Luka 7
1 Pošto dovrši sve te svoje besjede narodu, uđe u Kafarnaum.
After Jesus finished saying this to the people, he went [with his disciples] to Capernaum [town].
2 Nekomu satniku bijaše bolestan sluga, samo što ne izdahnu, a bijaše mu veoma drag.
There was a Roman army officer there who had a slave whom he thought highly of. This slave was so sick that he was about to die.
3 Kad je satnik čuo za Isusa, posla k njemu starješine židovske moleći ga da dođe i ozdravi mu slugu.
When the officer heard about Jesus, he [summoned] some Jewish elders. He told them to go to Jesus and ask him to come and heal his slave.
4 Kad oni dođoše Isusu, usrdno ga moljahu: “Dostojan je da mu to učiniš
When they came to where Jesus was, they earnestly asked Jesus [to return with them]. They said, “This officer deserves that you [(sg)] do this [for him],
5 jer voli naš narod, i sinagogu nam je sagradio.”
because he loves us [Jewish] people, and he [paid the money to] build a synagogue for us.”
6 Isus se uputi s njima. I kad bijaše već kući nadomak, posla satnik prijatelje s porukom: “Gospodine, ne muči se. Nisam dostojan da uđeš pod krov moj.
So Jesus went with them. When he was near the [officer’s] house, the officer [decided that it was not necessary for Jesus to come to his house. So he] summoned some friends. He [told them to] go to Jesus and tell him this: “Lord/Sir, do not bother to come. [Because I am a non-Jew], I am not worthy for you [(sg)], [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me].
7 Zato se i ne smatrah dostojnim doći k tebi. Nego - reci riječ da ozdravi sluga moj.
I did not feel worthy to come to you, [either]. But [please] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will become well!
8 Ta i ja, premda sam vlasti podređen, imam pod sobom vojnike pa reknem jednomu: 'Idi' - i ode, drugomu: 'Dođi' - i dođe, a sluzi svomu: 'Učini to' - i učini.”
[I believe this] because, as for me, there are people who have authority over me [and I obey them]. I also have soldiers under my [authority]. When I say to one of them, ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
9 Čuvši to, zadivi mu se Isus pa se okrenu mnoštvu koje je išlo za njim i reče: “Kažem vam, ni u Izraelu na nađoh tolike vjere.”
When [the officer’s friends arrived and] told that to Jesus, he marveled at what [the officer had said]. Then he turned and said to the crowd that was going with him, “I tell you, I have never before found anyone who trusted [in me like this non-Jewish man does]. No one from Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], has trusted in me like he has!”
10 Kad se oni koji su bili poslani vratiše kući, nađoše slugu zdrava.
When those men returned to the officer’s house, they found that the slave was well.
11 Nakon toga uputi se Isus u grad zvani Nain. Pratili ga njegovi učenici i silan svijet.
Soon after that, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd [of other people] went with him.
12 Kad se približi gradskim vratima, gle, upravo su iznosili mrtvaca, sina jedinca u majke, majke udovice. Pratilo ju mnogo naroda iz grada.
As they approached the town gate, the corpse of a young man who had just died was being carried out [on a stretcher] {[people] were carrying out [on a stretcher] the corpse of a young man who had just died}. His mother was a widow, and he was her only son. A large group of people from the town were accompanying them.
13 Kad je Gospodin ugleda, sažali mu se nad njom i reče joj: “Ne plači!”
When the Lord saw her, he pitied her. He said to her, “Do not cry!”
14 Pristupi zatim, dotače se nosila; nosioci stadoše, a on reče: “Mladiću, kažem ti, ustani!”
Then, [ignoring the Jewish laws about not coming near a corpse], he came close and touched the stretcher [on which the body was lying]. So the men carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
15 I mrtvac se podiže i progovori, a on ga dade njegovoj majci.
The man sat up and began to talk! Jesus returned him to his mother [to care for her].
16 Sve obuze strah te slavljahu Boga govoreći: “Prorok velik usta među nama! Pohodi Bog narod svoj!”
Then everyone [there] was amazed/awestruck. They praised God, saying, “A great prophet has come among us!” They also said, “God has come to help his people!”
17 I proširi se taj glas o njemu po svoj Judeji i po svoj okolici.
[Then they] reported what Jesus [had done] throughout all of Judea [district] and other nearby areas.
18 Sve to dojaviše Ivanu njegovi učenici. On dozva dvojicu svojih učenika
The disciples of John [the Baptizer went to the prison where John was and] told him about those things.
19 i posla ih Gospodinu da ga pitaju: “Jesi li ti Onaj koji ima doći ili drugoga da čekamo?”
So [one day] John summoned two [of his disciples] and [told them] to go to the Lord and ask him: “Are you [the Messiah who the prophets prophesied would come], or is it someone else that we should expect [to come]?”
