1 Pedro 1
1 Si Pedro, na apostol ni Jesu Cristo, sa mga dayuhang nasa iba't ibang dako, sa mga pinili na nasa Ponto, Galacia, Capadocia, Asia, at Bitinia,
I, Peter, who [have been appointed by] Jesus Christ {one whom Jesus Christ [has appointed]} to be an apostle, [am writing this letter] to you believers whom God has chosen to belong to him. [You are living] in [the Roman provinces of] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. [Just like the Jews who lived in Israel long ago were] scattered [to other countries far from their homes] [MET], you now live [far from] heaven, which is [your true home].
2 ayon sa kaalaman ng Diyos Ama sa simula pa lang, sa pagpapabanal ng Banal na Espiritu, para sa pagsunod kay Jesu Cristo, at para sa pagwiwisik ng kaniyang dugo. Sumainyo ang biyaya, at sumagana ang inyong kapayapaan.
God our Father previously chose you, and his Spirit has set you apart in order that you would obey Jesus Christ. He did that in order that [just like Moses] sprinkled [the Israelites with blood when God established the old covenant] [MET], [Jesus would establish his new covenant with you] with the blood [that flowed from his body when he died]. May God act very kindly to you, and may he give you much [inner] peace.
3 Papurihan ang Diyos at Ama ng ating Panginoong Jesu Cristo. Sa kaniyang dakilang kahabagan, nagbigay siya sa atin ng bagong kapanganakan para sa katiyakan ng pamana sa pamamagitan ng pagkabuhay muli ni Jesu Cristo mula sa kamatayan—
Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because he has been very merciful to [us, he has given us new life] [MET]. Because he has caused Jesus Christ to become alive again after he died, he has enabled us to live very confidently; that is, to fully expect to receive the things [that God/he has promised to give us].
4 para sa pamanang hindi maglalaho, hindi madudungisan, at hindi kukupas. Nakalaan ito sa langit para sa inyo.
He has enabled us to expect to receive an absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI] inheritance that has been {that [God] has} preserved in heaven for us.
5 Sa kapangyarihan ng Diyos kayo ay iniingatan sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya para sa kaligtasan na nakahandang maihayag sa huling panahon.
God, by his mighty power, is guarding you as you trust in Jesus. [He is keeping you safe so] that he may, at the end of the time in which we now live (OR, when Jesus returns), completely deliver you [from Satan’s power].
6 Magagalak kayo dito, kahit na ngayon, kinakailangan ninyong makaramdam ng kapighatian dahil sa ibat-ibang mga pagsubok.
You rejoice because of what will happen then, but now you are grieving for a short time while [God is allowing] you to be tested {[various things to] test you [MET]}, [as precious metals are tested] {[someone tests precious metals]} [to see if they are pure]. [These trials that you are experiencing are necessary]
7 Ito ay para ang inyong pananampalataya ay masubok, pananampalataya na higit na mas mahalaga kaysa sa ginto na naglalaho sa apoy na sumusubok sa inyong pananampalataya. Nangyayari ito upang ang inyong pananampalataya ay matagpuang nagbubunga ng pagpupuri, kaluwalhatian, at karangalan sa kapahayagan ni Jesu Cristo.
to prove that you really do trust in Jesus. His proving that will be more valuable than gold, [which does not last forever even] though it is purified [by being put] {someone tries to make it pure by [putting it]} [in a hot] fire. As a result of your passing the test [and proving that you really do trust in Jesus], God will honor you very highly [TRI] when Jesus Christ comes again.
8 Hindi ninyo siya nakita, pero mahal ninyo siya. Hindi ninyo siya nakikita ngayon, ngunit naniniwala kayo sa kaniya at lubos kayong nagagalak na may kaligayahang hindi maipaliwanag na punong-puno ng kaluwalhatian.
You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
9 Kayo mismo ang tumatanggap ng bunga ng inyong pananampalataya, ang kaligtasan ng inyong mga kaluluwa.
because you are experiencing the result of your believing in him; that is, [God] is saving you [SYN] [from the guilt of your sins].
10 Maingat na sinaliksik at sinuri ng mga propeta ang patungkol sa kaligtasang ito, tungkol sa biyaya na mapapasa-inyo.
As for those who [long ago] spoke messages that God had revealed to them about how God would act kindly toward you in ways which you did not deserve, they (investigated very carefully/tried very hard to learn) [DOU] about how God would save you.
11 Nagsaliksik sila upang malaman kung anong uri ng kaligtasan ang darating. Nagsaliksik din sila upang malaman ang patungkol sa panahon na sinasabi sa kanila ng Espiritu ni Cristo na nasa kanila. Nangyayari ang mga ito habang sinasabi niya sa kanila, bago pa man mangyari, ang patungkol sa pagdurusa ni Cristo, at ang mga kaluwalhatiang darating kasunod niya.
They wanted to know whom the Spirit of Christ that was in them was referring to, and what time he was talking about, when he told beforehand that the Messiah would suffer [and die], and that glorious/wonderful things would happen [to him and to us] afterwards.
12 Naihayag sa mga propeta na naglilingkod sila sa mga bagay na ito, hindi para sa kanilang sarili, kung hindi para sa inyo— ang pagsasabi ng mga bagay na ito sa pamamagitan ng mga nagdadala ng ebanghelyo sa inyo sa pamamagitan ng Banal na Espiritu na isinugo mula sa langit, mga bagay na ninanais maipahayag maging ng mga anghel.
