1 Pietarin 2
1 Pankaa siis pois kaikki pahuus ja kaikki vilppi ja ulkokultaisuus ja kateus ja kaikki panettelu,
Therefore, do not act maliciously in any way or deceive others. Do not (be a hypocrite/try to make others think that you have qualities that you do not really have), and do not (envy/be jealous of) others. Do not ever slander anyone.
2 ja halatkaa niinkuin vastasyntyneet lapset sanan väärentämätöntä maitoa, että te sen kautta kasvaisitte pelastukseen,
Just like newborn babies [long for their mothers’] pure milk [MET], you should long for [God’s] spiritual [truth], so that by learning it you may become [spiritually] mature. [You need to] do this until the day when God [will] free you completely [from all the evil in this world].
3 jos "olette maistaneet, että Herra on hyvä".
[Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
4 Ja tulkaa hänen tykönsä, elävän kiven tykö, jonka ihmiset tosin ovat hyljänneet, mutta joka Jumalan edessä on valittu, kallis,
You have come to the Lord Jesus. He is [like an important] stone [MET] [put in the foundation of a building], [but he is] alive, [not lifeless like a stone]. He was rejected by [many] people {[Many] people rejected him}, but God chose him and [considers him] to be very precious.
5 ja rakentukaa itsekin elävinä kivinä hengelliseksi huoneeksi, pyhäksi papistoksi, uhraamaan hengellisiä uhreja, jotka Jeesuksen Kristuksen kautta ovat Jumalalle mieluisia.
[And like men] build houses with stones [MET], [God] is causing you to be joined together into a group in which [God’s] Spirit [lives], in order that you, because of what Jesus Christ did for us, might, like priests who offer sacrifices, [do things] that are pleasing to God.
6 Sillä Raamatussa sanotaan: "Katso, minä lasken Siioniin valitun kiven, kalliin kulmakiven; ja joka häneen uskoo, ei ole häpeään joutuva".
[What Isaiah wrote] in the Scriptures [shows us that this is true]. [He wrote these words that God said]: Note this well: I am placing in Jerusalem [MTY] [one who is like] [MET] an extremely valuable [DOU] (stone/cornerstone, the most important stone in the structure of a building), and those who believe in him will never be disappointed.
7 Teille siis, jotka uskotte, se on kallis, mutta niille, jotka eivät usko, "on se kivi, jonka rakentajat hylkäsivät, tullut kulmakiveksi"
Therefore, [God will] honor you who believe in [Jesus]. But those who [refuse to] believe in him [are like the builders] that this Scripture [talks about]: The stone that the builders rejected has become (the cornerstone/the most important stone in the foundation of the building).
8 ja "kompastuskiveksi ja loukkauskallioksi". Koska he eivät tottele sanaa, niin he kompastuvat; ja siihen heidät on pantukin.
And [it is also written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures: [He will be like] a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that people trip over. [Just as people are injured when] they stumble over a rock, people who disobey the message [about Jesus are injured spiritually], and that is what [God] determined would happen to them.
9 Mutta te olette "valittu suku, kuninkaallinen papisto, pyhä heimo, omaisuuskansa, julistaaksenne sen jaloja tekoja", joka on pimeydestä kutsunut teidät ihmeelliseen valkeuteensa;
But you are people whom God has chosen [to belong to him]. You are [a group that represents God like] priests do, and you rule with God [MET] like kings. You are (a holy group of people/a group of people who are separate from evil). You are people who belong to God. This is in order that you might proclaim the virtues of [God. He has] called you from [your former ways], [when you were ignorant of his truth], into the marvelous [understanding that he gives us] [MET]. [That is, he has called you] out of [spiritual] darkness into [spiritual] light.
10 te, jotka ennen "ette olleet kansa", mutta nyt olette "Jumalan kansa", jotka ennen "ette olleet armahdetut", mutta nyt "olette armahdetut".
[What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you] Formerly, you were not a people [who had a relationship with God], But now you are God’s people. At one time [God] had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.
11 Rakkaani, niinkuin outoja ja muukalaisia minä kehoitan teitä pidättymään lihallisista himoista, jotka sotivat sielua vastaan,
You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] [whose real home is in heaven]. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires (fight against/always oppose) your souls.
