Taga Efeso 2
1 Kay mga patay kamo sa inyong mga kalapasan ug mga sala
Formerly, because you were habitually sinning [DOU], you were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as a] corpse [MET] is).
2 nga diin nagkinabuhi kamo niadto, nga gasunod sa mga prinsipyo niining kalibutan, sumala sa nagmando sa mga adunay gahum sa kahanginan, sa espiritu nga naglihok sa mga anak nga masinupakon. (aiōn g165)
You were acting in the same [evil] way as those who oppose Christ [MTY] act. That is, you were behaving in the [evil] ways [that Satan wanted you to behave]. He rules over evil spiritual beings that no person can see [MTY]. He is the spirit who now powerfully controls the people who disobey God. (aiōn g165)
3 Kaniadto kitang tanan kauban niadtong dili mga tumutuo ug gihimo nato ang dautan nga pangandoy sa atong mga lawas, nga gihimo ang kabubut-on sa lawas ug sa hunahuna, ug daan na sa atong kinaiya nga mga anak kita sa kapungot sama sa uban.
Formerly, we all used to disobey God as they do. We did the things that our self-centered nature wanted us to do. We habitually did those [evil] deeds that our bodies and our minds wanted to do. When we were acting like that, it was certain that [God] would punish [MTY] us, just like he will certainly punish all other [evil people].
4 Apan kay dato sa kaluoy ang Dios nga tungod sa kadako sa iyang gugma nga diin gihigugma kita niya,
But God always acts very mercifully, and he loves us very much.
5 kaniadto nga kita patay pa sa kalapasan, gidala kita niya sa bag-ong kinabuhi uban kang
As a result, even when we were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as] a corpse [MET] is) because we were habitually sinning, he enabled us to receive [spiritual]/[eternal] life because of our relationship with Christ. [Do not forget this: It is only] because God has acted so kindly toward you, in a way that you did not deserve, that you are saved {that [he] saved you} [from the guilt of your sin]
6 Cristo—pinaagi sa grasya naluwas kamo—ug gibanhaw kita niya ug gipalingkod sad kita niya sa kalangitan kauban ni Cristo Jesus.
And [it is as though] God gave us spiritual life when he caused Christ Jesus to be alive again after he died [MET]. And [it is as though] God caused us to sit [and rule] [MTY] with him in heaven,
7 Gihimo niya kini aron nga sa umaabot nga panahon iya gyud nga ipakita kanato kung unsa kadako ang bahandi sa iyang grasya tungod sa iyang kaluoy diha kang Cristo Jesus. (aiōn g165)
in order that he might show to everyone at all times in the future that he has acted toward us in an extremely kind way because of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. (aiōn g165)
8 Kay tungod sa grasya naluwas kamo pinaagi sa pagtuo. Ug kini dili gikan kanato; kondili gasa gikan sa Dios,
It is [only] by [God] acting [PRS] [toward you] in a way that you did not deserve that you have been saved {that he has saved you} as a result of your trusting [in Christ]. You did not save yourselves. His saving you was his gift to you.
9 dili sa atong mga binuhatan aron walay bisan usa nga makapanghambog.
He did not save any of you because of anything you yourselves did. Because you have done nothing [to save yourselves], you cannot be proud of your efforts to save yourselves.
10 Kay kita mga binuhat sa Dios, gilalang diha kang Cristo Jesus sa pagbuhat ug mga maayong buluhaton nga dugay na kaayong plano sa Dios nga atong sundon.
It is God who has made us what we are now. Because of our relationship with Christ Jesus, he has enabled us to receive [spiritual/eternal] life in order that we should conduct our lives habitually doing the good deeds that God previously planned for us to do.
11 Busa hinumdumi ninyo nga kaniadto mga Gentil kamo sa unod, nga gitawag “nga mga paganong dili tuli” adtong mga gitawag nga tuli sa mga unod nga binuhatan lang sa mga tawo.
You [Ephesians] have been non-Jews from the time that you were born. The Jews ([insult you/say that you are not God’s people]) [by] calling you ‘those who are not circumcised’. They [proudly] call themselves ‘we [(exc)] who are circumcised’. [They have allowed people to] circumcise [them to indicate that they are God’s people, but] that has [only] changed their bodies, [not their] ([inner beings/hearts]).
12 Kay niadtong panahuna nabulag kamo kang Cristo, nga nabulag sa katawhan sa Israel, ug mga estranghero mahitungod sa mga kasabutan sa saad, nga walay kasiguraduhan sa kaugmaon, ug walay Dios niining kalibutan.
