ᏈᏓ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᎠᏴ ᏈᏓ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᎢᏣᏗᎦᎴᏲᏨᎯ ᏋᏗᏱ ᎢᏤᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎨᎴᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏆᏙᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏏᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏈᏗᏂᏱ;
Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ: To God's own people scattered over the earth, who are living as foreigners in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,
2 ᎡᏣᏑᏰᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᎦᏔᎰ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᎦᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏚᏟᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎩᎬ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ; ᎦᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏣᏤᎵ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, with a view to their obedience and to their being sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May more and more grace and peace be granted to you.
3 ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏥᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎩᏁᎸ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎢᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏚᎴᎯᏌᏅ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ; —
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has begotten us anew to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 ᏥᎩᏁᎸ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᏲᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎪᎸᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏦᏒ ᎡᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎯ,
to an inheritance imperishable, undefiled and unfading, which has been reserved in Heaven for you,
5 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗ ᏤᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
whom God in His power is guarding through faith for a salvation that even now stands ready for unveiling at the End of the Age.
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏣᏘ ᏥᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ, ᎪᎯᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏞᎦ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎡᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏔᏩᏕᎦ ᎤᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎵᏩᏛᎡᎲᎢ,
Rejoice triumphantly in the prospect of this, even if now, for a short time, you are compelled to sorrow amid various trials.
7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏟ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎩ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᏱᏩᎵᏰᎢᎶᎦ ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ ᎢᏳᎢ.
The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith--being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.
8 ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ] ᎡᏥᎪᎥᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎡᏥᎨᏳᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏁᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎡᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬᎢ ᎡᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᏗᎭ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏃᎮᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏔᏅᎯ;
Him you love, though your eyes have never looked on Him. In Him, though at present you cannot see Him, you nevertheless trust, and triumph with a joy which is unspeakable and is crowned with glory,
9 ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎭ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏗᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
while you are securing as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.
10 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎣᏂᎨᏛᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏲᎸᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ ᎤᏂᏁᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏥᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
There were Prophets who earnestly inquired about that salvation, and closely searched into it--even those who spoke beforehand of the grace which was to come to you.
11 ᎤᏂᏲᎲᎩ ᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏛᎬᎢ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏯᎥᎢ, ᎢᎬᏱ ᎦᏰᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎬᏁᎮ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏂ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
They were eager to know the time which the Spirit of Christ within them kept indicating, or the characteristics of that time, when they solemnly made known beforehand the sufferings that were to come upon Christ and the glories which would follow.
12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎨᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎾᎾᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎨᎩᏃᎮᎮᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏂᎨᏨᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎨᏣᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏅᏓᏰᏥᏅᏏᏛ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏧᎾᏚᎵᎭ ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗᏱ.
To them it was revealed that they were serving not themselves but you, when they foretold the very things which have now been openly declared to you by those who, having been taught by the Holy Spirit which had been sent from Heaven, brought you the Good News. Angels long to stoop and look into these things.
13 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᏥᏠᎦ ᏕᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎢᏣᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏎᏍᏗ ᎡᏥᏁᏗᏱ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏥᏲᎮᏗ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎸᎭ.
Therefore gird up your minds and fix your hopes calmly and unfalteringly upon the boon that is soon to be yours, at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.
14 ᎢᏦᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᏂᏣᏍᏛ ᏥᏣᏚᎸᏅᎥᏍᎬ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎿᎭᎥᎾ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ;
And, since you delight in obedience, do not shape your lives by the cravings which used to dominate you in the time of your ignorance,
15 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏥᏯᏅᏛ ᎠᏍᎦᎾᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎾᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᏣᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ.
but--in imitation of the holy One who has called you--you also must be holy in all your habits of life.
16 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎳ, “ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏴᏰᏃ ᏥᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎩ.”
Because it stands written, "You are to be holy, because I am holy."
17 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᏕᎫᎪᏓᏁᎭ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸ [ ᎠᏂ ] ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ.
And if you address as your Father Him who judges impartially in accordance with each man's actions, then spend in fear the time of your stay here on earth,
18 ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎭᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎩ, ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᏁᎬ ᏯᏛᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ, ᎡᏣᎫᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎡᎫᏓᎴᏒᎢ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏙᎸᎢ ᏗᏥᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏗᎨᏥᏲᎯᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ,
knowing, as you do, that it was not with a ransom of perishable wealth, such as silver or gold, that you were set free from your frivolous habits of life which had been handed down to you from your forefathers,
19 ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎬ ᎡᏣᎫᏴᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᎩᎬ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏫ-ᎠᎩᎾ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᎪᎸᏫ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏓᏓᎸᎾ;
but with the precious blood of Christ--as of an unblemished and spotless lamb.
20 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎾᏥᎦᏔᎰᎢ ᎠᏏ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᏙᏢᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎴ ᎪᎯ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ,
He was pre-destined indeed to this work, even before the creation of the world, but has been plainly manifested in these last days for the sake of you who, through Him,
21 ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏤᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏥᏚᎴᏔᏁᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏁᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
are faithful to God, who raised Him from among the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are resting upon God.
22 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᏥᏅᎦᎸᏛ ᏥᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏕᏥᎧᎾᏩᏛᏒ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏥᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ, [ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ] ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᏨᏔᏅ, ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏙᏗᏱ ᏗᏥᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏳᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏥᎾᏫ.
Now that, through your obedience to the truth, you have purified your souls for cherishing sincere brotherly love, you must love another heartily and fervently.
23 ᏔᎵᏁ ᎢᏣᏕᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏲᎩ ᎤᎦᏔ ᎢᏣᏕᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏲᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎧᏃᎥᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏟᎵ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏃᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎡᎯ ᏥᎩ. (aiōn g165)
For you have been begotten again by God's ever-living and enduring word from a germ not of perishable, but of imperishable life. (aiōn g165)
24 ᏂᎦᎥᏰᏃ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎧᏃᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏓᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏴᏫ, ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ. ᎧᏁᏍᎦ ᎧᏴᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥᎸᏒᎢ ᎦᏙᎠᏍᎪᎢ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎡᎭ.
"All mankind resemble the herbage, and all their beauty is like its flowers. The herbage dries up, and its flowers drop off;
