1 Timoteju 5
1 Ne oštej starešine, temveč ga milo prosi kakor očeta; in mlajše može kakor brate,
Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
2 starejše ženske kakor matere; mlajše kakor sestre, z vso čistostjo.
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
3 Spoštuj vdove, ki so zares vdove.
Honour widows who are widows indeed.
4 Toda če ima katerakoli vdova otroke ali nečake, naj se najprej naučijo doma pokazati spoštovanje in povračati svojim staršem; kajti to je dobro in sprejemljivo pred Bogom.
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
5 Torej tista, ki je zares vdova in zapuščena, zaupa v Boga ter noč in dan nadaljuje v ponižnih prošnjah ter molitvah.
Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
6 Toda tista, ki živi v užitku, je mrtva, medtem ko živi.
But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
7 In zapoveduj te stvari, da bodo lahko brez krivde.
Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
8 Toda če kdorkoli ne skrbi za svoje lastne in [še] posebej za tiste iz svoje lastne hiše, je zanikal vero in je slabši kot nevernik.
But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Ne pustite, da bi bila sprejeta vdova z manj kot šestdesetimi leti, ki je bila žena enega moža,
Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
10 z dobrim pričevanjem o dobrih delih; če je vzgajala otroke, če je prenočevala tujce, če je svetim umivala stopala, če je pomagala trpečim, če je marljivo sledila vsakemu dobremu delu.
being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
11 Toda mlajše vdove zavrni, kajti ko začnejo postajati poltene, zoper Kristusa, se hočejo možiti;
But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,
12 imajo obsodbo, ker so zavrgle svojo prvo vero.
having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
13 In poleg tega se naučijo biti brezdelne in se klatijo okoli od hiše do hiše; in ne samo brezdelja, temveč tudi klepetanja in vtikljivosti [v zadeve drugih], govoreč stvari, ki jih ne bi smele.
Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
14 Hočem torej, da se mlajše ženske omožijo, rodijo otroke, vodijo hišo, ne dajo nobene priložnosti nasprotniku, da govori grajajoče.
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.
15 Kajti nekatere so se že obrnile proč za Satanom.
For already some have turned away after Satan.
16 Če ima katerikoli moški ali ženska, ki veruje, vdove, naj jih podpira in naj se ne obremenjuje cerkev, da bo ta lahko podpirala tiste, ki so zares vdove.
If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
17 Naj bodo starešine, ki dobro vladajo, šteti za vredne dvojne časti, posebej tisti, ki se trudijo v besedi in nauku.
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and in teaching.
18 Kajti pismo pravi: ›Ne boš zavezal gobca volu, ki mane žito.‹ In: ‹Delavec je vreden svoje nagrade.‹
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And, “The labourer is worthy of his wages.”
19 Proti starešini ne sprejmi obtožbe, razen pred dvema ali tremi pričami.
Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.
20 Te, ki grešijo, oštej pred vsemi, da se bodo tudi drugi lahko bali.
Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
21 Naročam ti pred Bogom in Gospodom Jezusom Kristusom in izvoljenimi angeli, da obeležuješ te stvari, brez dajanja prednosti enemu pred drugim in ničesar ne delaj s pristranskostjo.
I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
22 Na nobenega človeka naglo ne polagaj rok niti ne bodi soudeleženec grehov drugih ljudi. Sebe ohrani čistega.
Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
23 Ne pij več vode, temveč zaradi trebuha in svojih pogostih slabotnosti užij malce vina.
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
24 Grehi nekaterih ljudi so razkriti vnaprej in gredo prej na sodbo; in [grehi] nekaterih ljudi sledijo kasneje.
Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgement, and some also follow later.
25 Podobno so tudi dobra dela nekaterih vnaprej razodeta; in tista, ki so drugačna, ne morejo biti skrita.
In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.
