Kološanom 4
1 Gospodarji, dajajte svojim služabnikom to, kar je pravično in primerno; vedoč, da imate tudi vi Gospodarja v nebesih.
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that all of you also have a Master in heaven.
2 Vztrajajte v molitvi in bedite v njej z zahvaljevanjem;
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
3 poleg tega molíte tudi za nas, da bi nam Bog odprl vrata izgovarjave, da bomo govorili Kristusovo skrivnost, zaradi katere sem tudi v vezeh;
Likewise praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of (logos) utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4 da jo bom lahko prikazal, kakor sem dolžan govoriti.
That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5 Živite v modrosti do teh, ki so zunaj in izkoristite čas.
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Naj bo vaš govor vedno z milostjo, začinjen s soljo, da boste lahko vedeli, kako bi morali odgovarjati vsakemu človeku.
Let your (logos) speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that all of you may know how all of you ought to answer every man.
7 Ves moj položaj vam bo razglasil Tihik, ki je ljubljeni brat in zvest služabnik ter soslužabnik v Gospodu;
All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord:
8 ki sem ga k vam poslal z istim namenom, da bi lahko spoznal vaš položaj in potolažil vaša srca;
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
9 z Onézimom, zvestim in ljubljenim bratom, ki je eden izmed vas. Dala vam bosta spoznati vse stvari, ki so storjene tukaj.
With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
10 Pozdravljajo vas Aristarh, moj sojetnik in Marko, sin Barnabove sestre (glede katerega ste prejeli zapovedi; če pride k vam, ga sprejmite)
Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and Marcus, sister's (concerning whom all of you received commandments: if he comes unto you, receive him; )
11 in Jezus, ki se imenuje Just, ki so iz obreze. Samo ti so moji sodelavci za Božje kraljestvo, ki so mi bili v tolažbo.
And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
12 Pozdravlja vas Epafrá, ki je eden izmed vas, Kristusov služabnik, ki se vedno goreče bori za vas v molitvah, da bi lahko stali popolni in dovršeni, v vsej Božji volji.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that all of you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 Kajti prinašam mu pričevanje, da ima veliko gorečnost za vas in za tiste, ki so v Laodikeji in za one v Hierápoli.
For I bear him record, that he has a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
14 Pozdravljata vas Luka, ljubljeni zdravnik in Demá.
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
15 Pozdravite brate, ki so v Laodikeji in Nimfása ter cerkev, ki je v njegovi hiši.
Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
16 In ko preberete to poslanico med vami, poskrbite, da se bo brala tudi v cerkvi Laodikejcev; in da tudi vi preberete poslanico iz Laodikeje.
And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that all of you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
17 In Arhipu recite: »Pazi na službo, ki si jo prejel v Gospodu, da jo izpolnjuješ.«
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.
18 Pozdrav z mojo, Pavlovo roko. Spominjajte se mojih vezi. Milost bodi z vami. Amen. [Napisano iz Rima Kološanom, po Tihiku in Onézimu.]
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
