Titu 1
1 Pavel, Božji služabnik in apostol Jezusa Kristusa, glede na vero Božjih izvoljencev in priznavanje resnice, ki je po bogaboječnosti;
From Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, on behalf of the faith of God’s chosen people, and their knowledge of that truth which makes for godliness
2 v upanju večnega življenja, ki ga je Bog, ki ne more lagati, obljubil, preden je svet nastal; (aiōnios g166)
– and is based on the hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began, (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;
and has revealed at his own time in his message, with the preaching of which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior.
4 Titu, mojemu lastnemu sinu, po skupni veri: ›Milost, usmiljenje in mir od Boga Očeta in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa, našega Odrešenika.‹
To Titus, my true child in our shared faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Savior, bless you and give you peace.
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;
My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unfinished, and appoint church elders in the various towns, as I myself directed you.
6 če je kdorkoli brez krivde, soprog ene žene, z zvestimi otroki, [ki] niso obtoženi razgrajanja ali neposlušnosti.
They are to be of irreproachable character, faithful to their partners, whose children are believers in Christ and have never been open to the charge of being wild 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 supervisor, as God’s steward, ought to be of blameless character – not arrogant or quick-tempered, not given to drunkeness, violence or shady money-making.
8 temveč ima rad gostoljubnost, ima rad dobre ljudi, trezen, pravičen, svet, zmeren;
Instead, they should be hospitable, love what is good, self-controlled, upright, people of holy life and disciplined,
9 ki trdno drži zvesto besedo, kakor je bil poučen, da bo lahko zmožen z zdravim naukom ugovarjalce tako spodbujati kakor prepričevati.
holding firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught – so that they may be able to encourage others by sound teaching, as well as to refute those who contradict it.
10 Kajti mnogo je neposlušnih in praznih blebetačev ter sleparjev, posebno tistih iz obreze,
For there are many undisciplined persons who lead others astray with their nonsense, especially those of the group advocating the necessity of circumcision.
11 katerih usta se morajo zapreti, ki zaradi umazanega dobička spodkopavajo cele družine, ko učijo stvari, ki jih ne bi smeli.
They need to be kept quiet as they disrupt whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, simply to make shameful financial gain.
12 Eden izmed njih, njihov lastni prerok, je rekel: »Krečani so vedno lažnivci, zle živali, počasni trebuhi.«
It was a Cretan – one of their own prophets – who said: ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.’ This statement is true.
13 To pričevanje je resnično. Zatorej jih ostro oštej, da bodo lahko zdravi v veri;
Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 ne dajajoč pozornosti judovskim bajkam in človeškim zapovedim, ki odvračajo od resnice.
and may pay no attention to Jewish legends, or to the directions of those who turn their backs on 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.
To those whose minds are pure, all things are ritually pure, but to those whose minds are tainted and unbelieving nothing is pure, as their minds and consciences are alike polluted.
16 Izpovedujejo, da poznajo Boga, toda z deli ga zanikajo, ker so gnusni in neposlušni in neuporabni za vsako dobro delo.
They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable and disobedient and useless for any good work.
