1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it , and knew the grace of God in truth: 7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it , do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say , whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church: 25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
1–BOB
Salom
1 Xudoning irodasi bilan Iso Masihning havoriysi boʻlgan men — Pavlus hamda birodarim Timoʻtiydan 2 Kolosa shahridagi Xudoning azizlari, Masihga tegishli boʻlgan sodiq birodarlarimizga salom! 3 Otamiz Xudo sizlarga inoyat va tinchlik ato qilsin!
Shukrona ibodati
Sizlar uchun ibodat qilganimizda biz har doim Xudoga, Rabbimiz Iso Masihning Otasiga shukur aytamiz. 4 Chunki Iso Masihga boʻlgan imoningiz va Xudoning barcha azizlariga koʻrsatayotgan sevgingiz haqida biz eshitdik. 5-6 Xudo sizlar uchun jannatda shodlik tayyorlab qoʻyganiga umid bogʻladingiz. Xushxabar, yaʼni haqiqat soʻzi sizlarga yetib kelganda mana shu umid haqida eshitdingiz. Imoningiz va sevgingiz bu umidingizga asoslangan. Xushxabar butun dunyo boʻylab samara keltirib, yoyilmoqda. Xushxabarni eshitib, Xudo inoyatining haqiqiy maʼnosini tushunib yetgan kuningizdan beri sizlarning orangizda ham Xushxabar samara bermoqda. 7 Sizlar bu Xushxabarni bizning aziz hamkorimiz Epafrasdan eshitdingiz. U sizlar uchun sadoqat bilan Masihga xizmat qilyapti. 8 Muqaddas Ruh sizlarga ato qilgan mehr–muhabbat haqida u bizga aytib berdi.
9 Shu sababdan sizlar haqingizda eshitgan kunimizdan beri sizlar uchun ibodat qilishni kanda qilmayapmiz. Xudoning Ruhi beradigan donolik va aql–idrok orqali Uning irodasini toʻliq anglab yeting, deb ibodat qilyapmiz. 10 Shunda sizlar Rabbimiz Isoga munosib hayot kechirib, har jihatdan Uni xursand qilasizlar. Qilgan har bir yaxshiligingiz samara keltiradi va sizlar Xudoni yanada chuqurroq tushunib bilasizlar. 11-12 Xudo Oʻzining buyuk qudrati bilan sizlarni kuch–quvvatga toʻldirib, har qanday vaziyatda sizlarga sabr–toqat va bardosh bersin. Xudo Oʻzining aziz xalqiga vaʼda qilgan nurdan bahramand boʻlishni sizlarga loyiq koʻrgani uchun quvonch bilan osmondagi Otamizga shukrona ayting. 13 U bizni zulmat hukmronligidan qutqarib, sevikli Oʻgʻlining Shohligiga qabul qildi. 14 Oʻz Oʻgʻli orqali bizni kechirib, gunohlarimizdan ozod qildi.
15 Koʻrinmas Xudoning surati Masihdir,
U butun borliqning toʻngʻichidir .
16 Xudo butun borliqni Masih orqali yaratgan.
Yeru koʻkdagi bor mavjudot,
Koʻrinadigan va koʻrinmaydigan har bir narsa,
Gʻayritabiiy kuchlar, taxtu saltanatlar,
Bularning hammasi Masih orqali,
Uning Oʻzi uchun yaratilgandir.
17 Masih butun borliqdan oldin mavjud edi,
Butun borliq U tufayli mustahkam turibdi.
18 Masih jamoatning boshidir,
Jamoat Masihning tanasidir.
Hamma narsaning ibtidosi Masihdir,
U hammadan ustun boʻlishi uchun
Birinchi boʻlib oʻlikdan tiriltirilgan.
19 Xudo Oʻz komilligini
Isoda jo qilishni maʼqul koʻrdi.
20 Yeru koʻkdagi borliq mavjudotni
Masih orqali Xudo Oʻzi bilan yarashtirib,
Masihning xochda toʻkilgan qoni orqali
Ular bilan tinchlik oʻrnatdi.
21 Sizlar ham bir vaqtlar Xudoga dushman edingizlar. Fikru zikringiz Xudodan uzoq boʻlib, yomon ishlar qilardingizlar. 22 Masihning jismoniy tanadagi oʻlimi orqali Xudo sizlarni Oʻzi bilan yarashtirdi. Endi sizlar Xudoning oldida muqaddas, benuqson va aybsiz turasizlar. 23 Shunday ekan, hech ikkilanmay, imoningizda mahkam turishingiz kerak. Sizlar Xushxabarni eshitib, umidga ega boʻldingiz. Oʻsha umidingizni yoʻqotmang. Bu Xushxabar yer yuzidagi butun jonzotga eʼlon qilindi. Men — Pavlus oʻsha Xushxabarning xizmatchisiman.
Pavlus — jamoat xizmatkori
24 Men sizlar uchun azob chekayotganimdan xursandman. Axir, men Masih tanasi, yaʼni jamoat uchun azob chekyapman. Shunday qilib, mening azoblarim Masih chekkan azoblarga qoʻshiladi. 25 Xudoning xabarini sizlarga toʻliq eʼlon qilishim uchun U meni jamoatning xizmatchisi qilib tayinladi. 26 Bu Xushxabar asrlaru nasllar davomida sir tutilgan edi, endi esa u Xudoning azizlariga oshkor qilindi. 27 Xudo barcha xalqlar ham Masih orqali boy ulugʻvorlikka yetishishlarini hammamizga koʻrsatishni istadi. Bu sirning mohiyati shudir: Masih, yaʼni ulugʻvorlikka yetishish umidi sizlarning orangizdadir. 28 Har biringiz Masih tanasining yetuk aʼzosi sifatida Xudoning oldida turishingizni istaymiz. Shuning uchun biz hammani ogohlantirib, donolik bilan taʼlim berib, Masih haqida oʻrgatyapmiz. 29 Men ham ana shu maqsadda jon–jahdim bilan xizmat qilar ekanman, menga kuchli taʼsir qilayotgan Masihning qudratiga suyanaman.
