Kolosser 2 | Синодальный перевод New International Reader’s Version

Kolosser 2 | Синодальный перевод
1 Желаю, чтобы вы знали, какой подвиг имею я ради вас и ради тех, которые в Лаодикии и Иераполе, и ради всех, кто не видел лица моего в плоти, 2 дабы утешились сердца их, соединенные в любви для всякого богатства совершенного разумения, для познания тайны Бога и Отца и Христа, 3 в Котором сокрыты все сокровища премудрости и ведения. 4 Это говорю я для того, чтобы кто–нибудь не прельстил вас вкрадчивыми словами; 5 ибо хотя я и отсутствую телом, но духом нахожусь с вами, радуясь и видя ваше благоустройство и твердость веры вашей во Христа. 6 Посему, как вы приняли Христа Иисуса Господа, [так] и ходите в Нем, 7 будучи укоренены и утверждены в Нем и укреплены в вере, как вы научены, преуспевая в ней с благодарением. 8 Смотрите, братия, чтобы кто не увлек вас философиею и пустым обольщением, по преданию человеческому, по стихиям мира, а не по Христу; 9 ибо в Нем обитает вся полнота Божества телесно, 10 и вы имеете полноту в Нем, Который есть глава всякого начальства и власти. 11 В Нем вы и обрезаны обрезанием нерукотворенным, совлечением греховного тела плоти, обрезанием Христовым; 12 быв погребены с Ним в крещении, в Нем вы и совоскресли верою в силу Бога, Который воскресил Его из мертвых, 13 и вас, которые были мертвы во грехах и в необрезании плоти вашей, оживил вместе с Ним, простив нам все грехи, 14 истребив учением бывшее о нас рукописание, которое было против нас, и Он взял его от среды и пригвоздил ко кресту; 15 отняв силы у начальств и властей, властно подверг их позору, восторжествовав над ними Собою. 16 Итак никто да не осуждает вас за пищу, или питие, или за какой–нибудь праздник, или новомесячие, или субботу: 17 это есть тень будущего, а тело – во Христе. 18 Никто да не обольщает вас самовольным смиренномудрием и служением Ангелов, вторгаясь в то, чего не видел, безрассудно надмеваясь плотским своим умом 19 и не держась главы, от которой все тело, составами и связями будучи соединяемо и скрепляемо, растет возрастом Божиим. 20 Итак, если вы со Христом умерли для стихий мира, то для чего вы, как живущие в мире, держитесь постановлений: 21 "не прикасайся", "не вкушай", "не дотрагивайся" – 22 что все истлевает от употребления, – по заповедям и учению человеческому? 23 Это имеет только вид мудрости в самовольном служении, смиренномудрии и изнурении тела, в некотором небрежении о насыщении плоти.

1876 Russian Synodal Translation, 1956 Edition The text was supplied by "Light in East Germany". Public domain

New International Reader’s Version
1 I want you to know how hard I am working for you. I’m concerned for those who are in Laodicea. I’m also concerned for everyone who has not met me in person. 2 My goal is that their hearts may be encouraged and strengthened. I want them to be joined together in love. Then their understanding will be rich and complete. They will know the mystery of God. That mystery is Christ. 3 All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him. 4 But I don’t want anyone to fool you with words that only sound good. 5 So even though I am away from you in body, I am with you in spirit. And I am glad to see that you are controlling yourselves. I am happy that your faith in Christ is so strong.

Having all things in Christ

6 You received Christ Jesus as Lord. So keep on living your lives in him. 7 Have your roots in him. Build yourselves up in him. Grow strong in what you believe, just as you were taught. Be more thankful than ever before. 8 Make sure no one controls you. They will try to control you by using false reasoning that has no meaning. Their ideas depend on human teachings. They also depend on the basic spiritual powers of this world. They don’t depend on Christ. 9 God’s whole nature is living in Christ in human form. 10 Because you belong to Christ, you have been made complete. He is the ruler over every power and authority. 11 When you received Christ, your circumcision was not done by human hands. Instead, your circumcision was done by Christ. He put away the person you used to be. At that time, sin’s power ruled over you. 12 When you were baptised, you were buried together with Christ. And you were raised to life together with him when you were baptised. You were raised to life by believing in God’s work. God himself raised Jesus from the dead. 13 At one time you were dead in your sins. Your desires controlled by sin were not circumcised. But God gave you new life together with Christ. He forgave us all our sins. 14 He wiped out what the law said that we owed. The law stood against us. It judged us. But he has taken it away and nailed it to the cross. 15 He took away the weapons of the powers and authorities. He made a public show of them. He won the battle over them by dying on the cross.

Freedom from human rules

16 So don’t let anyone judge you because of what you eat or drink. Don’t let anyone judge you about holy days. I’m talking about special feasts and New Moons and Sabbath days. 17 They are only a shadow of the things to come. But what is real is found in Christ. 18 Some people enjoy pretending they aren’t proud. They worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you every little thing about what they have seen. They are proud of their useless ideas. That’s because their minds are not guided by the Holy Spirit. 19 They aren’t connected anymore to the head, who is Christ. But the whole body grows from the head. The muscles and tendons hold the body together. And God causes it to grow. 20 Some people still follow the basic spiritual powers of the world. But you died with Christ as far as these powers are concerned. So why do you act as if you still belong to the world? Here are the rules you follow. 21 ‘Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!’ 22 Rules like these are about things that will pass away soon. They are based on merely human rules and teachings. 23 It is true that these rules seem wise. Because of them, people give themselves over to their own kind of worship. They pretend they are humble. They treat their bodies very badly. But rules like these don’t help. They don’t stop people from chasing after sinful pleasures.