एफिसि 3
1 यसैकारण, म पावल, तिमी गैरयहूदीहरूका निम्ति येशू ख्रीष्टको एक कैदी हुँ ।
Because [God has done all this for] you non-Jews, I, Paul, [pray for you. I want you to know that it is because I serve] Christ Jesus for your sake that I am in prison.
2 तिमीहरूका निम्ति परमेश्वरले मलाई दिनुभएको उहाँको अनुग्रहको कार्यको विषयमा तिमीहरूले सुनेका छौ भनी म विचार गर्दछु ।
I (assume that/think that probably) someone has told you how God acted very kindly toward me, appointing me [so that I would proclaim the gospel to you non-Jews].
3 मलाई दिइएको प्रकाश अनुसार म यी कुराहरू लेख्दै छु । मेरो अर्को पत्रमा मैले सम्क्षिप्त रूपमा लेखेको कुरा एउटा गुप्त सत्यता हो ।
God revealed to me the message that he had not revealed to others. When you read what I have already written briefly about that,
4 जब तिमीहरू यसको बारेमा पढ्छौ, तब ख्रीष्टको लुकिएको सत्यताको बारेमा मसँग भएको अन्तर्दृष्टिको बारेमा तिमीहरूले बुझ्न सक्ने छौ ।
you will be able to understand that I understand clearly that message about Christ.
5 यो सत्यता अरू पुस्ताहरूको मानिसहरूलाई बताइएको थिएन । तर अहिले उहाँमा समर्पित प्रेरितहरू र अगमवक्ताहरूलाई आत्माद्वारा यो प्रकट गराइएको छ ।
Formerly, [God] did not reveal that message to anyone, but now his Spirit has revealed that message to (his holy apostles and prophets/people who tell messages that come directly from God).
6 यो गुप्त सत्यता यही हो, कि गैरयहूदीहरू सँगी उत्तराधिकारीहरू र उहाँको शरीरका सँगी सदस्यहरू हुन् । यो सुसमाचारद्वारा ख्रीष्ट येशूमा भएको प्रतिज्ञाका तिनीहरू सँगी भागेदारहरू हुन् ।
That message, which he has now revealed, is that because of our [(inc)] relationship with Christ Jesus, [all of us], non-Jews as well as Jews [MTY], will receive the [great spiritual blessings that God has] promised as we all form one group [MET] [as a result of our believing] the good news [about Christ].
7 उहाँको शक्तिको कामद्वारा मलाई दिइएको परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहको वरदानद्वारा म यस सुसमाचारको सेवक भएको छु ।
By God powerfully enabling me, and because God acted kindly toward me, doing what I did not deserve, and chose me [to do that work], I became someone who tells others this good message.
8 परमेश्वरका निम्ति अलग गरिएकाहरू मध्ये म सबै भन्दा सानो भएतापनि, उहाँले मलाई यो वरदान दिनुभयो । गैरयहूदीहरूलाई ख्रीष्ट येशूको अचिन्तनीय सम्पत्तिको विषयमा सुसमाचार घोषणा गर्नको निम्ति यो वरदान मलाई दिइयो ।
Although I am the least [worthy] of all God’s people, God kindly [appointed] me to proclaim to the non-Jews the message about the great spiritual blessings that [they can receive] from Christ,
9 सबै मानिसहरूलाई परमेश्वरको गुप्त योजनाको बारेमा मैले स्पष्ट गर्नुपर्छ । पहिले, यो योजना सबै कुरालाई सृष्टि गर्नुहुने परमेश्वरद्वारा पुस्तौँसम्म लुकाइएको थियो । (aiōn g165)
and to enable everyone to understand clearly how God accomplished what he planned. God, who created everything, [has now revealed] this message, which he never revealed to anyone before. (aiōn g165)
10 परिणाम स्वरूप, अब मण्डलीद्वारा स्वर्गीय स्थानहरूमा भएका शासकहरू र अधिकार गर्नेहरूले परमेश्वरको विवेकको बहुपक्षिय प्रवृत्तिबारे थाहा पाउनेछन् ।
[What he planned] was that all (believers/people who belong to Christ) would be the ones who would reveal to all the ranks [DOU] of spiritual beings in heaven that what God had planned is wise in every way.
That is what God had always planned, and it is what he accomplished by what our Lord Jesus [has done]. (aiōn g165)
12 किनभने ख्रीष्टमा, उहाँमाथि हाम्रो विश्वासको कारण हामीले साहस र आत्मविश्वास पाएका छौँ ।
Because of what he has done and because of our relationship with him, [when we pray] we can approach God confidently and without being afraid.
13 यसकारण, तिमीहरूका निम्ति मैले गरेका दुःखहरूमा तिमीहरू निरुत्साहित नहुन म आग्रह गर्दछु । त्यो तिमीहरूका निम्ति महिमा हो ।
So I ask that you do not be discouraged because of my suffering many things for you [here in prison]. You should feel honored that I am [willing to] suffer [these things for your sake].
14 यही कारण म पिताको सामु मेरा घुँडा टेक्दछु,
Because [God has done all this for you], I kneel [and pray] [MTY] to [God our] Father.
15 जसको पछाडि स्वर्ग र पृथ्वीमा भएका सबै परिवारको नाउँ राखिएको छ ।
He is the one who is [like] a father of all [the believers who are now in] heaven and those who are still on the earth.
16 उहाँको महिमाको प्रशस्तता अनुसार तिमीहरूमा बास गर्नुहुने उहाँको आत्माको शक्तिद्वारा उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई मजबूत गराऊन् भनेर म प्रार्थना गर्दछु ।
I pray that, using his unlimited resources, he will cause you to be strengthened by his Spirit {cause his Spirit to strengthen you} in your (inner beings/hearts) with all [God’s] power.
17 तिमीहरूको विश्वासद्वारा येशू ख्रीष्ट तिमीहरूका हृदयमा वास गरून् भनेर म प्रार्थना गर्दछु । उहाँको प्रेममा तिमीहरूले जरा गाडी जग बसाल्न सकोस् भनेर म प्रार्थना गर्दछु ।
That is, I pray that because of your trusting in Christ, his [Spirit] may live in your (inner beings/hearts) (OR, he may live in your hearts). And I pray that because you love [Christ] firmly and faithfully/continually [MET], you,
18 ताकि, उहाँको प्रेममा सबै विश्वासीहरू सँगै ख्रीष्टको प्रेमको चौडाई, लम्बाई, उचाई र गहिराई तिमीहरूले बुझ्न सकोस् ।
along with all other believers, may be able to know how very [DOU] much Christ loves [us(inc)].
19 तिमीहरूले ख्रीष्टको प्रेमको महानतालाई बुझ्न सकोस् भनेर म प्रार्थना गर्दछु, जुन ज्ञान भन्दा उत्तम छ । तिमीहरू परमेश्वरको समपूर्णताले भरिन सक भनेर यसो गर ।
I want you to experience how very deeply he loves us, even though it is not possible for us to understand fully [how much he loves us]. And I pray that God will enable you to be filled with {have a full measure of} all the [qualities of his character that] he himself has.
20 अब हामी भित्र काम गर्ने उहाँको शक्ति अनुसार, हामीले माग्ने वा विचार गर्ने सबै कुराभन्दा धेरै माथि सबै थोक गर्न सक्नुहुने उहाँलाई,
[God] is able to do much (greater things/more) than we could ask him to do, or even that we might think that he can do, by his power that is working within us.
