1 Timothy 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
1He ol tah a uepom pai. Khat khat long ni hiphoelnah te a hue atah bibi then ni a hue.
2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
2Te dongah hiphoelkung he hmabuet la, yuu va pakhat la, aka khuel la, a cuepmueih la, mikcop la, moeihoeih la, khala la, om ham a kuek.
3not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
3Yumi mahpawh, kuthlah mahpawh, a kodo saeh, hohmuh mahpawh, tangka moo mahpawh.
4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
4Amah imkhui te a then la mawt saeh. A ca rhoek te hinomnah neh boengainah khuiah boeih om uh saeh.
5For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
5Te dongah khat khat long ni amah imkhui te mawt ham a ming pawt atah Pathen kah hlangboel te metlam a cuncah eh?
6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
6Tanoe hlangthai boel saeh. Te daengah ni koevoei uh pawt vetih rhaithae kah dumlai khuiah a cungku pawt eh.
7Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
7Te phoeiah poeng lamkah laipai then khueh ham a kuek. Te daengah ni hnaelcoenah neh rhaithae kah thaang dongah a cungku pawt eh.
8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
8Te vanbangla tueihyoeih rhoek khaw a hinom saeh. Olrhak boel saeh. Misurtui te muep ngaithuen boel saeh. Tangkarhai boel saeh.
9They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
9A caih la mingcimnah neh tangnah olhuep te pom saeh.
10Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
10Amih te lamhma la nuemnai phoeiah cimbit la aka om loh bi saeh.
11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
11a yuu rhoek khaw hinom saeh. Hmui yoi mahpawh, khuel saeh. A cungkuem dongah a uepom saeh.
12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
12tueihyoeih rhoek he yuu pakhat kah va la om saeh. A ca rhoek neh amah imkhui te a then la mawt saeh.
13For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
13Balh aka doedan rhoek long ni a paihmuen then a kutloh tih tangnah neh Jesuh Khrih ah muep a sayalh.
14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
14He rhoek he nang ham ka daek tih nang taengah thamaa la pawk ham ka ngaiuep.
15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
15Tedae ka koe mai atah Pathen imkhui kah a kuek khosak te na ming van ni. Te tah aka hing Pathen kah hlangboel, oltak kah rhungsut neh khoengim pawn ni.
16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
16Hingcimnah olhuep kah a len he oelh om pawt la om. Amah tah pumsa ah tueng tih mueihla loh a tang sak te puencawn rhoek loh a hmuh. Namtom rhoek taengla a hoe dongah Diklai ah a tangnah uh tih thangpomnah neh a loh.
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