12 ja vaeltamaan nuhteettomasti pakanain keskuudessa, että he siitä, mistä he parjaavat teitä niinkuin pahantekijöitä, teidän hyvien tekojenne tähden, niitä tarkatessaan, ylistäisivät Jumalaa etsikkopäivänä.
Keep conducting your lives in a good way among those who do not know God. [If you do that], although they may accuse you, saying that you are people who do evil things, they will see your good behavior, and at the time when God comes [to judge people], they will (give honor to him/say that what he does is right).
13 Olkaa alamaiset kaikelle inhimilliselle järjestykselle Herran tähden, niin hyvin kuninkaalle, joka on ylin,
For the sake of the Lord [Jesus], submit yourselves to every human authority. That includes submitting yourselves to the king, who is the most important authority,
14 kuin käskynhaltijoille, jotka hän on lähettänyt pahaa tekeville rangaistukseksi, mutta hyvää tekeville kiitokseksi;
and to governors, who are sent by the king {whom the king sends} to punish those who do what is wrong and to commend/honor those who do what is right.
15 sillä se on Jumalan tahto, että te hyvää tekemällä tukitte suun mielettömäin ihmisten ymmärtämättömyydeltä-
What God wants is that by your doing [only] what is good you will cause foolish people who do not know [God] to be unable to say things ([to condemn you/to show you why you should be punished]).
16 niinkuin vapaat, ei niinkuin ne, joilla vapaus on pahuuden verhona, vaan niinkuin Jumalan palvelijat.
Conduct your lives as though you were free [from having to obey authorities], but do not think “Because I am free from having to obey authorities, I can do evil things.” Instead, act as servants of God [should].
17 Kunnioittakaa kaikkia, rakastakaa veljiä, peljätkää Jumalaa, kunnioittakaa kuningasta.
Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
18 Palvelijat, olkaa kaikella pelolla isännillenne alamaiset, ei ainoastaan hyville ja lempeille, vaan nurjillekin.
You slaves [who are believers], submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who [act in a] good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who [act in a] harsh way [towards you].
19 Sillä se on armoa, että joku omantunnon tähden Jumalan edessä kestää vaivoja, syyttömästi kärsien.
You should do that because God is pleased with those who, knowing that he is aware of what is happening to them, endure the pain that they suffer [because of being treated unjustly by their masters] {[their masters have treated them unjustly]}.
20 Sillä mitä kiitettävää siinä on, jos te olette kärsivällisiä silloin, kun teitä syntienne tähden piestään? Mutta jos olette kärsivällisiä, kun hyvien tekojenne tähden saatte kärsiä, niin se on Jumalan armoa.
God will certainly not [RHQ] be pleased with you if you do something that is wrong and as a result you are beaten {someone beats you}! But if, instead of doing something that is wrong, you do what is good, and as a result of that, you suffer for doing something that is good, and you endure that suffering, God will (commend/be pleased with) you.
21 Sillä siihen te olette kutsutut, koska Kristuskin kärsi teidän puolestanne, jättäen teille esikuvan, että te noudattaisitte hänen jälkiänsä,
One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would [suffer]. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would (imitate what/do like) he did.
22 joka "ei syntiä tehnyt ja jonka suussa ei petosta ollut",
[Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
23 joka häntä herjattaessa ei herjannut takaisin, joka kärsiessään ei uhannut, vaan jätti asiansa sen haltuun, joka oikein tuomitsee,
When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return. When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten (to get revenge/to cause them to suffer). Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he (was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong) (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).
24 joka "itse kantoi meidän syntimme" ruumiissansa ristinpuuhun, että me, synneistä pois kuolleina, eläisimme vanhurskaudelle; ja hänen "haavainsa kautta te olette paratut".
He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross, in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives. It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your [souls have been saved] [MET] [from being sinful, as people’s bodies] are healed [from being sick].
25 Sillä te olitte "eksyksissä niinkuin lampaat", mutta nyt te olette palanneet sielujenne paimenen ja kaitsijan tykö.
Truly you were like sheep that had gone astray [SIM], but now you have returned to [Jesus], who cares for your souls [as] a shepherd [cares for his sheep] [MET].
