¹I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

¹Starješine dakle među vama opominjem, ja sustarješina i svjedok Kristovih patnja, a zato i zajedničar slave koja se ima očitovati:

²Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

²pasite povjereno vam stado Božje, nadgledajte ga - ne prisilno, nego dragovoljno, po Božju; ne radi prljava dobitka, nego oduševljeno;

³neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

³i ne kao gospodari Baštine nego kao uzori stada.

⁴When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.

⁴Pa kad se pojavi Natpastir, primit ćete neuveli vijenac slave.

⁵Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Proverbs 3:34

⁵Tako i vi, mladići, podložite se starješinama; svi se jedni prema drugima pripašite poniznošću jer Bog se oholima protivi, a poniznima daruje milost.

⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

⁶Ponizite se dakle pod snažnom rukom Božjom da vas uzvisi u pravo vrijeme.

⁷casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

⁷Svu svoju brigu povjerite njemu jer on se brine za vas.

⁸Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

⁸Otrijeznite se! Bdijte! Protivnik vaš, đavao, kao ričući lav obilazi tražeći koga da proždre.

⁹Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

⁹Oprite mu se stameni u vjeri znajući da takve iste patnje podnose vaša braća po svijetu.

¹⁰But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

¹⁰A Bog svake milosti, koji vas pozva na vječnu slavu u Kristu, on će vas, pošto malo potrpite, usavršiti, učvrstiti, ojačati, utvrditi.

¹¹To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

¹¹Njemu vlast u vijeke vjekova! Amen.

¹²Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

¹²Pišem vam ukratko, po Silvanu, koga smatram bratom vjernim, da vas ohrabrim i posvjedočim kako je ovo istinska milost Božja. Nje se držite!

¹³She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, greets you; and so does Mark, my son.

¹³Pozdravlja vas suizabranica u Babilonu i Marko, sin moj.

¹⁴Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

¹⁴Pozdravite jedni druge cjelovom ljubavi! Mir svima vama koji ste u Kristu!