Romans 13
1 Let everyone obey the supreme authorities. For no authority exists except by the will of God, and the existing authorities have been appointed 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 the one who sets themself against the authorities is resisting God’s appointment, and those who resist will bring a judgment on themselves.
Tako koji se suproti vlasti suproti se naredbi Božijoj; a koji se suprote primiæe grijeh na sebe.
3 A good action has nothing to fear from rulers; a bad action has. Do you want to have no reason to fear the authorities? Then do what is good, and you will win their praise.
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 they are God’s servants appointed for your good. But, if you do what is wrong, you may well be afraid; for the sword they carry is not without meaning! They are God’s servants to inflict his punishments on those who do 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 You are bound, therefore, to obey, not only through fear of God’s punishments, but also as a matter of conscience.
Tako se valja pokoravati ne samo od straha nego i po savjesti.
6 This, too, is the reason for your paying taxes; for the officials are God’s officers, devoting themselves to this special work.
Jer zato i poreze dajete; jer su sluge Božije koje su za to isto postavljene.
7 In all cases pay what is due from you – tribute where tribute is due, taxes where taxes are due, respect where respect is due, and honour where honour is due.
Podajte dakle svakome šta ste dužni: kome dakle porezu, porezu; a kome carinu, carinu; a kome strah, strah; a kome èast, èast.
8 Owe nothing to anyone except love; for they who love their neighbour have satisfied the Law.
I ne budite nikome ništa dužni osim da ljubite jedan drugoga; jer koji ljubi drugoga zakon ispuni.
9 The commandments, “You must not commit adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you must not covet,” and whatever other commandment there is, are all summed up in the words – “You must love your neighbour as you love 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 never wrongs a neighbour. Therefore love fully satisfies the Law.
Ljubav ne èini zla bližnjemu; daklem je ljubav izvršenje zakona.
11 This I say, because you know the crisis that we have reached, for the time has already come for you to rouse yourselves from sleep; our salvation is nearer now than when we accepted the faith.
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 almost gone; the day is near. Therefore let us be done with the deeds of darkness, and arm ourselves with the weapons of light.
Noæ proðe a dan se približi: da odbacimo dakle sva djela tamna, i da se obuèemo u oružje vidjela.
13 Being in the light of day, let us live becomingly, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lust and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy.
Da hodimo pošteno kao po danu: ne u žderanju i pijanstvu, ne u kurvarstvu i neèistoti, ne u svaðanju i zavisti;
14 No! Arm yourselves with the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, and spend no thought on your earthly nature, to satisfy its cravings.
Nego se obucite u Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista; i tijelu ne ugaðajte po željama.
