Προς Τιτον 2
1 συ δε λαλει α πρεπει τη υγιαινουση διδασκαλια
You, however, must teach what is consistent with healthy beliefs.
2 πρεσβυτας νηφαλιους ειναι σεμνους σωφρονας υγιαινοντας τη πιστει τη αγαπη τη υπομονη
Older men shouldn't drink; they should be respectable and sensible, with a healthy trust in God, loving and patient.
3 πρεσβυτιδας ωσαυτως εν καταστηματι ιεροπρεπεις μη διαβολους μη οινω πολλω δεδουλωμενας καλοδιδασκαλους
Similarly older women ought to behave in a way that shows they live their lives for God. They shouldn't destroy people's reputations by what they say, and they shouldn't be addicted to wine.
4 ινα σωφρονιζωσιν τας νεας φιλανδρους ειναι φιλοτεκνους
They should be teachers of what's good, teaching the young wives to love their husbands and their children.
5 σωφρονας αγνας οικουρους αγαθας υποτασσομενας τοις ιδιοις ανδρασιν ινα μη ο λογος του θεου βλασφημηται
They are to be sensible and pure, working in their homes, doing good and listening to what their husbands tell them. In this way the word of God will not be spoken about badly.
6 τους νεωτερους ωσαυτως παρακαλει σωφρονειν
Likewise tell the young men to be sensible.
7 περι παντα σεαυτον παρεχομενος τυπον καλων εργων εν τη διδασκαλια αδιαφθοριαν σεμνοτητα αφθαρσιαν
You should set an example of doing good in all areas of life: show integrity and seriousness in what you teach,
8 λογον υγιη ακαταγνωστον ινα ο εξ εναντιας εντραπη μηδεν εχων περι ημων λεγειν φαυλον
sharing healthy beliefs that can't be criticized. In this way those who are opposed will be ashamed of themselves and won't have anything bad to say about us.
9 δουλους ιδιοις δεσποταις υποτασσεσθαι εν πασιν ευαρεστους ειναι μη αντιλεγοντας
Tell servants to always obey their masters. They should try to please them and not talk back to them.
10 μη νοσφιζομενους αλλα πιστιν πασαν ενδεικνυμενους αγαθην ινα την διδασκαλιαν του σωτηρος ημων θεου κοσμωσιν εν πασιν
They shouldn't steal things for themselves, but show they are completely trustworthy so that they may rightly represent the truth about God our Savior in every way.
11 επεφανη γαρ η χαρις του θεου η σωτηριος πασιν ανθρωποις
For God's grace has been revealed, bringing salvation to everyone.
12 παιδευουσα ημας ινα αρνησαμενοι την ασεβειαν και τας κοσμικας επιθυμιας σωφρονως και δικαιως και ευσεβως ζησωμεν εν τω νυν αιωνι (aiōn g165)
It teaches us to reject a godless way of life with the desires of this world. Instead we should live thoughtful, self-controlled lives that are right before God in the present world (aiōn g165)
13 προσδεχομενοι την μακαριαν ελπιδα και επιφανειαν της δοξης του μεγαλου θεου και σωτηρος ημων ιησου χριστου
as we look for the wonderful hope of the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
14 ος εδωκεν εαυτον υπερ ημων ινα λυτρωσηται ημας απο πασης ανομιας και καθαριση εαυτω λαον περιουσιον ζηλωτην καλων εργων
He gave himself for us, so that he could set us free from all our wickedness, and to make us clean for him—a people who belong to him, keen to do good.
15 ταυτα λαλει και παρακαλει και ελεγχε μετα πασης επιταγης μηδεις σου περιφρονειτω
This is what you should be teaching. You have the authority to encourage and to correct as necessary. Don't let anyone look down on you.
