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].
Jisu Kristo kaamwah, Pitar jiin nawa— Arah le ah Rangte ih danjeeta mina o Pontus ni, Galatia, Kappadosia, Asia nyia Bithania hadaang ni nokmah wensang ih saapta rumta loong raangtaan.
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.
Sen loong ah Rangte mootkaat raangtaan ih Jisu Kristo jeng chaatchaatte angsuh nyia heh sih ih toom saasiit han suh adoleh Chiiala nawa ih esa noksong angthuk suh danje tahan. Rangte tenthet nyia semroongroong thoontang sen lakbui toom ang ah.
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].
Seng Teesu Jisu Kristo Wah Rangte suh lakookmi ju li ih! Heh tenthet elong je thoidi Jisu Kristo ah etek nawa we ngaaksaat thuk ano seng suh roidong ena koh hali. Erah ih seng ething laalom ah koh hali,
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.
eno Rangte ih heh mina loong suh romseetam hantek kot suh banthiin ha ah bansok hi. Sen loong raangtaan ih erah rangmong ni banthiin ha, maradi chaam uh tami chaamka adoleh thet uh tathika, adoleh emut uh tamutka.
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].
Erah loong ah sen raangtaan, o mina sen tuumaang jun ih Rangte chaan nawa ih huthiin halan, eno khopiiroidong sen raangtaan ih thiinha ah rangthoon doh dongjat thuk han.
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]
Erah raangtaan ih, amadoh sen loong ah phate chamnaang thoidoh pootsiit thungthet theng ang ah bah uh tenroon ih tong an.
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.
Erah chamnaang lan abah sen tuumaang ah thaangmuh tah angka ngeh ih jatthuk suh angla. Kom, thet jaat ah botse we ni thaaksook ha; an tuumaang, kom nang ih thaangchaan ah uh ejen naan esuh thaak phate jaatjaat ih ho. Eno juuba Jisu Kristo kaat Rangwuuja phoongpha, rangka nyia choomjoot ah choh an.
8 You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
Sen ih latup kandi heh minchan ehan, eno amadi latup kanbah uh hanpi ehan. Erah raangtaan ih tuikhoi ih lajen toobaatke tenroon elong nyia rangka theng ih roon lan,
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].
tiimnge liidoh, heh suh tiim raang ih tuumaang lan, erah senchi senla raangtaan ih khopiiroidong ah choh han.
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.
Khowah loong ih khopiiroidong tiit jamtoongte ta tiit ah arah, eno Rangte ih sen suh ranglakkot tiit banbaatta ah sen suh kohan.
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.
Neng ih saapoot ah tiimtok doh ang ah nyia mamah thok ha erah tiit ah jat suh taat thun rumta. Khowah loong sak ni Kristo Chiiala ah erah tokdi pah ano, cham anaang ah Kristo ih jen naan ah eno erah lih adoh heh men rangka tiit ah banjat rumta.
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].
Rangte ih khowah loong suh neng mootkaat pakna ah neng raangtaan tah angka ngeh ih dongjat thuk rumta, enoothong erah sen raangtaan, rangmong dowa Esa chiiala chaan aphaan nawa ih Ruurang Ese tiit baattaante loong asuh erah banbaat rumta ah baat halan. Erah loong tiit ah rangsah loong botseh jat esuh nookla.
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].
Erah raangtaan ih, erah reeraang suh senthung sentak nah banthun roh ih an. Jisu Kristo dongha doh sen suh kottheng romseetam ah raangtaan ih ban laalom an.
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].
Rangte jeng chaatchaat ih an, eno tiim uh lajat ih angtan dowa likhiik sen roidong ah hansi tenthun nah nak angthuk an.
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,
Erah nang ebah, sen loong poonte Rangte esa angla likhiik, tiimjih re anbah uh esa ang theng.
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).”
Rangteele ni liiha, “Esa ang an tiimnge liidi ngah esa.”
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].
Sen ih Rangte rangsoom andi, Ewah li han, heh ih, mina loongtang neng reeraangla jun ih phoosiitsiit ih dande ha; erah raangtaan ih, sen loong ah arah hah adoh tong pootdoh heh men ah samthun roh ih anno songtong an.
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.
Tiimnge liidi sen ih jat ehan sen roidong di sente senwah loong ih lalangka lampo nyoot tahan dowa puipang suh tiimjih kota. Erah langla thetsiit jih hun nyia kom likhiik tah angka,
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].
erabah thaangchaan thoon Kristo ih hepuh hesak ah kota, hema muh saapsah likhiik angdowa.
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.
Mongrep maang dongsiitka di Rangte ih Jisu ah danje ano sen loong raangtaan ih liwang ni dongjat thuk ha.
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].
Sen ih Rangte ah heh jun ih hanpi han, marah heh ih tek nawa ngaaksaat thuk ano heh men rangka ha; erah raangtaan ih sen loong ah Rangte suh tuumaang lan nyia laalom lan.
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.
Erah thoidi amadi amiisak tiit jeng ah boichaat anno sen teenuh teewah saachamcham anglan eno hanpiite sen loong jaachi ni minchanmui elan, wasiit ih wasiit senten senmong nawa ih minchanmui lan.
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)
Tiimnge liidi ething nyia mabah uh lathoonka Rangte jengkhaap jun ih we doptup halan, sen wah etekjaat jun ih lah angthang ih latekjaat jun ih ah. (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,
Rangteele ni amah liiha’ Mina loongtang naam likhiik, eno neng rangka ah woma popong likhiik. Naam ah ehook ela, adoleh popong ah emut ela,