It was revealed to {[God] told} them that it was not for their own sake that he was revealing these things to them, but that it was for your sake. It was these things that were proclaimed to you by those who told you the message [about Christ {that those who told you the message about Christ proclaimed to you]}. They proclaimed these things to you because the Holy Spirit whom [God] sent from heaven [enabled them to do that]. And even angels would like to know more about these [truths about how God saves us].
13 Kaya't bigkisan ninyo ang baywang ng inyong kaisipan. Maging mahinahon kayo sa inyong pag-iisip. Magkaroon kayo ng buong kapanatagan sa biyaya na dadalhin sa inyo sa kapahayagan ni Jesu Cristo.
Therefore, [prepare your minds] [MET] [as people] fasten their belts around their waists [to prepare to work]. [What I mean is that] you should (discipline your minds/control what you think about), and by doing that conduct your lives fully and confidently expecting to receive the good things that [God will] kindly [do for you] when Jesus Christ returns [from heaven].
14 Tulad ng masunuring mga anak, huwag ninyong i-ayon ang inyong mga sarili sa mga pagnanasa na inyong sinunod noong wala pa kayong kaalaman.
[And because you should obey your heavenly Father] [SIM], as children [ought to] obey their fathers [here on earth], do not do the evil things that you used to desire to do when you did not know [God’s truth].
15 Dahil gaya ng ang tumawag sa inyo ay banal, kayo rin, at magpakabanal sa lahat ng inyong ginagawa sa buhay.
Instead, just like God, the one who chose you [to belong to him], is (holy/separate from evil), you also must be (holy/separate from evil) in everything that you do,
16 Sapagkat nasusulat, “Magpakabanal kayo, sapagkat ako ay banal.”
because it is {[someone/Moses] has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], “You must be (holy/separate from evil) because I am (holy/separate from evil).”
17 At kung tinatawag ninyong “Ama” ang tagahatol na walang pagtatangi ayon sa ginagawa ng bawat tao, bigyang panahon ng inyong paglalakbay nang may mataas na pagtingin sa kaniya.
God is the one who (impartially/without favoritism) judges what each person does. Since you call him ‘Father’, live (reverently/with great respect for him) during the time that you are living here on earth. [While you are living here, you are] like exiles/foreigners [MET] [because you are away from heaven, which is your true home].
18 Alam ninyo na hindi sa mga pilak o ginto— mga bagay na naglalaho— na kayo ay tinubos mula sa hangal na pamumuhay na inyong natutunan sa inyong mga ninuno.
[Live reverently] because you know that it was not with things that will not last forever, things like gold and silver, that [God] bought you to free you from your useless life-style that you learned from your ancestors.
19 Pero kayo ay tinubos sa marangal na dugo ni Cristo, tulad ng isang tupa na walang kapintasan at walang karumihan.
Instead, [it was] with the precious blood of Christ [that flowed from his body when he died that God bought you. Christ’s death was a perfect sacrifice for us] [MET], [like] the lambs that [the Jewish priests sacrificed were] perfect, without any blemishes/defects/flaws or spots [DOU].
20 Pinili si Cristo bago pa ang pagkalikha ng mundo, pero ngayon, sa mga huling panahon, naihayag siya sa inyo.
Christ was chosen [by God] {[God] chose Christ} before the world was created {[he] created the world}. But it was not until now, when the time [in which we are living will soon] end, that he was revealed for your sake.
21 Naniniwala kayo sa Diyos sa pamamagitan niya, na binuhay ng Diyos mula sa mga patay at sa kaniya na binigyan ng kaluwalhatian upang ang inyong pananampalataya at pagtitiwala ay mailaan sa Diyos.
Because of what Christ has done, you are trusting in God, who caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and greatly honored him. As a result, God is the one in whom you are trusting and confidently expecting [that he will do great things for you].
22 Ginawa ninyong dalisay ang inyong mga kaluluwa sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa katotohanan para sa taos-pusong pagmamahal para sa kapatiran, kaya masugid ninyong ibigin ang isa't isa.
Because you have been made pure by obeying the truth, with the result that you sincerely love your fellow believers, continue to love each other earnestly and sincerely/wholeheartedly.
23 Ipinanganak kayong muli, hindi mula sa naglalahong binhi, ngunit mula sa hindi naglalahong binhi, sa pamamagitan ng buhay at nananatiling salita ng Diyos. (aiōn g165)
[I ask you to do this, because you now have] a new life [MET]. It was not [by means of] something that will perish that you received this new life. Instead, it was [by means of] something that will last forever; that is, by believing the life-giving and enduring message of God. (aiōn g165)
24 Sapagkat “Ang lahat ng laman ay tulad ng damo, at ang lahat ng kagandahan nito ay tulad ng bulakalak. Ang damo ay malalanta, at ang bulaklak ay malalaglag,
[We know that this is true] because, [as the prophet Isaiah wrote], All people [will die] [SIM], like grass [dies]. And all the greatness/honor that people have [will not last forever], like the flowers [SIM] [that grow up] in the grass [do not last long]. The grass withers and the flowers die,
