1 Peter: Revised Murdock Translation

I.

  01 PETER, an Apostle of Yeshua Mshikha, to the elect and sojourners, who are dispersed in Pontus and in Galatia, and in Cappadocia, and in Asia, and in Bithynia,

  02 to them who have been chosen, by the foreknowledge of Alaha the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto the obedience and the sprinkling of the blood of Yeshua Mshikha: May grace and peace abound towards you.

  03 Blessed be Alaha, the Father of Maran Yeshua Mshikha, who in his great mercy has begotten us anew, by the resurrection of Maran Yeshua Mshikha, to the hope of life,

  04 and to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, which is prepared for you in heaven;

  05 while you are kept, by the power of Alaha and by faith, for the life that is prepared and will be revealed in the last times;

  06 wherein you will rejoice for ever, notwithstanding you at the present time are pressed a little, by the various trials that pass over you;

  07 so that the proof of your faith may appear more precious than refined gold that is tested by fire, unto glory and honor and praise, at the manifestation of Yeshua Mshikha: 

  08 whom having not seen, you love; and in the faith of whom you rejoice, with joy that is glorious and ineffable, 

  09 that you may receive the recompense of your faith, the life of your souls;

  10 that life [namely], about which the prophets inquired, when they were prophesying of the grace which was to be given to you.

  11 And they searched for the time which the Spirit of Mshikha dwelling in them did show and testify, when the sufferings of Mshikha were to occur, and his subsequent glory.

  12 And it was revealed to them, [in regard to] all they were searching, that, not for themselves were they inquiring, but for us they were prophesying of those things, which are now manifested to you by means of the things we have announced to you, by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.

  13 Wherefore, gird up the loins of your minds. and be awake perfectly, and wait for the joy, which will come to you at the revelation of Maran Yeshua Mshikha, 

  14 as obedient children: and be you not conversant again with those former lusts, with which you lusted when without knowledge.

  15 But be you holy in all your conduct, as he is holy who has called you.

  16 Because it is written: Be you holy, even as I am holy. 

  17 And if so be you call on the Father, with whom is no respect of persons, and who judges every one according to his deeds, pass the time of your sojournment with fear; 

  18 since you know, that neither with perishable silver, nor with gold, you were redeemed from your vain doings, which you had by tradition from your fathers;

  19 but with the precious blood of that Lamb in which is no spot nor blemish, namely, Mshikha:

  20 who was predestined to this, before the foundation of the world; and was manifested at the termination of the times, for your sakes;

  21 who, by means of him, have believed in Alaha, who raised him from the dead and conferred glory on him; that your faith and hope might be in Alaha,

  22 while your minds became sanctified, by obedience to the truth; and you be full of love, without respect of persons, so that you love one another out of a pure and perfect heart;

  23 like persons born again, not of seed that perishes, but of that which does not perish, by the living word of Alaha, who abides for ever.

  24 Because all flesh is as grass, and all its beauty like the flower of the field. The grass dries up, and the flower withers away;

  25 but the word of our Alaha abides for ever: and this is the word that is announced to you.

II.

  01 Therefore, cease you from all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envy, and backbiting.

  02 And be like infant children; and crave the word, as being the pure spiritual milk by which you are nourished up to life;

  03 if you have tasted and seen that Mar-Yah is good: 

  04 to whom you have come, because he is a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with Alaha elect and precious. 

  05 And you also, as living stones, are builded and become spiritual temples, and holy priests, for the offering of spiritual sacrifices, acceptable before Alaha, through Yeshua Mshikha.

  06 For it is said in the scripture, Behold, in Zion I lay a chosen and precious stone, for the head of the corner; and whoever believes in him, will not be ashamed.

  07 On you therefore who believe, is this honor conferred: but to them who believe not, 

  08 he is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence. And they stumble at it, because they believe not the word: whereto they were appointed.

  09 But you are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that you should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:

  10 who formerly were not accounted a people, but now are the people of Alaha; and also, there were [once] no mercies on you, but now mercies are poured out upon you.

