Efesoarrei 4

1 Othoitz eguiten drauçuet bada nic, bainaiz presoner gure Iaunean, ebil çaitezten deithu içan çareten vocationeari dagocan beçala,

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,

2 Humilitate eta emetassun gucirequin, spiritu patient batequin, elkar supportatzen duçuelaric charitatez:

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Arthatsu çaretelaric Spirituaren vnitatearen beguiratzera baquezco lotgarriaz.

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 Gorputzbat da eta Spiritubat, deithu-ere içan çareten beçala çuen vocationearen sperança batetara:

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 Iaunbat, Fedebat, Baptismobat:

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 Gucién Iainco eta Aitabat, cein baita gucién gainean, eta gucién artean, eta çuetan guciotan.

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 Baina gutaric batbederari gratia eman içan çayó Christen dohainaren neurriaren araura.

But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Halacotz dio, Goiti iganic captiuo eraman vkan du captiuitatea, eta eman drauzte dohainac guiçoney.

Therefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

9 Eta igaite hura cer da, lehen lurreco parte behera hautara iautsi-ere dela baicen?

( Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 Iautsi içan den hura bera da igan-ere dena ceru gucién garaira, gauça guciac bethe litzançát.

He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

11 Harc bada eman ditu batzu, Apostolu içateco: eta berceac, Propheta: eta berceac, Euangelista: eta berceac, Pastor eta Doctor içateco,

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 Sainduén elkarganatzeagatic, ministerioaren obracotzát, Christen gorputzaren edificationetan.

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Guciac rencontra gaitezqueno fedearen, eta Iaincoaren Semearen eçagutzearen vnitatean, guiçon perfectotan, Christen adin perfecteco neurrira:

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 Guehiagoric haour ezgarençát balençán ebilteco, eta doctrinataco haice oroz hara huna guiçonén enganioz, eta hayén finecia cautelosqui enganagarrizcoz erabili içateco.

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive;

15 Baina eguiari garreitzalaric charitaterequin, gucietan handi gaitecen hartan, cein baita buruä, Christ:

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:

16 Ceinetaric gorputz guciac vngui iunctaturic, eta forniduraren iunctura guciéz elkarrequin iossiric, membroetaric batbederaren neurrico indarraren araura hartzen baitu gorputzeco hacitze, bere buruären edificationetan charitatez.

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body to the edifying of itself in love.

17 Haur bada erraiten dut, eta Iaunaz requeritzen çaituztet, guehiagoric etzaitezten ebil berce Gentilac dabiltzan beçala berén adimenduco vanitatean,

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 Adimenduz ilhunduac diradelaric eta Iaincoaren vicitzetic appartatuac, hetan berén bihotzeco gogortassunetic den ignorantiaren causaz:

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

19 Eta sendimendu gabeturic, bere buruac abandonnatu vkan dituzté dissolutionetara, cithalqueria ororen eguitera, appetitu desordenaturequin.

Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 Baina çuec eztuçue hala ikassi vkan Christ:

But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 Baldin behinçát hura ençun vkan baduçue, eta harçaz iracatsiac baçarete, eguiá Iesus baithan den beçala:

If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 Ken deçaçuen leheneco conuersationeaz den becembatean guiçon çaharra, enganagarrizco guthicién araura corrumpitzen dena:

That ye put off concerning the former manner of life the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 Eta arramberri çaitezten çuen adimenduco spirituan:

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 Eta iaunz deçaçuen guiçon berria, cein Iaincoaren araura creatu içan baita iustitiatan eta eguiazco saindutassunetan.

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25 Halacotz, gueçurra kenduric, minça çaiteztez eguiaz batbedera cein çuen hurcoarequin: ecen elkarren membro gara.

Therefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

26 Asserre çaiteztez, eta bekaturic eztaguiçuela: iguzquia eztadila etzin çuen asserretassunaren gainean:

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Eta lekuric eztemoçuela deabruari.

Neither give place to the devil.

28 Ebaisten çuenac ezteçala guehiagoric ebats: baina aitzitic trabailla bedi on daten gauçaric eguiten duela, beharra duenari emaiteco duençát.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29 Hitz corrumpituric batre çuen ahotic ilki eztadila, baina cembeit bada, edificationearen vsançaco on datenic, ençuten duteney gratia eman diecençát.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.

30 Eta ezteçaçuela contrista Iaincoaren Spiritu saindua, ceinez ciguilatuac baitzarete redemptioneco egunecotzát.

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed to the day of redemption.

31 Samindura eta colera, eta hira, eta oihu, eta gaitzerraite gucia çuetaric ken bedi, malitia gucirequin.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 Baina çareten elkargana benigno, misericordioso eta elkarri barkaçale, Iaincoac Christez barkatu vkan drauçuen beçala.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.