¹Pavel in Timotej, hlapca Kristusa Jezusa, vsem svetim v Kristusu Jezusu, ki bivajo v Filipih, s škofi in diakoni:

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers or, superintendents, or bishops and servants Or, deacons :

²Milost vam in mir od Boga Očeta našega in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa!

²Grace to you, and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³Zahvaljujem se Bogu svojemu, kadarkoli se vas spominjam,

³I thank my God whenever I remember you,

⁴vedno v sleherni molitvi za vas vse, ko opravljam molitev z veseljem,

⁴always in every request of mine on behalf of you all making my requests with joy,

⁵da ste se udeleževali širjenja evangelija od prvega do današnjega dne,

⁵for your partnership The word translated “partnership” (koinonia) also means “fellowship” and “sharing.” in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;

⁶ker sem prepričan prav o tem, da on, ki je začel v vas dobro delo, ga dokonča do dne Jezusa Kristusa;

⁶being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

⁷kakor je tudi meni spodobno, misliti to za vas vse, ker vas imam v srcu svojem kot take, ki ste vsi i v sponah mojih i v zagovarjanju in utrjevanju evangelija sodeležniki milosti z menoj.

⁷It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

⁸Kajti priča mi je Bog, kako hrepenim po vas vseh v srčni ljubezni Kristusa Jezusa.

⁸For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

⁹In za to molim, da naj ljubezen vaša še bolj in bolj raste v spoznanju in slehernem razumu,

⁹This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

¹⁰da presojate, kaj je boljše in kaj ne; da bodete čisti in brez spotikljaja za dan Kristusov,

¹⁰so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;

¹¹napolnjeni s sadom pravičnosti, ki se množi po Jezusu Kristusu, v slavo in hvalo Bogu.

¹¹being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹²Želim pa, da spoznate, bratje, da je pripomoglo še bolj v prospeh evangeliju to, kar me je zadelo,

¹²Now I desire to have you know, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

¹³tako da so spone moje postale očitne, da so za Kristusa, vsej cesarski straži in vsem drugim,

¹³so that it became evident to the whole palace or, praetorian guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;

¹⁴in da si večina bratov, v Gospodu dobivši zaupanje po mojih sponah, upa bolj brez strahu govoriti besedo Božjo.

¹⁴and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

¹⁵Nekateri sicer oznanjajo Kristusa tudi iz zavisti in prepirljivosti, nekateri pa tudi iz dobre volje.

¹⁵Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

¹⁶Ti, ki to delajo iz ljubezni, vedo, da sem postavljen v zagovarjanje evangelija;

¹⁶The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

¹⁷drugi pa oznanjajo Kristusa iz strankarstva, ne iz čistega namena, ker menijo, da mi povzročijo stisko v sponah mojih.

¹⁷but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

¹⁸Ali kaj na tem? Saj se tako ali tako, bodisi s pretvezo, bodisi v resnici oznanja Kristus, in tega se veselim, da, bom se še veselil.

¹⁸What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

¹⁹Vem namreč, da mi to posluži v rešitev po prošnji vaši in podpori Duha Jezusa Kristusa,

¹⁹For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²⁰po trdnem pričakovanju in upanju mojem, da ne bom v ničemer osramočen, marveč da se bo v vsej srčnosti pričevanja kakor vedno, tudi sedaj poveličeval Kristus v mojem telesu, bodisi z življenjem ali s smrtjo.

²⁰according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

²¹Zakaj meni je življenje Kristus, in smrt dobiček.

²¹For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²²Ako pa mi je še živeti v mesu, to mi pomnoži sad dela; in kaj naj izvolim, ne vem.

²²But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.

²³Pritiska me pa oboje: želja me je, ločiti se in biti s Kristusom, zakaj to je veliko, veliko boljše;

²³But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

²⁴toda ostati v mesu je potrebnejše za vas.

²⁴Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

²⁵In v tem zaupanju vem, da ostanem in z vami vsemi ostanem za vaš prospeh in veselje v veri,

²⁵Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

²⁶da bode hvala vaša preobila v Kristusu Jezusu zaradi mene, vsled zopetnega prihoda mojega k vam.

²⁶that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

²⁷Samo naj bode življenje vaše, kakor se spodobi evangeliju Kristusovemu, da bom vedel, bodisi da pridem in vas vidim, bodisi da v daljavi slišim, kako je pri vas, da stojite trdno v enem duhu, enodušno in skupno se boreč za vero evangelija,

²⁷Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

²⁸in da vas nikakor ne morejo zastrašiti nasprotniki; kar je njim očitno znamenje pogube, vam pa zveličanja, in to od Boga;

²⁸and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

²⁹ker vam je iz milosti dano za Kristusa, da ne samo verujete vanj, ampak tudi zanj trpite,imajoč isti boj, ki ste ga videli na meni in zdaj slišite o meni.

²⁹Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

³⁰imajoč isti boj, ki ste ga videli na meni in zdaj slišite o meni.

³⁰having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.