1 Timoteju 4
1 Duh izričito govori da će u posljednja vremena neki otpasti od vjere i prikloniti se prijevarnim duhovima i zloduhovskim naucima.
But the Spirit distinctly says that in later times there will be some who will fall away from the faith, and devote their attention to misleading spirits, and to the teaching of demons,
2 A sve to pod utjecajem himbe lažljivaca otupjele savjesti
who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These people’s consciences are seared,
3 koji zabranjuju ženiti se i nameću uzdržavati se od jela što ih je Bog stvorio da ih sa zahvalnošću uzimaju oni koji vjeruju i znaju istinu.
and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the faith and have attained a full knowledge of the truth.
4 Doista, svako je Božje stvorenje dobro i ne valja odbaciti ništa što se uzima sa zahvalnošću
Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected – provided only that it is received thankfully;
5 jer se posvećuje riječju Božjom i molitvom.
for it is consecrated by God’s blessing and by prayer.
6 To izlaži braći i bit ćeš dobar poslužitelj Krista Isusa, hranjen riječima vjere i dobroga nauka za kojim postojano ideš.
Put all this before the followers, and you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, sustained by the precepts of the faith and of that good teaching by which you have guided your life.
7 Svjetovne pak i bablje priče odbijaj! Vježbaj se u pobožnosti!
As for profane legends and old wives’ tales, leave them alone. Train yourself to lead a religious life;
8 Uistinu, tjelesno vježbanje malo čemu koristi, a pobožnost je svemu korisna jer joj je obećan život - sadašnji i budući.
for while the training of the body is of service in some respects, religion is of service in all, carrying with it, as it does, a promise of life both here and hereafter.
9 Vjerodostojna je to riječ i vrijedna da se posve prihvati.
How true that saying is and worthy of the fullest acceptance!
10 Ta za to se trudimo i borimo jer se pouzdajemo u Boga živoga koji je Spasitelj svih ljudi, ponajpače vjernika.
With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the living God, who is the Savior of all, and especially of those who hold the faith.
11 Zapovijedaj to i naučavaj!
Remember these things in your teaching.
12 Nitko neka ne prezire tvoje mladosti, nego budi uzor vjernicima u riječi, u vladanju, u ljubavi, u vjeri, u čistoći.
Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but, by your conversation, your conduct, your love, your faith, and your purity, be an example to those who hold the faith.
13 Dok ne dođem, posveti se čitanju, poticanju, poučavanju.
Until I come, apply yourself to public reading, preaching, and teaching.
14 Ne zanemari milosnog dara koji je u tebi, koji ti je dan po proroštvu zajedno s polaganjem ruku starješinstva.
Do not neglect the divine gift within you, which was given you, amid many a prediction, when the hands of the church elders were laid on your head.
15 Oko toga nastoj, sav u tom budi da tvoj napredak bude svima očit.
Practice these things, devote yourself to them, so that your progress may be plain to everyone.
16 Pripazi na samog sebe i na poučavanje! Ustraj u tome! Jer to vršeći, spasit ćeš i sebe i one koji te slušaju.
Look to yourself as well as to your teaching. Persevere in this, for your doing so will mean salvation for yourself as well as for your hearers.
