Ephesians 3
1 Because [God has done all this for] you non-Jews, I, Paul, [pray for you. I want you to know that it is because I serve] Christ Jesus for your sake that I am in prison.
Hae pongah ni kai Pawl mah nangcae Gentelnawk hanah Kri Jesu ih thongim krah kami ah ka oh,
2 I (assume that/think that probably) someone has told you how God acted very kindly toward me, appointing me [so that I would proclaim the gospel to you non-Jews].
nangcae atho oh thai hanah kai khaeah paek ih Sithaw tahmenhaih to na thaih o boeh:
3 God revealed to me the message that he had not revealed to others. When you read what I have already written briefly about that,
to tamqulok loe hnuksakhaih hoiah Anih mah kai khaeah amtuengsak; (canghniah ca setta kang tarik o baktih toengah,
4 you will be able to understand that I understand clearly that message about Christ.
to ca to na kroek o naah, Kri ih tamqulok ka panoekhaih to na thaih o kop tih, )
5 Formerly, [God] did not reveal that message to anyone, but now his Spirit has revealed that message to (his holy apostles and prophets/people who tell messages that come directly from God).
to tamqulok loe canghnii dung ih kami capanawk khaeah amtuengsak ai, toe Muithla rang hoiah angmah patoeh ih kaciim kaminawk hoi tahmaanawk khaeah vaihi amtuengsak boeh;
6 That message, which he has now revealed, is that because of our [(inc)] relationship with Christ Jesus, [all of us], non-Jews as well as Jews [MTY], will receive the [great spiritual blessings that God has] promised as we all form one group [MET] [as a result of our believing] the good news [about Christ].
Gentelnawk loe qawktoep ampui, takpum maeto ah om o ueloe, kahoih tamthanglok rang hoiah Kri ah a lokkamhaih thungah kathum kami ah om o tih.
7 By God powerfully enabling me, and because God acted kindly toward me, doing what I did not deserve, and chose me [to do that work], I became someone who tells others this good message.
Thacak a toksakhaih rang hoiah kai khaeah paek ih Sithaw tahmenhaih tangqum baktih toengah ni, toksah kami maeto ah ka oh.
8 Although I am the least [worthy] of all God’s people, God kindly [appointed] me to proclaim to the non-Jews the message about the great spiritual blessings that [they can receive] from Christ,
Gentel kaminawk khaeah pakrong laek thai ai Kri angraenghaih ka thuih thai hanah, kaciim kaminawk boih thungah kathoeng koek, kai khaeah hae tahmenhaih hae ang paek;
9 and to enable everyone to understand clearly how God accomplished what he planned. God, who created everything, [has now revealed] this message, which he never revealed to anyone before. (aiōn g165)
to pacoengah Jesu Kri rang hoiah hmuennawk boih sahkung, long amtong tangsuek nathuem hoi Sithaw ah hawk ih hae kathuk toksak atimhaih hae kaminawk boih mah panoek o moe, (aiōn g165)
10 [What he planned] was that all (believers/people who belong to Christ) would be the ones who would reveal to all the ranks [DOU] of spiritual beings in heaven that what God had planned is wise in every way.
van ukkung angraeng hoi akaa tawn kaminawk mah doeh kricaabu rang hoiah Sithaw palunghahaih hoi sak atimhaih to vaihi panoek o thai hanah, to tahmenhaih to kai khaeah ang paek,
11 That is what God had always planned, and it is what he accomplished by what our Lord Jesus [has done]. (aiōn g165)
dungzan sak atimhaih a tawnh baktih toengah, to sak atimhaih to anih mah aicae Angraeng Kri Jesu rang hoiah koepsak boeh: (aiōn g165)
12 Because of what he has done and because of our relationship with him, [when we pray] we can approach God confidently and without being afraid.
Anih a tang o haih rang hoiah Sithaw khaeah misahoihaih hoi anghnai thaihaih to a tawnh o.
13 So I ask that you do not be discouraged because of my suffering many things for you [here in prison]. You should feel honored that I am [willing to] suffer [these things for your sake].
To pongah nangcae pakoeh ah na oh o thai hanah, nangcae han patang ka khang naah, tha na zok o han ai kang koeh o haih.
14 Because [God has done all this for you], I kneel [and pray] [MTY] to [God our] Father.
Hae pongah aicae Angraeng Jesu Kri Ampa khaeah khokkhu ka cangkrawn,
15 He is the one who is [like] a father of all [the believers who are now in] heaven and those who are still on the earth.
van hoi long ah kaom imthung takoh ahmin boih loe Anih khae hoiah ni a lak o,
16 I pray that, using his unlimited resources, he will cause you to be strengthened by his Spirit {cause his Spirit to strengthen you} in your (inner beings/hearts) with all [God’s] power.
kalen parai a lensawkhaih baktih toengah, nangcae han hmuen ang paek o moe, angmah ih Muithla thacakhaih rang hoiah a thung ih kami to tha a caksak;
17 That is, I pray that because of your trusting in Christ, his [Spirit] may live in your (inner beings/hearts) (OR, he may live in your hearts). And I pray that because you love [Christ] firmly and faithfully/continually [MET], you,
tanghaih rang hoiah nangcae palung thungah Kri oh thai hanah, amlunghaih ah tling moe, tangzun to caksak,
18 along with all other believers, may be able to know how very [DOU] much Christ loves [us(inc)].
kaciim kaminawk baktiah kalen, kakawk, kathuk, kasang loe tih maw, tito na panoek o thaih moe,
19 I want you to experience how very deeply he loves us, even though it is not possible for us to understand fully [how much he loves us]. And I pray that God will enable you to be filled with {have a full measure of} all the [qualities of his character that] he himself has.
panoekhaih mah pha thai ai ih Kri amlunghaih to panoek pacoengah, Sithaw akoephaih boih hoi na koi o thai hanah, lawk ka thuih.
20 [God] is able to do much (greater things/more) than we could ask him to do, or even that we might think that he can do, by his power that is working within us.
Aicae mah hnik moe, a poek o haih boih pongah kamthlai ah sah thaih Sithaw loe, a thacakhaih hoiah aicae thungah toksak baktih toengah,
