提摩太前書 1

奉我們救主上帝和我們的盼望基督耶穌之命，作基督耶穌使徒的保羅

fèng wǒ men jiù zhǔ shén hé wǒ men de pàn wàng jī dū yē sū zhī mìng ， zuò jī dū yē sū shǐ tú de bǎo luó

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

寫信給那因信主作我真兒子的提摩太。願恩惠、憐憫、平安從父上帝和我們主基督耶穌歸與你！

xiě xìn gěi nà yīn xìn zhǔ zuò wǒ zhēn ér zi de tí mó tài 。 yuàn ēn huì 、 lián mǐn 、 píng ān cóng fù shén hé wǒ men zhǔ jī dū yē sū guī yǔ nǐ ！

to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

我往馬其頓去的時候，曾勸你仍住在以弗所，好囑咐那幾個人不可傳異教，

wǒ wǎng mǎ qí dùn qù de shí hòu ， céng quàn nǐ réng zhù zài yǐ fú suǒ ， hǎo zhǔ fù nà jǐ gè rén bù kě chuán yì jiào ，

As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

也不可聽從荒渺無憑的話語和無窮的家譜；這等事只生辯論，並不發明上帝在信上所立的章程。

yě bù kě tīng cóng huāng miǎo wú píng de huà yǔ hé wú qióng de jiā pǔ ； zhè děng shì zhī shēng biàn lùn ， bìng bù fā míng shén zài xìn shàng suǒ lì de zhāng chéng 。

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

但命令的總歸就是愛；這愛是從清潔的心和無虧的良心，無偽的信心生出來的。

dàn mìng lìng de zǒng guī jiù shì ài ； zhè ài shì cóng qīng jié de xīn hé wú kuī de liáng xīn ， wú wěi de xìn xīn shēng chū lái de 。

But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,

有人偏離這些，反去講虛浮的話，

yǒu rén piān lí zhè xiē ， fǎn qù jiǎng xū fú de huà ，

from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

想要作教法師，卻不明白自己所講說的所論定的。

xiǎng yào zuò jiào fǎ shī ， què bù míng bái zì jǐ suǒ jiǎng shuō de suǒ lùn dìng de 。

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.

我們知道律法原是好的，只要人用得合宜；

wǒ men zhī dào lǜ fǎ yuán shì hǎo de ， zhǐ yào rén yòng dé hé yí ；

But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,

因為律法不是為義人設立的，乃是為不法和不服的，不虔誠和犯罪的，不聖潔和戀世俗的，弒父母和殺人的，

yīn wèi lǜ fǎ bú shì wèi yì rén shè lì de ， nǎi shì wèi bù fǎ hé bù fú de ， bù qián chéng hé fàn zuì de ， bú shèng jié hé liàn shì sú de ， shì fù mǔ hé shā rén de ，

as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

行淫和親男色的，搶人口和說謊話的，並起假誓的，或是為別樣敵正道的事設立的。

xíng yín hé qīn nán sè de ， qiǎng rén kǒu hé shuō huǎng huà de ， bìng qǐ jiǎ shì de ， huò shì wèi bié yàng dí zhèng dào de shì shè lì de 。

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

這是照着可稱頌之上帝交託我榮耀福音說的。

zhè shì zhào zhe kě chēng sòng zhī shén jiāo tuō wǒ róng yào fú yīn shuō de 。

according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

我感謝那給我力量的我們主基督耶穌，因他以我有忠心，派我服事他。

wǒ gǎn xiè nà gěi wǒ lì liáng de wǒ men zhǔ jī dū yē sū ， yīn tā yǐ wǒ yǒu zhōng xīn ， pài wǒ fú shì tā 。

I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,

我從前是褻瀆上帝的，逼迫人的，侮慢人的；然而我還蒙了憐憫，因我是不信不明白的時候而做的。

wǒ cóng qián shì xiè dú shén de ， bī pò rén de ， wǔ màn rén de ； rán ér wǒ hái méng le lián mǐn ， yīn wǒ shì bú xìn bù míng bái de shí hòu ér zuò de 。

although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

並且我主的恩是格外豐盛，使我在基督耶穌裏有信心和愛心。

bìng qiě wǒ zhǔ de ēn shì gé wài fēng shèng ， shǐ wǒ zài jī dū yē sū lǐ yǒu xìn xīn hé ài xīn 。

The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。

「 jī dū yē sū jiàng shì ， wèi yào zhěng jiù zuì rén 。」 zhè huà shì kě xìn de ， shì shí fēn kě pèi fú de 。 zài zuì rén zhōng wǒ shì gè zuì kuí 。

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

然而，我蒙了憐憫，是因耶穌基督要在我這罪魁身上顯明他一切的忍耐，給後來信他得永生的人作榜樣。

rán ér ， wǒ méng le lián mǐn ， shì yīn yē sū jī dū yào zài wǒ zhè zuì kuí shēn shàng xiǎn míng tā yí qiè de rěn nài ， gěi hòu lái xìn tā dé yǒng shēng de rén zuò bǎng yàng 。

However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

但願尊貴、榮耀歸與那不能朽壞、不能看見、永世的君王、獨一的上帝，直到永永遠遠。阿們！

dàn yuàn zūn guì 、 róng yào guī yǔ nà bù néng xiǔ huài 、 bù néng kàn jiàn 、 yǒng shì de jūn wáng 、 dú yī de shén ， zhí dào yǒng yǒng yuǎn yuǎn 。 ā men ！

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

我兒提摩太啊，我照從前指着你的預言，將這命令交託你，叫你因此可以打那美好的仗。

wǒ ér tí mó tài a ， wǒ zhào cóng qián zhǐ zhe nǐ de yù yán ， jiāng zhè mìng lìng jiāo tuō nǐ ， jiào nǐ yīn cǐ kě yǐ dǎ nà měi hǎo de zhàng 。

I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

常存信心和無虧的良心。有人丟棄良心，就在真道上如同船破壞了一般。

cháng cún xìn xīn hé wú kuī de liáng xīn 。 yǒu rén diū qì liáng xīn ， jiù zài zhēn dào shàng rú tóng chuán pò huài le yì bān 。

holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

其中有許米乃和亞歷山大；我已經把他們交給撒但，使他們受責罰就不再謗瀆了。

qí zhōng yǒu xǔ mǐ nǎi hé yà lì shān dà ； wǒ yǐ jīng bǎ tā men jiāo gěi sā dàn ， shǐ tā men shòu zé fá jiù bú zài bàng dú le 。

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.