1 Timothy 2
1 First of all, I want to encourage you to pray for everybody: make requests of God, ask on their behalf, and give thanks.
Na, ko taku whakahau tenei i te tuatahi o nga mea katoa, kia puta nga inoi, nga karakia, nga inoi wawao, nga whakawhetai, mo nga tangata katoa;
2 Pray like this for kings and all types of leaders so that we may live quiet and peaceful lives, always thinking about God and taking life seriously.
Mo nga kingi, mo te hunga whai mana katoa hoki: kia ata noho marie ai tatou i runga i nga whakaaro karakia, i nga tikanga mahara katoa.
3 This is what is good, and what pleases God our Savior.
He mea pai tenei, he mea e manakohia ana i te aroaro o te Atua, o to tatou Kaiwhakaora;
4 He wants everyone to be saved, and come to understand what truth really is.
Ko tana nei e pai ai ko nga tangata katoa kia ora, kia haere mai hoki ki te matauranga ki te pono.
5 For there is one God, and one mediator of God and mankind—the man Christ Jesus.
Kotahi tonu te Atua, kotahi te takawaenga o te Atua, o nga tangata, ko ia ano he tangata, ara ko Karaiti Ihu;
6 He gave himself so we could all be won back, demonstrating the evidence at the right time.
I hoatu nei i a ia hei utu mo te katoa; he mea kia whakaaturia i ona wa ake;
7 I was appointed to share this message and be its messenger, a teacher to the foreigners about trusting God and the truth (I'm not lying, I'm telling the truth!)
A meinga ana ahau hei karere, hei apotoro mo taua mea; he pono taku korero i roto i a te Karaiti, kahore aku teka; hei kaiwhakaako mo nga tauiwi i runga i te whakapono, i te pono.
8 What I really want is for men everywhere to pray sincerely to God. No anger or arguments!
Na, ko taku e pai ai, ko nga tane kia inoi i nga wahi katoa, kia tapu nga ringa ina ara, kaua he riri, he tautohetohe.
9 In the same way, women should dress sensibly, modestly, and appropriately. They should be attractive not in their hairstyle or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Ko nga wahine hoki kia mau i te kakahu ataahua, kia tu whakama, kia whai whakaaro; kauaka te makawe whiri, te koura, te peara, te kakahu utu nui;
10 but by the good things they do—as is appropriate for women who claim to follow God.
Engari ko te mea e tau ana mo nga wahine e whakaae ana ki te karakia, ara ko nga mahi pai.
11 Women should learn quietly, respecting their place.
Me ako marie te wahine kia nui te ngohengohe.
12 I don't allow women to be instructors, or to dominate men; let them remain quiet.
E kore hoki e tukua e ahau te wahine kia whakaako, kia neke ake ranei tana tikanga i ta te tane, engari me ata noho.
13 For Adam was made first, and then Eve.
Ko Arama hoki kua hanga i mua, muri iho ko Iwi.
14 Adam wasn't deceived, but Eve was completely deceived, and she fell into sin.
A kihai a Arama i tinihangatia, ko te wahine ia i tinihangatia, a taka ana ki te he.
15 However, women will be saved through becoming mothers, as long as they continue to trust and love, and to live holy, sensible lives.
Otira ka ora ia i te whanautanga tamariki, ki te mau tonu to ratou whakapono, aroha, tapu, whakaaro.
