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.
Отже, відкиньте всяке зло, усяке лукавство, лицемірство, заздрощі й усякі наклепи.
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].
Як новонароджені немовлята, прагніть чистого духовного молока, щоб через нього ви зросли в спасінні,
3 [Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
якщо ви [дійсно] пізнали, що Господь добрий.
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.
Підходьте до Нього, живого Каменя, відкинутого людьми, але обраного та дорогоцінного перед Богом.
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.
І ви, як живе каміння, будуйте з себе духовний дім, щоб [бути] святим священством і через Ісуса Христа приносити духовні жертви, приємні Богові.
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.
Бо в Писанні сказано: «Ось Я кладу на Сіоні наріжний Камінь, обраний і коштовний. І хто вірить у Нього, ніколи не буде осоромлений».
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).
Отже, для вас Він дорогоцінний, бо ви вірите, а для тих, хто не вірить, «Камінь, який відкинули будівничі, став наріжним Каменем»
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.
і «Каменем спотикання і Скелею падіння». Вони спотикаються, бо не вірять Слову. Саме для цього вони й призначені.
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.
Але ви – рід обраний, царське священство, святий народ, люди, які належать Богові, щоб звіщати величні діла Того, Хто покликав вас із темряви до Свого дивовижного світла.
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.
Колись ви не [були] народом, але тепер ви Божий народ. Колись ви не [були] помилувані, але тепер помилувані.
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.
Любі, закликаю вас як чужинців і мандрівників, стримуватися від плотських лихих бажань, які воюють проти душі.
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).
Поводьтеся добре серед язичників, щоб ті, хто обмовляє вас, як злочинців, побачивши [ваші] добрі діла, прославили Бога в День приходу.
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,
Підкоряйтеся всякій людській владі заради Господа – чи цареві, як володарю,
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.
чи намісникам, як посланим від Нього, щоб карати злочинців та хвалити тих, хто робить добро.
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]).
Бо така Божа воля, щоб, роблячи добро, ви приборкували неуцтво нерозумних людей.
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].
[Живіть] як вільні [люди], не як ті, що використовують свободу для прикриття зла, але як раби Бога.
17 Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
Шануйте всіх, любіть братерство, бійтеся Бога, шануйте царя.
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].
Слуги, у повному страху підкоряйтеся не лише добрим і лагідним володарям, але й нечесним.
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]}.
Тому що це достойне похвали, коли хтось через своє сумління [перед] Богом зносить скорботи, страждаючи несправедливо.
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.
Адже яка честь терпіти, коли вас б’ють за провини? Коли ж ви терпите й страждаєте, роблячи добро, – це благодать перед Богом.
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.
До цього ви були покликані, бо і Христос страждав за вас, залишивши вам приклад, щоб ви йшли Його слідами.
22 [Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
«Він не вчинив гріха, і в Його устах не було знайдено підступу».
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).
Коли Його ображали, Він не ображав; страждаючи, Він не погрожував, але передав [Себе] Тому, Хто судить справедливо.
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].
«Він у Своєму тілі підняв наші гріхи» на хрест, щоб ми, померши для гріхів, жили для праведності; «Його ранами ви зцілені».
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].
Адже ви були як заблудлі вівці, але тепер повернулися до Пастиря й Єпископа ваших душ.
