Romans 15
1 As for us who are strong, our duty is to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not seek our own pleasure.
Dužni smo dakle mi jaki slabosti slabijeh nositi, i ne sebi ugaðati.
2 Let each of us endeavour to please his fellow Christian, aiming at a blessing calculated to build him up.
I svaki od vas da ugaða bližnjemu na dobro za dobar ugled.
3 For even the Christ did not seek His own pleasure. His principle was, "The reproaches which they addressed to Thee have fallen on me."
Jer i Hristos ne ugodi sebi, nego kao što je pisano: ruženja onijeh koji tebe ruže padoše na me.
4 For all that was written of old has been written for our instruction, so that we may always have hope through the power of endurance and the encouragement which the Scriptures afford.
Jer što se naprijed napisa za našu se nauku napisa, da trpljenjem i utjehom pisma nad imamo.
5 And may God, the giver of power of endurance and of that encouragement, grant you to be in full sympathy with one another in accordance with the example of Christ Jesus,
A Bog trpljenja i utjehe da vam da da složno mislite meðu sobom po Hristu Isusu,
6 so that with oneness both of heart and voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Da jednodušno jednijem ustima slavite Boga i oca Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista.
7 Habitually therefore give one another a friendly reception, just as Christ also has received you, and thus promote the glory of God.
Zato primajte jedan drugoga kao što i Hristos primi vas na slavu Božiju.
8 My meaning is that Christ has become a servant to the people of Israel in vindication of God's truthfulness-- in showing how sure are the promises made to our forefathers--
Ali kažem da je Isus Hristos bio sluga obrezanja istine radi Božije, da utvrdi obeæanje ocevima,
9 and that the Gentiles also have glorified God in acknowledgment of His mercy. So it is written, "For this reason I will praise Thee among the Gentiles, and sing psalms in honour of Thy name."
A neznabošci po milosti da proslave Boga, kao što stoji napisano: zato æu te hvaliti meðu neznabošcima, Gospode, i pjevaæu ime tvoje.
10 And again the Psalmist says, "Be glad, ye Gentiles, in company with His People."
I opet govori: veselite se neznabošci s narodom njegovijem.
11 And again, "Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and let all the people extol Him."
I opet: hvalite Gospoda svi neznabošci, i slavite ga svi narodi.
12 And again Isaiah says, "There shall be the Root of Jesse and One who rises up to rule the Gentiles. On Him shall the Gentiles build their hopes."
I opet Isaija govori: biæe korijen Jesejev, i koji ustane da vlada nad neznabošcima u onoga æe se uzdati neznabošci.
13 May God, the giver of hope, fill you with continual joy and peace because you trust in Him--so that you may have abundant hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
A Bog nada da ispuni vas svake radosti i mira u vjeri, da imate izobilje u nadu silom Duha svetoga.
14 But as to you, brethren, I am convinced-- yes, I Paul am convinced--that, even apart from my teaching, you are already full of goodness of heart, and enriched with complete Christian knowledge, and are also competent to instruct one another.
A ja sam i sam uvjeren za vas, braæo, da ste i vi sami puni blagodati, napunjeni svakoga razuma, da možete druge nauèiti.
15 But I write to you the more boldly--partly as reminding you of what you already know--because of the authority graciously entrusted to me by God,
Ali vam opet, braæo, slobodno pisah nekoliko da vam napomenem radi blagodati koja mi je dana od Boga,
16 that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, doing priestly duties in connexion with God's Good News so that the sacrifice--namely the Gentiles--may be acceptable to Him, being (as it is) an offering which the Holy Spirit has made holy.
Da budem sluga Isusa Hrista u neznabošcima, da služim jevanðelju Božijemu, da budu neznabošci prinos povoljan i osveæen Duhom svetijem.
17 I can therefore glory in Christ Jesus concerning the work for God in which I am engaged.
Imam dakle hvalu u Hristu Isusu kod Boga.
18 For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed,
Jer ne smijem govoriti što koje Hristos ne uèini kroza me za poslušanje neznabožaca rijeèju i djelom,
19 with power manifested in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. But--to speak simply of my own labours--beginning in Jerusalem and the outlying districts, I have proclaimed without reserve, even as far as Illyricum, the Good News of the Christ;
U sili znaka i èudesa silom Duha Božijega; tako da od Jerusalima i naokolo tja do Ilirika napunih jevanðeljem Hristovijem.
20 making it my ambition, however, not to tell the Good News where Christ's name was already known, for fear I should be building on another man's foundation.
I tako se potrudih da propovjedim jevanðelje ne gdje se spominjaše Hristos, da na tuðoj zakopini ne zidam;
21 But, as Scripture says, "Those shall see, to whom no report about Him has hitherto come, and those who until now have not heard shall understand."
Nego kao što je pisano: kojima se ne javi za njega, vidjeæe; i koji ne èuše razumjeæe.
22 And it is really this which has again and again prevented my coming to you.
To me i zadrža mnogo puta da ne doðem k vama.
23 But now, as there is no more unoccupied ground in this part of the world, and I have for years past been eager to pay you a visit,
A sad više ne imajuæi mjesta u ovijem zemljama, a imajuæi želju od mnogo godina da doðem k vama,
24 I hope, as soon as ever I extend my travels into Spain, to see you on my way and be helped forward by you on my journey, when I have first enjoyed being with you for a time.
Ako poðem u Španjolsku, doæi æu vam; jer se nadam da æu tuda proæi i vas vidjeti, i vi æete me otpratiti onamo kad se najprije nekoliko nasitim vas.
25 But at present I am going to Jerusalem to serve God's people,
A sad idem u Jerusalim služeæi svetima.
26 for Macedonia and Greece have kindly contributed a certain sum in relief of the poor among God's people, in Jerusalem.
Jer Maæedonija i Ahaja uèiniše dragovoljno neku porezu za siromahe svete koji žive u Jerusalimu.
27 Yes, they have kindly done this, and, in fact, it was a debt they owed them. For seeing that the Gentiles have been admitted in to partnership with the Jews in their spiritual blessings, they in turn are under an obligation to render sacred service to the Jews in temporal things.
Oni uèiniše dragovoljno, a i dužni su im; jer kad neznabošci dobiše dijel u njihovijem duhovnijem imanjima, dužni su i oni njima u tjelesnima poslužiti.
28 So after discharging this duty, and making sure that these kind gifts reach those for whom they are intended, I shall start for Spain, passing through Rome on my way there;
Kad ovo dakle svršim, i ovaj im plod zapeèatim, poæi æu preko vas u Španjolsku.
29 and I know that when I come to you it will be with a vast amount of blessing from Christ.
A znam da kad doðem k vama, doæi æu s obilnijem blagoslovom jevanðelja Hristova.
30 But I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love which His Spirit inspires, to help me by wrestling in prayer to God on my behalf,
Ali vas molim, braæo, zaradi Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista, i zaradi ljubavi Duha, pomozite mi u molitvama za me k Bogu;
31 asking that I may escape unhurt from those in Judaea who are disobedient, and that the service which I am going to Jerusalem to render may be well received by the Church there,
Da se izbavim od onijeh koji se protive u Judeji, i da služba moja za Jerusalim bude po volji svetima;
32 in order that if God be willing I may come to you with a glad heart, and may enjoy a time of rest with you.
Da s radošæu doðem k vama, s voljom Božijom, i da se razveselim s vama.
33 May God, who gives peace be with you all! Amen.
A Bog mira sa svima vama. Amin.
