Ephesians 2
1 Formerly, because you were habitually sinning [DOU], you were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as a] corpse [MET] is).
puraa yuuyam aparaadhai. h paapai"sca m. rtaa. h santastaanyaacaranta ihalokasya sa. msaaraanusaare. naakaa"saraajyasyaadhipatim (aiōn g165)
2 You were acting in the same [evil] way as those who oppose Christ [MTY] act. That is, you were behaving in the [evil] ways [that Satan wanted you to behave]. He rules over evil spiritual beings that no person can see [MTY]. He is the spirit who now powerfully controls the people who disobey God. (aiōn g165)
arthata. h saampratam aaj naala"nghiva. m"se. su karmmakaari. nam aatmaanam anvavrajata|
3 Formerly, we all used to disobey God as they do. We did the things that our self-centered nature wanted us to do. We habitually did those [evil] deeds that our bodies and our minds wanted to do. When we were acting like that, it was certain that [God] would punish [MTY] us, just like he will certainly punish all other [evil people].
te. saa. m madhye sarvve vayamapi puurvva. m "sariirasya manaskaamanaayaa ncehaa. m saadhayanta. h sva"sariirasyaabhilaa. saan aacaraama sarvve. anya iva ca svabhaavata. h krodhabhajanaanyabhavaama|
4 But God always acts very mercifully, and he loves us very much.
kintu karu. naanidhirii"svaro yena mahaapremnaasmaan dayitavaan
5 As a result, even when we were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as] a corpse [MET] is) because we were habitually sinning, he enabled us to receive [spiritual]/[eternal] life because of our relationship with Christ. [Do not forget this: It is only] because God has acted so kindly toward you, in a way that you did not deserve, that you are saved {that [he] saved you} [from the guilt of your sin]
tasya svapremno baahulyaad aparaadhai rm. rtaanapyasmaan khrii. s.tena saha jiivitavaan yato. anugrahaad yuuya. m paritraa. na. m praaptaa. h|
6 And [it is as though] God gave us spiritual life when he caused Christ Jesus to be alive again after he died [MET]. And [it is as though] God caused us to sit [and rule] [MTY] with him in heaven,
sa ca khrii. s.tena yii"sunaasmaan tena saarddham utthaapitavaan svarga upave"sitavaa. m"sca|
7 in order that he might show to everyone at all times in the future that he has acted toward us in an extremely kind way because of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. (aiōn g165)
ittha. m sa khrii. s.tena yii"sunaasmaan prati svahitai. sitayaa bhaaviyuge. su svakiiyaanugrahasyaanupama. m nidhi. m prakaa"sayitum icchati| (aiōn g165)
8 It is [only] by [God] acting [PRS] [toward you] in a way that you did not deserve that you have been saved {that he has saved you} as a result of your trusting [in Christ]. You did not save yourselves. His saving you was his gift to you.
yuuyam anugrahaad vi"svaasena paritraa. na. m praaptaa. h, tacca yu. smanmuulaka. m nahi kintvii"svarasyaiva daana. m,
9 He did not save any of you because of anything you yourselves did. Because you have done nothing [to save yourselves], you cannot be proud of your efforts to save yourselves.
tat karmma. naa. m phalam api nahi, ata. h kenaapi na "slaaghitavya. m|
10 It is God who has made us what we are now. Because of our relationship with Christ Jesus, he has enabled us to receive [spiritual/eternal] life in order that we should conduct our lives habitually doing the good deeds that God previously planned for us to do.
yato vaya. m tasya kaaryya. m praag ii"svare. na niruupitaabhi. h satkriyaabhi. h kaalayaapanaaya khrii. s.te yii"sau tena m. r.s. taa"sca|
11 You [Ephesians] have been non-Jews from the time that you were born. The Jews ([insult you/say that you are not God’s people]) [by] calling you ‘those who are not circumcised’. They [proudly] call themselves ‘we [(exc)] who are circumcised’. [They have allowed people to] circumcise [them to indicate that they are God’s people, but] that has [only] changed their bodies, [not their] ([inner beings/hearts]).
puraa janmanaa bhinnajaatiiyaa hastak. rta. m tvakcheda. m praaptai rlokai"scaacchinnatvaca itinaamnaa khyaataa ye yuuya. m tai ryu. smaabhirida. m smarttavya. m
12 You should constantly remember these things: Formerly you did not have any relationship with Christ. You did not belong to the people of Israel, [the people whom God chose]. You did not know about the things God promised in his agreements [with his people]. You did not confidently expect to go to heaven after you die (OR, [that God would save you]). You [lived] in this world without knowing God.
