1 Thessalonians 5
1 My fellow believers, [I want to tell you more] about the time or period [when the Lord Jesus will come back. Really], you do not need me to you about that,
A za èase i vremena, braæo, nije vam trijebe pisati;
2 because you yourselves know accurately [what will happen! You know] that the Lord [Jesus will return] [MTY] [unexpectedly] (OR, [when some people are unprepared]). [People will not expect him, just like no one knows when] a thief [comes unexpectedly] at night [SIM].
Jer sami znate jamaèno da æe dan Gospodnji doæi kao lupež po noæi.
3 [At a future time] many people will say, “[All is] peaceful and [we are] safe!” Then suddenly the Lord Jesus will come to punish people severely! Just like a pregnant woman who [experiences] birth pains [cannot stop those pains], those people will definitely not [have any way to] escape [their punishment].
Jer kad reku: mir je, i nema se šta bojati, onda æe iznenada napasti na njih pogibao kao bol na trudnu ženu, i neæe uteæi.
4 [Just like people] in the dark [are unaware of what is happening around them, most people will not be aware of what is about to happen to them] [MET, PRS]. Just like a thief [comes unexpectedly for people who are unaware, that time of punishment will come when people are not expecting it] [SIM]. But you, my fellow believers, are people who are very much aware [LIT] of what is going to happen. As a result, you will be expecting [LIT] those things [MTY] to happen [PRS]. All of us [believers] are people [IDM] [who do what is right, as people usually do in] the daytime [MET] [when their actions can be seen]. We are not [people who do evil things, as some people do when it is] dark [MET].
Ali vi, braæo, nijeste u tami da vas dan kao lupež zastane.
Jer ste vi svi sinovi vidjela i sinovi dana: nijesmo noæi niti tame.
6 So we believers must be aware of what is happening. We must be watching carefully, [as people who are awake watch for a thief] [MET]. We must be self-controlled, as people who are (sober/not drunk) are able to control what they do [MET]. People who sleep [MET] [are unaware of what is happening, and unbelievers are like that].
Tako dakle da ne spavamo kao i ostali, nego da pazimo i da budemo trijezni.
7 It is at night when people become drunk [and they do very wrong actions/things, and are unaware of what is happening because they] are asleep.
Jer koji spavaju, u noæi spavaju, i koji se opijaju, u noæi se opijaju.
8 But we believers are people who [should do what is right] [MET], so we must be self-controlled, [as people] in the daytime [are usually not drunk and are able to control what they do] [MET]. [As Roman soldiers protect themselves by] putting on breastplates and helmets [MET], we [believers] must [protect ourselves by continuing to] trust and love [the Lord Jesus] and by continuing to confidently expect that he will save [us from God’s punishing us at the time when he will punish other people].
Ali mi koji smo sinovi dana da budemo trijezni i obuèeni u oklop vjere i ljubavi, i s kacigom nada spasenija;
9 When God chose us, he did not plan for us to [be people whom he will severely] punish [MTY]. On the contrary, [he decided] that he would save us because of [our trusting in what] our Lord Jesus Christ [has done for us].
Jer nas Bog ne postavi za gnjev, nego da dobijemo spasenije kroz Gospoda svojega Isusa Hrista,
10 Jesus died [to atone/pay] for our [sins] in order that we might be able to live together with him, whether we are alive [MET] or whether we are dead [EUP] [when he returns to earth].
Koji umrije za nas da mi, stražili ili spavali, zajedno s njim živimo.
11 Because [you know that this is true], continue to encourage/comfort each other, as indeed you now are doing.
Toga radi utješavajte jedan drugoga, i popravljajte svaki bližnjega, kao što i èinite.
12 My fellow believers, we [three] ask that you recognize/honor [as leaders] those people who work hard for you. [Specifically], respect those who lead you as fellow believers who (have a close relationship with/are united to) the Lord [Jesus]. They warn you [to stop doing what is wrong] (OR, they teach you [to do what is right]).
Molimo vas pak, braæo, pripoznajte one koji se trude meðu vama, i nastojnike svoje u Gospodu, i uèitelje svoje,
13 That is, we [ask that you] consider those leaders to be very important and that you love them, because they work [hard to help you]. We also urge you to live peacefully with each other.
I imajte ih u izobilnoj ljubavi za djelo njihovo. Budite mirni meðu sobom.
14 My fellow believers, we urge that you warn [believers] who will not work [in order to] ([obtain/earn the money to buy]) [things that they need to live. Tell them that they are behaving wrongly]. We urge you that you encourage [believers] who are fearful (OR, discouraged), and that you help all people who are weak [in any way]. We also urge you to be patient with everyone.
Molimo vas pak, braæo, pouèavajte neuredne, utješavajte malodušne, branite slabe, snosite svakoga.
15 Make sure that none [of you] does evil things to anyone [who has done] evil to you. On the contrary, you must always try to do good [things] for each other (OR, to fellow believers) and to everyone else.
Gledajte da niko ne vraæa kome zla za zlo;
16 Be joyful (at all times/always),
Nego svagda idite za dobrom, i meðu sobom, prema svima.
17 pray continually,
Radujte se svagda.
18 and thank [God] (in all [circumstances/] [of what happens]). God wants you [to behave] like that [because of what] Christ Jesus [has done for you] (OR, because you have a close relationship with Christ Jesus).
Molite se Bogu bez prestanka. Na svaèemu zahvaljujte; jer je ovo volja Božija u Hristu Isusu od vas.
19 Do not [refuse the urging from God’s] Spirit [when he is working] [MTY] [among you. That would be like] throwing water on [a fire] [MET]!
Duha ne gasite. Proroštva ne prezirite.
20 [Specifically], do not despise messages that the Holy Spirit reveals to someone, [and reject them automatically].
A sve kušajuæi dobro držite.
21 On the contrary, evaluate all [such messages]. Accept the [messages that are truly from God, and obey them].
Uklanjajte se od svakoga zla.
22 Do not obey any kind of evil [message].
A sam Bog mira da posveti vas cijele u svaèemu;
23 [We pray to] God that he will change you to become more and more like his people should be. He is the one who causes [his people] to have [inner] peace. [That is, we pray] that he will help you so that in all that you think, in all that you desire, and in all that you do, you will be without fault. We ask him that he will keep doing that [until] our Lord Jesus Christ comes back [to earth].
I cijel vaš duh i duša i tijelo da se saèuva bez krivice za dolazak Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista.
24 [Because God] has invited you [to be his people, you can] certainly trust him to keep on helping you to do that.
Vjeran je onaj koji vas dozva, koji æe i uèiniti.
25 My fellow believers, pray for me and for Silas and for Timothy.
Braæo! molite se Bogu za nas.
26 [When you gather together as believers], greet each other affectionately, as fellow believers [should].
Pozdravite braæu svu cijelivom svetijem.
27 Make certain that you read this letter to all the believers who may be absent when you read it at first, [knowing that] the Lord [Jesus wants you to do it].
Zaklinjem vas Gospodom da proèitate ovu poslanicu pred svom braæom svetom.
28 [I pray that] our Lord Jesus Christ [will continue to act] kindly toward you all.
Blagodat Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista s vama. Amin.
