Pēteŗa 1. Vēstule 2
1 Bet nu atstājiet visu ļaunumu un visu viltību un liekulību un skaudību un visas aprunāšanas;
Therefore, do not act maliciously in any way or deceive others. Do not (be a hypocrite/try to make others think that you have qualities that you do not really have), and do not (envy/be jealous of) others. Do not ever slander anyone.
2 Tā kā jaunpiedzimuši bērniņi iekārojaties to garīgo bezviltīgo pienu, ka jūs caur to uzaugat,
Just like newborn babies [long for their mothers’] pure milk [MET], you should long for [God’s] spiritual [truth], so that by learning it you may become [spiritually] mature. [You need to] do this until the day when God [will] free you completely [from all the evil in this world].
3 Ja jūs esat baudījuši, ka Tas Kungs ir laipnīgs;
[Also, you need to do this] because you have experienced that the Lord [acts in] a good way toward you.
4 Pie Tā jūs esat nākuši kā pie dzīva akmens, gan atmests no cilvēkiem, bet izredzēts un dārgs pie Dieva.
You have come to the Lord Jesus. He is [like an important] stone [MET] [put in the foundation of a building], [but he is] alive, [not lifeless like a stone]. He was rejected by [many] people {[Many] people rejected him}, but God chose him and [considers him] to be very precious.
5 Un jūs paši arīdzan kā dzīvi akmeņi topat uztaisīti par garīgu namu un svētu priesterību, garīgus upurus upurēt, kas Dievam ir pieņēmīgi caur Jēzu Kristu.
[And like men] build houses with stones [MET], [God] is causing you to be joined together into a group in which [God’s] Spirit [lives], in order that you, because of what Jesus Christ did for us, might, like priests who offer sacrifices, [do things] that are pleasing to God.
6 Jo rakstos stāv(rakstīts): redzi, Es lieku Ciānā izredzētu, it dārgu stūra akmeni; un kas tic uz Viņu, tas nepaliks kaunā.
[What Isaiah wrote] in the Scriptures [shows us that this is true]. [He wrote these words that God said]: Note this well: I am placing in Jerusalem [MTY] [one who is like] [MET] an extremely valuable [DOU] (stone/cornerstone, the most important stone in the structure of a building), and those who believe in him will never be disappointed.
7 Tad nu jums, kas ticat, Viņš ir dārgs; bet tiem neklausīgiem tas akmens, ko tie nama taisītāji atmetuši, kas ir palicis par stūra akmeni, ir arī klupšanas akmens un piedauzīšanās klints,
Therefore, [God will] honor you who believe in [Jesus]. But those who [refuse to] believe in him [are like the builders] that this Scripture [talks about]: The stone that the builders rejected has become (the cornerstone/the most important stone in the foundation of the building).
8 Tiem, kas neklausīgi būdami pie tā vārda piedauzās, uz ko tie arīdzan ir nolikti.
And [it is also written] {[Isaiah wrote]} in the Scriptures: [He will be like] a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that people trip over. [Just as people are injured when] they stumble over a rock, people who disobey the message [about Jesus are injured spiritually], and that is what [God] determined would happen to them.
9 Bet jūs esat izredzēta tauta, ķēniņu priesterība, svēta cilts, Dieva īpaši ļaudis; ka jums būs pasludināt Tā tikumus, kas jūs aicinājis no tumsības pie Savas brīnišķās gaismas,
But you are people whom God has chosen [to belong to him]. You are [a group that represents God like] priests do, and you rule with God [MET] like kings. You are (a holy group of people/a group of people who are separate from evil). You are people who belong to God. This is in order that you might proclaim the virtues of [God. He has] called you from [your former ways], [when you were ignorant of his truth], into the marvelous [understanding that he gives us] [MET]. [That is, he has called you] out of [spiritual] darkness into [spiritual] light.
10 Jūs, kas citkārt nebijāt Dieva ļaudis, bet tagad esat Dieva ļaudis, kas citkārt nebijāt apžēloti, bet tagad esat apžēloti.
[What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you] Formerly, you were not a people [who had a relationship with God], But now you are God’s people. At one time [God] had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.
11 Mīļie, es jūs pamācu kā piemājotājus un svešiniekus, ka jums būs noturēties no miesīgām kārībām, kas pret dvēseli karo,
You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] [whose real home is in heaven]. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires (fight against/always oppose) your souls.
12 Un ka jūs dzīvojiet godīgi starp tiem pagāniem, lai kurās lietās tie jūs aprunā kā ļaundarītājus, tie to labo darbu dēļ, ko tie pie jums redz, Dievu pagodina tai piemeklēšanas dienā.
Keep conducting your lives in a good way among those who do not know God. [If you do that], although they may accuse you, saying that you are people who do evil things, they will see your good behavior, and at the time when God comes [to judge people], they will (give honor to him/say that what he does is right).
13 Tad esiet ikvienai cilvēku kārtībai paklausīgi Tā Kunga dēļ: gan ķēniņam, kā tādam, kas pār visiem ir iecelts,
For the sake of the Lord [Jesus], submit yourselves to every human authority. That includes submitting yourselves to the king, who is the most important authority,
14 Gan valdniekiem, kā tādiem, kas no viņa ir sūtīti par atriebšanu ļaundarītājiem, bet par slavu laba darītājiem.
and to governors, who are sent by the king {whom the king sends} to punish those who do what is wrong and to commend/honor those who do what is right.
15 Jo tāds ir Dieva prāts, ka jūs labu darīdami, muti aizbāžat neprātīgu cilvēku nezināšanai,
What God wants is that by your doing [only] what is good you will cause foolish people who do not know [God] to be unable to say things ([to condemn you/to show you why you should be punished]).
16 Kā svabadnieki, un ne tā kā jums svabadība būtu par ļaunuma apsegu, bet tā kā Dieva kalpi.
Conduct your lives as though you were free [from having to obey authorities], but do not think “Because I am free from having to obey authorities, I can do evil things.” Instead, act as servants of God [should].
17 Turiet visus godā; mīlējiet brāļu draudzību; bīstaties Dievu, godājiet ķēniņu.
Act respectfully toward everyone. Love all your fellow believers. Revere God, and honor the king.
18 Jūs kalpi, esiet paklausīgi tiem kungiem iekš visas bijāšanas, ne vien tiem labiem un lēniem, bet arī tiem bargiem.
You slaves [who are believers], submit yourselves to your masters and completely respect them. Submit yourselves not only to those who [act in a] good and kind [DOU] way towards you, but also submit yourselves to those who [act in a] harsh way [towards you].
19 Jo tā ir žēlastība, ja, kas Dievu apzinādamies, grūtumu panes netaisnību ciezdams.
You should do that because God is pleased with those who, knowing that he is aware of what is happening to them, endure the pain that they suffer [because of being treated unjustly by their masters] {[their masters have treated them unjustly]}.
20 Jo kāda slava ir šī, ja jūs apgrēkodamies topat pliķēti un panesat? Bet ja jūs labu darīdami ciešat un panesat, tā ir žēlastība pie Dieva.
God will certainly not [RHQ] be pleased with you if you do something that is wrong and as a result you are beaten {someone beats you}! But if, instead of doing something that is wrong, you do what is good, and as a result of that, you suffer for doing something that is good, and you endure that suffering, God will (commend/be pleased with) you.
21 Jo uz to jūs esat aicināti, kā arī Kristus priekš jums ir cietis un jums priekšzīmi pametis, ka jums būs pakaļ iet Viņa pēdām:
One of the reasons why God chose you is that you would [suffer]. When Christ suffered for you, he became an example for you, in order that you would (imitate what/do like) he did.
22 Tas grēkus nav darījis, nedz viltība ir atrasta Viņa mutē,
[Remember how Christ conducted himself]: He never sinned, And he never said [MTY] anything to deceive people.
23 Tas lamāts neatlamāja un ciezdams neļaunojās, bet nodeva to Tam, kas taisni tiesā;
When people insulted him, he did not insult them in return. When people caused him to suffer, he did not threaten (to get revenge/to cause them to suffer). Instead, he decided to let God, who always judges justly, prove that he (was innocent/had done nothing that is wrong) (OR, he left his case in the hands of God, who always judges justly).
24 Tas mūsu grēkus Pats ir nesis Savā miesā pie tā koka, ka mēs, no grēkiem vaļā tikuši, taisnībai dzīvotu; caur Viņa brūcēm jūs esat dziedināti.
He himself endured physically the punishment for our sins when he died on the cross, in order that we would stop sinning (OR, no longer respond to sinful desires) and start living righteous lives. It is because he was wounded {they wounded him} that your [souls have been saved] [MET] [from being sinful, as people’s bodies] are healed [from being sick].
25 Jo jūs bijāt tā kā avis, kas maldās, bet tagad jūs esat atgriezti pie savu dvēseļu gana un bīskapa.
Truly you were like sheep that had gone astray [SIM], but now you have returned to [Jesus], who cares for your souls [as] a shepherd [cares for his sheep] [MET].
