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 :

¹Pavao i Timotej, sluge Krista Isusa, svima svetima u Kristu Isusu koji su u Filipima, s nadglednicima i poslužiteljima.

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

²Milost vam i mir od Boga, Oca našega, i Gospodina Isusa Krista!

³I thank my God whenever I remember you,

³Zahvaljujem Bogu svomu kad vas se god sjetim.

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

⁴Uvijek se u svakoj svojoj molitvi za vas s radošću molim

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;

⁵zbog vašeg udjela u evanđelju od onoga prvog dana sve do sada -

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

⁶uvjeren u ovo: Onaj koji otpoče u vama dobro djelo, dovršit će ga do Dana Krista Isusa.

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.

⁷I pravo je da tako osjećam o svima vama! Ta ja vas nosim u srcu jer u okovima mojim i u obrani i utvrđivanju evanđelja svi ste vi suzajedničari moje milosti.

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

⁸Bog mi je doista svjedok koliko žudim za svima vama srcem Isusa Krista!

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

⁹I molim za ovo: da ljubav vaša sve više i više raste u spoznanju i potpunu pronicanju

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

¹⁰te mognete prosuditi što je najbolje da budete čisti i besprijekorni za Dan Kristov,

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

¹¹puni ploda pravednosti po Isusu Kristu - na slavu i hvalu Božju.

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;

¹²A hoću da znate, braćo: ovaj se moj udes pače okrenuo u napredovanje evanđelja

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

¹³tako da se moji okovi u Kristu razglasiše u svem pretoriju i među svima drugima,

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.

¹⁴a većina braće u Gospodinu, ohrabrena mojim okovima, još se više usuđuje neustrašivo zboriti Riječ.

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

¹⁵Neki, istina, propovijedaju Krista iz zavisti i nadmetanja, a neki iz dobre volje:

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

¹⁶ovi iz ljubavi jer znaju da sam ovdje za obranu evanđelja;

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

¹⁷oni pak Krista navješćuju iz suparništva, neiskreno - misleći da će tako otežati nevolju mojih okova.

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.

¹⁸Pa što onda? Samo se na svaki način, bilo himbeno, bilo istinito, Krist navješćuje. I tome se radujem, a i radovat ću se.

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

¹⁹Jer znadem: po vašoj molitvi i pomoći Duha Isusa Krista to će mi biti na spasenje,

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.

²⁰kako željno i očekujem i nadam se da se ni zbog čega neću smesti, nego da će se mojom posvemašnjom odvažnošću - kako uvijek tako i sada - Krist uzveličati u mome tijelu, bilo životom, bilo smrću.

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

²¹Ta meni je živjeti Krist, a umrijeti dobitak!

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

²²A ako mi živjeti u tijelu omogućuje plodno djelovanje, što da odaberem? Ne znam!

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

²³Pritiješnjen sam od ovoga dvoga: želja mi je otići i s Kristom biti jer to je mnogo, mnogo bolje;

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

²⁴ali ostati u tijelu potrebnije je poradi vas.

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

²⁵U to uvjeren, znam da ću ostati i biti uz vas sve, za vaš napredak i na radost vjere,

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

²⁶da ponos vaš mnome poraste u Kristu Isusu kad opet dođem k vama.

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;

²⁷Samo se ponašajte dostojno evanđelja Kristova, pa - došao ja i vidio vas ili nenazočan slušao što je s vama - da mogu utvrditi kako ste postojani u jednome duhu i jednodušno se zajednički borite za evanđeosku vjeru

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

²⁸ne plašeći se ni u čemu protivnika. To je njima najava njihove propasti, a vašega spasenja, i to od Boga.

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

²⁹Jer vama je dana milost: "za Krista", ne samo u njega vjerovati nego za njega i trpjeti,

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

³⁰isti boj bijući koji na meni vidjeste i sada o meni čujete.