Epeso 5
1 NO ia hoi, e hahai oukou i ke Akua, e like me na keiki punahele;
(Imitate/Behave like) God, because he loves you who are [as though you were] [SIM] his children.
2 E haele hoi oukou me ke aloha, e like me ka Kristo i aloha mai ai ia kakou, a haawi hoi ia ia iho no kakou, i alana a me ka mohai i ke Akua, i mea ala oluolu.
Do everything in a way that shows that you love [people], just like Christ loved us and willingly died for us. He offered himself [to God as a sacrifice] that was very pleasing to God, [just like Jewish priests offered] sweet-smelling [animal] sacrifices to God [MET].
3 A o ka moe kolohe, a me na mea haumia a pau, a me ka puniwaiwai, aole loa e hoohikiia ia mau mea iwaena o oukou, me ia o pono ai na haipule;
Do not commit any kind of immoral act [DOU], and do not desire more things than you need. Do not [act in such a way that others could] even (spread rumors/talk) about your acting in such ways, because it is not appropriate/fitting for God’s people to do such things.
4 Aole hoi ka olelo hilahila, ka olelo lapuwale, a me ka olelo ano lua, na mea pono ole: aka, o ka olelo hoomaikai ka pono.
Do not use obscene/shameful language when you talk to people. Do not talk foolishly. Do not use vulgar/indecent language, because it is not appropriate/fitting that God’s people should talk like that. Instead, tell people how much you thank [God for all he does for you].
5 No ka mea, ua ike oukou i keia, aole ka mea moe kolohe, aole hoi ka mea haumia, aole hoi ka mea puniwaiwai, oia hoi ka mea hoomana kii, aole loa o lakou noho ana i ke aupuni o Kristo a o ke Akua.
You can be sure of this: No person who is sexually immoral or who acts indecently/shamefully will be among those people whom God rules over [MET] [in heaven]. Neither will those who desire more things than they need. Such people worship their possessions [instead of worshipping God].
6 E ao o hoopunipuni mai kekahi ia oukou i na olelo wehahee: no keia mau mea e hiki mai ana ka inaina o ke Akua maluna o na keiki hoolohe ole.
Do not let anyone deceive you by suggesting that [God will really] not [punish people who commit such sins], because God certainly will punish [MTY] those who habitually disobey him [by doing such things].
7 Nolaila, mai noho a hoohalike pu me lakou.
So, do not commit the same kinds of deeds that such people do,
8 No ka mea, he poeleele ko oukou mamua, i neia manawa hoi ua malamalama oukou i ka Haku: e haele oukou me he kamalii no ka malamalama la:
because formerly you [did not know God’s truth] [MET], [as those who] are in darkness [do not know what is around them]. But now [it is as though] you are in the light [MET] [because you know God’s truth] because of your relationship with the Lord [Jesus]. So do those things that those who know God’s truth [MET] should do.
9 (No ka mea, o ka hua na ka Uhane, oia ka maikai a pau, a me ka pono a me ka oiaio: )
Keep in mind that [as] light [MET] causes [good things to grow], those who know God’s truth should do those things that are good, righteous, and honest.
10 E hooiaio oukou i ka mea a ka Haku i oluolu ai.
And as [you do that], try (to find out/to discover) what pleases the Lord.
11 Mai hoolauna pu hoi oukou ma na bana hua ole o ka pouli, e hoohewa aku nae ia mau mea.
Do not do the worthless deeds that the people (who are in [spiritual] darkness/who do not know God’s truth) [MET] do. Instead, let others know that those people’s deeds are worthless.
12 No ka mea, o na mea i hana malu ia e lakou, he mea hilahila ke olelo aku ia mau mea.
It is shameful for God’s people to even talk [among themselves about] those evil deeds that evil people do secretly and habitually.
13 A o na mea a pau e pono ke hoohewaia aku, ua hoakakaia ma ka malamalama; o ka mea hoakaka aku, oia ka malamalama.
But when [God’s people rebuke those evil people about their deeds, it will be clear/evident how evil their deeds really are, just like] everything exposed to the light becomes visible {as light [MET] reveals everything [that we cannot see in the darkness]}.
14 No ka mea, ua oleloia, E ala'e oe, e ka mea hiamoe ana, e ku ae hoi mai ka make mai, na Kristo hoi oe e hoomalamalama mai.
[Just like something on which a light shines reflects that light] [MET], [whoever has learned God’s truth reveals that truth to others]. That is why [we believers] say this: You who are not aware of your sins, become aware of them [MET]! It is as though you are sound asleep, so wake up! Be like dead people who are becoming alive again! Christ will cause you to know God’s truth, just like a light [MET] that shines causes people to know what is in the darkness.
15 Nolaila, e nana oukou i hele pono e like me ka poe naauao, aole me ka poe naaupo,
So be very careful how you behave. Do not behave as foolish people do. Instead, behave as wise people do.
