Colossians 2
1 For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;
yuṣmākaṁ lāyadikēyāsthabhrātr̥ṇāñca kr̥tē yāvantō bhrātaraśca mama śārīrikamukhaṁ na dr̥ṣṭavantastēṣāṁ kr̥tē mama kiyān yatnō bhavati tad yuṣmān jñāpayitum icchāmi|
2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,
phalataḥ pūrṇabuddhirūpadhanabhōgāya prēmnā saṁyuktānāṁ tēṣāṁ manāṁsi yat piturīśvarasya khrīṣṭasya ca nigūḍhavākyasya jñānārthaṁ sāntvanāṁ prāpnuyurityarthamahaṁ yatē|
3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.
yatō vidyājñānayōḥ sarvvē nidhayaḥ khrīṣṭē guptāḥ santi|
4 I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.
kō'pi yuṣmān vinayavākyēna yanna vañcayēt tadartham ētāni mayā kathyantē|
5 For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.
yuṣmatsannidhau mama śarīrē'varttamānē'pi mamātmā varttatē tēna yuṣmākaṁ surītiṁ khrīṣṭaviśvāsē sthiratvañca dr̥ṣṭvāham ānandāmi|
6 As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,
atō yūyaṁ prabhuṁ yīśukhrīṣṭaṁ yādr̥g gr̥hītavantastādr̥k tam anucarata|
7 Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.
tasmin baddhamūlāḥ sthāpitāśca bhavata yā ca śikṣā yuṣmābhi rlabdhā tadanusārād viśvāsē susthirāḥ santastēnaiva nityaṁ dhanyavādaṁ kuruta|
8 Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:
sāvadhānā bhavata mānuṣikaśikṣāta ihalōkasya varṇamālātaścōtpannā khrīṣṭasya vipakṣā yā darśanavidyā mithyāpratāraṇā ca tayā kō'pi yuṣmākaṁ kṣatiṁ na janayatu|
9 For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,
yata īśvarasya kr̥tsnā pūrṇatā mūrttimatī khrīṣṭē vasati|
10 And you are complete in him, who is the head of all rule and authority:
yūyañca tēna pūrṇā bhavatha yataḥ sa sarvvēṣāṁ rājatvakarttr̥tvapadānāṁ mūrddhāsti,
11 In whom you had a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;
tēna ca yūyam ahastakr̥tatvakchēdēnārthatō yēna śārīrapāpānāṁ vigrasatyajyatē tēna khrīṣṭasya tvakchēdēna chinnatvacō jātā
12 Having been put to death with him in baptism, by which you came to life again with him, through faith in the working of God, who made him come back from the dead.
majjanē ca tēna sārddhaṁ śmaśānaṁ prāptāḥ puna rmr̥tānāṁ madhyāt tasyōtthāpayiturīśvarasya śaktēḥ phalaṁ yō viśvāsastadvārā tasminnēva majjanē tēna sārddham utthāpitā abhavata|
13 And you, being dead through your sins and the evil condition of your flesh, to you, I say, he gave life together with him, and forgiveness of all our sins;
sa ca yuṣmān aparādhaiḥ śārīrikātvakchēdēna ca mr̥tān dr̥ṣṭvā tēna sārddhaṁ jīvitavān yuṣmākaṁ sarvvān aparādhān kṣamitavān,
14 Having put an end to the handwriting of the law which was against us, taking it out of the way by nailing it to his cross;
yacca daṇḍājñārūpaṁ r̥ṇapatram asmākaṁ viruddham āsīt tat pramārjjitavān śalākābhiḥ kruśē baddhvā dūrīkr̥tavāṁśca|
15 Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.
kiñca tēna rājatvakarttr̥tvapadāni nistējāṁsi kr̥tvā parājitān ripūniva pragalbhatayā sarvvēṣāṁ dr̥ṣṭigōcarē hrēpitavān|
16 For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths:
atō hētōḥ khādyākhādyē pēyāpēyē utsavaḥ pratipad viśrāmavāraścaitēṣu sarvvēṣu yuṣmākaṁ nyāyādhipatirūpaṁ kamapi mā gr̥hlīta|
17 For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ's.
yata ētāni chāyāsvarūpāṇi kintu satyā mūrttiḥ khrīṣṭaḥ|
18 Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,
aparañca namratā svargadūtānāṁ sēvā caitādr̥śam iṣṭakarmmācaran yaḥ kaścit parōkṣaviṣayān praviśati svakīyaśārīrikabhāvēna ca mudhā garvvitaḥ san
19 And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God.
sandhibhiḥ śirābhiścōpakr̥taṁ saṁyuktañca kr̥tsnaṁ śarīraṁ yasmāt mūrddhata īśvarīyavr̥ddhiṁ prāpnōti taṁ mūrddhānaṁ na dhārayati tēna mānavēna yuṣmattaḥ phalāpaharaṇaṁ nānujānīta|
20 If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders
yadi yūyaṁ khrīṣṭēna sārddhaṁ saṁsārasya varṇamālāyai mr̥tā abhavata tarhi yai rdravyai rbhōgēna kṣayaṁ gantavyaṁ
21 Which say there may be no touching, tasting, or taking in your hands,
tāni mā spr̥śa mā bhuṁkṣva mā gr̥hāṇēti mānavairādiṣṭān śikṣitāṁśca vidhīn
22 (Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men?
ācarantō yūyaṁ kutaḥ saṁsārē jīvanta iva bhavatha?
23 These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.
tē vidhayaḥ svēcchābhaktyā namratayā śarīraklēśanēna ca jñānavidhivat prakāśantē tathāpi tē'gaṇyāḥ śārīrikabhāvavarddhakāśca santi|
