1 Solunjanima 2
1 Sami doista znate, braćo: naš dolazak k vama nije bio uzaludan.
For ye know yourselves, brethren, our entering in which [we had] to you, that it has not been in vain;
2 Naprotiv, i pošto smo, kako znate, u Filipima trpjeli i bili pogrđeni, odvažismo se u Bogu našemu iznijeti vam, uz tešku borbu, evanđelje Božje.
but, having suffered before and been insulted, even as ye know, in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the glad tidings of God with much earnest striving.
3 Uistinu, naše poticanje ne proistječe iz zablude, ni nečistoće, ni prijevare,
For our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;
4 nego kako je Bog prosudio povjeriti nam evanđelje, tako ga i navješćujemo - ne kao da želimo ugoditi ljudima, nego Bogu koji prosuđuje srca naša.
but even as we have been approved of God to have the glad tidings entrusted to us, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts.
5 Nikada se zaista kako znate, ne poslužismo ni laskavom riječju ni - Bog nam je svjedok - prikrivenom pohlepom.
For we have not at any time been [among you] with flattering discourse, even as ye know, nor with a pretext for covetousness, God [is] witness;
6 Niti smo od ljudi iskali slavu - ni od vas, ni od drugih -
nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been a charge as Christ's apostles;
7 premda smo se mogli nametnuti kao Kristovi apostoli. Ali bili smo među vama nježni kao majka što hrani i njeguje svoju djecu.
but have been gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse would cherish her own children.
8 Tako, puni ljubavi prema vama, htjedosmo vam predati ne samo evanđelje Božje nego i naše duše jer ste nam omiljeli.
Thus, yearning over you, we had found our delight in having imparted to you not only the glad tidings of God, but our own lives also, because ye had become beloved of us.
9 Sjećate se doista, braćo, našega truda i napora. Propovijedali smo vam evanđelje Božje i radili noću i danju da ne bismo opteretili koga od vas.
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, not to be chargeable to any one of you, we have preached to you the glad tidings of God.
10 Svjedoci ste vi i Bog kako smo se sveto, pravedno i besprijekorno vladali prema vama, vjernicima.
Ye [are] witnesses, and God, how piously and righteously and blamelessly we have conducted ourselves with you that believe:
11 Kao što znate, svakoga smo od vas kao otac svoju djecu,
as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,
12 poticali, sokolili i zaklinjali da živite dostojno Boga koji vas pozva u svoje kraljevstvo i slavu.
that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
13 Zato, eto, i mi bez prestanka zahvaljujemo Bogu što ste, kad od nas primiste riječ poruke Božje, primili ne riječ ljudsku, nego kakva uistinu jest, riječ Božju koja i djeluje u vama, vjernicima.
And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received [the] word of [the] report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.
14 Doista, vi ste, braćo, postali nasljedovatelji crkava Božjih koje su u Judeji u Kristu Isusu: i vi isto trpite od svojih suplemenika što i oni od Židova,
For ye, brethren, have become imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen as also they of the Jews,
15 koji su i Gospodina Isusa i proroke ubili, i nas progonili, te Bogu ne ugađaju i svim se ljudima protive
who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and [are] against all men,
16 kad nam priječe propovijedati poganima da se spase, da bi tako u svako vrijeme navršili mjeru zlodjela svojih. Ali sručio se na njih konačni gnjev.
forbidding us to speak to the nations that they may be saved, that they may fill up their sins always: but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
17 A mi, braćo, pošto smo za kratko vrijeme ostali bez vas - licem, ne srcem - brže se bolje, u silnoj čežnji, požurismo ugledati vaše lice.
But we, brethren, having been bereaved of you and separated for a little moment in person, not in heart, have used more abundant diligence to see your face with much desire;
18 Zaista, htjedosmo k vama - ja, Pavao, i jednom i dvaput - ali nas je spriječio Sotona.
wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.
19 Ta tko li će biti naša nada, radost ili vijenac dični - zar možda ne i vi? - pred Gospodinom našim Isusom o njegovu Dolasku?
For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? [are] not ye also before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
20 Vi ste doista slava naša i radost!
for ye are our glory and joy.
