1 Butros 1
1 Anigoo ah Butros oo ah rasuulkii Ciise Masiix waxaan warqaddan u qorayaa qariibbada ku kala firidhsan Bontos, iyo Galatiya, iyo Kabbadokiya, iyo Aasiya, iyo Bituniya,
I, Peter, who [have been appointed by] Jesus Christ {one whom Jesus Christ [has appointed]} to be an apostle, [am writing this letter] to you believers whom God has chosen to belong to him. [You are living] in [the Roman provinces of] Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia. [Just like the Jews who lived in Israel long ago were] scattered [to other countries far from their homes] [MET], you now live [far from] heaven, which is [your true home].
2 oo lagu doortay aqoontii Ilaaha Aabbaha ahu hore u sii ogaa, oo quduus lagaga dhigay Ruuxa, xagga addeecidda iyo rushaynta dhiiggii Ciise Masiix. Nimco iyo nabadu ha idiin bateen.
God our Father previously chose you, and his Spirit has set you apart in order that you would obey Jesus Christ. He did that in order that [just like Moses] sprinkled [the Israelites with blood when God established the old covenant] [MET], [Jesus would establish his new covenant with you] with the blood [that flowed from his body when he died]. May God act very kindly to you, and may he give you much [inner] peace.
3 Ammaanu ha u ahaato Ilaaha ah Aabbaha Rabbigeenna Ciise Masiix. Naxariistiisa badan aawadeed ayuu mar kale ina dhalay inaynu rajo nool ku helno sarakiciddii Ciise Masiix ka soo sara kacay kuwii dhintay,
Praise God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because he has been very merciful to [us, he has given us new life] [MET]. Because he has caused Jesus Christ to become alive again after he died, he has enabled us to live very confidently; that is, to fully expect to receive the things [that God/he has promised to give us].
4 oo aynu helno dhaxal aan dhammaanayn, oo aan nijaasoobayn, oo aan baabba'ayn, oo jannada laydiinku kaydiyey.
He has enabled us to expect to receive an absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI] inheritance that has been {that [God] has} preserved in heaven for us.
5 Idinku waxaad tihiin kuwo xoogga Ilaah iyo rumaysadka lagu dhawro ilaa badbaadada diyaarka u ah in wakhtiga ugu dambaysta la muujiyo.
God, by his mighty power, is guarding you as you trust in Jesus. [He is keeping you safe so] that he may, at the end of the time in which we now live (OR, when Jesus returns), completely deliver you [from Satan’s power].
6 Taas waad ku faraxsan tihiin in kastoo, haddii ay waajib tahay, aad haatan wakhti yar ku murugootaan jirrabaaddo badan oo kala cayncayn ah.
You rejoice because of what will happen then, but now you are grieving for a short time while [God is allowing] you to be tested {[various things to] test you [MET]}, [as precious metals are tested] {[someone tests precious metals]} [to see if they are pure]. [These trials that you are experiencing are necessary]
7 Si loo tijaabiyo rumaysadkiinna, oo aad uga sii qaalisan dahabka oo ah wax baabba'a in kastoo dab lagu tijaabiyo. Markaasaa laga helayaa mahad iyo ammaan iyo ciso markii Ciise Masiix la muujiyo.
to prove that you really do trust in Jesus. His proving that will be more valuable than gold, [which does not last forever even] though it is purified [by being put] {someone tries to make it pure by [putting it]} [in a hot] fire. As a result of your passing the test [and proving that you really do trust in Jesus], God will honor you very highly [TRI] when Jesus Christ comes again.
8 Isaga ma aydin arkin, waadse jeceshihiin, hadda in kastoo aydnaan arkin, waadse rumaysan tihiin, oo waxaad ku faraxdaan farxad aan la sheegi karin oo ammaan leh.
You love [Jesus], although you have not seen him. Although you do not see him now, you rejoice very much [DOU]
9 Waxaadna helaysaan waxa rumaysadkiinnu ku dhammaado oo ah badbaadada naftiinna.
because you are experiencing the result of your believing in him; that is, [God] is saving you [SYN] [from the guilt of your sins].
10 Nebiyadii sii sheegay nimcada idiin imanaysa waxay doondooneen oo aad u raadiyeen wax ku saabsan badbaadadaas.
As for those who [long ago] spoke messages that God had revealed to them about how God would act kindly toward you in ways which you did not deserve, they (investigated very carefully/tried very hard to learn) [DOU] about how God would save you.
11 Waxayna raadiyeen wixii iyo wakhtigii Ruuxii Masiixa oo iyaga ku jiray uu u tilmaamay markuu horay uga sii markhaati furay waxyaalaha Masiixu ku xanuunsan doono iyo waxyaalaha ammaanta ah oo iyaga ka daba iman doona.
They wanted to know whom the Spirit of Christ that was in them was referring to, and what time he was talking about, when he told beforehand that the Messiah would suffer [and die], and that glorious/wonderful things would happen [to him and to us] afterwards.
12 Oo waxaa iyagii loo muujiyey inaanay iyagu isugu adeegin waxyaalahaas, laakiinse idinkay idiinku adeegeen, oo waxyaalahaas waxaa idin ogaysiiyey kuwii injiilka idinkaga wacdiyey Ruuxa Quduuska ah ee jannada laga soo diray; waxyaalahaas oo ay malaa'iguhuna jecel yihiin inay fiiriyaan.
