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

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

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

²to the saints and faithful brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

³We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

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

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

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

⁵because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News,

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 has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew 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 you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

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

⁸who also declared 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 cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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

¹⁰that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the 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, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

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

¹²giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

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

¹³who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;

¹⁴kelles meil on lunastus, pattude andeksandmine.

¹⁴in whom we have our redemption, TR adds “through his blood,” the forgiveness of our sins;

¹⁵Tema on nähtamatu Jumala kuju, kogu loodu esmasündinu,

¹⁵who is the image of the invisible God, the 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.

¹⁶For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.

¹⁷Tema ise on enne kõike ja kõik püsib koos temas

¹⁷He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

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

¹⁸He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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

¹⁹For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him;

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

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

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

²¹You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

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

²²yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,

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 it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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 my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, 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 was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill 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 for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed 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 was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, 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 proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

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

²⁹for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.