1 Peter 2
1 Therefore, do not act maliciously in any way or deceive others. Do not (be a hypocrite/try to make others think that you have qualities that you do not really have), and do not (envy/be jealous of) others. Do not ever slander anyone.
Kaya isantabi ninyo ang lahat ng kasamaan, panlilinlang, pagpapa-imbabaw, pagka-inggit, at paninirang-puri.
2 Just like newborn babies [long for their mothers’] pure milk [MET], you should long for [God’s] spiritual [truth], so that by learning it you may become [spiritually] mature. [You need to] do this until the day when God [will] free you completely [from all the evil in this world].
Katulad ng bagong silang na sanggol, naisin ninyo ang purong gatas na espiritwal, upang kayo ay lumago sa kaligtasan sa pamamagitan nito,
3 [Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
kung naranasan niyo na mabuti ang Panginoon.
4 You have come to the Lord Jesus. He is [like an important] stone [MET] [put in the foundation of a building], [but he is] alive, [not lifeless like a stone]. He was rejected by [many] people {[Many] people rejected him}, but God chose him and [considers him] to be very precious.
Lumapit kayo sa kaniya na siyang buhay na bato na tinanggihan ng mga tao, pero pinili ng Diyos at natatangi sa kaniya.
5 [And like men] build houses with stones [MET], [God] is causing you to be joined together into a group in which [God’s] Spirit [lives], in order that you, because of what Jesus Christ did for us, might, like priests who offer sacrifices, [do things] that are pleasing to God.
Tulad kayo ng buhay na mga bato na kasalukuyang binubuo upang maging espiritwal na tahanan, upang maging banal na mga pari na naghahandog ng espiritwal na mga alay na katanggap-tanggap sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ni Jesu Cristo.
6 [What Isaiah wrote] in the Scriptures [shows us that this is true]. [He wrote these words that God said]: Note this well: I am placing in Jerusalem [MTY] [one who is like] [MET] an extremely valuable [DOU] (stone/cornerstone, the most important stone in the structure of a building), and those who believe in him will never be disappointed.
Sinasabi ng kasulatan, “Masdan ninyo, inilatag ko sa Sion ang isang panulukang bato, pinuno at pinili at mahalaga. Sinumang sumampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapapahiya.”
7 Therefore, [God will] honor you who believe in [Jesus]. But those who [refuse to] believe in him [are like the builders] that this Scripture [talks about]: The stone that the builders rejected has become (the cornerstone/the most important stone in the foundation of the building).
Kaya ang karangalan ay para sa inyo na nananampalataya. Pero, “ang bato na tinanggihan ng mga manggagawa, ito ang naging puno sa panulukan”—
8 And [it is also written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures: [He will be like] a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that people trip over. [Just as people are injured when] they stumble over a rock, people who disobey the message [about Jesus are injured spiritually], and that is what [God] determined would happen to them.
at, “ang batong katitisuran at ang batong kadarapaan.” Madarapa sila sa hindi pagsunod sa salita, kung saan sila rin ay itinalaga.
9 But you are people whom God has chosen [to belong to him]. You are [a group that represents God like] priests do, and you rule with God [MET] like kings. You are (a holy group of people/a group of people who are separate from evil). You are people who belong to God. This is in order that you might proclaim the virtues of [God. He has] called you from [your former ways], [when you were ignorant of his truth], into the marvelous [understanding that he gives us] [MET]. [That is, he has called you] out of [spiritual] darkness into [spiritual] light.
Subalit kayo ay piniling lahi, isang grupo ng maharlikang mga pari, isang banal na bayan, mga taong pag-aari ng Diyos, upang maihayag ninyo ang mga kamangha-manghang ginawa ng tumawag sa inyo mula sa kadiliman patungo sa kaniyang kamangha-manghang kaliwanagan.
10 [What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you] Formerly, you were not a people [who had a relationship with God], But now you are God’s people. At one time [God] had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.
Dati, hindi kayo isang bayan, pero ngayon, kayo ay bayan na ng Diyos. Hindi kayo tumanggap ng kahabagan, pero ngayon, tumanggap kayo ng kahabagan.
11 You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] [whose real home is in heaven]. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires (fight against/always oppose) your souls.
Mga minamahal, tinawag ko kayong mga dayuhan at manlalakbay upang umiwas kayo sa masasamang pagnanasa na nakikipagdigma sa inyong kaluluwa.
