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 :

¹Pavel in Timotej, hlapca Kristusa Jezusa, vsem svetim v Kristusu Jezusu, ki bivajo v Filipih, s škofi in diakoni:

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

²Milost vam in mir od Boga Očeta našega in Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa!

³I thank my God whenever I remember you,

³Zahvaljujem se Bogu svojemu, kadarkoli se vas spominjam,

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

⁴vedno v sleherni molitvi za vas vse, ko opravljam molitev z veseljem,

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;

⁵da ste se udeleževali širjenja evangelija od prvega do današnjega dne,

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

⁶ker sem prepričan prav o tem, da on, ki je začel v vas dobro delo, ga dokonča do dne Jezusa Kristusa;

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.

⁷kakor je tudi meni spodobno, misliti to za vas vse, ker vas imam v srcu svojem kot take, ki ste vsi i v sponah mojih i v zagovarjanju in utrjevanju evangelija sodeležniki milosti z menoj.

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

⁸Kajti priča mi je Bog, kako hrepenim po vas vseh v srčni ljubezni Kristusa Jezusa.

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

⁹In za to molim, da naj ljubezen vaša še bolj in bolj raste v spoznanju in slehernem razumu,

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

¹⁰da presojate, kaj je boljše in kaj ne; da bodete čisti in brez spotikljaja za dan Kristusov,

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

¹¹napolnjeni s sadom pravičnosti, ki se množi po Jezusu Kristusu, v slavo in hvalo Bogu.

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;

¹²Želim pa, da spoznate, bratje, da je pripomoglo še bolj v prospeh evangeliju to, kar me je zadelo,

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 so spone moje postale očitne, da so za Kristusa, vsej cesarski straži in vsem drugim,

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.

¹⁴in da si večina bratov, v Gospodu dobivši zaupanje po mojih sponah, upa bolj brez strahu govoriti besedo Božjo.

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

¹⁵Nekateri sicer oznanjajo Kristusa tudi iz zavisti in prepirljivosti, nekateri pa tudi iz dobre volje.

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

¹⁶Ti, ki to delajo iz ljubezni, vedo, da sem postavljen v zagovarjanje evangelija;

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

¹⁷drugi pa oznanjajo Kristusa iz strankarstva, ne iz čistega namena, ker menijo, da mi povzročijo stisko v sponah mojih.

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.

¹⁸Ali kaj na tem? Saj se tako ali tako, bodisi s pretvezo, bodisi v resnici oznanja Kristus, in tega se veselim, da, bom se še veselil.

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

¹⁹Vem namreč, da mi to posluži v rešitev po prošnji vaši in podpori Duha Jezusa Kristusa,

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.

²⁰po trdnem pričakovanju in upanju mojem, da ne bom v ničemer osramočen, marveč da se bo v vsej srčnosti pričevanja kakor vedno, tudi sedaj poveličeval Kristus v mojem telesu, bodisi z življenjem ali s smrtjo.

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

²¹Zakaj meni je življenje Kristus, in smrt dobiček.

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

²²Ako pa mi je še živeti v mesu, to mi pomnoži sad dela; in kaj naj izvolim, ne vem.

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

²³Pritiska me pa oboje: želja me je, ločiti se in biti s Kristusom, zakaj to je veliko, veliko boljše;

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

²⁴toda ostati v mesu je potrebnejše za vas.

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

²⁵In v tem zaupanju vem, da ostanem in z vami vsemi ostanem za vaš prospeh in veselje v veri,

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

²⁶da bode hvala vaša preobila v Kristusu Jezusu zaradi mene, vsled zopetnega prihoda mojega k vam.

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 naj bode življenje vaše, kakor se spodobi evangeliju Kristusovemu, da bom vedel, bodisi da pridem in vas vidim, bodisi da v daljavi slišim, kako je pri vas, da stojite trdno v enem duhu, enodušno in skupno se boreč za vero evangelija,

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

²⁸in da vas nikakor ne morejo zastrašiti nasprotniki; kar je njim očitno znamenje pogube, vam pa zveličanja, in 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,

²⁹ker vam je iz milosti dano za Kristusa, da ne samo verujete vanj, ampak tudi zanj trpite,imajoč isti boj, ki ste ga videli na meni in zdaj slišite o meni.

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

³⁰imajoč isti boj, ki ste ga videli na meni in zdaj slišite o meni.