¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

¹Otroci, bodite poslušni roditeljem svojim v Gospodu; zakaj to je pravično.

²“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

²„Spoštuj očeta svojega in mater svojo“, ta je zapoved prva z obljubo:

³“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” Deuteronomy 5:16

³„da se ti bo dobro godilo in boš dolgo živel na zemlji“.

⁴You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

⁴In očetje, ne dražite svojih otrok, temuč vzrejajte jih v strahu in svarjenju Gospodovem.

⁵Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

⁵Hlapci, bodite poslušni telesnim gospodarjem svojim s strahom in trepetom, v preprostosti srca svojega kakor Kristusu;

⁶not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁶ne služite le na oko, kakor bi hoteli ugajati ljudem, temuč kakor hlapci Kristusovi, delajoč voljo Božjo iz duše,

⁷with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

⁷z dobro voljo opravljajoč službo, kakor Gospodu in ne ljudem,

⁸knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

⁸vedoč, da kar kdo stori dobrega, prejme to od Gospoda, bodisi hlapec, bodisi svobodnik.

⁹You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

⁹In gospodarji, ravnajte istotako ž njimi in opuščajte pretenje, vedoč, da je i njih i vaš Gospod v nebesih in da licegledja ni pri njem.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

¹⁰Sicer pa, ojačite se v Gospodu in v krepkosti moči njegove.

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹¹Odenite se z vsem orožjem Božjim, da boste mogli stati zoper zvijačne naklepe hudičeve.

¹²For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

¹²Kajti vojskovati se nam ni zoper kri in meso, ampak zoper poglavarstva, zoper oblasti, zoper svetovne mogočnike te teme, zoper duhovne vojske hudobnosti v nebeških prostorih.

¹³Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

¹³Zato primite za vse orožje Božje, da se morete v bran postaviti ob hudem dnevi in, vse premagavši, stati.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁴Stojte torej, opasani okoli ledij z resnico in oblečeni z oklepom pravičnosti

¹⁵and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;

¹⁵in obuti na nogah s pripravljenostjo, oznanjati evangelij miru,

¹⁶above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

¹⁶vrhutega zgrabite ščit vere, s katerim boste mogli pogasiti vse goreče strele Hudobnega.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word from Greek rhema, which means spoken word of God;

¹⁷In vzemite čelado zveličanja in meč Duha, ki je beseda Božja,

¹⁸with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

¹⁸in s sleherno molitvijo in prošnjo molite vsak čas v Duhu in bedite za to v vsej stanovitnosti in prošnji za vse svete,

¹⁹on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

¹⁹tudi zame, da se mi dá beseda, ko odprem usta, da s srčnostjo oznanjam skrivnost evangelija,

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

²⁰ki sem zanj poslanec v sponah, da v njem srčno govorim, kakor mi je govoriti.

²¹But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

²¹Da pa veste tudi vi, kar zadeva mene, kako se mi godi, naznani vam vse Tihik, ljubljeni brat in zvesti služabnik v Gospodu,

²²whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

²²ki sem ga poslal k vam prav zato, da zveste, kako je z nami, in da potolaži srca vaša.

²³Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²³Mir bodi bratom in ljubezen z vero od Boga Očeta in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa!Milost z vsemi, ki ljubijo Gospoda našega Jezusa Kristusa v neminljivosti!

²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.

²⁴Milost z vsemi, ki ljubijo Gospoda našega Jezusa Kristusa v neminljivosti!