1 Peter 1
J.B. Phillips New Testament
1 1-2 Peter, messenger of Jesus Christ, sends this letter to the exiles of the dispersed tribes (in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia), whom God the Father knew and chose long ago to be made holy by his Spirit, that they might obey Jesus Christ and be cleansed by his blood: may you know more and more of God’s grace and peace.
Your faith is being tested, but your future is magnificent
3-5 Thank God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that in his great mercy we men have been born again into a life full of hope, through Christ’s rising again from the dead! You can now hope for a perfect inheritance beyond the reach of change and decay, “reserved” in Heaven for you. And in the meantime you are guarded by the power of God operating through your faith, till you enter fully into the salvation which is all ready for the d?nouement of the last day.
6-9 This means tremendous joy to you, I know, even though you are temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials and temptations. This is no accident—it happens to prove your faith, which is infinitely more valuable than gold, and gold, as you know, even though it is ultimately perishable, must be purified by fire. This proving of your faith is planned to bring you praise and honour and glory in the day when Jesus Christ reveals himself. And though you have never seen him, yet I know that you love him. At present you trust him without being able to see him, and even now he brings you a joy that words cannot express and which has in it a hint of the glories of Heaven; and all the time you are receiving the result of your faith in him—the salvation of your own souls.
10-12 The prophets of old did their utmost to discover and obtain this salvation. They did not find it, but they prophesied of this grace that has now come to you. They tried hard to discover to what time and to what sort of circumstances the Spirit of Christ working in them was referring. For he foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow them. It was then made clear to them that they were dealing with matters not meant for themselves, but for you. It is these very matters which have been made plain to you by those who preached the Gospel to you by the same Spirit sent from Heaven—and these are facts to command the interest of the very angels!
Consider soberly what God has done for you
13-16 So brace up your minds, and, as men who know what they are doing, rest the full weight of your hopes on the grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ reveals himself. Live as obedient children before God. Don’t let your character be moulded by the desires of your ignorant days, but be holy in every department of your lives, for the one who has called you is himself holy. The scripture says: ‘Be holy, for I am holy’.
17-21 If you pray to a Father who judges men by their actions without the slightest favouritism, then you should spend the time of your stay here on earth with reverent fear. For you must realise all the time that you have been “ransomed” from the futile way of living passed on to you by your fathers’ traditions, not with some money payment of transient value, but by the costly shedding of blood. The price was in fact the life-blood of Christ, the unblemished and unstained lamb of sacrifice. It is true that God chose him to fulfil this part before the world was founded, but it was for your benefit that he was revealed in these last days—for you who found your faith in God through Christ. And God raised him from the dead and gave him unimaginable splendour, so that all your faith and hope might be centred in God.
Let your life match your high calling
22-25a Now that you have, by obeying the truth, made your souls clean enough for a genuine love of your fellows, see that you do love each other, fervently and from the heart. For you are the sons of God now; the live, permanent Word of the living God has given you his own indestructible heredity. It is true that: ‘All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures for ever’.
25b The Word referred to, as far as you are concerned, is the message of the Gospel that was preached to you.
1 Petru 1
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
1 Petru, apostol al lui Isus Hristos, către aleşii care trăiesc ca străini, împrăştiaţi prin(A) Pont, Galatia, Capadocia, Asia şi Bitinia, 2 după(B) ştiinţa mai dinainte a lui Dumnezeu Tatăl, prin(C) sfinţirea lucrată de Duhul, spre ascultarea şi stropirea(D) cu sângele lui Isus Hristos: Harul(E) şi pacea(F) să vă fie înmulţite! 3 Binecuvântat(G) să fie Dumnezeu, Tatăl Domnului nostru Isus Hristos, care, după(H) îndurarea Sa cea mare, ne-a(I) născut din nou, prin(J) învierea lui Isus Hristos din morţi, la o nădejde vie 4 şi la o moştenire nestricăcioasă(K) şi neîntinată şi care nu se poate veşteji, păstrată(L) în ceruri pentru voi. 5 Voi(M) sunteţi păziţi de puterea lui Dumnezeu prin credinţă pentru mântuirea gata să fie descoperită în vremurile de apoi! 6 În(N) ea voi vă bucuraţi mult, măcar că acum, dacă trebuie, sunteţi întristaţi pentru(O) puţină vreme prin felurite încercări, 7 pentru ca încercarea(P) credinţei voastre, cu mult mai scumpă decât aurul care piere şi care totuşi este încercat(Q) prin foc(R), să aibă ca urmare lauda(S), slava şi cinstea, la arătarea lui Isus Hristos, 8 pe(T) care voi Îl iubiţi fără să-L fi văzut, credeţi în(U) El fără să-L vedeţi şi vă bucuraţi cu o bucurie negrăită şi strălucită, 9 pentru că veţi dobândi, ca sfârşit(V) al credinţei voastre, mântuirea sufletelor voastre. 