До ефесян 2
1 І вас, що мертві були через ваші провини й гріхи,
You yourselves were once dead because of your offenses and sins.
2 в яких ви колись проживали за звича́єм віку цього́, за волею князя, що панує в повітрі, духа, що працює тепер у неслухня́них, (aiōn g165)
For at one time you lived in sin, following the ways of the world, in subjection to the Ruler of the powers of the air – the Spirit who is still at work among the disobedient. (aiōn g165)
3 між якими й усі ми проживали колись у пожадливостях нашого тіла, як чинили волю тіла й думо́к, і з природи були дітьми́ гніву, як і інші, -
And it was among them that we all once lived our lives, indulging the cravings of our earthly nature, and carrying out the desires prompted by that earthly nature and by our own thoughts. Our nature exposed us to the divine wrath, like the rest of humanity.
4 Бог же, багатий на милосердя, через Свою превелику любов, що нею Він нас полюбив,
Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,
5 і нас, що мертві були через прогріхи, оживив ра́зом із Христом, — спасені ви благода́ттю, -
even though we were dead because of our offenses, gave life to us in giving life to the Christ. (By God’s loving kindness you have been saved.)
6 і ра́зом із Ним воскресив, і ра́зом із Ним посадив на небесних місцях у Христі Ісусі,
And, through our union with Christ Jesus, God raised us with him, and caused us to sit with him on high,
7 щоб у наступних віках показати безмірне багатство благода́ті Своєї в до́брості до нас у Христі Ісусі. (aiōn g165)
in order that, by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus, he might display in the ages to come the boundless wealth of his loving kindness. (aiōn g165)
8 Бо спасені ви благода́ттю через віру, а це не від вас, то дар Божий,
For it is by God’s loving kindness that you have been saved, through your faith. It is not due to yourselves; the gift is God’s.
9 не від діл, щоб ніхто не хвалився.
It is not due to obedience to Law, so that no one can boast.
10 Бо ми — Його тво́риво, ство́рені в Христі Ісусі на добрі діла, які Бог наперед приготува́в, щоб ми в них перебува́ли.
For we are God’s handiwork, created, by our union with Christ Jesus, for the good actions in doing which God had pre-arranged that we should spend our lives.
11 Отож, пам'ятайте, що ви, колись тілом погани, що вас так звані рукотворно „обрізані“на тілі звуть „необрізаними“,
Remember, therefore, that you were once Gentiles yourselves, as your bodies showed; you were called ‘the Uncircumcised’ by those who were called ‘the Circumcised’ – circumcised only by human hands!
12 що ви того ча́су були́ без Христа, відлучені від громади ізра́їльської, і чужі заповітам обі́тниці, не мавши надії й без Бога на світі.
Remember that you were at that time far from Christ; you were shut out from the citizenship of Israel; you were strangers to the covenants founded on God’s promise; you were in the world without hope and without God.
13 А тепер у Христі Ісусі ви, що колись далекі були́, стали близькі́ Христовою кров'ю.
But now, through your union with Christ Jesus, you who once were far off have, by the shedding of the blood of the Christ, been brought near.
14 Він бо наш мир, що вчинив із двох одне й зруйнував середи́нну перегороду, ворожнечу, Своїм тілом, -
He it is who is our peace. He made the two divisions of humanity one, broke down the barrier that separated them,
15 Він Своєю наукою знищив Зако́на заповідей, щоб з обох збудувати Собою одно́го ново́го чоловіка, мир чинивши,
and in his human nature put an end to the cause of enmity between them – the Law with its injunctions and ordinances – in order to create, through union with himself, from Jew and Gentile, one new humanity and so make peace.
16 і хрестом примирити із Богом обох в однім тілі, ворожнечу на ньому забивши.
And when, on the cross, he had destroyed their mutual enmity, he sought by means of his cross to reconcile them both to God, united in one body.
17 І, прийшовши, „Він благовісти́в мир вам, далеким, і мир близьки́м“,
He came with the good news of peace for you who were far off, and of peace for those who were near;
18 бо обоє Ним маємо при́ступ у Дусі однім до Отця.
for it is through him that we, the Jews and the Gentiles, united in the one Spirit, are now able to approach the Father.
19 Отже, ви вже не чужі й не прихо́дьки, а співгорожа́ни святим, і домашні для Бога,
It follows, then, that you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but are fellow citizens with Christ’s people and members of God’s household.
20 збудовані на основі апо́столів і пророків, де наріжним каменем є Сам Ісус Христос,
You have been built up on the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.
21 що на ньому вся буді́вля, улад побудована, росте в святий храм у Господі,
United in him, every part of the building, closely joined together, will grow into a temple, consecrated by its union with the Lord.
22 що на ньому і ви ра́зом будуєтеся Духом на оселю Божу.
And, through union in him, you also are being built up together, to be a place where God lives through the Spirit.
