Mga Efeso 3
1 Dahil dito, akong si Pablo ay bilanggo ni Cristo Jesus alang-alang sa inyo mga Gentil.
Because [God has done all this for] you non-Jews, I, Paul, [pray for you. I want you to know that it is because I serve] Christ Jesus for your sake that I am in prison.
2 Marahil narinig na ninyo ang gawain tungkol sa biyaya ng Diyos na binigay niya sa akin para sa inyo.
I (assume that/think that probably) someone has told you how God acted very kindly toward me, appointing me [so that I would proclaim the gospel to you non-Jews].
3 Nagsusulat ako ayon sa pahayag na ipinaalam sa akin. Ito ang nakatagong katotohanan na sinulat ko ng bahagya sa isa ko pang sulat.
God revealed to me the message that he had not revealed to others. When you read what I have already written briefly about that,
4 Kung mababasa ninyo ang tungkol dito, maiintindihan ninyo ang aking pagkaunawa sa nakatagong katotohanan patungkol kay Cristo.
you will be able to understand that I understand clearly that message about Christ.
5 Sa ibang mga salinlahi hindi ipinaalam ang katotohanang ito sa sangkatauhan. Ngunit ngayon ipinahayag ito ng Espiritu sa kaniyang mga banal na mga apostol at propeta.
Formerly, [God] did not reveal that message to anyone, but now his Spirit has revealed that message to (his holy apostles and prophets/people who tell messages that come directly from God).
6 Ang nakatagong katotohanang ito ay ang mga Gentil ay kabahagi at kaanib ng katawan. Kabahagi sila sa pangako kay Cristo Jesus sa pamamagitan ng ebanghelyo.
That message, which he has now revealed, is that because of our [(inc)] relationship with Christ Jesus, [all of us], non-Jews as well as Jews [MTY], will receive the [great spiritual blessings that God has] promised as we all form one group [MET] [as a result of our believing] the good news [about Christ].
7 Dahil dito naging lingkod ako sa pamamagitan ng biyayang kaloob ng Diyos na ibinigay sa akin sa pamamagitan ng pagkilos ng kaniyang kapangyarihan.
By God powerfully enabling me, and because God acted kindly toward me, doing what I did not deserve, and chose me [to do that work], I became someone who tells others this good message.
8 Ibinigay ng Diyos ang kaloob na ito sa akin, kahit na ako ang pinakahamak sa mga pinili ng Diyos. Ang kaloob na ito ay dapat kong ipahayag sa mga Gentil ang ebanghelyo ng hindi masukat na kayamanan ni Cristo.
Although I am the least [worthy] of all God’s people, God kindly [appointed] me to proclaim to the non-Jews the message about the great spiritual blessings that [they can receive] from Christ,
9 Kailangan kong paliwanagan ang lahat ng mga tao patungkol sa lihim na plano ng Diyos. Ito ang plano na nilihim ng Diyos na lumikha ng lahat ng bagay noong una pang panahon. (aiōn g165)
and to enable everyone to understand clearly how God accomplished what he planned. God, who created everything, [has now revealed] this message, which he never revealed to anyone before. (aiōn g165)
10 Ito ay upang sa pamamagitan ng iglesia, ang mga tagapamuno at mga may kapangyarihan sa kalangitan ay malaman ang maraming panig ng katangian ng karunungan ng Diyos.
[What he planned] was that all (believers/people who belong to Christ) would be the ones who would reveal to all the ranks [DOU] of spiritual beings in heaven that what God had planned is wise in every way.
11 Mangyayari ito ayon sa walang hanggang plano na tinupad niya kay Cristo Jesus na ating Panginoon. (aiōn g165)
That is what God had always planned, and it is what he accomplished by what our Lord Jesus [has done]. (aiōn g165)
12 Sapagkat dahil kay Cristo mayroon tayong lakas ng loob at kakayahang makalapit sa kaniya nang may tiwala dahil sa ating pananampalataya sa kanya.
Because of what he has done and because of our relationship with him, [when we pray] we can approach God confidently and without being afraid.
13 Kaya hinihingi ko sa inyo na huwag kayong panghinaan ng loob dahil sa aking mga pagdurusa para sa inyo. Ito ang inyong karangalan.
So I ask that you do not be discouraged because of my suffering many things for you [here in prison]. You should feel honored that I am [willing to] suffer [these things for your sake].
14 Dahil dito lumuluhod ako sa Ama,
Because [God has done all this for you], I kneel [and pray] [MTY] to [God our] Father.
15 kung saan nagmula ang bawat pamilya sa langit at sa lupa.
He is the one who is [like] a father of all [the believers who are now in] heaven and those who are still on the earth.
16 Ipinapanalangin ko na pagkalooban kayo ayon sa kayamanan ng kaniyang kaluwalhatian, na mapalakas kayo ng kapangyarihan sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang Espiritu na nasa inyo.
I pray that, using his unlimited resources, he will cause you to be strengthened by his Spirit {cause his Spirit to strengthen you} in your (inner beings/hearts) with all [God’s] power.
17 Ipinapanalangin ko na manahan si Cristo sa mga puso ninyo sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya. Ipinapanalangin ko na mag-ugat at maging matatag kayo sa kaniyang pag-ibig.
That is, I pray that because of your trusting in Christ, his [Spirit] may live in your (inner beings/hearts) (OR, he may live in your hearts). And I pray that because you love [Christ] firmly and faithfully/continually [MET], you,
18 Nawa nasa pag-ibig niya kayo upang maunawaan ninyo, kasama ng lahat ng nananampalataya, kung gaano kalawak, kahaba, kataas at kalalim ang pag-ibig ni Cristo.
along with all other believers, may be able to know how very [DOU] much Christ loves [us(inc)].
19 Ipinapanalangin ko na malaman niyo kung gaano kalaki ang pag-ibig ni Cristo na higit sa kaalaman. Nawa gawin ninyo ito upang mapuno kayo ng kapuspusan ng Diyos.
I want you to experience how very deeply he loves us, even though it is not possible for us to understand fully [how much he loves us]. And I pray that God will enable you to be filled with {have a full measure of} all the [qualities of his character that] he himself has.
20 Ngayon sa kaniya na kayang gumawa ng lahat, higit pa sa lahat ng ating hinihingi o iniisip, ayon sa kaniyang kapangyarihan na kumikilos sa atin,
[God] is able to do much (greater things/more) than we could ask him to do, or even that we might think that he can do, by his power that is working within us.
