Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that [is] according to piety,
I Paoly, fetrek’ oron’ Añahare naho Firàhe’ Iesoà Norizañey, ho ami’ty fatokisa’ o jinobon’ Añahareo naho ty faharendrehañe ty hatò amy fañorihañe Hake,
2 upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages, (aiōnios g166)
misalala i haveloñe nainai’e nampitaman’ Añahare tsy mandañitsey, taolo’ ty fifotora’ o saao, (aiōnios g166)
3 (and He manifested in proper times His word, ) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Saviour,
ie naboake an-tsà mañeva i tsara’ey añamy fitaroñañe nafantok’ amako ami’ty lilin’ Añahare Mpandrombak’ antikañey.
4 to Titus — true child according to a common faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour!
Ho a i Titosy, toe anake amy fatokisañe itraofañey: hasoa, naho fañanintsiñe boak’ aman’ Añahare Rae naho Iesoà Norizañe Mpandrombak’ antikañey.
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;
Ty talim-pañengako azo homb’e Kreta añe, le ty hañity o raha tsy nihènekeo, naho ty hampijadoñe roandriañe amo hene rovao, amy nafantoko ama’oy,
6 if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate —
ie tsy aman-kila, migahiñe amy tañanjomba’ey, naho aman’ anake mpiato, tsy mitangingìñe, tsy mañarinjeñe.
7 for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Toe tsy mahay tsy malio tahiñe ty mpifehe amy te mpamandron’ Añahare, tsy mpitea-teña, tsy mora viñetse, tsy loho mpinon-divay, tsy mpandafa, tsy mikiram-bokàñe,
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,
f’ie mpanao antalatalasaba, mpitea ty soa, mahalie-batañe, malili-po, miavake naho migahiñe;
9 holding — according to the teaching — to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;
mpifahatse ami’ty fañòhañe to milahatse amy tsara atokisañey, hahafitaroña’e ty entan-tsoa-fehe naho hañitia’e o mpandietseo.
10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers — especially they of the circumcision —
Maro ty te hiola, mpivolambolañe naho mpamañahy, somandrake o mpiamo savatseo.
11 whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.
Ie tsy mahay tsy hampitsiñeñe, fa mandrotsake hasavereñañe heneke, mañoke raha tsy mañeva, hahazoañe tambe vìlañe.
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said — 'Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'
Fa hoe ty mpitoky am’ iereo ao: Mpandañitse avao o nte-Kretao, biby raty, vòtro màhake.
13 this testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
To i talilieñey. Aa le itrevoho, hampatoe’ ty fatokisa’ iareo,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;
tsy hiantofa’e o lantom-bolañe Tehodao naho ty fandilia’ ondaty mpiamboho ami’ty hatòo.
15 all things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast [is] nothing pure, but of them defiled [are] even the mind and the conscience;
Toe hene hiringiry amo hiringiriñeo, fe tsy eo ty malio amo malotoo naho amo tsi-miatoo, ie sambe maleotse an-troke naho am-pitsakoreañe.
16 God they profess to know, and in the works they deny [Him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
Ie mieva mahafohiñe an’ Andrianañahare te mone tetize’ o sata’eo, mpitangingìñe naho mpiola, milesa amy ze atao asa soa.