20 Došavši k njemu, rekoše ti ljudi: “Ivan Krstitelj posla nas k tebi da pitamo: 'Jesi li ti Onaj koji ima doći ili drugoga da čekamo?'”
When those two men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptizer sent us to ask you [(sg)] this: Are you [the Messiah that] we are expecting [God] to send, or shall we [(exc)] expect someone else?”
21 Upravo u taj čas Isus je ozdravio mnoge od bolesti, muka i zlih duhova i mnoge je slijepe podario vidom.
At that very time Jesus was healing many people of their diseases and [other] sicknesses, he was [casting out] evil spirits, and he was causing many blind people to be able to see.
22 Tada im odgovori: “Pođite i javite Ivanu što ste vidjeli i čuli: Slijepi progledaju, hromi hode, gubavi se čiste, gluhi čuju, mrtvi ustaju, siromasima se navješćuje evanđelje.
So he answered those two men, “Go back and report to John what you have seen [me doing] and what you have heard [me telling people. I am enabling] blind people to see. [I am enabling] lame people to walk. [I am] healing people who have leprosy. [I am enabling] deaf people to hear. [I am causing] dead people to become alive again, [and I am] telling [God’s] good message to poor people.
23 I blago onom tko se ne sablazni o mene.”
[Also tell John that God] is pleased with those who do not stop believing in me [because what I do is not what they expect the Messiah to do].”
24 Kad Ivanovi glasnici odoše, poče Isus govoriti mnoštvu o Ivanu: “Što ste izašli u pustinju gledati? Trsku koju vjetar ljulja?
When the men whom John had sent left, Jesus began to talk to the crowd of people about John. He said to them, “[Think about] what sort of person you went to see in the desolate area [when you went there to see John] [RHQ]. [You did not go there to listen to a man who constantly changed the nature of his message] [MET], [like] a reed that is blown back and forth by the wind [RHQ].
25 Ili što ste izašli vidjeti: Čovjeka u mekušaste haljine odjevena? Eno, oni u sjajnoj odjeći i raskošju po kraljevskim su dvorima.
Then what kind of man did you go there to see [RHQ]? Was he [RHQ] a man who wore expensive clothes? No! [You know very well that] people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are in kings’ palaces, [not in the desolate areas]!
26 Ili što ste izašli vidjeti? Proroka? Uistinu, kažem vam, i više nego proroka!
Then what [kind of person] did you go to see? [Did you] [RHQ] [go there to see John because he was] a prophet? Yes! But I will tell you that [John is] more [important] than an [ordinary] prophet.
27 On je onaj o kome je pisano: Evo, šaljem glasnika svoga pred licem tvojim da pripravi put pred tobom.
He is the one about whom [these words] that God said to the Messiah have been written {[the prophet Malachi] wrote [these words]} [in the Scriptures]: ‘Listen! I am going to send my messenger ahead of you [(sg)] [SYN]. He will prepare [people] for your coming.’
28 Kažem vam: među rođenima od žene nitko nije veći od Ivana. A ipak, i najmanji u kraljevstvu Božjem veći je od njega.”
I tell you that from among all the people who have ever lived, [God considers that] no one is greater than John. However, [God considers] everyone who has let God rule their [lives] [MET] to be greater than [John], [even if they are] insignificant [people].”
29 Sav narod koji ga je slušao, pa i carinici, uvidješe pravednost Božju: pokrstiše se Ivanovim krstom.
When they heard [what Jesus said] (OR, [what John preached]), all the people, including tax collectors, [whom many people despised], agreed that God’s way was right. By being baptized by John {By [letting] John baptize them}, [they had agreed that what God required people to do in order to be saved was right].
30 Naprotiv, farizeji i zakonoznanci ometoše što je Bog s njima naumio jer ne htjedoše da ih Ivan krsti.
But the Pharisees and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws were not baptized by John {did not [let] John baptize them} because they rejected what God wanted them to do.
31 “S kime dakle da prispodobim ljude ovog naraštaja? Komu su nalik?
[Then Jesus also said], “[Many of] you people have heard what [John and I] have taught. (I will illustrate what you are like./Do you know what [many of] you people who have heard what [John and I] have taught are like?) [RHQ]
32 Nalik su djeci što sjede na trgu pa jedni drugima po poslovici dovikuju: 'Zasvirasmo vam i ne zaigraste! Zakukasmo i ne zaplakaste!'
You are like children who are [playing games] in an open area. [Some of them] are calling to [the others], saying, ‘We [(exc)] played happy music for you on the flute, but you did not dance! Then we sang sad funeral songs for you, but you did not cry!’
33 Doista, došao je Ivan Krstitelj. Nije kruha jeo ni vina pio, a velite: 'Ðavla ima!'
[Similarly, you people are dissatisfied with both John the Baptizer and me]! When John came and [preached to you], he did not eat [ordinary] food [SYN] or drink wine, [like most people do]. But you [rejected him], saying, ‘A demon is controlling him!’
