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].
Vós, senhores, fazei o que fôr de justiça e equidade a vossos servos, sabendo que tambem tendes um Senhor nos céus.
2 Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
Perseverae em oração, velando n'ella com acção de graças:
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.
Orando tambem juntamente por nós, para que Deus nos abra a porta da palavra, para fallarmos do mysterio de Christo, pelo qual estou tambem preso;
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.
Para que o manifeste, como me convém fallar.
5 Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
Andae com sabedoria para com os que estão de fóra, remindo o tempo.
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.
A vossa palavra seja sempre agradavel, adubada com sal, para que saibaes como vos convém responder a cada um.
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.
Tychico, irmão amado e fiel ministro, e conservo no Senhor, vos fará saber o meu estado:
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.)
O qual vos enviei para o mesmo fim, para que saiba do vosso estado e console os vossos corações;
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.
Juntamente com Onesimo, amado e fiel irmão, que é dos vossos; elles vos farão saber tudo o que por aqui se passa.
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.
Aristarcho, que está preso comigo, vos sauda, e Marcos, o sobrinho de Barnabé, ácerca do qual já recebestes mandamentos; se fôr ter comvosco, recebei-o;
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.
E, Jesus, chamado Justo: os quaes são da circumcisão: são estes só os meus cooperadores no reino de Deus; e para mim teem sido consolação.
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.
Sauda-vos Epaphras, que é dos vossos, servo de Christo, combatendo sempre por vós em orações, para que fiqueis firmes, perfeitos e consumados em toda a vontade de Deus.
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].
Pois eu lhe dou testemunho de que tem grande zelo por vós, e pelos que estão em Laodicea, e pelos que estão em Hierapolis.
14 Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
Sauda-vos Lucas, o medico amado, e Damas.
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).
Saudae aos irmãos que estão em Laodicea, e a Nympha e á egreja que está em sua casa.
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.
E, quando esta epistola tiver sido lida entre vós, fazei que tambem seja lida na egreja dos laodicenses, e a que veiu de Laodicea lede-a vós tambem.
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.”
E dizei a Archippo: Attenta para o ministerio que recebeste no Senhor; para que o cumpras.
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.
Saudação de minha mão, de Paulo. Lembrae-vos das minhas prisões. A graça seja comvosco. Amen
