1 Peter 3

1 Enako, žene, pokorne bodite svojim možem, da, če tudi kateri niso poslušni besedi, pridobé se po vedenji žen brez besede,

Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they may, without the word, be won by the conduct of their wives,

2 Ko so videli v strahu sveto vedenje vaše.

by observing your blameless and reverential conduct.

3 Dika vaša ne bodi vnanja, spletanje lâs, in navešanje zlatnine, ali oblačenje kril;

Let not your adorning be that which is outward, which consists in plaiting the hair, and wearing gold, and putting on apparel:

4 Nego skriti človek srca, v neminljivosti krotkega in mirnega duha, kateri je drag pred Bogom.

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, adorned with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which, in the sight of God, is of great price.

5 Tako namreč so se nekdaj dičile tudi svete žene, katere so upale v Boga, podložne svojim možem;

For, in former times, the holy women also, who trusted in God, thus adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands,

6 Kakor je bila Sara poslušna Abrahamu, imenujoč ga gospoda svojega. Katere otroci ste postale vé, če delate dobro in se ne bojite nobenega strahú.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: and you are her children, if you do good, and fear no dismay.

7 Možjé, enako, živite z njimi po spoznanji, kakor slabšemu orodju ženskemu čast deleč, kakor tudi sodediči milosti življenja, da se ne ovirajo molitve vaše.

Likewise, you husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, bestowing honor on the wife as the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered.

8 Slednjič pa, vsi bodite enodušni, sočutni, bratoljubni, milosrčni, blagovoljni,

Finally, be all of the same mind, be sympathizing, lovers of the brethren, kind-hearted, humble-minded;

9 Ne vračajoč hudega za hudo, ali psovanja za psovanje; a nasprotno "blagoslavljajoč, vedoč, da ste za to poklicani, da podedovate blagoslov.

not repaying evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the other hand, blessing, since you know that for this end you were called, that you might inherit blessing.

10 "Kajti kdor hoče življenje ljubiti in videti dobre dni, brzdá naj jezik svoj pred hudim, in ustne svoje, da ne govoré zvijače.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:

11 Ogiblje se naj hudega, in dela naj dobro; išče naj mirú in hodi za njim.

let him turn from evil and do good: let him seek peace, and pursue it.

12 Ker oči Gospodove so nad pravičnimi in ušesa njegova nad njih molitvami; obličje pa Gospodovo nad njimi, ki delajo hudo."

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

13 In kdo je, da bi vam kaj hudega storil, če postanete posnemalci dobrega?

And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good?

14 Ali ko bi tudi trpeli za pravico, blagor vam! "Strahú pa njih ne bojte se, in ne begajte se;

But yet, if you even suffer for righteousness, happy are you. Yet fear not their terror, nor be troubled:

15 Gospoda pa Boga posvečujte v srcih svojih." Pripravljeni pa bodite vedno na zagovor vsakemu, kateri zahteva od vas odgovora za upanje v vas, s krotkostjo in strahom;

but reverence the Lord God in your hearts, and be always ready to answer every one that asks of you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

16 In dobro vest imejte, da se v tem, za kar vas obrekujejo kakor hudodelnike, osramoté, kateri obrekujejo vaše lepo vedenje v Kristusu.

having a good conscience, that, inasmuch as they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who traduce your good con duct in Christ.

17 Kajti bolje, da dobro delajoč, če hoče volja Božja, trpite, nego hudo delajoč;

For it is better, if such be the will of God, that you suffer for doing good, than for doing evil.

18 Ker tudi Kristus je enkrat za grehe trpel, pravični za krivične, da nas pripelje Bogu; usmrten v mesu, oživljen pa v duhu,

For Christ also once suffered for sins, the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, having been put to death in flesh, but made alive in spirit;

19 V katerem je tudi šel in oznanjal duhovom v ječi,

in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison,

20 Kateri so bili nekdaj neposlušni, ko je enkrat potrpežljivost Božja čakala o dnevih Noeta, ko se je napravljala ladija, v katero se je rešilo malo, to je osem duš, po vodi;

who formerly were disobedient, when the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while an ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were brought in safety through the water;

21 Čemur podoben tudi zdaj nas rešuje krst (ne mesne nesnage odloga, nego dobre vesti obljuba do Boga), po vstajenji Jezusa Kristusa,

the likeness of which, even immersion, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking of a good conscience toward God, ) does now also save us, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

22 Kateri je na desnici Božji, po vnebohodu, in podredjeni so mu angeli in oblasti in moči.

who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having become subject to him.

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark