1 Timothy 1
1 PAUL, a legate of Jesus the Messiah, by the command of God our life-giver, and of the Messiah, Jesus our hope;
奉我們的救主天主，和作我們希望的基督耶穌的命，作基督耶穌宗徒的保祿，
2 to Timothy, my true son in the faith: grace and mercy and peace, from God our Father, and the Messiah, Jesus our Lord.
致書給在信德上作我真子的弟茂德。願恩寵、仁慈與平安，由天主父和我們的主基督耶穌賜與你!
3 When I was going into Macedonia, I requested thee to remain at Ephesus, and to charge certain persons not to teach different doctrines;
當我往馬其頓去的時候，曾請救你留在厄弗所，為的是要你訓令某些人，不要講異端道理，
4 and not to throw themselves into fables and stories about genealogies, of which there is no end, which produce contention rather than edification in the faith of God.
也不要探求無稽的傳說，以及無窮的祖譜，因為這些事只會激起爭辯，對於天主所立的那基於信德的救世計劃，都毫無益處。
5 Now the end of the command is love, which is from a pure heart, and from a good conscience, and from true faith.
這訓令的目的就是愛，即由純潔的心，光明磊落的良心和真誠信仰所發出的愛；
6 But from these some have strayed, and have turned aside to vain words;
但有些人離開這些而轉向了空談；
7 because they wished to be teachers of the law, while they understood not what they speak, nor the thing about which they contend.
願意充當法學士，卻不明白自己所主張的是什麼事。
8 Now, we know, that the law is a good thing, if a man conduct himself in it, according to the law,
我們知道法律原是好的，只要人用的合法；
9 he knowing that the law was not established for the righteous, but for the evil, and the rebellious, and the ungodly, and the sinful, and the perverse and for the impure, and for smiters of their fathers and smiters of their mothers, and for murderers,
我們也知道法律不是為善人立的，而是為叛逆和不服從的，為不敬神和顣瀆聖的，為弒父母的，為殺人的，
10 and for whoremongers, and for copulators with males, and for the stealers of free people, and for liars, and for violators of oaths, and for whatever is contrary to sound doctrine,
為犯奸淫的，為行男色的，另為拐賣人口的，為說謊言的，為發虛誓的，並為其它相反建全道理的事而立的；
11 namely that of the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I am intrusted.
這道理是按著真福的天主所托給我的光榮福音而宣講的。
12 And I thank him who strengthened me, even our Lord Jesus the Messiah; who accounted me faithful, and appointed me to his ministry;
我感謝那賜與我能力的我們的主基督耶穌，因為衪認為我忠信，就派定了我服役。
13 me I say, who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it while ignorant and without faith.
原先我是個褻瀆者、迫害者和施暴者；但是我蒙受了憐憫，因為我當時是在不信之中，出於無認識而做了那些事。
14 And in me the grace of our Lord abounded, and faith and love, which is in Jesus the Messiah.
然而我們主的恩寵對我特別豐厚，使我在耶穌基督內有了信和愛。
15 Faithful is the declaration, and worthy to be received, that Jesus the Messiah came into the world to give life to sinners, of whom I was the primary.
這話是確實的，值得完全接納；就是基督耶穌到世界上來，是為拯救罪人；而我就是其中的魁首。
16 But for this cause had he mercy on me, that in me first Jesus the Messiah might display all his long suffering, for an example to them who were to believe on him unto life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
但是我所以蒙受了憐憫，是為使基督耶穌在我這個魁首身上，顯示衪的完全堅忍，為給將來信任衪而獲永生的人一個榜樣。 (aiōnios g166)
17 And to the king eternal, incorruptible, and invisible, the sole God, be honor and glory for ever and ever! Amen. (aiōn g165)
願尊榮和光榮歸於萬世的君王，那不死不滅，不可見的惟一天主，於無窮之世，阿們。 (aiōn g165)
18 This injunction I commit to thee, my son Timothy, according to the former predictions concerning thee, that in them thou mightest war this good warfare,
我兒弟茂德，我根據以前指著你所說過的那些預言，把這訓令委詑給你，為叫你藉此打這埸好仗，
19 in faith and a good conscience; for they who have repudiated this, have become destitute of faith;
保持信德和良心純潔；有些人竟擯棄了良心，而在信德上遭了船破之災，
20 like Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered up to Satan, that they may learn not to be blasphemers.
其中有依默納約和亞歷山大，我已把他們交給撒殫，為叫他們學習不再褻瀆。
