Ephesians 4
1 Therefore I, who am in prison because [I serve] the Lord [Jesus], urge you, whom God has chosen [to be his people, to do these things]: Conduct your lives as [God’s people] should.
| اَتو بَنْدِرَہَں پْرَبھو رْنامْنا یُشْمانْ وِنَیے یُویَں ییناہْوانیناہُوتاسْتَدُپَیُکْتَرُوپینَ |
2 Always be humble, and do not demand your own rights. Be patient [with each other], and, because you love each other, endure each other’s ([irritating] behavior/behavior that you do not like).
| سَرْوَّتھا نَمْرَتاں مرِدُتاں تِتِکْشاں پَرَسْپَرَں پْرَمْنا سَہِشْنُتانْچاچَرَتَ۔ |
3 [God’s] Spirit has caused you to be united [with one another], so do all that you can to remain united [with one another] by acting peacefully [toward each other].
| پْرَنَیَبَنْدھَنینَ چاتْمَنَ اےکْیَں رَکْشِتُں یَتَدھْوَں۔ |
4 [All we believers form just one group] [MET], and we have only one [Holy] Spirit. Similarly, you were chosen {[God] chose you} in order that you all might confidently keep expecting one [set of good] things [from God].
| یُویَمْ ایکَشَرِیرا ایکاتْمانَشْچَ تَدْوَدْ آہْوانینَ یُویَمْ ایکَپْرَتْیاشاپْراپْتَیے سَماہُوتاح۔ |
5 There is only one Lord, [Jesus Christ]. We all believe the same [teaching about him. It was to show that we belong to him] alone that [we had someone] baptize us.
| یُشْماکَمْ ایکَح پْرَبھُریکو وِشْواسَ ایکَں مَجَّنَں، سَرْوّیشاں تاتَح |
6 There is one God, who is the [spiritual] Father of all [us believers]. He [rules] over all his people; he enables all his people [to do powerful things] (OR, he sustains all his people); and his [Spirit lives] in all his people.
| سَرْوّوپَرِسْتھَح سَرْوَّوْیاپِی سَرْوّیشاں یُشْماکَں مَدھْیَوَرْتِّی چَیکَ اِیشْوَرَ آسْتے۔ |
7 Christ has generously given to each one of us spiritual gifts, just like he decided to give them.
| کِنْتُ کھْرِیشْٹَسْیَ دانَپَرِمانانُسارادْ اَسْماکَمْ ایکَیکَسْمَے وِشیشو وَرودایِ۔ |
8 [When Christ gave] gifts to his people, [it was similar to what the Psalmist said about God receiving tribute money] from those whom he had conquered, When he ascended to heaven, he gave as gifts to people the things [that he had taken] from the people whom he captured:
| یَتھا لِکھِتَمْ آسْتے، "اُورْدّھوَمْ آرُہْیَ جیترِنْ سَ وِجِتْیَ بَنْدِنوکَروتْ۔ تَتَح سَ مَنُجیبھْیوپِ سْوِییانْ وْیَشْرانَیَدْ وَرانْ۔۔ " |
9 The words ‘he ascended’ certainly imply/indicate [RHQ] that Christ had also previously descended to the earth.
| اُورْدّھوَمْ آرُہْییتِواکْیَسْیایَمَرْتھَح سَ پُورْوَّں پرِتھِوِیرُوپَں سَرْوّادھَحسْتھِتَں سْتھانَمْ اَوَتِیرْنَوانْ؛ |
10 Christ, who descended [to earth], is also the one who ascended to the most exalted position in heaven, in order that he might show his power [MTY] throughout the universe.
| یَشْچاوَتِیرْنَوانْ سَ ایوَ سْوَرْگانامْ اُپَرْیُّپَرْیّارُوڈھَوانْ یَتَح سَرْوّانِ تینَ پُورَیِتَوْیانِ۔ |
11 He appointed some people to be apostles. He appointed some people to be (prophets/ones who reveal messages that come directly from God). He appointed some people to be (evangelists/ones whose work is to tell others the message about Christ). He appointed some people to lead and teach [the congregations].
| سَ ایوَ چَ کاںشْچَنَ پْریرِتانْ اَپَرانْ بھَوِشْیَدْوادِنوپَرانْ سُسَںوادَپْرَچارَکانْ اَپَرانْ پالَکانْ اُپَدیشَکاںشْچَ نِیُکْتَوانْ۔ |
12 [He appointed all of these] in order that they would prepare God’s people to do [God’s] work, so that all the people who belong to Christ [MET] might become [spiritually] mature.
