¹In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

¹Tako i vi, žene, pokoravajte se svojim muževima: ako su neki od njih možda neposlušni Riječi, da i bez riječi budu pridobiveni življenjem vas žena,

²seeing your pure behavior in fear.

²pošto promotre vaše bogoljubno i čisto življenje.

³Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;

³Vaš nakit neka ne bude izvanjski - pletenje kose, kićenje zlatom ili oblačenje haljina.

⁴but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.

⁴Nego: čovjek skrovita srca, neprolazne ljepote, blaga i smirena duha. To je pred Bogom dragocjeno.

⁵For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

⁵Tako su se doista i nekoć svete žene, zaufane u Boga, resile: pokoravale su se muževima.

⁶as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

⁶Sara se tako pokori Abrahamu te ga nazva gospodarom. Njezina ste djeca ako činite dobro ne bojeći se nikakva zastrašivanja.

⁷You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

⁷Tako i vi, muževi, obazrivo živite sa svojim ženama, kao sa slabijim spolom, te im iskazujte čast kao subaštinicima milosti Života da ne spriječite svojih molitava.

⁸Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

⁸Napokon, budite svi jednodušni, puni suosjećanja i bratske ljubavi, milosrdni, ponizni!

⁹not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

⁹Ne vraćajte zlo za zlo ni uvredu za uvredu! Naprotiv, blagoslivljajte jer ste na to i pozvani da baštinite blagoslov!

¹⁰For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁰Doista, tko želi ljubiti život i naužit se dana sretnih, nek suspregne jezik oda zla i usne od riječi prijevarnih;

¹¹Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

¹¹zla nek se kloni, a čini dobro, mir neka traži i za njim ide:

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” Psalm 34:12-16

¹²jer oči Gospodnje gledaju pravedne, uši mu slušaju vapaje njihove, a lice se Gospodnje okreće protiv zločinaca.

¹³Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

¹³Pa tko da vam naudi ako revnujete za dobro?

¹⁴But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.” Isaiah 8:12

¹⁴Nego, morali i trpjeti zbog svoje pravednosti, blago vama! No ne bojte se njihova zastrašivanja i ne plašite se!

¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

¹⁵Naprotiv, Gospodin - Krist neka vam bude svet, u srcima vašim, te budite uvijek spremni na odgovor svakomu koji od vas zatraži obrazloženje nade koja je u vama,

¹⁶having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

¹⁶ali blago i s poštovanjem, dobre savjesti da oni koji ozloglašuju vaš dobar život u Kristu, upravo onim budu postiđeni za što vas potvaraju.

¹⁷For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

¹⁷Ta uspješnije je trpjeti, ako je to Božja volja, čineći dobro, nego čineći zlo.

¹⁸Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

¹⁸Doista, i Krist jednom za grijehe umrije, pravedan za nepravedne, da vas privede k Bogu - ubijen doduše u tijelu, ali oživljen u duhu.

¹⁹in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,

¹⁹U njemu otiđe i propovijedati duhovima u tamnici

²⁰who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

²⁰koji bijahu nekoć nepokorni, kad ih ono Božja strpljivost iščekivaše, u vrijeme Noino, dok se gradila korablja u kojoj nekolicina, to jest osam duša, bi spašena vodom.

²¹This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

²¹Njezin protulik, krštenje - ne odlaganje tjelesne nečistoće, nego molitva za dobru savjest upravljena Bogu - i vas sada spasava po uskrsnuću Isusa Krista

²²who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

²²koji, uzašavši na nebo, jest zdesna Bogu, pošto mu bijahu pokoreni anđeli, vlasti i sile.