Colossians 2
1 For I desire you to know, how great a contest I am having—in behalf of you, and of those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
Htio bih uistinu da znate koliko mi se boriti za vas, za one u Laodiceji i za sve koji me nisu vidjeli licem u lice:
2 In order that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, even unto all the riches of the full assurance of their understanding, unto a personal knowledge of the sacred secret of God, —Christ:
da se ohrabre srca njihova, povezana u ljubavi, te se vinu do svega bogatstva, punine shvaćanja, do spoznanja otajstva Božjega - Krista,
3 In whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden away.
u kojem su sva bogatstva mudrosti i spoznaje skrivena.
4 This I say, in order that, no one, may be reasoning, you, aside with plausible discourse;
To govorim zato da vas tko ne prevari zavodljivim riječima.
5 For, though, indeed, in the flesh, I am absent, yet, in the spirit, with you, I am—rejoicing, and beholding your order and the solid firmness of your Christ-ward faith.
Jer ako sam tijelom nenazočan, duhom sam ipak s vama: s radošću promatram vaš red i čvrstoću vaše vjere u Krista.
6 As therefore ye have accepted the Anointed Jesus as your Lord, in him, be walking, —
Kao što primiste Krista Isusa, Gospodina, tako u njemu živite:
7 Rooted, and being built up, in him, and making yourselves sure in your faith, even as ye have been taught, —surpassing therein with thanksgiving.
ukorijenjeni i nazidani na njemu i učvršćeni vjerom kako ste poučeni, obilujte zahvaljivanjem.
8 Be taking heed, lest there shall be anyone leading, you, off as a spoil, through means of their philosophy, and an empty deceit, —according to the instruction of men, according to the first principles of the world, —and not according to Christ:
Pazite da vas tko ne odvuče mudrovanjem i ispraznim zavaravanjem što se oslanja na predaju ljudsku, na “počela svijeta”, a ne na Krista.
9 Because, in him, dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead, bodily,
Jer u njemu tjelesno prebiva sva punina božanstva; te ste i vi
10 And ye are, in him, filled full, —Who, is the head of all principality and authority,
ispunjeni u njemu, koji je glava svakoga Vrhovništva i Vlasti.
11 In whom, ye have also been circumcised with a circumcision not done by hand, in the despoiling of the body of flesh, in the circumcision of the Christ, —
U njemu ste i obrezani obrezanjem nerukotvorenim - svukoste tijelo puteno - obrezanjem Kristovim:
12 Having been buried together with him in your immersion, wherein also ye have been raised together, through your faith in the energising of God—Who raised him from among the dead.
s njime suukopani u krštenju, u njemu ste i suuskrsli po vjeri u snagu Boga koji ga uskrisi od mrtvih.
13 And, as for you—who were, dead, by your offences and by the uncircumcision of your flesh, he hath brought you to life together with him, —having in favour forgiven us all our offences,
On i vas, koji bijaste mrtvi zbog prijestupa i neobrezanosti svoga tijela, i vas on oživi zajedno s njime. Milostivo nam je oprostio sve prijestupe,
14 Having blotted out the handwriting against us by the decrees, which was hostile to us, —and hath taken away, the same, out of the midst, nailing it up to the cross:
izbrisao zadužnicu koja propisima bijaše protiv nas, protivila nam se. Nju on ukloni pribivši je na križ.
15 Spoiling the principalities and the authorities, he made of them an open example, celebrating a triumph over them thereby.
Skinu Vrhovništva i Vlasti, javno to pokaza: u pobjedničkoj ih povorci s njime vodi.
16 Let no one, therefore, be judging, you, —in eating and in drinking, or in respect of feast, or new moon, or sabbath, —
Neka vas dakle nitko ne sudi po jelu ili po piću, po blagdanima, mlađacima ili subotama.
17 Which are a shadow of the things to come, whereas, the body, is of the Christ.
To je tek sjena onoga što dolazi, a zbiljnost jest - tijelo Kristovo.
18 Let, no one, against you, be arbitrating, however wishful, —in respect of lowliness of mind, and of a religious observance of the messengers: upon what things he hath seen, taking his stand, in vain, puffed up by his carnal mind, —
Nitko neka vas ne podcjenjuje zato što on sam uživa u “poniznosti i štovanju anđela”, zadubljuje se u svoja viđenja, bezrazložno se nadima tjelesnom pameću svojom,
19 And not holding fast the head: from which, all the body, through means of its joints and uniting bands, receiving supply, and connecting itself together, groweth with the growth of God.
a ne drži se Glave, Njega od kojeg sve Tijelo, zglobovima i svezama zbrinuto i povezano, raste rastom Božjim.
20 If ye have died, together with Christ, from the first principles of the world, why, as though alive in the world, are ye submitting to decrees, —
Ako ste s Kristom umrli za počela svijeta, zašto se, kao da još u ovom svijetu živite, dajete pod propise:
21 Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch; —
“Ne diraj, ne kušaj, ne dotiči”?
22 Which things are all for decay in the using up; —according to the commandments and teachings of men?
Sve će to uporabom propasti. Uredbe i nauci ljudski!
23 The which things, indeed, though they have, an appearance, of wisdom, in self-devised religious observance, and lowliness of mind, [and] ill-treatment of body, are, in no honourable way, unto a satisfying of the flesh.
Po samozvanu bogoštovlju, poniznosti i trapljenju tijela sve to doduše slovi kao mudrost, ali nema nikakve vrijednosti, samo zasićuje tijelo.
