¹See on ustav sõna. Kui keegi igatseb ülevaatajaametit, siis ta igatseb üllast tööd.

¹The word [is] faithful: if any one aspires to exercise oversight, he desires a good work.

²Ülevaataja peab siis olema laitmatu: ühenaisemees, kaine, mõõdukas, kombekas, külalislahke, osav õpetama,

²The overseer then must be irreproachable, husband of one wife, sober, discreet, decorous, hospitable, apt to teach;

³kes ei ole joomar ega kakleja, vaid leebe, rahupüüdlik ja rahahimuta,

³not given to excesses from wine, not a striker, but mild, not addicted to contention, not fond of money,

⁴kes oma peret hästi juhatab ja kelle lapsed elavad kuulekuses ja kõigiti väärikalt.

⁴conducting his own house well, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;

⁵Sest kui keegi ei oska juhatada oma peret, kuidas ta võib kanda hoolt Jumala koguduse eest?

⁵(but if one does not know how to conduct his own house, how shall he take care of the assembly of God?)

⁶Ta ärgu olgu ka vastpöördunu, et ta ei läheks upsakaks ega langeks sama süü sisse kui kurat.

⁶not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into [the] fault of the devil.

⁷Tal peab olema hea tunnistus ka neilt, kes on väljaspool kogudust, et ta ei langeks hurjutamise alla ega kuradi silmusesse.

⁷But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and [the] snare of the devil.

⁸Niisamuti peavad abilised olema väärikad, kes ei ole kahekeelsed, kes ei tarvita liialt veini, kes ei ole liigkasuvõtjad,

⁸Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

⁹vaid kellel usu saladus on puhtas südametunnistuses.

⁹holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

¹⁰Neidki aga katsutagu enne läbi ja seejärel nad asugu teenima, kui on laitmatud.

¹⁰And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].

¹¹Niisamuti olgu naised väärikad, mitte keelepeksjad, vaid kained, ustavad kõigis asjus.

¹¹[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

¹²Abilised olgu ühenaisemehed, kes lapsi ja oma peret hästi juhatavad.

¹²Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well:

¹³Sest kes hästi peavad oma ametit, saavad tunnustuse ja rohkesti julgust usus Kristusesse Jeesusesse.

¹³for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴Seda ma kirjutan sulle, lootes ise peatselt tulla sinu juurde.

¹⁴These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;

¹⁵Kui mu tulek siiski viibib, sa teaksid, milline peab olema eluviis Jumala kojas, mis on elava Jumala kogudus, tõe sammas ja alustugi.

¹⁵but if I delay, in order that thou mayest know how one ought to conduct oneself in God's house, which is [the] assembly of [the] living God, [the] pillar and base of the truth.

¹⁶Tunnistatavalt suur on jumalakartuse saladus: Jumal on avalikuks saanud lihas, õigeks tunnistatud vaimus, nähtav olnud inglitele, kuulutatud paganatele, usutud maailmas, võetud üles kirkusesse.

¹⁶And confessedly the mystery of piety is great. God has been manifested in flesh, has been justified in [the] Spirit, has appeared to angels, has been preached among [the] nations, has been believed on in [the] world, has been received up in glory.