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.
Tako naj za nas misli človek, kakor da smo hlapci Kristusovi in oskrbniki skrivnosti Božjih.
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.
Kar se pa v ostalem išče od oskrbnikov, to je, da se vsak zvest najde.
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].
Meni je pa to najmanje, da me sodite vi ali človečji dan; ali tudi sam 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 ničesar sam sebi nimam očitati, ali to me ne opravičuje; a sodnik mi 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].
Tako pred časom nič ne sodíte, dokler ne pride Gospod, kteri bo razsvetil, kar je skrito tme in odkril misli srčne, in tedaj se bo hvala zgodila vsakemu 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.
To sem pa, bratje, obrnil na se in na Apola za voljo vas; da se od naju naučite ne više o sebi misliti, nego je pisano, da se nikdor nad nikogar ne napihujete za drugega.
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]
Ker kdo te razloča? kaj pa imaš, česar nisi prejel? če si pa tudi prejel, kaj se hvališ, kakor da 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!
Uže ste nasičeni, uže ste obogateli, brez nas ste zakraljevali, in Bog daj, da bi bili zakraljevali, da bi tudi mi z vami zakraljevali.
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].
Ker mislim, da je Bog nas aposteljne poslednje postavil kakor te, kteri so za smrt odločeni, ker smo postali pogled svetu in angeljem in ljudém.
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 neumni za voljo Kristusa, a vi razumni v Kristusu; mi slabi, a vi močni; vi slavni, a mi brez časti.
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.
Noter do te ure tudi trpimo lakoto in žejo in goli smo in bijejo nas za ušesa in nimamo stalnega mesta,
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 delajoč z lastnimi rokami; ko nas izmerjajo, blagoslavljamo; ko nas preganjajo, trpimo;
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 nas preklinjajo, molimo; kakor smeti sveta smo postali, vseh opláčina noter do sedaj.
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.
Ne pišem tega, da bi vas sramotil, nego vas kakor svoje ljubljene otroke 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 če imate deset tisoči učiteljev v Kristusu, ali nimate mnogo očetov, ker v Kristusu Jezusu po evangelji sem vas jaz rodil.
16 So I urge you to [live for Christ] the way I do.
Prosim vas torej, bodite moji posnemalci.
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].
Za to sem vam poslal Timoteja, kteri je dete moje ljubljeno in verno v Gospodu, kteri vas bo opomenil mojih poti, ktere so v Kristusu, kakor povsodi v vsakej 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].
Kakor da ne bi k vam prišel, napihnili so se nekteri.
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.
Ali prišel bom kmalu k vam, če Gospod hoče, in bom spoznal ne besedo napihnenih, nego 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 ni v besedi kraljestvo Božje, nego 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? da pridem k vam s šibo ali z ljubeznijo in v duhu krotkosti?