16 E malama pono ana i ka manawa; no ka mea, he mau la ino keia.
Use your time carefully, because these days [MTY] [people do] extremely evil [deeds].
17 No ia mea, mai noho a naaupo oukou, aka, e hoomaopopo i ka makemake o ka Haku.
So do not be foolish. Instead, understand what the Lord [Jesus] wants you to do, [and do it]!
18 Mai noho oukou a ona i ka waina, nolaila mai ka uhauha; aka, e hoopihaia oukou i ka Uhane;
Do not become drunk by drinking alcoholic drinks, since people are unable to control their behavior when they are drunk. Instead, let [God’s] Spirit control your [behavior] at all times [MTY].
19 E olelo ana kekahi i kekahi i na halelu, i na himeni, a me na mele na ka Uhane, e hoolea ana a e hookani ana i ka Haku, iloko o ko oukou naau;
Sing to each other (Psalms/songs [with words from the] Scriptures), sing [other] songs [that the congregation knows], and songs [that God’s] Spirit [gives you]. Sing these Psalms and other songs sincerely to [praise] the Lord [Jesus].
20 No na mea a pau, e hoomaikai mau ana i ke Akua ka Makua, ma ka inoa o ko kakou Haku o Iesu Kristo:
At all times thank God, who is our [heavenly] Father, for everything, especially for what the Lord Jesus Christ [MTY] [has done for you].
21 E malama ana i kekahi i kekahi me ka makau i ke Akua.
[Humbly] submit yourselves to each other because you reverence Christ, [who is our example].
22 E na wahine, e noho malalo o na kane ponoi a oukou, e like me ka ka Haku.
Because husbands have authority over [MET] their wives, just as all of us believers form one group [under the authority of] Christ, you women should submit yourselves to [the authority of your] husbands just as you submit yourselves to the Lord [Jesus]. He is the one who saves all his people [from the guilt of their sins].
23 No ka mea, o ke kano ke poo o ka wahine, e like me Kristo ke poo o ka ekalesia: a oia hoi ke ola no ke kino.
24 No ia mea, e like me ka ekalesia e noho ana malalo o Kristo, pela boi na wahine malalo o na kane ponoi a lakou ma na mea a pau.
Just like all believers submit themselves to [the authority of] Christ, the women must submit themselves completely to the [authority of] their husbands.
25 E na kane, aloha aku i ka oukou mau wahine, e like me Kristo i aloha mai ai i ka ekalesia, a haawi mai ia ia iho nona;
Each of you husbands, love your wife as Christ loved all of [us who would become] believers, with the result that he willingly died for our sake,
26 I hoolaa mai ai oia ia ia, hoomaemae ana ia ia i ka wai auau, a me ka olelo,
in order that he might (set us apart for himself/cause us to belong to him). That is, by [revealing his] message [to us], he wanted to [remove the guilt of our sin, just like people remove dirt from something] by washing it [MET].
27 I hoolilo mai ai oia ia ia nona iho i ekaiesia nani, nole ona wahi paumaele, aole hoi minomino, aole hoi kekahi mea like; aka, i hemolele ia a me ka hala ole.
[Christ did that] in order that he might cause all of us believers to be a glorious group of people that belong to him, people that do not have any moral flaws/imperfections, but instead might be completely pure [DOU] when he gathers us (to his presence/to himself).
28 Pela e pono ai na kane e aloha aku i ka lakou mau wahine, e like me ko lakou mau kino iho: o ka mea aloha i kana wahine, oia ke aloha ia ia iho.
In the same way, each man should love his wife as he loves his own body. Men who love their wives, [it is as though] they love themselves.
29 No ka mea, aole loa kekahi i inaina i kona kino iho; aka, ua hanai no a me ka malama ia ia, e like me ka Haku i ka ekalesia:
This is shown by the fact that no one ever hated his own body. Instead, he feeds his own body and cares for it, just like Christ also cares for all us believers. We have become one group of believers that belongs to him [MET].
30 No ka mea, he mau lala kakou no kona kino, no kona io, a me kona iwi.
31 No ia hoi, e haalele ke kanaka i kona makuakane a me ka makuwahine, a e hoopiliia'ku ia i kana wahine, a e lilo laua elua i bookahi to.
[What someone has written in the Scriptures about people who marry is this], [When] a man and [a] woman [marry], they should ([permanently] leave/no longer live with) their fathers and mothers. They should be joined [as husband and] wife, and the two of them shall become [as though they were] one [MET] person.
32 He mea pohihibi nui keia; ke olelo aku nei au no Kristo a me ka ekalesia.
It is very difficult to understand the meaning of these things that God has now revealed to me, but [I am telling you that] those words [also] refer to [the relationship between] Christ and all those who belong to him.
33 Aka, e aloha aku kela mea keia mea o oukou a pau i kana wahine e like me ia ia iho: a o ka wahine, e hoomaikai aku ia i kana kane.
However, as for you(pl), each man must love his wife just as he loves himself, and each woman must respect her husband.
