3:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ὁμοίως γυναῖκες ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν , ἵνα καὶ εἴ τινες ἀπειθοῦσιν τῷ λόγῳ διὰ τῆς τῶν γυναικῶν ἀναστροφῆς ἄνευ λόγου κερδηθήσονται
Similiter et mulieres subditae sint viris suis : ut etsi qui non credunt verbo , per mulierem conversationem sine verbo lucrifiant :
ወከማሁ አንትንሂ አንስት ተኰነና ለአምታቲክን ከመ እመ ቦ ዘኢየአምን በዝንቱ ነገር እምሥነ ምግባሪሆን ለአንስት ይርአዩ ወዘእንበለ ካሕድ ይርብሕዋ ለነፍሶሙ ።
In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,
3:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐποπτεύσαντες τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν .
considerantes in timore castam conversationem vestram .
ወእንዘ ትፈርሃ አሠንያ ግዕዘክን በንጽሕ ።
seeing your pure behavior in fear.
3:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὧν ἔστω οὐχ ὁ ἔξωθεν ἐμπλοκῆς τριχῶν καὶ περιθέσεως χρυσίων ἢ ἐνδύσεως ἱματίων κόσμος ,
Quarum non sit extrinsecus capillatura , aut circumdatio auri , aut indumenti vestimentorum cultus :
አኮ ከመ ታድልዋ ለዐይነ ሰብእ በተጸፍሮ ሥዕርትክን ወአኮ በተሰርግዎ ወርቅ ወብሩር ወአኮ በተላብሶ አልባስ ዘብዙኅ ሤጡ ።
Let your beauty come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing,
3:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλ’ ὁ κρυπτὸς τῆς καρδίας ἄνθρωπος ἐν τῷ ἀφθάρτῳ τοῦ πραέως καὶ ἡσυχίου πνεύματος , ὅ ἐστιν ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ πολυτελές .
sed qui absconditus est cordis homo , in incorruptibilitate quieti , et modesti spiritus , qui est in conspectu Dei locuples .
አላ በኅቡእ ልቡ ለሰብእ ለዘኢይጠፍእ ወለዘኢይደምፅ መንፈስ ቅዱስ ዘህልው ቅድመ እግዚአብሔር ዘብዙኅ ሐሳቡ ።
but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.
3:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὕτως γάρ ποτε καὶ αἱ ἅγιαι γυναῖκες αἱ ἐλπίζουσαι εἰς θεὸν ἐκόσμουν ἑαυτάς , ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ,
Sic enim aliquando et sanctae mulieres , sperantes in Deo , ornabant se , subjectae propriis viris .
ወከማሁ ትካትኒ ቅዱሳት አንስት እለ ይትዌከላ ላዕለ እግዚአብሔር ይሰረገዋ ርእሶን በተኰንኖ ለአምታቲሆን ።
For this is how in the past the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands.
3:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς Σάρρα ὑπήκουσεν τῷ Ἀβραάμ , κύριον αὐτὸν καλοῦσα · ἧς ἐγενήθητε τέκνα ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι καὶ μὴ φοβούμεναι μηδεμίαν πτόησιν .
Sicut Sara obediebat Abrahae , dominum eum vocans : cujus estis filiae benefacientes , et non pertimentes ullam perturbationem .
ከመ ሣራ እስመ ይእቲ ትትኤዘዞ ለአብርሃም ወእግዚእየ ትብሎ ወአንትንሂ አዋልዲሃ ኩና በምግባረ ሠናይ እንዘ ኢትፈርሃ እምነ ድንጋፄ ወኢምንተኒ ።
So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are if you do well and are not put in fear by any terror.
3:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ ἄνδρες ὁμοίως συνοικοῦντες κατὰ γνῶσιν , ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ ἀπονέμοντες τιμήν , ὡς καὶ συνκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζωῆς , εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐνκόπτεσθαι τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν .
Viri similiter cohabitantes secundum scientiam , quasi infirmiori vasculo muliebri impartientes honorem , tamquam et cohaeredibus gratiae vitae : ut non impediantur orationes vestrae .
ወከማሁ አንትሙሂ ዕደው እንዘ ትነብሩ ምስለ አንስቲያክሙ ኢታስተሐቅሩ አንስቲያክሙ እስመ ይደክም ፍጥረተ ዚኣሆን ለአንስት አክብሩ አንስቲያክሙ እስመ ይወርሳ እማንቱኒ ክብረ ወሕይወተ ምስሌክሙ ከመ ኢትትዐቀፍ ጸሎትክሙ ።
You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
3:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ Τὸ δὲ τέλος πάντες ὁμόφρονες , συμπαθεῖς , φιλάδελφοι , εὔσπλαγχνοι , ταπεινόφρονες ,
In fine autem omnes unanimes , compatientes fraternitatis amatores , misericordes , modesti , humiles :
ወማኅለቅቱሰ ለኵሉ ከመ ተዐርዩ ልበ በአሐዱ ኅሊና እንዘ ተሐምሙ ሕማመ ቢጽክሙ ።
Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,
3:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας , τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες , ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε .
non reddentes malum pro malo , nec maledictum pro maledicto , sed e contrario benedicentes : quia in hoc vocati estis , ut benedictionem haereditate possideatis .
ወእንዘ ኢታዐብዩ ልበክሙ ወእንዘ ኢትፈድይዎ እኪተ ለዘገብረ ለክሙ እኪተ ወእንዘ ኢትጼእልዎ ለዘጸለአክሙ ወለጸላኢክሙኒ ባርክዎ እስመ ለዝንቱ ተጸዋዕክሙ ከመ በረከተ ትረሱ ።
not rendering evil for evil or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
3:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ γὰρ θέλων ζωὴν ἀγαπᾶν καὶ ἰδεῖν ἡμέρας ἀγαθὰς παυσάτω τὴν γλῶσσαν ἀπὸ κακοῦ καὶ χείλη τοῦ μὴ λαλῆσαι δόλον ,
Qui enim vult vitam diligere , et dies videre bonos , coërceat linguam suam a malo , et labia ejus ne loquantur dolum .
ወዘሰ ያፈቅራ ለሕይወት ወይፈቱ ይርአይ መዋዕለ ሠናያተ ያርምም ልሳኖ እምእኪት ወከናፍሪሁኒ ከመ ኢይንብባ ሐሰተ ።
For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
3:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐκκλινάτω ἀπὸ κακοῦ καὶ ποιησάτω ἀγαθόν , ζητησάτω εἰρήνην καὶ διωξάτω αὐτήν ,
Declinet a malo , et faciat bonum : inquirat pacem , et sequatur eam :
ይትገኀሥ እምእኪት ወይግበራ ለሠናይት ለይኅሥሣ ለሰላም ወይትልዋ ።
Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
3:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν , πρόσωπον δὲ κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά .
quia oculi Domini super justos , et aures ejus in preces eorum : vultus autem Domini super facientes mala .
«እስመ አዕይንቲሁ ለእግዚአብሔር ኀበ ጻድቃኑ ወእዝኑሂ ኀበ ስእለቶሙ ገጹ ለእግዚአብሔር ኀበ እለ ይገበሩ እኪተ ።»
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
3:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ Καὶ τίς ὁ κακώσων ὑμᾶς ἐὰν τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ζηλωταὶ γένησθε ;
Et quis est qui vobis noceat , si boni aemulatores fueritis ?
ወመኑ ውእቱ ዘእኪተ ይፈቅድ ለክሙ እመ ትቀንኡ ለገቢረ ሠናይ ።
Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good?
3:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλ’ εἰ καὶ πάσχοιτε διὰ δικαιοσύνην , μακάριοι . τὸν δὲ φόβον αὐτῶν μὴ φοβηθῆτε μηδὲ ταραχθῆτε ,
Sed et si quid patimini propter justitiam , beati . Timorem autem eorum ne timueritis , et non conturbemini .
ወእመሰ በገቢረ ጽድቅ ተሐምሙ ብፁዓን አንትሙ ወዘሰ ይጌርመክሙ ኢትፍርሁ ወኢትደንግፁ ።
But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”
3:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ κύριον δὲ τὸν Χριστὸν ἁγιάσατε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν , ἕτοιμοι ἀεὶ πρὸς ἀπολογίαν παντὶ τῷ αἰτοῦντι ὑμᾶς λόγον περὶ τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος , ἀλλὰ μετὰ πραΰτητος καὶ φόβου ,
Dominum autem Christum sanctificate in cordibus vestris , parati semper ad satisfactionem omni poscenti vos rationem de ea , quae in vobis est , spe .
አላ ለእግዚአብሔር ቀድስዎ በኵሉ ልብክሙ ወድልዋኒክሙ ሀልዉ በኵሉ ጊዜ ከመ ታውሥእዎሙ ቃለ ለእለ ይሴአሉክሙ በእንተ ዛቲ ተስፋክሙ ።
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,
3:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ συνείδησιν ἔχοντες ἀγαθήν , ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλεῖσθε καταισχυνθῶσιν οἱ ἐπηρεάζοντες ὑμῶν τὴν ἀγαθὴν ἐν Χριστῷ ἀναστροφήν .
