1 Corinthians 4
1 So, people ought to consider us [apostles] (OR, Apollos and me) to be [merely] servants of Christ. God has given to us [(exc) the work of] telling others the message that God has now revealed to us.
Naj človek tako misli o nas kakor o Kristusovih služabnikih in oskrbnikih Božjih skrivnosti.
2 With respect to doing that, those who are given work are required {give others some work to do require them} to do that work faithfully.
Poleg tega je pri oskrbnikih zahtevano, da je človek najden zvest.
3 I am not concerned whether you or [the judges in] some court decide whether I have done my work faithfully or not. I do not even judge myself [about that].
Toda kar se mene tiče je to zelo majhna stvar, da bi bil sojen od vas ali od človeške sodbe. Da, jaz samega sebe ne sodim.
4 I do not think that I have done anything wrong, but that does not prove that I have done nothing wrong. The Lord is the one who judges me.
Kajti sam od sebe ne vem nič, čeprav s tem nisem opravičen; toda kdor sodi mene, je Gospod.
5 So, stop evaluating any of us [(exc)] before the time [when God judges everyone] [MTY]! Do not judge us before the Lord comes. He is the one who will reveal the sinful things that people have done secretly. He will even reveal what people have thought. At that time God will praise each person as [each one of them deserves].
Torej ničesar ne sodite pred časom, dokler ne pride Gospod, ki bo na svetlobo privedel tako skrite stvari teme, kakor bo razodel namene src; in tedaj bo vsak prejel pohvalo od Boga.
6 My fellow believers, I have [told you] all these things as illustrations of myself and Apollos. I have done this for your sake, in order that you may learn [to live according to] the saying, “Do not act contrary to what is {what they have} written [in the Scriptures].” If you follow that rule, you will not be proud of one [spiritual leader] and despise another.
In te stvari, bratje, sem zaradi vas v podobi prenesel nase in na Apola, da bi se lahko na nama naučili ne misliti o ljudeh preko tega, kar je pisano, da se nobeden izmed vas ne bi napihoval drug proti drugemu.
7 (No one has made any of you superior to others!/Why do any of you think that you are superior to others?) [RHQ] [All the abilities] that you have, you received [from God]. [RHQ] So if you received them all [from God], (you should not boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]!”/why do you boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]?”) [RHQ]
Kajti kdo te dela, da se razlikuješ od drugega? In kaj imaš, česar nisi prejel? Torej, če si to prejel, zakaj se ponašaš, kakor če tega nisi prejel?
8 [It is disgusting that you act as though] [IRO] you have already received everything that you need [spiritually]. You act as though [IRO] you were [spiritually] rich (OR, you had received all [the spiritual gifts you need]). You act as though [IRO] you had already begun to rule as kings with Christ. Well, I wish that you really were ruling [with him], in order that we [apostles] might also rule with you!
Sedaj ste siti, sedaj ste bogati, brez nas ste zakraljevali kakor kralji; in Bog daj, da ste zakraljevali, da bomo lahko tudi mi kraljevali z vami.
9 But it seems as though God has put us [apostles] on display, [like prisoners] at the end [of the victor’s parade]. We [(exc)] are like men who have been condemned to die, who have been put in the arena where everyone can see [the wild animals] killing them. And not only people, but even angels all over the world [are watching us, as people] watch those who are performing a play [in a theater].
Kajti mislim, da je Bog nas apostole postavil zadnje, kakor bi bili določeni za smrt; kajti postali smo prizor svetu, angelom in ljudem.
10 Many people consider us to be [IRO] fools because [we preach about] Christ, but you proudly [think [IRO] that] you are wise because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ. Many people [consider us] [IRO] to be unimpressive, but you [proudly think that you] impress others. People respect you, but they do not respect us.
Mi smo bedaki za Kristusa, toda vi ste modri v Kristusu; mi smo slabotni, toda vi ste močni; vi ste častitljivi, toda mi smo prezirani.
11 Up to this present time we have often been hungry. We have often been thirsty. We have ragged clothes. Often we have been beaten {others have beaten us}. We [have traveled so much that we] have no regular homes to live in.
Celó do sedanje ure smo tako lačni kakor žejni, nagi, oklofutani in nimamo zanesljivega bivališča;
12 We work very hard [to earn a living]. When we are cursed [by people] {When [people] curse us}, we [ask God to] bless them. When we are persecuted {When [people] cause us to suffer}, we endure it.
in trudimo se ter delamo s svojimi lastnimi rokami; ko smo zasramovani, blagoslavljamo; ko smo preganjani, to potrpimo;
13 When we are slandered [by people] {When [people] slander us}, we reply kindly to them. Up to now, [unbelievers consider us to be worthless] [MET], [as though we were] just garbage.
ko smo psovani, milo prosimo. Postali smo kakor umazanija sveta in do današnjega dne smo izvržki vseh stvari.
14 I am writing this to you, not to make you feel ashamed, but instead to warn you as [though you were] my own dear children.
Teh stvari vam ne pišem, da vas sramotim, temveč vas kot svoje ljubljene sinove svarim.
15 I say that because as [an apostle of] Christ Jesus I [was the first one who] proclaimed the good message to you. As a result, I was the one who enabled you to have eternal life. So even if there were thousands of Christians who instruct you [MET], I am the only one who became [like] a father to you.
Kajti čeprav imate deset tisoč učiteljev v Kristusu, vendarle nimate mnogo očetov; kajti v Kristusu Jezusu sem vas po evangeliju rodil jaz.
16 So I urge you to [live for Christ] the way I do.
Zatorej vas rotim, bodite moji posnemovalci.
17 In order to [help you do that], I have sent/will be sending Timothy to you. I love him [as though he were] my son. He serves the Lord faithfully. He will remind you of the way I conduct my life [as one who] (has a close relationship with/belongs to) the Lord. The way I conduct my life is the same as how I teach [others to live] in all the congregations [to whom I have spoken].
Zaradi tega razloga sem k vam poslal Timóteja, ki je moj ljubljeni sin in zvest v Gospodu, ki vam bo priklical v spomin moje poti, ki so v Kristusu, kakor povsod v vsaki cerkvi učim.
18 Some of you have become proud, thinking that I will not come there [to rebuke your congregation about what they are doing].
Torej nekateri so napihnjeni, kot da ne bom prišel k vam.
19 But if the Lord wants me to come, I will come to you soon. Then I will not [pay any attention to] what those proud people say. Instead, I will find out [whether they have God’s] power.
Toda k vam bom prišel v kratkem, če Gospod hoče in ne bom spoznal govora teh, ki se napihujejo, temveč moč.
20 Remember that God [judges whether or not we are letting him] rule [our lives], not by [listening to how we] talk, but [by seeing whether his] power [is present] ([among us/in our lives]).
Kajti Božje kraljestvo ni v besedi, temveč v moči.
21 So which do you prefer? Do you want me to come to you and punish you [because you have not changed your ways], or shall I come to you and act lovingly and gently toward you [because you have done what I told you to do]?
Kaj hočete? Naj pridem k vam s palico ali v ljubezni in v duhu krotkosti?
