提多書 1
1 天主的僕人，作耶穌基督宗徒的保祿──為引天主所選的人，去信從並認識合乎虔敬的真理，
To Titus, my true son in a common faith, from Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and to the knowledge of the truth which goes with piety;
I write in hope of life eternal which God who never lies, promised before times eternal, (aiōnios g166)
3 衪到了適當的時期，就藉著宣講顯示了衪的聖道；我就是照我們救主天主的命令，受乎委托盡這宣講的職務。──
but manifested in his own time; that word of his in proclaiming which I have been entrusted by command of God our Saviour.
4 我保祿致書給在共同信仰內作我真子的弟鐸：願恩寵與平安由天主父及我們的救主基督耶穌賜與你。
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
5 我留你在克里特，是要你整頓那些尚未完成的事，並照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老：
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you might set right the things left unfinished, and appoint presbyters in every city as I had instructed you;
6 長老應是無可指摘的，只做過一個妻子的丈夫，所有的子女都是信徒，又沒有被控告為放蕩不羈的，
men who are blameless, the husband of one wife, with believing children who are not accused of riot or insubordination.
7 因為做監督的，既是天主的管家，就該是可指摘的、不自負、不發怒、不嗜酒、不暴戾、不貪污；
For indeed a presiding officer, as God’s steward, ought to be blameless, not self-willed or quick-tempered, not a drunkard or violent, or greedy of filthy lucre;
8 但該好客、樂善、慎重、公正、熱心、有節，
but he must be hospitable, a lover of the good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled.
9 堅持那合乎真理的真道，好能以健全的道理勸戒並駁斥抗辯的人。
He must hold to the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may be able both to encourage by sound teaching, and to confute our opponents.
10 實在許多倘不服從，好空談，欺騙人，尤其是那些受過割損的人；
For there are many individuals who are unruly, empty talkers and deceivers, particularly those of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped;
11 應杜塞這些人的口，因為他們為了可恥的利潤，竟教導那些不教導的事，破壞人的整個家庭。
for they upset whole households and, for filthy lucre’s sake, teach what they ought not to teach.
12 克里特人中一個人，他們自己的一位先知曾這樣說：「克里特人常是些說謊者，是些可惡的野獸，貪口腹的懶惰漢。」
By one of their own number, by a prophet of their own, it has been said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons."
13 這話說得很對。為此你們該嚴厲規勸他們，好叫他們在信德上健全無瑕；
This testimony is true. So rebuke them sharply,
14 不要聽信猶太人的無稽傳說，和背棄真理之人的規定。
so as to make them sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 為潔淨人一切都是潔淨的，但為敗壞的人和無信仰的人，沒有一樣是潔淨的，就連他們的理性和良心都是污穢的。
All things are pure to the pure; but to the contaminated and the faithless nothing is pure, nay, their very minds and consciences are tainted.
16 這樣人自稱認識天主，但在行為上卻否認天主，他們是可憎惡的，悖逆的，在一切善事上是無用的。
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.
