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5:1
Γίνεσθε οὖν μιμηταὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς τέκνα ἀγαπητά,
Estote ergo imitatores Dei, sicut filii carissimi,
ተመሰሉ በእግዚአብሔር ከመ ውሉድ ፍቁራን።
Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
5:2
καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἐν ἀγάπῃ, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν ὑμᾶς καὶ παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν προσφορὰν καὶ θυσίαν τῷ θεῷ εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας.
et ambulate in dilectione, sicut et Christus dilexit nos, et tradidit semetipsum pro nobis, oblationem et hostiam Deo in odorem suavitatis.
ወሑሩ በተፋቅሮ በከመ አፍቀረክሙ ክርስቶስ ወመጠወ ርእሶ በእንቲኣክሙ መሥዋዕተ ወቍርባነ ለእግዚአብሔር ለመዓዛ ሠናይ።
Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
5:3
Πορνεία δὲ καὶ ἀκαθαρσία πᾶσα ἢ πλεονεξία μηδὲ ὀνομαζέσθω ἐν ὑμῖν, καθὼς πρέπει ἁγίοις,
Fornicatio autem, et omnis immunditia, aut avaritia, nec nominetur in vobis, sicut decet sanctos :
ወዝሙትሰ ወኵሉ ርኵስ ወትዕግልት ኢይሰማዕ በላዕሌክሙ በከመ ይደልዎሙ ለቅዱሳን።
But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
5:4
καὶ αἰσχρότης ἢ μωρολογία ἢ εὐτραπελία, ἃ οὐκ ἀνῆκεν, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον εὐχαριστία.
aut turpitudo, aut stultiloquium, aut scurrilitas, quae ad rem non pertinet : sed magis gratiarum actio.
ወኢነገረ ኀፍርት ወነገረ እበድ ወነገረ ሥላቅ ዘኢይደሉ ዘእንበለ ዳእሙ አእኵቶ ህየንተ ዝ እኩይ።
nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.
5:5
τοῦτο γὰρ ἴστε γινώσκοντες ὅτι πᾶς πόρνος ἢ ἀκάθαρτος ἢ πλεονέκτης, ὅ ἐστιν εἰδωλολάτρης, οὐκ ἔχει κληρονομίαν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ θεοῦ.
Hoc enim scitote intelligentes : quod omnis fornicator, aut immundus, aut avarus, quod est idolorum servitus, non habet haereditatem in regno Christi et Dei.
ወዘንተ አእምሩ ከመ ኵሉ ዘማዊ ወርኩስ ወመስተዐግል ወዘያጣዑ አልቦ መክፈልት ውስተ መንግሥተ ክርስቶስ ዘእግዚአብሔር።
Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
5:6
μηδεὶς ὑμᾶς ἀπατάτω κενοῖς λόγοις, διὰ ταῦτα γὰρ ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῆς ἀπειθείας.
Nemo vos seducat inanibus verbis : propter haec enim venit ira Dei in filios diffidentiae.
ወአልቦ ዘያስሕተክሙ በነገረ ከንቱ እስመ በእንቲኣሁ ይመጽእ መዓተ እግዚአብሔር ላዕለ ውሉደ ዐላውያን።
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
5:7
μὴ οὖν γίνεσθε συνμέτοχοι αὐτῶν·
Nolite ergo effici participes eorum.
ኢትትመሰልዎሙኬ
Therefore don’t be partakers with them.
5:8
ἦτε γάρ ποτε σκότος, νῦν δὲ φῶς ἐν κυρίῳ· ὡς τέκνα φωτὸς περιπατεῖτε,
Eratis enim aliquando tenebrae : nunc autem lux in Domino. Ut filii lucis ambulate :
እስመ ትካት ጽልመት አንትሙ ወይእዜሰ ብርሃነ ኮንክሙ በእግዚእነ።
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
5:9
ὁ γὰρ καρπὸς τοῦ φωτὸς ἐν πάσῃ ἀγαθωσύνῃ καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ,
fructus enim lucis est in omni bonitate, et justitia, et veritate :
ከመ ውሉደ ብርሃን ሑሩ እንከሰ እስመ ፍሬሁ ለብርሃን ኵሉ ምግባረ ሠናይ ወጽድቅ ወርትዕ።
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
5:10
δοκιμάζοντες τί ἐστιν εὐάρεστον τῷ κυρίῳ,
probantes quid sit beneplacitum Deo :
ወአመክሩ ዘያሠምሮ ለእግዚአብሔር።
proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.
