2 Corinthians 4
1 Therefore, seeing we have this ministration, according as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;
Zato, budući da po milosrđu imamo ovu službu, ne malakšemo.
2 But we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience, in the sight of God.
Ali odrekosmo se sramotnoga prikrivanja: ne nastupamo lukavo niti izopačujemo riječ Božju, nego se objavljivanjem istine preporučujemo svakoj savjesti ljudskoj pred Bogom.
3 And if our gospel be also hid, it is hid to them that are lost,
Ako je i zastrto evanđelje naše, u onima je zastrto koji propadaju:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine unto them. (aiōn g165)
u onima kojima bog ovoga svijeta oslijepi pameti nevjerničke da ne zasvijetli svjetlost evanđelja slave Krista koji je slika Božja. (aiōn g165)
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord; and ourselves your servants through Jesus.
Jer ne propovijedamo same sebe, nego Krista Isusa Gospodinom, a sebe slugama vašim poradi Isusa.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus.
Ta Bog koji reče: Neka iz tame svjetlost zasine!, on zasvijetli u srcima našim da nam spoznanje slave Božje zasvijetli na licu Kristovu.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God, and not of us.
To pak blago imamo u glinenim posudama da izvanredna ona snaga bude očito Božja, a ne od nas.
8 In all things we suffer tribulation, but are not distressed; we are straitened, but are not destitute;
U svemu pritisnuti, ali ne pritiješnjeni; dvoumeći, ali ne zdvajajući;
9 We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken; we are cast down, but we perish not:
progonjeni, ali ne napušteni; obarani, ali ne oboreni -
10 Always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies.
uvijek umiranje Isusovo u tijelu pronosimo da se i život Isusov u tijelu našem očituje.
11 For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake; that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Doista, mi se živi uvijek na smrt predajemo poradi Isusa da se i život Isusov očituje u našem smrtnom tijelu.
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
Tako smrt djeluje u nama, život u vama.
13 But having the same spirit of faith, as it is written: I believed, for which cause I have spoken; we also believe, for which cause we speak also:
A budući da imamo isti duh vjere kao što je pisano: Uzvjerovah, zato besjedim, i mi vjerujemo pa zato i besjedimo.
14 Knowing that he who raised up Jesus, will raise us up also with Jesus, and place us with you.
Ta znamo: onaj koji je uskrisio Gospodina Isusa i nas će s Isusom uskrisiti i zajedno s vama uza se postaviti.
15 For all things are for your sakes; that the grace abounding through many, may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of God.
A sve je to za vas: da milost - umnožena - zahvaljivanjem mnogih izobiluje Bogu na slavu.
16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man is corrupted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Zato ne malakšemo. Naprotiv, ako se naš izvanji čovjek i raspada, nutarnji se iz dana u dan obnavlja.
17 For that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation, worketh for us above measure exceedingly an eternal weight of glory. (aiōnios g166)
Ta ova malenkost naše časovite nevolje donosi nam obilato, sve obilatije, breme vječne slave (aiōnios g166)
18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen, are temporal; but the things which are not seen, are eternal. (aiōnios g166)
jer nama nije do vidljivog nego do nevidljivog: ta vidljivo je privremeno, a nevidljivo - vječno. (aiōnios g166)