34 Došao je Sin Čovječji koji jede i pije, a govorite: 'Evo izjelice i vinopije, prijatelja carinika i grešnika!'
In [contrast], [I], the one who came from heaven, eat [the same food] and drink [wine as others do]. But you [reject me], saying, ‘Look! [This man] eats too much food and drinks too much wine, and he associates with tax collectors and [other] sinners!’
35 Ali opravda se Mudrost pred svom djecom svojom.”
But those who are [truly God’s] children [PRS] realize that [what John and I do is truly] wise.”
36 Neki farizej pozva Isusa da bi blagovao s njime. On uđe u kuću farizejevu i priđe stolu.
[One day] one of the Pharisees [named Simon] invited Jesus to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to the man’s house and reclined [to eat].
37 Kad eto neke žene koja bijaše grešnica u gradu. Dozna da je Isus za stolom u farizejevoj kući pa ponese alabastrenu posudicu pomasti
There was a woman in that city [who many people knew had been] a prostitute [EUP]. She heard that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee’s house. So she went there, taking a stone jar that contained perfume.
38 i stade odostrag kod njegovih nogu. Sva zaplakana poče mu suzama kvasiti noge: kosom ih glave svoje otirala, cjelivala i mazala pomašću.
[As the people there were reclining to eat], the woman stood behind [Jesus, at his] feet. As she was crying [because she was sorry for her sins, her tears fell on Jesus’ feet]. Then she wiped his feet with her hair, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.
39 Kad to vidje farizej koji ga pozva, pomisli: “Kad bi ovaj bio Prorok, znao bi tko i kakva je to žena koja ga se dotiče: da je grešnica.”
When the Pharisee who had invited [Jesus] saw that, he thought, “[Prophets know about other people’s lives], [so] if Jesus were a prophet, he would have known who this woman is who is touching him, and what kind of a person she is. He would have known that she is a prostitute! [EUP]”
40 A Isus, da mu odgovori, reče: “Šimune, imam ti nešto reći.” A on će: “Učitelju, reci!” A on:
Jesus said to him, “Simon, there is something I want to tell you [(sg)].” He replied, “Teacher, what is it?”
41 “Neki vjerovnik imao dva dužnika. Jedan mu dugovaše pet stotina denara, drugi pedeset.
Jesus replied, “Two people owed some money to a man who [earned money by] lending [it to others]. One owed him 500 silver coins, and the other owed him 50 silver coins.
42 Budući da nisu imali odakle vratiti, otpusti obojici. Koji će ga dakle od njih više ljubiti?”
Neither of them was able to pay back [what he owed], so the man [very kindly] said that they did not have to pay back anything. So, which of those two men will love that man more?”
43 Šimun odgovori: “Predmnijevam, onaj kojemu je više otpustio.” Reče mu Isus: “Pravo si prosudio.”
Simon replied, “I think that the one who owed the most money and did not have to pay it back [will love him more].” Jesus said to him, “That is correct.”
44 I okrenut ženi reče Šimunu: “Vidiš li ovu ženu? Uđoh ti u kuću, nisi mi vodom noge polio, a ona mi suzama noge oblila i kosom ih svojom otrla.
Then he turned toward the woman, and said to Simon, “(Think about [what] this woman [has done]!/Do you [(sg)] see [what] this woman [has done]?) [RHQ] When I entered your house, you [did not follow our custom of welcoming guests by] giving me any water [to wash] my feet, but this woman has wet my feet with her tears and then wiped them with her hair!
45 Poljupca mi nisi dao, a ona, otkako uđe, ne presta mi noge cjelivati.
You did not [follow our custom of greeting by] kissing me, but since I came in, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet!
46 Uljem mi glave nisi pomazao, a ona mi pomašću noge pomaza.
You did not [follow our custom of welcoming guests by] anointing my head with [olive] oil, but she has anointed my feet with fragrant perfume.
47 Stoga, kažem ti, oprošteni su joj grijesi mnogi jer ljubljaše mnogo. Komu se malo oprašta, malo ljubi.”
So I will tell you that even though this woman has sinned very much, she has been forgiven {[I] have forgiven her}. [By what she has done she has shown that] she loves [me] very much. But a person who has [sinned] just a little bit, but whom [I] have forgiven, will love [me just a little bit].”
48 A ženi reče: “Oprošteni su ti grijesi.”
Then he said to the woman, “You have been forgiven {[I have] forgiven [you]} [for] your sins.”
49 Sustolnici počeli nato među sobom govoriti: “Tko je ovaj da i grijehe oprašta?”
Then those who were eating with him said among themselves, “(This man must [think that he is God]!/Who does this man [think that he] is [RHQ]), saying that he can forgive [people for] their sins?”
50 A on reče ženi: “Vjera te tvoja spasila! Idi u miru!”
But Jesus said to the woman, “Because you have trusted [PRS] [in me, God] has saved you [from the guilt of your sins]. May [God] give you inner peace as you go!”