  11 My beloved, I entreat you as strangers and pilgrims, separate yourselves from all lusts of the body; for they war against the soul.

  12 And let your behavior be decorous before all men; so that they who utter evil speeches against you, may see your good actions, and may praise Alaha in the day of trial.

  13 And be you submissive to all the sons of men, for Alaha's sake; to kings, on account of their authority; 

  14 and to judges, because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well.

  15 For so is the pleasure of Alaha, that by your good deeds you may stop the mouth of the foolish, who know not Alaha:

  16 as free men, yet not like men who make their freedom a cloak for their wickedness, but as the servants of Alaha. 

  17 Honor all men; love your brethren; fear Alaha; and honor kings.

  18 And those among you who are servants, be subject to your masters, with reverence; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh and morose.

  19 For there is favor before Alaha for them who, for the sake of a good conscience, endure sorrows that come upon them wrongfully.

  20 But they who endure afflictions on account of their offences, what praise have they ? But if, when you do well, they vex you, and you endure it; then great is your praise with Alaha.

  21 For unto this were you called; because Mshikha also died for us, and left us this pattern, that you should walk in his steps.

  22 He did no sin; neither was guile found in his mouth. 

  23 When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.

  24 And he took away all our sins, and, in his body, lifted them to the cross; that we, when dead to sin, might live by his righteousness: for by his wounds, you are healed. 

  25 For you, [once] went astray, like sheep; but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Curator of your souls.

III.

  01 So also you wives, be you subject to your husbands; that, by your pleasing behavior, you may gain over, without difficulty, those who obey not the word,

  02 when they see, that you conduct yourselves with reverence and chastity.

  03 And adorn not yourselves with the external ornaments of curls of the hair, or of golden trinkets, or of costly garments.

  04 But adorn yourselves in the hidden person of the heart, with a mild and uncorrupted spirit, an ornament that is precious before Alaha.

  05 For so also the holy women of old, who trusted in Alaha, adorned themselves, and were subject to their husbands: 

  06 just as Sarah was subject to Abraham, and called him, My lord: whose daughters you are, by good works, while you are not terrified by any fear.

  07 And you husbands, likewise, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, and hold them in honor, as the feebler vessels; because they also will inherit with you the gift of eternal life: and let not your prayers be hindered.

  08 The summing up, is, that you all be in harmony, that you be sympathetic with them who suffer, and affectionate one to another, and be merciful and kind.

  09 And that you recompense to no one evil for evil, neither railing for railing; but, in contrariety to these, that you bless: for to this were you called, that you might inherit a blessing.

  10 Therefore, whoever chooses life, and desires to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile;

  11 let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and follow after it.

  12 Because the eyes of Mar-Yah are upon the righteous, and his ears [ready] to hear them: but the face of Mar-Yah is against the wicked.

  13 And who will do you harm, if you are zealous of good works?

  14 But if it should occur, that you suffer on account of righteousness, happy are you. And be not terrified, by those who would terrify you, nor be agitated: 

  15 but sanctify Mar-Yah Mshikha, in your hearts. And be you ready for a vindication, before every one who demands of you an account of the hope of your faith, 

  16 in meekness and respect, as having a good conscience; so that they who speak against you as bad men, may be ashamed, for having calumniated your good conduct in Mshikha.

  17 For it is profitable to you, that you suffer evil while you do good deeds, if this should be the pleasure of Alaha; and not, while you do evil deeds.

  18 For Mshikha also once died for our sins, the righteous for sinners; that he might bring you to Alaha. And he died in body, but lived in spirit.

  19 And he preached to those souls, which were detained in Hades,

  20 which were formerly disobedient, in the days of Noah, when the long suffering of Alaha commanded an ark to be made, in hope of their repentance; and eight souls only entered into it, and were kept alive in the waters. 