You should constantly remember these things: Formerly you did not have any relationship with Christ. You did not belong to the people of Israel, [the people whom God chose]. You did not know about the things God promised in his agreements [with his people]. You did not confidently expect to go to heaven after you die (OR, [that God would save you]). You [lived] in this world without knowing God.
13 Apan karon tungod kang Cristo Jesus kamo nga kaniadto layo sa Dios naduol na sa Dios pinaagi sa dugo ni Cristo.
But now, because of your relationship with Christ Jesus, God has brought you, who had no relationship with him [MET], into his family [MET]. He did that because [you trusted in what Christ accomplished when] his blood [MTY] [flowed from his body when he died on the cross].
14 Kay siya ang atong kalinaw tungod kay gihimo niya ang mga Judio ug Gentil nga usa na ka katawhan. Ug sa iyang lawas giguba niya ang paril sa kasuko nga nagbulag kanato sa usa'g usa.
Christ himself [has caused us Jewish and non-Jewish believers] to have peace [with each other]. He has made both [of our groups] to become one [group]. [Just like people] (tear down/demolish) a wall that separates [groups of people] [MET], he has destroyed the hatred [between Jews and non-Jews].
15 Diin nga, gitangtang niya ang balaod sa mga sugo ug mga kalagdaan aron mahimo niya ang bag-ong katawhan gikan sa duha ka katawhan, sa ingon nga adunay pakigdait.
By dying [MTY] [for us on the cross] he made it no longer [necessary for us to obey] all the [Jewish] laws and rituals [in order to be saved]. He did that in order to enable the two [groups] to become one new group because of our relationship with him. The result was that he has caused us to have peace [with each other].
16 Gihimo kini niya aron mahiusa ang duha ka katawhan ingon nga usa ka lawas sa Dios pinaagi sa krus, nga undangon ang ilang kasuko sa usa'g usa.
By [dying on] the cross [MTY] he caused both Jews and non-Jews to have a peaceful relationship with God. That is how he caused us to no longer be [MET] enemies [with God] (OR, [with each other]).
17 Mianhi si Jesus ug gisangyaw ang maayong balita ug ang iyang kalinaw sa mga tua sa layo ug kalinaw sa mga duol kaniya.
He came [to earth] and proclaimed that you [non-Jews], who did not have a relationship with [MET] [God], and [us(exc) Jews], who [considered that we(exc) belonged to] [MET] God’s [family], can [all] now have peace [with God].
18 Kay tungod kang Jesus makaduol kitang duha ka katawhan pinaagi sa usa ka Espiritu didto sa Amahan.
[We know that he has done that] because we both, [Jews and non-Jews], are [now] able to approach God the Father in prayer by the help of his Spirit, because of what Christ [has done].
19 Mao nga karon kamo nga mga Gentil dili na kamo mga estranghero ug mga langyaw, tungod kay kamo mga isig kalungsod sa mga gigahin alang sa Dios, nga sakop sa pamilya sa Dios.
So [God no longer treats] you [non-Jews] as [people treat] [MET] foreigners and strangers [who live among them] [MET]. Instead, along with all God’s people, [it is as though] you have become citizens of a country that he rules over, and [as though you have become] members of the family [of which he is the father] [MET].
20 Kay kini sila gitukod sa pundasyon sa mga apostoles ug mga propeta, si Cristo mismo ang bato nga tugkaranan.
[Just like] a building is built {[as someone] builds a building} on a foundation, [God has joined you into one group that originated/began] from what the apostles and prophets [taught]. Christ Jesus is the [most important one in that group, just like a] cornerstone [is the most important part of a building]. And
21 Pinaagi sa gahum ni Jesus ang tibuok tinukod sa iyang pamilya tingob nga mahaum ug magkadaghan ingon nga templo nga gigahin alang sa Ginoo,
just like [a builder might] join together all the parts of a building to make it a temple that [people will] dedicate to the Lord [MET], [Christ is continually causing all of] you who have a relationship with [him to be united, in order that you will become one holy group].
22 nga diin tingob nga gitukod sad kamo nga mahimong puloy-anan sa Dios pinaagi sa Espiritu.
And because of your relationship with Christ, [God] is joining you [non-Jews] together with [Jewish believers] to be [like] one building [MET] in which his Spirit lives.
