in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.
We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
2:4
ወእግዚአብሔርሰበብዕለስብሐቲሁወበብዝኀፍቅሩዘአፍቀረነ።
然而，上帝既有豐富的憐憫，因他愛我們的大愛，
But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
2:5
እንዘሙታንንሕነበኀጢአትነአሕየወነበክርስቶስወድኅነበጸጋሁ።
當我們死在過犯中的時候，便叫我們與基督一同活過來。你們得救是本乎恩。
even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
2:6
ወአንሥአነወአንበረነምስሌሁበሰማያትበኢየሱስክርስቶስ።
他又叫我們與基督耶穌一同復活，一同坐在天上，
and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
2:7
ከመያርኢበዓለምዘይመጽእብዝኀጸጋሁወምሕረቱዘአፈድፈደበኢየሱስክርስቶስ።
要將他極豐富的恩典，就是他在基督耶穌裏向我們所施的恩慈，顯明給後來的世代看。
that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
2:8
እስመበጸጋሁድኅነወበአሚንወዳእሙጸጋሁለእግዚአብሔርውእቱወኢኮነዚኣክሙ።
你們得救是本乎恩，也因着信；這並不是出於自己，乃是上帝所賜的；
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision” (in the flesh, made by hands),
that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
2:13
ወይእዜሰባሕቱአንትሙእለትካትርኁቃንቀረብክሙበደሙለክርስቶስ።
你們從前遠離上帝的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得親近了。
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
2:14
እስመውእቱሰላምነዘረሰዮሙአሐደለክልኤሆሙወነሠተአረፍተማእከልበሥጋሁ።
因他使我們和睦 ，將兩下合而為一，拆毀了中間隔斷的牆；
For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of separation,
having abolished in his flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace,
2:16
ወአብጽሖሙለክልኤሆሙበአሐዱሥጋሁለኀበእግዚአብሔርበመስቀሉወለጽልእቀተሎቦቱ።
既在十字架上滅了冤仇，便藉這十字架使兩下歸為一體，與上帝和好了，
and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility through it.
2:17
ወመጽአወወሀበነሰላመለርኁቃንወሰላመለቅሩባን።
並且來傳和平的福音給你們遠處的人，也給那近處的人。
He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.
2:18
እስመውእቱመርሐነወአቅረበነለክልኤነኀበአቡሁበመንፈስቅዱስ።
因為我們兩下藉着他被一個聖靈所感，得以進到父面前。
For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.