2:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς εἰδέναι ἡλίκον ἀγῶνα ἔχω ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ τῶν ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ καὶ ὅσοι οὐχ ἑόρακαν τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἐν σαρκί ,
Volo enim vos scire qualem sollicitudinem habeam pro vobis , et pro iis qui sunt Laodiciae , et quicumque non viderunt faciem meam in carne :
ወእፈቅድ ታእምሩ መጠነ እትጋደል በእንቲኣክሙ ወበእንተ እለ በሎዶቅያ ወበእንተ ኵሎሙ እለ ኢርእዩኒ ገጽየ በሥጋየ ።
For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἵνα παρακληθῶσιν αἱ καρδίαι αὐτῶν , συμβιβασθέντες ἐν ἀγάπῃ καὶ εἰς πᾶν πλοῦτος τῆς πληροφορίας τῆς συνέσεως , εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ μυστηρίου τοῦ θεοῦ , Χριστοῦ ,
ut consolentur corda ipsorum , instructi in caritate , et in omnes divitias plenitudinis intellectus , in agnitionem mysterii Dei Patris et Christi Jesu :
ከመ ይትፈሥሖሙ ልቦሙ ወይጽናዕ ትምህርቶሙ በተፋቅሮ ወበኵሉ ብዕለ ፍጻሜ በጥበብ ወበሃይማኖት ወበአእምሮ ምክሩ ለእግዚአብሔር ዘበእንተ ክርስቶስ ።
that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
2:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ᾧ εἰσιν πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως ἀπόκρυφοι .
in quo sunt omnes thesauri sapientiae et scientiae absconditi .
ዘበኀቤሁ ሀሎ ኵሉ መዝገበ ጥበብ ወምክር ኅቡእ ።
in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
2:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦτο λέγω ἵνα μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ .
Hoc autem dico , ut nemo vos decipiat in sublimitate sermonum .
ወዘኒ ዘእብለክሙ ከመ አልቦ ዘያስሕተክሙ በኂጣነ ነገር ።
Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
2:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ γὰρ καὶ τῇ σαρκὶ ἄπειμι , ἀλλὰ τῷ πνεύματι σὺν ὑμῖν εἰμι , χαίρων καὶ βλέπων ὑμῶν τὴν τάξιν καὶ τὸ στερέωμα τῆς εἰς Χριστὸν πίστεως ὑμῶν .
Nam etsi corpore absens sum , sed spiritu vobiscum sum : gaudens , et videns ordinem vestrum , et firmamentum ejus , quae in Christo est , fidei vestrae .
አንሰ ለእመ ኢሀሎኩ በሥጋየ ኀቤክሙ በመንፈስየ ምስሌክሙ አነ ወናሁ እትፌሣሕ በዘእሬኢ ግዕዘክሙ ወሥርዐተክሙ ወጽንዐ ሃይማትክሙ ዘበክርስቶስ ።
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
2:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ὡς οὖν παρελάβετε τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον , ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτε ,
Sicut ergo accepistis Jesum Christum Dominum , in ipso ambulate ,
ወበከመ ተወከፍክምዎ ለክርስቶስ እግዚእነ ቦቱ ሑሩ ።
As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
2:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐρριζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομούμενοι ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ βεβαιούμενοι τῇ πίστει καθὼς ἐδιδάχθητε , περισσεύοντες ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ .
radicati , et superaedificati in ipso , et confirmati fide , sicut et didicistis , abundantes in illo in gratiarum actione .
ወተሣረሩ ወተሐነጹ ቦቱ ወጽንዑ በሃይማኖት ዘተመሀርክሙ ከመ ትብዝኁ በአኰቴቱ ።
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
2:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς ἔσται ὁ συλαγωγῶν διὰ τῆς φιλοσοφίας καὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων , κατὰ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου καὶ οὐ κατὰ Χριστόν ,
Videte ne quis vos decipiat per philosophiam , et inanem fallaciam secundum traditionem hominum , secundum elementa mundi , et non secundum Christum :
ዑቁ ኢይኂጡክሙ በጥበበ ነገር ዘይዬውሁ ለከንቱ በሥርዐተ ትምህርተ ሰብእ ለስሒተ ዝንቱ ዓለም ወአኮ በሕገ ክርስቶስ ።
Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elemental spirits of the world, and not after Christ.
2:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς θεότητος σωματικῶς ,
quia in ipso inhabitat omnis plenitudo divinitatis corporaliter :
ዘላዕሌሁ ኀደረ ኵሉ መለኮቱ በሥጋ ሰብእ ።
For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
2:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐστὲ ἐν αὐτῷ πεπληρωμένοι , ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ,
et estis in illo repleti , qui est caput omnis principatus et potestatis :
ወአንትሙሂ ኩኑ ፍጹማነ ቦቱ እስመ ውእቱ ርእሱ ለኵሉ መኰንን ወለኵሉ መንግሥት ።
and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.
2:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ᾧ καὶ περιετμήθητε περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ ἐν τῇ ἀπεκδύσει τοῦ σώματος τῆς σαρκός , ἐν τῇ περιτομῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ ,
in quo et circumcisi estis circumcisione non manu facta in expoliatione corporis carnis , sed in circumcisione Christi :
ዘቦቱ ተገዘርክሙ ግዝረተ ዘኢኮነ ግብረ እደ ሰብእ በስልበተ ሥጋ ነፍስተ ኀጢአት በግዝረተ ክርስቶስ ።
In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,
2:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ συνταφέντες αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι , ἐν ᾧ καὶ συνηγέρθητε διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ·
consepulti ei in baptismo , in quo et resurrexistis per fidem operationis Dei , qui suscitavit illum a mortuis .
ወተቀበርክሙ ምስሌሁ በጥምቀት ወባቲ ተንሣእክሙ ምስሌሁ በሃይማኖት ወበረድኤተ እግዚአብሔር ዘአንሥኦ እሙታን ።
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
2:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὑμᾶς νεκροὺς ὄντας τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶν , συνεζωοποίησεν ὑμᾶς σὺν αὐτῷ , χαρισάμενος ἡμῖν πάντα τὰ παραπτώματα ,
Et vos cum mortui essetis in delictis , et praeputio carnis vestrae , convivificavit cum illo , donans vobis omnia delicta :
ወአንትሙሂ እለ ነበርክሙ ምዉታነ በኀጢአትክሙ ወበቍልፈተ ነፍስትክሙ አሕየወክሙ ምስሌሁ ወጸገወክሙ ኵሎ ኀጢአተክሙ ።
You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
2:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐξαλείψας τὸ καθ’ ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον τοῖς δόγμασιν ὃ ἦν ὑπεναντίον ἡμῖν , καὶ αὐτὸ ἦρκεν ἐκ τοῦ μέσου προσηλώσας αὐτὸ τῷ σταυρῷ ·
delens quod adversus nos erat chirographum decreti , quod erat contrarium nobis , et ipsum tulit de medio , affigens illud cruci :
ወደምሰሰ ለነ መጽሐፈ ዕዳነ በሥርዐቱ እምዕድውነ ወአእተቶ እማእከሌነ ወቀነዎ በመስቀሉ ።
wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.
2:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπεκδυσάμενος τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας ἐδειγμάτισεν ἐν παρρησίᾳ , θριαμβεύσας αὐτοὺς ἐν αὐτῷ .
et expolians principatus , et potestates traduxit confidenter , palam triumphans illos in semetipso .
