Romans 13
1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God.
Svaka duša da se pokorava vlastima koje vladaju; jer nema vlasti da nije od Boga, a što su vlasti, od Boga su postavljene.
2 Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.
Tako koji se suproti vlasti suproti se naredbi Božijoj; a koji se suprote primiæe grijeh na sebe.
3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
Jer knezovi nijesu strah dobrijem djelima nego zlijem. Hoæeš li pak da se ne bojiš vlasti, èini dobro, i imaæeš hvalu od nje;
4 for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
Jer je sluga Božij tebi za dobro. Ako li zlo èiniš, boj se; jer uzalud ne nosi maèa, jer je Božij sluga, osvetnik na gnjev onome koji zlo èini.
5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Tako se valja pokoravati ne samo od straha nego i po savjesti.
6 For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.
Jer zato i poreze dajete; jer su sluge Božije koje su za to isto postavljene.
7 Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Podajte dakle svakome šta ste dužni: kome dakle porezu, porezu; a kome carinu, carinu; a kome strah, strah; a kome èast, èast.
8 Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law.
I ne budite nikome ništa dužni osim da ljubite jedan drugoga; jer koji ljubi drugoga zakon ispuni.
9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Jer ovo: ne èini preljube, ne ubij, ne ukradi, ne svjedoèi lažno, ne zaželi, i ako ima još kakva druga zapovijest, u ovoj se rijeèi izvršuje, to jest: ljubi bližnjega svojega kao samoga sebe.
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
Ljubav ne èini zla bližnjemu; daklem je ljubav izvršenje zakona.
11 And this, knowing the season, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we [first] believed.
I znajuæi ovo vrijeme da je veæ èas došao da ustanemo od sna; jer nam je sad bliže spasenije negoli kad vjerovasmo.
12 The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Noæ proðe a dan se približi: da odbacimo dakle sva djela tamna, i da se obuèemo u oružje vidjela.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
Da hodimo pošteno kao po danu: ne u žderanju i pijanstvu, ne u kurvarstvu i neèistoti, ne u svaðanju i zavisti;
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfill] the lusts [thereof].
Nego se obucite u Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista; i tijelu ne ugaðajte po željama.
