Timotheum I 6
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1Quicumque sunt sub jugo servi, dominos suos omni honore dignos arbitrentur, ne nomen Domini et doctrina blasphemetur.
1All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
2Qui autem fideles habent dominos, non contemnant, quia fratres sunt: sed magis serviant, quia fideles sunt et dilecti, qui beneficii participes sunt. Hæc doce, et exhortare.
2Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
3Si quis aliter docet, et non acquiescit sanis sermonibus Domini nostri Jesu Christi, et ei, quæ secundum pietatem est, doctrinæ:
3If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
4superbus est, nihil sciens, sed languens circa quæstiones, et pugnas verborum: ex quibus oriuntur invidiæ, contentiones, blasphemiæ, suspiciones malæ,
4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
5conflictationes hominum mente corruptorum, et qui veritate privati sunt, existimantium quæstum esse pietatem.
5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
6Est autem quæstus magnus pietas cum sufficientia.
6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
7Nihil enim intulimus in hunc mundum: haud dubium quod nec auferre quid possumus.
7For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
8Habentes autem alimenta, et quibus tegamur, his contenti simus.
8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
9Nam qui volunt divites fieri, incidunt in tentationem, et in laqueum diaboli, et desideria multa inutilia, et nociva, quæ mergunt homines in interitum et perditionem.
9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
10Radix enim omnium malorum est cupiditas: quam quidam appetentes erraverunt a fide, et inseruerunt se doloribus multis.
10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
11Tu autem, o homo Dei, hæc fuge: sectare vero justitiam, pietatem, fidem, caritatem, patientiam, mansuetudinem.
11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
12Certa bonum certamen fidei, apprehende vitam æternam, in qua vocatus es, et confessus bonam confessionem coram multis testibus.
12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
13Præcipio tibi coram Deo, qui vivificat omnia, et Christo Jesu, qui testimonium reddidit sub Pontio Pilato, bonam confessionem,
13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
14ut serves mandatum sine macula, irreprehensibile usque in adventum Domini nostri Jesu Christi,
14Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15quem suis temporibus ostendet beatus et solus potens, Rex regum, et Dominus dominantium:
15which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
16qui solus habet immortalitatem, et lucem inhabitat inaccessibilem: quem nullus hominum vidit, sed nec videre potest: cui honor, et imperium sempiternum. Amen.
16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
17Divitibus hujus sæculi præcipe non sublime sapere, neque sperare in incerto divitiarum, sed in Deo vivo (qui præstat nobis omnia abunde ad fruendum)
17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
18bene agere, divites fieri in bonis operibus, facile tribuere, communicare,
18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
19thesaurizare sibi fundamentum bonum in futurum, ut apprehendant veram vitam.
19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
20O Timothee, depositum custodi, devitans profanas vocum novitates, et oppositiones falsi nominis scientiæ,
20O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
21quam quidam promittentes, circa fidem exciderunt. Gratia tecum. Amen.
21which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
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