¹Elders who [are] among you, I exhort, who [am] a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,

¹Vanemaid teie seas ma kutsun nüüd üles kui kaasvanem ja Kristuse kannatuste tunnistaja ning ühtlasi osaline tulevases kirkuses selle ilmumisel:

²feed the flock of God that [is] among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

²hoidke teile hoida antud Jumala karja, mitte sunni pärast, vaid vabatahtlikult Jumala meele järgi, mitte häbiväärses kasuahnuses, vaid andunult,

³neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

³mitte nagu isandad liisuosa üle, vaid olles karjale eeskujuks.

⁴and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

⁴Ning siis kui Ülemkarjane saab avalikuks, võite te võtta vastu kirkuse närtsimatu pärja.

⁵In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

⁵Nõndasamuti teie, nooremad, alistuge vanematele. Aga te kõik rüütage end alandlikkusega üksteise vastu, sest 'Jumal paneb suurelistele vastu, aga alandlikele annab armu'.

⁶be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

⁶Alanduge siis Jumala võimsa käe alla, et tema teid ülendaks õigel ajal;

⁷all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

⁷heitke kõik oma mure tema peale, sest tema peab hoolt teie eest!

⁸Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

⁸Olge kained, valvake! Teie süüdistaja, kurat, käib ringi nagu möirgav lõvi, otsides, keda neelata.

⁹whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.

⁹Tema vastu seiske kindlalt usus, teades, et neidsamu kannatusi on pandud kogema kogu kristlaskond maailmas.

¹⁰And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle [you];

¹⁰Aga kogu armu Jumal, kes teid on kutsunud oma igavesse kirkusesse Kristuses Jeesuses, parandab, kinnitab, tugevdab ja toetab teid, kes te üürikest aega olete kannatanud.

¹¹to Him [is] the glory, and the power — to the ages and the ages! Amen.

¹¹Tema päralt olgu võimus igavesest ajast igavesti! Aamen.

¹²Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few [words] I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

¹²Silvanuse, minu arvates ustava venna abil olen ma teile lühidalt kirjutanud, manitsedes ja tunnistades, et see on tõeline Jumala arm, milles te peaksite seisma.

¹³Salute you doth the [assembly] in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.

¹³Teid tervitab kogudus Paabelis, valitud nagu teiegi, ja mu poeg Markus.

¹⁴Salute ye one another in a kiss of love; peace to you all who [are] in Christ Jesus! Amen.

¹⁴Tervitage üksteist armastussuudlusega! Rahu teile kõikidele, kes olete Kristuses!