Kološanima 2
1 Htio bih uistinu da znate koliko mi se boriti za vas, za one u Laodiceji i za sve koji me nisu vidjeli licem u lice:
For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 da se ohrabre srca njihova, povezana u ljubavi, te se vinu do svega bogatstva, punine shvaćanja, do spoznanja otajstva Božjega - Krista,
that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, [even] Christ,
3 u kojem su sva bogatstva mudrosti i spoznaje skrivena.
in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
4 To govorim zato da vas tko ne prevari zavodljivim riječima.
This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
5 Jer ako sam tijelom nenazočan, duhom sam ipak s vama: s radošću promatram vaš red i čvrstoću vaše vjere u Krista.
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 Kao što primiste Krista Isusa, Gospodina, tako u njemu živite:
As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk in him,
7 ukorijenjeni i nazidani na njemu i učvršćeni vjerom kako ste poučeni, obilujte zahvaljivanjem.
rooted and builded up in him, and stablished in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
8 Pazite da vas tko ne odvuče mudrovanjem i ispraznim zavaravanjem što se oslanja na predaju ljudsku, na “počela svijeta”, a ne na Krista.
Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
9 Jer u njemu tjelesno prebiva sva punina božanstva; te ste i vi
for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,
10 ispunjeni u njemu, koji je glava svakoga Vrhovništva i Vlasti.
and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:
11 U njemu ste i obrezani obrezanjem nerukotvorenim - svukoste tijelo puteno - obrezanjem Kristovim:
in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;
12 s njime suukopani u krštenju, u njemu ste i suuskrsli po vjeri u snagu Boga koji ga uskrisi od mrtvih.
having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 On i vas, koji bijaste mrtvi zbog prijestupa i neobrezanosti svoga tijela, i vas on oživi zajedno s njime. Milostivo nam je oprostio sve prijestupe,
And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, [I say], did he quicken together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;
14 izbrisao zadužnicu koja propisima bijaše protiv nas, protivila nam se. Nju on ukloni pribivši je na križ.
having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;
15 Skinu Vrhovništva i Vlasti, javno to pokaza: u pobjedničkoj ih povorci s njime vodi.
having put off from himself the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16 Neka vas dakle nitko ne sudi po jelu ili po piću, po blagdanima, mlađacima ili subotama.
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:
17 To je tek sjena onoga što dolazi, a zbiljnost jest - tijelo Kristovo.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.
18 Nitko neka vas ne podcjenjuje zato što on sam uživa u “poniznosti i štovanju anđela”, zadubljuje se u svoja viđenja, bezrazložno se nadima tjelesnom pameću svojom,
Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19 a ne drži se Glave, Njega od kojeg sve Tijelo, zglobovima i svezama zbrinuto i povezano, raste rastom Božjim.
and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.
20 Ako ste s Kristom umrli za počela svijeta, zašto se, kao da još u ovom svijetu živite, dajete pod propise:
If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,
21 “Ne diraj, ne kušaj, ne dotiči”?
Handle not, nor taste, nor touch
22 Sve će to uporabom propasti. Uredbe i nauci ljudski!
(all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men?
23 Po samozvanu bogoštovlju, poniznosti i trapljenju tijela sve to doduše slovi kao mudrost, ali nema nikakve vrijednosti, samo zasićuje tijelo.
Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
