1 Peter 3
1 Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the message, they may, apart from the message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,
A tako i vi žene budite pokorne svojijem muževima, da ako koji i ne vjeruju rijeèi ženskijem življenjem bez rijeèi da se dobiju,
2 as they see your pure, reverent conduct.
Kad vide èisto življenje vaše sa strahom;
3 Yours should be, not the external adornment of the arrangement of the hair, the wearing of jewellery, or the putting on of dresses,
Vaša ljepota da ne bude spolja u pletenju kose, i u udaranju zlata, i oblaèenju haljina;
4 but the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God’s sight.
Nego u tajnome èovjeku srca, u jednakosti krotkoga i tihoga duha, što je pred Bogom mnogocjeno.
5 It was by this that the holy women of old, who rested their hopes on God, adorned themselves; submitting to their husbands,
Jer se tako nekad ukrašavahu i svete žene, koje se uzdahu u Boga i pokoravahu se svojijem muževima,
6 as Sarah did, who obeyed Abraham, and called him master. And you are her true children, as long as you live good lives, and let nothing terrify you.
Kao što Sara slušaše Avraama, i zvaše ga gospodarom; koje ste vi kæeri postale, ako èinite dobro, i ne bojite se nikakvoga straha.
7 Again, those of you who are married men should live considerately with their wives, showing due regard to their sex, as physically weaker than their own, and not forgetting that they share with you in the gift of life. Then you will be able to pray without hindrance.
Tako i vi muževi živite sa svojijem ženama po razumu, i poštujte ih kao slabiji ženski sud, i kao sunašljednice blagodati života, da se ne smetu molitve vaše.
8 Lastly, you should all be united, sympathetic, full of love for each other, kind-hearted, humble-minded;
A najposlije budite svi složni, žalostivi, bratoljubivi, milostivi, ponizni;
9 never returning evil for evil, or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, blessing. It was to this that you were called – to obtain a blessing!
Ne vraæajte zla za zlo, ni psovke za psovku; nego nasuprot blagosiljajte, znajuæi da ste na to pozvani da naslijedite blagoslov.
10 “The person who wants to enjoy life and see happy days – they should keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful words,
Jer koji je rad da živi i da vidi dane dobre, neka zadrži jezik svoj od zla, i usne svoje, da ne govore prijevare;
11 they should turn from evil and do good, They should seek for peace and follow after it;
Neka se ukloni od zla, i neka uèini dobro; neka traži mira i neka se drži njega.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is set against those who do wrong.”
Jer oèi Gospodnje gledaju na pravednike, i uši njegove na molitvu njihovu; a lice Gospodnje na one koji zlo èine da ih istrijebi sa zemlje.
13 Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
I ko može vama nauditi ako uzidete za dobrom?
14 Even if you should suffer for righteousness, count yourselves blessed! “Do not let people terrify you, or allow yourselves to be dismayed.”
Nego ako i stradate pravde radi, blaženi ste. Ali straha njihova ne bojte se, niti se plašite;
15 Revere the Christ as Lord in your hearts; always ready to give an answer to anyone who asks your reason for the hope that you cherish, but giving it with courtesy and respect,
Nego Gospoda Boga svetite u srcima svojijem. A budite svagda gotovi na odgovor svakome koji vas zapita za vaše nadanje.
16 and keeping your consciences clear, so that, whenever you are maligned, those who vilify your good and Christian conduct may be put to shame.
S krotošæu i strahom imajte dobru savjest; da ako vas opadaju za što kao zloèince da se postide oni što kude vaše dobro življenje po Hristu.
17 It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God’s will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.
Jer je bolje, ako hoæe volja Božija, da stradate dobro èineæi, negoli zlo èineæi.
18 For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all – the good on behalf of the bad – that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering on new life.
Jer i Hristos jedanput za grijehe naše postrada, pravednik za nepravednike, da nas privede k Bogu, ubijen, istina, bivši tijelom, no oživljevši Duhom;
19 And it was then that he went and preached to the imprisoned spirits,
Kojijem sišavši propovijeda i duhovima koji su u tamnici,
20 who once were disobedient, at the time when God patiently waited, in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared; in which some few lives, eight in all, were saved by means of water.
Koji nekad ne htješe da slušaju kad ih oèekivaše Božije trpljenje u vrijeme Nojevo, kad se graðaše kovèeg, u kome malo, to jest osam duša, ostade od vode.
21 And baptism, which this foreshadowed, now saves you – not the mere cleansing of the body, but the search of a clear conscience after God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Za spomen toga i nas sad spasava krštenje, ali ne pranje tjelesne neèistote, nego obeæanje dobre savjesti Bogu, vaskrsenijem Isusa Hrista.
22 who has gone into heaven, and is at God’s right hand, where angels and archangels and the powers of heaven now yield submission to him.
Koji je s desne strane Bogu, otišavši na nebo, i slušaju ga anðeli i vlasti i sile.
