1 PEDRO 1

Agurra

1 Nik, Pedrok, Jesu Kristoren apostolu honek, Pontot, Galazia, Kapadozia, Asia eta Bitiniako lurraldeetan atzerritar bezala sakabanaturik bizi zaretenoit idazten dizuet.

2 Aita Jainkoak aurrez erabakita zuenaren araberat aukeratu zaituzte eta Espirituaren bidez sagaratu, Jesu Kristoren esanera bizitzeko eta beronen odolaz garbituak izatekot. Grazia eta bakea oparo zuei!

Esker ona Kristorengandiko salbamenagatik

5 Honek t bere ahalmenaz zaintzen zaituzte, azken garaian agertuko den salbamena irits dezazuen fedeari esker.

Fededunen poza

7 Horrela, zuen fedeak bere jatortasunat erakutsiko du, galkorra izan arren sutan garbitzen den urreak bezala; eta urrea baino askoz baliotsuago den zuen fedeak gorespena, ospea eta ohorea iritsiko ditu Jesu Kristo agertuko denean.
8 Maite duzue Jesu Kristo, gaurdaino ikusi ez duzuen arrent. Eta, ikusi gabe berarengan sinetsiz, esanezin ahalako pozez, poz distiratsuz, beteak zaudete jadanik,

9 zeuen fedearen helburua, zeuen salbamena, iristen duzuelako.

Salbamena profetek iragarri

12 Jainkoak agertu zien, egiten zuten profezi lana ez zutela berentzat egiten, zuentzat baizik. Eta haiek adierazia, zerutik bidalitako Espiritu Santuaren eraginez berri ona hots egitent dizuetenek iragartzen dizuete orain. Aingeruak berak ere gauza horiek ikusteko irrikaz daude.

Santu izateko deia

16 Izan ere, Liburu Santuak dio: Izan santut, ni santua naiz eta.
17 Inolako bereizkeriarik gabe, nor bere egintzen arabera epaitzen duenarit «Aita» deitzen diozuenez gero, joka begirunez munduko erbestealdian bizi zareten bitartean. 18 Gogoratu zeuen aurrekoengandik hartutako biziera zentzugabetik askatuak izan zaretela; eta askatuakt, ez gauza ustelkorrez, urrez nahiz zilarrez, 19 baizik eta bildots garbit eta akats gabe bezala zuen alde eskaini den Kristoren odol baliotsuaz. 20 Kristo mundua mundu izan aurretikt zegoen Jainkoaren asmotan, eta azken garai hauetan agertu da zuen onerako.

21 Eta zuek beronen bidez sinesten duzue hildakoen artetik piztu eta ospez bete zuen Jainkoarengan; horrela, zuen fedea eta itxaropena Jainkoarengan finkatuak daude.t

Bizi jaioberriei dagokienez

24 Honelaxe dio Liburu Santuak ere:
Gizaki oro t belarraren pareko da,
haren edertasuna
landako lorearena bezalakoa:
ihartzen da belarra, erortzen lorea;

25  Jaunaren hitzak, ordea, betiko dirau.
Hitz hau, berriz, zuei hots egin zaizuen berri ona da.

1 Peter 1

Salutation

1 From Peter,t an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those temporarily residingt abroadt (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia,t and Bithynia) who are chosent

2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinklings with Jesus Christ’s blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!t

New Birth to Joy and Holiness

3 Blessed bet the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,4 that is,t intot an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.6 This brings you great joy,t although you may have to sufferst for a short time in various trials.7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith,ts which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing awayt – and will bring praiset and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.t8 Yout have not seen him, but you love him. Yout do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoicet with an indescribable and glorioust joy,

9 because you are attaining the goal of your faith – the salvation of your souls.
10 Concerning this salvation,t the prophetss who predicted the grace that would come to yout searched and investigated carefully.11 They probedt into what person or timets the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christt and his subsequent glory.t

12 They were shownt that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven – things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
13 Therefore, get your minds ready for actiont by being fully sober, and set your hopet completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.t14 Like obedient children, do not comply witht the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,t15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.”s17 And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence heret in reverence.18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,19 but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.20 He was foreknownt before the foundation of the world butt was manifested in these last timest for your sake.

21 Through him you now trustst in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
22 You have purifiedt your souls by obeying the truths in order to show sincere mutual love.t Sot love one another earnestly from a pure heart.s23 You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

24 For
all fleshsis like grass
and all its glory like the flower of the grass;t
the grass withers and the flower falls off,

25 but the word of the Lordsendures forever.s
And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.