ᏈᏓ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᎠᏴ ᏈᏓ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᎢᏣᏗᎦᎴᏲᏨᎯ ᏋᏗᏱ ᎢᏤᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎨᎴᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏆᏙᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏈᏗᏂᏱ;
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
2 ᎡᏣᏑᏰᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᎦᏔᎰ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᎦᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏚᏟᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎩᎬ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ; ᎦᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏣᏤᎵ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
3 ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏥᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎩᏁᎸ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎢᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏚᎴᎯᏌᏅ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ; —
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 ᏥᎩᏁᎸ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᏲᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏦᏒ ᎡᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎯ,
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
5 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗ ᏤᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏣᏘ ᏥᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ, ᎪᎯᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏞᎦ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎡᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏔᏩᏕᎦ ᎤᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎵᏩᏛᎡᎲᎢ,
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏟ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎩ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᏱᏩᎵᏰᎢᎶᎦ ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ ᎢᏳᎢ.
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
8 ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ] ᎡᏥᎪᎥᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎡᏥᎨᏳᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏁᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎡᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎢ ᎡᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᏗᎭ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏃᎮᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏔᏅᎯ;
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
9 ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎭ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏗᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎣᏂᎨᏛᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏲᎸᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ ᎤᏂᏁᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
11 ᎤᏂᏲᎲᎩ ᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏯᎥᎢ, ᎢᎬᏱ ᎦᏰᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎬᏁᎮ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏂ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎨᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎾᎾᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎨᎩᏃᎮᎮᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎨᏨᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎨᏣᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏰᏥᏅᏏᏛ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏧᎾᏚᎵᎭ ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ.
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
13 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᏠᎦ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎢᏣᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏎᏍᏗ ᎡᏥᏁᏗᏱ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏥᏲᎮᏗ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎸᎭ.
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
14 ᎢᏦᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᏂᏣᏍᏛ ᏥᏣᏚᎸᏅᎥᏍᎬ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎿᎭᎥᎾ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ;
As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
15 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏥᏯᏅᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᎾᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎾᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ.
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
16 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎳ, “ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏴᏰᏃ ᏥᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎩ.”
for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
17 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᏕᎫᎪᏓᏁᎭ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ [ ᎠᏂ ] ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ.
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
18 ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎩ, ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᏁᎬ ᏯᏛᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ, ᎡᏣᎫᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎡᎫᏓᎴᏒᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏙᎸᎢ ᏗᏥᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏗᎨᏥᏲᎯᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
19 ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎬ ᎡᏣᎫᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᎩᎬ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏫ-ᎠᎩᎾ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᎪᎸᏫ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏓᏓᎸᎾ;
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
20 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏥᎦᏔᎰᎢ ᎠᏏ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᏙᏢᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎴ ᎪᎯ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ,
He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
21 ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏤᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏥᏚᎴᏔᏁᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏁᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
22 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᏥᏅᎦᎸᏛ ᏥᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏕᏥᎧᎾᏩᏛᏒ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏥᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ, [ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ] ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᏨᏔᏅ, ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏙᏗᏱ ᏗᏥᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏳᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏥᎾᏫ.
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
23 ᏔᎵᏁ ᎢᏣᏕᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏲᎩ ᎤᎦᏔ ᎢᏣᏕᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏲᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎧᏃᎥᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏟᎵ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏃᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎡᎯ ᏥᎩ. (aiōn g165)
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (aiōn g165)
24 ᏂᎦᎥᏰᏃ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎧᏃᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏓᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏴᏫ, ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ. ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᎧᏴᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥᎸᏒᎢ ᎦᏙᎠᏍᎪᎢ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎡᎭ.
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
