Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but from God: the powers that are, are ordained by God.
Naj bo vsaka duša podrejena višjim oblastem. Kajti ni oblasti, razen od Boga; oblasti, ki so, so odrejene od Boga.
2 Whoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Kdorkoli se torej upira oblasti, se upira Božji odredbi in tisti, ki se upirajo, bodo sebi prejeli obsodbo.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power; do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
Kajti vladarji niso strahota dobrim delom, temveč zlim. Se torej ne boš bal oblasti? Delaj to, kar je dobro in imel boš pohvalo od nje;
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou doest that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, an avenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.
kajti ona je Božja služabnica, tebi v dobro. Toda če počneš to, kar je zlo, se boj, ker meča ne nosi zaman; kajti Božja služabnica je, maščevalka, da izvrši bes nad tistim, ki počenja zlo.
5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Zatorej morate biti nujno podrejeni, ne samo zaradi besa, temveč tudi zaradi vesti.
6 For, for this cause ye pay tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Kajti zaradi tega razloga tudi plačujete davek, kajti oni so Božji služabniki, ki nenehno skrbijo prav za to stvar.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Povrnite torej vsem njihove dolgove: davek, komur gre davek, carino, komur carino, strah, komur strah, spoštovanje, komur spoštovanje.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Nobenemu človeku ničesar ne dolgujte, razen da ljubite drug drugega; kajti kdor ljubi drugega, je izpolnil postavo.
9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there is] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Zaradi tega: ›Ne boš zagrešil zakonolomstva, ‹ ›Ne boš ubil, ‹ ›Ne boš kradel, ‹ ›Ne boš pričal po krivem, ‹ ›Ne boš požêlel; ‹ in če obstaja katera druga zapoved, je le-ta na kratko obsežena v tej besedi, namreč: ›Ljubil boš svojega bližnjega kakor samega sebe.‹
10 Love worketh no ill to one's neighbor: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.
Ljubezen svojemu bližnjemu ne dela škode; torej je ljubezen izpolnitev postave.
11 And this, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
In ker poznamo čas, da je sedaj skrajni čas, da se prebudimo iz spanja, kajti sedaj je naša rešitev duš bližje, kakor ko smo [začeli] verovati.
12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
Noč je davno minila, dan je blizu. Odvrzimo torej dela teme in si nadenimo bojno opremo svetlobe.
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Živimo pošteno, kakor podnevi; ne v upornosti in pijanosti, ne v nespodobnosti in razuzdanosti, ne v prepiru in zavisti.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the lusts of flesh.
Temveč si nadenite Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa in ne delajte si preskrbe za meso, da [bi] izpolnili poželenja le-tega.
