1 Peter 1
1 I, Peter, who [have been appointed by] Jesus Christ {one whom Jesus Christ [has appointed]} to be an apostle, [am writing this letter] to you believers whom God has chosen to belong to him. [You are living] in [the Roman provinces of] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. [Just like the Jews who lived in Israel long ago were] scattered [to other countries far from their homes] [MET], you now live [far from] heaven, which is [your true home].
这封信来自耶稣基督的使徒彼得，写给已被上帝选择之人：那些散落流放在本都、加拉太、加帕多家、亚西亚和庇推尼的人。
2 God our Father previously chose you, and his Spirit has set you apart in order that you would obey Jesus Christ. He did that in order that [just like Moses] sprinkled [the Israelites with blood when God established the old covenant] [MET], [Jesus would establish his new covenant with you] with the blood [that flowed from his body when he died]. May God act very kindly to you, and may he give you much [inner] peace.
你们被父上帝以其智慧而选中，是灵让你们圣洁，这样你们就可以听从耶稣基督，被他的血撒过。愿你们拥有更多的恩典与平安！
3 Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because he has been very merciful to [us, he has given us new life] [MET]. Because he has caused Jesus Christ to become alive again after he died, he has enabled us to live very confidently; that is, to fully expect to receive the things [that God/he has promised to give us].
赞美上帝，我们主耶稣基督之父！通过他伟大的怜悯，我们得以重生；借着耶稣基督死而复生我们被赋予永生的希望。
4 He has enabled us to expect to receive an absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI] inheritance that has been {that [God] has} preserved in heaven for us.
这传承是永恒的，永远不会朽坏或消失，会为你们在天堂中安全地保留着。
5 God, by his mighty power, is guarding you as you trust in Jesus. [He is keeping you safe so] that he may, at the end of the time in which we now live (OR, when Jesus returns), completely deliver you [from Satan’s power].
通过你们对上帝的信任，上帝会用他的能力保护你们，直到救赎到来——那是已经准备好在末日显化的救赎。
6 You rejoice because of what will happen then, but now you are grieving for a short time while [God is allowing] you to be tested {[various things to] test you [MET]}, [as precious metals are tested] {[someone tests precious metals]} [to see if they are pure]. [These trials that you are experiencing are necessary]
因此，你们要为之欢喜。但你们现今经历各种考验的时候，或许暂时会感到难过。
7 to prove that you really do trust in Jesus. His proving that will be more valuable than gold, [which does not last forever even] though it is purified [by being put] {someone tries to make it pure by [putting it]} [in a hot] fire. As a result of your passing the test [and proving that you really do trust in Jesus], God will honor you very highly [TRI] when Jesus Christ comes again.
这些都证明了你们对上帝的信任是真实的，就像用火来证明是否真金，但即使是金子也可以被摧毁，你们的信比金子更有价值！通过这种方式，你们对上帝的信任就会获得认可，当耶稣基督出现时，你们会得到赞美、光荣和尊崇。
8 You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
你们虽然没有见过他，却爱他；现在虽然不能看见他，却信他。所以，你们充满了无法形容、美妙的幸福。
9 because you are experiencing the result of your believing in him; that is, [God] is saving you [SYN] [from the guilt of your sins].
你们信他的奖励，就是将会得到拯救。
10 As for those who [long ago] spoke messages that God had revealed to them about how God would act kindly toward you in ways which you did not deserve, they (investigated very carefully/tried very hard to learn) [DOU] about how God would save you.
先知们说道为你们准备的恩典时，他们寻找和研究的也正是这样的救赎。
11 They wanted to know whom the Spirit of Christ that was in them was referring to, and what time he was talking about, when he told beforehand that the Messiah would suffer [and die], and that glorious/wonderful things would happen [to him and to us] afterwards.
他们试图找出救赎将在何时以何种方式发生，因为他们中基督的灵，清楚讲述了基督将要遭受的苦难和获得的荣耀。
12 It was revealed to {[God] told} them that it was not for their own sake that he was revealing these things to them, but that it was for your sake. It was these things that were proclaimed to you by those who told you the message [about Christ {that those who told you the message about Christ proclaimed to you]}. They proclaimed these things to you because the Holy Spirit whom [God] sent from heaven [enabled them to do that]. And even angels would like to know more about these [truths about how God saves us].
他们听到的解释是：他们这样做并非为了自己，而是为了你们。因为他们所讲的，你现在已经从那些通过上天派来的圣灵与你分享好消息的人那里学到了。就连天使也急于知道这一切！
13 Therefore, [prepare your minds] [MET] [as people] fasten their belts around their waists [to prepare to work]. [What I mean is that] you should (discipline your minds/control what you think about), and by doing that conduct your lives fully and confidently expecting to receive the good things that [God will] kindly [do for you] when Jesus Christ returns [from heaven].
你们的思想务必要准备好。保持头脑清醒。把希望完全寄托于你们在耶稣显化时将会获得的恩典。
14 [And because you should obey your heavenly Father] [SIM], as children [ought to] obey their fathers [here on earth], do not do the evil things that you used to desire to do when you did not know [God’s truth].
像那些按照他们吩咐去做的孩子一样生活。当你不知道何为更好，不要让那时候的罪恶欲望左右你们。
15 Instead, just like God, the one who chose you [to belong to him], is (holy/separate from evil), you also must be (holy/separate from evil) in everything that you do,
现在你们做的每一件事都要是圣洁的，就像那召唤你的人就是圣洁的。
16 because it is {[someone/Moses] has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], “You must be (holy/separate from evil) because I am (holy/separate from evil).”
因为经书说：“你们要圣洁，因为我是圣洁的。”
17 God is the one who (impartially/without favoritism) judges what each person does. Since you call him ‘Father’, live (reverently/with great respect for him) during the time that you are living here on earth. [While you are living here, you are] like exiles/foreigners [MET] [because you are away from heaven, which is your true home].
既然你们称他为父，意识到他会根据每个人的所作所为公正评判每个人，请认真对待你们在地球上的时间，尊重他。
18 [Live reverently] because you know that it was not with things that will not last forever, things like gold and silver, that [God] bought you to free you from your useless life-style that you learned from your ancestors.
你们已经知道，你们并没有摆脱从祖先那里继承的无意义生活方式，这些都是是没有持久价值的东西，比如金银。
19 Instead, [it was] with the precious blood of Christ [that flowed from his body when he died that God bought you. Christ’s death was a perfect sacrifice for us] [MET], [like] the lambs that [the Jewish priests sacrificed were] perfect, without any blemishes/defects/flaws or spots [DOU].
你们因基督宝贵的血而获得自由，他就像一只没有瑕疵或缺陷的羔羊。
20 Christ was chosen [by God] {[God] chose Christ} before the world was created {[he] created the world}. But it was not until now, when the time [in which we are living will soon] end, that he was revealed for your sake.
基督是在创世之前被上帝所挑选，却会在这末世为你们的好而显化。
21 Because of what Christ has done, you are trusting in God, who caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and greatly honored him. As a result, God is the one in whom you are trusting and confidently expecting [that he will do great things for you].
通过他，你们信那让基督死而复生并让他荣耀的上帝，这样你们就可以对上帝有信心，有希望。
22 Because you have been made pure by obeying the truth, with the result that you sincerely love your fellow believers, continue to love each other earnestly and sincerely/wholeheartedly.
既然你们已经按照真理奉献了自己，那就像真正的家人一样真诚地相爱。
23 [I ask you to do this, because you now have] a new life [MET]. It was not [by means of] something that will perish that you received this new life. Instead, it was [by means of] something that will last forever; that is, by believing the life-giving and enduring message of God. (aiōn g165)
你已经重生了，不是必死的 “种子” 的产物，而是不死的种子，通过神的活的、永恒的话语 (aiōn g165)
24 [We know that this is true] because, [as the prophet Isaiah wrote], All people [will die] [SIM], like grass [dies]. And all the greatness/honor that people have [will not last forever], like the flowers [SIM] [that grow up] in the grass [do not last long]. The grass withers and the flowers die,
因为：“所有人皆如草，他们的荣光如野花；草必枯干，花必凋谢，
