तीतस 1
1 परमेश्वरका सेवक र येशू ख्रीष्टका प्रेरित पावल परमेश्वरद्वारा चुनिएका मानिसहरूको विश्वासलाई स्थापित गर्न र सत्यताको ज्ञानलाई स्थापित गर्न जुन भक्तिसित सहमत हुँदछ,
From Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, on behalf of the faith of God’s chosen people, and their knowledge of that truth which makes for godliness
2 अनन्त जीवनको निश्चयतामा, झुटरहित परमेश्वरले समयका सबै युगभन्दा पहिले प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभयो । (aiōnios g166)
– and is based on the hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began, (aiōnios g166)
3 ठिक समयमा, हाम्रा मुक्तिदाता परमेश्वरको आदेशअनुसार मलाई प्रचार गर्न सुम्पिएको सन्देशद्वारा उहाँले आफ्नो वचन प्रस्ट पार्नुभयो ।
and has revealed at his own time in his message, with the preaching of which I was entrusted by the command of God our Saviour.
4 हाम्रो साझा विश्वासमा साँचा छोरा तीतसलाई । पिता परमेश्वर र हाम्रा मुक्तिदाता येशू ख्रीष्टबाट अनुग्रह, कृपा र शान्ति ।
To Titus, my true child in our shared faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Saviour, bless you and give you peace.
5 अझै पुरा नभएका कुराहरूलाई तिमीले व्यवस्थित गर र मैले तिमीलाई निर्देशन गरेबमोजिम हरेक सहरमा एल्डरहरू नियुक्त गर भन्ने उद्देश्यले मैले तिमीलाई क्रेटमा छोडेँ ।
My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unfinished, and appoint church elders in the various towns, as I myself directed you.
6 एल्डर दोषरहित, एकै पत्नीका पति, दुष्ट वा अनुशासनहीनहरूको सूचीमा नपर्ने विश्वासयोग्य छोराछोरीहरू भएको हुनुपर्छ ।
They are to be of irreproachable character, faithful to their partners, whose children are believers in Christ and have never been open to the charge of being wild or unruly.
7 परमेश्वरको घरानाका व्यवस्थापकको रूपमा बिशप हुनका लागि दोषरहित, नझर्कने वा नियन्त्रित, क्रोधित नहुने, मद्यको लत नलागेको, झैझगडा नगर्ने र लोभ नगर्ने हुनु आवश्यक छ ।
For a supervisor, as God’s steward, ought to be of blameless character – not arrogant or quick-tempered, not given to drunkeness, violence or shady money-making.
8 तर तिनी अतिथि सत्कार गर्ने, जे असल छ सोको मित्र, संवेदनशील, धर्मी, भक्त र आत्म-संयमी हुनुपर्छ ।
Instead, they should be hospitable, love what is good, self-controlled, upright, people of holy life and disciplined,
9 तिनी भरोसा गर्न सक्ने वचनको सिद्धान्तमा दह्रोसँग लाग्नुपर्छ, ताकि तिनले जे उचित छ त्यस सिद्धान्तद्वारा उत्साह दिन सकून् र तिनको विरोध गर्नेहरूलाई हप्काउन सकून् ।
holding firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught – so that they may be able to encourage others by sound teaching, as well as to refute those who contradict it.
10 किनकि त्यहाँ धेरै अनुसाशनहीन मानिसहरू छन्, विशेष गरी ती खतना गरेकाहरू । तिनीहरूका वचनहरू मूल्यहीन छन् । तिनीहरूले मानिसहरूलाई छल गर्दछन् र गलत मार्गमा डोर्याउँछन् ।
For there are many undisciplined persons who lead others astray with their nonsense, especially those of the group advocating the necessity of circumcision.
11 तिनीहरूलाई रोक्न आवश्यक छ । तिनीहरूले निर्लज्ज लाभका निम्ति सिकाउनु नहुने कुरा सिकाउँछन् र सम्पूर्ण परिवारलाई बर्वाद पारि दिन्छन् ।
They need to be kept quiet as they disrupt whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, simply to make shameful financial gain.
12 तिनीहरूमध्येका बुद्धिमान मानिसले भनेका छन्, “क्रेटका मानिसहरू नरोकिकन झुटो बोल्नेहरू, खराब र खतरनाक जनावर अर्थात् अल्छी पेट भएकाहरू हुन् ।”
It was a Cretan – one of their own prophets – who said: “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy gluttons.” This statement is true.
13 यो भनाई सत्य छ, तिनीहरूलाई कडाइका साथ सुधार, ताकि तिनीहरू विश्वासमा ठिक हुन सकून् ।
Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 यहूदीहरूका दन्त्य कथामा र सत्यताबाट तर्केर गएका मानिसहरूका आदेशहरूमा समय खेर नफाल ।
and may pay no attention to Jewish legends, or to the directions of those who turn their backs on the truth.
15 शुद्ध हुनेहरूका निम्ति सबै थोक शुद्ध हुन्छन्, तर प्रदूषित र विश्वास नगर्नेहरूका निम्ति भने केही पनि शुद्ध हुदैन । बरु तिनीहरूका निम्ति मन र विवेक समेत प्रदूषित भएका हुन्छन् ।
To those whose minds are pure, all things are ritually pure, but to those whose minds are tainted and unbelieving nothing is pure, as their minds and consciences are alike polluted.
16 तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरलाई चिनेको छु त भन्छन्, तर तिनीहरूका कामले उहाँलाई इन्कार गर्दछ । तिनीहरू घृणित र अनाज्ञाकारी हुन्छन् अनि कुनै पनि असल कामका लागि योग्यका ठहरिदैनन् ।
They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable and disobedient and useless for any good work.
