1 Timothy 5
1 Do not rebuke/scold older men. Instead, exhort/advise them [respectfully] as you would [exhort/advise] your father. Exhort/advise younger men [gently] as you would exhort/advise your brothers.
Musíš-li domluvit staršímu člověku, nenapadej ho, ale jednej s ním uctivě, jako by to byl někdo z tvých rodičů. K mladším přistupuj jako k sourozencům, k dívkám jako ke svým sestrám, bez všech postranních myšlenek.
2 [Exhort/advise] older women [respectfully] as [you would exhort/advise] your mother. [Exhort/advise] younger women [gently] as [you would exhort/advise] your sisters; but you must act in a completely proper way as you do that.
3 [Make sure that the congregation] takes care of widows who have no one to care for them.
Církev ať pečuje o vdovy, které zůstaly osamělé.
4 If a widow has children or grandchildren, these [children or grandchildren] should learn that they are to take care of their own family first. By doing that they can repay their parents and grandparents for all that they did for them when they were young, because doing that pleases God.
Vždyť vdova skutečně osamělá a nemajetná musí spoléhat jen a jen na Boha. Jestliže však má děti nebo vnuky, je na nich povinnost splatit dluh vůči rodičům. Tak to chce Bůh. To jim důrazně připomínej, ať na ně nejsou stížnosti. Kdo se nestará o své příbuzné a nechá na holičkách dokonce vlastní rodiče, manžela nebo děti, nemá právo nazývat se křesťanem. Takový člověk je dokonce horší než ten, kdo vůbec nepoznal Boha. Vdovy, které se oddávají jen hmotným starostem a požitkům, jsou „mrtvé“už za živa.
5 The widows who are really alone and have no one [to help them] confidently expect that God [will help them]. So night and day they pray, earnestly asking [DOU] [God that he will help them and others].
6 But widows who just want to have a lot of pleasure are [spiritually] [MET] dead, although they are [physically] alive.
7 And tell [the congregation] that [the children or grandchildren should do] these things in order that [no one] can (criticize the believers/say that the believers are doing anything that is wrong).
8 If anyone does not take care of those who live in his own house, and especially if he does not take care of his own family, he has (denied/quit believing) what we believe and [we should consider that] he is worse than a person who does not believe [in Christ].
9 [You have a list of] widows [who will do work for the congregation and receive money]. Put women’s names on the list [only if] they are more than 60 years old, and if they were faithful to their husbands.
Vdova, kterou sbor pověřuje službou a za to ji podporuje, musí být starší šedesáti let, jen jednou vdaná
10 [Put women’s names on that list only] if it is known that they have wholeheartedly done every kind of good deed, if they have helped [children] who were afflicted/suffering, if they have (brought up/cared for) their children [properly/well], if they have welcomed and cared for guests, and if they have humbly served [MTY] other believers.
a dobře osvědčená ve výchově dětí, pohostinnosti a v ochotné službě všem potřebným.
11 As for younger widows, do not put their names on that list, because they [promise to do work for the congregation, but instead of doing that, they usually] want to marry [again] (OR, marry an unbeliever) when they have a strong desire to get married.
Mladší vdovy odmítej. Většinou později zatouží znovu se vdát
12 If that happens, they may become guilty of not having done what they had promised [to do for the congregation] (OR, promised [Christ that they would do].)
a závazek ke službě poruší.
13 In addition, they [generally] become lazy. Specifically, as they [just] go about from house to house, they also begin (to gossip/to talk about people) and to meddle in other people’s affairs, saying what they should not say.
Kromě toho si při návštěvách domů zvyknou na zahálku a naučí se klevetit a plést se do cizích věcí.
14 So I advise that [instead of putting the names of younger widows on the list, they] marry again, that they bear/have children, that they manage their homes [well], and that they do nothing for which an enemy can say bad things about [them].
Myslím, že mladá vdova udělá lépe, když se znovu vdá, má děti a stará se o vlastní domácnost; pak jí nikdo nemůže nic vytknout.
15 [I say this] because some [younger widows] have stopped [obeying Christ] in order to obey Satan.
Jinak se bojím, že některé již sešly z Kristovy cesty.
16 If any woman who believes [in Christ] has widows [in her household/family], she should take care of them. The congregation should not be burdened by having {She should not depend on the congregation} to take care of their [needs]. The congregation should take care of the widows who truly [have no one to care for them].
Ještě jednou opakuji: o vdovu se musí postarat především její příbuzní, a ne ji prostě nechat na starosti církvi. Jen tak bude mít církev dost prostředků, aby mohla dobře pečovat o vdovy, které opravdu nemají nikoho, kdo by se jich ujal.
17 [Each congregation] should pay well the elders who lead [well. They should] greatly honor them, especially those who preach and those who teach.
Kdo koná svou práci v církvi svědomitě, má za ni být náležitě odměněn. Dvojnásobně ať je oceněna služba kázání a vyučování.
18 [Long ago Moses] wrote in the Scriptures, “While an ox is threshing [grain], you must not tie its mouth [so that it cannot eat the grain],” and [Jesus said], “[People] should pay those who work [for their benefit].” [So we know that congregations should support their leaders].
I v Písmu přece čteme: „Dobytku, který užíváš při sklizni, dovolíš nažrat se z tvé úrody.“A na jiném místě zase: „Kdo pracuje, má nárok na odměnu.“
19 When some person accuses an elder [about doing wrong], accept what he says only if there are [at least] two or three persons who (testify/say [that]) [they saw him do that wrong].
Stížnosti proti starším musí být ověřeny alespoň dvěma svědky, jinak si jich nevšímej.
20 But as for any [elder] who repeatedly sins, rebuke him before the whole congregation, in order that the rest [of the elders] will be afraid [to sin].
Ale toho, kdo se opravdu provinil, pokárej veřejně před celou církví, pro výstrahu ostatním.
21 I solemnly tell you that [as you keep in mind that] God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels know everything that you do, obey these commands [about elders]! [As you consider what others say about an elder doing wrong], do not easily/quickly decide that what they say is true. And treat them all equally.
Zapřísahám tě jménem Boha, Ježíše Krista i všech andělů: řiď se tímto pravidlem, ať se jedná o tvého přítele či nepřítele. Buď v tom naprosto nestranný.
22 Do not be in a hurry to put your hands on a man ([to set him apart/to appoint him]) [as an elder. Wait until you have examined him to see how he conducts his life], because [God will consider] that you are responsible if [you approve] a person who sins, saying that he should [become an elder]. Keep your life pure in every way.
Při svěřování odpovědnosti se neukvapuj. Přehlédneš-li při tom nějaký hřích, mohlo by se to chápat tak, že ho schvaluješ. A hlavně se sám vyvaruj každého poklesku.
23 [And Timothy], no longer drink [only] water, but instead, drink a little wine [also], because [that may help to cure] your stomach’s frequent illnesses.
Tvému nemocnému žaludku by prospělo občas trochu vína místo vody.
24 [I tell you not] ([to set apart/appoint]) [elders hastily, without seeing how they conduct their lives, because] some people [sin secretly], so that it is not known what they have done until after someone examines them (OR, before God judges them). But some people sin openly, so that people know what they have done before anyone examines them.
Při posuzování lidí nezapomeň, že u některých jsou zlé skutky patrné každému, u jiných je odhalí teprve den soudu.
25 Similarly, although [some people] do good things openly, with the result that people know what they have done, some people [do good things secretly], yet the good things that they have done cannot remain secret either.
Stejně tak ne všechny dobré skutky jsou vidět hned, ale jednou všechny vyjdou najevo.
