2:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἀποθέμενοι οὖν πᾶσαν κακίαν καὶ πάντα δόλον καὶ ὑποκρίσεις καὶ φθόνους καὶ πάσας καταλαλιάς ,
Deponentes igitur omnem malitiam , et omnem dolum , et simulationes , et invidias , et omnes detractiones ,
አሰስልዋ እንከ እምኔክሙ ለኵላ እከይ ወለኵላ ሕብል ወለናፍቆ ወለተሓምዮ ወለተቃንኦ ።
Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,
2:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ἀρτιγέννητα βρέφη τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε , ἵνα ἐν αὐτῷ αὐξηθῆτε εἰς σωτηρίαν ,
sicut modo geniti infantes , rationabile , sine dolo lac concupiscite : ut in eo crescatis in salutem :
ወኩኑ ከመ እለ ይእዜ ተወልዱ ሕፃናት ወአፍቅሩ ሐሊበ ነባቤ ዘአልቦቱ ቱስሕት ከመ ቦቱ ትልሀቁ ለድኂን ።
as newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow,
2:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ ἐγεύσασθε ὅτι χρηστὸς ὁ κύριος .
si tamen gustastis quoniam dulcis est Dominus .
ወናሁ ጥዕምክሙ ከመ ኄር እግዚአብሔር ወኀቤሁ ምግባኢክሙ ።
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
2:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὸς ὃν προσερχόμενοι , λίθον ζῶντα , ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπων μὲν ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον παρὰ δὲ θεῷ ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον ,
Ad quem accedentes lapidem vivum , ab hominibus quidem reprobatum , a Deo autem electum , et honorificatum :
ወይእቲ እብን እንተ በኀበ ሰብእ ምንንት ወበኀበ እግዚአብሔርሰ ኅሪት ወክብርት ።
Come to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
2:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ αὐτοὶ ὡς λίθοι ζῶντες οἰκοδομεῖσθε οἶκος πνευματικὸς εἰς ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον , ἀνενέγκαι πνευματικὰς θυσίας εὐπροσδέκτους θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ .
et ipsi tamquam lapides vivi superaedificamini , domus spiritualis , sacerdotium sanctum , offerre spirituales hostias , acceptabiles Deo per Jesum Christum .
ወአንትሙኒ ጽንዑ ከመ እብን መንፈሳዊ ወኩኑ ታቦተ መንፈሳዌ ለክህነት ቅድስት ወንጽሕት ከመ ታቅርቡ ወታዕርጉ መሥዋዕተ መንፈሳዌ ዘይሰጠወክሙ እግዚአብሔር በእደዊሁ ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
2:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ διότι περιέχει ἐν γραφῇ , ἰδοὺ τίθημι ἐν Σιὼν λίθον ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον , καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ’ αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ καταισχυνθῇ .
Propter quod continet Scriptura : Ecce pono in Sion lapidem summum angularem , electum , pretiosum : et qui crediderit in eum , non confundetur .
እስመ ከመዝ ጽሑፍ «ናሁ እሠይም ውስተ ጽዮን እብነ ማዕዘንት ኅሪተ ወክብርተ ወዘአምነ ባቲ ኢይትኀፈር ።»
Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”
2:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑμῖν οὖν ἡ τιμὴ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν · ἀπιστοῦσιν δὲ λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας καὶ λίθος προσκόμματος καὶ πέτρα σκανδάλου ,
Vobis igitur honor credentibus : non credentibus autem lapis , quem reprobaverunt aedificantes : hic factus est in caput anguli ,
ለክሙ ውእቱ ክብር ለእለ ተአምኑ ወለእለሰ ይክሕዱ «እብን እንተ መነንዋ ነደቅት ይእቲ ኮነት ውስተ ርእሰ ማዕዘንት ።»
For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”
2:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἳ προσκόπτουσιν τῷ λόγῳ ἀπειθοῦντες , εἰς ὃ καὶ ἐτέθησαν .
et lapis offensionis , et petra scandali , his qui offendunt verbo , nec credunt in quo et positi sunt .
ውእቱኬ እብነ ዕቅፍት ወእብነ ካሕድ ለእለ ይትዐቀፉ በቃሉ ወይክሕድዎ ለዘቦቱ ተፈጥሩ ።
and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
2:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν , βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα , ἔθνος ἅγιον , λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν , ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς ·
Vos autem genus electum , regale sacerdotium , gens sancta , populus acquisitionis : ut virtutes annuntietis ejus qui de tenebris vos vocavit in admirabile lumen suum .
