A Living Stone and a Holy Nation
1 Stop being hateful! Quit trying to fool people, and start being sincere. Don't be jealous or say cruel things about others. 2 Be like newborn babies who are thirsty for the pure spiritual milk that will help you grow and be saved. 3 You have already found out how good the Lord really is.
4 Come to Jesus Christ. He is the living stone people have rejected, but which God has chosen and highly honored. 5 And now you are living stones being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God. 6 It is just as God says in the Scriptures,
“Look! I am placing in Zion
a choice and precious
cornerstone.
No one who has faith
in this one
will be disappointed.”
7 You are followers of the Lord, and this stone is precious to you. But it isn't precious to those who refuse to follow him. They are the builders who tossed aside the stone that turned out to be the most important one of all. 8 They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over this stone, because they were doomed.
9 But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things he has done. The Scriptures say,
10 “Once you were nobody.
Now you are God's people.
At one time no one
had mercy on you.
Now God has treated you
with kindness.”
Live as God's Servants Should
11 Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you. 12 Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honor God by telling the good things they saw you do.
13 The Lord wants you to obey all human authorities, especially the Emperor, who rules over everyone. 14 You must also obey governors, because they are sent by the Emperor to punish criminals and to praise good citizens. 15 God wants you to silence stupid and ignorant people by doing right. 16 You are free, but still you are God's servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong. 17 Respect everyone and show special love for God's people. Honor God and respect the Emperor.
The Example of Christ's Suffering
18 Servants, you must obey your masters and always show respect to them. Do this, not only to those who are kind and thoughtful, but also to those who are cruel. 19 God will bless you, even if others treat you unfairly for being loyal to him. 20 You don't gain anything by being punished for some wrong you have done. But God will bless you, if you have to suffer for doing something good. 21 After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.
22 Christ did not sin
or ever tell a lie.
23 Although he was abused,
he never tried to get even.
And when he suffered,
he made no threats.
Instead, he had faith in God,
who judges fairly.
24 Christ carried the burden
of our sins.
He was nailed to the cross,
so we would stop sinning
and start living right.
By his cuts and bruises
you are healed.
25 You had wandered away
like sheep.
Now you have returned
to the one
who is your shepherd
and protector.
II.
1 Tai tad, metit molā ikvīnu ļaunumu, ikvīnu viļteibu, līkuleibu un skaudeibu un ikvīnu aprunōšonas veidu. 2 Kai jaunpīdzymušī bārni kōrojit pēc goreiga, navyltōta pīna, lai caur tū izaugtu pesteišonai. 3 Jyus jau asot baudejuši cik Kungs ir lobs.
4 Ejat pi Jō klōtu kai pi dzeiva akmiņa, kurs lai gon nu cylvākim atmasts, pi Dīva ir izlaseits un gūdynōts. 5 Ļaunit arī jyusus kai dzeivūs akmiņus ībyuvēt goreigajā svētneicā, svātajā prīstereibā, lai caur Jezu Kristu uzupurātu goreigu, Dīvam pateikamu upuri. 6 Rokstūs ir teikts: Raug, es Sionā īlyku akmini, vīnu izlaseitu dōrgu styurakmini, un kas Jam tic, tys aizkaunāts natiks.
7 Un jums, kas tycat, tys gūds pīdar; bet par naticeigajim ir saceits: Tys akmiņs, kuru byuvātōji atmete, ir palicis par styura akmini, 8 un leidz ar tū par pakrisšonas akmini un pīdauzeibas klinti. Jī nu jō īsaļaunoj, jo jī vōrdam nav paklauseigi; tai tys jim ir nūlamts.
9 Bet jyus asot izlaseitō ciļts, kēniškeigō prīstereiba svāto tauta, adoptātō tauta; jums ir jōsludynoj tō breinumdorbi, kurs jyusus nu tymseibas paaicynōja uz sovu apbreinojamū gaismu. 10 Kaidreiz jyus bejot na tauta, bet tagad jyus asot Dīva tauta; agrōk jums apžālōšonas nabeja, bet tagad jyus asot apžālōti.
11 Nūmīļōtī, es jyusus uzaicynoju: Kai svešinīki un ceļaveiri jyus atsaturit nu mīseigajom īgrybom, kuras karoj pret dvēseli. 12 Storp pogōnim dzeivojit gūdeigi. Tad tī, kas jyusus pasmōdēja kai ļaundarus, redzēs jyusu lobūs dorbus un apraudzeišonas dīnā slavēs Dīvu.
13 Kunga dēļ esit padeveigi ikvīnai cylvāku vērseibai, kai kēneņam, kas stōv pōri par vysim, 14 tai arī pōrvaļdnīkim, kurus jys ir syutejis lai nūstrōpātu ļaundarus un atolgōtu loba dareitōjus. 15 Dīva gryba ir šaida: Jyus ar lobu dzeivi nūklusynōsit nagudrūs cylvāku nazynōšonu. 16 Jyus asot breivi, bet jyus breiveibas nadreikstit izlītōt kai apsaga ļaunumam. Jums jōir kai Dīva kolpim. 17 Cīnejit vysus, mīļojit brōļus, beistitēs Dīva, gūdojit kēneņu.
18 Jyus kolpi bailē esit padeveigi sovim kungim, na tikvīn labsirdeigim un rōmim, bet arī borgajim. 19 Tei ir žēlesteiba, jo kaids tōpēc, ka ir apzineigs pret Dīvu, cīš sōpi, kura jam nataisneigi teik dareita. 20 Kas tad tei byutu par slavu, jo jyusus pōrmōceitu pōrkōpumu dēļ un jyus cīstu? Bet gon tad ir žēlesteiba pi Dīva, jo jyus sōpes cīšat lobu dareidami. 21 Uz tū jyus asot aicynōti. Arī Kristus par jums ir cītis un jums pīmāru atstōjis, lai jyus ītu pa Jō pādim. 22 Jys napadareja nivīna grāka un Jō mutē nav atrosta nikaida viļteiba. 23 Kad Jū pasmōdēja, Jys pretim napasmōdēja, Jys cīte, bet napīdraudēja. Un Jys sovu lītu atvēlēja Tam, kas tīsoj taisneigi. 24 Jys pats sovā mīsā myusu grākus aiznese uz kūka (krysta), lai mes, grākim nūmyruši, dzeivōtu taisneibai. Caur Jō cērtumim jyus asot atgyvuši veseleibu. 25 Jā, jyus bejot kai nusamaļdejušōs vuškas, bet tagad jyus asot atsagrīzuši pi sovu dvēseļu ganeitōja un sorgōtōja.