yat tasmin samaye yuuya. m khrii. s.taad bhinnaa israayelalokaanaa. m sahavaasaad duurasthaa. h pratij naasambalitaniyamaanaa. m bahi. h sthitaa. h santo niraa"saa nirii"svaraa"sca jagatyaadhvam iti|
13 But now, because of your relationship with Christ Jesus, God has brought you, who had no relationship with him [MET], into his family [MET]. He did that because [you trusted in what Christ accomplished when] his blood [MTY] [flowed from his body when he died on the cross].
kintvadhunaa khrii. s.te yii"saavaa"sraya. m praapya puraa duuravarttino yuuya. m khrii. s.tasya "so. nitena nika. tavarttino. abhavata|
14 Christ himself [has caused us Jewish and non-Jewish believers] to have peace [with each other]. He has made both [of our groups] to become one [group]. [Just like people] (tear down/demolish) a wall that separates [groups of people] [MET], he has destroyed the hatred [between Jews and non-Jews].
yata. h sa evaasmaaka. m sandhi. h sa dvayam ekiik. rtavaan "satrutaaruupi. nii. m madhyavarttinii. m prabhedakabhitti. m bhagnavaan da. n.daaj naayukta. m vidhi"saastra. m sva"sariire. na luptavaa. m"sca|
15 By dying [MTY] [for us on the cross] he made it no longer [necessary for us to obey] all the [Jewish] laws and rituals [in order to be saved]. He did that in order to enable the two [groups] to become one new group because of our relationship with him. The result was that he has caused us to have peace [with each other].
yata. h sa sandhi. m vidhaaya tau dvau svasmin eka. m nutana. m maanava. m karttu. m
16 By [dying on] the cross [MTY] he caused both Jews and non-Jews to have a peaceful relationship with God. That is how he caused us to no longer be [MET] enemies [with God] (OR, [with each other]).
svakiiyakru"se "satrutaa. m nihatya tenaivaikasmin "sariire tayo rdvayorii"svare. na sandhi. m kaarayitu. m ni"scatavaan|
17 He came [to earth] and proclaimed that you [non-Jews], who did not have a relationship with [MET] [God], and [us(exc) Jews], who [considered that we(exc) belonged to] [MET] God’s [family], can [all] now have peace [with God].
sa caagatya duuravarttino yu. smaan nika. tavarttino. asmaa. m"sca sandhe rma"ngalavaarttaa. m j naapitavaan|
18 [We know that he has done that] because we both, [Jews and non-Jews], are [now] able to approach God the Father in prayer by the help of his Spirit, because of what Christ [has done].
yatastasmaad ubhayapak. siiyaa vayam ekenaatmanaa pitu. h samiipa. m gamanaaya saamarthya. m praaptavanta. h|
19 So [God no longer treats] you [non-Jews] as [people treat] [MET] foreigners and strangers [who live among them] [MET]. Instead, along with all God’s people, [it is as though] you have become citizens of a country that he rules over, and [as though you have become] members of the family [of which he is the father] [MET].
ata idaanii. m yuuyam asamparkiiyaa vide"sina"sca na ti. s.thanata. h pavitralokai. h sahavaasina ii"svarasya ve"smavaasina"scaadhve|
20 [Just like] a building is built {[as someone] builds a building} on a foundation, [God has joined you into one group that originated/began] from what the apostles and prophets [taught]. Christ Jesus is the [most important one in that group, just like a] cornerstone [is the most important part of a building]. And
apara. m preritaa bhavi. syadvaadina"sca yatra bhittimuulasvaruupaastatra yuuya. m tasmin muule niciiyadhve tatra ca svaya. m yii"su. h khrii. s.ta. h pradhaana. h ko. nasthaprastara. h|
21 just like [a builder might] join together all the parts of a building to make it a temple that [people will] dedicate to the Lord [MET], [Christ is continually causing all of] you who have a relationship with [him to be united, in order that you will become one holy group].
tena k. rtsnaa nirmmiti. h sa. mgrathyamaanaa prabho. h pavitra. m mandira. m bhavitu. m varddhate|
22 And because of your relationship with Christ, [God] is joining you [non-Jews] together with [Jewish believers] to be [like] one building [MET] in which his Spirit lives.
yuuyamapi tatra sa. mgrathyamaanaa aatmane"svarasya vaasasthaana. m bhavatha|
