एफिसि 4
1 यसकारण, प्रभुको निम्ति कैदी भएको नाताले तिमीहरूलाई जुन बोलावटमा बोलाइएको छ, त्यस बोलावटमा उचित ढंगले चल्नको निम्ति म तिमीहरूलाई आग्रह गर्दछु ।
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
2 ज्यादै विनम्रता र कोमलता र धैर्यतामा जिओ । एकले अर्कालाई प्रेममा स्वीकार गर ।
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 आत्माको एकतालाई शान्तिको बन्धनमा राख्नलाई उत्कृष्ट तरिकाले प्रयत्न गर ।
being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 शरीर एउटै छ र आत्मापनि एउटै हुनुहुन्छ, जसरी तिमीहरू पनि एउटै निश्चित आशामा बोलाइएका थियौ ।
There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,
5 प्रभु एउटै हुनुहुन्छ, विश्वास एउटै हो, र बप्तिसमा पनि,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 र सबैका पिता, परमेश्वर पनि एउटै हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ सबै कुरामाथि, सबै कुराभित्र र सबै कुरामा हुनुहुन्छ ।
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
7 हामी हरेकलाई ख्रीष्टको वरदानको नापअनुसार वरदान दिइएको छ ।
But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 जसरी धर्मशास्त्रले भन्दछः “जब उहाँ उच्च स्थानमा जानुभयो, उहाँले कैदीहरूलाई दासत्वमा राख्नुभयो । उहाँले मानिसहरूलाई वरदानहरू दिनुभयो ।”
Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”
9 “उहाँ उच्च स्थानमा जानुभयो” भन्ने भनाइको अर्थ के हो त, यस बाहेक उहाँ पृथ्वीका गहिराइहरूमा पनि ओर्लनुभयो?
Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10 उहाँ जो तल ओर्लनुभयो, उहाँ नै सबै स्वर्गहरूभन्दा धेरै माथि उक्लनुभयो । उहाँले सबै कुराहरूलाई पूर्ण गर्नको निम्ति यो गर्नुभयो ।
He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 ख्रीष्टले यस्ता वरदानहरू दिनुभयोः प्रेरितहरू, अगमवक्ताहरू, प्रचारकहरू, पास्टरहरू र शिक्षकहरू ।
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
12 ख्रीष्टको शरीरलाई निर्माण गर्ने सेवाको कार्यको निम्ति विश्वासीहरूलाई निपुण गर्नलाई उहाँले यो गर्नुभयो ।
for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
13 विश्वासको एकता र परमेश्वरका पुत्रको ज्ञानमा हामी नपुगेसम्म उहाँले यो गर्नुहुन्छ । ख्रीष्टको उचाइमा पूर्ण रूपमा पुगेकाहरू झैँ हामी परिपक्व नभएसम्म उहाँले यो गर्नुहुन्छ ।
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
14 हामी अब बालकहरू जस्तै नहोऔँ भनेर यो जरूरी छ । हामी अब उसो यता-उता नबरालिऔँ भनेर यो जरूरी छ । सबै शिक्षाको बेगसँगै र मानिसहरूको धोखा दिने चलाखीपनको छलद्वारा हामी नबहकिऔँ भनेर यो जरूरी छ ।
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
15 बरु हामी प्रेममा सत्य बोल्नेछौँ र हाम्रो शिर, ख्रीष्टमा हामी सबै क्षेत्रमा वृद्धि हुनेछौँ ।
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
16 ख्रीष्टले विश्वासीहरूको शरीरलाई सँगै जोड्नुहुन्छ । प्रेममा सम्पूर्ण शरीरको विकास होस् र आफैँ वृद्धि होस् भनेर, त्यो हरेक सहयोगी तन्तुहरूद्वारा सँगै गाँसिएको हुन्छ ।
from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
17 त्यसैले म तिमीहरूलाई भन्दछु र प्रभुमा उत्साह दिन्छुः गैरयहूदीहरू आफ्ना विचारहरूको व्यर्थतामा हिँडे झैँ अबदेखि तिमीहरू चाहिँ हिँड्नु पर्दैन ।
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
18 तिनीहरू विचारमा अन्धा भएका छन् । तिनीहरूका हृदयको कठोरताको कारण तिनीहरूमा भएको अज्ञानताले तिनीहरू परमेश्वरको जीवनबाट अलग गरिएका छन् ।
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
19 तिनीहरूमा शर्म छैन । अशुद्ध कुराहरूमाथि कामुकता र हर किसिमका लालचमा तिनीहरूले आफैँलाई सुम्पिदिएका छन् ।
They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 तर तिमीहरूले यस्तो तरिकाले ख्रीष्टको बारेमा जानेका होइनौ ।
But you did not learn Christ that way,
21 तिमीहरूले येशूको बारेमा सुनेका छौ भनी म ठान्दछु । ख्रीष्टमा नै सत्यता भएको हुनाले तिमीहरू उहाँमा नै सिकाइएका छौ भनी म ठान्दछु ।
if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
22 तिमीहरूका पुराना आचरण, पुरानो मनुष्यताअनुसार गरिएका सबै कुराहरू तिमीहरूले त्याग्नुपर्छ । यही पुरानो मनुष्यताको कपटी अभिलाषाहरूका कारण तिमीहरू नष्ट भइरहेका छौ ।
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,
23 तिमीहरू आफ्नो विचारको आत्मामा पुनः नयाँ हुनको निम्ति आफ्नो पुरानो मनुष्यतालाई त्याग ।
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 परमेश्वरले चाहनुभएअनुसार नयाँ मनुष्यता धारण गर्नको निम्ति यस्तो गर । यो नयाँ मनुष्यतालाई धार्मिकता र सत्यताको पवित्रतामा सृजना गरिएको हो ।
and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
25 त्यसैले असत्यतालाई त्याग । “सबैले आफ्नो छिमेकीसँग सत्य बोलोस्,” किनभने हामी एकअर्काका सदस्यहरू हौँ ।
Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
26 “रिस गर, तर पाप नगर ।” तिम्रो रिससँगै घामलाई अस्ताउन नदेओ ।
“Be angry, and do not sin.” Do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
27 दुष्टलाई मौका नदेओ ।
and do not give place to the devil.
28 चोर्नेले अब उसो नचोरोस् । बरु उसले परिश्रम गरोस् । आवश्यकतामा रहेका मानिसहरूलाई सहायता गर्नको निम्ति उसले आफ्ना हातहरूलाई उपयोगी काममा लगाओस् ।
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
29 तिम्रो मुखबाट कुनै अपशब्द ननिस्कोस् । तर यसको सट्टामा, आवश्यताहरू पूरा गर्ने र सुन्ने मानिसहरूलाई लाभ हुने शब्दहरू तिम्रा मुखबाट निस्कून् ।
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
30 र परमेश्वरको पवित्र आत्मालाई दुःखित नतुल्याओ । छुटकाराको दिनको निम्ति उहाँद्वारा नै तिमीहरूमा छाप लगाइएको छ ।
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 सबै किसिमका तीतोपना, क्रोध, रिस, झगडा र अपमान सहित सम्पूर्ण दुष्टता तिमीहरूले त्याग्नुपर्छ ।
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.
32 एकअर्का प्रति दयालु होओ । कृपालु मनका होओ । जसरी ख्रीष्टमा परमेश्वरले तिमीहरूलाई क्षमा दिनुभयो त्यसरी नै तिमीहरूले पनि एकअर्कालाई क्षमा देओ ।
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