| یاوَدْ وَیَں سَرْوّے وِشْواسَسْییشْوَرَپُتْرَوِشَیَکَسْیَ تَتّوَجْنانَسْیَ چَیکْیَں سَمْپُورْنَں پُرُشَرْتھَنْچارْتھَتَح کھْرِیشْٹَسْیَ سَمْپُورْنَپَرِمانَسْیَ سَمَں پَرِمانَں نَ پْراپْنُمَسْتاوَتْ |
13 He wants all of us [believers] to be united [because] we all believe in the Son of God (OR, the man who was also God) and [because] we all know [him]. He wants us to become spiritually mature; that is, he wants us to be (perfect/all that God wants us to be), [just like] Christ was ([perfect/all that God wanted him to be]).
| سَ پَرِچَرْیّاکَرْمَّسادھَنایَ کھْرِیشْٹَسْیَ شَرِیرَسْیَ نِشْٹھایَے چَ پَوِتْرَلوکاناں سِدّھَتایاسْتادرِشَمْ اُپایَں نِشْچِتَوانْ۔ |
14 Then we will no longer be [spiritually immature], like [MET] little children [are immature]. We will no longer be constantly [changing what we believe, like] [MET] waves of the sea are [constantly changing as the wind blows and] tosses them back and forth. We will not allow people who teach [what is false] and who scheme to deceive/influence us.
| اَتَایوَ مانُشاناں چاتُرِیتو بھْرَمَکَدھُورْتَّتایاشْچھَلاچَّ جاتینَ سَرْوّینَ شِکْشاوایُنا وَیَں یَدْ بالَکا اِوَ دولایَمانا نَ بھْرامْیامَ اِتْیَسْمابھِ رْیَتِتَوْیَں، |
15 Instead, by loving [others] as we behave as [God’s] truth requires (OR, speak in a loving manner what is true), we will become more and more like Christ in every way. He is the one [who controls/guides all his people] [MET], [just like a person’s] head [controls/guides his] body.
| پْریمْنا سَتْیَتامْ آچَرَدْبھِح سَرْوَّوِشَیے کھْرِیشْٹَمْ اُدِّشْیَ وَرْدّھِتَوْیَنْچَ، یَتَح سَ مُورْدّھا، |
16 He [enables all those who belong to him to mature spiritually. A person’s body grows stronger, as] each part of the body is joined to the others by the ligaments and as each part (functions properly/works as it should). Similarly, believers will become mature [spiritually] by loving each other and by each of them doing the work [that God wants them to do] [MET].
| تَسْماچَّیکَیکَسْیانْگَسْیَ سْوَسْوَپَرِمانانُسارینَ ساہایَّکَرَنادْ اُپَکارَکَیح سَرْوَّیح سَنْدھِبھِح کرِتْسْنَسْیَ شَرِیرَسْیَ سَںیوگے سَمِّلَنے چَ جاتے پْریمْنا نِشْٹھاں لَبھَمانَں کرِتْسْنَں شَرِیرَں ورِدّھِں پْراپْنوتِ۔ |
17 The Lord [Jesus] has authorized me to strongly tell you that you must no longer conduct your lives like unbelievers do. The futile/worthless way in which they think [MET] [controls how they conduct their lives].
| یُشْمانْ اَہَں پْرَبھُنیدَں بْرَوِیمْیادِشامِ چَ، اَنْیے بھِنَّجاتِییا اِوَ یُویَں پُونَ رْماچَرَتَ۔ |
18 They are unable to think clearly [MET] [about what is right and what is wrong]. Because they have decided that they do not want to know about God and because they stubbornly [IDM] refuse to [listen to his message], they do not have the [eternal] life that God [gives us].
| یَتَسْتے سْوَمَنومایامْ آچَرَنْتْیانْتَرِکاجْناناتْ مانَسِکَکاٹھِنْیاچَّ تِمِراورِتَبُدّھَیَ اِیشْوَرِییَجِیوَنَسْیَ بَگِیرْبھُوتاشْچَ بھَوَنْتِ، |
19 The result is that because they have ceased (to care/to be concerned) [about what is right and what is wrong], they have (deliberately committed themselves to doing/wholeheartedly decided to do) the shameful things that their bodies want, and they commit all kinds of immoral acts, and continually are eager to do more of those things.
| سْوانْ چَیتَنْیَشُونْیانْ کرِتْوا چَ لوبھینَ سَرْوَّوِدھاشَوچاچَرَنایَ لَمْپَٹَتایاں سْوانْ سَمَرْپِتَوَنْتَح۔ |
20 But when you learned [about] Christ, you did not learn [to behave] like that.
| کِنْتُ یُویَں کھْرِیشْٹَں نَ تادرِشَں پَرِچِتَوَنْتَح، |
21 I am sure that you heard the message about [Christ], and because you are people who have a close relationship with him, you were taught {[others] taught you} the true [way to live] that Jesus [showed us].
| یَتو یُویَں تَں شْرُتَوَنْتو یا سَتْیا شِکْشا یِیشُتو لَبھْیا تَدَنُساراتْ تَدِییوپَدیشَں پْراپْتَوَنْتَشْچیتِ مَنْیے۔ |
22 [You were taught] {[They taught you]} that you must put aside [MET] your evil nature; [that is, that you must not behave like you formerly did]. Your evil desires deceived you, making you want to do evil things and causing you to think that [doing that was good for you]; and your thinking like that was destroying you [spiritually].
| تَسْماتْ پُورْوَّکالِکاچارَکارِی یَح پُراتَنَپُرُشو مایابھِلاشَے رْنَشْیَتِ تَں تْیَکْتْوا یُشْمابھِ رْمانَسِکَبھاوو نُوتَنِیکَرْتَّوْیَح، |
23 Others taught you that instead, you must let [God’s Spirit] change the way you think,
| یو نَوَپُرُشَ اِیشْوَرانُرُوپینَ پُنْیینَ سَتْیَتاسَہِتینَ |
24 and that you must start being [MET] the new persons that God made you to become. That is, your [behavior] must be righteous and truly/genuinely devout.
| دھارْمِّکَتْوینَ چَ سرِشْٹَح سَ ایوَ پَرِدھاتَوْیَشْچَ۔ |
25 Therefore, quit lying to one another. Instead, because we all belong to just one group [of believers], speak truthfully to each other.
| اَتو یُویَں سَرْوّے مِتھْیاکَتھَنَں پَرِتْیَجْیَ سَمِیپَواسِبھِح سَہَ سَتْیالاپَں کُرُتَ یَتو وَیَں پَرَسْپَرَمْ اَنْگَپْرَتْیَنْگا بھَوامَح۔ |
26 If you get angry, do not sin [as a result of] getting angry. Before the end of the day [MTY], stop being angry;
| اَپَرَں کْرودھے جاتے پاپَں ما کُرُدھْوَمْ، اَشانْتے یُشْماکَں روشیسُورْیّوسْتَں نَ گَچّھَتُ۔ |
27 [by doing that], you will not allow the devil to make you do evil.
| اَپَرَں شَیَتانے سْتھانَں ما دَتَّ۔ |
28 Those who have been stealing must not steal any longer. Instead, they should work hard to earn (their living/what they need) ([by] their own efforts/[by] what they do themselves) [MTY], in order that they may have [something] to give to those who are needy.
| چورَح پُنَشْچَیرْیَّں نَ کَروتُ کِنْتُ دِینایَ دانے سامَرْتھْیَں یَجّایَتے تَدَرْتھَں سْوَکَرابھْیاں سَدْورِتّیا پَرِشْرَمَں کَروتُ۔ |
29 Do not use [MTY] foul language. Instead, say only things that are useful for helping people when they need help, things that will help [spiritually] the people that you talk to.
| اَپَرَں یُشْماکَں وَدَنیبھْیَح کوپِ کَدالاپو نَ نِرْگَچّھَتُ، کِنْتُ یینَ شْروتُرُپَکارو جایَتے تادرِشَح پْرَیوجَنِییَنِشْٹھایَے پھَلَدایَکَ آلاپو یُشْماکَں بھَوَتُ۔ |
30 [God has given you his] Spirit (to confirm/to assure you) that some day [God will claim all] you people [whom Christ has] redeemed [MET], [just like people confirm that something belongs to them by] putting their seal on it. So do not cause God’s Holy Spirit to be sad ([by the way you talk/by the things that you say]).
| اَپَرَنْچَ یُویَں مُکْتِدِنَپَرْیَّنْتَمْ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ یینَ پَوِتْریناتْمَنا مُدْرَیانْکِتا اَبھَوَتَ تَں شوکانْوِتَں ما کُرُتَ۔ |
31 Do not be resentful at all towards others. Do not become angry in any way. Never shout abusively at others. Never (slander/say bad things about) others. Never act maliciously/be mean in any way.
| اَپَرَں کَٹُواکْیَں روشَح کوشَح کَلَہو نِنْدا سَرْوَّوِدھَدْویشَشْچَیتانِ یُشْماکَں مَدھْیادْ دُورِیبھَوَنْتُ۔ |
32 Be kind to one another. Act mercifully toward each other. Forgive each other, just like God forgave you because of [what] Christ [has done].
| یُویَں پَرَسْپَرَں ہِتَیشِنَح کومَلانْتَحکَرَناشْچَ بھَوَتَ۔ اَپَرَمْ اِیشْوَرَح کھْرِیشْٹینَ یَدْوَدْ یُشْماکَں دوشانْ کْشَمِتَوانْ تَدْوَدْ یُویَمَپِ پَرَسْپَرَں کْشَمَدھْوَں۔ |
