Pāvila Vēstule Kolosiešiem 4
1 Jūs kungi, kas ir pareizi un pēc tiesas, to dariet tiem kalpiem, zinādami, ka jums arīdzan Kungs ir debesīs.
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].
2 Esiet pastāvīgi iekš lūgšanas un esiet nomodā iekš tās ar pateicību,
Pray to God persistently, and as you pray, be alert and be thanking God.
3 Lūgdami turklāt arī par mums, ka Dievs mums gribētu atvērt tā vārda durvis, runāt Kristus noslēpumu, kā dēļ es arī esmu saistīts,
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.
4 Lai es to varu darīt zināmu, tā kā man pienākas runāt.
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.
5 Staigājiet iekš gudrības priekš tiem, kas ir ārā, laiku vērā ņemdami.
Act wisely towards those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus [MTY]; use every opportunity to do that.
6 Jūsu valoda lai ir arvien mīlīga un ar sāli sālīta, ka jūs zināt ikvienam atbildēt, kā pienākas.
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.
7 Kā man klājās, par to Tihikus jums ziņu dos, tas mīļais brālis un uzticīgais palīgs un amata biedrs iekš Tā Kunga,
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.
8 Ko es tāpēc esmu sūtījis pie jums, lai es ziņu dabūtu, kā jums klājās, un lai tas jūsu sirdis iepriecinātu,
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.)
9 Ar Onezimu, to uzticīgo un mīļo brāli, kas no jūsu draudzes; tie jums visu stāstīs, kā te iet.
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.
10 Aristarks, mans cietuma biedrs, jūs sveicina, un Marks, Barnabas brāļa dēls, par ko jūs pavēles esat dabūjuši (kad tas pie jums nāks, tad to uzņemiet),
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.
11 Un Jēzus, ar pavārdu Justs, kas ir no apgraizīšanas. Šie vien ir mani darba biedri pie Dieva valstības, kas man bijuši par iepriecināšanu.
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.
12 Epafra, kas ir no jūsu draudzes, Kristus kalps, jūs sveicina, vienmēr par jums cīnīdamies iekš lūgšanām, ka jūs pilnīgi un stipri pastāviet visā Dieva prātā.
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.
13 Jo es tam dodu liecību, ka viņš karsti darbojās par jums un par tiem Laodiķeā un par tiem Hierapolē.
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].
14 Lūkas, tas ārsts, tas mīļais, un Demas jūs sveicina.
Luke, the doctor, whom I/we [(exc)] love, and Demas (say that they are thinking fondly about you/send you their greetings).
15 Sveicinājiet tos brāļus Laodiķeā, un Nimfu un to Dieva draudzi viņa namā.
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).
16 Un kad tā grāmata no jums ir lasīta, tad gādājiet, ka tā arī Laodiķeas draudzē top lasīta, un ka jūs arīdzan to grāmatu no Laodiķeas lasāt.
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.
17 Un sakāt Arhipam: kopi to amatu, ko tu esi dabūjis iekš Tā Kunga, ka tu to pilnīgi izdari.
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.”
18 Tā sveicināšana ar manu, Pāvila, roku. Pieminiet manas saites! Žēlastība lai ir ar jums! Āmen!
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.
