Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
īśvarasyecchayā yīśukhrīṣṭasya preritaḥ paulastīmathiyo bhrātā ca kalasīnagarasthān pavitrān viśvastān khrīṣṭāśritabhrātṛn prati patraṁ likhataḥ|
2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
asmākaṁ tāta īśvaraḥ prabhu ryīśukhrīṣṭaśca yuṣmān prati prasādaṁ śāntiñca kriyāstāṁ|
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
khrīṣṭe yīśau yuṣmākaṁ viśvāsasya sarvvān pavitralokān prati premnaśca vārttāṁ śrutvā
4 because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
vayaṁ sadā yuṣmadarthaṁ prārthanāṁ kurvvantaḥ svarge nihitāyā yuṣmākaṁ bhāvisampadaḥ kāraṇāt svakīyaprabho ryīśukhrīṣṭasya tātam īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmaḥ|
5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
yūyaṁ tasyā bhāvisampado vārttāṁ yayā susaṁvādarūpiṇyā satyavāṇyā jñāpitāḥ
6 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.
sā yadvat kṛsnaṁ jagad abhigacchati tadvad yuṣmān apyabhyagamat, yūyañca yad dinam ārabhyeśvarasyānugrahasya vārttāṁ śrutvā satyarūpeṇa jñātavantastadārabhya yuṣmākaṁ madhye'pi phalati varddhate ca|
7 You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
asmākaṁ priyaḥ sahadāso yuṣmākaṁ kṛte ca khrīṣṭasya viśvastaparicārako ya ipaphrāstad vākyaṁ
8 and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
yuṣmān ādiṣṭavān sa evāsmān ātmanā janitaṁ yuṣmākaṁ prema jñāpitavān|
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
vayaṁ yad dinam ārabhya tāṁ vārttāṁ śrutavantastadārabhya nirantaraṁ yuṣmākaṁ kṛte prārthanāṁ kurmmaḥ phalato yūyaṁ yat pūrṇābhyām ātmikajñānavuddhibhyām īśvarasyābhitamaṁ sampūrṇarūpeṇāvagaccheta,
10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
prabho ryogyaṁ sarvvathā santoṣajanakañcācāraṁ kuryyātārthata īśvarajñāne varddhamānāḥ sarvvasatkarmmarūpaṁ phalaṁ phaleta,
11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
yathā ceśvarasya mahimayuktayā śaktyā sānandena pūrṇāṁ sahiṣṇutāṁ titikṣāñcācarituṁ śakṣyatha tādṛśena pūrṇabalena yad balavanto bhaveta,
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
yaśca pitā tejovāsināṁ pavitralokānām adhikārasyāṁśitvāyāsmān yogyān kṛtavān taṁ yad dhanyaṁ vadeta varam enaṁ yācāmahe|
13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
yataḥ so'smān timirasya karttṛtvād uddhṛtya svakīyasya priyaputrasya rājye sthāpitavān|
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
tasmāt putrād vayaṁ paritrāṇam arthataḥ pāpamocanaṁ prāptavantaḥ|
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
sa cādṛśyasyeśvarasya pratimūrtiḥ kṛtsnāyāḥ sṛṣṭerādikarttā ca|
16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
yataḥ sarvvameva tena sasṛje siṁhāsanarājatvaparākramādīni svargamarttyasthitāni dṛśyādṛśyāni vastūni sarvvāṇi tenaiva tasmai ca sasṛjire|
17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
sa sarvveṣām ādiḥ sarvveṣāṁ sthitikārakaśca|
18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
sa eva samitirūpāyāstano rmūrddhā kiñca sarvvaviṣaye sa yad agriyo bhavet tadarthaṁ sa eva mṛtānāṁ madhyāt prathamata utthito'graśca|
19 For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
yata īśvarasya kṛtsnaṁ pūrṇatvaṁ tamevāvāsayituṁ
20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
kruśe pātitena tasya raktena sandhiṁ vidhāya tenaiva svargamarttyasthitāni sarvvāṇi svena saha sandhāpayituñceśvareṇābhileṣe|
21 Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
pūrvvaṁ dūrasthā duṣkriyāratamanaskatvāt tasya ripavaścāsta ye yūyaṁ tān yuṣmān api sa idānīṁ tasya māṁsalaśarīre maraṇena svena saha sandhāpitavān|
22 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
yataḥ sa svasammukhe pavitrān niṣkalaṅkān anindanīyāṁśca yuṣmān sthāpayitum icchati|
23 if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
kintvetadarthaṁ yuṣmābhi rbaddhamūlaiḥ susthiraiśca bhavitavyam, ākāśamaṇḍalasyādhaḥsthitānāṁ sarvvalokānāṁ madhye ca ghuṣyamāṇo yaḥ susaṁvādo yuṣmābhiraśrāvi tajjātāyāṁ pratyāśāyāṁ yuṣmābhiracalai rbhavitavyaṁ|
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
tasya susaṁvādasyaikaḥ paricārako yo'haṁ paulaḥ so'ham idānīm ānandena yuṣmadarthaṁ duḥkhāni sahe khrīṣṭasya kleśabhogasya yoṁśo'pūrṇastameva tasya tanoḥ samiteḥ kṛte svaśarīre pūrayāmi ca|
25 I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
yata īśvarasya mantraṇayā yuṣmadartham īśvarīyavākyasya pracārasya bhāro mayi samapitastasmād ahaṁ tasyāḥ samiteḥ paricārako'bhavaṁ|
26 the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. (aiōn g165)
tat nigūḍhaṁ vākyaṁ pūrvvayugeṣu pūrvvapuruṣebhyaḥ pracchannam āsīt kintvidānīṁ tasya pavitralokānāṁ sannidhau tena prākāśyata| (aiōn g165)
27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
yato bhinnajātīyānāṁ madhye tat nigūḍhavākyaṁ kīdṛggauravanidhisambalitaṁ tat pavitralokān jñāpayitum īśvaro'bhyalaṣat| yuṣmanmadhyavarttī khrīṣṭa eva sa nidhi rgairavāśābhūmiśca|
28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
tasmād vayaṁ tameva ghoṣayanto yad ekaikaṁ mānavaṁ siddhībhūtaṁ khrīṣṭe sthāpayema tadarthamekaikaṁ mānavaṁ prabodhayāmaḥ pūrṇajñānena caikaikaṁ mānavaṁ upadiśāmaḥ|
29 To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
etadarthaṁ tasya yā śaktiḥ prabalarūpeṇa mama madhye prakāśate tayāhaṁ yatamānaḥ śrābhyāmi|
