¹Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

¹Pange siis maha kogu kurjus ja kogu kavalus ja silmakirjatsemine, kadetsemine ja mis tahes keelepeks!

²as new-born babes the word`s pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

²Nagu äsjasündinud lapsed igatsege vaimulikku selget piima, et te selle varal kasvaksite pääste poole,

³if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,

³kui te olete tunda saanud, et Issand on helde.

⁴to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

⁴Tulles tema, elava kivi juurde, kes küll inimeste poolt on tunnistatud kõlbmatuks, ent Jumala silmis on valitud ja hinnaline,

⁵and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁵laske ka endid ehitada elavate kividena vaimulikuks kojaks. Saage pühaks preesterkonnaks, kes toob vaimulikke ohvreid, mis on Jumalale meelepärased Jeesuse Kristuse kaudu.

⁶Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;`

⁶Seepärast seisabki Pühakirjas: 'Ennäe, ma panen Siionisse kivi, valitud, hinnalise nurgakivi, ja see, kes usub temasse, ei jää iial häbisse.'

⁷to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

⁷Teile siis, kes te usute, on see au, uskmatuile aga 'kivi, mille ehitajad tunnistasid kõlbmatuks, ning just see on saanud nurgakiviks',

⁸and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence — who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, — to which also they were set;

⁸ning 'komistuskiviks' ja 'pahanduskaljuks'. Uskmatud komistavad, sest nad on sõnale allumatud ja selleks nad ongi määratud.

⁹and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

⁹Teie aga olete 'valitud sugu, kuninglik preesterkond, püha rahvas, omandrahvas, et te kuulutaksite tema kiidetavust', kes teid on kutsunud pimedusest oma imelisse valgusse -

¹⁰who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

¹⁰teid, kes te muiste polnud rahvas, nüüd aga olete Jumala rahvas, teie, kelle peale polnud halastatud, nüüd aga on.

¹¹Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

¹¹Armsad, ma manitsen teid kui majalisi ja võõraid siin ilmas - hoiduge lihalikest himudest, mis sõdivad hinge vastu!

¹²having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

¹²Käituge hästi paganate keskel, et kuigi nad teist räägivad paha kui kurjategijaist, siiski, pannes tähele teie häid tegusid, annaksid nad Jumalale au aruandmise päeval.

¹³Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

¹³Alistuge Issanda pärast kogu inimlikule korrale, olgu kuningale kui kõige ülemale,

¹⁴whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

¹⁴olgu maavalitsejale kui tema poolt saadetule kurjategijaid karistama, aga heategijaid kiitma.

¹⁵because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

¹⁵Selline on ju Jumala tahtmine, et te head tehes paneksite vaikima rumalate inimeste arutuse.

¹⁶as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

¹⁶Elage otsekui vabad, ent ärge kasutage oma vabadust kurjuse katteks, vaid olge nagu Jumala sulased!

¹⁷to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

¹⁷Austage kõiki, armastage vendi, kartke Jumalat ja austage kuningat!

¹⁸The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

¹⁸Orjad, alistuge täie aukartusega peremeestele, mitte üksnes headele ja leebetele, vaid ka tujukatele.

¹⁹for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

¹⁹Sest see on arm, kui keegi südametunnistuse pärast Jumala ees talub viletsust, kannatades süütult.

²⁰for what renown [is it], if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure [it]? but if, doing good and suffering [for it], ye do endure, this [is] gracious with God,

²⁰Sest mis kuulsus see on, kui teid süü pärast pekstakse ja teie seda peate taluma? Aga kui te head tehes ja kannatades talute peksu, siis on see arm Jumalalt.

²¹for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

²¹Selleks te olete kutsutud, sest ka Kristus kannatas teie eest, jättes teile eeskuju, et te käiksite tema jälgedes.

²²who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

²²'Tema ei teinud pattu ega leitud pettust tema suust';

²³who being reviled — was not reviling again, suffering — was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

²³ta ei sõimanud vastu, kui teda sõimati; ta kannatas ega ähvardanud, vaid jättis kõik selle hoolde, kes mõistab kohut õiglaselt;

²⁴who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

²⁴ta kandis ise meie patud oma ihus üles ristipuule, et meie, olles surnud pattudele, elaksime õigusele; tema vermete varal te olete saanud terveks.

²⁵for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

²⁵Teie olite ju 'nagu lambad ekslemas', kuid nüüd te olete pöördunud oma hingede Karjase ja Ülevaataja poole.