10 Prorocii, care au prorocit despre harul care vă era păstrat vouă, au făcut din(W) mântuirea aceasta ţinta cercetărilor şi căutării lor stăruitoare. 11 Ei cercetau să vadă ce vreme şi ce împrejurări avea în vedere Duhul(X) lui Hristos, care era în ei, când vestea mai dinainte patimile(Y) lui Hristos şi slava de care aveau să fie urmate. 12 Lor(Z) le-a fost descoperit că nu(AA) pentru ei înşişi, ci pentru voi spuneau ei aceste lucruri pe care vi le-au vestit acum cei ce v-au propovăduit Evanghelia prin Duhul(AB) Sfânt trimis din cer şi în care(AC) chiar îngerii doresc să privească. 13 De aceea, încingeţi-vă(AD) coapsele minţii voastre, fiţi(AE) treji şi puneţi-vă toată nădejdea în harul, care vă va fi adus la arătarea(AF) lui Isus Hristos. 14 Ca nişte copii ascultători, nu(AG) vă lăsaţi târâţi în poftele pe care le aveaţi altădată, când eraţi în(AH) neştiinţă. 15 Ci(AI), după cum Cel ce v-a chemat este sfânt, fiţi şi voi sfinţi în toată purtarea voastră. 16 Căci este scris: „Fiţi(AJ) sfinţi, căci Eu sunt sfânt”. 17 Şi dacă chemaţi ca Tată pe Cel ce(AK) judecă fără părtinire pe fiecare după faptele lui, purtaţi-vă(AL) cu frică în timpul pribegiei(AM) voastre; 18 căci ştiţi că(AN) nu cu lucruri pieritoare, cu argint sau cu aur, aţi fost răscumpăraţi din felul deşert de vieţuire pe care-l moşteniserăţi(AO) de la părinţii voştri, 19 ci cu(AP) sângele scump al lui Hristos, Mielul(AQ) fără cusur şi fără prihană. 20 El(AR) a fost cunoscut mai înainte de întemeierea lumii şi a fost arătat la(AS) sfârşitul vremurilor pentru voi, 21 care, prin El, sunteţi credincioşi în Dumnezeu, care L-a(AT) înviat din morţi şi I-a(AU) dat slavă, pentru ca credinţa şi nădejdea voastră să fie în Dumnezeu. 22 Deci(AV), ca unii care prin ascultarea de adevăr v-aţi curăţit sufletele prin Duhul ca să aveţi o dragoste(AW) de fraţi neprefăcută, iubiţi-vă cu căldură unii pe alţii, din toată inima, 23 fiindcă(AX) aţi fost născuţi din nou nu dintr-o sămânţă care poate putrezi, ci dintr-una care nu poate putrezi, prin(AY) Cuvântul lui Dumnezeu, care este viu şi care rămâne în veac. 24 Căci(AZ) orice făptură este ca iarba şi toată slava ei, ca floarea ierbii. Iarba se usucă şi floarea cade jos, 25 dar(BA) Cuvântul Domnului rămâne în veac. Şi(BB) acesta este Cuvântul care v-a fost propovăduit prin Evanghelie.
1 Peter 1
New King James Version
Greeting to the Elect Pilgrims
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To the [a]pilgrims (A)of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 (B)elect (C)according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, (D)in sanctification of the Spirit, for (E)obedience and (F)sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:
(G)Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
A Heavenly Inheritance
3 (H)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who (I)according to His abundant mercy (J)has begotten us again to a living hope (K)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance [b]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, (L)reserved in heaven for you, 5 (M)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 (N)In this you greatly rejoice, though now (O)for a little while, if need be, (P)you have been [c]grieved by various trials, 7 that (Q)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (R)it is tested by fire, (S)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 (T)whom having not [d]seen you love. (U)Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.
10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner of time, (V)the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to [e]us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which (W)angels desire to look into.
Living Before God Our Father
13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not (X)conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 (Y)but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, (Z)“Be holy, for I am holy.”
17 And if you call on the Father, who (AA)without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your [f]stay here in fear; 18 knowing that you were not redeemed with [g]corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, 19 but (AB)with the precious blood of Christ, (AC)as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 20 (AD)He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was [h]manifest (AE)in these last times for you 21 who through Him believe in God, (AF)who raised Him from the dead and (AG)gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
The Enduring Word
22 Since you (AH)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [i]through the Spirit in [j]sincere (AI)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 (AJ)having been born again, not of [k]corruptible seed but [l]incorruptible, (AK)through the word of God which lives and abides [m]forever, 24 because
(AL)“All flesh is as grass,
And all [n]the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
25 (AM)But the [o]word of the Lord endures forever.”