ወአንትሙሰ ፍጥረት ኅሩያን ወታቦት ለንጉሥ ወሕዝብ ንጹሕ ወሕዝብ ዘይትሜካሕ ከመ ትንግሩ ሠናይቶ ለዘጸውዐክሙ እምጽልመት ውስተ ብርሃነ ስብሐቲሁ ።
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
2:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἵ ποτε οὐ λαὸς νῦν δὲ λαὸς θεοῦ , οἱ οὐκ ἠλεημένοι νῦν δὲ ἐλεηθέντες .
Qui aliquando non populus , nunc autem populus Dei : qui non consecuti misericordiam , nunc autem misericordiam consecuti .
እንዘ ቀዲሙ ኢኮንክሙ ሕዝቦ ይእዜሰ ሕዝበ እግዚአብሔር አንትሙ እንዘ ቀዲሙ ኢኮንክሙ ምሁራነ ይእዜሰ መሀረክሙ ።
In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
2:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἀγαπητοί , παρακαλῶ ὡς παροίκους καὶ παρεπιδήμους ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν , αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς ,
Carissimi , obsecro vos tamquam advenas et peregrinos abstinere vos a carnalibus desideriis , quae militant adversus animam ,
ኦ አኀውየ ፍቁራን እስእለክሙ ብቍዑኒ ከመ ፈላሲ ወከመ ነግድ ወከመ ድኩም ታርሕቅዋ ለፍትወተ ሥጋክሙ እንተ ትጸብኣ ለነፍስክሙ ።
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
2:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν , ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν , ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες δοξάσωσιν τὸν θεὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς .
conversationem vestram inter gentes habentes bonam : ut in eo quod detrectant de vobis tamquam de malefactoribus , ex bonis operibus vos considerantes , glorificent Deum in die visitationis .
ወግዕዝክሙኒ በማእከለ አሕዛብ ሠናየ ለይኩን ከመ ኢይርከቡ በዘየሐምዩክሙ ከመ ገባሬ እኪት ወሠናየ ምግባሪክሙ ይርአዩ ወይሰብሕዎ ለእግዚአብሔር ከመ ይትመየጦሙ ።
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation.
2:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ὑποτάγητε πάσῃ ἀνθρωπίνῃ κτίσει διὰ τὸν κύριον , εἴτε βασιλεῖ ὡς ὑπερέχοντι ,
Subjecti igitur estote omni humanae creaturae propter Deum : sive regi quasi praecellenti :
አትሕቱ ርእሰክሙ ለኵሉ ፍጥረተ ዕጓለ እመሕያው በእንተ እግዚአብሔር ወለንጉሥኒ እስመ ኵሉ ሎቱ ።
Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme,
2:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἴτε ἡγεμόσιν ὡς δι’ αὐτοῦ πεμπομένοις εἰς ἐκδίκησιν κακοποιῶν , ἔπαινον δὲ ἀγαθοποιῶν ·
sive ducibus tamquam ab eo missis ad vindictam malefactorum , laudem vero bonorum :
ወለመኳንንትኒ እስመ ውእቱ ይፌንዎሙ ከመ ይኰንንዎሙ ለእለ ይገብርዋ ለእኪት ወያእኵትዎሙ ለእለ ይገብርዋ ለሠናይት ።
or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
2:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι οὕτως ἐστὶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ , ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν ·
quia sic est voluntas Dei , ut benefacientes obmutescere faciatis imprudentium hominum ignorantiam :
እስመ ከመዝ ውእቱ ፈቃዱ ለእግዚአብሔር ከመ በሠናይ ምግባሪክሙ ትእስሩ አፉሆሙ ለአብዳን ሰብእ እለ ኢየአምርዎ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
2:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ἐλεύθεροι , καὶ μὴ ὡς ἐπικάλυμμα ἔχοντες τῆς κακίας τὴν ἐλευθερίαν , ἀλλ’ ὡς θεοῦ δοῦλοι .
quasi liberi , et non quasi velamen habentes malitiae libertatem , sed sicut servi Dei .
ወኩኑ ከመ አግዓዝያን ወአኮ ከመ እለ ቦሙ ጌጋይ ዘእኩይ ወአንትሙሰ ከመ አግብርተ እግዚአብሔር ።
Live as free people, yet not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
2:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάντας τιμήσατε , τὴν ἀδελφότητα ἀγαπᾶτε , τὸν θεὸν φοβεῖσθε , τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε .
