Efežanima 5
1 Budite dakle nasljedovatelji Božji kao djeca ljubljena
Be ye therefore imitators of God as his dear children; and walk in love,
2 i hodite u ljubavi kao što je i Krist ljubio vas i sebe predao za nas kao prinos i žrtvu Bogu na ugodan miris.
even as Christ hath loved us, and given Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet perfume.
3 A bludnost i svaka nečistoća ili pohlepa neka se i ne spominje među vama, kako dolikuje svetima!
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or inordinate desire, let it not be even named among you; for so it becometh saints:
4 Ni prostota, ni ludorija, ni dvosmislica, što se ne priliči, nego radije zahvaljivanje!
nor ribaldry, nor buffoonery, nor wanton jesting, which are not meet: but rather giving of thanks.
5 Jer dobro znajte ovo: nijedan bludnik, ili bestidnik, ili pohlepnik - taj idolopoklonik - nema baštine u kraljevstvu Kristovu i Božjemu.
For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, (who is an idolater, ) hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6 Nitko neka vas ispraznim riječima ne zavarava: zbog toga dolazi gnjev Božji na sinove neposlušne.
Let no one deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
7 Nemajte dakle ništa s njima!
Therefore be not partners with them.
8 Da, nekoć bijaste tama, a sada ste svjetlost u Gospodinu: kao djeca svjetlosti hodite -
For ye were heretofore darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:
9 plod je svjetlosti svaka dobrota, pravednost i istina -
walk therefore as children of light, (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth, )
10 i odlučite se za ono što je milo Gospodinu.
approving what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
11 A nemajte udjela u jalovim djelima tame, nego ih dapače raskrinkavajte,
And have no communion with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12 jer što potajno čine, sramota je i govoriti.
For it is a shame even to relate the things that are done by them in secret.
13 A sve što se raskrinka, pod svjetlošću postaje sjajno; što je pak sjajno, svjetlost je.
But all things to be reproved: are made manifest by the light: for whatever doth make manifest, is light.
14 Zato veli: “Probudi se, ti što spavaš, ustani od mrtvih i zasvijetljet će ti Krist.”
Wherefore He saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
15 Razmotrite dakle pomno kako živite! Ne kao ludi, nego kao mudri!
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise men:
16 Iskupljujte vrijeme jer dani su zli!
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Zato ne budite nerazumni, nego shvatite što je volja Gospodnja!
Wherefore be not thoughtless, but consider what is the will of the Lord.
18 I ne opijajte se vinom u kojem je razuzdanost, nego - punite se Duhom!
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is riotous excess; but be filled with the Spirit:
19 Razgovarajte među sobom psalmima, hvalospjevima i duhovnim pjesmama! Pjevajte i slavite Gospodina u svom srcu!
speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord:
20 Svagda i za sve zahvaljujte Bogu i Ocu u imenu Gospodina našega Isusa Krista!
always giving thanks for all to God even the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ:
21 Podložni budite jedni drugima u strahu Kristovu!
submitting yourselves to each other in the fear of God.
22 Žene svojim muževima kao Gospodinu!
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord:
23 Jer muž je glava žene kao i Krist Glava Crkve - On, Spasitelj Tijela.
for the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and the saviour of that body.
24 Pa kao što se Crkva podlaže Kristu, tako i žene muževima u svemu!
As the church then is subject to Christ, so also should wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Muževi, ljubite svoje žene kao što je Krist ljubio Crkvu te sebe predao za nju
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave up Himself for it:
26 da je posveti, očistivši je kupelji vode uz riječ
to sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 te sebi predvede Crkvu slavnu, bez ljage i nabora ili čega takva, nego da bude sveta i bez mane.
that He might prepare it for Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be holy and unblameable.
28 Tako treba da i muževi ljube svoje žene kao svoja tijela. Tko ljubi svoju ženu, sebe ljubi.
Men ought so to love their wives, as their own bodies: he that loveth his wife, loveth himself.
29 Ta nitko nikada ne mrzi svoga tijela, nego ga hrani i njeguje kao i Krist Crkvu.
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord also doth the church:
30 Doista, mi smo udovi njegova Tijela!
for we are members of his body, as if taken out of his flesh, and of his bones, as Eve was out of Adam's.
31 Stoga će čovjek ostaviti oca i majku da prione uza svoju ženu; dvoje njih bit će jedno tijelo.
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 Otajstvo je to veliko! Ja smjeram na Krista i na Crkvu.
This mystery is great: but I speak concerning Christ and the Church.
33 Dakle, neka svaki od vas ljubi svoju ženu kao samog sebe, a žena neka poštuje svog muža.
Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and let the wife reverence her husband.