(AN)Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:1 sojourners, temporary residents
- 1 Peter 1:4 imperishable
- 1 Peter 1:6 distressed
- 1 Peter 1:8 M known
- 1 Peter 1:12 NU, M you
- 1 Peter 1:17 sojourning, dwelling as resident aliens
- 1 Peter 1:18 perishable
- 1 Peter 1:20 revealed
- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
- 1 Peter 1:23 perishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 imperishable
- 1 Peter 1:23 NU omits forever
- 1 Peter 1:24 NU its glory as
- 1 Peter 1:25 spoken word
1 Petrusbrevet 1
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Hälsning
1 Från Petrus, som är apostel[a] åt Jesus Kristus[b].
Till de utvalda som bor utspridda i Pontos, Galatien, Kappadokien, Asien och Bithynien. 2 Enligt Guds, vår Faders, plan är ni helgade i Anden och bestämda till lydnad inför Jesus Kristus och rening genom hans blod.
Nåd och frid åt er i rikaste mått!
Hoppet om evigt liv
3 Välsignad är Gud, vår Herre Jesus Kristus Fader. I sin stora barmhärtighet lät han oss födas på nytt till ett levande hopp genom att Jesus Kristus uppstod från de döda, 4 hoppet att en dag få ärva det som aldrig kan förstöras eller fläckas eller tyna bort och som är förvarat åt er i himlen. 5 Med Guds kraft bevaras ni genom tron till den räddning som finns beredd och ska uppenbaras i den sista tiden.
6 Var därför glada och jubla, även om ni nu för en kort tid måste gå igenom olika slags prövningar. 7 Genom dessa förädlas er tro, så att bara det som är äkta blir kvar, det som är långt mer värt än guld som förädlas i eld men ändå förgås, det som blir till lov, pris och ära när Jesus Kristus uppenbarar sig.
8 Ni älskar honom trots att ni inte har sett honom. Och fastän ni ännu inte ser honom, tror ni på honom och jublar och fylls av en obeskrivlig, härlig glädje, 9 eftersom ni snart ska nå målet för er tro, räddningen för era liv.
10 Det var denna räddning som profeterna så ivrigt utforskade och försökte förstå, när de profeterade om den nåd som ni skulle få. 11 De utforskade vad och vilken tid som Kristus Ande inom dem syftade på när han förutsade Kristus lidanden och den härlighet som skulle följa. 12 Det uppenbarades för dem att de inte tjänade sig själva utan er med sitt budskap. Det har nu kungjorts för er av dem som, genom den heliga Anden som var utsänd från himlen, har förkunnat evangeliet för er – något som till och med änglarna önskar få en inblick i.
Håll er rena från synden
13 Spänn därför bältet om livet och var nyktra. Sätt allt ert hopp till den nåd ni ska få när Jesus Kristus uppenbaras. 14 Som lydiga barn, låt er inte längre drivas av de begär som styrde er medan ni fortfarande var okunniga. 15 Liksom han som har kallat er är helig, så ska ni också leva ett alltigenom heligt liv. 16 Det står ju skrivet: ”Ni ska vara heliga, för jag är helig.”[c]
17 Om ni kallar honom Fader när ni ber, han som utan att göra någon skillnad på människor dömer var och en efter hans gärningar, lev då i gudsfruktan under den tid av främlingskap som ni lever här. 18 Ni vet själva att det inte var med något förgängligt som silver eller guld som ni köptes fria från det meningslösa liv som både ni och era förfäder levde. 19 Nej, det var med Kristus dyrbara blod, ett lamm utan fläck eller fel. 20 Han var utsedd redan innan världen skapades, men det var först nu vid tidens slut som han uppenbarades för er skull. 21 Genom honom tror ni på Gud, som uppväckte honom från de döda och förhärligade honom, så att ni kan tro och hoppas på Gud.
22 Ni har renat er själva genom att lyda sanningen och kan nu visa varandra en uppriktig syskonkärlek. Älska varandra av hela hjärtat. 23 Ni har ju blivit födda på nytt, inte genom en förgänglig säd utan genom en oförgänglig, genom Guds levande och bestående ord. 24 För
”Människan[d] är som gräset,
och all hennes prakt är som ängsblomman.
Gräset torkar och blomman faller av.
25 Men Herrens ord består i evighet.”[e]
Och det är detta budskap som nu har förkunnats för er.
Footnotes
- 1:1 Eller sändebud.
- 1:1 Se not till Matt 1:1.
- 1:16 Se 3 Mos 11:44-45; 19:2; 20:7.
- 1:24 Ordagrant: Allt kött
- 1:25 Se Jes 40:6-8.
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