Matthew 18
1 On the same occasion the disciples came to Jesus, and asked him, “Who is really the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
V tem času pristopijo učenci k Jezusu, govoreč: Kdo je torej v nebeškem kraljestvu največi?
2 Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said,
In Jezus pokliče otroka in ga postavi sred njih,
3 “I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven at all.
In reče: Resnično vam pravim, če se ne spreobrnete in ne postanete kakor otroci, ne boste prišli v nebeško kraljestvo.
4 Therefore, anyone who will humble themselves like this child – that person will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Kdor se torej poniža kakor ta otrok, ta bo v nebeškem kraljestvu največi.
5 And anyone who, for the sake of my name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.
In kdorkoli sprejme enega takošnega otroka v ime moje, sprejema mene.
6 But, if anyone puts temptation in the way of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be best for them to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung around their neck.
Kdor pa pohujša enega teh malih, ki verujejo v mé, bilo bi mu bolje, da bi mu se obesil mlinsk kamen na vrat, in bi se utopil v morskej globočini.
7 Alas for the world because of such temptations! There cannot but be temptations but sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
Gorjé svetu za voljo pohujšanja! Pohujšanje sicer mora priti; ali gorjé tistemu človeku, po kterem pohujšanje pride.
8 “If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have both hands, or both feet, and be thrown into the fire that never goes out. (aiōnios g166)
Če te pa roka tvoja ali noga tvoja pohujšuje, odseci ji, in vrzi od sebe; bolje ti je hromemu ali brez roke priti v življenje, nego dve roki in dve nogi imeti, in vrženemu biti v večni ogenj. (aiōnios g166)
9 If your eye causes you to sin, take it out, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the life with only one eye, than to have both eyes and be thrown into the fires of Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
In če te pohujšuje oko tvoje, izderi ga, in vrzi od sebe; bolje ti je z enim očesom priti v življenje, nego dve očesi imeti, in vrženemu biti v peklenski ogenj. (Geenna g1067)
10 Beware of despising one of these little ones, for in heaven, I tell you, their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Glejte, da ne boste prezirali enega teh malih; kajti resnično vam pravim, da gledajo njih angelji na nebesih vsakedaj obličje očeta mojega, ki je na nebesih.
Kajti sin človečji je prišel, da zveliča, kar se je izgubilo.
12 “What think you? If a person owns a hundred sheep, and one of them strays, will the person not leave the ninety-nine on the hills, and go and search for the one that is straying?
Kaj se vam zdí? Če ima en človek sto ovâc, in ena od njih zajde: ne popustí li devet in devetdeseterih, pa gre na gore, in išče tiste, ki je zašla?
13 And, if they succeed in finding it, I tell you that they rejoice more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine which did not stray.
In če se zgodi, da jo najde, resnično vam pravim, da se nad njo bolj veselí, nego nad devet in devetdeseterimi, ktere niso zašle.
14 So, too, it is the will of my Father who is in heaven that not one of these little ones should be lost.
Tako ni volja očeta vašega, ki je na nebesih, da bi poginil eden od teh malih.
15 “If your brother or sister does wrong, go to them and convince them of their fault when you are both alone. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
Če se pa pregreší brat tvoj zoper tebe, pojdi, in ograjaj ga med seboj in njim samim; če te posluša, pridobil si brata svojega.
16 But, if they do not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.
Če pa ne posluša, vzemi seboj še enega ali dva, da ostane vsaka beseda v ustih dveh ali treh prič.
17 If they refuse to listen to them, speak to the church; and, if they also refuse to listen to the church, treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
Če jih pa ne posluša, povej cerkvi; če pa tudi cerkve ne posluša, naj ti bo ko pogan in mitar.
18 “I tell you, all that you forbid on earth will be held in heaven to be forbidden, and all that you allow on earth will be held in heaven to be allowed.
Resnično vam pravim: Karkoli zvežete na zemlji, zvezano bo na nebesih; in karkoli razvežete na zemlji, razvezano bo na nebesih.
19 Again, I tell you that, if but two of you on earth agree as to what they will pray for, whatever it be, it will be granted them by my Father who is in heaven.
Zopet vam pravim, da če se dva od vas zedinita na zemlji o čemerkoli, kar prosita, zgodilo jima se bo od očeta mojega, ki je na nebesih.
20 For where two or three have come together in my name, I am present with them.”
Kajti, kjer sta dva ali trije zbrani v ime moje, tam sem jaz sredi njih.
21 Then Peter came up, and said to Jesus, “Master, how often am I to forgive someone who wrongs me? As many as seven times?”
Tedaj pristopi k njemu Peter in reče: Gospod! kolikokrat se bo pregrešil brat moj zoper mene in mu bom odpustil? do sedemkrat?
22 But Jesus answered, “Not seven times, but seventy times seven.
Jezus mu reče: Ne pravim ti, do sedemkrat, nego do sedemdesetkrat sedemkrat.
23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
Za to je nebeško kraljestvo podobno človeku kralju, kteri je hotel s hlapci svojimi račun napraviti.
24 When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him ten thousand bags of gold;
In ko je jel računiti, pripeljejo mu enega, kteri je bil dolžen tisoč talentov.
25 and, as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold towards the payment of the debt, together with his wife, and his children, and everything that he had.
Ker pa ni imel, da bi plačal, ukaže gospodar njegov prodati njega, in ženo njegovo in otroke, in vse, kar je imel, in naj mu se plača.
26 The servant threw himself down on the ground before him and said ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’
Hlapec pa pade, ter mu se je poklanjal, govoreč: Gospod! potrpi me, in vse ti bom plačal.
27 The master was moved with compassion; and he let him go, and forgave him the debt.
Gospodarju se pa ta hlapec zasmili: in prizanese mu, in dolg mu odpustí.
28 But, on going out, that same servant came upon one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. Seizing him by the throat, he said ‘Pay what you owe me.’
Ko pa ta hlapec izide, najde enega svojih tovarišev, kteri mu je bil sto grošev dolžen; in zgrabivši ga, davil ga je, govoreč: Plačaj mi, kar si dolžen!
29 His fellow servant threw himself on the ground and begged for mercy. ‘Have patience with me,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you.’
Tovariš njegov pa pade k nogam njegovim, ter ga je prosil, govoreč: Potrpi me, in vse ti bom plačal.
30 But the other would not, but went and put him in prison until he should pay his debt.
On pa ni hotel; nego odide in ga vrže v ječo, dokler ne plača dolga.
31 When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.
Videvši pa tovariši njegovi, kar se je zgodilo, užali jim se zeló; ter pridejo in povedó gospodarju svojemu vse, kar se je zgodilo.
32 So the master sent for the servant, and said to him ‘You wicked servant! When you begged me for mercy, I forgave you the whole of that debt.
Tedaj ga gospodar njegov pokliče in mu reče: Hudobni hlapec! odpustil sem ti ves tisti dolg, ker si me prosil.
33 Shouldn’t you, also, to have shown mercy to your fellow servant, just as I showed mercy to you?’
Ali se nisi imel tudi ti tovariša svojega usmiliti, kakor sem se tudi jaz tebe usmilil?
34 Then his master, in anger, handed him over to the jailers, until he should pay the whole of his debt.
In gospodar njegov se ujezí in ga izročí trinogom, dokler ne poplača vsega, kar mu je bil dolžen.
35 So, also, will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each one of you forgives his brother or sister from your heart.”
Tako bo storil tudi oče moj nebeški vam, če ne odpustite vsak bratu svojemu iz srca svojega njih pregreh.