It was revealed to {[God] told} them that it was not for their own sake that he was revealing these things to them, but that it was for your sake. It was these things that were proclaimed to you by those who told you the message [about Christ {that those who told you the message about Christ proclaimed to you]}. They proclaimed these things to you because the Holy Spirit whom [God] sent from heaven [enabled them to do that]. And even angels would like to know more about these [truths about how God saves us].
13 Haddaba isku giijiya guntiga maankiinna, dhug yeesha, oo aad u rajeeya nimcada laydiin keeni doono markii Ciise Masiix la muujiyo.
Therefore, [prepare your minds] [MET] [as people] fasten their belts around their waists [to prepare to work]. [What I mean is that] you should (discipline your minds/control what you think about), and by doing that conduct your lives fully and confidently expecting to receive the good things that [God will] kindly [do for you] when Jesus Christ returns [from heaven].
14 Idinkoo ah carruur addeec leh ha raacina damacyadiinnii hore oo aad ku samayseen jaahilnimadiinnii;
[And because you should obey your heavenly Father] [SIM], as children [ought to] obey their fathers [here on earth], do not do the evil things that you used to desire to do when you did not know [God’s truth].
15 laakiinse siduu kan idiin yeedhay quduuska u yahay, idinkuna sidaas oo kale dabiicaddiinna oo dhan quduus ku ahaada,
Instead, just like God, the one who chose you [to belong to him], is (holy/separate from evil), you also must be (holy/separate from evil) in everything that you do,
16 maxaa yeelay, waxaa qoran, Idinku waa inaad quduus ahaataan, waayo, aniguba quduus baan ahay.
because it is {[someone/Moses] has} written [in the Scriptures that God said], “You must be (holy/separate from evil) because I am (holy/separate from evil).”
17 Haddaad Aabbow ugu yeedhaan kan nin walbaba u xukuma eexashola'aan iyo sida shuqulkiisu yahay, cabsi Ilaah isku dhaafiya wakhtiga aad qariibka tihiin.
God is the one who (impartially/without favoritism) judges what each person does. Since you call him ‘Father’, live (reverently/with great respect for him) during the time that you are living here on earth. [While you are living here, you are] like exiles/foreigners [MET] [because you are away from heaven, which is your true home].
18 Waxaad og tihiin inaan dabiicaddiinnii bilaashka ahayd oo aad awowayaashiin ka dhaxasheen laydinkaga soo furan waxyaalaha baabba'aya oo ah sida lacagta iyo dahabka,
[Live reverently] because you know that it was not with things that will not last forever, things like gold and silver, that [God] bought you to free you from your useless life-style that you learned from your ancestors.
19 laakiinse waxaa laydinku soo furtay dhiiggii qaaliga ahaa oo Masiix oo ah sidii wan yar oo aan wax ceeb ah iyo iin toona lahayn.
Instead, [it was] with the precious blood of Christ [that flowed from his body when he died that God bought you. Christ’s death was a perfect sacrifice for us] [MET], [like] the lambs that [the Jewish priests sacrificed were] perfect, without any blemishes/defects/flaws or spots [DOU].
20 Isaga horaa loo yiqiin intaan dunida la aasaasin, laakiinse wakhtiyadii dhammaadkoodii ayaa loo muujiyey idinka aawadiin,
Christ was chosen [by God] {[God] chose Christ} before the world was created {[he] created the world}. But it was not until now, when the time [in which we are living will soon] end, that he was revealed for your sake.
21 idinkoo isaga aawadiis ku ah kuwa rumaysan Ilaaha isaga ka soo sara kiciyey kuwii dhintay oo ammaanay isaga, in rumaysadkiinna iyo rajadiinnu ay Ilaah ku xidhnaadaan aawadeed.
Because of what Christ has done, you are trusting in God, who caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and greatly honored him. As a result, God is the one in whom you are trusting and confidently expecting [that he will do great things for you].
22 Sidaad naftiinna u daahiriseen markaad addeecdeen runta xagga jacaylka walaalnimada oo aan iska yeelyeel ahayn, aad iyo aad qalbiga isaga jeclaada.
Because you have been made pure by obeying the truth, with the result that you sincerely love your fellow believers, continue to love each other earnestly and sincerely/wholeheartedly.
23 Idinka mar kale laydinkuma dhalin abuur baabba'aya, laakiinse waxaa laydinku dhalay abuur aan baabba'ayn oo ah erayga Ilaah oo nool oo waara. (aiōn g165)
[I ask you to do this, because you now have] a new life [MET]. It was not [by means of] something that will perish that you received this new life. Instead, it was [by means of] something that will last forever; that is, by believing the life-giving and enduring message of God. (aiōn g165)
24 Waayo, Wax kasta oo jiidh lahu waa sida caws oo kale, Oo quruxdiisa oo dhammuna waa sida ubaxa duurka oo kale, Haddaba cawsku wuu engegaa, ubaxuna wuu dhacaa;
[We know that this is true] because, [as the prophet Isaiah wrote], All people [will die] [SIM], like grass [dies]. And all the greatness/honor that people have [will not last forever], like the flowers [SIM] [that grow up] in the grass [do not last long]. The grass withers and the flowers die,
