Petri I 3
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1Similiter et mulieres subditæ sint viris suis: ut etsi qui non credunt verbo, per mulierem conversationem sine verbo lucrifiant:
1Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
2considerantes in timore castam conversationem vestram.
2when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
3Quarum non sit extrinsecus capillatura, aut circumdatio auri, aut indumenti vestimentorum cultus:
3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
4sed qui absconditus est cordis homo, in incorruptibilitate quieti, et modesti spiritus, qui est in conspectu Dei locuples.
4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
5Sic enim aliquando et sanctæ mulieres, sperantes in Deo, ornabant se, subjectæ propriis viris.
5For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
6Sicut Sara obediebat Abrahæ, dominum eum vocans: cujus estis filiæ benefacientes, et non pertimentes ullam perturbationem.
6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
7Viri similiter cohabitantes secundum scientiam, quasi infirmiori vasculo muliebri impartientes honorem, tamquam et cohæredibus gratiæ vitæ: ut non impediantur orationes vestræ.
7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
8In fine autem omnes unanimes, compatientes fraternitatis amatores, misericordes, modesti, humiles:
8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
9non reddentes malum pro malo, nec maledictum pro maledicto, sed e contrario benedicentes: quia in hoc vocati estis, ut benedictionem hæreditate possideatis.
9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
10Qui enim vult vitam diligere, et dies videre bonos, coërceat linguam suam a malo, et labia ejus ne loquantur dolum.
10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
11Declinet a malo, et faciat bonum: inquirat pacem, et sequatur eam:
11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
12quia oculi Domini super justos, et aures ejus in preces eorum: vultus autem Domini super facientes mala.
12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13Et quis est qui vobis noceat, si boni æmulatores fueritis?
13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
14Sed et si quid patimini propter justitiam, beati. Timorem autem eorum ne timueritis, et non conturbemini.
14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
15Dominum autem Christum sanctificate in cordibus vestris, parati semper ad satisfactionem omni poscenti vos rationem de ea, quæ in vobis est, spe.
15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
16Sed cum modestia, et timore, conscientiam habentes bonam: ut in eo, quod detrahunt vobis, confundantur, qui calumniantur vestram bonam in Christo conversationem.
16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
17Melius est enim benefacientes (si voluntas Dei velit) pati, quam malefacientes.
17For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
18Quia et Christus semel pro peccatis nostris mortuus est, justus pro injustis, ut nos offerret Deo, mortificatus quidem carne, vivificatus autem spiritu.
18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
19In quo et his, qui in carcere erant, spiritibus veniens prædicavit:
19in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
20qui increduli fuerant aliquando, quando exspectabant Dei patientiam in diebus Noë, cum fabricaretur arca: in qua pauci, id est octo animæ, salvæ factæ sunt per aquam.
20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
21Quod et vos nunc similis formæ salvos fecit baptisma: non carnis depositio sordium, sed conscientiæ bonæ interrogatio in Deum per resurrectionem Jesu Christi.
21And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22Qui est in dextera Dei, deglutiens mortem ut vitæ æternæ hæredes efficeremur: profectus in cælum subjectis sibi angelis, et potestatibus, et virtutibus.
22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
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