James 3

King James Bible	Hrvatska Biblija
¹ My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.	¹ Neka vas, braćo moja, ne bude mnogo učiteljâ! Ta znate: bit ćemo strože suđeni.
² For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.	² Doista, svi mnogo griješimo. Ako tko u govoru ne griješi, savršen je čovjek, vrstan zauzdati i cijelo tijelo.
³ Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.	³ Ubacimo li uzde u usta konjima da ih sebi upokorimo, upravljamo i cijelim tijelom njihovim.
⁴ Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.	⁴ Evo i lađâ: tolike su i silni ih vjetrovi gone, a neznatno ih kormilo upravlja kamo kormilarova volja hoće.
⁵ Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!	⁵ Tako i jezik: malen je ud, a velikim se može ponositi. Evo: kolicna vatra koliku šumu zapali!
⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.	⁶ I jezik je vatra, svijet nepravdâ jezik je među našim udovima, kalja cijelo tijelo te, zapaljen od pakla, zapaljuje kotač života.
⁷ For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:	⁷ Doista, sav rod zvijeri i ptica, gmazova i morskih životinja dade se ukrotiti, i rod ih je ljudski ukrotio,
⁸ But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.	⁸ a jezik – zlo nemirno, pun otrova smrtonosnog – nitko od ljudi ne može ukrotiti.
⁹ Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.	⁹ Njime blagoslivljamo Gospodina i Oca, njime i proklinjemo ljude na sliku Božju stvorene:
¹⁰ Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.	¹⁰ iz istih usta izlazi blagoslov i prokletstvo. Ne smije se, braćo moja, tako događati!
¹¹ Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?	¹¹ Zar vrelo na isti otvor šiklja slatko i gorko?
¹² Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.	¹² Može li, braćo moja, smokva roditi maslinama ili trs smokvama? Ni slan izvor ne može dati slatke vode.
¹³ Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.	¹³ Je li tko mudar i razborit među vama? Neka dobrim življenjem pokaže svoja djela u mudroj blagosti.
¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.	¹⁴ Ako u srcu imate gorku zavist i svadljivost, ne uznosite se i ne lažite protiv istine!
¹⁵ This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.	¹⁵ Nije to mudrost koja odozgor silazi, nego zemaljska, ljudska, đavolska.
¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.	¹⁶ Ta gdje je zavist i svadljivost, ondje je nered i svako zlo djelo.
¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.	¹⁷ A mudrost odozgor ponajprije čista je, zatim mirotvorna, milostiva, poučljiva, puna milosrđa i dobrih plodova, postojana, nehinjena.
¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.	¹⁸ Plod se pak pravednosti u miru sije onima koji tvore mir.