Titus 1

¹Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

¹神的僕人，耶穌基督的使徒保羅，憑著神選民的信心與敬虔真理的知識，

²in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,

²盼望那無謊言的神在萬古之先所應許的永生，

³but at the proper time manifested, [even] His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

³到了日期，藉著傳揚的工夫把他的道顯明了；這傳揚的責任是按著神我們救主的命令交託了我。

⁴To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

⁴現在寫信給提多，就是照著我們共信之道作我真兒子的。願恩惠、平安從父神和我們的救主基督耶穌歸與你！

⁵For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,

⁵我從前留你在革哩底，是要你將那沒有辦完的事都辦整齊了，又照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老。

⁶[namely], if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.

⁶若有無可指責的人，只作一個婦人的丈夫，兒女也是信主的，沒有人告他們是放蕩不服約束的，就可以設立。

⁷For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

⁷監督既是神的管家，必須無可指責，不任性，不暴躁，不因酒滋事，不打人，不貪無義之財；

⁸but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,

⁸樂意接待遠人，好善，莊重，公平，聖潔自持；

⁹holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

⁹堅守所教真實的道理，就能將純正的教訓勸化人，又能把爭辯的人駁倒了。

¹⁰For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

¹⁰因為有許多人不服約束，說虛空話欺哄人；那奉割禮的更是這樣。

¹¹who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not [teach] for the sake of sordid gain.

¹¹這些人的口總要堵住。他們因貪不義之財，將不該教導的教導人，敗壞人的全家。

¹²One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.'

¹²有革哩底人中的一個本地先知說：革哩底人常說謊話，乃是惡獸又饞又懶。

¹³This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,

¹³這個見證是真的。所以，你要嚴嚴的責備他們，使他們在真道上純全無疵，

¹⁴not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

¹⁴不聽猶太人荒渺的言語和離棄真道之人的誡命。

¹⁵To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

¹⁵在潔淨的人，凡物都潔淨；在污穢不信的人，甚麼都不潔淨，連心地和天良也都污穢了。

¹⁶They profess to know God, but by [their] deeds they deny [Him], being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

¹⁶他們說是認識神，行事卻和他相背；本是可憎惡的，是悖逆的，在各樣善事上是可廢棄的。