1 Timothy 3
1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
yadi kaścid adhyakṣapadam ākāṅkṣate tarhi sa uttamaṁ karmma lipsata iti satyaṁ|
2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
ato'dhyakṣeṇāninditenaikasyā yoṣito bhartrā parimitabhogena saṁyatamanasā sabhyenātithisevakena śikṣaṇe nipuṇena
3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
na madyapena na prahārakeṇa kintu mṛdubhāvena nirvvivādena nirlobhena
4 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
svaparivārāṇām uttamaśāsakena pūrṇavinītatvād vaśyānāṁ santānānāṁ niyantrā ca bhavitavyaṁ|
5 For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
yata ātmaparivārān śāsituṁ yo na śaknoti teneśvarasya samitestattvāvadhāraṇaṁ kathaṁ kāriṣyate?
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
aparaṁ sa garvvito bhūtvā yat śayatāna iva daṇḍayogyo na bhavet tadarthaṁ tena navaśiṣyeṇa na bhavitavyaṁ|
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.
yacca nindāyāṁ śayatānasya jāle ca na patet tadarthaṁ tena bahiḥsthalokānāmapi madhye sukhyātiyuktena bhavitavyaṁ|
8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
tadvat paricārakairapi vinītai rdvividhavākyarahitai rbahumadyapāne 'nāsaktai rnirlobhaiśca bhavitavyaṁ,
9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
nirmmalasaṁvedena ca viśvāsasya nigūḍhavākyaṁ dhātivyañca|
10 Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
agre teṣāṁ parīkṣā kriyatāṁ tataḥ param aninditā bhūtvā te paricaryyāṁ kurvvantu|
11 In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
aparaṁ yoṣidbhirapi vinītābhiranapavādikābhiḥ satarkābhiḥ sarvvatra viśvāsyābhiśca bhavitavyaṁ|
12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
paricārakā ekaikayoṣito bharttāro bhaveyuḥ, nijasantānānāṁ parijanānāñca suśāsanaṁ kuryyuśca|
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.
yataḥ sā paricaryyā yai rbhadrarūpeṇa sādhyate te śreṣṭhapadaṁ prāpnuvanti khrīṣṭe yīśau viśvāsena mahotsukā bhavanti ca|
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
tvāṁ pratyetatpatralekhanasamaye śīghraṁ tvatsamīpagamanasya pratyāśā mama vidyate|
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.
yadi vā vilambeya tarhīśvarasya gṛhe 'rthataḥ satyadharmmasya stambhabhittimūlasvarūpāyām amareśvarasya samitau tvayā kīdṛśa ācāraḥ karttavyastat jñātuṁ śakṣyate|
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.
aparaṁ yasya mahattvaṁ sarvvasvīkṛtam īśvarabhaktestat nigūḍhavākyamidam īśvaro mānavadehe prakāśita ātmanā sapuṇyīkṛto dūtaiḥ sandṛṣṭaḥ sarvvajātīyānāṁ nikaṭe ghoṣito jagato viśvāsapātrībhūtastejaḥprāptaye svargaṁ nītaśceti|
