Romans 13
1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.
Vsaka duša naj se višim oblastim podlaga, kajti ni oblasti razen od Boga, in te oblasti, ktere so, postavljene so od Boga.
2 Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
In tako, kdor se ustavlja oblasti, ustavlja se naredbi Božjej, a kteri se ustavljajo, sebi bodo obsojenje prejeli.
3 For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,
Kajti poglavarji niso strah dobrih del, nego hudih. Hočeš pa ne bati se oblasti? Dobro delaj, imel boš hvalo od nje;
4 for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.
Kajti Božji služabnik je tebi na dobro. Če pa hudo delaš, boj se; kajti zastonj meča ne nosi, ker je Božji služabnik, kaznovalec na jezo tega, kteri hudo dela.
5 Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
Za kaj treba je podlagati se, ne samo za voljo jeze, nego tudi za voljo svesti.
6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
Kajti za to tudi davke plačujete, za kaj služabniki so Božji pa se ravno s tem stanovitno pečajo.
7 Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Dajte torej vsem, kar ste dolžni: komur davek, davek; komur mito, mito; komur strah, strah; komur čast, čast.
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Nikomur ničesar dolžni ne bodite, razen da ljubite eden drugega, kajti kdor ljubi drugega, postavo je izpolnil:
9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Ker: "Ne prešestvuj, ne ubijaj, ne kradi, ne prisegaj po krivem, ne želi," in če je ktera druga zapoved, ta le beseda jo obsega: "Ljubi bližnjega svojega kakor samega sebe."
10 Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
Ljubezen bližnjemu hudega ne napravlja. Izpolnjenje torej postave je ljubezen.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
In to delajmo vedoč za čas, da je ura, da se že iz spanja zbudimo; kajti sedaj nam je bliže zveličanje, nego kedar smo vero sprejeli.
12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.
Noč je minula, a dan se je približal; odvrzimo torej dela tmine in oblecimo se v orožje svetlosti.
13 Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
Kakor po dnevi, spodobno hodimo, ne v pojedinjah in pijanščinjah, ne v kurbarstvih in hotljivostih, ne v prepiru in zavisti;
14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
Nego oblecite Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa in ne delajte si skrbi za meso na poželenja.