5:11
καὶ μὴ συνκοινωνεῖτε τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἀκάρποις τοῦ σκότους, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ ἐλέγχετε.
et nolite communicare operibus infructuosis tenebrarum, magis autem redarguite.
ወኢትኅበሩ ምስለ እለ አልቦሙ ፍሬ ምግባር ዘጽልመት ኵለንታሆሙ አላ ገሥጽዎሙ።
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
5:12
τὰ γὰρ κρυφῇ γινόμενα ὑπ’ αὐτῶν αἰσχρόν ἐστιν καὶ λέγειν·
Quae enim in occulto fiunt ab ipsis, turpe est et dicere.
እስመ ዘበጽሚት ይገብሩ ኀፍረት ለነጊር።
For it is a shame even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.
5:13
τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐλεγχόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ φωτὸς φανεροῦται, πᾶν γὰρ τὸ φανερούμενον φῶς ἐστιν.
Omnia autem, quae arguuntur, a lumine manifestantur : omne enim, quod manifestatur, lumen est.
ወዘሰ ክሡት ኵሉ ውስተ ብርሃን ይትዐወቅ እስመ ኵሉ ዘገሃድ ብርሃን ውእቱ።
But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.
5:14
διὸ λέγει, ἔγειρε, ὁ καθεύδων, καὶ ἀνάστα ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐπιφαύσει σοι ὁ Χριστός.
Propter quod dicit : Surge qui dormis, et exsurge a mortuis, et illuminabit te Christus.
እስመ ይቤ ንቃህ ዘትነውም ወተንሥእ እሙታን ወያበርህ ለከ ክርስቶስ።
Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
5:15
Βλέπετε οὖν ἀκριβῶς πῶς περιπατεῖτε, μὴ ὡς ἄσοφοι ἀλλ’ ὡς σοφοί,
Videte itaque, fratres, quomodo caute ambuletis : non quasi insipientes,
ዑቁ እንከ ዘከመ ተሐውሩ ከመ ጠቢባን በንጽሕ ወአኮ ከመ አብዳን።
Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
5:16
ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν, ὅτι αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραί εἰσιν.
sed ut sapientes : redimentes tempus, quoniam dies mali sunt.
እንዘ ታነሐስይዎ ለዝ ዓለም እስመ እኩይ መዋዕሊሁ።
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
5:17
διὰ τοῦτο μὴ γίνεσθε ἄφρονες, ἀλλὰ συνίετε τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου.
Propterea nolite fieri imprudentes, sed intelligentes quae sit voluntas Dei.
በእንተ ዝንቱ ኢትኩኑ አብዳነ አላ ኀልዩ ፈቃደ እግዚአብሔር።
Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
5:18
καὶ μὴ μεθύσκεσθε οἴνῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἐστιν ἀσωτία, ἀλλὰ πληροῦσθε ἐν πνεύματι,
Et nolite inebriari vino, in quo est luxuria, sed implemini Spiritu Sancto,
ወኢትስክሩ ወይነ እስመ ምርዓት ውእቱ አላ ምልኡ መንፈሰ ቅዱሰ።
Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
5:19
λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ,
loquentes vobismetipsis in psalmis, et hymnis, et canticis spiritualibus, cantantes et psallentes in cordibus vestris Domino,
ወአንበቡ መዝሙረ ወስብሐተ ወማኅሌተ ቅድሳት ሰብሑ ወዘምሩ ለእግዚአብሔር በልብክሙ።
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
5:20
εὐχαριστοῦντες πάντοτε ὑπὲρ πάντων ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί,
gratias agentes semper pro omnibus in nomine Domini nostri Jesu Christi Deo et Patri,
ወአእኵቱ ዘልፈ በእንተ ኵሉ በስመ እግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ለእግዚአብሔር አብ።
giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
5:21
ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ Χριστοῦ.
subjecti invicem in timore Christi.
አትሕቱ ርእሰክሙ ለቢጽክሙ በፍርሀተ እግዚአብሔር።
subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.
