James 3
1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
Ne tražite, braæo moja, da budete mnogi uèitelji, znajuæi da æemo veæma biti osuðeni,
2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle his entire body as well.
Jer svi pogrješujemo mnogo puta. Ali ko u rijeèi ne pogrješuje, onaj je savršen èovjek, može zauzdati i sve tijelo.
3 Behold, we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they will obey us, and we guide their entire bodies.
Jer gle, i konjma meæemo žvale u usta da nam se pokoravaju, i sve tijelo njihovo okreæemo.
4 Or take ships for example, though they are so large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot directs.
Gle i laðe, ako su i velike i silni ih vjetrovi gone, okreæu se malom krmicom kuda hoæe onaj koji upravlja.
5 In the same way, the tongue is a small member, yet it makes great boasts. Consider how great a forest a little fire kindles.
A tako je i jezik mali ud, i mnogo èini. Gle, mala vatra, i kolike velike šume sažeže.
6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of unrighteousness, staining the entire body, setting the course of life on fire, and itself being set on fire by hell. (Geenna g1067)
I jezik je vatra, svijet pun nepravde. Tako i jezik živi meðu našijem udima, poganeæi sve tijelo, i paleæi vrijeme života našega, i zapaljujuæi se od pakla. (Geenna g1067)
7 Every species of beast, bird, reptile, and sea creature can be tamed and has been tamed by man,
Jer sav rod zvjerinja i ptica, i bubina i riba, pripitomljava se i pripitomio se rodu èovjeèijemu;
8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
A jezika niko od ljudi ne može pripitomiti, jer je nemirno zlo, puno ijeda smrtonosnoga.
9 With it we bless God our Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in God's likeness.
Njim blagosiljamo Boga i oca, i njim kunemo ljude, koji su stvoreni po oblièju Božijemu.
10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this ought not to be so.
Iz jednijeh usta izlazi blagoslov i kletva. Ne valja, ljubazna braæo moja, da ovo tako biva.
11 Does a spring pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening?
Eda li može izvor iz jedne glave toèiti slatko i grko?
12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine figs? In the same way, no spring can produce both salt water and fresh water.
Može li, braæo moja, smokva masline raðati ili vinova loza smokve? Tako nijedan izvor ne daje slane i slatke vode.
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done with the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
Ko je meðu vama mudar i pametan neka pokaže od dobra življenja djela svoja u krotosti i premudrosti.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast or deny the truth.
Ako li imate grku zavist i svaðu u srcima svojijem, ne hvalite se, ni lažite na istinu.
15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above; rather, it is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
Ovo nije ona premudrost što silazi odozgo, nego zemaljska, ljudska, ðavolska.
16 For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
Jer gdje je zavist i svaða ondje je nesloga i svaka zla stvar.
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and unhypocritical.
A koja je premudrost odozgo ona je najprije èista, a potom mirna, krotka, pokorna, puna milosti i dobrijeh plodova, bez hatera, i nelicemjerna.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
A plod pravde u miru sije se onima koji mir èine.
