Colossians 1

1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, also a follower of the Lord.

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

2 To Christ’s people at Colossae – the followers who are faithful to him: May God, our Father, bless you and give you peace.

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

3 Whenever we pray we never fail to thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you,

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

4 now that we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all his people,

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 kept safe for you in heaven. Of this hope you heard long ago in the true message of the good news which reached you,

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

6 bearing fruit and growing, as it does, through all the world, just as it did among you from the very day that you heard of God’s loving kindness, and understood what that loving kindness really is.

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 It is just what you learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who, as a minister of the Christ, faithfully represents us,

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

8 and who told us of the love with which the Spirit has inspired you.

ki nam je tudi pojasnil vašo ljubezen v Duhu.

9 And therefore we, from the very day that we heard this, have never ceased praying for you, or asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of the will of God, which comes through all true spiritual wisdom and insight.

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 Then you will live lives worthy of the Master, and so please God in every way. Your lives will be fruitful in every kind of good action, and grow into a fuller knowledge of God;

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

11 you will be made strong at all points with a strength worthy of the power manifested in his glory – strong to endure with patience, and even with gladness, whatever may happen to you;

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

12 and you will give thanks to the Father who made you fit to share the lot which awaits Christ’s people in the realms of light.

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

13 For God has rescued us from the tyranny of darkness, and has removed us into the kingdom of his Son, who is the embodiment of his love,

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

14 and through whom we have found deliverance in the forgiveness of our sins.

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

15 For Christ is the incarnation of the invisible God – firstborn and head of all creation;

ki je podoba nevidnega Boga, prvorojenec vsakega ustvarjenega bitja,

16 for in him was created all that is in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible – angels and archangels and all the powers of heaven.

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 All has been created through him and for him. He was before all things, and all things unite in him;

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

18 and he is the head of the church, which is his body. The firstborn from the dead, he is to the church the source of its life, that he, in all things, may stand first.

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

19 For it pleased the Father that in him the divine nature in all its fulness should live,

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

20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself (making peace by the shedding of Christ’s blood offered on the cross) – whether on earth or 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 And it pleased God that you, once estranged from him and hostile towards him in your thoughts, intent only on wickedness –

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

22 but now he has reconciled you to himself by the sacrifice of Christ’s earthly body in death – it has pleased God that you should stand in his presence holy, pure, and blameless,

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

23 if only you remain true to your faith, firm and immovable, never abandoning the hope held out in the good news to which you listened, which has been proclaimed among all created things under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made an assistant.

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 at last I can rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and in my own person I supplement the afflictions endured by the Christ, for the sake of his body, 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 myself became a minister in virtue of the office with which God entrusted me for your benefit, to declare the message of God in all its fulness –

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

26 that truth which has been hidden from former ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to God’s people, (aiōn g165)

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

27 to whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden truth when proclaimed among the Gentiles – ‘Christ among you! Your hope of glory!’

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

28 This is the Christ whom we proclaim, warning everyone, and instructing everyone, with all the wisdom that we possess, in the hope of bringing everyone into God’s presence perfected by union with Christ.

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

29 It is for that I toil, struggling with all the energy which he inspires and which works powerfully within me.

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