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1 पत्नियो, अपने-अपने पति के अधीन रहो, जिससे कि यदि उनमें से कोई परमेश्वर के वचन के प्रति आज्ञा न माननेवाले हों तो वे तुम्हारे कुछ कहे बिना ही अपनी-अपनी पत्नियों के स्वभाव के द्वारा विश्वास में शामिल किए जा सकें,

You women [believers], just like [slaves should submit themselves to their masters], submit yourselves to your husbands. Do that in order that if any of them do not believe the message [about Christ], they may become believers without [it being necessary for] you to say anything to them [about their relationship to God].

2 क्योंकि वे तुम्हारे पवित्र तथा अच्छे स्वभाव को देखते रहते हैं.

[They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.

3 तुम्हारा सौंदर्य सिर्फ दिखावटी न हो, जैसे बाल संवारना, सोने के गहने व वस्त्रों से सजना.

Do not be [trying to make] yourselves beautiful by decorating the outside [of your bodies], such as (by the way you comb your hair/by your hair [style]) or by wearing gold jewelry and fine clothes.

4 परंतु तुम्हारा भीतरी व्यक्तित्व नम्रता व मन की दीनता जैसे अविनाशी गुणों से सजा हुआ हो, जो परमेश्वर की दृष्टि में बहुमूल्य हैं.

Instead, make your (inner beings/hearts) [beautiful] with qualities/attitudes that will not fade away. Specifically, have a humble and quiet/calm attitude, which is something that God considers to be very valuable.

5 पूर्वकाल में पवित्र स्त्रियां, जिनकी भक्ति परमेश्वर में थी, अपने पति के अधीन रहते हुए इसी रीति से श्रृंगार करती थी,

(The devout women/The women who habitually worshipped God) who lived long ago and who trusted in God made themselves beautiful [by having attitudes] like that, and by being submissive to their husbands.

6 साराह अब्राहाम को स्वामी संबोधित करते हुए उनकी आज्ञाकारी रहीं. यदि तुम निडर होकर वही करती हो, जो उचित है, तो तुम उनकी संतान हो गई हो.

Sarah, for example, obeyed [her husband] Abraham and called him ‘my master’. You will be [as though you are] [MET] her daughters if you do what is right and are not afraid [of what your husbands or anyone else may do to you because you are believers].

7 तुम, जो पति हो, इसी प्रकार अपनी-अपनी पत्नी के साथ संवेदनशील होकर रहो क्योंकि वह नारी है—निर्बल पात्र. जीवन के अनुग्रह के संगी वारिस के रूप में उसे सम्मान दो कि किसी रीति से तुम्हारी प्रार्थनाएं रुक न जाएं.

You men [who are believers], just like your wives should respect you, you should conduct your lives in an appropriate way with them. Treat them respectfully, realizing that they are [usually] weaker than you are, and realizing that (they share with you/both of you have) the gift [that God has kindly given to you, which is eternal] life. Do this so that nothing will hinder you from praying (OR, hinder [God] ([from answering/from doing what you ask for]) when you pray).

8 अंततः, तुम सब हृदय में मैत्री भाव बनाए रखो; सहानुभूति रखो; आपस में प्रेम रखो, करुणामय और नम्र बनो.

To end [this part of my letter], [I say to] all of you, agree with each other [in what you think]. Be sympathetic [toward each other]. Love [each other as] members of the same family [should]. Act compassionately [toward each other]. Be humble.

9 बुराई का बदला बुराई से तथा निंदा का उत्तर निंदा से न दो; परंतु इसके विपरीत, उन्हें आशीष ही दो क्योंकि इसी के लिए तुम बुलाए गए हो कि तुम्हें मीरास में आशीष प्राप्‍त हो,

[When people do] evil things to you or insult you, do not (retaliate/repay them by) doing evil things to them or insulting them. Instead, [ask God to] bless them, because that is what you have been chosen [by God] {what [God] called you} to do, in order that you may receive a blessing [from him].

10 क्योंकि लिखा है: “वह, जो जीवन से प्रेम करना और भले दिन देखना चाहे, अपनी जीभ को बुराई से और अपने होंठों को छल की बातों से बचाए रखे.

[Consider what the Psalmist wrote about the proper way of conducting our lives], As for those who want (to enjoy life/to live happily) and experience good [things happening to them every] day, they must not say [MTY] something that is evil or say [MTY] something that deceives others.

11 बुराई में रुचि लेना छोड़कर परोपकार करे; मेल-मिलाप का यत्न करे और इसी के लिए पीछा करे.

