1 Korinčanom 13

1 Čeprav govorim s človeškimi in angelskimi jeziki, pa nimam ljubezni, sem postal kakor brneč bron ali zveneča cimbala.

THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become as sounding brass, and tinkling cymbal.

2 In čeprav imam dar preroštva in razumem vse skrivnosti in vsa spoznanja; in čeprav imam vso vero, tako da lahko premikam gore, pa nimam ljubezni, nisem nič.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries, and all manner of science; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 In čeprav podelim vse svoje dobrine, da nahranim revne in čeprav izročim svoje telo, da bi izgorelo, nimam pa ljubezni, mi to nič ne koristi.

And if I deal out all my goods in alms, and deliver up my body that I should be burned, but have not love, I am nothing advantaged by it.

4 Ljubezen dolgo prenaša in je prijazna; ljubezen ni nevoščljiva; ljubezen sebe ne povzdiguje, ni napihnjena,

Love is long-suffering, is kind; love envieth not; love is no vain boaster, is not inflated with pride,

5 se ne ponaša nespodobno, ne išče svojega lastnega, ni lahko izzvana, ne misli zlega;

doth not act unseemly, seeketh not her own advantage, is not passionate, thinketh no evil;

6 ne razveseljuje se v krivičnosti, temveč se razveseljuje v resnici;

rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 prenese vse stvari, veruje vsem stvarem, upa [v] vse stvari, vzdrži vse stvari.

beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Ljubezen nikoli ne izneveri. Toda če bodo preroštva, bodo prenehala; če bodo jeziki, bodo prenehali; če bo spoznanje, bo to izginilo proč.

Love never faileth: but if there be prophetic gifts, they shall be no more; if tongues, they shall cease; if science, it shall vanish away.

9 Kajti spoznavamo deloma in prerokujemo deloma.

For we know partially, and prophesy partially.

10 Toda ko pride to, kar je popolno, takrat bo to, kar je deloma, odpravljeno.

But when that which is perfect cometh, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 Ko sem bil otrok, sem govoril kakor otrok, razumel kakor otrok, mislil kakor otrok. Toda ko sem postal mož, sem otročje stvari dal stran.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child: but when I grew a man, I put away childish things.

12 Kajti sedaj vidimo skozi steklo, temno; toda takrat iz obličja v obličje; sedaj spoznavam deloma, toda takrat bom spoznal enako, kakor sem bil tudi spoznan.

For now we see by reflected light, indistinctly; but then face to face: now I know partially; but then shall I know even as I am known.

13 In sedaj ostajajo vera, upanje, ljubezen, to troje; toda največja od teh je ljubezen.

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greater of these is love.