1 Peter 5
1 Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Messiah, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed:
Starješine dakle među vama opominjem, ja sustarješina i svjedok Kristovih patnja, a zato i zajedničar slave koja se ima očitovati:
2 shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;
pasite povjereno vam stado Božje, nadgledajte ga - ne prisilno, nego dragovoljno, po Božju; ne radi prljava dobitka, nego oduševljeno;
3 not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
i ne kao gospodari Baštine nego kao uzori stada.
4 When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.
Pa kad se pojavi Natpastir, primit ćete neuveli vijenac slave.
5 Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Tako i vi, mladići, podložite se starješinama; svi se jedni prema drugima pripašite poniznošću jer Bog se oholima protivi, a poniznima daruje milost.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,
Ponizite se dakle pod snažnom rukom Božjom da vas uzvisi u pravo vrijeme.
7 casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
Svu svoju brigu povjerite njemu jer on se brine za vas.
8 Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Otrijeznite se! Bdijte! Protivnik vaš, đavao, kao ričući lav obilazi tražeći koga da proždre.
9 Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
Oprite mu se stameni u vjeri znajući da takve iste patnje podnose vaša braća po svijetu.
10 But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Messiah Yeshua, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. (aiōnios g166)
A Bog svake milosti, koji vas pozva na vječnu slavu u Kristu, on će vas, pošto malo potrpite, usavršiti, učvrstiti, ojačati, utvrditi. (aiōnios g166)
Njemu vlast u vijeke vjekova! Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.
Pišem vam ukratko, po Silvanu, koga smatram bratom vjernim, da vas ohrabrim i posvjedočim kako je ovo istinska milost Božja. Nje se držite!
13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you. So does Mark, my son.
Pozdravlja vas suizabranica u Babilonu i Marko, sin moj.
14 Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to all of you who are in Messiah Yeshua. Amen.
Pozdravite jedni druge cjelovom ljubavi! Mir svima vama koji ste u Kristu!
