एफिसि 4

1 यसकारण, प्रभुको निम्ति कैदी भएको नाताले तिमीहरूलाई जुन बोलावटमा बोलाइएको छ, त्यस बोलावटमा उचित ढंगले चल्नको निम्ति म तिमीहरूलाई आग्रह गर्दछु ।

And so, as a prisoner in the Lord, I beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the vocation to which you have been called:

2 ज्यादै विनम्रता र कोमलता र धैर्यतामा जिओ । एकले अर्कालाई प्रेममा स्वीकार गर ।

with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.

3 आत्माको एकतालाई शान्तिको बन्धनमा राख्‍नलाई उत्कृष्‍ट तरिकाले प्रयत्‍न गर ।

Be anxious to preserve the unity of the Spirit within the bonds of peace.

4 शरीर एउटै छ र आत्मापनि एउटै हुनुहुन्छ, जसरी तिमीहरू पनि एउटै निश्‍चित आशामा बोलाइएका थियौ ।

One body and one Spirit: to this you have been called by the one hope of your calling:

5 प्रभु एउटै हुनुहुन्छ, विश्‍वास एउटै हो, र बप्‍तिसमा पनि,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 र सबैका पिता, परमेश्‍वर पनि एउटै हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ सबै कुरामाथि, सबै कुराभित्र र सबै कुरामा हुनुहुन्छ ।

one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.

7 हामी हरेकलाई ख्रीष्‍टको वरदानको नापअनुसार वरदान दिइएको छ ।

Yet to each one of us there has been given grace according to the measure allotted by Christ.

8 जसरी धर्मशास्‍त्रले भन्दछः “जब उहाँ उच्‍च स्थानमा जानुभयो, उहाँले कैदीहरूलाई दासत्वमा राख्‍नुभयो । उहाँले मानिसहरूलाई वरदानहरू दिनुभयो ।”

Because of this, he says: “Ascending on high, he took captivity itself captive; he gave gifts to men.”

9 “उहाँ उच्‍च स्थानमा जानुभयो” भन्‍ने भनाइको अर्थ के हो त, यस बाहेक उहाँ पृथ्वीका गहिराइहरूमा पनि ओर्लनुभयो?

Now that he has ascended, what is left except for him also to descend, first to the lower parts of the earth?

10 उहाँ जो तल ओर्लनुभयो, उहाँ नै सबै स्वर्गहरूभन्दा धेरै माथि उक्लनुभयो । उहाँले सबै कुराहरूलाई पूर्ण गर्नको निम्ति यो गर्नुभयो ।

He who descended is the same one who also ascended above all the heavens, so that he might fulfill everything.

11 ख्रीष्‍टले यस्ता वरदानहरू दिनुभयोः प्रेरितहरू, अगमवक्ताहरू, प्रचारकहरू, पास्टरहरू र शिक्षकहरू ।

And the same one granted that some would be Apostles, and some Prophets, yet truly others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers,

12 ख्रीष्‍टको शरीरलाई निर्माण गर्ने सेवाको कार्यको निम्ति विश्‍वासीहरूलाई निपुण गर्नलाई उहाँले यो गर्नुभयो ।

for the sake of the perfection of the saints, by the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ,

13 विश्‍वासको एकता र परमेश्‍वरका पुत्रको ज्ञानमा हामी नपुगेसम्म उहाँले यो गर्नुहुन्छ । ख्रीष्‍टको उचाइमा पूर्ण रूपमा पुगेकाहरू झैँ हामी परिपक्व नभएसम्म उहाँले यो गर्नुहुन्छ ।

until we all meet in the unity of faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as a perfect man, in the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ.

14 हामी अब बालकहरू जस्तै नहोऔँ भनेर यो जरूरी छ । हामी अब उसो यता-उता नबरालिऔँ भनेर यो जरूरी छ । सबै शिक्षाको बेगसँगै र मानिसहरूको धोखा दिने चलाखीपनको छलद्वारा हामी नबहकिऔँ भनेर यो जरूरी छ ।

So may we then no longer be little children, disturbed and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, and by the craftiness which deceives unto error.

15 बरु हामी प्रेममा सत्य बोल्नेछौँ र हाम्रो शिर, ख्रीष्‍टमा हामी सबै क्षेत्रमा वृद्धि हुनेछौँ ।

Instead, acting according to truth in charity, we should increase in everything, in him who is the head, Christ himself.

16 ख्रीष्‍टले विश्‍वासीहरूको शरीरलाई सँगै जोड्नुहुन्छ । प्रेममा सम्पूर्ण शरीरको विकास होस् र आफैँ वृद्धि होस् भनेर, त्यो हरेक सहयोगी तन्तुहरूद्वारा सँगै गाँसिएको हुन्छ ।

For in him, the whole body is joined closely together, by every underlying joint, through the function allotted to each part, bringing improvement to the body, toward its edification in charity.

