Titu 1
1 Pavel hlapec Božji in apostelj Jezusa Kristusa, po veri izvoljenih Božjih in spoznanji resnice po pobožnosti;
Paul, a bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,
in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal, (aiōnios g166)
3 A o svojem času je razodel besedo svojo v naznanilu, katero je bilo meni izročeno po povelji rešitelja našega, Boga:
but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
4 Titu, pravemu detetu po družni veri, milost, usmiljenje, mir od Boga očeta in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa rešitelja našega!
to Titus, a genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 Za to sem te pustil v Kreti, da popraviš pomanjkljivo, in nastaviš po mestu starejšine, kakor sem ti jaz ukazal;
I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,
6 Če je kdo neoponosen, ene žene mož, otroke imajoč verne, ki niso na glasu razuzdanosti, ali nepokorni.
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.
7 Vladika namreč bodi neoponosen, kakor oskrbnik Božji, ne samovšečen, ne nagle jeze, ne pijanec, ne pretepalec, ne grdega zaslužka;
For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,
8 Nego gostoljuben, dobrega prijatelj, zmeren, pravičen, svet, zdržen,
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,
9 Držeč se verne besede po uku, da bode zmožen tudi opominjati v zdravem uku, in izpodbijati nasproti govoreče.
holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.
10 Kajii mnogo je trdovratnih blebetačev in sleparjev, zlasti iz obreze,
For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,
11 katerim je treba usta zamašiti; kateri cele hiše narobe obračajo, učeč, česar bi ne smeli, za grd dobiček.
who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.
12 Rekel je nekdo izmed njih, lasten njih prorok: "Kréčani vedno lažniki, grde zveri, leni trebuhi."
A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
13 To pričalo je resnično; zatorej jih svári osorno, da bodejo zdravi v veri,
This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 Ne poslušajoč basni judovskih in ukazov ljudî, ki se obračajo od resnice.
not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 Vse je čisto čistim; oskrunjenim pa in nevernim ni nič čisto; nego oskrunila sta se jim um in vest.
Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16 Boga pravijo da poznajo, v delih pa ga zatajujejo, ker so ljudje ostudni in nepokorni in za vsako dobro delo malo pridni.
They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
