Titus 1
1 Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of God's elect, and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to piety;
天主的僕人，作耶穌基督宗徒的保祿──為引天主所選的人，去信從並認識合乎虔敬的真理，
2 in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time, (aiōnios g166)
這虔敬是本於永生的希望，又是那不能說謊的天主，在久遠的時代以所預前許的， (aiōnios g166)
3 but has manifested in its own due season his word, in [the] proclamation with which I have been entrusted, according to [the] commandment of our Saviour God;
衪到了適當的時期，就藉著宣講顯示了衪的聖道；我就是照我們救主天主的命令，受乎委托盡這宣講的職務。──
4 to Titus, my own child according to [the] faith common [to us]: Grace and peace from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
我保祿致書給在共同信仰內作我真子的弟鐸：願恩寵與平安由天主父及我們的救主基督耶穌賜與你。
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained [unordered], and establish elders in each city, as I had ordered thee:
我留你在克里特，是要你整頓那些尚未完成的事，並照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老：
6 if any one be free from all charge [against him], husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.
長老應是無可指摘的，只做過一個妻子的丈夫，所有的子女都是信徒，又沒有被控告為放蕩不羈的，
7 For the overseer must be free from all charge [against him] as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;
因為做監督的，既是天主的管家，就該是可指摘的、不自負、不發怒、不嗜酒、不暴戾、不貪污；
8 but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,
但該好客、樂善、慎重、公正、熱心、有節，
9 clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers.
堅持那合乎真理的真道，好能以健全的道理勸戒並駁斥抗辯的人。
10 For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of [the] circumcision,
實在許多倘不服從，好空談，欺騙人，尤其是那些受過割損的人；
11 who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not [to be taught] for the sake of base gain.
應杜塞這些人的口，因為他們為了可恥的利潤，竟教導那些不教導的事，破壞人的整個家庭。
12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said, Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.
克里特人中一個人，他們自己的一位先知曾這樣說：「克里特人常是些說謊者，是些可惡的野獸，貪口腹的懶惰漢。」
13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,
這話說得很對。為此你們該嚴厲規勸他們，好叫他們在信德上健全無瑕；
14 not turning [their] minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth.
不要聽信猶太人的無稽傳說，和背棄真理之人的規定。
15 All things [are] pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
為潔淨人一切都是潔淨的，但為敗壞的人和無信仰的人，沒有一樣是潔淨的，就連他們的理性和良心都是污穢的。
16 They profess to know God, but in works deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
這樣人自稱認識天主，但在行為上卻否認天主，他們是可憎惡的，悖逆的，在一切善事上是無用的。
