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1 PAVLEC Iaincoaren cerbitzari eta Iesus Christen Apostolu denac, Iaincoaren elegituén fedearen eta pietatearen tenorez den eguiaren araura,
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
2 Vicitze eternalaren sperançacotzát, cein promettatu vkan baitu Iainco gueçurti eztenac dembora eternalén altzinetic, eta manifestatu bere demboretan: (aiōnios g166)
in hope of the consummate (aiōnios g166) life, which God, who cannnot lie, promised before time began;
3 Diot bere hitza, Iainco gure Saluadorearen ordenançaren tenorez niri cargutan eman içan çaitadan predicationeaz: Tite neure seme eguiazcoari gure artean commun den fedearen arauez.
but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
4 Gratia dela hirequin misericordia eta baquea Iainco Aitaganic, eta Iesus Christ Iaun gure Saluadoreaganic.
to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 Causa hunegatic vtzi vkan aut Cretan goitico diraden gaucén corrigitzen continua deçançát, eta ordena ditzán hiriz hiri Ancianoac, nic ordenatu drauadan beçala:
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
6 Baldin cembeit bada irreprehensibleric emazte bakoitz baten senhar, haour fidelac dituelaric, ez dissolutionez accusatuac, edo rangea ecin daitezquenac.
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
7 Ecen Ipizpicuac behar dic içan irreprehensible, Iaincoaren etchearen gobernari anço, eztén porfidioso, ez coleric, ez mahatsarnoari emana, ez vkaldicari, ez irabazte deshonestaren guthicioso:
For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
8 Baina estrangerén ostatuz gogotic recebiçale, onén onhetsle, çuhur, iusto, saindu, moderatu:
but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
9 Instructionearen araura den hitz fidelaren eduquile, doctrina sanoz exhorta-ere ahal deçançát, eta contrastatzen diradenac vençut.
holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
10 Ecen baduc anhitz rangea ecin daitenic eta vanoqui minçaçaleric, eta adimenduén seduciçaleric, principalqui Circoncisionetic diradenac: hæy ahoa boçatu behar ciayec:
For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 Hec etcheac ossoqui erautzen citié, behar eztiraden gauçác iracasten dituztela irabazte deshonestaren causaz.
whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
12 Erran dic hayén arteco cembeitec, hayén propheta propriac, Cretatarrac bethi gueçurti, bestia gaitzac, sabel naguiac.
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
13 Testimoniage haur eguiazcoa duc: causa hunegatic reprehenditzac hec viciqui, fedean sano diradençát:
This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 Behatzen eztutelaric Iuduén fabletara, eta eguiatic aldaratzen diraden guiçonén manuetara.
not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 Gauça guciac chahuendaco chahu dituc baina satsuendaco eta infidelendaco eztuc deus, chahuric, aitzitic dituc satsu hayén adimendua eta conscientiá.
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16 Professione eguiten dié Iaincoa eçagutzen dutela, baina obraz vkatzen dié, abominable diradelaric eta desobedient eta obra on orotara reprobatuac.
They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

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