17 त्यसैले म तिमीहरूलाई भन्दछु र प्रभुमा उत्साह दिन्छुः गैरयहूदीहरू आफ्ना विचारहरूको व्यर्थतामा हिँडे झैँ अबदेखि तिमीहरू चाहिँ हिँड्नु पर्दैन ।

And so, I say this, and I testify in the Lord: that from now on you should walk, not as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 तिनीहरू विचारमा अन्धा भएका छन् । तिनीहरूका हृदयको कठोरताको कारण तिनीहरूमा भएको अज्ञानताले तिनीहरू परमेश्‍वरको जीवनबाट अलग गरिएका छन् ।

having their intellect obscured, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is within them, because of the blindness of their hearts.

19 तिनीहरूमा शर्म छैन । अशुद्ध कुराहरूमाथि कामुकता र हर किसिमका लालचमा तिनीहरूले आफैँलाई सुम्पिदिएका छन् ।

Such as these, despairing, have given themselves over to sexual immorality, carrying out every impurity with rapacity.

20 तर तिमीहरूले यस्तो तरिकाले ख्रीष्‍टको बारेमा जानेका होइनौ ।

But this is not what you have learned in Christ.

21 तिमीहरूले येशूको बारेमा सुनेका छौ भनी म ठान्दछु । ख्रीष्‍टमा नै सत्यता भएको हुनाले तिमीहरू उहाँमा नै सिकाइएका छौ भनी म ठान्दछु ।

For certainly, you have listened to him, and you have been instructed in him, according to the truth that is in Jesus:

22 तिमीहरूका पुराना आचरण, पुरानो मनुष्यताअनुसार गरिएका सबै कुराहरू तिमीहरूले त्याग्‍नुपर्छ । यही पुरानो मनुष्यताको कपटी अभिलाषाहरूका कारण तिमीहरू नष्‍ट भइरहेका छौ ।

to set aside your earlier behavior, the former man, who was corrupted, by means of desire, unto error,

23 तिमीहरू आफ्नो विचारको आत्मामा पुनः नयाँ हुनको निम्ति आफ्नो पुरानो मनुष्यतालाई त्याग ।

and so be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 परमेश्‍वरले चाहनुभएअनुसार नयाँ मनुष्यता धारण गर्नको निम्ति यस्तो गर । यो नयाँ मनुष्यतालाई धार्मिकता र सत्यताको पवित्रतामा सृजना गरिएको हो ।

and so put on the new man, who, in accord with God, is created in justice and in the holiness of truth.

25 त्यसैले असत्यतालाई त्याग । “सबैले आफ्नो छिमेकीसँग सत्य बोलोस्,” किनभने हामी एकअर्काका सदस्यहरू हौँ ।

Because of this, setting aside lying, speak the truth, each one with his neighbor. For we are all part of one another.

26 “रिस गर, तर पाप नगर ।” तिम्रो रिससँगै घामलाई अस्ताउन नदेओ ।

“Be angry, but do not be willing to sin.” Do not let the sun set over your anger.

27 दुष्‍टलाई मौका नदेओ ।

Provide no place for the devil.

28 चोर्नेले अब उसो नचोरोस् । बरु उसले परिश्रम गरोस् । आवश्‍यकतामा रहेका मानिसहरूलाई सहायता गर्नको निम्ति उसले आफ्ना हातहरूलाई उपयोगी काममा लगाओस् ।

Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.

29 तिम्रो मुखबाट कुनै अपशब्द ननिस्कोस् । तर यसको सट्टामा, आवश्यताहरू पूरा गर्ने र सुन्‍ने मानिसहरूलाई लाभ हुने शब्दहरू तिम्रा मुखबाट निस्कून् ।

Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.

30 र परमेश्‍वरको पवित्र आत्मालाई दुःखित नतुल्याओ । छुटकाराको दिनको निम्ति उहाँद्वारा नै तिमीहरूमा छाप लगाइएको छ ।

And do not be willing to grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed, unto the day of redemption.

31 सबै किसिमका तीतोपना, क्रोध, रिस, झगडा र अपमान सहित सम्पूर्ण दुष्‍टता तिमीहरूले त्याग्‍नुपर्छ ।

Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and outcry and blasphemy be taken away from you, along with all malice.

32 एकअर्का प्रति दयालु होओ । कृपालु मनका होओ । जसरी ख्रीष्‍टमा परमेश्‍वरले तिमीहरूलाई क्षमा दिनुभयो त्यसरी नै तिमीहरूले पनि एकअर्कालाई क्षमा देओ ।

And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.