Koloským 4
1 Páni spravedlivě a slušně s služebníky nakládejte, vědouce, že i vy Pána máte v nebesích.
You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
2 Na modlitbě buďte ustaviční, bdíce v tom s díků činěním,
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 Modléce se spolu i za nás, aby Bůh otevřel nám dvéře slova, k mluvení o tajemství Kristovu, pro něž i v vězení jsem,
Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
4 Abych je zjevoval, tak jakž mi náleží mluviti.
That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
5 Choďtež v moudrosti před těmi, kteříž jsou vně, čas kupujíce.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Řeč vaše vždycky budiž příjemná, ozdobená solí, tak abyste věděli, kterak byste měli jednomu každému odpovědíti.
In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
7 O věcech mých o všech oznámí vám Tychikus, bratr milý, a věrný slouha, a spoluslužebník v Pánu.
Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
8 Kteréhož jsem poslal k vám pro to samo, aby zvěděl, co se děje u vás, a potěšil srdcí vašich,
The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
9 S Onezimem, věrným a milým bratrem, kterýž jest tam od vás. Tiť vám všecko oznámí, co se děje u nás.
I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
10 Pozdravuje vás Aristarchus, spoluvězeň můj, a Marek, sestřenec Barnabášův, (o kterémž jsem vám poručil; přišel-li by k vám, přijmětež jej; )
Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
11 A Jezus, kterýž slove Justus, kteříž jsou Židé. Ti toliko jsou pomocníci moji v království Božím, kteříž byli mé potěšení.
Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
12 Pozdravuje vás Epafras, kterýž od vás jest, slouha Kristův, kterýž vždycky úsilně pracuje na modlitbách za vás, abyste stáli dokonalí a plní ve vší vůli Boží.
Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
13 Nebo svědectví jemu vydávám, žeť vás velmi horlivě miluje, a též i ty, kteříž jsou v Laodicii, i kteříž jsou v Hierapoli.
I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
14 Pozdravuje vás Lukáš lékař milý a Démas.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Pozdravte bratří Laodicenských, i Nymfy, i té církve, kteráž jest v domě jeho.
Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
16 A když bude přečten u vás tento list, spravtež to, ať jest i v Laodicenském zboru čten; a ten, kterýž jest psán z Laodicie, i vy také přečtěte.
After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
17 A rcete Archippovi: Viz, abys služebnost, kterouž jsi přijal od Pána, vyplnil.
Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
18 Pozdravení mou rukou Pavlovou. Pamatujtež na mé vězení. Milost Boží s vámi. Amen.
I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
