Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God and an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

I Paoly, fetrek’ oron’ Añahare naho Firàhe’ Iesoà Norizañey, ho ami’ty fatokisa’ o jinobon’ Añahareo naho ty faharendrehañe ty hatò amy fañorihañe Hake,

2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)

misalala i haveloñe nainai’e nampitaman’ Añahare tsy mandañitsey, taolo’ ty fifotora’ o saao, (aiōnios g166)

3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour,

ie naboake an-tsà mañeva i tsara’ey añamy fitaroñañe nafantok’ amako ami’ty lilin’ Añahare Mpandrombak’ antikañey.

4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah our Saviour.

Ho a i Titosy, toe anake amy fatokisañe itraofañey: hasoa, naho fañanintsiñe boak’ aman’ Añahare Rae naho Iesoà Norizañe Mpandrombak’ antikañey.

5 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—

Ty talim-pañengako azo homb’e Kreta añe, le ty hañity o raha tsy nihènekeo, naho ty hampijadoñe roandriañe amo hene rovao, amy nafantoko ama’oy,

6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behaviour.

ie tsy aman-kila, migahiñe amy tañanjomba’ey, naho aman’ anake mpiato, tsy mitangingìñe, tsy mañarinjeñe.

7 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;

Toe tsy mahay tsy malio tahiñe ty mpifehe amy te mpamandron’ Añahare, tsy mpitea-teña, tsy mora viñetse, tsy loho mpinon-divay, tsy mpandafa, tsy mikiram-bokàñe,

8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

f’ie mpanao antalatalasaba, mpitea ty soa, mahalie-batañe, malili-po, miavake naho migahiñe;

9 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.

mpifahatse ami’ty fañòhañe to milahatse amy tsara atokisañey, haha­fitaroña’e ty entan-tsoa-fehe naho hañitia’e o mpandietseo.

10 For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

Maro ty te hiola, mpivolambolañe naho mpamañahy, somandrake o mpiamo savatseo.

11 whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.

Ie tsy mahay tsy hampitsiñeñe, fa mandrotsake hasavereñañe heneke, mañoke raha tsy mañeva, hahazoañe tambe vìlañe.

12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

Fa hoe ty mpitoky am’ iereo ao: Mpandañitse avao o nte-Kretao, biby raty, vòtro màhake.

13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

To i tali­lieñey. Aa le itrevoho, hampatoe’ ty fatokisa’ iareo,

14 not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

tsy hiantofa’e o lantom-bolañe Tehodao naho ty fandi­lia’ ondaty mpiamboho ami’ty hatòo.

15 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.

Toe hene hiringiry amo hiringiriñeo, fe tsy eo ty malio amo malotoo naho amo tsi-miatoo, ie sambe maleotse an-troke naho am-pitsa­koreañe.

16 They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

Ie mieva mahafohiñe an’ Andrianañahare te mone tetize’ o sata’eo, mpitangingìñe naho mpiola, milesa amy ze atao asa soa.