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.
Тим то, відложивши всяку злобу, і всякий підступ і лицемірство і зависть і всяку осуду,
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].
Яко ж новорожденні дїти будьте жадні словесного чистого молока, щоб у ньому виросли на спасеннє;
3 [Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
коли покушали, що благий Господь.
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.
Приступаючи до Него, до каменя живого, від людей відкинутого, від Бога ж вибраного, дорогого,
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 самі, яко живе каміннє, будуйте дім духовний, сьвященьство сьвяте, щоб приношено духовні жертви любоприємні Богу через Ісуса Христа.
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.
Тим то й стоїть в писанню: "Ось, владу в Сионї угольний, камінь, ви. браний, дорогий; і віруючий в Него не осоромить ся."
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).
Оце як вам віруючим, - дорогий, неслухняним же "камінь, що відкинули будівничі, та став ся у голову угла, - камінь спотикання і скеля поблазнї";
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 спотикають ся, не слухаючи слова, на що вони й полишені.
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.
Ви ж - рід вибраний, царске Сьвященьство, нарід сьвятий, люде прибрані, щоб звіщали чесноти Покликавшого вас із темряви у дивне своє сьвітло;
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.
ви, колись і не народ, а тепер народ Божий; непомилувані, а 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, молю, як чужосторонцїв ї прохожих, ухилятись від тілесного хотїння, котре воює 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).
і вести добре життє своє між поганами, щоб, у чому судять вас яко лиходіїв, наглядаючи добрі дїла (ваші), славили Бога в день одвідання.
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,
Тим то коріть ся всякому чоловічому начальству ради Господа: чи то цареві, яко значному,
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 то начальникам, яко від него посланим на одмщеннє лиходїям, а на хвалу добротворпям.
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]).
Така бо воля Божа, щоб ви, роблячи добро, затикали уста невіжи безрозумних 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].
яко свобідні, а не яко ті, що мають свободу за покриттє злоби, а яко слуги Божі.
17 Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
Усїх шануйте; браттівство любіте; Бога лякайтесь; царя честїть.
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, з усяким страхом корітесь панам, не тільки добрим і лагідним, а також лукавим.
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]}.
Се бо угодно перед Богом, коли хто ради совісти Божої переносить смуток, страждаючи не по правдї.
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.
Яка бо похвала, коли, согрішаючи й биті в лице, терпите? Тільки коли добре робите, і, страждаючи терпите, то се угодно 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.
На се бо ви покликані, бо і Христос страждав за вас, оставляючи вам приклад, щоб ви йшли слїдом за Його стопами;
22 [Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
котрий не зробив гріха, анї не знайдено підступу в устах Його;
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).
котрий, злословлений, не злословив, і страждаючи, не грозив, а передав Судячому праведно;
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].
котрий гріхи наші сам піднїс на тїлї своїм на дереві, щоб ми, для гріхів умерши, правдою жили; котрого "ранами сцїлились".
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].
Були бо ви, як вївцї блукаючі; тільки ж вернулись нинї до Пастиря і Владики душ ваших.
