3:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος · εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται , καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ .
Fidelis sermo : si quis episcopatum desiderat , bonum opus desiderat .
እሙን ነገር ዘይፈቅድ ይሠየም ጳጳሰ ሠናየ ግብረ ፈተወ ።
This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.
3:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι , μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα , νηφάλιον , σώφρονα , κόσμιον , φιλόξενον , διδακτικόν ,
Oportet ergo episcopum irreprehensibilem esse , unius uxoris virum , sobrium , prudentem , ornatum , pudicum , hospitalem , doctorem ,
ወባሕቱ ርቱዕ ይሠየም ጳጳሰ ዘኢያደሉ ለገጽ ዘአልቦ ምክንያት ዘአሐተ ብእሲተ አውሰበ ብእሲ ንቁህ ወጠቢብ ወመፍቀሬ ነግድ ዘአንጽሐ ርእሶ መምህር ወመግሥጽ ።
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
3:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ πάροινον , μὴ πλήκτην , ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ , ἄμαχον , ἀφιλάργυρον ,
non vinolentum , non percussorem , sed modestum : non litigiosum , non cupidum , sed
ዘኢያበዝኅ ሰትየ ወይን ወዘኢያፈጥን እዴሁ ለዘቢጥ ባቍዕ ዘኢይትገዐዝ ዘኢያፈቅር ንዋየ ።
not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
3:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον , τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος ·
suae domui bene praepositum : filios habentem subditos cum omni castitate .
ዘሠናይ ሥርዐተ ቤቱ ዘቦ ውሉድ ዘይትኤአዙ በኵሉ ንጽሕ ።
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
3:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν , πῶς ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται ;
Si quis autem domui suae praeesse nescit , quomodo ecclesiae Dei diligentiam habebit ?
ወዘሰ ኢይክል ሠሪዐ ቤቱ እፎኑ ያስተሐምም ቤተ እግዚአብሔር ።
(for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)
3:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ νεόφυτον , ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου .
Non neophytum : ne in superbiam elatus , in judicium incidat diaboli .
ወኢይኩን ዘእምሐዲስ ተክል ከመ ኢይትዐበይ ወኢይጸአል ወኢይደቅ ውስተ መሥገርተ ሰይጣን ።
not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
3:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ δεῖ δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν , ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου .
Oportet autem illum et testimonium habere bonum ab iis qui foris sunt , ut non in opprobrium incidat , et in laqueum diaboli .
ወዓዲ ርቱዕ ዘሰብእ አፍኣ ይንእድዎ ከመ ኢይደቅ ውስተ ጽእለት ወመሥገርተ ሰይጣን ።
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
3:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς , μὴ διλόγους , μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας , μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς ,
Diaconos similiter pudicos , non bilingues , non multo vino deditos , non turpe lucrum sectantes :
ወዲያቆናትኒ ከማሁ ንጹሓን ወእስትርኩባን እለ አሐዱ ቃሎሙ እለ ኢያበዝኁ ሰትየ ወይን እለ ኢያፈቅሩ ረባሐ ከንቶ ።
Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
3:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει .
habentes mysterium fidei in conscientia pura .
እለ የዐቅቡ ምክረ ሃይማኖቶሙ በልብ ንጹሕ ።
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
3:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον , εἶτα διακονείτωσαν ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες .
Et hi autem probentur primum : et sic ministrent , nullum crimen habentes .
ወሎሙኒ ይቅድሙ አመክሮቶሙ ወእምዝ ይትለአኩ እምከመ ኅሩያን እሙንቱ ።
Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
3:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς , μὴ διαβόλους , νηφαλίους , πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσιν .
Mulieres similiter pudicas , non detrahentes , sobrias , fideles in omnibus .
ወአንስትኒ ከማሁ እለ አንጽሓ ርእሶን እለ ተምህራ ሥርዐተ እለ ኢያስተዳጕጻ ጠባባት ወርቱዓት ወምእመናት በኵሉ ይትለኣካ ።
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
3:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες , τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων ·
Diaconi sint unius uxoris viri , qui filiis suis bene praesint , et suis domibus .
ወብእሲኒ ዘአሐተ ብእሲተ አውሰበ ዘቦ ውሉድ ዘሠናይ ግዕዘ ቤቱ ።
Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
3:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ .
Qui enim bene ministraverint , gradum bonum sibi acquirent , et multam fiduciam in fide , quae est in Christo Jesu .
ወእለሰ ሠናየ ይትለአኩ እንተ ተዐቢ ሢመተ ይግበሩ ሎሙ ወብዙኅ ሞገስ በሃይማኖተ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ።
For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
3:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ταῦτά σοι γράφω , ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ τάχιον ·
Haec tibi scribo , sperans me ad te venire cito :
ወዘኒ ዘእጽሕፍ ለከ እትአመን ከመ እበጽሐከ ፍጡነ ።
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,
3:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω , ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι , ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος , στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας .
si autem tardavero , ut scias quomodo oporteat te in domo Dei conversari , quae est ecclesia Dei vivi , columna et firmamentum veritatis .
ወእመሰ ጐንደይኩ ከመ ታእምር ዘከመ ትሠርዕ ቤተ ክርስቲያኑ ለእግዚአብሔር ሕያው ዐምዳ ወድዳ ለጽድቅ አማን ዐቢይ እስመ ምክሩ ለዝንቱ ጽድቅ ።
but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
3:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον · ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί , ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι , ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις , ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν , ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ , ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ .
Et manifeste magnum est pietatis sacramentum , quod manifestatum est in carne , justificatum est in spiritu , apparuit angelis , praedicatum est gentibus , creditum est in mundo , assumptum est in gloria .
ዝኬ ዘአስተርአየ በሥጋ ሰብእ ወጸድቀ በመንፈስ ወአስተርአዮሙ ለመላእክት ወሰበክዎ ውስተ አሕዛብ ወተአመነ ውስተ ዓለም ወዐርገ በስብሐት ።
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.