Colossians 4
1 You masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you have a master who is in heaven [who will say whether he approves of what you have done].
Gospodari, pružajte svojim robovima što je pravo i pravično, znajući da i vi imate Gospodina na nebu!
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
U molitvi ustrajte, bdijte u njoj u zahvaljivanju!
3 Since I am in prison [MTY] because [I declared the message about Christ] that God has now revealed, pray also for me that God will give me opportunities [MTY] to speak, in order that I might declare it.
Molite ujedno i za nas: da nam Bog otvori vrata riječi te propovijedamo otajstvo Kristovo, za koje sam i okovan;
4 That is, pray for me that [God will enable me to] make his message known publicly. I need to do this because I know that I should declare it.
da ga očitujem propovijedajući kako treba.
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
Mudro se ponašajte prema onima vani: iskupljujte vrijeme!
6 In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way [to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus]. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.
Riječ neka vam je uvijek ljubazna, solju začinjena: znajte svakomu odgovoriti kako treba.
7 Tychicus will tell you all that has been happening to me. He is a fellow believer whom I/we [(exc)] love and who helps me faithfully and who serves the Lord [Jesus] together with me.
Što je sa mnom - o svemu će vas obavijestiti Tihik, ljubljeni brat, vjerni poslužitelj i sa mnom sluga u Gospodinu.
8 The reason that I am sending Tychicus to you [with this letter] is that he might know how you are and in order that he might strengthen you [spiritually]. (OR, in order that you might know about us [(exc)] and in order that he might comfort you.)
Njega šaljem k vama baš zato da znate kako smo i da ohrabri srca vaša.
9 I am sending him to you with Onesimus, who is a faithful fellow believer whom I/we [(inc)] love and who is your fellow townsman. They will tell you all about what has been happening here.
Šaljem ga s Onezimom, vjernim i ljubljenim bratom, koji je vaš zemljak: oni će vam priopćiti kako je ovdje.
10 Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, and Mark, who is Barnabas’ cousin, (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings). I have instructed you about Mark, so if he comes to you, welcome him.
Pozdravlja vas Aristarh, suuznik moj. I Marko, nećak Barnabin, o kome primiste naredbe: dođe li k vama, lijepo ga primite.
11 Jesus, who is also called Justus, also (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). These three men are the only Jewish [believers] who are working with me in order that people would submit to God as their king, and they have all comforted me.
Pozdravlja vas i Isus, zvani Just. Od onih koji su iz obrezanja samo su mi ovi suradnici na kraljevstvu Božjemu, oni mi bijahu utjehom.
12 Epaphras, who is your fellow townsman and who serves Christ Jesus, (says that he is thinking fondly about you/greets you/sends you his greetings). Epaphras prays earnestly for you very often, that you might be spiritually mature and that you might know fully all that God wills for you.
Pozdravlja vas Epafra, vaš zemljak, sluga Krista Isusa; on se uvijek bori za vas u molitvama: da se održite, savršeni i ispunjeni, u posvemašnjoj volji Božjoj.
13 I can assure you that he prays this because he is deeply concerned for you, for those who live in Laodicea [city], and for those who live in Hierapolis [city].
Svjedočim doista za nj: mnogo se trudi za vas i za one u Laodiceji i one u Hierapolu.
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
Pozdravlja vas Luka, ljubljeni liječnik, i Dema.
15 Tell the fellow believers who live in Laodicea [city] and Nympha and the congregation that [meets] in her house that we (are thinking fondly about them/send them our greetings).
Pozdravite braću u Laodiceji, i Nimfu i Crkvu u njezinoj kući.
16 After [someone] reads this letter [publicly] to you, cause [someone] to also read it to the congregation that is in Laodicea [city]. And as for the [letter that I wrote to the congregation that is in] Laodicea [city], make sure that it is also read among you {you should also read that letter} publicly.
A kad se ova poslanica pročita kod vas, pobrinite se da se pročita i u Laodicejskoj crkvi, i vi da pročitate onu iz Laodiceje.
17 Say to Archippus, “Make sure that you complete the task that God appointed you to do, because you have a close relationship with the Lord Jesus.”
I recite Arhipu: “Pazi na službu koju si primio u Gospodinu: ispuni je!”
18 I, Paul, (am thinking fondly about you/send you my greetings). Having taken the pen from my scribe, I am now writing this myself in order that you may know that I have truly sent this letter. Remember to pray about the fact that I am in prison [MTY]. I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ would continue to act graciously towards you all.
Pozdrav mojom rukom, Pavlovom! Spominjite se mojih okova! Milost s vama!
