1 Corinthians 4
1 Let a man, so, be reckoning of us, as officers of Christ, and stewards of sacred secrets of God.
Tako da nas drže ljudi kao sluge Hristove i pristave tajna Božijeh.
2 Here, furthermore, it is sought in stewards, that, faithful, one be found.
A od pristava se ne traži više ništa, nego da se ko vjeran naðe.
3 With me, however, it counteth for the very smallest thing, that, by you, I should be examined, or by a human day. Nay! I am not even examining myself,
A ja malo marim što me sudite vi ili èovjeèij dan; a ni sam sebe ne sudim.
4 For, of nothing, to myself, am I conscious: nevertheless, not hereby, am I declared righteous, but, he that doth examine me, is the Lord.
Jer ne znam ništa na sebi; no za to nijesam opravdan, ali onaj koji mene sudi Gospod je.
5 So then, not before the fitting time, be judging anything, —until the Lord shall come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and, then, the praise shall come to each one, from God.
Zato ne sudite ništa prije vremena, dokle Gospod ne doðe, koji æe iznijeti na vidjelo što je sakriveno u tami i objaviæe savjete srdaène, i tada æe pohvala biti svakome od Boga.
6 But, these things, brethren, have I transferred unto myself and Apollos, for your sakes, that, in us, ye might learn [the lesson] —Not beyond the things that are written…! that ye do not puff yourselves up, individually, for this one against that.
A ovo, braæo moja, prigovorih sebi i Apolu vas radi, da se od nas nauèite da ne mislite za sebe više nego što je napisano, i da se koga radi ne nadimate jedan na drugoga.
7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou didst not receive? But, if thou didst even receive it, why dost thou boast, as though thou hadst not received it?
Jer ko tebe povišuje? Šta li imaš što nijesi primio? A ako si primio, što se hvališ kao da nijesi primio?
8 Already, ye have become full, already, ye are become rich, —apart from us, ye are become kings! And I would indeed ye had become kings, that, we also, with you, might have together become kings!
Eto ste siti, eto se obogatiste, bez nas carujete. O da biste carovali, da bismo i mi s vama carovali!
9 For I think that, God, hath set forth, us the apostles, to be last of all, as men devoted to death, —in that, a spectacle, have we been made, unto the world, —both unto messengers and unto men.
Jer mislim da Bog nas apostole najstražnje postavi, kao one koji su na smrt osuðeni; jer bismo gledanje i svijetu i anðelima i ljudima.
10 We, are foolish for Christ’s sake, but, ye, prudent in Christ; we are weak, but, ye, mighty; ye, all-glorious, but, we, dishonoured.
Mi smo budale Hrista radi, a vi ste mudri u Hristu; mi slabi, a vi jaki; vi slavni, a mi sramotni.
11 Until the present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and are wanderers,
Do ovoga èasa i gladujemo, i trpimo žeðu, i golotinju, i muke, i potucamo se,
12 And toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless, being persecuted, we hold on,
I trudimo se radeæi svojijem rukama. Kad nas psuju, blagosiljamo; kad nas gone, trpimo;
13 Being defamed, we beseech: as the sweepings of the world have we become, the offscouring of all—until even now.
Kad hule na nas, molimo; postasmo kao smetlište svijeta, po kojemu svi gaze dosad.
14 Not, to shame you, write I these things; but, as my beloved children, I admonish you.
Ne pišem ja ovo da posramim vas, nego vas uèim kao svoju ljubaznu djecu.
15 For, though myriads of tutors ye should have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for, in Christ Jesus, through means of the joyful message, I, begat you.
Jer ako imate i trista uèitelja u Hristu, ali nemate mnogo otaca. Jer vas ja u Hristu Isusu rodih jevanðeljem.
16 I beseech you, therefore, —become imitators of me.
Nego vas molim, ugledajte se na mene kao i ja na Hrista.
17 For this cause, sent I unto you, Timothy, —who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put, you, in mind of my ways which are in Christ [Jesus], even as, everywhere, in every assembly, I teach.
Zato poslah k vama Timotija, koji mi je sin ljubazni i vjerni u Gospodu; on æe vam opomenuti putove moje koji su u Hristu Isusu, kao što svuda i u svakoj crkvi uèim.
18 But, as though I were not coming unto you, some are puffed up!
Neki se naduše kao da ja neæu doæi k vama.
19 Howbeit, I will come quickly unto you, —if, the Lord, please, —and will get to know—not the speech of them who are puffed up, but, the power;
Ali æu vam doæi skoro, ako Bog da, i neæu gledati na rijeèi onijeh što su se naduli, nego na silu.
20 For, not in speech, is the kingdom of God, but, in power.
Jer carstvo Božije nije u rijeèi nego u sili.
21 What will ye? that, with a rod, I should come unto you? or, with love, and a spirit of meekness?
Šta hoæete? da doðem k vama s prutom ili s ljubavi i duhom krotosti?
