1 Peter 3
1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
Rovněž i vy, ženy, podřizujte se svým mužům, a když se někteří z nich vzpírají Božímu slovu, můžete je beze slov získat svým čistým a bohabojným životem.
2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
Nenakloníte si je vnějšími ozdobami – šperky, okázalými účesy a nákladnými oděvy, které nejsou pro vás vhodné, ale nepomíjející krásou křesťanské osobnosti. Vaší ozdobou nechť je jemnost a mírnost, které se líbí Bohu.
4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
Taková vnitřní krása zdobila zbožné ženy dávných dob, které se podřizovaly svým mužům.
6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
Vzpomeňte na Sáru, která poslouchala svého manžela Abrahama a nazývala ho svým pánem. Jdete její cestou, jedná-te-li správně a nepodléháte nervozitě a strachu.
7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
Tak i vy, muži, snažte se rozumět svým manželkám, neboť jsou slabší. Ctěte je, protože jsou z Boží milosti, stejně jako vy, dědičkami věčného života. Nejednáte-li tak, nemůžete čekat, že vaše modlitby budou vyslyšeny.
8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
Na závěr se obracím k vám všem; buďte jednomyslní, mějte porozumění jeden pro druhého a milujte se jako Boží rodina. Mějte citlivá srdce a pokornou mysl.
9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
Zlo neoplácejte zlem, urážky urážkami, ale naopak prokazujte dobro. Vždyť jedině tak vám Bůh může požehnat.
10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
Máte za úkol dokázat, že si vážíte života, a přejete-li si žít dobře a šťastně, dávejte pozor na svůj jazyk, aby z vašich úst nevyšlo nic špatného a lstivého.
11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
Obraťte se zády k zlému a čiňte dobro. Šiřte kolem sebe pokoj, i když to není snadné.
12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
Vždyť Pán se dívá s láskou na své poslušné děti a vyhovuje jejich prosbám. Na ty pak, kteří činí zlo, hledí s přísnou tváří.
13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
Kdo by měl zájem vám ublížit, když budete činit dobře?
14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
Stane-li se však, že budete trpět pro dobrou věc, Bůh vás odmění. Nenechte se zastrašit a nebuďte malomyslní;
15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
usilujte o to, aby vaše srdce patřila cele Kristu. Využijte každé příležitosti ke svědectví o vaší víře, hovořte však skromně a s úctou.
16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
Jednejte správně, aby ti, kteří o vás mluví jako o nejhorších lidech a nadávají vám, se zastyděli, že hanobí vaše křesťanské chování.
17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
Pamatujte, že dopustí-li Bůh, abyste trpěli, pak je lepší trpět pro dobro než pro zlo!
18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
Vždyť Kristus také trpěl. Sám bez viny – zemřel za naše hříchy, aby nás přivedl k Bohu. Jeho tělo bylo vydáno na smrt, ale Boží Duch jej vzkřísil.
19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
A týž Duch svatý zmocnil Noeho, když nesl Kristovo poselství záchrany těm, kteří před potopou byli pro svou nevěru v zajetí smrti. Bůh na ně trpělivě čekal, zatímco Noe stavěl koráb. Přesto jen osm lidí bylo zachráněno.
20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
To je předobraz křtu, který nyní zachraňuje vás. Při křtu vyznáváme, že jsme byli zachráněni před smrtí vzkříšením Ježíše Krista. Křest vyžaduje samozřejmě daleko více než pouhé obmytí tělesné špíny. Vyjadřuje skutečnost, že se obracíme k Bohu s prosbou, aby očistil naše svědomí od hříchu.
22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
Nyní je onen Kristus v nebi po Boží pravici a andělé i všechny nebeské síly se před ním sklánějí a poslouchají ho.
