How To Act toward Others
1 Don't correct an older man. Encourage him, as you would your own father. Treat younger men as you would your own brother, 2 and treat older women as you would your own mother. Show the same respect to younger women that you would to your sister.
3 Take care of any widow who is really in need. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to serve God by taking care of her, as she once took care of them. This is what God wants them to do. 5 A widow who is really in need is one who doesn't have any relatives. She has faith in God, and she keeps praying to him night and day, asking for his help.
6 A widow who thinks only about having a good time is already dead, even though she is still alive.
7 Tell all this to everyone, so they will do the right thing. 8 People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.
9 For a widow to be put on the list of widows, she must be at least 60 years old, and she must have been faithful in marriage. 10 She must also be well-known for doing all sorts of good things, such as raising children, giving food to strangers, welcoming God's people into her home, helping people in need, and always making herself useful.
11 Don't put young widows on the list. They may later have a strong desire to get married. Then they will turn away from Christ 12 and become guilty of breaking their promise to him. 13 Besides, they will become lazy and get into the habit of going from house to house. Next, they will start gossiping and become busybodies, talking about things that are none of their business.
14 I would prefer that young widows get married, have children, and look after their families. Then the enemy won't have any reason to say insulting things about us. 15 Look what's already happened to some of the young widows! They have turned away to follow Satan.
16 If a woman who is a follower has any widows in her family, she should help them. This will keep the church from having that burden, and then the church can help widows who are really in need.
Church Leaders
17 Church leaders who do their job well deserve to be paid twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching. 18 It is just as the Scriptures say, “Don't muzzle an ox when you are using it to grind grain.” You also know the saying, “Workers are worth their pay.”
19 Don't listen to any charge against a church leader, unless at least two or three people bring the same charges. 20 But if any of the leaders should keep on sinning, they must be corrected in front of the whole group, as a warning to everyone else.
21 In the presence of God and Christ Jesus and their chosen angels, I order you to follow my instructions! Be fair with everyone, and don't have any favorites.
22 Don't be too quick to accept people into the service of the Lord by placing your hands on them.
Don't sin because others do, but stay close to God.
23 Stop drinking only water. Take a little wine to help your stomach trouble and the other illnesses you often have.
24 Some people get caught in their sins almost at once, even before the time of judgment. But other people's sins don't show up until later. 25 It is the same with good deeds. Some are easily seen, but none of them can be hidden.
V.
Dažaidi aizrōdejumi.
1 Vacam cylvākam naesi uzbōzeigs, bet gon jam runoj kai tāvam. 2 Ar jaunōkajim dzeivoj kai ar brōlim, ar vacom sīvītem kai ar mōtem, ar jaunajom, kai ar mōsom piļneigā gūdbejeibā.
3 Gūdoj atraitnes, kuras ir eisti atraitnes. 4 Jo kaidai atraitnei ir bārni vai bārnu bārni, tad lai mōcōs tī mīļōt vyspyrms sovus vystyvōkūs un sovim prīkštečim atmoksōt par sajimtajom nu jim labdareibom. Tys pateik Dīvam. 5 Bet atraitne, kas ir palykuse vīntule, lai līk sovu cereibu uz Dīva un pastōv lyugšonā un pīlyugšonā dīnu un nakti. 6 Bet jo kura dzeivoj izprīcōs, tod jei dzeiva byudama ir nūmyruse. 7 Šytū atgōdynoj, lai jōs byutu navainojamas. 8 Bet kas par sovejim, pat par sovim sētnīkim nasaryupej, tys ir aizalīdzis ticeibas un ir ļaunōks par bezticeigū.
9 Atraitņu sarokstā ir īvadama tikai tei, kurai ir vysmoz sešdesmit godu, ir tik vīnu reizi precējusēs 10 un ir pazeistama ar lobim dorbim, labi ir izaudzynōjuse sovus bārnus, ir bejuse vīsmīleiga, svātajim ir mozgōjuse kōjas, ir paleidzējuse tim, kas ir spaidūs un ikvīnā lobā dorbā ir bejuse centeiga. 11 Jaunōkas atraitnes nūraidi, jo jūs baudkōre jōs nu Kristus attōlinōs, jōs gribēs precētīs 12 un tai uz sevis vilks strōpi, ka jōs pyrmū uzticeibu ir lauzušas. 13 Jōs arī pīrūn bez dorba pa mōjom apkōrt takalēt, un na tik vīn bez dorba, bet arī pļōpōdamas runoj, kas napīdīn. 14 Tōpēc es grybu, ka jaunōkōs ītu otkon pi veira, uzajimtu mōtes pīnōkumus, veiktu mōjas dorbus un tai pretinīkam nadūtu izdeveibas aprunōt. 15 Dažas gon jau ir (nu pareizō ceļa) nūsamaļdejušas un aizskrējušas satanam pakaļ. 16 Jo pi kaidas ticeigōs ir atraitnes, tod par jom lai gōdoj tei poša un naapgryutynoj draudzes, lai tei varātu paleidzēt vīntuleigajom atraitnem.
Izaturēšona pret goreidznīkim.
17 Presbiteri, kas sovu omotu labi pylda, ir jōgūdynoj ar divkōršeigu gūdu, seviški tī, kas strōdoj pi vōrda un mōceibas, 18 jo Roksti soka: Vēršam, kas kuļ, naaizsīn mutes, un: Strōdnīks ir sova atolgōjuma cīneigs. 19 Pret presbiteri syudzeibu napījem, jo pret jū nabyus divi vai trejs līcinīki. 20 Tūs, kuri ir sagrākōjuši, nūrōj vysu klōtbyutnē, lai arī citi beitūs. 21 Es tevi zvārynoju Dīva Jezus Kristus un izlaseitūs engeļu prīškā, lai tu šytū īvārōtu bez aizsprīdumim un nikō nadareitu pīsakeršonas dēļ. 22 Par agri nalīc rūku ni uz vīna un nadori sevis leidzatbiļdeiga par svešim grākim. Uzgloboj sevi teiru. 23 Nadzer pagaidom yudiņa vīn, bet gon sovas mōgas un slimeiguma dēļ ījem drusku veina.
24 Dažu cylvāku grāki ir atklōti un zynomi jau pyrms tīsas, bet cytu klivs zynomi tikai pēc tam. 25 Tai pat arī lobī dorbi ir atklōti, bet kur tys tai nabyutu, tūmār vysod jī nūslāpumā napaliks.
