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

¹Paul, bondman of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ according to [the] faith of God's elect, and knowledge of [the] truth which [is] according to piety;

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

²in [the] hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time,

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

³but has manifested in its own due season his word, in [the] proclamation with which *I* have been entrusted, according to [the] commandment of our Saviour God;

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

⁴to Titus, my own child according to [the] faith common [to us]: Grace and peace from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

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

⁵For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest go on to set right what remained [unordered], and establish elders in each city, as *I* had ordered thee:

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

⁶if any one be free from all charge [against him], husband of one wife, having believing children not accused of excess or unruly.

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

⁷For the overseer must be free from all charge [against him] as God's steward; not headstrong, not passionate, not disorderly through wine, not a striker, not seeking gain by base means;

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

⁸but hospitable, a lover of goodness, discreet, just, pious, temperate,

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

⁹clinging to the faithful word according to the doctrine taught, that he may be able both to encourage with sound teaching and refute gainsayers.

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

¹⁰For there are many and disorderly vain speakers and deceivers of people's minds, specially those of [the] circumcision,

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

¹¹who must have their mouths stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which ought not [to be taught] for the sake of base gain.

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

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

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

¹³This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,

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

¹⁴not turning [their] minds to Jewish fables and commandments of men turning away from the truth.

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

¹⁵All things [are] pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

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

¹⁶They profess to know God, but in works deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.