ᏉᎳ ᎪᎶᏏ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1
1 ᏉᎳ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏅ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎢᎩᏅᏟ,
Paul, an apostle of Messiah Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏘ ᎪᎶᏏ ᎢᏤᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎡᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
to the saints and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 ᎣᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏙᏓ, ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᏍᎪᎢ,
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, praying always for you,
4 ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎡᏦᎢᏳᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎨᏳᏒ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ;
having heard of your faith in Messiah Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
5 ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᏣᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ,
because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏧᏂᎷᏤᎸ; ᎠᎴ ᏥᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎦ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ, ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᏒ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;
which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
7 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏤᏣᏛᎦᏁᎸ ᎡᎦᏆ ᎣᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎣᎩᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᏂᎯᏃ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ.
even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on our behalf,
8 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏲᎲᏁᎸᎯ ᏕᏣᏓᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ.
who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
9 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ, ᎣᎦᏛᎦᏅ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎥᏝ ᏲᏥᏲᎯᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᎣᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎪᎵᏥᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎴᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏥᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎧᏁᏉᎬ ᎡᏥᎦᏙᎥᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ;
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 ᏕᏣᎵᏂᎪᏍᎬᎢ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏗᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏗᏳ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎢᏤᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
12 ᎡᏣᎵᎡᎵᏤᎲ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎦᏠᏯᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᎢᎦ-ᎦᏛ ᎠᏁᎯ;
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;
13 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎫᏓᎴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎵᏏᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏗᎩᎧᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎨᏳᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ;
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
14 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎡᎦᎫᏴᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎩᎬ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᎡᎩᏙᎵᏨᎢ;
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
15 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎦᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏕᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ.
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᏬᏢᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏤᎭ, ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏥᎩ, ᎢᏳ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᏂᏗᏱ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏱᎩ; ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏬᏢᏁᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏙᏢᎾᏁᎴᎢ;
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.
17 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏁᎰᎢ ᎣᏂ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎬᏂᏏᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏤᎭ;
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
18 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏍᎪᎵ Ꭰ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ, ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏄᎾᏓᎴᏒ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 ᎣᏏᏳᏰᏃ ᎠᏰᎸᏅᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎧᎵᎢᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ;
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
20 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏙᎯᏱ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎤᎩᎬ ᏓᏓᎿᎭᏩᏍᏛ ᎤᏨᏅᎯ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏍᏔᏅ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏱᎩ.
and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.
21 ᏂᎯᏃ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏁᏣᏓᎴᏉ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎡᏥᏍᎦᎩ ᏥᎨᏎ ᏙᏗᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏕᏥᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᎯ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏍᏓᏁᎸ,
You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,
22 ᎤᏮᏔᏅ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎬᎢ, ᏧᎬᏩᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏁᏧᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᏥᎳᏫᏎᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ;
yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,
23 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᏅᏩᏍᏗᏗᏉ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒᎢ, ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏱᏛᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᎦᏰᏨᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᏨᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏛᎦᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎨᎦᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎦᎸᎶ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ ᏄᎾᏛᏅᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏉᎳ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏛᏁᎯ ᏥᏅᏋᏁᎸ;
if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
24 ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏥᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᎩᎵᏲᏤᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏥᎧᎵᏏᏏ ᎠᏏ ᎤᏃᏒᎢ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎩᎵᏲᏨ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎩᏇᏓᎸ ᏥᎩᎵᏲᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏰᎸ ᏥᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏥᎩ;
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the church;
25 ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏴ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏅᏋᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏁᏤᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᏨᎩᏁᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎧᎵᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᏥᏙᏗᏱ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ;
of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,
the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)
27 ᎾᏍᎩ [ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ] ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎠᏁᎲ [ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏄᏩᏁᎸ; ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᏨᏗ ᏥᏂᎬᏁ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏫᏥᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ.
To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory;
28 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏥᏃᏨᏁᎭ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏯᏔᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏥᏙᏤᏲᎲᏍᎦ ᏦᏨᏗᎭ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏦᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏄᏂᎪᎸᎾ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎢ;
whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Messiah Jesus;
29 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏥᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᏥᎦᏟᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᏥᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᏗᏆᏓᏅᏛᎢ.
for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.
