1 Timothy 6

1 All who are in the position of slaves should regard their masters as deserving of the greatest respect, so that the name of God, and our teaching, may not be maligned.

yaavanto lokaa yugadhaari. no daasaa. h santi te svasvasvaamina. m puur. nasamaadarayogya. m manyantaa. m no ced ii"svarasya naamna upade"sasya ca nindaa sambhavi. syati|

2 Those who have Christian masters should not think less of them because they are also followers of Christ, but on the contrary they should serve them all the better, because those who are to benefit by their good work are dear to them as their fellow Christians.

ye. saa nca svaamino vi"svaasina. h bhavanti taiste bhraat. rtvaat naavaj neyaa. h kintu te karmmaphalabhogino vi"svaasina. h priyaa"sca bhavantiiti heto. h sevaniiyaa eva, tvam etaani "sik. saya samupadi"sa ca|

3 Anyone who teaches otherwise, and refuses their assent to sound instruction – the instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ – and to the teaching of religion,

ya. h ka"scid itara"sik. saa. m karoti, asmaaka. m prabho ryii"sukhrii. s.tasya hitavaakyaanii"svarabhakte ryogyaa. m "sik. saa nca na sviikaroti

4 is puffed up with conceit, not really knowing anything, but having a morbid craving for discussions and arguments. Such things only give rise to envy, quarreling, recriminations, base suspicions,

sa darpadhmaata. h sarvvathaa j naanahiina"sca vivaadai rvaagyuddhai"sca rogayukta"sca bhavati|

5 and incessant wrangling on the part of these corrupt-minded people who have lost all hold on the truth, and who think of religion only as a source of gain.

taad. r"saad bhaavaad iir. syaavirodhaapavaadadu. s.taasuuyaa bhra. s.tamanasaa. m satyaj naanahiinaanaam ii"svarabhakti. m laabhopaayam iva manyamaanaanaa. m lokaanaa. m vivaadaa"sca jaayante taad. r"sebhyo lokebhyastva. m p. rthak ti. s.tha|

6 Of course religion is a great source of gain – when combined with contentment!

sa. myatecchayaa yuktaa ye"svarabhakti. h saa mahaalaabhopaayo bhavatiiti satya. m|

7 For we brought nothing into the world, because we cannot even carry anything out of it.

etajjagatprave"sanakaale. asmaabhi. h kimapi naanaayi tattayajanakaale. api kimapi netu. m na "sak. syata iti ni"scita. m|

8 So, with food and shelter, we will be content.

ataeva khaadyaanyaacchaadanaani ca praapyaasmaabhi. h santu. s.tai rbhavitavya. m|

9 Those who want to be rich fall into the net of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into destruction and ruin.

ye tu dhanino bhavitu. m ce. s.tante te pariik. saayaam unmaathe patanti ye caabhilaa. saa maanavaan vinaa"se narake ca majjayanti taad. r"se. svaj naanaahitaabhilaa. se. svapi patanti|

10 Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.

yato. arthasp. rhaa sarvve. saa. m duritaanaa. m muula. m bhavati taamavalambya kecid vi"svaasaad abhra. m"santa naanaakle"sai"sca svaan avidhyan|

11 But you must, servant of God, avoid all this. Aim at righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

he ii"svarasya loka tvam etebhya. h palaayya dharmma ii"svarabhakti rvi"svaasa. h prema sahi. s.nutaa k. saanti"scaitaanyaacara|

12 Run the great race of the faith, and win the eternal life. It was for this that you received the call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of faith. (aiōnios g166)

vi"svaasaruupam uttamayuddha. m kuru, anantajiivanam aalambasva yatastadartha. m tvam aahuuto. abhava. h, bahusaak. si. naa. m samak. sa ncottamaa. m pratij naa. m sviik. rtavaan| (aiōnios g166)

13 I beg you, as in the sight of God, the source of all life, and of Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate made the great profession of faith –

apara. m sarvve. saa. m jiivayiturii"svarasya saak. saad ya"sca khrii. s.to yii"su. h pantiiyapiilaatasya samak. sam uttamaa. m pratij naa. m sviik. rtavaan tasya saak. saad aha. m tvaam idam aaj naapayaami|

14 I implore you to keep his command free from stain or reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

ii"svare. na svasamaye prakaa"sitavyam asmaaka. m prabho ryii"sukhrii. s.tasyaagamana. m yaavat tvayaa ni. skala"nkatvena nirddo. satvena ca vidhii rak. syataa. m|

15 This will be brought about in his own time by the one ever-blessed Potentate, the king of all kings and Lord of all lords,

sa ii"svara. h saccidaananda. h, advitiiyasamraa. t, raaj naa. m raajaa, prabhuunaa. m prabhu. h,

16 who alone is possessed of immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or ever can see – to whom be ascribed honor and power for ever. Amen. (aiōnios g166)

amarataayaa advitiiya aakara. h, agamyatejonivaasii, marttyaanaa. m kenaapi na d. r.s. ta. h kenaapi na d. r"sya"sca| tasya gauravaparaakramau sadaatanau bhuuyaastaa. m| aamen| (aiōnios g166)

17 Teach those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side. (aiōn g165)

ihaloke ye dhaninaste cittasamunnati. m capale dhane vi"svaasa nca na kurvvataa. m kintu bhogaartham asmabhya. m pracuratvena sarvvadaataa (aiōn g165)

18 Teach them to show kindness, to exhibit a wealth of good actions, to be open-handed and generous,

yo. amara ii"svarastasmin vi"svasantu sadaacaara. m kurvvantu satkarmmadhanena dhanino sukalaa daataara"sca bhavantu,

19 storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, so that they may gain the only true life.

yathaa ca satya. m jiivana. m paapnuyustathaa paaratrikaam uttamasampada. m sa ncinvantveti tvayaadi"syantaa. m|

20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane prattle and contradictions of what some miscall ‘theology,’

he tiimathiya, tvam upanidhi. m gopaya kaalpanikavidyaayaa apavitra. m pralaapa. m virodhokti nca tyaja ca,

21 for there are those who, while asserting their proficiency in it, have yet, as regards the faith, gone altogether astray. God bless you all.

yata. h katipayaa lokaastaa. m vidyaamavalambya vi"svaasaad bhra. s.taa abhavana| prasaadastava sahaayo bhuuyaat| aamen|