair by your slaves, for you know that you also have a Master – in heaven.
Gospodarji, dajajte svojim služabnikom to, kar je pravično in primerno; vedoč, da imate tudi vi Gospodarja v nebesih.
2 Devote yourselves to prayer. Give your whole mind to it, and also offer thanksgiving;
Vztrajajte v molitvi in bedite v njej z zahvaljevanjem;
3 and at the same time pray for us, so that God may give us an opening for our message, so that we may speak of the truths hidden in the Christ – the truths for which I am in chains!
poleg tega molíte tudi za nas, da bi nam Bog odprl vrata izgovarjave, da bomo govorili Kristusovo skrivnost, zaradi katere sem tudi v vezeh;
4 Then I will make them known, as I ought to do.
da jo bom lahko prikazal, kakor sem dolžan govoriti.
5 Show tact in your behavior to the outside world, making the most of every opportunity.
Živite v modrosti do teh, ki so zunaj in izkoristite čas.
6 Let your conversation always be kindly, but not bland, season it, as it were, with salt; be aware in each case of the answer you should be giving.
Naj bo vaš govor vedno z milostjo, začinjen s soljo, da boste lahko vedeli, kako bi morali odgovarjati vsakemu človeku.
7 Our dear friend, Tychicus, will tell you all about me. He is a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Master’s cause.
Ves moj položaj vam bo razglasil Tihik, ki je ljubljeni brat in zvest služabnik ter soslužabnik v Gospodu;
8 I send him to you expressly that you may learn our circumstances, and that he may give you encouragement.
ki sem ga k vam poslal z istim namenom, da bi lahko spoznal vaš položaj in potolažil vaša srca;
9 With him will be Onesimus, our dear faithful friend, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you all that is going on here.
z Onézimom, zvestim in ljubljenim bratom, ki je eden izmed vas. Dala vam bosta spoznati vse stvari, ki so storjene tukaj.
10 My fellow prisoner, Aristarchus, sends you his greeting, and Barnabas’s cousin, Mark, sends his. (You have received directions about him. If he comes to you, make him welcome.)
Pozdravljajo vas Aristarh, moj sojetnik in Marko, sin Barnabove sestre (glede katerega ste prejeli zapovedi; če pride k vam, ga sprejmite)
11 Joshua, who is called Justus, also sends his greeting. These are the only converts from Judaism who have worked with me for the kingdom of God; I have found them a great comfort.
in Jezus, ki se imenuje Just, ki so iz obreze. Samo ti so moji sodelavci za Božje kraljestvo, ki so mi bili v tolažbo.
12 Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God’s will.
Pozdravlja vas Epafrá, ki je eden izmed vas, Kristusov služabnik, ki se vedno goreče bori za vas v molitvah, da bi lahko stali popolni in dovršeni, v vsej Božji volji.
13 I can bear testimony to the deep interest he takes in you, as well as in the followers at Laodicea and at Hierapolis.
Kajti prinašam mu pričevanje, da ima veliko gorečnost za vas in za tiste, ki so v Laodikeji in za one v Hierápoli.
14 Luke, our dear doctor, sends you his greeting, and Demas sends his.
Pozdravljata vas Luka, ljubljeni zdravnik in Demá.
15 Give my greeting to the followers at Laodicea, and to Nymphe, and to the church that meets at her house.
Pozdravite brate, ki so v Laodikeji in Nimfása ter cerkev, ki je v njegovi hiši.
16 And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read before the church at Laodicea, and that you yourselves read the letter which will be forwarded from there.
In ko preberete to poslanico med vami, poskrbite, da se bo brala tudi v cerkvi Laodikejcev; in da tudi vi preberete poslanico iz Laodikeje.
17 Give this message to Archippus – ‘Take care to discharge to the best of your ability the office to which you were appointed in the Master’s cause.’
In Arhipu recite: »Pazi na službo, ki si jo prejel v Gospodu, da jo izpolnjuješ.«
18 I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting. Remember these chains of mine. God’s blessing be with you.
Pozdrav z mojo, Pavlovo roko. Spominjajte se mojih vezi. Milost bodi z vami. Amen. [Napisano iz Rima Kološanom, po Tihiku in Onézimu.]
