1 Timoteo 5
1 Huwag mong pagsalitaan nang masama ang lalaking nakakatanda sa iyo. Sa halip, pangaralan mo siya na tulad sa ama. Pangaralan mo ang mga nakakabatang lalaki na parang mga kapatid.
Do not rebuke/scold older men. Instead, exhort/advise them [respectfully] as you would [exhort/advise] your father. Exhort/advise younger men [gently] as you would exhort/advise your brothers.
2 Pangaralan mo ang mga nakatatandang babae na parang ina at mga nakakabatang babae na parang mga kapatid nang buong kalinisan.
[Exhort/advise] older women [respectfully] as [you would exhort/advise] your mother. [Exhort/advise] younger women [gently] as [you would exhort/advise] your sisters; but you must act in a completely proper way as you do that.
3 Parangalan mo ang mga balo, ang mga tunay na balo.
[Make sure that the congregation] takes care of widows who have no one to care for them.
4 Ngunit kung ang balo ay may mga anak o di kaya mga apo, matuto muna silang ipakita ang paggalang sa kanilang sariling sambahayan. Suklian muna nila ang kanilang mga magulang, sapagkat ito ay kalugod-lugod sa Panginoon.
If a widow has children or grandchildren, these [children or grandchildren] should learn that they are to take care of their own family first. By doing that they can repay their parents and grandparents for all that they did for them when they were young, because doing that pleases God.
5 Ngunit ang tunay na balo ay naiwang nag-iisa. Nagtitiwala siya sa Diyos. Lagi siyang nananatili na may mga kahilingan at mga panalangin araw at gabi.
The widows who are really alone and have no one [to help them] confidently expect that God [will help them]. So night and day they pray, earnestly asking [DOU] [God that he will help them and others].
6 Gayunman, ang babaeng namumuhay sa kalayawan ay patay na, kahit na siya ay nabubuhay pa.
But widows who just want to have a lot of pleasure are [spiritually] [MET] dead, although they are [physically] alive.
7 At ipangaral mo ang mga bagay na ito upang sila ay maging walang kapintasan.
And tell [the congregation] that [the children or grandchildren should do] these things in order that [no one] can (criticize the believers/say that the believers are doing anything that is wrong).
8 Ngunit kung mayroong hindi nagbibigay sa kaniyang sariling kamag-anak, lalo na sa kaniyang sariling sambahayan, itinanggi niya ang pananampalataya at mas masahol pa sa hindi mananampalataya.
If anyone does not take care of those who live in his own house, and especially if he does not take care of his own family, he has (denied/quit believing) what we believe and [we should consider that] he is worse than a person who does not believe [in Christ].
9 Itala bilang isang balo ang babaeng hindi bababa sa animnapu ang edad, asawa ng isang lalaki.
[You have a list of] widows [who will do work for the congregation and receive money]. Put women’s names on the list [only if] they are more than 60 years old, and if they were faithful to their husbands.
10 Dapat siyang makilala sa kaniyang mabubuting gawa, maging sa pag-aalaga ng mga bata, o sa pagpapatuloy ng mga taga-ibang bayan, o sa paghuhugas ng paa ng mga mananampalataya, o sa pagtulong sa mga nagdurusa, o sa pagiging tapat sa bawat mabubuting gawain.
[Put women’s names on that list only] if it is known that they have wholeheartedly done every kind of good deed, if they have helped [children] who were afflicted/suffering, if they have (brought up/cared for) their children [properly/well], if they have welcomed and cared for guests, and if they have humbly served [MTY] other believers.
11 Ngunit sa mga mas batang balo, tanggihan mo silang itala sa listahan. Dahil kapag sila ay bumigay sa pagnanasa ng laman laban kay Cristo ay nais nilang mag-asawa.
As for younger widows, do not put their names on that list, because they [promise to do work for the congregation, but instead of doing that, they usually] want to marry [again] (OR, marry an unbeliever) when they have a strong desire to get married.
12 Sa pamamagitan nito, pinahihintulutan nila ang kasalanan dahil tinalikuran nila ang una nilang pangako.
If that happens, they may become guilty of not having done what they had promised [to do for the congregation] (OR, promised [Christ that they would do].)
13 Nasanay din silang maging tamad. Pumupunta din sila sa mga bahay-bahay. Hindi lang sila naging tamad, ngunit sila din ay naging mga mapanirang-puri at naging mapanghimasok. Sinasabi nila ang mga bagay na hindi nila dapat sabihin.
