彼得前書 2
1 所以，你們既除去一切的惡毒、詭詐，並假善、嫉妒，和一切毀謗的話，
Rid yourselves therefore of all ill-will and all deceitfulness, of insincerity and envy, and of all evil speaking.
2 就要愛慕那純淨的靈奶，像才生的嬰孩愛慕奶一樣，叫你們因此漸長，以致得救。
Thirst, like newly-born infants, for pure milk for the soul, that by it you may grow up to salvation;
3 你們若嘗過主恩的滋味，就必如此。
if you have had any experience of the goodness of the Lord.
4 主乃活石，固然是被人所棄的，卻是被上帝所揀選、所寶貴的。
Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in God's esteem chosen and held in honour.
5 你們來到主面前，也就像活石，被建造成為靈宮，作聖潔的祭司，藉着耶穌基督奉獻上帝所悅納的靈祭。
And be yourselves also like living stones that are being built up into a spiritual house, to become a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 因為經上說： 看哪，我把所揀選、 所寶貴的房角石安放在錫安； 信靠他的人必不至於羞愧。
For it is contained in Scripture, "See, I am placing on Mount Zion a Cornerstone, chosen, and held in honour, and he whose faith rests on Him shall never have reason to feel ashamed."
7 所以，他在你們信的人就為寶貴，在那不信的人有話說： 匠人所棄的石頭 已作了房角的頭塊石頭。
To you believers, therefore, that honour belongs; but for unbelievers-- "A Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone,"
8 又說：作了絆腳的石頭，跌人的磐石。他們既不順從，就在道理上絆跌；他們這樣絆跌也是預定的。
and "a Stone for the foot to strike against, and a Rock to stumble over." Their foot strikes against it because they are disobedient to God's Message, and to this they were appointed.
9 惟有你們是被揀選的族類，是有君尊的祭司，是聖潔的國度，是屬上帝的子民，要叫你們宣揚那召你們出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。
But you are a chosen race, a priesthood of kingly lineage, a holy nation, a people belonging specially to God, that you may make known the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light.
10 你們從前算不得子民， 現在卻作了上帝的子民； 從前未曾蒙憐恤， 現在卻蒙了憐恤。
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not found mercy, but now you have.
11 親愛的弟兄啊，你們是客旅，是寄居的。我勸你們要禁戒肉體的私慾；這私慾是與靈魂爭戰的。
Dear friends, I entreat you as pilgrims and foreigners not to indulge the cravings of your lower natures: for all such cravings wage war upon the soul.
12 你們在外邦人中，應當品行端正，叫那些毀謗你們是作惡的，因看見你們的好行為，便在鑒察的日子歸榮耀給上帝。
Live honourable lives among the Gentiles, in order that, although they now speak against you as evil-doers, they may yet witness your good conduct, and may glorify God on the day of reward and retribution.
13 你們為主的緣故，要順服人的一切制度，或是在上的君王，
Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,
14 或是君王所派罰惡賞善的臣宰。
or to provincial Governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and the encouragement of those who do what is right.
15 因為上帝的旨意原是要你們行善，可以堵住那糊塗無知人的口。
For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons.
16 你們雖是自由的，卻不可藉着自由遮蓋惡毒，總要作上帝的僕人。
Be free men, and yet do not make your freedom an excuse for base conduct, but be God's bondservants.
17 務要尊敬眾人，親愛教中的弟兄，敬畏上帝，尊敬君王。
Honour every one. Love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the Emperor.
18 你們作僕人的，凡事要存敬畏的心順服主人；不但順服那善良溫和的，就是那乖僻的也要順服。
Household servants, be submissive to your masters, and show them the utmost respect--not only if they are kind and thoughtful, but also if they are unreasonable.
19 倘若人為叫良心對得住上帝，就忍受冤屈的苦楚，這是可喜愛的。
For it is an acceptable thing with God, if, from a sense of duty to Him, a man patiently submits to wrong, when treated unjustly.
20 你們若因犯罪受責打，能忍耐，有甚麼可誇的呢？但你們若因行善受苦，能忍耐，這在上帝看是可喜愛的。
If you do wrong and receive a blow for it, what credit is there in your bearing it patiently? But if when you do right and suffer for it you bear it patiently, this is an acceptable thing with God.
21 你們蒙召原是為此；因基督也為你們受過苦，給你們留下榜樣，叫你們跟隨他的腳蹤行。
And it is to this you were called; because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you an example so that you should follow in His steps.
22 他並沒有犯罪，口裏也沒有詭詐。
He never sinned, and no deceitful language was ever heard from His mouth.
23 他被罵不還口；受害不說威嚇的話，只將自己交託那按公義審判人的主。
When He was reviled, He did not answer with reviling; when He suffered He uttered no threats, but left His wrongs in the hands of the righteous Judge.
24 他被掛在木頭上，親身擔當了我們的罪，使我們既然在罪上死，就得以在義上活。因他受的鞭傷，你們便得了醫治。
The burden of our sins He Himself carried in His own body to the Cross and bore it there, so that we, having died so far as our sins are concerned, may live righteous lives. By His wounds yours have been healed.
25 你們從前好像迷路的羊，如今卻歸到你們靈魂的牧人監督了。
For you were straying like lost sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Protector of your souls.