5:22
αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ὡς τῷ κυρίῳ,
Mulieres viris suis subditae sint, sicut Domino :
ወአንስትኒ ይትአዘዛ ለአምታቲሆን ከመ ዘለእግዚእነ።
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
5:23
ὅτι ἀνήρ ἐστιν κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικὸς ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, αὐτὸς σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος.
quoniam vir caput est mulieris, sicut Christus caput est Ecclesiae : ipse, salvator corporis ejus.
እስመ ብእሲ ርእሳ ለብእሲት ከመ ክርስቶስ ርእሳ ለቤተ ክርስቲያን ወመድኅነ ሥጋሃ።
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
5:24
ἀλλὰ ὡς ἡ ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ, οὕτως καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί.
Sed sicut Ecclesia subjecta est Christo, ita et mulieres viris suis in omnibus.
ወከመ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ትትኤዘዞ ለክርስቶስ ከማሁ አንስትኒ ይትአዘዛ ለአምታቲሆን በኵሉ።
But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
5:25
Οἱ ἄνδρες, ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς,
Viri, diligite uxores vestras, sicut et Christus dilexit Ecclesiam, et seipsum tradidit pro ea,
ዕደውኒ ያፍቅሩ አንስቲያሆሙ ከመ ክርስቶስ አፍቀራ ለቤተ ክርስቲያን ወመጠወ ርእሶ በእንቲኣሃ።
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her,
5:26
ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι,
ut illam sanctificaret, mundans lavacro aquae in verbo vitae,
ከመ ይቀድሳ ወያንጽሓ በጥምቀተ ማይ ወበቃሉ።
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
5:27
ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
ut exhiberet ipse sibi gloriosam Ecclesiam, non habentem maculam, aut rugam, aut aliquid hujusmodi, sed ut sit sancta et immaculata.
ወይረስያ ሎቱ ክብርተ ለቤተ ክርስቲያኑ ከመ ኢይርከብ በላዕሌሃ ርስሐተ ወጥልቀተ ዳእሙ ከመ ትኩን ንጽሕተ ወቅድስተ።
that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect.
5:28
οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα. ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ,
Ita et viri debent diligere uxores suas ut corpora sua. Qui suam uxorem diligit, seipsum diligit.
ከማሁ ዕደውኒ ያፍቅሩ አንስቲያሆሙ ከመ ነፍሶሙ ዘአፍቀረ ብእሲቶ ርእሶ አፍቀረ።
Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.
5:29
οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν, ἀλλὰ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν,
Nemo enim umquam carnem suam odio habuit : sed nutrit et fovet eam, sicut et Christus Ecclesiam :
ወአልቦ ዘይክል ጸሊአ ሥጋሁ ግሙራ ሴስዩ ወተማሕፀኑ በከመ ክርስቶስ ለቤተ ክርስቲያኑ።
For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,
5:30
ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ.
quia membra sumus corporis ejus, de carne ejus et de ossibus ejus.
እስመ አባለ ሥጋሁ ይእቲ።
because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
5:31
ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται τῇ γυναικί, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.
Propter hoc relinquet homo patrem et matrem suam, et adhaerebit uxori suae, et erunt duo in carne una.
ወበእንተዝ የኀድግ ብእሲ አባሁ ወእሞ ወይተልዋ ለብእሲቱ ወይከውኑ ክልኤሆሙ አሐደ ሥጋ።
“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife. Then the two will become one flesh.”
5:32
τὸ μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν, ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
Sacramentum hoc magnum est, ego autem dico in Christo et in Ecclesia.
ዐቢይ ውእቱ ዝ ነገር ወአንሰ እብሎ ላዕለ ክርስቶስ ወላዕለ ቤተ ክርስቲያኑ።
This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and the assembly.
5:33
πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθ’ ἕνα ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω ὡς ἑαυτόν, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα.
Verumtamen et vos singuli, unusquisque uxorem suam sicut seipsum diligat : uxor autem timeat virum suum.
ወባሕቱ አንትሙኒ ኵልክሙ ከማሁ አንስቲያክሙ አፍቅሩ ከመ ነፍስክሙ ወብእሲትኒ ትፍርሆ ለምታ።
Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
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