Mga Colosas 2
1 Sapagkat gusto kong malaman ninyo kung gaano kalaki ang paghihirap ko para sa inyo, para sa mga nasa Laodicea, at para sa marami pang hindi pa nakikita ang aking mukha ng harapan.
In particular, I want you to realize that I am (exerting myself very greatly/working very hard) on your behalf, on behalf of those who are in Laodicea [city], and on behalf of all those others who have not seen me personally.
2 Gumagawa ako upang mapalakas ko ang kanilang kalooban sa pamamagitan ng pagsasama-sama sa pagmamahal at sa lahat ng kayamanan ng buong katiyakan ng pang-unawa, sa kaalaman tungkol sa lihim na katotohanan ng Diyos, na si Cristo.
I am doing this in order that they and you [SYN] might be strengthened [spiritually] as you are united in loving [one another]. And I am doing this in order that they and you might fully and thoroughly [DOU] understand the message that God has now revealed; that is, in order that they and you might truly know the message from God our Father and about Christ,
3 Sa kaniya ay nakatago ang lahat ng kayamanan ng karunungan at kaalaman.
who alone is able to cause them and you to understand thoroughly [DOU] [this very important message].
4 Sinasabi ko ito nang sa gayon ay walang manloko sa inyo sa pamamagitan ng mapanghikayat na pananalita.
I am telling you this in order that no one may deceive you by persuasive arguments;
5 At bagaman hindi niyo ako pisikal na kasama, kasama ninyo naman ako sa espiritu. Nagagalak akong makita ang inyong mahusay na kaayusan at ang kalakasan ng inyong pananampalataya kay Cristo.
because, even though I am absent from you physically, I am very concerned about you. At the same time, I am rejoicing because I know that you are united [with each other] and that you believe firmly in Christ.
6 Yamang tinanggap ninyo si Cristo ang Panginoon, lumakad kayong kasama niya.
In a way that is (consistent/in harmony) with [the message that] you received about Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, conduct yourselves as you should, since you have a close relationship with him.
7 Maging matatag kayong nakatanim sa kaniya, mabuo kayo sa kaniya. Magpakatibay kayo sa inyong pananampalataya tulad ng naituro sa inyo, at maging sagana kayo sa pagpapasalamat.
Specifically, continue believing and practicing [MET, DOU] what you were first taught about Christ. Continue to do this more and more; continue to fIrmly believe all the true teaching, just like [Epaphras] taught it to you. And continue thanking [God, our Father], very much [for all that he has done for you].
8 Tiyakin ninyong walang huhuli sa inyo sa pamamagitan ng pilosopiya at ang walang kabuluhang pagmamayabang ayon sa tradisyon ng mga tao, ayon sa mga elemento ng mundo, at hindi naaayon kay Cristo.
Make sure that no one forces you [(pl)] to become his disciples [MET] by his teaching you a religious philosophy/doctrine that is worthless and false. Such a philosophy is false because it teaches what mere human beings think, because it teaches people elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical], and because it teaches what is contrary to [the true teaching about] Christ.
9 Sapagkat sa kaniyang katawan nabubuhay ang lahat ng kaganapan ng Diyos.
It is in Christ’s body that God lives completely.
10 At napuno kayo sa kaniya. Siya ang ulo ng bawat kapangyarihan at kapamahalaan.
And you are spiritually complete because you have a close relationship with Christ, who rules over every other ruler.
11 Sa kaniya, tinuli rin kayo sa pamamagitan ng pagtutuli na hindi ginagawa ng mga tao, ang pagtatanggal sa katawan ng laman, ngunit sa pagtutuli ni Cristo.
Specifically, because of your close relationship with Christ, it is as though [MET] you were circumcised {Christ circumcised you} [spiritually]. This does not mean that someone circumcised you physically [MTY], but it means that Christ completely removed your self-directed nature.
12 Inilibing kayong kasama niya sa bautismo. At sa kaniya ay ibinangon kayo sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya sa kapangyarihan ng Diyos, na siyang nagbangon sa kaniya mula sa mga namatay.
And specifically, when you were baptized, [it was as though] [MET] you [had died and] were buried with Christ, and [it was as though] [MET] God caused you to live again with Christ as a result of your believing that God acted powerfully; specifically, by your believing that God caused Christ to become alive again.
13 noong kayo ay patay sa inyong mga pagkakasala at sa hindi pagkakatuli ng inyong laman, binuhay niya kayong kasama niya at pinatawad tayong lahat sa ating mga paglabag.
And specifically, you [who are non-Jews], because of your sins, you were [spiritually] dead [before you trusted in Christ]. You were uncircumcised [spiritually]; that is, your self-directed nature controlled you. Nevertheless, it was you whom God caused to become alive [spiritually because of their close relationship] [MET] with Christ. And specifically, God forgave us all our sins.
14 Binura niya ang nakasulat na tala ng mga pagkaka-utang at ang mga tuntunin na laban sa atin. Tinanggal niya ang lahat ng mga ito at ipinako ito sa krus.
[It is just] as [though] he canceled ([the charges] against us/the sins [that we had committed]) for which [God] will punish us. And [it was just] as [though] [MET] it was [the charges on] that document/paper that he canceled by nailing them to the cross [when they nailed Christ on the cross].
15 Tinanggal niya ang mga kapangyarihan at mga kapamahalaan. Lantaran niya silang ibinunyag at dinala sila sa matagumpay na pagdiriwang sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang krus.
And specifically, God defeated the [evil] spirit beings that rule, and he demonstrated/showed that publicly; that is, he triumphed over them as a result of what [Christ did].
16 Kaya, huwag ninyong hayaang husgahan kayo ng iba sa pagkain o sa pag-inom, o tungkol sa araw ng pista o bagong buwan, o tungkol sa mga Araw ng Pamamahinga.
So disregard anyone who says that God will punish you because you eat [certain foods] and because you drink [certain drinks] or because [you do not celebrate] special [yearly] festivals or celebrate the time when the new moon [appears] or weekly (Sabbaths/Jewish days of rest).
17 Ang mga ito ay anino ng mga bagay na darating, ngunit ang nilalaman ay si Cristo.
[Disregard such people] because those [regulations/rules about food and drink and festivals] are [only] like a shadow [MET] [that is cast by something that is approaching; that is, they merely represent] the real spiritual blessings that Christ [has given to you].
18 Huwag hayaang manakawan ang sinuman ng gantimpala dahil sa pagnanais ng kababaang-loob at sa pamamagitan ng pagsamba sa mga anghel. Ang taong katulad nito ay nananatili sa mga bagay na nakita niya at nagiging mapagmalaki sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang makalamang pag-iisip.
Disregard those who say that God will punish you because [you do not worship God in the way that] they say [that you should]; that is, they insist that you should humiliate yourselves and that you should worship the angels. [Disregard such people] since they base their authority on things that they have never seen, and since they are proud without reason because their self-directed nature [controls] what they think,
19 Hindi siya kumakapit sa ulo. Nagmumula sa ulo ang pagtutustos at pagsasama ng buong katawan, hanggang sa kaniyang mga kasu-kasuan at mga litid nito; lumalago ito kasama ang paglagong ibinigay ng Diyos.
and since they do not teach the true teaching about Christ [MET]. [Christ is the one who causes all of his people to develop/grow spiritually as God plans that they should develop/grow, just like] [MET] a person’s head directs how his body grows, as it is held together by its joints and ligaments.
20 Kung namatay kayo kasama ni Cristo sa mga elemento ng mundo, bakit kayo nabubuhay na parang obligado sa mundo:
[It is as though] [MET] you died with Christ. So [you no longer have to obey] elementary regulations/rules [that are concerned merely with what is external/physical, just like a dead person no longer has to do anything]. So, do not submit to regulations/rules
21 “Huwag hawakan, o tikman, o kahit humipo”?
such as ‘Do not handle [certain things]’, ‘Do not taste [certain things]’, ‘Do not touch [certain things]’, as if you still had to obey such regulations/rules.
22 Nakalaan ang mga bagay na ito para sa masamang paggamit, ayon sa mga tagubilin at mga itinuro ng mga tao.
All those things are intended to cease to exist when we use them. [And do not obey such regulations/rules], because they are what mere human teachers command and teach.
23 Ang mga patakarang ito ay may karunungan sa sariling-gawang relihiyon at pagpapakumbaba at kalupitan ng katawan. Ngunit wala itong halaga laban sa kalayawan ng laman.
[Do not obey such] regulations/rules; they only cause people to do what their self-directed nature wants to do. [Those regulations] seem to be wise because they [urge people to] worship as mere human teachers have decided. [They urge] that [people] should humiliate themselves, and that [people] should treat their bodies harshly. But those regulations/rules do not help [people] at all to not do the sinful things that their self-directed nature wants to do.
