1 Pietarin 3
1 Samoin te, vaimot, olkaa alamaiset miehillenne, että nekin, jotka ehkä eivät ole sanalle kuuliaisia, vaimojen vaelluksen kautta sanoittakin voitettaisiin,
You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].
2 kun he katselevat, kuinka te vaellatte puhtaina ja pelossa.
[They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
3 Älköön teidän kaunistuksenne olko ulkonaista, ei hiusten palmikoimista eikä kultien ympärillenne ripustamista eikä koreihin vaatteisiin pukeutumista,
Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.
4 vaan se olkoon salassa oleva sydämen ihminen, hiljaisen ja rauhaisan hengen katoamattomuudessa; tämä on Jumalan silmissä kallis.
Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.
5 Sillä näin myös muinoin pyhät vaimot, jotka panivat toivonsa Jumalaan, kaunistivat itsensä ja olivat miehillensä alamaiset;
(The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.
6 niin oli Saara kuuliainen Aabrahamille, kutsuen häntä herraksi; ja hänen lapsikseen te olette tulleet, kun teette sitä, mikä hyvää on, ettekä anna minkään itseänne peljättää.
Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].
7 Samoin te, miehet, eläkää taidollisesti kukin vaimonne kanssa, niinkuin heikomman astian kanssa, ja osoittakaa heille kunnioitusta, koska he ovat elämän armon perillisiä niinkuin tekin; etteivät teidän rukouksenne estyisi.
You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).
8 Ja lopuksi: olkaa kaikki yksimielisiä, helläsydämisiä, veljiä kohtaan rakkaita, armahtavaisia, nöyriä.
To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.
9 Älkää kostako pahaa pahalla, älkää herjausta herjauksella, vaan päinvastoin siunatkaa; sillä siihen te olette kutsututkin, että siunauksen perisitte.
[When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].
10 Sillä: "joka tahtoo rakastaa elämää ja nähdä hyviä päiviä, varjelkoon kielensä pahasta ja huulensa vilppiä puhumasta,
[Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.
11 kääntyköön pois pahasta ja tehköön hyvää, etsiköön rauhaa ja pyrkiköön siihen.
They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,
12 Sillä Herran silmät tarkkaavat vanhurskaita ja hänen korvansa heidän rukouksiansa, mutta Herran kasvot ovat pahantekijöitä vastaan."
because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.
13 Ja kuka on, joka voi teitä vahingoittaa, jos teillä on kiivaus hyvään?
If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
14 Vaan vaikka saisittekin kärsiä vanhurskauden tähden, olette kuitenkin autuaita. "Mutta älkää antako heidän pelkonsa peljättää itseänne, älkääkä hämmästykö",
But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”
15 vaan pyhittäkää Herra Kristus sydämissänne ja olkaa aina valmiit vastaamaan jokaiselle, joka teiltä kysyy sen toivon perustusta, joka teissä on, kuitenkin sävyisyydellä ja pelolla,
Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].
16 pitäen hyvän omantunnon, että ne, jotka parjaavat teidän hyvää vaellustanne Kristuksessa, joutuisivat häpeään siinä, mistä he teitä panettelevat.
But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.
17 Sillä parempi on hyvää tehden kärsiä, jos niin on Jumalan tahto, kuin pahaa tehden.
[It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].
18 Sillä myös Kristus kärsi kerran kuoleman syntien tähden, vanhurskas vääräin puolesta, johdattaaksensa meidät Jumalan tykö; hän, joka tosin kuoletettiin lihassa, mutta tehtiin eläväksi hengessä,
[I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.
19 jossa hän myös meni pois ja saarnasi vankeudessa oleville hengille,
The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).
20 jotka muinoin eivät olleet kuuliaiset, kun Jumalan pitkämielisyys odotti Nooan päivinä, silloin kun valmistettiin arkkia, jossa vain muutamat, se on kahdeksan sielua, pelastuivat veden kautta.
Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].
21 Tämän vertauskuvan mukaan vesi nyt teidätkin pelastaa, kasteena-joka ei ole lihan saastan poistamista, vaan hyvän omantunnon pyytämistä Jumalalta-Jeesuksen Kristuksen ylösnousemuksen kautta,
That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].
22 hänen, joka on mennyt taivaaseen ja on Jumalan oikealla puolella; ja hänen allensa ovat enkelit ja vallat ja voimat alistetut.
Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
