Titu 1
1 Pavel, Božji služabnik in apostol Jezusa Kristusa, glede na vero Božjih izvoljencev in priznavanje resnice, ki je po bogaboječnosti;
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:
2 v upanju večnega življenja, ki ga je Bog, ki ne more lagati, obljubil, preden je svet nastal; (aiōnios g166)
Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
3 toda ob primernih časih je svojo besedo jasno pokazal prek oznanjevanja, ki mi je bila zaupana glede na zapoved Boga, našega Odrešenika;
But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
4 Titu, mojemu lastnemu sinu, po skupni veri: ›Milost, usmiljenje in mir od Boga Očeta in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa, našega Odrešenika.‹
To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5 Na Kreti sem te pustil zaradi tega razloga, da urediš stvari, ki so pomanjkljive, ter v vsakem mestu določiš starešine, kakor sem ti določil;
For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
6 če je kdorkoli brez krivde, soprog ene žene, z zvestimi otroki, [ki] niso obtoženi razgrajanja ali neposlušnosti.
If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
7 Kajti duhovni nadzornik mora biti brez krivde, kakor Božji oskrbnik, ne samovoljen, ne hitro jezen, ne vdan vinu, ne razuzdanec, ne vdan umazani grabežljivosti;
For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
8 temveč ima rad gostoljubnost, ima rad dobre ljudi, trezen, pravičen, svet, zmeren;
But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
9 ki trdno drži zvesto besedo, kakor je bil poučen, da bo lahko zmožen z zdravim naukom ugovarjalce tako spodbujati kakor prepričevati.
Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.
10 Kajti mnogo je neposlušnih in praznih blebetačev ter sleparjev, posebno tistih iz obreze,
For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
11 katerih usta se morajo zapreti, ki zaradi umazanega dobička spodkopavajo cele družine, ko učijo stvari, ki jih ne bi smeli.
Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
12 Eden izmed njih, njihov lastni prerok, je rekel: »Krečani so vedno lažnivci, zle živali, počasni trebuhi.«
One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
13 To pričevanje je resnično. Zatorej jih ostro oštej, da bodo lahko zdravi v veri;
This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
14 ne dajajoč pozornosti judovskim bajkam in človeškim zapovedim, ki odvračajo od resnice.
Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
15 Čistim so vse stvari čiste, toda tem, ki so omadeževani in neverni, ni nič čisto, temveč so omadeževane celó njihove misli in vest.
All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16 Izpovedujejo, da poznajo Boga, toda z deli ga zanikajo, ker so gnusni in neposlušni in neuporabni za vsako dobro delo.
They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
