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].
ᎠᏴ ᏈᏓ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᎢᏣᏗᎦᎴᏲᏨᎯ ᏋᏗᏱ ᎢᏤᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎨᎴᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏆᏙᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏈᏗᏂᏱ;
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.
ᎡᏣᏑᏰᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᎦᏔᎰ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᎦᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏚᏟᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎩᎬ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ; ᎦᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏣᏤᎵ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
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].
ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏥᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎩᏁᎸ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎢᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏚᎴᎯᏌᏅ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ; —
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.
ᏥᎩᏁᎸ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᏲᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏦᏒ ᎡᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎯ,
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].
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗ ᏤᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
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]
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏣᏘ ᏥᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ, ᎪᎯᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏞᎦ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎡᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏔᏩᏕᎦ ᎤᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎵᏩᏛᎡᎲᎢ,
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.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏟ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎩ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᏱᏩᎵᏰᎢᎶᎦ ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ ᎢᏳᎢ.
8 You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ] ᎡᏥᎪᎥᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎡᏥᎨᏳᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏁᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎡᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎢ ᎡᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᏗᎭ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏃᎮᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏔᏅᎯ;
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].
ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎭ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏗᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
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.
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎣᏂᎨᏛᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏲᎸᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ ᎤᏂᏁᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
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.
ᎤᏂᏲᎲᎩ ᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏯᎥᎢ, ᎢᎬᏱ ᎦᏰᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎬᏁᎮ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏂ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
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].
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎨᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎾᎾᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎨᎩᏃᎮᎮᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎨᏨᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎨᏣᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏰᏥᏅᏏᏛ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏧᎾᏚᎵᎭ ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ.
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].
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᏠᎦ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎢᏣᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏎᏍᏗ ᎡᏥᏁᏗᏱ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏥᏲᎮᏗ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎸᎭ.
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].
ᎢᏦᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᏂᏣᏍᏛ ᏥᏣᏚᎸᏅᎥᏍᎬ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎿᎭᎥᎾ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ;
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,
ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏥᏯᏅᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᎾᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎾᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ.
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).”
ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎳ, “ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏴᏰᏃ ᏥᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎩ.”
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].
ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᏕᎫᎪᏓᏁᎭ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ [ ᎠᏂ ] ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ.
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.
ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎩ, ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᏁᎬ ᏯᏛᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ, ᎡᏣᎫᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎡᎫᏓᎴᏒᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏙᎸᎢ ᏗᏥᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏗᎨᏥᏲᎯᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,
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].
ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎬ ᎡᏣᎫᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᎩᎬ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏫ-ᎠᎩᎾ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᎪᎸᏫ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏓᏓᎸᎾ;
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.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏥᎦᏔᎰᎢ ᎠᏏ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᏙᏢᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎴ ᎪᎯ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ,
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].
ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏤᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏥᏚᎴᏔᏁᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏁᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
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.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᏥᏅᎦᎸᏛ ᏥᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏕᏥᎧᎾᏩᏛᏒ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏥᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ, [ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ] ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᏨᏔᏅ, ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏙᏗᏱ ᏗᏥᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏳᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏥᎾᏫ.
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)
ᏔᎵᏁ ᎢᏣᏕᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏲᎩ ᎤᎦᏔ ᎢᏣᏕᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏲᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎧᏃᎥᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏟᎵ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏃᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎡᎯ ᏥᎩ. (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,
ᏂᎦᎥᏰᏃ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎧᏃᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏓᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏴᏫ, ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ. ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᎧᏴᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥᎸᏒᎢ ᎦᏙᎠᏍᎪᎢ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎡᎭ.
