1Radi toga ja, Pavao, sužanj Krista Isusa za vas pogane...
1For this reason *I* Paul, prisoner of the Christ Jesus for you nations,
2Zacijelo ste čuli za rasporedbu milosti Božje koja mi je dana za vas:
2(if indeed ye have heard of the administration of the grace of God which has been given to me towards you,
3objavom mi je obznanjeno otajstvo, kako netom ukratko opisah.
3that by revelation the mystery has been made known to me, (according as I have written before briefly,
4Čitajući to, možete dokučiti kako ja shvaćam Kristovo otajstvo,
4by which, in reading it, ye can understand my intelligence in the mystery of the Christ,)
5koje nije bilo obznanjeno sinovima ljudskim drugih naraštaja. Ono je sada u Duhu objavljeno svetim njegovim apostolima i prorocima:
5which in other generations has not been made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in [the power of the] Spirit,
6da su pogani subaštinici i "sutijelo" i sudionici obećanja u Kristu Isusu - po evanđelju,
6that [they who are of] the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of [his] promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;
7kojega postadoh poslužiteljem darom milosti Božje koja mi je dana djelotvornošću snage njegove.
7of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.
8Meni, najmanjemu od svih svetih, dana je ova milost: poganima biti blagovjesnikom neistraživog bogatstva Kristova
8To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
9i osvijetliti rasporedbu otajstva, pred vjekovima skrivena u Bogu, koji sve stvori,
9and to enlighten all [with the knowledge of] what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has created all things,
10da sada - po Crkvi - Vrhovništvima i Vlastima na nebesima bude obznanjena mnogolika mudrost Božja
10in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God,
11zasnovana - po naumu o vjekovima - u Kristu Isusu Gospodinu našemu.
11according to [the] purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
12U njemu, s pouzdanjem po vjeri u njega, imamo slobodan pristup.
12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence by the faith of him.
13Zato ne klonite, molim, s nevolja mojih za vas! One su slava vaša!
13Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14Zato prigibam koljena pred Ocem,
14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],
15od koga ime svakom očinstvu na nebu i na zemlji:
15of whom every family in [the] heavens and on earth is named,
16neka vam dadne po bogatstvu Slave svoje ojačati se po Duhu njegovu u snazi za unutarnjeg čovjeka
16in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;
17da po vjeri Krist prebiva u srcima vašim te u ljubavi ukorijenjeni i utemeljeni
17that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,
18mognete shvatiti sa svima svetima što je Dužina i Širina i Visina i Dubina
18in order that ye may be fully able to apprehend with all the saints what [is] the breadth and length and depth and height;
19te spoznati nadspoznatljivu ljubav Kristovu da se ispunite do sve Punine Božje.
19and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge; that ye may be filled [even] to all the fulness of God.
20Onomu pak koji snagom u nama djelatnom može učiniti mnogo izobilnije nego li mi moliti ili zamisliti -
20But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,
21Njemu slava u Crkvi i u Kristu Isusu za sva pokoljenja vijeka vjekovječnoga! Amen.
21to him be glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus unto all generations of the age of ages. Amen).