Sed cum modestia , et timore , conscientiam habentes bonam : ut in eo , quod detrahunt vobis , confundantur , qui calumniantur vestram bonam in Christo conversationem .
ወበየውሀትክሙ ወበፍርሀተ እግዚአብሔር አሠነዩ ግዕዘክሙ ከመ እመ ቦ እለ የሐምዩክሙ ከመ ዘእኩይ ምግባሪክሙ ይትኀፈሩ እለ የሐምዩክሙ እምሥነ ምግባሪክሙ ዘበእንተ ክርስቶስ ።
having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
3:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ κρεῖττον γὰρ ἀγαθοποιοῦντας , εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ , πάσχειν ἢ κακοποιοῦντας .
Melius est enim benefacientes (si voluntas Dei velit ) pati , quam malefacientes .
እስመ ይኄይስ እንዘ ሠናየ ትገብሩ ወትፈቅዱ ፈቃዶ ለእግዚአብሔር ትሕምሙ እምነ እንዘ እኪተ ትገብሩ ።
For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil.
3:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἅπαξ περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἀπέθανεν , δίκαιος ὑπὲρ ἀδίκων , ἵνα ὑμᾶς προσαγάγῃ τῷ θεῷ , θανατωθεὶς μὲν σαρκὶ ζῳοποιηθεὶς δὲ πνεύματι ·
Quia et Christus semel pro peccatis nostris mortuus est , justus pro injustis , ut nos offerret Deo , mortificatus quidem carne , vivificatus autem spiritu .
እስመ ክርስቶስኒ ምዕረ ሞተ በእንተ ኀጣውአ ሰብእ ወበእንቲኣነ ሞተ ጻድቅ በእንተ ኀጣውኢነ ከመ ኪያነ ያብጽሐነ ኀበ እግዚአብሔር ሞተ በሥጋ ወሐይወ በመንፈስ ።
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,
3:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ᾧ καὶ τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν πορευθεὶς ἐκήρυξεν ,
In quo et his , qui in carcere erant , spiritibus veniens praedicavit :
ወሖረ ኀበ እለ ሙቅሕታ ትነብር ነፍሶሙ ወሰበከ ሎሙ ግዕዛነ ።
in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,
3:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπειθήσασίν ποτε ὅτε ἀπεξεδέχετο ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ μακροθυμία ἐν ἡμέραις Νῶε κατασκευαζομένης κιβωτοῦ , εἰς ἣν ὀλίγοι , τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ὀκτὼ ψυχαί , διεσώθησαν δι’ ὕδατος .
qui increduli fuerant aliquando , quando exspectabant Dei patientiam in diebus Noë , cum fabricaretur arca : in qua pauci , id est octo animae , salvae factae sunt per aquam .
ለእለ ክሕድዎ ቀዲሙ ወነበሩ በንስሓሆሙ እንዘ ይጸንሑ ትዕግሥቶ ለእግዚአብሔር ከመ እለ በመዋዕሊሁ ለኖኅ አመ ይገብር ታቦተ ወድኅኑ ባቲ ሰማኒቱ ነፍስ ኅዳጣን እምነ ማየ አይኅ ።
who before were disobedient when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
3:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὃ καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀντίτυπον νῦν σῴζει βάπτισμα , οὐ σαρκὸς ἀπόθεσις ῥύπου ἀλλὰ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα εἰς θεόν , δι’ ἀναστάσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ,
Quod et vos nunc similis formae salvos fecit baptisma : non carnis depositio sordium , sed conscientiae bonae interrogatio in Deum per resurrectionem Jesu Christi .
ወኪያነኒ ይእዜ ያድኅነነ በአርኣያሁ በጥምቀት አኮ በኅፅበተ ሥጋ እምርስሐት አላ ከመ ግዕዘ ሠናየ ይምሀረነ በዘነአምን በእግዚአብሔር ወበተንሥኦቱ ለእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
3:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅς ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ θεοῦ , πορευθεὶς εἰς οὐρανόν , ὑποταγέντων αὐτῷ ἀγγέλων καὶ ἐξουσιῶν καὶ δυνάμεων .
Qui est in dextera Dei , deglutiens mortem ut vitae aeternae haeredes efficeremur : profectus in caelum subjectis sibi angelis , et potestatibus , et virtutibus .
ዘሀለዎ ይነብር በየማነ እግዚአብሔር ዘዐርገ ውስተ ሰማይ ወተኰነኑ ሎቱ መላእክት ወሥልጣናት ወኵሉ ኀይል ።
who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.