  21 And you also, by a like figure, are made alive by baptism, (not when you wash your bodies from filth, but when you confess Alaha with a pure conscience,) and by the resurrection of Yeshua Mshikha;

  22 who is taken up to heaven, and is on the right hand of Alaha, and angels, and authorities, and powers, are subject to him.

IV.

  01 If then Mshikha has suffered for you in the flesh, do you also arm yourselves with the same mind: for every one that is dead in his body, has ceased from all sins, 

  02 that he may no longer be alive to the lusts of men, while he is in the body, but [only] to do the pleasure of Alaha.

  03 For the time that is past was enough, when you wrought the pleasure of the profane, in dissoluteness, and in ebriety, and in lasciviousness, and in revelling, and in the worship of demons.

  04 And lo, they now wonder, and reproach you, because you revel not with them in the same former dissoluteness; 

  05 who must give account to Alaha, who is to judge the living and the dead.

  06 For on this account the announcement is made also to the dead, that they may be judged as persons in the flesh, and may live according to Alaha in the spirit.

  07 But the end of all things approaches: therefore be sober, and be wakeful for prayer.

  08 And above all things, have fervent love one towards another; for love covers a multitude of sins. 

  09 And be you compassionate to strangers, without murmuring. 

  10 And let each of you minister to his associates the gift which he has received from Alaha; as being good stewards of the manifold grace of Alaha.

  11 Whoever will speak, let him speak as the word of Alaha: and whoever will minister, as of the ability that Alaha has given him: so that in all you do, Alaha may be glorified, through Yeshua Mshikha; to whom belongs glory, and honor, for ever and ever. Amen.

  12 My beloved, be not dismayed at the trials that befall you, as if some strange thing had come upon you; for these things are for your probation.

  13 But rejoice, that you participate in the sufferings of Mshikha, that so you may also rejoice and exult at the revelation of his glory.

  14 And if you are reproached on account of the name of Mshikha, happy are you: for the glorious Spirit of Alaha rests upon you.

  15 Only let none of you suffer, as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer.

  16 But if he suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify Alaha on account of this name. 

  17 For it is the time when judgment will commence with the house of Alaha: and if it commence with us, what will be the end of those who obey not the gospel of Alaha ? 

  18 And if the righteous scarcely lives, where will the ungodly and the sinner be found!

  19 Wherefore, let them who suffer according to the pleasure of Alaha, commend their souls to him in well doing, as to a faithful Creator.

V.

  01 And I, an Elder, your associate, and a witness of the sufferings of Mshikha, and a participator in his glory which is to be revealed, entreat the Elders who are among you:

  02 Feed you the flock of Alaha which is committed to you: have care [for it], spiritually; not from compulsion, but voluntarily; not for base gain, but with all your heart;

  03 not as lords of the flock, but so as to be a good example for them:

  04 that when the chief shepherd shall be revealed, you may receive from him a crown of glory that fades not.

  05 And you juniors submit yourselves to your seniors; and clothe yourselves, stringently, with lowliness of mind one towards another; because Alaha resists them who exalt themselves, and gives grace to the humble. 

  06 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the powerful hand of Alaha: and it will exalt you in due time.

  07 And cast all your solicitude upon Alaha; for he cares for you.

  08 Be sober and guarded, because Satan your adversary, like a lion, roars, and goes about, and seeks whom he may devour.

  09 Therefore resist him, being steadfast in the faith: and know you, that the same sufferings befall your brethren that are in the world.

  10 Now it is the Alaha of grace, who has called us to his eternal glory by Yeshua Mshikha, that has given us, while we sustain these light afflictions, to be strengthened, and confirmed, and established by him for ever: 

  11 to whom be glory, and power, and honor, for ever and ever. Amen.

  12 These as I account [them] few [things], I have written to you by Sylvanus, a faithful brother. And I would persuade, and would testify, that this is the true grace of Alaha, this in which you stand.

  13 The elect church which is in Babylon, salutes you; also Markos, my son.

  14 Salute you one another with a holy kiss. Peace be with you all, who are in Mshikha. Amen.