Matej 18
1 Ob istem času so prišli k Jezusu učenci, rekoč: »Kdo je največji v nebeškem kraljestvu?«
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 In Jezus je k sebi poklical majhnega otroka in ga postavil v sredo mednje
Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
3 ter rekel: »Resnično, povem vam: ›Razen, če se ne spreobrnete in ne postanete kakor majhni otroci, ne boste vstopili v nebeško kraljestvo.‹
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 Kdorkoli bo torej samega sebe ponižal kakor ta majhen otrok, ta je največji v nebeškem kraljestvu.
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 In kdorkoli bo sprejel enega takšnega majhnega otroka v mojem imenu, sprejema mene.
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6 Toda kdorkoli bo pohujšal enega od teh malčkov, ki verujejo vame, bi bilo bolje zanj, da bi bil mlinski kamen obešen okoli njegovega vratu in da bi bil potopljen v globino morja.
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7 Gorje svetu zaradi prestopkov! Kajti nujno se mora zgoditi, da prestopki pridejo, toda gorje tistemu človeku, po katerem prestopki prihajajo!
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
8 Zatorej, če te tvoja roka ali tvoje stopalo pohujšuje, ju odsekaj proč in ju vrzi od sebe. Bolje je zate, da v življenje vstopiš šepav ali pohabljen, raje kakor imeti dve roki ali dve stopali in biti vržen v večni ogenj. (aiōnios g166)
If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
9 In če te tvoje oko pohujšuje, ga iztakni in ga vrzi od sebe. Bolje je zate, da vstopiš v življenje z enim očesom, raje kakor imeti dve očesi in biti vržen v peklenski ogenj. (Geenna g1067)
And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
10 Pazite, da ne prezirate niti enega od teh malčkov, kajti povem vam: ›Da njihovi angeli v nebesih vedno zrejo obraz mojega Očeta, ki je v nebesih.‹
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
11 Kajti Sin človekov je prišel rešit to, kar je bilo izgubljeno.
12 Kaj mislite? Če ima človek sto ovac in bi ena od njih zašla ali ne bo pustil devetindevetdesetih in šel v gore in iskal tiste, ki je zašla?
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
13 In če se zgodi, da jo najde, resnično, povem vam, se bolj veseli te ovce kakor devetindevetdesetih, ki niso zašle.
And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
14 Točno tako ni volja vašega Očeta, ki je v nebesih, da bi propadel eden izmed teh malčkov.
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
15 Poleg tega, če se bo tvoj brat prekršil zoper tebe, pojdi in mu na samem povej njegovo krivdo med seboj in njim. Če te bo poslušal, si pridobil svojega brata.
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
16 Toda če te ne bo poslušal, potem vzemi s seboj dodatno še enega ali dva, da je vsaka beseda lahko potrjena po ustih dveh ali treh prič.
But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
17 Če pa jih bo zanemarjal poslušati, povej to cerkvi. Toda če zanemarja poslušati cerkev, naj ti bo kakor pogan in davkar.
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18 Resnično, povem vam: ›Karkoli boste zvezali na zemlji, bo zvezano v nebesih, in karkoli boste razvezali na zemlji, bo razvezano v nebesih.‹
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19 Ponovno vam pravim: ›Da če se bosta dva izmed vas na zemlji strinjala glede katerekoli stvari, za katero bosta prosila, bo to storjeno zanju od mojega Očeta, ki je v nebesih.‹
Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
20 Kajti kjer sta dva ali trije zbrani skupaj v mojem imenu, tam sem jaz v sredi med njimi.«
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
21 Tedaj je prišel k njemu Peter in rekel: »Gospod, kako pogosto lahko moj brat greši zoper mene in mu jaz odpustim? Do sedemkrat?«
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jezus mu reče: »Ne pravim ti: ›Do sedemkrat, ‹ temveč: ›do sedemdesetkrat sedemkrat.‹
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
23 Zato je nebeško kraljestvo podobno nekemu kralju, ki je hotel narediti obračun s svojimi služabniki.
Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 In ko je začel z obračunom, so k njemu privedli nekoga, ki mu je bil dolžan deset tisoč talentov.
As he began the settlements, a debtor was brought to him owing ten thousand talents.
25 Toda ker ni mogel toliko odplačati, mu je njegov gospodar ukazal, naj bo prodan on in njegova žena in otroci ter vse, kar je imel in se pripravi plačilo.
Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
26 Služabnik je torej padel dol in ga oboževal, rekoč: ›Gospod, imej potrpljenje z menoj in vse ti bom plačal.‹
Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27 Potem je bil gospodar tega služabnika prevzet s sočutjem in ga izpustil ter mu odpustil dolg.
His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
28 Toda ta isti služabnik je odšel ven in našel enega izmed svojih soslužabnikov, ki mu je bil dolžan sto denarjev in nanj položil roki ter [ga] prijel za vrat, rekoč: ›Plačaj mi to, kar dolguješ.‹
But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29 In njegov soslužabnik je padel dol ob njegovih stopalih in ga rotil, rekoč: ›Imej potrpljenje z menoj in vse ti bom plačal.‹
So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
30 Ta pa ni hotel, temveč je šel in ga vrgel v ječo, dokler ne bi odplačal dolga.
But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
31 Ko so torej njegovi soslužabniki videli, kaj se je zgodilo, so bili zelo žalostni in so prišli ter svojemu gospodarju povedali vse, kar se je zgodilo.
When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
32 Tedaj mu je njegov gospodar, potem ko ga je poklical, rekel: ›Oh ti zlobni služabnik, ker si me prosil, sem ti ves ta dolg odpustil;
Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
33 ali naj ne bi tudi ti prav tako imel sočutje do svojega soslužabnika, prav tako kakor sem jaz imel usmiljenje do tebe?‹
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
34 In njegov gospodar je bil ogorčen in ga izročil mučiteljem, dokler ne bi odplačal vsega tega, kar mu je bil dolžan.
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
35 Prav tako bo moj nebeški Oče storil tudi vam, če iz svojih src ne odpustite vsak svojemu bratu njihove prekrške.«
That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
