एफिसि 2

1 तिमीहरू त आफ्ना अपराधहरू र पापहरूमा मरेका थियौ ।

AND you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins,

2 यस संसारको रीतिअनुसार तिमीहरू यस्ता कुराहरूमा एकपल्ट हिँडेका थियौ । आकाशको शक्तिको शासक अनुसार तिमीहरू हिँडेका थियौ । यो त्यसको आत्मा हो, जो अनाज्ञाकारीताका सन्तानहरूमा काम गर्दछ । (aiōn g165)

wherein in times past ye walked after the fashion of this world, after the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now worketh with energy in the children of disobedience: (aiōn g165)

3 हामी एकपल्ट यी सबै अविश्‍वासीहरू सँगै थियौँ । हाम्रो शरीरको खराब इच्छा अनुसार हामी चल्थ्यौँ र शरीर र मनका इच्छा अनुसार काम गर्ने गर्‍थ्‍यौँ । हामी अरू मानिसहरू जस्तै स्वभावले क्रोधका सन्तान थियौँ ।

among whom also we all have had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of the flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, as well as the rest.

4 तर परमेश्‍वरले आफ्नो महान् प्रेमले हामीलाई प्रेम गर्नुभएको कारण उहाँ दयामा धनी हुनुहुन्छ ।

But God, being rich in mercy, through the great love with which he hath loved us,

5 जब हामी आफ्ना अपराधहरूमा मरेका थियौँ, उहाँले हामी सबैलाई सँगै ख्रीष्‍टमा नयाँ जीवनमा ल्याउनुभयो । उहाँको अनुग्रहद्वारा तिमीहरू बचाइएका छौ ।

though we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved, )

6 ख्रीष्‍ट येशूमा हामीलाई परमेश्‍वरले उठाउनुभएको छ र स्वर्गीय स्थानहरूमा उहाँसँगै बसाल्नुभएको छ ।

and hath raised us up together with him, and made us sit down together in the heavenly regions in Christ Jesus.

7 आउँदा दिनहरूमा उहाँको अनुग्रहको प्रशस्तता हामीलाई प्रकट गराउने हेतुले उहाँले यसो गर्नुभयो । ख्रीष्‍ट येशूमा उहाँको दयाद्वारा उहाँले यो देखाउनुहुन्छ । (aiōn g165)

That he might shew forth in the ages to come the transcendent riches of his grace, in the kindness shewed to us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

8 किनकि तिमीहरू अनुग्रहबाट विश्‍वासद्वारा बचाइएका छौ, र यो तिमीहरूबाट आएको होइन तर यो परमेश्‍वरको उपहार हो ।

For by grace ye are saved through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God:

9 कामहरूबाट यो होइन, यसैकारण कसैले घमण्ड गर्न सक्दैन ।

not by works, lest any man should boast;

10 किनकि हामीहरू परमेश्‍वरले धेरै पहिले देखि नै योजना गर्नुभएको असल काम गर्नको निम्ति र हामीहरू ती बमोजिम हिडौँ भनेर ख्रीष्‍ट येशूमा सृजना गरिएका उहाँको हातका सिप हौँ ।

for we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God hath before prepared us, that we should walk therein.

11 त्यसकारण यो कुरा सम्झ, कि एक समय तिमीहरू शरीरमा गैरयहूदीहरू थियौ । मानिसहरूका हातहरूबाट शरीरमा खतना भएकाहरूले तिमीहरूलाई “बेखातनाको” भनेर बोलाउँथे ।

Wherefore remember that ye in time past were Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that called circumcision made by hands in the flesh;

12 किनकि त्यो समयमा तिमीहरू ख्रीष्‍टबाट अलगिएका थियौ । इस्राएलका मानिसहरूका निम्ति तिमीहरू परदेशी थियौ । तिमीहरू प्रतिज्ञाका करारबाट बिराना थियौ । तिमीहरूको भविष्‍यको कुनै निश्‍चयता थिएन । तिमीहरू परमेश्‍वर बिना यस संसारमा थियौ ।

that ye were at that time without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and atheists in the world:

13 तिमीहरू एक समय परमेश्‍वरबाट टाढा भएकाहरू, अब येशू ख्रीष्‍टको रगतद्वारा ख्रीष्‍ट येशूमा परमेश्‍वरसँग नजिक ल्याइएका छौ ।

but now in Christ Jesus, ye who formerly were far off, are become nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 किनकि उहाँ हाम्रो शान्ति हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँले दुईलाई एक बनाउनुभयो । हामीलाई एक अर्कामा विभाजन गर्ने शत्रुताका पर्खालहरू उहाँको शरीरद्वारा भत्काइएका छन् ।

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of separation,

15 अर्थात्, उहाँमा नै एउटा नयाँ मानिस सृष्‍टि गर्न, उहाँले नियमहरू र आज्ञाहरूका कानुनलाई खारेज गरिदिनुभयो । उहाँले मिलाप गराउनुभयो ।

destroying the enmity in his flesh, even the law of precepts, in ordinances, that he might from the two create in himself one new man, making peace,

16 उहाँको क्रूसद्वारा दुई मानिसलाई परमेश्‍वरमा शरीरमा एक बनाउनको निम्ति उहाँले यो गर्नुभयो । क्रुससँगै उहाँले शत्रुतालाई नाश गर्नुभयो ।

and might reconcile them both in one body to God by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby;

17 येशू आउनुभयो र धेरै टाढा र नजिक भएकाहरूलाई उहाँले शान्तिको घोषणा गर्नुभयो ।

and coming, hath preached peace to you who were afar off, and to those who were nigh:

18 किनकि येशूद्वारा हामी दुवै एउटै आत्मामा पिताकहाँ जान सक्छौँ ।

for through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

19 त्यसकारण, तिमी यहूदीहरू कोहीपनि नौलो मानिस वा परदेशी छैनौ । तर सबै परमेश्‍वरको निम्ति अलग गरिएकाहरू सँगै उहाँको राज्यको सँगी नागरिकहरू हौ र परमेश्‍वरको परिवारका सदस्यहरू हौ ।

So then ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

20 तिमीहरू प्रेरित र अगमवक्ताहरूको जग माथि बसालेर निर्माण गरिएका हौ । ख्रीष्‍ट येशू आफैँ कुने-ढुङ्गो हुनुहुन्छ ।

built up on the foundation of apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

21 येशू ख्रीष्‍टमा उहाँको सारा निर्माण मिल्दै जान्छ र प्रभुमा एउटै मन्दिरको रूपमा बढ्दै जान्छ ।

in whom the whole building exactly cemented together groweth into a holy temple in the Lord:

22 अनि उहाँमा नै तिमीहरू पनि पवित्र आत्मामा परमेश्‍वरको वासस्थानको रूपमा सँगै निर्माण भइरहेका छौ ।

by whom also ye have been built up together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.