2 Corinthians 4
1 THEREFORE seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
Zato imajuæi ovu službu kao što bismo pomilovani, ne dosaðuje nam se;
2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
Nego se odrekosmo tajnoga srama da ne živimo u lukavstvu, niti da izvræemo rijeè Božiju, nego javljanjem istine da se pokažemo svakoj savjesti èovjeèijoj pred Bogom.
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Ako li je pak pokriveno jevanðelje naše, u onima je pokriveno koji ginu,
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (aiōn g165)
U kojima Bog svijeta ovoga oslijepi razume nevjernika, da im ne zasvijetli vidjelo jevanðelja slave Hristove, koji je oblièje Boga, koji se ne vidi. (aiōn g165)
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
Jer sebe ne propovijedamo nego Hrista Isusa Gospoda, a sebe same vaše sluge Isusa Gospoda radi.
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 Jesus Christ.
Jer Bog koji reèe da iz tame zasvijetli vidjelo, zasvijetli u srcima našima na svjetlost poznanja slave Božije u licu Isusa Hrista.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
Ali ovo blago imamo u zemljanijem sudovima, da premnoštvo sile bude od Boga a ne od nas.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
U svemu imamo nevolje, ali nam se ne dosaðuje; zbunjeni smo, ali ne gubimo nada;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Progone nas, ali nijesmo ostavljeni; obaljuju nas, ali ne ginemo.
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
I jednako nosimo na tijelu smrt Gospoda Isusa, da se i život Isusov na tijelu našemu pokaže.
11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Jer mi živi jednako se predajemo na smrt za Isusa, da se i život Isusov javi na smrtnome tijelu našemu.
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
Zato dakle smrt vlada u nama, a život u vama.
13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
Imajuæi pak onaj isti duh vjere kao što je napisano: vjerovah, zato govorih; mi vjerujemo, zato i govorimo.
14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Znajuæi da æe onaj koji podiže Isusa, i nas podignuti s Isusom, i postaviti s vama.
15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
Jer je sve vas radi, da blagodat umnožena izobiluje hvalama na slavu Božiju.
16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Zato nam se ne dosaðuje; no ako se naš spoljašnji èovjek i raspada, ali se unutrašnji obnavlja svaki dan.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (aiōnios g166)
Jer naša laka sadašnja briga donosi nam vjeènu i od svega pretežniju slavu, (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)
Nama koji ne gledamo na ovo što se vidi, nego na ono što se ne vidi; jer je ovo što se vidi, za vrijeme, a ono što se ne vidi, vjeèno. (aiōnios g166)
