kalasinaḥ 1
1 īśvarasyecchayā yīśukhrīṣṭasya preritaḥ paulastīmathiyo bhrātā ca kalasīnagarasthān pavitrān viśvastān khrīṣṭāśritabhrātṛn prati patraṁ likhataḥ|
Paul, an apostle of Messiah Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 asmākaṁ tāta īśvaraḥ prabhu ryīśukhrīṣṭaśca yuṣmān prati prasādaṁ śāntiñca kriyāstāṁ|
to the saints and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 khrīṣṭe yīśau yuṣmākaṁ viśvāsasya sarvvān pavitralokān prati premnaśca vārttāṁ śrutvā
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus (the) Messiah, praying always for you,
4 vayaṁ sadā yuṣmadarthaṁ prārthanāṁ kurvvantaḥ svarge nihitāyā yuṣmākaṁ bhāvisampadaḥ kāraṇāt svakīyaprabho ryīśukhrīṣṭasya tātam īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmaḥ|
having heard of your faith in Messiah Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
5 yūyaṁ tasyā bhāvisampado vārttāṁ yayā susaṁvādarūpiṇyā satyavāṇyā jñāpitāḥ
because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,
6 sā yadvat kṛsnaṁ jagad abhigacchati tadvad yuṣmān apyabhyagamat, yūyañca yad dinam ārabhyeśvarasyānugrahasya vārttāṁ śrutvā satyarūpeṇa jñātavantastadārabhya yuṣmākaṁ madhye'pi phalati varddhate ca|
which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
7 asmākaṁ priyaḥ sahadāso yuṣmākaṁ kṛte ca khrīṣṭasya viśvastaparicārako ya ipaphrāstad vākyaṁ
even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on our behalf,
8 yuṣmān ādiṣṭavān sa evāsmān ātmanā janitaṁ yuṣmākaṁ prema jñāpitavān|
who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
9 vayaṁ yad dinam ārabhya tāṁ vārttāṁ śrutavantastadārabhya nirantaraṁ yuṣmākaṁ kṛte prārthanāṁ kurmmaḥ phalato yūyaṁ yat pūrṇābhyām ātmikajñānavuddhibhyām īśvarasyābhitamaṁ sampūrṇarūpeṇāvagaccheta,
For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
10 prabho ryogyaṁ sarvvathā santoṣajanakañcācāraṁ kuryyātārthata īśvarajñāne varddhamānāḥ sarvvasatkarmmarūpaṁ phalaṁ phaleta,
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 yathā ceśvarasya mahimayuktayā śaktyā sānandena pūrṇāṁ sahiṣṇutāṁ titikṣāñcācarituṁ śakṣyatha tādṛśena pūrṇabalena yad balavanto bhaveta,
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
12 yaśca pitā tejovāsināṁ pavitralokānām adhikārasyāṁśitvāyāsmān yogyān kṛtavān taṁ yad dhanyaṁ vadeta varam enaṁ yācāmahe|
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;
13 yataḥ so'smān timirasya karttṛtvād uddhṛtya svakīyasya priyaputrasya rājye sthāpitavān|
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
14 tasmāt putrād vayaṁ paritrāṇam arthataḥ pāpamocanaṁ prāptavantaḥ|
in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;
15 sa cādṛśyasyeśvarasya pratimūrtiḥ kṛtsnāyāḥ sṛṣṭerādikarttā ca|
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 yataḥ sarvvameva tena sasṛje siṁhāsanarājatvaparākramādīni svargamarttyasthitāni dṛśyādṛśyāni vastūni sarvvāṇi tenaiva tasmai ca sasṛjire|
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created by him and for him.
17 sa sarvveṣām ādiḥ sarvveṣāṁ sthitikārakaśca|
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
18 sa eva samitirūpāyāstano rmūrddhā kiñca sarvvaviṣaye sa yad agriyo bhavet tadarthaṁ sa eva mṛtānāṁ madhyāt prathamata utthito'graśca|
He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 yata īśvarasya kṛtsnaṁ pūrṇatvaṁ tamevāvāsayituṁ
For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
20 kruśe pātitena tasya raktena sandhiṁ vidhāya tenaiva svargamarttyasthitāni sarvvāṇi svena saha sandhāpayituñceśvareṇābhileṣe|
and through him to reconcile all things to himself, making peace through the blood of his cross through him, whether things on the earth or things in heaven.
21 pūrvvaṁ dūrasthā duṣkriyāratamanaskatvāt tasya ripavaścāsta ye yūyaṁ tān yuṣmān api sa idānīṁ tasya māṁsalaśarīre maraṇena svena saha sandhāpitavān|
You, who once were alienated and were hostile in your minds, doing evil deeds,
22 yataḥ sa svasammukhe pavitrān niṣkalaṅkān anindanīyāṁśca yuṣmān sthāpayitum icchati|
yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him,
23 kintvetadarthaṁ yuṣmābhi rbaddhamūlaiḥ susthiraiśca bhavitavyam, ākāśamaṇḍalasyādhaḥsthitānāṁ sarvvalokānāṁ madhye ca ghuṣyamāṇo yaḥ susaṁvādo yuṣmābhiraśrāvi tajjātāyāṁ pratyāśāyāṁ yuṣmābhiracalai rbhavitavyaṁ|
if it is so that you continue in the faith, established and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
24 tasya susaṁvādasyaikaḥ paricārako yo'haṁ paulaḥ so'ham idānīm ānandena yuṣmadarthaṁ duḥkhāni sahe khrīṣṭasya kleśabhogasya yoṁśo'pūrṇastameva tasya tanoḥ samiteḥ kṛte svaśarīre pūrayāmi ca|
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in the sufferings of Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the church;
25 yata īśvarasya mantraṇayā yuṣmadartham īśvarīyavākyasya pracārasya bhāro mayi samapitastasmād ahaṁ tasyāḥ samiteḥ paricārako'bhavaṁ|
of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God,
26 tat nigūḍhaṁ vākyaṁ pūrvvayugeṣu pūrvvapuruṣebhyaḥ pracchannam āsīt kintvidānīṁ tasya pavitralokānāṁ sannidhau tena prākāśyata| (aiōn g165)
the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints. (aiōn g165)
27 yato bhinnajātīyānāṁ madhye tat nigūḍhavākyaṁ kīdṛggauravanidhisambalitaṁ tat pavitralokān jñāpayitum īśvaro'bhyalaṣat| yuṣmanmadhyavarttī khrīṣṭa eva sa nidhi rgairavāśābhūmiśca|
To them God was pleased to make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the non-Jews, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory;
28 tasmād vayaṁ tameva ghoṣayanto yad ekaikaṁ mānavaṁ siddhībhūtaṁ khrīṣṭe sthāpayema tadarthamekaikaṁ mānavaṁ prabodhayāmaḥ pūrṇajñānena caikaikaṁ mānavaṁ upadiśāmaḥ|
whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Messiah Jesus;
29 etadarthaṁ tasya yā śaktiḥ prabalarūpeṇa mama madhye prakāśate tayāhaṁ yatamānaḥ śrābhyāmi|
for which I also labor, struggling according to his power, which works in me mightily.
