Petri I 4
1 Christo igitur passo in carne, et vos eadem cogitatione armamini: quia qui passus est in carne, desiit a peccatis:
Since, then, Christ suffered in body, arm yourselves with the same resolve as he; for he who has suffered in body has ceased to sin,
2 Ut iam non desideriis hominum, sed voluntati Dei, quod reliquum est in carne vivat temporis.
and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God.
3 Sufficit enim præteritum tempus ad voluntatem Gentium consummandam his, qui ambulaverunt in luxuriis, desideriis, vinolentiis, comessationibus, potationibus, et illicitis idolorum cultibus.
Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.
4 In quo admirantur non concurrentibus vobis in eamdem luxuriæ confusionem, blasphemantes.
And, because you do not run to the same extremes of profligacy as others, they are astonished, and malign you.
5 Qui reddent rationem ei, qui paratus est iudicare vivos et mortuos.
But they will have to answer for their conduct to him who is ready to judge both the living and the dead.
6 Propter hoc enim et mortuis evangelizatum est: ut iudicentur quidem secundum homines in carne, vivant autem secundum Deum in Spiritu.
For that was why the good news was told to the dead also – that, after they have been judged in the body, as people are judged, they might live in the spirit, as God lives.
7 Omnium autem finis appropinquavit. Estote itaque prudentes, et vigilate in orationibus.
But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, so that you may be able to pray.
8 Ante omnia autem, mutuam in vobismetipsis charitatem continuam habentes: quia charitas operit multitudinem peccatorum.
Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for “Love throws a veil over countless sins.”
9 Hospitales invicem sine murmuratione:
Never grudge hospitality to one another.
10 Unusquisque, sicut accepit gratiam, in alterutrum illam administrantes, sicut boni dispensatores multiformis gratiæ Dei.
Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God.
11 Si quis loquitur, quasi sermones Dei: si quis ministrat, tamquam ex virtute, quam administrat Deus: ut in omnibus honorificetur Deus per Iesum Christum: cui est gloria, et imperium in sæcula sæculorum: Amen. (aiōn g165)
When anyone speaks, they should speak as one who is delivering the oracles of God. When anyone is endeavouring to serve others, they should do so in reliance on the strength which God supplies; so that in everything God may be honoured through Jesus Christ – to whom be ascribed all honour and might for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Charissimi, nolite peregrinari in fervore, qui ad tentationem vobis fit, quasi novi aliquid vobis contingat:
Dear friends, do not be astonished at the trial of fire that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 sed communicantes Christi passionibus gaudete, ut et in revelatione gloriæ eius gaudeatis exultantes.
No, the more you share the sufferings of the Christ, the more may you rejoice, that, when the time comes for the manifestation of his glory, you may rejoice and exult.
14 Si exprobramini in nomine Christi, beati eritis: quoniam quod est honoris, gloriæ, et virtutis Dei, et qui est eius Spiritus, super vos requiescit.
If you are insulted for bearing the name of Christ, count yourselves blessed; because the divine glory and the Spirit of God are resting on you.
15 Nemo autem vestrum patiatur ut homicida, aut fur, aut maledicus, aut alienorum appetitor.
I need hardly say that no one among you must suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a criminal, or for interfering in matters which do not concern Christians.
16 Si autem ut Christianus, non erubescat: glorificet autem Deum in isto nomine.
But, if someone suffers as a Christian, they should not be ashamed of it; they should bring honour to God even though they bear that name.
17 Quoniam tempus est ut incipiat iudicium a domo Dei. Si autem primum a nobis: quis finis eorum, qui non credunt Dei Evangelio?
For the time has come for judgment to begin with the house of God; and, if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who reject God’s good news?
18 Et si iustus vix salvabitur, impius, et peccator ubi parebunt?
If “a good person is saved only with difficulty, what will become of the godless and the sinful?”
19 Itaque et hi, qui patiuntur secundum voluntatem Dei, fideli Creatori commendent animas suas in benefactis.
Therefore, I say, let those who suffer, because God wills it so, commit their lives into the hands of a faithful Creator, and persevere in doing right.
