< 1 Petrův 3 >

1 Též podobně i ženy buďte poddané mužům svým, aby, byť pak kteří i nevěřili slovu, skrze zbožné obcování žen bez slova získáni byli,
You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
2 Spatřujíce v bázni svaté vaše obcování.
[They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
3 Kterýchžto ozdoba budiž ne ta zevnitřní, v spletání vlasů, a províjení jich zlatem, anebo v odívání plášťů,
Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
4 Ale ten skrytý srdce člověk, záležející v neporušitelnosti krotkého a pokojného ducha, kterýžto před obličejem Božím velmi drahý jest.
Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
5 Tak jsou zajisté někdy i ony svaté ženy, kteréž naději měly v Bohu, ozdobovaly se, poddány byvše manželům svým,
(The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
6 Jako Sára poslušna byla Abrahama, pánem jej nazývajici; jejížto vy jste dcerky, dobře činíce a nebojíce se žádného přestrašení.
Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
7 Též podobně i muži spolu s nimi bydlíce podle umění, jakožto mdlejšímu osudí ženskému udělujíce cti, jakožto i spoludědičkám života milosti, aby modlitby vaše neměly překážky.
You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
8 A tak sumou, všickni buďte jednomyslní, jedni druhých bíd čitelní, bratrstva milovníci, milosrdní, dobrotiví,
To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
9 Neodplacujíce zlého za zlé, ani zlořečenství za zlořečenství, ale raději dobrořečíce, vědouce, že jste k tomu povoláni, abyste požehnání dědičně obdrželi.
[When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
10 Nebo kdož chce milovati život, a viděti dny dobré, zkrocujž jazyk svůj od zlého, a ústa jeho ať nemluví lsti.
[Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
11 Uchyl se od zlého, a čiň dobré; hledej pokoje, a stihej jej.
They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
12 Nebo oči Páně obrácené jsou na spravedlivé a uši jeho k prosbám jejich, ale zuřivý obličej Páně na ty, kteříž činí zlé věci.
because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
13 A kdo jest, ješto by vám zle učinil, jestliže budete následovníci dobrého?
If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
14 Ale kdybyste pak i trpěli pro spravedlnost, blahoslavení jste. Strachu pak jejich nebojte se, ani se kormuťte,
But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
15 Ale Pána Boha posvěcujte v srdcích vašich. Hotovi pak buďte vždycky k vydání počtu všelikému, kdož by od vás požádal zprávy z naděje té, kteráž jest v vás, a to s tichostí a s bázní,
Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
16 Majíce dobré svědomí, aby za to, že utrhají vám jako zločincům, zahanbeni byli ti, kteříž hanějí vaše ctné v Kristu obcování.
But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
17 Lépeť jest zajisté, abyste dobře činíce, líbilo-li by se tak vůli Boží, trpěli, nežli zle činíce.
[It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
18 Nebo i Kristus jedinou za hříchy trpěl, spravedlivý za nespravedlivé, aby nás přivedl k Bohu, umrtven jsa z strany těla, ale obživen z strany Ducha.
[I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
19 Skrze něhož i těm, kteříž jsou již v žaláři, duchům přicházeje kázával,
The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
20 Někdy nepovolným, když ono jednou očekávala Boží snášelivost za dnů Noé, když dělán byl koráb, v kterémžto málo, to jest osm duší, zachováno jest u vodě.
Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
21 K čemužto připodobněn jsa nyní křest, i nás spaseny činí, ne to tělesné špíny smytí, ale dobrého svědomí u Boha dotázání, skrze vzkříšení Ježíše Krista.
That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
22 Kterýž všed v nebe, jest na pravici Boží, podmaniv sobě anděly, i mocnosti, i moci.
Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.

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