1 Petrova 2
1 Odložite dakle svaku zloću i svaku prijevaru, himbe i zavisti i sva klevetanja.
Therefore put away all malice, all deceit, insincerity, jealousy, and slander of every sort.
2 Kao novorođenčad žudite za duhovnim, nepatvorenim mlijekom da po njemu uzrastete za spasenje,
Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;
3 ako ste doista okusili kako je dobar Gospodin.
since you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
4 Pristupite k njemu, Kamenu živomu što ga, istina, ljudi odbaciše, ali je u očima Božjim izabran, dragocjen,
Come to him then, that living Stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, and precious.
5 pa se kao živo kamenje ugrađujte u duhovni Dom za sveto svećenstvo da prinosite žrtve duhovne, ugodne Bogu po Isusu Kristu.
And yourselves like living stones be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, through Christ Jesus.
6 Stoga stoji u Pismu: Evo postavljam na Sionu kamen odabrani, dragocjeni kamen ugaoni: Tko u nj vjeruje, ne, neće se postidjeti.
For, as Scripture says. Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him shall never be put to shame.
7 Vama dakle koji vjerujete - čast! A onima koji ne vjeruju - kamen koji odbaciše graditelji postade kamen zaglavni
For you, then, that believe, is the preciousness; but for those who do not believe, A stone which the builders rejected, The same has become the head stone of the corner,
8 i kamen spoticanja, stijena posrtanja; oni se o nj spotiču, neposlušni Riječi, za što su i određeni.
and, A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense. They stumble over it because they are disobeying God’s word, and to this they were also appointed.
9 A vi ste rod izabrani, kraljevsko svećenstvo, sveti puk, narod stečeni da naviještate silna djela Onoga koji vas iz tame pozva k divnom svjetlu svojemu;
But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light -
10 vi, nekoć Ne-narod, a sada Narod Božji; vi Ne-mili, a sada Mili.
you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.
11 Ljubljeni! Zaklinjem vas da se kao pridošlice i putnici klonite putenih požuda koje vojuju protiv duše;
I beseech you, beloved, as pilgrims and exiles, to abstain from passions of the flesh that war upon your souls.
12 življenje vaše među poganima neka bude uzorno da upravo onim za što vas sada potvaraju kao zločince, pošto promotre vaša dobra djela, proslave Boga u dan pohoda.
Let your manner of life before the Gentiles be honest; so that, although they are now slandering you as evil-doers, they may, by beholding your noble conduct, come to glorify God, in the day of visitation.
13 Pokoravajte se svakoj ljudskoj ustanovi radi Gospodina: bilo kralju kao vrhovniku,
Submit yourselves, for the Lord’s sake, to every human authority; whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,
14 bilo upraviteljima jer ih on šalje da kazne zločince, a pohvale one koji dobro čine.
or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the encouragement of well-doers.
15 Doista, ovo je Božja volja: da čineći dobro ušutkate neznanje bezumnika.
For it is the will of God that by well-doing you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
16 Kao slobodni ljudi - ali ne kao oni kojima je sloboda tek pokrivalom zloće, već kao Božje sluge -
Live like free men; and yet do not make your freedom a cloak for misconduct, but be the slaves of God.
17 sve poštujte, bratstvo ljubite, Boga se bojte, kralja častite!
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Reverence God. Honor the Emperor.
18 Sluge, budite sa svim poštovanjem pokorni gospodarima, ne samo dobrima i blagima nego i naopakima.
Household slaves, submit yourselves to your masters in all reverence; not only to the kind and gentle, but also to the unreasonable.
19 To je uistinu milost ako tko radi savjesti, radi Boga podnosi nevolje trpeći nepravedno.
For it is an acceptable thing to God, if from a sense of duty to him, a man endures a wrong, even suffering unjustly.
20 Kakve li slave doista ako za grijehe udarani strpljivo podnosite? No ako dobro čineći trpite pa strpljivo podnosite, to je Bogu milo.
For what credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 Ta na to ste pozvani jer i Krist je trpio za vas i ostavio vam primjer da idete stopama njegovim.
For this is your calling; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his footsteps;
22 On koji grijeha ne učini nit mu usta prijevaru izustiše;
He committed no sin, Neither was guile found in his mouth.
23 on koji na uvredu nije uvredom uzvraćao i mučen nije prijetio, prepuštajući to Sucu pravednom;
He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.
24 on koji u tijelu svom grijehe naše ponese na drvo da umrijevši grijesima pravednosti živimo; on čijom se modricom izliječiste.
He bore our sins in his own body upon the tree, in order that we might become dead to sins, and be alive unto righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 Doista, poput ovaca lutaste, ali se sada obratiste k pastiru i čuvaru duša svojih.
For you were straying like lost sheep, but you are now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