In addition, they [generally] become lazy. Specifically, as they [just] go about from house to house, they also begin (to gossip/to talk about people) and to meddle in other people’s affairs, saying what they should not say.
14 Kaya naman gusto ko ang mga mas batang babae na mag-asawa, manganak, upang mamahala sa tahanan, upang hindi mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang kaaway na tayo ay paratangan sa paggawa ng masama.
So I advise that [instead of putting the names of younger widows on the list, they] marry again, that they bear/have children, that they manage their homes [well], and that they do nothing for which an enemy can say bad things about [them].
15 Dahil may mga ilan na tuluyan nang tumalikod at napunta na kay Satanas.
[I say this] because some [younger widows] have stopped [obeying Christ] in order to obey Satan.
16 Kung ang mananampalatayang babae ay may kamag-anak na mga balo, tulungan niya sila upang ang iglesiya ay hindi mabigatan at matulungan nito ang tunay na mga balo.
If any woman who believes [in Christ] has widows [in her household/family], she should take care of them. The congregation should not be burdened by having {She should not depend on the congregation} to take care of their [needs]. The congregation should take care of the widows who truly [have no one to care for them].
17 Hayaan ang mga nakatatanda na namumuno ng maayos ay ituring na karapat-dapat sa mas mataas na parangal, lalo na ang mga gumagawa sa salita at sa pagtuturo.
[Each congregation] should pay well the elders who lead [well. They should] greatly honor them, especially those who preach and those who teach.
18 Sapagkat sinasabi sa kasulatan, “Huwag mong bubusalan ang baka habang gumigiik ng butil,” at “Ang manggagawa ay karapat-dapat sa kaniyang kabayaran.”
[Long ago Moses] wrote in the Scriptures, “While an ox is threshing [grain], you must not tie its mouth [so that it cannot eat the grain],” and [Jesus said], “[People] should pay those who work [for their benefit].” [So we know that congregations should support their leaders].
19 Huwag kang tatanggap ng paratang laban sa nakatatanda maliban na lang kung may dalawa o tatlong saksi.
When some person accuses an elder [about doing wrong], accept what he says only if there are [at least] two or three persons who (testify/say [that]) [they saw him do that wrong].
20 pagsabihan mo ang mga makasalanan sa harapan ng lahat upang matakot ang iba.
But as for any [elder] who repeatedly sins, rebuke him before the whole congregation, in order that the rest [of the elders] will be afraid [to sin].
21 Taimtim kong inuutos sa iyo sa harap ng Diyos, ni Cristo Jesus, at ng mga piling anghel na ingatan mo ang mga kautusang ito ng walang kinikilingan, at gawin mo ito ng walang tinatangi.
I solemnly tell you that [as you keep in mind that] God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels know everything that you do, obey these commands [about elders]! [As you consider what others say about an elder doing wrong], do not easily/quickly decide that what they say is true. And treat them all equally.
22 Huwag mo kaagad ipatong ang iyong kamay kaninuman. Huwag kang makibahagi sa mga kasalanan ng ibang tao. Panatilihin mong dalisay ang iyong sarili.
Do not be in a hurry to put your hands on a man ([to set him apart/to appoint him]) [as an elder. Wait until you have examined him to see how he conducts his life], because [God will consider] that you are responsible if [you approve] a person who sins, saying that he should [become an elder]. Keep your life pure in every way.
23 Huwag lamang tubig ang iyong inumin. Sa halip uminom ka ng konting alak para sa iyong sikmura at sa iyong madalas na pagkakasakit.
[And Timothy], no longer drink [only] water, but instead, drink a little wine [also], because [that may help to cure] your stomach’s frequent illnesses.
24 Ang mga kasalanan ng ibang tao ay lantaran at nauuna ito sa kanila bago pa sa hukuman. Ngunit ang ibang mga kasalanan ay sumusunod pagkatapos na.
[I tell you not] ([to set apart/appoint]) [elders hastily, without seeing how they conduct their lives, because] some people [sin secretly], so that it is not known what they have done until after someone examines them (OR, before God judges them). But some people sin openly, so that people know what they have done before anyone examines them.
25 Gayon din naman, ang ibang mabubuting gawa ay lantaran, ngunit may mga ilan na hindi maitatago.
Similarly, although [some people] do good things openly, with the result that people know what they have done, some people [do good things secretly], yet the good things that they have done cannot remain secret either.
