Προς Τιμοθεον Α΄ 2
1 Παρακαλῶ οὖν, πρῶτον πάντων ποιεῖσθαι δεήσεις, προσευχάς, ἐντεύξεις, εὐχαριστίας, ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων,
I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings, be made for all people:
2 ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.
for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
3 Τοῦτο καλὸν καὶ ἀπόδεκτον ἐνώπιον τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, ˚Θεοῦ,
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
4 ὃς πάντας ἀνθρώπους θέλει σωθῆναι, καὶ εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας ἐλθεῖν.
who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.
5 Εἷς γὰρ ˚Θεός, εἷς καὶ μεσίτης ˚Θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἄνθρωπος ˚Χριστὸς ˚Ἰησοῦς,
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and humanity, a human, Christ Jesus,
6 ὁ δοὺς ἑαυτὸν ἀντίλυτρον ὑπὲρ πάντων, καὶ μαρτύριον καιροῖς ἰδίοις,
who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;
7 εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κῆρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος (ἀλήθειαν λέγω ἐν ˚Χριστῷ, οὐ ψεύδομαι), διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν ἐν γνώσει καὶ ἀληθείᾳ.
to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the non-Jews in faith and truth.
8 Βούλομαι οὖν, προσεύχεσθαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ, ἐπαίροντας ὁσίους χεῖρας χωρὶς ὀργῆς καὶ διαλογισμοῦ.
I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.
9 Ὡσαύτως γυναῖκας ἐν καταστολῇ κοσμίῳ μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ σωφροσύνης κοσμεῖν ἑαυτάς, μὴ ἐν πλέγμασιν, καὶ χρυσῷ, ἢ μαργαρίταις, ἢ ἱματισμῷ πολυτελεῖ,
In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;
10 ἀλλʼ ὃ πρέπει γυναιξὶν ἐπαγγελλομέναις θεοσέβειαν, διʼ ἔργων ἀγαθῶν.
but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.
11 Γυνὴ ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ μανθανέτω ἐν πάσῃ ὑποταγῇ.
Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.
12 Διδάσκειν δὲ γυναικὶ οὐκ ἐπιτρέπω, οὐδὲ αὐθεντεῖν ἀνδρός, ἀλλʼ εἶναι ἐν ἡσυχίᾳ.
But I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.
13 Ἀδὰμ γὰρ πρῶτος ἐπλάσθη, εἶτα Εὕα·
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14 καὶ Ἀδὰμ οὐκ ἠπατήθη, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἐξαπατηθεῖσα, ἐν παραβάσει γέγονεν.
Adam was not deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;
15 Σωθήσεται δὲ διὰ τῆς τεκνογονίας, ἐὰν μείνωσιν ἐν πίστει, καὶ ἀγάπῃ, καὶ ἁγιασμῷ, μετὰ σωφροσύνης.
but she will be delivered through the childbirth, if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.
