Romans 13
1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
Svaka duša da se pokorava vlastima koje vladaju; jer nema vlasti da nije od Boga, a što su vlasti, od Boga su postavljene.
2 Therefore he who resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment.
Tako koji se suproti vlasti suproti se naredbi Božijoj; a koji se suprote primiæe grijeh na sebe.
3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,
Jer knezovi nijesu strah dobrijem djelima nego zlijem. Hoæeš li pak da se ne bojiš vlasti, èini dobro, i imaæeš hvalu od nje;
4 for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God's servant to administer retribution on those who do what is wrong.
Jer je sluga Božij tebi za dobro. Ako li zlo èiniš, boj se; jer uzalud ne nosi maèa, jer je Božij sluga, osvetnik na gnjev onome koji zlo èini.
5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of this retribution, but also as a matter of conscience.
Tako se valja pokoravati ne samo od straha nego i po savjesti.
6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God, concerned with this very thing.
Jer zato i poreze dajete; jer su sluge Božije koje su za to isto postavljene.
7 Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
Podajte dakle svakome šta ste dužni: kome dakle porezu, porezu; a kome carinu, carinu; a kome strah, strah; a kome èast, èast.
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
I ne budite nikome ništa dužni osim da ljubite jedan drugoga; jer koji ljubi drugoga zakon ispuni.
9 For the commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not give false testimony," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You are to love your neighbor as yourself."
Jer ovo: ne èini preljube, ne ubij, ne ukradi, ne svjedoèi lažno, ne zaželi, i ako ima još kakva druga zapovijest, u ovoj se rijeèi izvršuje, to jest: ljubi bližnjega svojega kao samoga sebe.
10 Love does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
Ljubav ne èini zla bližnjemu; daklem je ljubav izvršenje zakona.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
I znajuæi ovo vrijeme da je veæ èas došao da ustanemo od sna; jer nam je sad bliže spasenije negoli kad vjerovasmo.
12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let us therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Noæ proðe a dan se približi: da odbacimo dakle sva djela tamna, i da se obuèemo u oružje vidjela.
13 Let us walk decently, as in the daytime; not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and lustful acts, and not in dissension and jealousy.
Da hodimo pošteno kao po danu: ne u žderanju i pijanstvu, ne u kurvarstvu i neèistoti, ne u svaðanju i zavisti;
14 But put on the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
Nego se obucite u Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista; i tijelu ne ugaðajte po željama.
