iphiSiNaH 3
1 atO hEtO rbhinnajAtIyAnAM yuSmAkaM nimittaM yIzukhrISTasya bandI yaH sO'haM paulO bravImi|
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
2 yuSmadartham IzvarENa mahyaM dattasya varasya niyamaH kIdRzastad yuSmAbhirazrAvIti manyE|
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
3 arthataH pUrvvaM mayA saMkSEpENa yathA likhitaM tathAhaM prakAzitavAkyEnEzvarasya nigUPhaM bhAvaM jnjApitO'bhavaM|
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4 atO yuSmAbhistat paThitvA khrISTamadhi tasminnigUPhE bhAvE mama jnjAnaM kIdRzaM tad bhOtsyatE|
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5 pUrvvayugESu mAnavasantAnAstaM jnjApitA nAsan kintvadhunA sa bhAvastasya pavitrAn prEritAn bhaviSyadvAdinazca pratyAtmanA prakAzitO'bhavat;
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 arthata Izvarasya zaktEH prakAzAt tasyAnugrahENa yO varO mahyam adAyi tEnAhaM yasya susaMvAdasya paricArakO'bhavaM,
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
7 tadvArA khrISTEna bhinnajAtIyA anyaiH sArddham EkAdhikArA EkazarIrA EkasyAH pratijnjAyA aMzinazca bhaviSyantIti|
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
8 sarvvESAM pavitralOkAnAM kSudratamAya mahyaM varO'yam adAyi yad bhinnajAtIyAnAM madhyE bOdhAgayasya guNanidhEH khrISTasya maggalavArttAM pracArayAmi,
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9 kAlAvasthAtaH pUrvvasmAcca yO nigUPhabhAva IzvarE gupta AsIt tadIyaniyamaM sarvvAn jnjApayAmi| (aiōn g165)
And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (aiōn g165)
10 yata Izvarasya nAnArUpaM jnjAnaM yat sAmprataM samityA svargE prAdhAnyaparAkramayuktAnAM dUtAnAM nikaTE prakAzyatE tadarthaM sa yIzunA khrISTEna sarvvANi sRSTavAn|
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly [places] might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 yatO vayaM yasmin vizvasya dRPhabhaktyA nirbhayatAm Izvarasya samAgamE sAmarthyanjca
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: (aiōn g165)
12 prAptavantastamasmAkaM prabhuM yIzuM khrISTamadhi sa kAlAvasthAyAH pUrvvaM taM manOrathaM kRtavAn| (aiōn g165)
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
13 atO'haM yuSmannimittaM duHkhabhOgEna klAntiM yanna gacchAmIti prArthayE yatastadEva yuSmAkaM gauravaM|
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
14 atO hEtOH svargapRthivyOH sthitaH kRtsnO vaMzO yasya nAmnA vikhyAtastam
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 asmatprabhO ryIzukhrISTasya pitaramuddizyAhaM jAnunI pAtayitvA tasya prabhAvanidhitO varamimaM prArthayE|
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 tasyAtmanA yuSmAkam AntarikapuruSasya zaktE rvRddhiH kriyatAM|
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 khrISTastu vizvAsEna yuSmAkaM hRdayESu nivasatu| prEmaNi yuSmAkaM baddhamUlatvaM susthiratvanjca bhavatu|
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 itthaM prasthatAyA dIrghatAyA gabhIratAyA uccatAyAzca bOdhAya sarvvaiH pavitralOkaiH prApyaM sAmarthyaM yuSmAbhi rlabhyatAM,
May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 jnjAnAtiriktaM khrISTasya prEma jnjAyatAm Izvarasya sampUrNavRddhiparyyantaM yuSmAkaM vRddhi rbhavatu ca|
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 asmAkam antarE yA zaktiH prakAzatE tayA sarvvAtiriktaM karmma kurvvan asmAkaM prArthanAM kalpanAnjcAtikramituM yaH zaknOti
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
