< tiita.h 1 >
1 anantajiivanasyaa"saato jaataayaa ii"svarabhakte ryogyasya satyamatasya yat tatvaj naana. m ya"sca vi"svaasa ii"svarasyaabhirucitalokai rlabhyate tadartha. m (aiōnios )
I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you, Titus]. [God appointed me to be] his servant and [to be] an apostle [who represents] Jesus Christ. [God appointed me in order that I might teach] those whom God has chosen [to be his people] to [correctly] believe [in him]. He wants me to teach them the true [teachings about God], in order that they will learn to behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]).
2 yii"sukhrii. s.tasya prerita ii"svarasya daasa. h paulo. aha. m saadhaara. navi"svaasaat mama prak. rta. m dharmmaputra. m tiita. m prati likhami|
[As a result of my doing these things, his people] confidently expect that God will cause them to live forever. God, who never lies, promised before he created the world that [his people] would live forever. (aiōnios )
3 ni. skapa. ta ii"svara aadikaalaat puurvva. m tat jiivana. m pratij naatavaan svaniruupitasamaye ca gho. sa. nayaa tat prakaa"sitavaan|
Then at the time that he [chose], he revealed [to us his] message. [Specifically], God our Savior gave this message to me, and he trusted me to proclaim it to people.
4 mama traaturii"svarasyaaj nayaa ca tasya gho. sa. na. m mayi samarpitam abhuut| asmaaka. m taata ii"svara. h paritraataa prabhu ryii"sukhrii. s.ta"sca tubhyam anugraha. m dayaa. m "saanti nca vitaratu|
Titus, [I am writing this letter] to [you because you are like] a true son [MET] [to me because I led/helped you to] believe the same [teachings about Christ that I do]. ([I pray that/May]) [God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will continue to] act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
5 tva. m yad asampuur. nakaaryyaa. ni sampuuraye rmadiiyaade"saacca pratinagara. m praaciinaga. naan niyojayestadarthamaha. m tvaa. m kriityupadviipe sthaapayitvaa gatavaan|
When I [asked you] to stay on Crete [island], I wanted you to do these things: [Teach the believers what they need to know so that they] can understand correctly the [spiritual] matters about which some are teaching wrongly. Appoint elders [in the congregation] in each town in the manner in which I told you to do.
6 tasmaad yo naro. anindita ekasyaa yo. sita. h svaamii vi"svaasinaam apacayasyaavaadhyatvasya vaa do. se. naaliptaanaa nca santaanaanaa. m janako bhavati sa eva yogya. h|
[When you appoint men as elders], you must choose men whom no one can [justly] accuse of [habitually] doing what is wrong (OR, whom everyone speaks well of). Specifically, appoint men who have been faithful to their wives. Appoint men whose children faithfully obey [them. Do not appoint men whose children habitually] do all the things that their bodies urge them to do, or who refuse to obey their parents.
7 yato hetoradyak. se. ne"svarasya g. rhaadyak. se. nevaanindaniiyena bhavitavya. m| tena svecchaacaari. naa krodhinaa paanaasaktena prahaarake. na lobhinaa vaa na bhavitavya. m
Leaders [of the congregation] must be [men] who, as everyone knows, habitually do what is good (OR, [whom] no one can [justly] accuse of doing what is wrong), because it is on God’s behalf that they will direct/serve [the congregation. Specifically, they must] not be arrogant/proud. They must not easily become angry. They must not [be men who] drink much alcohol. They must not [be men who] ([act] violently/fight) [when they are angry. They must] not [be men who are] (greedy for/strongly desire to get) money.
8 kintvatithisevakena sallokaanuraagi. naa viniitena nyaayyena dhaarmmike. na jitendriye. na ca bhavitavya. m,
Instead, they must be ones who welcome and take care of guests. They must (be devoted to/like to do) what is good. They must do [what God considers] to be right. They must be (holy/completely dedicated to God). They must be men who do what their minds tell them is right to do [and not what their emotions/desires urge them to do].
