1 Timothy 3
1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
MELEL kasoi pot et: Ma amen rapaki koa en pisop, a kin inong iong wiawia mau eu.
2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
A pisop o en pung, o warok en li ta men, o so kowei kodo, a lelapok, o tiak mau, o apwali men kairu, o koiok ong padak;
3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
A der kamom soko, o so pamara, a en materok, o der inong iong akamai, o der pok ong moni.
4 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
Me kin kaunda mau pein toun im a, o me na seri kan kin peiki ong ni tiak pung.
5 For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
A ma amen, me sokoiok ong kaunda pein toun im a, iaduen a pan kak kaunda momodisou en Kot?
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
Pil kaidin saulang kap amen, pwe a ende aklapalap, ap lodi ong kadeik en tewil.
7 Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
O en pil kalok mau ren me mi liki, pwe a de lodi ong kanamenok o katikatiamau pan tewil.
8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
Pil dueta saunkoa kan en lelapok, so lo riapot, so kamom soko, so noroke moni.
9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
Me kin kolekol nan insen arail makelekel rir en poson.
10 Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
Mepukat en kasosongla mas, irail ap pan papa, ma irail me pung.
11 In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
Pil dueta en saunkoa ar warok kan, ren wia me kon ong, o so likinekine, o so kowei kodo, o melel ni meakaros.
12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
Saunkoa kan en warok en li ta men o ren kaunda mau nair seri kan o toun im arail.
13 For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
A me papa mau, kin kalok maui pein irail, o re pan pereperenki melel poson me mi ren Kristus Iesus.
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
Mepukat i inting wong uk, o i kaporoporeki, me i pan pwarala re om madang.
15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
A ma i pwapwand, koe en asa duen me koe pan wia nan tanpas en Kot, iei momodisou en Kot ieias, o ur o pason en melel.
16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
Meid lapalap rir en pai ren Kot: Kot sansaleda ni uduk, ap diarokada me pung amen ren Ngen, ap pwaralang tounlang kan, ap lolok ong men liki kan, ap kamelel lar ren toun sappa, ap peukadalang wasa lingan.
