Efežanima 5
1 Ugledajte se dakle na Boga, kao ljubazna djeca,
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
2 I živite u ljubavi, kao što je i Hristos ljubio nas, i predade sebe za nas u prilog i žrtvu Bogu na slatki miris.
and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
3 A kurvarstvo i svaka neèistota i lakomstvo da se i ne spominje meðu vama, kao što se pristoji svetima;
But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.
4 Tako i sramotne i lude rijeèi, ili šale, što se ne pristoji; nego još zahvaljivanje.
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
5 Jer ovo da znate da nijedan kurvar, ili neèist, ili tvrdica koji je idolopoklonik neæe imati dijela u carstvu Hrista i Boga.
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6 Niko da vas ne vara praznijem rijeèima; jer ovijeh radi ide gnjev Božij na sinove nepokornosti.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
7 Ne bivajte dakle zajednièari njihovi.
Therefore do not be partakers with them.
8 Jer bijaste negda tama, a sad ste vidjelo u Gospodu: kao djeca vidjela živite;
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
9 Jer je rod duhovni u svakoj dobroti i pravdi i istini.
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
10 Istražujte što je Bogu ugodno.
Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
11 I ne pristajte na bezrodna djela tame, nego još karajte.
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
12 Jer je sramno i govoriti šta oni tajno èine.
For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.
13 A sve za što se kara, vidjelo objavljuje; jer sve što se objavljuje, vidjelo je;
But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
14 Zato govori: ustani ti koji spavaš i vaskrsni iz mrtvijeh, i obasjaæe te Hristos.
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15 Gledajte dakle da uredno živite, ne kao nemudri, nego kao mudri;
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
16 Pazite na vrijeme, jer su dani zli.
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Toga radi ne budite nerazumni, nego poznajte što je volja Božija.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
18 I ne opijajte se vinom, u kome je kurvarstvo, nego se još ispunjavajte duhom,
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
19 Govoreæi meðu sobom u psalmima i pojanju i pjesmama duhovnijem, pjevajuæi i pripijevajuæi u srcima svojijem Gospodu;
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
20 Zahvaljujuæi za svašto u ime Gospoda našega Isusa Hrista Bogu i ocu;
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
21 Slušajuæi se meðu sobom u strahu Božijemu.
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Žene! slušajte svoje muževe kao Gospoda.
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
23 Jer je muž glava ženi kao što je i Hristos glava crkvi, i on je spasitelj tijela.
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
24 No kao što crkva sluša Hrista tako i žene svoje muževe u svemu.
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25 Muževi! ljubite svoje žene kao što i Hristos ljubi crkvu, i sebe predade za nju,
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
26 Da je osveti oèistivši je kupanjem vodenijem u rijeèi;
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
27 Da je metne preda se slavnu crkvu, koja nema mane ni mrštine, ili takoga èega, nego da bude sveta i bez mane.
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
28 Tako su dužni muževi ljubiti svoje žene kao svoja tjelesa; jer koji ljubi svoju ženu, sebe samoga ljubi.
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
29 Jer niko ne omrznu kad na svoje tijelo, nego ga hrani i grije, kao i Gospod crkvu.
Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.
30 Jer smo udi tijela njegova, od mesa njegova, i od kostiju njegovijeh.
For we are members of His body.
31 Toga radi ostaviæe èovjek oca svojega i mater, i prilijepiæe se k ženi svojoj, i biæe dvoje jedno tijelo.
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
32 Tajna je ovo velika; a ja govorim za Hrista i za crkvu.
This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
33 Ali i vi svaki da ljubi onako svoju ženu kao i sebe samoga; a žena da se boji svojega muža.
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
