1 From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
I encourage God's own people to have more faith and to understand the truth about religion. 2 Then they will have the hope of eternal life God promised long ago. And God never tells a lie! 3 So, at the proper time, God our Savior gave this message and told me to announce what he had said.
4 Titus, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
What Titus Was To Do in Crete
5 I left you in Crete to do what had been left undone and to appoint leaders for the churches in each town. As I told you, 6 they must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. Their children must be followers of the Lord and not have a reputation for being wild and disobedient.
7 Church officials are in charge of God's work, and so they must also have a good reputation. They must not be bossy, quick-tempered, heavy drinkers, bullies, or dishonest in business. 8 Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled. 9 They must stick to the true message they were taught, so their good teaching can help others and correct everyone who opposes it.
10 There are many who don't respect authority, and they fool others by talking nonsense. This is especially true of some Jewish followers. 11 But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset whole families by teaching what they should not. 12 It is like one of their own prophets once said,
“The people of Crete
always tell lies.
They are greedy and lazy
like wild animals.”
13 This surely is a true saying. And you should be hard on such people, so you can help them grow stronger in their faith. 14 Don't pay any attention to any of those senseless Jewish stories and human commands. These are made up by people who won't obey the truth.
15 Everything is pure for someone whose heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed. 16 Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.
Sveiciens
1 Pāvils, Dieva kalps un Jēzus Kristus apustulis, Dieva izredzēto ticībai un patiesības atzīšanai dievbijībā 2 cerībā uz mūžīgo dzīvību, ko uzticamais Dievs apsolīja pirms mūžīgiem laikiem, 3 bet, pienākot īstajam laikam, atklāja savā vārda vēstī, ko man uzticēts pasludināt pēc mūsu glābēja Dieva pavēles, 4 Titam, savam īstenajam dēlam, kopīgā ticībā – žēlastība un miers no Dieva Tēva un mūsu Glābēja, Jēzus Kristus!
Tita pienākumi Krētā
5 Es tevi atstāju Krētā, lai tu nokārtotu atlikušās lietas un ik pilsētā ieceltu presbiterus – kā es tev to pavēlēju –, 6 tam jābūt nevainojamam, vienas sievas vīram, kam bērni ir ticīgi, nevis izlaidīgi vai nepaklausīgi. 7 Bīskapam ir jābūt nevainojamam kā Dieva namturim; lai viņš nav uzpūtīgs, ātri aizkaitināms, lai nav nodevies dzeršanai, nav kauslis, nedzenas pēc netīras peļņas, 8 bet lai ir viesmīlīgs, tāds, kas mīl visu labo, lai ir apdomīgs, taisnīgs, svēts un savaldīgs. 9 Lai viņš stingri turas pie ticības apliecinājuma pēc mācības, lai viņš ar veselīgu mācību būtu spējīgs arī pārliecināt un atspēkot tos, kam ir iebildumi. 10 Jo daudzi ir nepaklausīgi, gvelž tukšu un maldina, visvairāk tādu – no jūdiem. 11 Tādiem vajag aizbāzt muti. Viņi pazudina veselus namus, mācīdami to, ko nevajag, un tā rīkojas netīras peļņas dēļ. 12 Kāds pravietis no viņu pašu vidus reiz teicis: krētieši vienmēr melo, tie – nekrietni zvēri, laiski rīmas. 13 Šī liecība ir patiesa. Šā iemesla dēļ atspēko viņus strupi, lai viņi atveseļojas ticībā, 14 vairs nepievēršas jūdu pasakām un cilvēku pavēlēm, kas tikai novērš no patiesības. 15 Šķīstajiem viss ir šķīsts, bet aptraipītajiem un neticīgajiem nav nekā šķīsta, aptraipīts ir gan viņu prāts, gan sirdsapziņa. 16 Viņi apgalvo, ka Dievu pazīst, bet ar darbiem noliedz, būdami neganti, nepaklausīgi un nederīgi nevienam krietnam darbam.