Omnes honorate : fraternitatem diligite : Deum timete : regem honorificate .
ኵሎ አክብሩ ወቢጸክሙኒ አፍቅሩ ወለእግዚአብሔርኒ ፍርህዎ ወለንጉሥኒ አክብርዎ ።
Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
2:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ Οἱ οἰκέται ὑποτασσόμενοι ἐν παντὶ φόβῳ τοῖς δεσπόταις , οὐ μόνον τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ ἐπιεικέσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς σκολιοῖς .
Servi , subditi estote in omni timore dominis , non tantum bonis et modestis , sed etiam dyscolis .
ወአንትሙኒ ነባሪ ተኰነኑ ለአጋእዝቲክሙ እንዘ ትፈርሁ ወአኮ ዳእሙ ለኄራን ወለመሓርያን አላ ለእኩያንኒ ።
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
2:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦτο γὰρ χάρις εἰ διὰ συνείδησιν θεοῦ ὑποφέρει τις λύπας πάσχων ἀδίκως .
Haec est enim gratia , si propter Dei conscientiam sustinet quis tristitias , patiens injuste .
እስመ ጸጋ እግዚአብሔር ትትወሀብ ለዘበእንተ ሠናይ ምግባሩ ይትዔገሣ ለኀዘን እንዘ የሐምም በግፍዕ ።
For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
2:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ποῖον γὰρ κλέος εἰ ἁμαρτάνοντες καὶ κολαφιζόμενοι ὑπομενεῖτε ; ἀλλ’ εἰ ἀγαθοποιοῦντες καὶ πάσχοντες ὑπομενεῖτε , τοῦτο χάρις παρὰ θεῷ .
Quae enim est gloria , si peccantes , et colaphizati suffertis ? sed si bene facientes patienter sustinetis , haec est gratia apud Deum .
ወምንትኑመ ይእቲ አኰቴትክሙ እመ እንዘ ትኤብሱ ትትዔገሡ መቅሠፍተክሙ አላ እንዘ ሠናየ ትገብሩ እመ ተዐገሥክሙ ግፍዐክሙ ዛቲ ይእቲ አኰቴትክሙ በኀበ እግዚአብሔር ።
For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.
2:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐκλήθητε , ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν , ὑμῖν ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ ·
In hoc enim vocati estis : quia et Christus passus est pro nobis , vobis relinquens exemplum ut sequamini vestigia ejus :
እስመ በእንተ ዝንቱ ተጸዋዕክሙ እስመ ክርስቶስኒ በእንቲኣክሙ ሐመ ይኅድግ ለክሙ ማዕተቦ ከመ ትትልዉ አሠረ ዚኣሁ ።
For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
2:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ ·
qui peccatum non fecit , nec inventus est dolus in ore ejus :
በከመ ውእቱ ኢገብረ ኀጢአተ ወኢተረክበ ሐሰት ውስተ አፉሁ ።
who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”
2:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃς λοιδορούμενος οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει , πάσχων οὐκ ἠπείλει , παρεδίδου δὲ τῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως ·
qui cum malediceretur , non maledicebat : cum pateretur , non comminabatur : tradebat autem judicanti se injuste :
እንዘ ይጼእልዎ ኢጸአለ ወእንዘ ያሐምምዎ ኢተቀየመ አላ አግብአ ለዘይኴንን ጽድቀ ።
When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.
2:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃς τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν αὐτὸς ἀνήνεγκεν ἐν τῷ σώματι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸ ξύλον , ἵνα ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἀπογενόμενοι τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ ζήσωμεν · οὗ τῷ μώλωπι ἰάθητε .
qui peccata nostra ipse pertulit in corpore suo super lignum ; ut peccatis mortui , justitiae vivamus : cujus livore sanati estis .
ወበእንተ ኀጣውኢነ ውእቱ ተሰቅለ ዲበ ዕፅ በሥጋሁ ከመ ያውፅአነ እምኀጣውኢነ ወበጽድቁ ያሕይወነ እስመ በቍስለ ዚኣሁ ሐየውክሙ ቍስለክሙ እንዘ ከመ አባግዕ ትሳኰዩ ።
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.
2:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενοι , ἀλλ’ ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν .
Eratis enim sicut oves errantes , sed conversi estis nunc ad pastorem , et episcopum animarum vestrarum .
ወይእዜኒ ግብኡ ኀበ ኖላዊክሙ ወዐቃቢሃ ለነፍስክሙ ።
For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.