Rimljanima 13
1 Svaka duša neka se podlaže vlastima nad sobom. Jer nema vlasti doli od Boga: koje postoje, od Boga su postavljene.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the [powers] that be are ordained of God.
2 Stoga tko se suprotstavlja vlasti, Božjoj se odredbi protivi; koji se pak protive, sami će na se navući osudu.
Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.
3 Vladari doista nisu strah i trepet zbog dobra, nego zbog zla djela. Hoćeš li se ne bojati vlasti? Dobro čini pa ćeš imati pohvalu od nje!
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
4 Ta Božji je ona poslužitelj - tebi na dobro. Ako li zlo činiš, strahuj! Ne nosi uzalud mača! Božji je ona poslužitelj: gnjev njegov iskaljuje na onome koji zlo čini.
for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
5 Treba se stoga podlagati, ne samo zbog gnjeva nego i zbog savjesti.
Wherefore [ye] must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6 Zato i poreze plaćate: ta službenici su Božji oni koji se time bave.
For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.
7 Dajte svakomu što mu pripada: komu porez - porez, komu carina - carina, komu poštovanje - poštovanje, komu čast - čast.
Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Nikomu ništa ne dugujte, osim da jedni druge ljubite. Jer tko drugoga ljubi, ispunio je Zakon.
Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law.
9 Uistinu: Ne čini preljuba! Ne ubij! Ne ukradi! Ne poželi! i ima li koja druga zapovijed, sažeta je u ovoj riječi: Ljubi svoga bližnjega kao sebe samoga.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Ljubav bližnjemu zla ne čini. Punina dakle Zakona jest ljubav.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
11 To tim više što shvaćate ovaj čas: vrijeme je već da se oda sna prenemo jer nam je sada spasenje bliže nego kad povjerovasmo.
And this, knowing the season, that now it is high time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we [first] believed.
12 Noć poodmače, dan se približi! Odložimo dakle djela tame i zaodjenimo se oružjem svjetlosti.
The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Kao po danu pristojno hodimo, ne u pijankama i pijančevanjima, ne u priležništvima i razvratnostima, ne u svađi i ljubomoru,
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
14 nego zaodjenite se Gospodinom Isusom Kristom i, u brizi za tijelo, ne pogodujte požudama.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfill] the lusts [thereof].
