1 Timothy 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter. You know that] I am an apostle. I [represent] Christ Jesus because God and Christ Jesus commanded me to do it. God is the one who saved us, and Jesus is the one for whom we are confidently waiting [to return].
ᎠᏴ ᏉᎳ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎬᎩᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ,
2 [You], Timothy, [are like] [MET] a true son [to me] because [you] trusted [in Christ after I told you about him]. [I pray/desire that] God, who is our Father, and Christ Jesus, who is our Lord, will [continue to act] kindly and mercifully to you, and [that they will give you inner] peace.
ᏫᎬᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᏘᎹᏗ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏊᏥ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏕᏣᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ.
3 [I urge you now], just like I urged you when I was going to Macedonia [province], that you remain there in Ephesus [city]. Stay there so that you may command certain persons [who teach other believers] that they not teach false [doctrines].
ᎾᏃ ᏥᎬᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᏣᏗᎩᏯᏍᏗᏱ ᎡᏈᏌ, ᎹᏏᏙᏁ ᏥᏩᎩᎶᏒᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏘᏅᏍᏓᏕᏗᏱ ᎩᎶ ᏓᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬ ᎤᏣᏘᏂ ᎢᏳᏂᏪᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ,
4 And tell people to not continually give their attention to stories [that tell about our ancestors], stories in which there are (genealogies/lists of our ancestors’ names) that [seem to be] endless. [You must command your congregation not to think that these stories are valuable], because [whenever people think] that, they [just] start arguing about things uselessly, instead of [teaching] God’s plan, which [is concerned with] what we believe (OR, which [we know because] we trust [in Christ]).
ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏛᏓᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏎᏉ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏫᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏒᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᏉ ᏥᏩᎵᏱᎶᎯᎭ ᎥᏲᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏁᎳᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏛᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ, [ᎾᏍᎩ ᎿᎭᏛᏁᎸᎭ.]
5 [Teach them] to have pure desires [MTY] and [so to know that God] approves of what they do, and to sincerely believe [the true teaching]. By doing that, [they will] love [God well].
ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏩᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎣᎾᏫ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
6 There are some people who have turned away from these true teachings. As a result, they [just] discuss what is useless.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎩᎶ ᎤᎾᎪᎸᏛ ᏥᎩ, ᏄᎵᏌᎶᏛᎾ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏭᎾᎦᏔᎲᏍᏔᏅ;
7 They desire to teach the laws [that God gave to Moses], but they do not understand what they are really saying, or the things about which they (confidently speak/say that they understand well).
ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᏃᏏᏏᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏃᎵᎬᎾ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏍᏓᏱᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
8 We know that the laws [that God gave to Moses are] good if people consider correctly [what God intended them for].
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏗᎦᏔᎭ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎨᏒ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᏱᏓᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎦ,
9 We must remember that God did not give Moses those laws in order [to condemn] righteous people. By those laws he [condemns people who act as though there were no] laws and who refuse to obey [anyone. He condemns] those who do not revere God and those who sin habitually. [By them he condemns] those who refuse to perform rituals that are pleasing to God and who show no respect for religion. [He condemns] those who murder their fathers and who murder their mothers and who murder [other] people.
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏯᎦᏔᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᏴᏫ ᎠᎪᏢᎾᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎾᎢ, ᎠᏂᎦᏓᎭᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏂᏆᏘᎯ, ᏧᏂᏙᏓ ᏗᏂᎯᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᏥ ᏗᏂᎯᎯ, ᏴᏫ ᏗᏂᎯᎯ,
10 [He condemns] those who are sexually immoral and those who are homosexuals. [He condemns] those who kidnap/steal people [in order to make them slaves]. [He condemns] those who lie and those who promise something strongly but do not do what they promised. He condemns every other action that is contrary to our true teaching.
ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ, ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᎾᏂᏏᎲᏍᎩ, ᏴᏫ ᏗᏂᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ, ᎠᏂᏰᎪᎩ, ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᎠᎾᏎᎵᏛᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
11 This is what we teach people when we tell them the glorious/wonderful message about Christ that our awesome God [has revealed] and that he gave to me to teach.
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎥᏆᏒᎦᎶᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ.
12 I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord who enabled me to do this work, because he considered that I could be trusted. So he appointed me in order that I [would serve him].
ᎠᎴ ᏥᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏣᏆᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏔᏅ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎬᏩᏛᏁᏗ ᏣᏇᎵᏎᎸ, ᏣᎩᏁᏤᎸ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ,
13 Formerly I said evil things [about him], I caused [his people] to suffer, and I acted very cruelly toward them. But [Christ acted] in a kind way toward me since I (acted ignorantly/did not know that I was doing wrong) because I did not believe [in him].
ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᏐᏢᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏂᏐᏢᏗ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᎩᏙᎵᏨᎩ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎿᎭᎥᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏉᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏆᏛᏁᎸᎢ.
14 Our Lord kindly did for me what I did not deserve, so that I now believe [in Christ Jesus] and I love others (OR, him) [because I belong to him].
ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎡᏉᎯᏳ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏛᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᏥᏲᎢᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ, ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
15 [Something that all we believers] say is certainly true and is worthy for us to fully accept is that Christ Jesus came into the world in order to save sinful people [so that God would not punish them for their sins]. As for me, I [consider that I have sinned] more than all others.
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏩᏍᏛ ᏧᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᏨᎢ, ᏚᏍᏕᎸᎯᎸ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎾᎢ, ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎩᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏥᏍᎦᎾᎢ.
16 Yet Christ Jesus acted mercifully to me in order that he might demonstrate [to people that he is perfectly patient with them]. He did that by his being patient with me, one who has sinned worse than everyone else. He wanted what he did for me (to be an example/to demonstrate his patience) to people who would [later] believe in him, and as a result would live forever. (aiōnios g166)
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅᎩ ᎥᎩᏙᎵᏨᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎩᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏩᏍᏛ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎣᏂ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᏅᎯ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏫᏚᎷᎩ. (aiōnios g166)
17 I desire that people will honor and praise the only [true] God forever! Even though no one can see him, he is the King who rules for all time, who will never die! (Amen!/That is true!) (aiōn g165)
Ꭷ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎡᎯ, ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎤᏩᏒᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ; ᎡᎺᏅ. (aiōn g165)
18 Timothy, you [are like] [MET] a son [to me]. So, (based on/in accordance with) what [someone] previously (prophesied/told what God revealed to them) about you, I am instructing you [to strongly oppose those who teach false doctrines. You should oppose them like] [MET] a soldier (fights strongly against/opposes) [those who attack his countrymen].
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎯ ᏕᎬᏲᎯᏏ, ᎠᏇᏥ ᏗᎹᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏂᏪᏒ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏣᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏕᎲᏗᏍᎬ ᏯᎵᎦ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
19 Continue to believe [the true teaching] and do only what you know to be right! Remember that some people have (pushed aside/rejected) the true teaching. As a result, they no longer believe [MET] what is true.
ᏕᏣᏂᏴᏒ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏩᏂᏲᏥᏙᎸ;
20 Among the ones who have done that are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I put in the hands of Satan, in order that [when Satan punishes them] they may learn not to teach wrong teaching.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎸ ᎭᎻᏂᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎵᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎦᏥᏲᏒ ᏎᏓᏂ ᏕᏥᏲᎯᏎᎸ ᎤᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏐᏢᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
