1 Peter 2
1 Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander,
MAKE to cease therefore from you all malice and all guile, and dissimulation, and envy, and slander;
2 as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby to salvation,
and be as (new)-born babes, and be desirous of the word as of milk pure and spiritual, that by it you may increase unto life.
3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good:
If you have tasted and seen how good is the Lord,
4 coming to him, a living stone, though rejected by people but chosen by God, precious.
unto whom you have come, who is the living stone whom men have rejected, yet (who is) chosen and honourable with Aloha.
5 You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Yeshua Meshikha.
And you also as living stones are builded, and become a spiritual temple, and holy priests to offer sacrifices, which are acceptable before Aloha by Jeshu Meshiha.
6 Because it is contained in Scripture, "Look, I am laying in Tsehyun a stone, a chosen precious cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
For it is said in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone choice and honourable in the head of the corner: whosoever believeth in him shall not be ashamed.
7 For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who do not believe, "The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,"
To you therefore is given this honour, to them who believe: but to them who are disobedient he is a rock of offence,
8 and, "a stone to stumble over, and a rock to trip over." For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
or a stone of stumbling, and they are offended at him in not obeying the word, because to this they are set.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
But you are a chosen race, who minister as priests to the kingdom, a holy people, a congregation redeemed to announce the praises of him who hath called you from darkness to his transcendant light:
10 who once were not a people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
those who before were not reputed a people, but now the people of Aloha; upon whom also mercies were not; but now, mercies are poured upon you.
11 Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
MY beloved, I beseech you as strangers and as sojourners, be separate from all the lusts of the body which make wars against the soul.
12 having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
And let your conversation be good before all men; and they who speak against you malicious words shall see your good deeds, and shall glorify Aloha in the day of the probation.
13 Subject yourselves to every human institution for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;
And be subject to all men for the sake of Aloha: to kings, on account of their authority;
14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.
and to judges, because from him they are sent for the punishment of transgressors, and for the commendation of good works.
15 For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people:
For so is the will of Aloha, that by your comely works you may shut the mouth of fools who know not Aloha.
16 as free, and not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as slaves of God.
As the sons of liberty, yet not as men who make their liberty a veil for their wickedness, but as the servants of Aloha.
17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
Honour all; your brethren love; and Aloha revere; and kings honour.
18 Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
And those servants who are among you, be subject to your masters with reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the hard and the severe.
19 For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.
For these are pleasing before Aloha, who, for the sake of a good conscience, endure the afflictions that come upon them unjustly.
20 For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.
For they who on account of their offences suffer tribulations, what praise have they? But when you do well and they afflict you, and you endure, then doth your praise become great with Aloha.
21 For to this you were called, because Meshikha also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
For unto this have you been called; because the Meshiha also hath died for us, and left us this example, that in his steps we may walk.
22 who "committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth."
Who did no sin, nor was guile found in his mouth;
23 Who, when he was cursed, did not curse back. When he suffered, did not threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;
who was reviled and reviled not, and suffered and threatened not, but delivered his cause to the Judge of righteousness;
24 who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose wounds you were healed.
and took all our sins and upbore them in his body on the cross; that when dead to sin, in the righteousness of him we might live; for by his stripes you are healed,
25 For you were going astray like sheep; but now have returned to the Shepherd and Qashisha of your souls.
who had wandered as sheep, and are returned now unto the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
