Jacob 3
1 Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
Moji bratje, ne bodite mnogi učitelji, ker veste, da bomo prejeli večjo obsodbo.
2 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, this one is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
Kajti v mnogih stvareh vsi grešimo. Če katerikoli človek ne greši z besedo, je isti popoln mož in tudi zmožen obrzdati celotno telo.
3 Now if we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, we guide their whole body.
Glejte, konjem v usta dajemo žvale, da nas lahko ubogajo in obračamo njihovo celotno telo.
4 And look at the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
Glejte tudi ladje, katere, čeprav so tako velike in jih ženejo kruti vetrovi, se vendar obračajo z zelo majhnim krmilom, kamorkoli krmar hoče.
5 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest.
Prav tako je jezik majhen ud, pa se baha [z] velikimi stvarmi. Glejte, kako veliko stvar prižge majhen ogenj!
6 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell. (Geenna g1067)
In jezik je ogenj, svet krivičnosti. Tako je jezik med našimi udi, da omadežuje celotno telo in razvnema zakon narave; in ta je vžgan iz pekla. (Geenna g1067)
7 For all kinds of animals, and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, are being tamed and have been tamed by humankind.
Kajti vsaka vrsta, od živali in od ptic in od kač in od stvari v morju, je ukrotljiva in je bila ukročena od človeštva,
8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
toda jezika ne more ukrotiti noben človek; je neukrotljivo zlo, polno smrtonosnega strupa.
9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people, who are made in the image of God.
Z njim blagoslavljamo Boga, celó Očeta; in z njim preklinjamo ljudi, ki so ustvarjeni po Božji podobnosti.
10 Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Iz istih ust izvirata blagoslavljanje in preklinjanje. Moji bratje, te stvari ne smejo biti takšne.
11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
Mar daje studenec na istem mestu sladko in grenko vodo?
12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Nor is salt water able to produce sweet.
Ali lahko figovo drevo, moji bratje, rodi olive? Ali trta fige? Tako noben studenec ne more dajati obeh, slane in sladke vode.
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
Kdo je med vami moder človek in opremljen s spoznanjem? Naj s krotkostjo modrosti kaže dobro vedênje svojih del.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.
Toda če imate v svojih srcih grenko zavist in prepir, se ne ponašajte in ne lažite zoper resnico.
15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
Ta modrost se ne spušča od zgoraj, temveč je zemeljska, čutna, vražja.
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
Kajti kjer sta zavist in prepir, tam je zmešnjava in vsako hudobno delo.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.
Toda modrost, ki je od zgoraj, je najprej čista, potem mirna, nežna in lahka za ravnanje, polna usmiljenja in dobrih sadov, brez pristranskosti in brez hinavščine.
18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
In sad pravičnosti sejejo v miru tisti, ki delajo mir.
