¹Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

¹Paulus, Jumala sulane ning Jeesuse Kristuse apostel Jumalast valitute usu järgi ja selle tõe tunnetuse järgi, mis vastab jumalakartusele,

²in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

²igavese elu lootuse põhjal, mille Jumal, kes ei valeta, on tõotanud enne igavesi aegu,

³but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

³ja kes on määratud ajal teinud oma sõna avalikuks jutlustamise läbi, mis on usaldatud minu kätte Jumala, meie Päästja käsu kohaselt, -

⁴to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

⁴Tiitusele, tõelisele pojale meie ühise usu poolest: Armu ja rahu Jumalalt Isalt ja Issandalt Jeesuselt Kristuselt, meie Päästjalt!

⁵For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

⁵Ma jätsin su Kreetale maha selleks, et sa seaksid korda, mis jäi korraldamata, ning seaksid vanemaid igasse linna, nagu ma tegin sulle ülesandeks:

⁶if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

⁶kui keegi on laitmatu - ühenaisemees, kellel on usklikud lapsed, keda ei süüdistata ulaelus ega allumatuses.

⁷For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

⁷Sest ülevaataja peab Jumala majapidajana olema laitmatu: selline, kes ei ole ennast täis, äkiline, joomar, kakleja, liigkasuvõtja,

⁸but given to hospitality, as lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

⁸vaid külalislahke, head armastav, mõõdukas, õiglane, vaga, kasin,

⁹holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

⁹kes peab kinni õpetusekohasest ustavast sõnast, nii et ta oleks suuteline niihästi manitsema terve õpetuse varal kui ka ümber veenma vasturääkijaid.

¹⁰For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

¹⁰Sest on palju vastuhakkajaid, lobisejaid ja eksitajaid, eriti ümberlõigatute seas,

¹¹whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

¹¹kelle suu tuleb sulgeda, sest nad pööravad ära terved pered, õpetades häbiväärsest kasuhimust seda, mida ei peaks.

¹²One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

¹²Üks nende seast, nende oma prohvet, on öelnud: 'Kreetalased on luiskajad, tigedad loomad, laisklejad vatsad.'

¹³This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

¹³See tunnistus on tõsi. Sel põhjusel noomi neid karmilt, et nad oleksid usult terved,

¹⁴not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

¹⁴ei hooliks juudi müütidest ega tõele selja pööranud inimeste käskudest.

¹⁵To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

¹⁵Puhtaile on kõik puhas, aga rüvedaile ja uskmatuile pole miski puhas, vaid rüve on nii nende meel kui südametunnistus.

¹⁶They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

¹⁶Nad väidavad end tundvat Jumalat, aga tegudega salgavad tema, sest nad on jäledad ja sõnakuulmatud ega ole ühelegi heale teole kõlblikud.