1 Peter 3

1 You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].

ہے یوشِتَح، یُویَمَپِ نِجَسْوامِناں وَشْیا بھَوَتَ تَتھا سَتِ یَدِ کیچِدْ واکْیے وِشْواسِنو نَ سَنْتِ تَرْہِ

2 [They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.

تے وِناواکْیَں یوشِتامْ آچارینارْتھَتَسْتیشاں پْرَتْیَکْشینَ یُشْماکَں سَبھَیَسَتِیتْواچاریناکْرَشْٹُں شَکْشْیَنْتے۔

3 Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.

اَپَرَں کیشَرَچَنَیا سْوَرْنالَنْکارَدھارَنونَ پَرِچّھَدَپَرِدھانینَ وا یُشْماکَں واہْیَبھُوشا نَ بھَوَتُ،

4 Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.

کِنْتْوِیشْوَرَسْیَ ساکْشادْ بَہُمُولْیَکْشَماشانْتِبھاواکْشَیَرَتْنینَ یُکْتو گُپْتَ آنْتَرِکَمانَوَ ایوَ۔

5 (The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.

یَتَح پُورْوَّکالے یاح پَوِتْرَسْتْرِیَ اِیشْوَرے پْرَتْیاشامَکُرْوَّنْ تا اَپِ تادرِشِیمیوَ بھُوشاں دھارَیَنْتْیو نِجَسْوامِناں وَشْیا اَبھَوَنْ۔

6 Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].

تَتھَیوَ سارا اِبْراہِیمو وَشْیا سَتِی تَں پَتِماکھْیاتَوَتِی یُویَنْچَ یَدِ سَداچارِنْیو بھَوَتھَ وْیاکُلَتَیا چَ بھِیتا نَ بھَوَتھَ تَرْہِ تَسْیاح کَنْیا آدھْوے۔

7 You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).

ہے پُرُشاح، یُویَں جْنانَتو دُرْبَّلَتَرَبھاجَنَیرِوَ یوشِدْبھِح سَہَواسَں کُرُتَ، ایکَسْیَ جِیوَنَوَرَسْیَ سَہَبھاگِنِیبھْیَتابھْیَح سَمادَرَں وِتَرَتَ چَ نَ چیدْ یُشْماکَں پْرارْتھَناناں بادھا جَنِشْیَتے۔

8 To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.

وِشیشَتو یُویَں سَرْوَّ ایکَمَنَسَح پَرَدُحکھَے رْدُحکھِتا بھْراترِپْرَمِنَح کرِپاوَنْتَح پْرِیتِبھاواشْچَ بھَوَتَ۔

9 [When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].

اَنِشْٹَسْیَ پَرِشودھینانِشْٹَں نِنْدایا وا پَرِشودھینَ نِنْداں نَ کُرْوَّنْتَ آشِشَں دَتَّ یَتو یُویَمْ آشِرَدھِکارِنو بھَوِتُماہُوتا اِتِ جانِیتھَ۔

10 [Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.

اَپَرَنْچَ، جِیوَنے پْرِییَمانو یَح سُدِنانِ دِدرِکْشَتے۔ پاپاتْ جِہْواں مرِشاواکْیاتْ سْوادھَرَو سَ نِوَرْتَّییتْ۔

11 They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,

سَ تْیَجیدْ دُشْٹَتامارْگَں سَتْکْرِیانْچَ سَماچَریتْ۔ مرِگَیانَشْچَ شانْتِں سَ نِتْیَمیوانُدھاوَتُ۔

12 because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.

لوچَنے پَرَمیشَسْیونْمِیلِتے دھارْمِّکانْ پْرَتِ۔ پْرارْتھَنایاح کرِتے تیشاح تَچّھروتْرے سُگَمے سَدا۔ کْرودھاسْیَنْچَ پَریشَسْیَ کَداچارِشُ وَرْتَّتے۔

13 If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]

اَپَرَں یَدِ یُویَمْ اُتَّمَسْیانُگامِنو بھَوَتھَ تَرْہِ کو یُشْمانْ ہِںسِشْیَتے؟

14 But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”

یَدِ چَ دھَرْمّارْتھَں کْلِشْیَدھْوَں تَرْہِ دھَنْیا بھَوِشْیَتھَ۔ تیشامْ آشَنْکَیا یُویَں نَ بِبھِیتَ نَ وِنْکْتَ وا۔

15 Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].

مَنوبھِح کِنْتُ مَنْیَدھْوَں پَوِتْرَں پْرَبھُمِیشْوَرَں۔ اَپَرَنْچَ یُشْماکَمْ آنْتَرِکَپْرَتْیاشایاسْتَتّوَں یَح کَشْچِتْ پرِچّھَتِ تَسْمَے شانْتِبھِیتِبھْیامْ اُتَّرَں داتُں سَدا سُسَجّا بھَوَتَ۔

16 But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.

یے چَ کھْرِیشْٹَدھَرْمّے یُشْماکَں سَداچارَں دُوشَیَنْتِ تے دُشْکَرْمَّکارِنامِوَ یُشْماکَمْ اَپَوادینَ یَتْ لَجِّتا بھَوییُسْتَدَرْتھَں یُشْماکَمْ اُتَّمَح سَںویدو بھَوَتُ۔

17 [It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].

اِیشْوَرَسْیابھِمَتادْ یَدِ یُشْمابھِح کْلیشَح سوڈھَوْیَسْتَرْہِ سَداچارِبھِح کْلیشَسَہَنَں وَرَں نَ چَ کَداچارِبھِح۔

18 [I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.

یَسْمادْ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ سَنِّدھِمْ اَسْمانْ آنیتُمْ اَدھارْمِّکاناں وِنِمَیینَ دھارْمِّکَح کھْرِیشْٹو پْییکَکرِتْوَح پاپاناں دَنْڈَں بھُکْتَوانْ، سَ چَ شَرِیرَسَمْبَنْدھے مارِتَح کِنْتْواتْمَنَح سَمْبَنْدھے پُنَ رْجِیوِتو بھَوَتْ۔

19 The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).

تَتْسَمْبَنْدھے چَ سَ یاتْراں وِدھایَ کارابَدّھانامْ آتْمَناں سَمِیپے واکْیَں گھوشِتَوانْ۔

20 Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].

پُرا نوہَسْیَ سَمَیے یاوَتْ پوتو نِرَمِییَتَ تاوَدْ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ دِیرْگھَسَہِشْنُتا یَدا وْیَلَمْبَتَ تَدا تےناجْناگْراہِنوبھَوَنْ۔ تینَ پوتونالْپےرْتھادْ اَشْٹاویوَ پْرانِنَسْتویَمْ اُتِّیرْناح۔

21 That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].

تَنِّدَرْشَنَنْچاوَگاہَنَں (اَرْتھَتَح شارِیرِکَمَلِنَتایا یَسْتْیاگَح سَ نَہِ کِنْتْوِیشْوَرایوتَّمَسَںویدَسْیَ یا پْرَتَجْنا سَیوَ) یِیشُکھْرِیشْٹَسْیَ پُنَرُتّھانینیدانِیمْ اَسْمانْ اُتّارَیَتِ،

22 Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.

یَتَح سَ سْوَرْگَں گَتْویشْوَرَسْیَ دَکْشِنے وِدْیَتے سْوَرْگِییَدُوتاح شاسَکا بَلانِ چَ تَسْیَ وَشِیبھُوتا اَبھَوَنْ۔

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark