1 Timothy 4
1 Now the Spirit clearly says that in later times some people will leave the faith and pay attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons
pavitra ātmā spaṣṭam idaṁ vākyaṁ vadati caramakāle katipayalokā vahnināṅkitatvāt
2 in lying hypocrisy. Their own consciences will be branded.
kaṭhoramanasāṁ kāpaṭyād anṛtavādināṁ vivāhaniṣedhakānāṁ bhakṣyaviśeṣaniṣedhakānāñca
3 They will forbid to marry and to receive foods that God created for sharing with thanksgiving among those who believe and who know the truth.
bhūtasvarūpāṇāṁ śikṣāyāṁ bhramakātmanāṁ vākyeṣu ca manāṁsi niveśya dharmmād bhraṁśiṣyante| tāni tu bhakṣyāṇi viśvāsināṁ svīkṛtasatyadharmmāṇāñca dhanyavādasahitāya bhogāyeśvareṇa sasṛjire|
4 For everything created by God is good. Nothing that we take with thanksgiving is to be rejected.
yata īśvareṇa yadyat sṛṣṭaṁ tat sarvvam uttamaṁ yadi ca dhanyavādena bhujyate tarhi tasya kimapi nāgrāhyaṁ bhavati,
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
yata īśvarasya vākyena prārthanayā ca tat pavitrībhavati|
6 If you place these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ. For you are being nourished by the words of faith and by the good teaching that you have followed.
etāni vākyāni yadi tvaṁ bhrātṛn jñāpayestarhi yīśukhrīṣṭasyottamḥ paricārako bhaviṣyasi yo viśvāso hitopadeśaśca tvayā gṛhītastadīyavākyairāpyāyiṣyase ca|
7 But reject worldly stories loved by old women. Instead, train yourself in godliness.
yānyupākhyānāni durbhāvāni vṛddhayoṣitāmeva yogyāni ca tāni tvayā visṛjyantām īśvarabhaktaye yatnaḥ kriyatāñca|
8 For bodily training is a little useful, but godliness is useful for all things. It holds promise for this life now and the life to come.
yataḥ śārīriko yatnaḥ svalpaphalado bhavati kintvīśvarabhaktiraihikapāratrikajīvanayoḥ pratijñāyuktā satī sarvvatra phaladā bhavati|
9 This message is trustworthy and worthy of full acceptance.
vākyametad viśvasanīyaṁ sarvvai rgrahaṇīyañca vayañca tadarthameva śrāmyāmo nindāṁ bhuṁjmahe ca|
10 For it is for this that we struggle and work very hard. For we have hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, but especially of believers.
yato hetoḥ sarvvamānavānāṁ viśeṣato viśvāsināṁ trātā yo'mara īśvarastasmin vayaṁ viśvasāmaḥ|
11 Proclaim and teach these things.
tvam etāni vākyāni pracāraya samupadiśa ca|
12 Let no one despise your youth. Instead, be an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.
alpavayaṣkatvāt kenāpyavajñeyo na bhava kintvālāpenācaraṇena premnā sadātmatvena viśvāsena śucitvena ca viśvāsinām ādarśo bhava|
13 Until I come, attend to the reading, to the exhortation, and to the teaching.
yāvannāham āgamiṣyāmi tāvat tva pāṭhe cetayane upadeśe ca mano nidhatsva|
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
prācīnagaṇahastārpaṇasahitena bhaviṣyadvākyena yaddānaṁ tubhyaṁ viśrāṇitaṁ tavāntaḥsthe tasmin dāne śithilamanā mā bhava|
15 Care for these things. Be in them, so that your progress may be evident to all people.
eteṣu mano niveśaya, eteṣu varttasva, itthañca sarvvaviṣaye tava guṇavṛddhiḥ prakāśatāṁ|
16 Give careful attention to yourself and to the teaching. Continue in these things. For by doing so, you will save yourself and those who listen to you.
svasmin upadeśe ca sāvadhāno bhūtvāvatiṣṭhasva tat kṛtvā tvayātmaparitrāṇaṁ śrotṛṇāñca paritrāṇaṁ sādhayiṣyate|
