1 Timothy 2
1 The first (OR, most important) thing that I urge [you to tell your congregation] is that [Christians] should continually ask [God] for [what they need]. They should also pray to God [for all other people], and they should be thanking [God].
Vóór alles dus dring ik er op aan, dat er gebeden, smekingen, voorbeden en dankzeggingen worden opgedragen voor alle mensen;
2 Specifically, they should pray for rulers and for all [other people] who (are in important government positions/have authority), in order that [God will help them to rule]. [As God enables the rulers to rule well], we can live very peaceably as we conduct ours lives doing all that God and others consider to be right and proper.
voor koningen ook en alle overheden, opdat we een stil en rustig leven mogen leiden in alle vroomheid en eerbaarheid.
3 It is good [to pray like that, and] it pleases God, who saves us, when we pray like that.
Dit immers is goed en welgevallig aan God onzen Zaligmaker,
4 He desires to save everyone. He wants everyone to fully know [and accept] his true [message].
die wil, dat àlle mensen zalig worden en tot de kennis der waarheid geraken.
5 He is the [only] one [true] God! And there is [only] one person who talks to God on behalf of people. That person is Christ Jesus, who [himself] is a man!
Want er is één God, en ook één Middelaar tussen God en de mensen, de Mens Jesus Christus,
6 He gave (his [life/himself]) [as a sacrifice] in order to ransom/redeem all [people], which showed at the proper time [that God desires that all people be saved] {[to save all people]}.
die zich gaf als losprijs voor àllen. Zo luidt de getuigenis voor onze tijd;
7 As for me, he appointed me to declare [this message] and to be an apostle. I am telling the truth [about God appointing me]. I am not lying! He appointed me to teach the non-Jews that they should believe God’s true message.
hiertoe ben ik aangesteld als heraut en apostel, -ik spreek waarheid, geen leugen, -als leraar der heidenen in geloof en in waarheid.
8 I desire that in every place [where believers worship], the men who pray publicly [MTY] should be men who are not practicing sin. When they pray, they should not be angry [with anyone] and they should not doubt [that God will answer] their prayers (OR, should not quarrel with anyone).
Ik verlang dus, dat de mannen bidden overal, en reine handen opheffen zonder toorn en twijfel.
9 [I would like that] the clothing that women wear be (modest and sensible/proper and appropriate) [DOU]. I want them to not fix their hair in fancy/elaborate ways, nor wear gold [jewelry], nor pearls, nor expensive clothing [in order that they may make themselves attractive].
Eveneens moeten dan de vrouwen, eerbaar en ingetogen, zich tooien met passende kleding; niet met haarvlechten, goud, paarlen of kostbare kleren,
10 Instead, they should be doing things that women who (claim to/say that they) worship God should do; that is, they should be doing good deeds.
maar met goede werken, zoals het vrouwen betaamt, die aanspraak maken op godsdienstigheid.
11 Women must learn to [listen] quietly [during the worship services] and to fully subject themselves [to the leaders of the congregation].
Een vrouw moet onderricht ontvangen, zwijgend en in alle nederigheid.
12 I do not permit women to teach [men spiritual truth publicly], and I do not permit them to have authority over men. Instead, [I desire] that women [listen] quietly [during the worship services].
Ik sta niet toe, dat de vrouw onderricht geeft of meestert over den man; ze moet zich stil houden.
13 Keep in mind that God made Adam first, and afterwards he made Eve,
Want Adam werd het eerst geschapen, daarna Eva.
14 and that it was not Adam whom [Satan] deceived. As a result of the woman being deceived, she sinned. She did what God had told her not to do.
Ook werd Adam niet misleid, maar de vrouw werd bedrogen en kwam ten val.
15 But even though she did that, now women will be saved {God will accept women} as they bear children if they continue to trust [God] and if they continue to love others, and if they continue to live in a way that is [more and more] (acceptable to God/like God wants them to), and if they continue to be modest.
Toch zal ze zalig worden door het baren van kinderen, zo ze volhardt in geloof, liefde en heiligheid, aan ingetogenheid gepaard.