12 Keep conducting your lives in a good way among those who do not know God. [If you do that], although they may accuse you, saying that you are people who do evil things, they will see your good behavior, and at the time when God comes [to judge people], they will (give honor to him/say that what he does is right).
Dapat kayong magkaroon ng mabuting pamumuhay sa gitna ng mga Gentil, sa gayon, kung magsasalita sila patungkol sa inyo bilang gumagawa ng masasamang bagay, mapagmasdan nila ang inyong mabubuting ginagawa at papurihan nila ang Diyos sa araw ng kaniyang pagdating.
13 For the sake of the Lord [Jesus], submit yourselves to every human authority. That includes submitting yourselves to the king, who is the most important authority,
Sumunod kayo sa bawat pamahalaan, alang-alang sa Panginoon, maging ang hari bilang kataas-taasan,
14 and to governors, who are sent by the king {whom the king sends} to punish those who do what is wrong and to commend/honor those who do what is right.
maging ang gobernador na isinugo upang parusahan ang mga mapaggawa ng masama at puruhin silang mapaggawa ng mabuti.
15 What God wants is that by your doing [only] what is good you will cause foolish people who do not know [God] to be unable to say things ([to condemn you/to show you why you should be punished]).
Sapagkat ito ang kalooban ng Diyos, na sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng mabuti mapatahimik ninyo ang walang kabuluhang salita ng mga hangal.
16 Conduct your lives as though you were free [from having to obey authorities], but do not think “Because I am free from having to obey authorities, I can do evil things.” Instead, act as servants of God [should].
Bilang mga taong malaya, huwag ninyong angkinin ang inyong kalayaan bilang panakip ng kasamaan, sa halip, maging tulad kayo ng mga lingkod ng Diyos.
17 Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
Igalang ninyo ang lahat ng tao. Mahalin ninyo ang kapatiran. Magkaroon kayo ng takot sa Diyos. Igalang ninyo ang hari.
18 You slaves [who are believers], submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who [act in a] good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who [act in a] harsh way [towards you].
Mga alipin, magpasakop kayo sa inyong mga amo nang may buong paggalang, hindi lang sa mabuti at mahinahon na mga amo, pero pati narin sa mga masama.
19 You should do that because God is pleased with those who, knowing that he is aware of what is happening to them, endure the pain that they suffer [because of being treated unjustly by their masters] {[their masters have treated them unjustly]}.
Sapagkat kapuri-puri ang sinumang magtitiis ng pasakit habang nahihirapan sa kawalan ng katarungan nang dahil sa kaniyang konsiyensya sa Diyos.
20 God will certainly not [RHQ] be pleased with you if you do something that is wrong and as a result you are beaten {someone beats you}! But if, instead of doing something that is wrong, you do what is good, and as a result of that, you suffer for doing something that is good, and you endure that suffering, God will (commend/be pleased with) you.
Sapagkat gaano kataas na parangal ang nakalaan sa paggawa ng kasamaan at magtiis habang pinarurusahan? Pero kung gumawa kayo ng mabuti at nagtiis kayo habang pinarurusahan, ito ay kapuri-puri sa Diyos.
21 One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would [suffer]. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would (imitate what/do like) he did.
Dahil dito kayo tinawag, sapagkat maging si Cristo ay naghirap para sa inyo, nag-iwan ng halimbawa para sa inyo upang sundan ang kaniyang mga dinaraanan.
22 [Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
Hindi siya nagkasala at walang anumang pandaraya ang natagpuan sa kaniyang bibig.
23 When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return. When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten (to get revenge/to cause them to suffer). Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he (was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong) (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).
Nang nilait siya, hindi siya gumanti ng panlalait. Nang naghirap siya, hindi siya nagbanta ng ganti, pero ibinigay niya ang kaniyang sarili sa humahatol nang matuwid.
24 He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross, in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives. It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your [souls have been saved] [MET] [from being sinful, as people’s bodies] are healed [from being sick].
Siya mismo ang nagdala ng ating mga kasalanan sa kaniyang katawan sa puno, upang hindi na tayo magkaroon ng bahagi sa kasalanan, at upang makapamuhay tayo para sa katuwiran. Sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga sugat kayo ay gumaling.
25 Truly you were like sheep that had gone astray [SIM], but now you have returned to [Jesus], who cares for your souls [as] a shepherd [cares for his sheep] [MET].
Kayong lahat ay naglalakbay palayo tulad ng mga nawawalang tupa, ngunit ngayon, bumalik kayo sa pastol at tagapagbantay ng inyong mga kaluluwa.