ወበሰሊቦቱ አስተኀፈሮሙ ለቀደምት ወለመኳንንት ወአስተኀፈሮሙ በተከሥቶ ህላዌሁ ።
Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
2:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ Μὴ οὖν τις ὑμᾶς κρινέτω ἐν βρώσει ἢ ἐν πόσει ἢ ἐν μέρει ἑορτῆς ἢ νουμηνίας ἢ σαββάτων ,
Nemo ergo vos judicet in cibo , aut in potu , aut in parte diei festi , aut neomeniae , aut sabbatorum :
ዑቁ እንከ አልቦ ዘይግእዘክሙ ኢበመብልዕ ወኢበመስቴ ወኢበመክፈልተ በዓላት ወኢበአሥኅርት ወኢበሰናብት ።
Let no one therefore judge you in eating or drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
2:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἅ ἐστιν σκιὰ τῶν μελλόντων , τὸ δὲ σῶμα τοῦ Χριστοῦ .
quae sunt umbra futurorum : corpus autem Christi .
እስመ ዝንቱ ኵሉ ውእቱ ጽላሎቱ ለዘሀለዎ ይምጻእ ወአልቦ ዘያስተአብደክሙ በእንተ ሥጋሁ ለክርስቶስ ።
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.
2:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς καταβραβευέτω θέλων ἐν ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ θρησκίᾳ τῶν ἀγγέλων , ἃ ἑόρακεν ἐμβατεύων , εἰκῇ φυσιούμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ νοὸς τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ ,
Nemo vos seducat , volens in humilitate , et religione angelorum , quae non vidit ambulans , frustra inflatus sensu carnis suae ,
ፈቂዶ በተየውሆ ወበተናሕስዮ ርእስ ከመ ትትአዘዙ ለሕርመተ መላእክት በዘኢርእየ ወይትሜካሕ በከንቱ በምክረ ሥጋሁ ።
Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
2:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ οὐ κρατῶν τὴν κεφαλήν , ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα διὰ τῶν ἁφῶν καὶ συνδέσμων ἐπιχορηγούμενον καὶ συνβιβαζόμενον αὔξει τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ θεοῦ .
et non tenens caput , ex quo totum corpus per nexus , et conjunctiones subministratum , et constructum crescit in augmentum Dei .
ወኢይጸንዕ በርእስ ዘቦቱ የኀድር ኵሉ ሥጋ ወይትዋደድ በአሥራው ወመሌሊት ወይልህቅ ወይጸንዕ ወይበዝኅ ወይመልእ በእግዚአብሔር ።
and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.
2:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ ἀπεθάνετε σὺν Χριστῷ ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου , τί ὡς ζῶντες ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε ,
Si ergo mortui estis cum Christo ab elementis hujus mundi : quid adhuc tamquam viventes in mundo decernitis ?
ወእመ ሞትክሙ ምስለ ክርስቶስ እምንብረተ ዝ ዓለም በእፎ ካዕበ ከመ ዘሕያዋን ውስተ ዓለም ትገብሩ ።
If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,
2:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἅψῃ μηδὲ γεύσῃ μηδὲ θίγῃς ,
Ne tetigeritis , neque gustaveritis , neque contrectaveritis :
ወይቤሉክሙ ኢትግሥሥ ወኢትልክፍ ወኢትጥዐም ዘንተ ።
“Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch”
2:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἅ ἐστιν πάντα εἰς φθορὰν τῇ ἀποχρήσει , κατὰ τὰ ἐντάλματα καὶ διδασκαλίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων ;
quae sunt omnia in interitum ipso usu , secundum praecepta et doctrinas hominum :
እስመ ዝንቱ ኵሉ ለሙስና በከመ ትእዛዘ ሰብእ ።
(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?
2:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἅτινά ἐστιν λόγον μὲν ἔχοντα σοφίας ἐν ἐθελοθρησκίᾳ καὶ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ καὶ ἀφειδίᾳ σώματος , οὐκ ἐν τιμῇ τινι πρὸς πλησμονὴν τῆς σαρκός .
quae sunt rationem quidem habentia sapientiae in superstitione , et humilitate , et non ad parcendum corpori , non in honore aliquo ad saturitatem carnis .
ዘያመስልዎ ጥበበ በእንተ ትሕትና ልብ ወፍርሀተ እግዚአብሔር ወኢምሒከ ሥጋ አልቦቱ ክብር ምንተኒ አላ ውእቱ ዘመልዕልተ ሥጋ ።
These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.