¹Paulus, Jumala tahtmisel Kristuse Jeesuse apostel, ja vend Timoteos - pühadele, kes on Kolossas, ustavatele vendadele Kristuses:

¹Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will, and Timotheus the brother,

²Armu teile ja rahu Jumalalt, meie Isalt [ja meie Issandalt Jeesuselt Kristuselt]!

²to the holy and faithful brethren in Christ which [are] in Colosse. Grace to you and peace from God our Father [and Lord Jesus Christ].

³Me täname Jumalat ja meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse Isa alati, kui me teie eest palvetame,

³We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continually [when] praying for you,

⁴sest me oleme kuulnud teie usust Kristusesse Jeesusesse ja armastusest kõigi pühade vastu

⁴having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which ye have towards all the saints,

⁵lootuse pärast, mis teile on tallele pandud taevas. Sellest lootusest te olete juba kuulnud evangeeliumi tõesõnas,

⁵on account of the hope which [is] laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,

⁶mis on tulnud teie juurde, nõnda nagu see kogu maailmas on vilja kandmas ja kasvamas. Nii on see ka teie seas sellest päevast peale, mil te kuulsite ja tõeliselt ära tundsite Jumala armu;

⁶which are come to you, as [they are] in all the world, [and] are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard [them] and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:

⁷nõnda nagu te olete õppinud Epafrase, meie armsa kaassulase käest, kes on ustav Kristuse teener teie heaks.

⁷even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

⁸See ongi tema, kes meile on teatanud teie armastusest Vaimus.

⁸who has also manifested to us your love in [the] Spirit.

⁹Seepärast ei ole ka meie, sellest päevast peale kui me seda kuulsime, lakanud teie eest palvetamast ega palumast, et teid täidetaks tema tahtmise tundmisega kogu tarkuses ja vaimulikus mõistmises,

⁹For this reason *we* also, from the day we heard [of your faith and love], do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

¹⁰et te käiksite Issanda vääriliselt talle kõigiti meeldida püüdes, kandes vilja igasuguses heas töös ja kasvades Jumala tundmises

¹⁰[so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God;

¹¹ning saaksite vägevaks kogu väega tema kirkuse tugevust mööda kõigeks püsivuseks ja pikaks meeleks, rõõmuga

¹¹strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

¹²tänades Isa, kes teid on teinud kõlblikuks osa saama pühade pärandist valguse riigis,

¹²giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,

¹³kes meid on kiskunud välja pimeduse meelevallast ja asetanud oma armsa Poja kuningriiki,

¹³who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

¹⁴kelles meil on lunastus, pattude andeksandmine.

¹⁴in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;

¹⁵Tema on nähtamatu Jumala kuju, kogu loodu esmasündinu,

¹⁵who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation;

¹⁶sest tema läbi on loodud kõik, mis on taevais ja maa peal, mis on nähtav ja nähtamatu, olgu troonid või ülemused, olgu valitsused või meelevallad - kõik on loodud tema läbi ja tema poole.

¹⁶because by him were created all things, the things in the heavens and the things upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities: all things have been created by him and for him.

¹⁷Tema ise on enne kõike ja kõik püsib koos temas

¹⁷And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him.

¹⁸ja ta on oma ihu, koguduse pea. Tema on algus, esmasündinu surnuist, et ta kõiges saaks esimeseks.

¹⁸And *he* is the head of the body, the assembly; who is [the] beginning, firstborn from among the dead, that *he* might have the first place in all things:

¹⁹Sest Jumalal on olnud hea meel lasta kogu täiusel temas elada

¹⁹for in him all the fulness [of the Godhead] was pleased to dwell,

²⁰ja lepitada tema läbi enesega kõik, niihästi maapealsed kui taevalised, tehes rahu tema ristivere läbi.

²⁰and by him to reconcile all things to itself, having made peace by the blood of his cross -- by him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.

²¹Ka teid, kes te varem olite Jumalast võõrdunud ja oma mõtlemise poolest tema vaenlased oma kurjade tegudega,

²¹And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

²²on Kristus lepitanud nüüd oma lihalikus ihus surma läbi, et teid seada pühadena ja veatutena ja laitmatutena Jumala palge ette,

²²in the body of his flesh through death; to present you holy and unblamable and irreproachable before it,

²³kui te vaid jääte kindlaks ja rajatuks usule ega lase end kõrvale viia evangeeliumis olevast lootusest, mida te olete kuulnud ja mida on kuulutatud kogu loodule taeva all ja mille teenriks olen saanud mina, Paulus.

²³if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which [is] under heaven, of which *I* Paul became minister.

²⁴Nüüd ma rõõmustan oma kannatustes teie pärast, ja oma ihus ma täidan puuduvat osa Kristuse kannatustest tema ihu, see tähendab koguduse heaks,

²⁴Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;

²⁵kelle teenriks ma olen saanud Jumala korralduse järgi, mis mu kätte on antud teie heaks, et teile täielikult kuulutada Jumala sõna,

²⁵of which *I* became minister, according to the dispensation of God which [is] given me towards you to complete the word of God,

²⁶seda saladust, mis oli varjatud endiste aegade ja sugupõlvede eest, nüüd on aga avaldatud tema pühadele,

²⁶the mystery which [has been] hidden from ages and from generations, but has now been made manifest to his saints;

²⁷kellele Jumal tahtis teada anda, mis on selle saladuse kirkuse rikkus kõigi rahvaste seas; see on - Kristus teie sees, kirkuse lootus.

²⁷to whom God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you the hope of glory:

²⁸Meie kuulutame teda, manitsedes iga inimest ja õpetades iga inimest kogu tarkuses, et seada iga inimest Jumala ette täiuslikuna Kristuses.

²⁸whom *we* announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ.

²⁹Selleks ka mina näen vaeva ja võitlen tema jõu toimel, mis minus on tegev väega.

²⁹Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power.