1For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
1Zategadelj jaz, Pavel, jetnik Kristusa Jezusa za vas pogane –
2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
2ako ste sicer slišali o oskrbništvu milosti Božje, ki mi je dana za vas,
3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
3da se mi je po razodetju naznanila skrivnost (kakor sem prej pisal ob kratkem,
4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
4iz česar morete, ko berete, spoznati razumevanje moje skrivnosti Kristusove),
5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
5ki se v drugih rodovih ni naznanila sinovom človeškim, kakor se je zdaj razodela svetim apostolom njegovim in prorokom po Duhu,
6That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
6namreč, da so pogani sodediči in soudje telesa in sodeležniki obljube v Kristusu Jezusu po evangeliju,
7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
7katerega služabnik sem postal po daru milosti Božje, podeljene mi po delovanju moči njegove.
8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
8Meni najmanjšemu izmed vseh svetih je dana milost ta, oznanjati poganom nezasledljivo bogastvo Kristusovo
9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
9in razsvetliti vse, kakšno je oskrbovanje skrivnosti, od vekomaj skrite v Bogu, ki je vse ustvaril,
10To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
10zato da se naznani zdaj poglavarstvom in oblastim v nebesih po cerkvi mnogotera modrost Božja,
11According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
11po sklepu od vekomaj, ki ga je storil v Kristusu Jezusu, Gospodu našem;
12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
12v katerem imamo srčnost in pristop v zaupanju po veri v njega.
13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
13Zato prosim, da ne opešate v stiskah mojih za vas, kar je vaša čast.
14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
14Zategadelj pripogibljem kolena pred Očetom,
15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
15po katerem se imenuje sleherna rodovina v nebesih in na zemlji,
16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
16da vam dá po bogastvu slave svoje, da se okrepčate v moči po Duhu njegovem v notranjem človeku,
17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
17da se Kristus po veri vseli v srca vaša, ko ste ukoreninjeni in utrjeni v ljubezni,
18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
18da morete razumeti z vsemi svetimi, kaj je širjava in dolžina ter globočina in visočina,
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
19in spoznati ljubezen Kristusovo, ki presega spoznanje, da se napolnite do vse polnosti Božje.
20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
20Njemu pa, ki more nad vso mero storiti, preobilo več nego kar prosimo ali umemo, po moči, ki deluje v nas,njemu slava v cerkvi in v Kristusu Jezusu na vse rodove na vekov veke! Amen.
21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
21njemu slava v cerkvi in v Kristusu Jezusu na vse rodove na vekov veke! Amen.