1 Timoteju 3
1 Vjerodostojna je riječ: teži li tko za nadgledništvom, časnu službu želi.
This is a faithful saying, "If any man is seeking the office of a minister he is aspiring to a noble task."
2 Treba stoga da nadglednik bude besprijekoran, jedne žene muž, trijezan, razuman, sređen, gostoljubiv, sposoban poučavati,
The minister should be a man of blameless character; he should be husband of but one wife; he should live a sober, self-restrained, orderly life; he should be hospitable, skilled in teaching;
3 ne vinu sklon, ne nasilan nego popustljiv, ne ratoboran, ne srebroljubac;
no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money- lover;
4 da svojom kućom dobro upravlja i sinove drži u pokornosti sa svom ozbiljnošću -
he should be a man who rules his own household well, and keeps his children ever under control and thoroughly well behaved.
5 a ne zna li netko svojom kućom upravljati, kako će se brinuti za Crkvu Božju? -
For if a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he take charge of a church of God?
6 ne novoobraćenik da se ne bi uzoholio i pao pod osudu đavlovu.
He must not be a recent convert, lest he be blinded with pride, and incur the doom of the devil.
7 A treba da ima i lijepo svjedočanstvo od onih vani, da ne bi u rug upao i zamku đavlovu.
He should also have a good reputation among outsiders, lest he fall into reproach, and into a snare of the devil.
8 Ðakoni isto tako treba da budu ozbiljni, ne dvolični, ne odani mnogom vinu ni prljavu dobitku -
Deacons, likewise, must be serious, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain,
9 imajući otajstvo vjere u čistoj savjesti.
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 I neka se najprije iskušavaju, pa onda, budu li besprigovorni, neka obavljaju službu.
They should first be tested, and after that, if they are found irreproachable, let them serve as deacons.
11 Žene isto tako neka budu ozbiljne, ne klevetnice nego trijezne, vjerne u svemu.
Deaconesses likewise must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12 đakoni neka budu jedne žene muževi, neka dobro upravljaju djecom i svojim kućama.
Let deacons be the husband of but one wife, men who rule their children and their household properly.
13 Jer oni koji dobro obavljaju službu, stječu častan položaj i veliku smjelost u vjeri, vjeri u Isusu Kristu.
For those who have well discharged the duties of a deacon are gaining an honorable position for themselves, as well as much fearless confidence in the faith of Christ Jesus.
14 Ovo ti pišem u nadi da ću ubrzo doći k tebi,
Although I am hoping to come to you before long,
15 a okasnim li, da znaš kako se treba vladati u kući Božjoj, koja je Crkva Boga živoga, stup i uporište istine.
I am writing this to you in case I should be detained, to let you see how you ought to behave in the household of God - the Church of the everliving God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.
16 Da, po sveopćem uvjerenju, veliko je Otajstvo pobožnosti: On, očitovan u tijelu, opravdan u Duhu, viđen od anđela, propovijedan među narodima, vjerovan u svijetu, uznesen u slavu.
Yes! without contradiction, great is the mystery of godliness!