9 upade"se ca vi"svasta. m vaakya. m tena dhaaritavya. m yata. h sa yad yathaarthenopade"sena lokaan vinetu. m vighnakaari. na"sca niruttaraan karttu. m "saknuyaat tad aava"syaka. m|
They must firmly believe in the message [about Jesus Christ] exactly as [I/we(inc)] taught it, in order that they might be able to teach [the believers] what is correct and to urge [them to follow it well. If they firmly accept our message], they will be able to convince those who oppose [what is correct that they are wrong].
10 yataste bahavo. avaadhyaa anarthakavaakyavaadina. h prava ncakaa"sca santi vi"se. sata"schinnatvacaa. m madhye kecit taad. r"saa lokaa. h santi|
[I say this] because there are many [people who oppose the correct teachings]. They refuse to obey people who have authority over them, they talk ([on and on/without stopping]), saying what helps no one, and they deceive people. The Jewish [believers] [MTY] [who insist we must obey all the Jewish rituals are] especially [doing this].
11 te. saa nca vaagrodha aava"syako yataste kutsitalaabhasyaa"sayaanucitaani vaakyaani "sik. sayanto nikhilaparivaaraa. naa. m sumati. m naa"sayanti|
[You and the leaders whom you appoint] should prevent such people from teaching [the believers]. They are causing whole families to stop believing in the correct teachings [MET] by means of their teaching [people wrong ideas/teachings. They are teaching people only] in order that people will give them money, [which is very] shameful [for them to do].
12 te. saa. m svade"siiya eko bhavi. syadvaadii vacanamidamuktavaan, yathaa, kriitiiyamaanavaa. h sarvve sadaa kaapa. tyavaadina. h| hi. msrajantusamaanaaste. alasaa"scodarabhaarata. h||
A man from Crete [island] whom [they consider] a prophet said, “[My fellow] Cretan people are always lying [to one another! They are like dangerous] wild animals [MET]! They are lazy and always eat too much food [SYN]!”
13 saak. syametat tathya. m, ato hetostva. m taan gaa. dha. m bhartsaya te ca yathaa vi"svaase svasthaa bhaveyu
The words that this man said [about the Cretan people] are [still] true, [especially about their being liars]. So, rigorously convince/show [those Cretan believers] that those [false teachings] are wrong. Tell them to [firmly] believe in the correct teachings.
14 ryihuudiiyopaakhyaane. su satyamatabhra. s.taanaa. m maanavaanaam aaj naasu ca manaa. msi na nive"sayeyustathaadi"sa|
[Teach them that] they should no [longer] listen to the stories that the Jews (made up/invented). [Especially] they should refuse to obey those who reject our true teachings, because those people are teaching things that only come from human beings, [not from God].
15 "suciinaa. m k. rte sarvvaa. nyeva "suciini bhavanti kintu kala"nkitaanaam avi"svaasinaa nca k. rte "suci kimapi na bhavati yataste. saa. m buddhaya. h sa. mvedaa"sca kala"nkitaa. h santi|
[Believers should reject] what they teach about food, [because] no [food that we eat] can make us unacceptable to God if we are pure [in our] ([inner beings/hearts]). But if people are evil and they do not trust [in Christ Jesus], there is no [ritual] that can make them acceptable to God. Such people’s way of thinking has been ruined {Such people have ruined their way of thinking}, and they do not even feel guilty [when they do what is evil].
16 ii"svarasya j naana. m te pratijaananti kintu karmmabhistad ana"ngiikurvvate yataste garhitaa anaaj naagraahi. na. h sarvvasatkarmma. na"scaayogyaa. h santi|
Even though they claim/say that they know God, by what they do they [show that they] do not know (God/his true teaching). They do not obey [God], and they are unable to do anything that he considers to be good. [So God considers them to be absolutely] disgusting!