They must continually turn away from [doing] anything that is evil, and must do things that are good [instead]. They must deeply desire to enable [people to act] peacefully toward each other; they must zealously [urge people to act in a] peaceful way,

12 क्योंकि प्रभु की दृष्टि धर्मियों पर तथा उनके कान उनकी विनती पर लगे रहते हैं, परंतु वह बुराई करनेवालों से दूर रहते हैं.”

because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do [and he appreciates/likes what they do]. He listens to righteous people when they pray, [and he answers them]. But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.

13 यदि तुममें भलाई की धुन है तो तुम्हें हानि कौन पहुंचाएगा?

If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]

14 परंतु यदि तुम वास्तव में धार्मिकता के कारण कष्ट सहते हो, तो तुम आशीषित हो. “उनकी धमकियों से न तो डरो और न घबराओ.”

But even if you suffer because of [doing] what is right, [God] will bless you. [Do as Isaiah wrote]: “Do not be afraid of people who (threaten you/say things to cause you to be afraid of what they might do to you), and do not worry about [DOU] what they [might do to you].”

15 मसीह को अपने हृदय में प्रभु के रूप में सम्मान करो. तुम्हारे अंदर बसी हुई आशा के प्रति जिज्ञासु हर एक व्यक्ति को उत्तर देने के लिए हमेशा तैयार रहो

Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control [of your lives]. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect [God to do for you].

16 किंतु विनम्रता और सम्मान के साथ. अपना विवेक शुद्ध रखो कि जिन विषयों में वे, जो मसीह में तुम्हारे उत्तम स्वभाव की निंदा करते हैं, लज्जित हों.

But answer them humbly and respectfully, and make sure that you (do/have done) nothing wrong, in order that those who say evil things about you may be ashamed when they see the good way in which you are conducting yourselves because of your relationship with Christ.

17 भलाई के कामों के लिए दुःख सहना अच्छा है—यदि यही परमेश्वर की इच्छा है—इसके बजाय कि बुराई के लिए दुःख सहा जाए.

[It may be that God wants you] to suffer. But it is better to do good things, [even if you suffer for doing them], than to do evil things and suffer [for doing that].

18 मसीह ने भी पापों के लिए एक ही बार प्राणों को दे दिया—एक धर्मी ने सभी अधर्मियों के लिए—कि वह तुम्हें परमेश्वर तक ले जाएं. उनकी शारीरिक मृत्यु तो हुई किंतु परमेश्वर के आत्मा के द्वारा वह जीवित किए गए.

[I say that] because Christ died once for the sake of people who have sinned. He was a righteous person who died for unrighteous people. He died in order that (he might bring us to/we might begin an intimate relationship with) God. [During the time that he had] an ordinary body, he was killed {people killed him}, but [God’s] Spirit caused him to become alive again.

19 उन्होंने आत्मा ही में जाकर कैदी आत्माओं के सामने प्रचार किया.

The Spirit also helped him as he went to proclaim [God’s victory to the evil] spirits whom God had imprisoned [in the heavens] (OR, to the spirits of those who [had died, and who] were in the place where the spirits of dead people are).

20 ये उस युग की आज्ञा न माननेवाली आत्माएं थी, जब नोहा द्वारा जलयान निर्माण के समय परमेश्वर धीरज के साथ प्रतीक्षा करते रहे थे. उस जलयान में केवल कुछ ही व्यक्ति—कुल आठ—प्रलयकारी जल से सुरक्षित रखे गए थे,

Long ago, during the time that Noah was building a big boat, [those evil spirits] disobeyed God when he waited patiently [PRS] [to see if people would turn from their evil behavior]. Only a few people were saved {[God] saved only a few people} [in that boat]. Specifically, [God] brought only eight persons safely through the waters [of the flood], [while all the others drowned in it].

21 उसके अनुसार जलयान में उनका प्रवेश बपतिस्मा का दृष्टांत है, जो अब तुम्हें भी सुरक्षित रखता है. बपतिस्मा का अर्थ शरीर की मलिनता को स्वच्छ करना नहीं परंतु मसीह येशु के पुनरुत्थान के द्वारा परमेश्वर के प्रति शुद्ध विवेक से प्रतिज्ञा है.

That water, [by means of which eight people were saved when God punished the other people] [MET], represents [the water in which we are] baptized [to show that God has] saved us [from being punished]. The water in which we are baptized does not remove dirt from our bodies. Instead, [it shows that] we are requesting [God to assure us] that he has removed our guilt [for having sinned]. And because Jesus Christ became alive again after he died, [we know that God accepted his sacrifice for us and because of that he was able to remove our guilt].

22 मसीह येशु स्वर्ग में जाकर परमेश्वर की दायीं ओर बैठ गए और सारे स्वर्गदूतों, अधिकारियों तथा शक्तियों को उनके अधीन कर दिया गया.

Christ has gone into heaven and is ruling [MTY] in the place of highest honor (next to God/at God’s side), after [God] caused all the evil and powerful spirit beings [DOU] to be made subject to him.

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