1 Petrus 3
1 Bunun gibi, ey kadınlar, siz de kocalarınıza bağımlı olun. Öyle ki, kimileri Tanrı sözüne inanmasa bile, Tanrı korkusuna dayanan temiz yaşayışınızı görerek söze gerek kalmadan karılarının yaşayışıyla kazanılsınlar.
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].
[They will believe in Christ] when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.
3 Süsünüz örgülü saçlar, altın takılar, güzel giysiler gibi dışla ilgili olmasın.
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 Gizli olan iç varlığınız, sakin ve yumuşak bir ruhun solmayan güzelliğiyle süsünüz olsun. Bu, Tanrı'nın gözünde çok değerlidir.
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 Çünkü geçmişte umudunu Tanrı'ya bağlamış olan kutsal kadınlar da kocalarına bağımlı olarak böyle süslenirlerdi.
(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 Örneğin Sara İbrahim'i “Efendim” diye çağırır, sözünü dinlerdi. İyilik eder, hiçbir tehditten yılmazsanız, siz de Sara'nın çocukları olursunuz.
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 Bunun gibi, ey kocalar, siz de daha zayıf varlıklar olan karılarınızla anlayış içinde yaşayın. Tanrı'nın lütfettiği yaşamın ortak mirasçıları oldukları için onlara saygı gösterin. Öyle ki, dualarınıza bir engel çıkmasın.
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 Sonuç olarak hepiniz aynı düşüncede birleşin. Başkalarının duygularını paylaşın. Birbirinizi kardeşçe sevin. Şefkatli, alçakgönüllü olun.
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 Kötülüğe kötülükle, sövgüye sövgüyle değil, tersine, kutsamayla karşılık verin. Çünkü kutsanmayı miras almak için çağrıldınız.
[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 Şöyle ki, “Yaşamdan zevk almak, İyi günler görmek isteyen, Dilini kötülükten, Dudaklarını yalandan uzak tutsun.
[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 Kötülükten sakınıp iyilik yapsın. Esenliği amaçlasın, ardınca gitsin.
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 Çünkü Rab'bin gözleri Doğru kişilerin üzerindedir. Kulakları onların yakarışına açıktır. Ama Rab kötülük yapanlara karşıdır.”
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 İyilik yapmakta gayretli olursanız, size kim kötülük edecek?
If you (are eager/try very hard) to do good things, [most people] will not harm you. [RHQ]
14 Doğruluk uğruna acı çekseniz bile, ne mutlu size! İnsanların “korktuğundan korkmayın, ürkmeyin.”
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 Mesih'i Rab olarak yüreklerinizde kutsayın. İçinizdeki umudun nedenini soran herkese uygun bir yanıt vermeye her zaman hazır olun.
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 Yalnız bunu yumuşak huyla, saygıyla yapın. Vicdanınızı temiz tutun. Öyle ki, Mesih'e ait olarak sürdürdüğünüz olumlu yaşamı kınayanlar size ettikleri iftiradan utansınlar.
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 İyilik edip acı çekmek –eğer Tanrı'nın isteği buysa– kötülük yapıp acı çekmekten daha iyidir.
[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 Nitekim Mesih de bizleri Tanrı'ya ulaştırmak amacıyla doğru kişi olarak doğru olmayanlar için günah sunusu olarak ilk ve son kez öldü. Bedence öldürüldü, ama ruhça diriltildi.
[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 Ruhta gidip bunları zindanda olan ruhlara da duyurdu.
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 Bir zamanlar, Nuh'un günlerinde gemi yapılırken, Tanrı'nın sabırla beklemesine karşın bu ruhlar söz dinlememişlerdi. O gemide birkaç kişi, daha doğrusu sekiz kişi suyla kurtuldu.
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 Bu olay vaftizi simgeliyor. Bedenin kirden arınması değil, Tanrı'ya yönelen temiz vicdanın dileği olan vaftiz, İsa Mesih'in dirilişiyle şimdi sizi de kurtarıyor.
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 Göğe çıkmış olan Mesih, Tanrı'nın sağındadır. Bütün melekler, yetkiler ve güçler O'na bağlı kılınmıştır.
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.
