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

¹Pavao, po volji Božjoj apostol Krista Isusa, i brat Timotej:

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.

²Kološanima, svetoj i vjernoj braći u Kristu. Milost vam i mir od Boga, Oca našega!

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

³Zahvaljujemo Bogu, Ocu Gospodina našega Isusa Krista, svagda za vas moleći.

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

⁴Jer čuli smo za vašu vjeru u Kristu Isusu i za ljubav koju gajite prema svima svetima

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,

⁵poradi nade koja vam je pohranjena u nebesima. Za nju ste već čuli u Riječi istine -

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;

⁶evanđelju koje je do vas doprlo te plodove nosi i raste, kao što po svem svijetu, tako i među vama od dana kad ste čuli i spoznali milost Božju po istini,

⁷even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

⁷kako ste naučili od ljubljenog Epafre, sluge zajedno s nama; on je umjesto nas, vjeran poslužitelj Kristov,

⁸who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

⁸on nas je i obavijestio o vašoj ljubavi u Duhu.

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,

⁹Zato i mi, od dana kada to čusmo, neprestano za vas molimo i ištemo da se ispunite spoznajom volje Njegove u svoj mudrosti i shvaćanju duhovnome:

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;

¹⁰da živite dostojno Gospodina i posve mu ugodite, plodni svakim dobrim djelom i rastući u spoznaji Božjoj;

¹¹strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

¹¹osnaženi svakom snagom, po sili Slave njegove, za svaku postojanost i strpljivost;

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

¹²s radošću zahvaljujući Ocu koji vas osposobi za dioništvo u baštini svetih u svjetlosti.

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

¹³On nas izbavi iz vlasti tame i prenese u kraljevstvo Sina, ljubavi svoje,

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

¹⁴u kome imamo otkupljenje, otpuštenje grijeha.

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

¹⁵On je slika Boga nevidljivoga, Prvorođenac svakog stvorenja.

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.

¹⁶Ta u njemu je sve stvoreno na nebesima i na zemlji, vidljivo i nevidljivo, bilo Prijestolja, bilo Gospodstva, bilo Vrhovništva, bilo Vlasti - sve je po njemu i za njega stvoreno:

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

¹⁷on je prije svega i sve stoji u njemu.

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.

¹⁸On je Glava Tijela, Crkve; on je Početak, Prvorođenac od mrtvih, da u svemu bude Prvak.

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

¹⁹Jer svidjelo se Bogu u njemu nastaniti svu Puninu

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.

²⁰i po njemu - uspostavivši mir krvlju križa njegova - izmiriti sa sobom sve, bilo na zemlji, bilo na nebesima.

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

²¹I vas, nekoć po zlim djelima udaljene i neprijateljski raspoložene,

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

²²sada u ljudskom tijelu Kristovu, po smrti, sa sobom izmiri da vas k sebi privede svete, bez mane i besprigovorne.

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.

²³Samo ako ostanete u vjeri utemeljeni, stalni i nepoljuljani u nadi evanđelja koje čuste, koje se propovijeda svakom stvorenju pod nebom, a ja mu, Pavao, postadoh poslužiteljem.

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;

²⁴Radujem se sada dok trpim za vas i u svom tijelu dopunjam što nedostaje mukama Kristovim za Tijelo njegovo, za Crkvu.

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,

²⁵Njoj ja postadoh poslužiteljem po rasporedbi Božjoj koja mi je dana za vas da potpuno pronesem Riječ Božju -

²⁶the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

²⁶otajstvo pred vjekovima i pred naraštajima skriveno, a sada očitovano svetima njegovim.

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;

²⁷Njima Bog htjede obznaniti kako li je slavom bogato to otajstvo među poganima: to jest Krist u vama, nada slave!

²⁸whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

²⁸Njega mi navješćujemo, opominjući svakoga čovjeka, poučavajući svakoga čovjeka u svoj mudrosti da bismo svakoga čovjeka doveli do savršenstva u Kristu.

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

²⁹Za to se i trudim i borim njegovom djelotvornošću koja u meni snažno djeluje.