1 Timoteo 5
1 NON isgridar l'uomo attempato, ma esorta[lo] come padre,
Do not rebuke/scold older men. Instead, exhort/advise them [respectfully] as you would [exhort/advise] your father. Exhort/advise younger men [gently] as you would exhort/advise your brothers.
2 i giovani come fratelli, le [donne] attempate come madri, le giovani come sorelle, in ogni castità.
[Exhort/advise] older women [respectfully] as [you would exhort/advise] your mother. [Exhort/advise] younger women [gently] as [you would exhort/advise] your sisters; but you must act in a completely proper way as you do that.
3 Onora le vedove, che [son] veramente vedove.
[Make sure that the congregation] takes care of widows who have no one to care for them.
4 Ma, se alcuna vedova ha dei figliuoli, o de' nipoti, imparino essi imprima d'usar pietà inverso que' di casa loro, e rendere il cambio a' loro antenati; perciocchè quest'è buono ed accettevole nel cospetto di Dio.
If a widow has children or grandchildren, these [children or grandchildren] should learn that they are to take care of their own family first. By doing that they can repay their parents and grandparents for all that they did for them when they were young, because doing that pleases God.
5 Or quella che è veramente vedova, e lasciata sola, spera in Dio, e persevera in preghiere ed orazioni, notte e giorno.
The widows who are really alone and have no one [to help them] confidently expect that God [will help them]. So night and day they pray, earnestly asking [DOU] [God that he will help them and others].
6 Ma la voluttuosa, vivendo, è morta.
But widows who just want to have a lot of pleasure are [spiritually] [MET] dead, although they are [physically] alive.
7 Anche queste cose annunzia, acciocchè sieno irreprensibili.
And tell [the congregation] that [the children or grandchildren should do] these things in order that [no one] can (criticize the believers/say that the believers are doing anything that is wrong).
8 Che se alcuno non provvede ai suoi, e principalmente a que' di casa [sua], egli ha rinnegata la fede, ed è peggiore che un infedele.
If anyone does not take care of those who live in his own house, and especially if he does not take care of his own family, he has (denied/quit believing) what we believe and [we should consider that] he is worse than a person who does not believe [in Christ].
9 Sia la vedova assunta nel numero [delle vedove], non di minore età che di sessant'anni, la qual sia stata moglie d'un [sol] marito.
[You have a list of] widows [who will do work for the congregation and receive money]. Put women’s names on the list [only if] they are more than 60 years old, and if they were faithful to their husbands.
10 Che abbia testimonianza d'opere buone: se ha nudriti i suoi figliuoli, se ha albergati i forestieri, se ha lavati i piedi dei santi, se ha sovvenuti gli afflitti, se del continuo è ita dietro ad ogni buona opera.
[Put women’s names on that list only] if it is known that they have wholeheartedly done every kind of good deed, if they have helped [children] who were afflicted/suffering, if they have (brought up/cared for) their children [properly/well], if they have welcomed and cared for guests, and if they have humbly served [MTY] other believers.
11 Ma rifiuta le vedove più giovani, perciocchè, dopo che hanno lussuriato contro a Cristo, vogliono maritarsi,
As for younger widows, do not put their names on that list, because they [promise to do work for the congregation, but instead of doing that, they usually] want to marry [again] (OR, marry an unbeliever) when they have a strong desire to get married.
12 avendo condannazione, perciocchè hanno rotta la prima fede.
If that happens, they may become guilty of not having done what they had promised [to do for the congregation] (OR, promised [Christ that they would do].)
13 Ed anche, [essendo], oltre a ciò, oziose, imparano ad andare attorno per le case; e non sol [sono] oziose, ma anche cianciatrici e curiose, parlando di cose che non si convengono.
In addition, they [generally] become lazy. Specifically, as they [just] go about from house to house, they also begin (to gossip/to talk about people) and to meddle in other people’s affairs, saying what they should not say.
14 Io voglio adunque che le giovani vedove si maritino, faccian figliuoli, sieno madri di famiglia, non dieno all'avversario alcuna occasione di maldicenza.
So I advise that [instead of putting the names of younger widows on the list, they] marry again, that they bear/have children, that they manage their homes [well], and that they do nothing for which an enemy can say bad things about [them].
15 Poichè già alcune si sono sviate dietro a Satana.
[I say this] because some [younger widows] have stopped [obeying Christ] in order to obey Satan.
16 Se alcun uomo, o donna fedele, ha delle vedove, sovvenga loro, e non sia la chiesa gravata, acciocchè possa bastare a sovvenir quelle che [son] veramente vedove.
If any woman who believes [in Christ] has widows [in her household/family], she should take care of them. The congregation should not be burdened by having {She should not depend on the congregation} to take care of their [needs]. The congregation should take care of the widows who truly [have no one to care for them].
17 GLI anziani, che fanno bene l'ufficio della presidenza, sien reputati degni di doppio onore; principalmente quelli che faticano nella parola e nella dottrina.
[Each congregation] should pay well the elders who lead [well. They should] greatly honor them, especially those who preach and those who teach.
18 Perciocchè la scrittura dice: Non metter la museruola in bocca al bue che trebbia; e: L'operaio [è] degno del suo premio.
[Long ago Moses] wrote in the Scriptures, “While an ox is threshing [grain], you must not tie its mouth [so that it cannot eat the grain],” and [Jesus said], “[People] should pay those who work [for their benefit].” [So we know that congregations should support their leaders].
19 Non ricevere accusa contro all'anziano, se non in su due o tre testimoni.
When some person accuses an elder [about doing wrong], accept what he says only if there are [at least] two or three persons who (testify/say [that]) [they saw him do that wrong].
20 Riprendi, nel cospetto di tutti, quelli che peccano; acciocchè gli altri ancora abbian timore.
But as for any [elder] who repeatedly sins, rebuke him before the whole congregation, in order that the rest [of the elders] will be afraid [to sin].
21 Io [ti] scongiuro davanti a Dio, e il Signor Gesù Cristo, e gli angeli eletti, che tu osservi queste cose senza pregiudicio, non facendo nulla per parzialità.
I solemnly tell you that [as you keep in mind that] God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels know everything that you do, obey these commands [about elders]! [As you consider what others say about an elder doing wrong], do not easily/quickly decide that what they say is true. And treat them all equally.
22 Non imporre tosto le mani ad alcuno, e non partecipare i peccati altrui; conserva te stesso puro.
Do not be in a hurry to put your hands on a man ([to set him apart/to appoint him]) [as an elder. Wait until you have examined him to see how he conducts his life], because [God will consider] that you are responsible if [you approve] a person who sins, saying that he should [become an elder]. Keep your life pure in every way.
23 Non usar più per l'innanzi acqua [sola] nel tuo bere, ma usa un poco di vino, per lo tuo stomaco, e per le frequenti tue infermità.
[And Timothy], no longer drink [only] water, but instead, drink a little wine [also], because [that may help to cure] your stomach’s frequent illnesses.
24 D'alcuni uomini i peccati son manifesti, prima che sian giudicati; ma ve ne sono altri che si vedono solo dopo.
[I tell you not] ([to set apart/appoint]) [elders hastily, without seeing how they conduct their lives, because] some people [sin secretly], so that it is not known what they have done until after someone examines them (OR, before God judges them). But some people sin openly, so that people know what they have done before anyone examines them.
25 Le buone opere [d' alcuni] altresì son manifeste; e quelle che sono altrimenti non possono essere occultate.
Similarly, although [some people] do good things openly, with the result that people know what they have done, some people [do good things secretly], yet the good things that they have done cannot remain secret either.
