Matthew 18
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?
Ob istem času so prišli k Jezusu učenci, rekoč: »Kdo je največji v nebeškem kraljestvu?«
2 And Jesus having called a little child to [him], set it in their midst,
In Jezus je k sebi poklical majhnega otroka in ga postavil v sredo mednje
3 and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
ter rekel: »Resnično, povem vam: ›Razen, če se ne spreobrnete in ne postanete kakor majhni otroci, ne boste vstopili v nebeško kraljestvo.‹
4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;
Kdorkoli bo torej samega sebe ponižal kakor ta majhen otrok, ta je največji v nebeškem kraljestvu.
5 and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.
In kdorkoli bo sprejel enega takšnega majhnega otroka v mojem imenu, sprejema mene.
6 But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.
Toda kdorkoli bo pohujšal enega od teh malčkov, ki verujejo vame, bi bilo bolje zanj, da bi bil mlinski kamen obešen okoli njegovega vratu in da bi bil potopljen v globino morja.
7 Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
Gorje svetu zaradi prestopkov! Kajti nujno se mora zgoditi, da prestopki pridejo, toda gorje tistemu človeku, po katerem prestopki prihajajo!
8 And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
Zatorej, če te tvoja roka ali tvoje stopalo pohujšuje, ju odsekaj proč in ju vrzi od sebe. Bolje je zate, da v življenje vstopiš šepav ali pohabljen, raje kakor imeti dve roki ali dve stopali in biti vržen v večni ogenj. (aiōnios g166)
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, [rather] than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. (Geenna g1067)
In če te tvoje oko pohujšuje, ga iztakni in ga vrzi od sebe. Bolje je zate, da vstopiš v življenje z enim očesom, raje kakor imeti dve očesi in biti vržen v peklenski ogenj. (Geenna g1067)
10 See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in [the] heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in [the] heavens.
Pazite, da ne prezirate niti enega od teh malčkov, kajti povem vam: ›Da njihovi angeli v nebesih vedno zrejo obraz mojega Očeta, ki je v nebesih.‹
11 For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost.
Kajti Sin človekov je prišel rešit to, kar je bilo izgubljeno.
12 What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?
Kaj mislite? Če ima človek sto ovac in bi ena od njih zašla ali ne bo pustil devetindevetdesetih in šel v gore in iskal tiste, ki je zašla?
13 And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.
In če se zgodi, da jo najde, resnično, povem vam, se bolj veseli te ovce kakor devetindevetdesetih, ki niso zašle.
14 So it is not the will of your Father who is in [the] heavens that one of these little ones should perish.
Točno tako ni volja vašega Očeta, ki je v nebesih, da bi propadel eden izmed teh malčkov.
15 But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Poleg tega, če se bo tvoj brat prekršil zoper tebe, pojdi in mu na samem povej njegovo krivdo med seboj in njim. Če te bo poslušal, si pridobil svojega brata.
16 But if he do not hear [thee], take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.
Toda če te ne bo poslušal, potem vzemi s seboj dodatno še enega ali dva, da je vsaka beseda lahko potrjena po ustih dveh ali treh prič.
17 But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.
Če pa jih bo zanemarjal poslušati, povej to cerkvi. Toda če zanemarja poslušati cerkev, naj ti bo kakor pogan in davkar.
18 Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Resnično, povem vam: ›Karkoli boste zvezali na zemlji, bo zvezano v nebesih, in karkoli boste razvezali na zemlji, bo razvezano v nebesih.‹
19 Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.
Ponovno vam pravim: ›Da če se bosta dva izmed vas na zemlji strinjala glede katerekoli stvari, za katero bosta prosila, bo to storjeno zanju od mojega Očeta, ki je v nebesih.‹
20 For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Kajti kjer sta dva ali trije zbrani skupaj v mojem imenu, tam sem jaz v sredi med njimi.«
21 Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?
Tedaj je prišel k njemu Peter in rekel: »Gospod, kako pogosto lahko moj brat greši zoper mene in mu jaz odpustim? Do sedemkrat?«
22 Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.
Jezus mu reče: »Ne pravim ti: ›Do sedemkrat, ‹ temveč: ›do sedemdesetkrat sedemkrat.‹
23 For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.
Zato je nebeško kraljestvo podobno nekemu kralju, ki je hotel narediti obračun s svojimi služabniki.
24 And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.
In ko je začel z obračunom, so k njemu privedli nekoga, ki mu je bil dolžan deset tisoč talentov.
25 But he not having anything to pay, [his] lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.
Toda ker ni mogel toliko odplačati, mu je njegov gospodar ukazal, naj bo prodan on in njegova žena in otroci ter vse, kar je imel in se pripravi plačilo.
26 The bondman therefore falling down did him homage, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all.
Služabnik je torej padel dol in ga oboževal, rekoč: ›Gospod, imej potrpljenje z menoj in vse ti bom plačal.‹
27 And the lord of that bondman, being moved with compassion, loosed him and forgave him the loan.
Potem je bil gospodar tega služabnika prevzet s sočutjem in ga izpustil ter mu odpustil dolg.
28 But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay [me] if thou owest anything.
Toda ta isti služabnik je odšel ven in našel enega izmed svojih soslužabnikov, ki mu je bil dolžan sto denarjev in nanj položil roki ter [ga] prijel za vrat, rekoč: ›Plačaj mi to, kar dolguješ.‹
29 His fellow-bondman therefore, having fallen down [at his feet], besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
In njegov soslužabnik je padel dol ob njegovih stopalih in ga rotil, rekoč: ›Imej potrpljenje z menoj in vse ti bom plačal.‹
30 But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.
Ta pa ni hotel, temveč je šel in ga vrgel v ječo, dokler ne bi odplačal dolga.
31 But his fellow-bondmen, having seen what had taken place, were greatly grieved, and went and recounted to their lord all that had taken place.
Ko so torej njegovi soslužabniki videli, kaj se je zgodilo, so bili zelo žalostni in so prišli ter svojemu gospodarju povedali vse, kar se je zgodilo.
32 Then his lord, having called him to [him], says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because thou besoughtest me;
Tedaj mu je njegov gospodar, potem ko ga je poklical, rekel: ›Oh ti zlobni služabnik, ker si me prosil, sem ti ves ta dolg odpustil;
33 shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee?
ali naj ne bi tudi ti prav tako imel sočutje do svojega soslužabnika, prav tako kakor sem jaz imel usmiljenje do tebe?‹
34 And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.
In njegov gospodar je bil ogorčen in ga izročil mučiteljem, dokler ne bi odplačal vsega tega, kar mu je bil dolžan.
35 Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.
Prav tako bo moj nebeški Oče storil tudi vam, če iz svojih src ne odpustite vsak svojemu bratu njihove prekrške.«
