Titus:Chapter 1
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| 1天主的僕人，作耶穌基督宗徒的保祿──為引天主所選的人，去信從並認識合乎虔敬的真理， | 1From Paul, servant of God, apostle of Christ Jesus, at the service of God's chosen people, so that they may believe and reach the knowledge of truth and godliness. |
| 2這虔敬是本於永生的希望，又是那不能說謊的天主，在久遠的時代以前所預許的， | 2The eternal life we are waiting for was promised from the very beginning by God who never lies, |
| 3他到了適當的時期，就藉着宣講顯示了他的聖道；我就是照我們救主天主的命令，受委託盡這宣講的職務。── | 3and as the appointed time had come, he made it known through the message entrusted to me by a command of God, our Savior. |
| 4我保祿致書給在共同信仰內作我真子的弟鐸：願恩寵與平安，由天主父及我們的救主基督耶穌賜與你。 | 4Greetings to you, Titus, my true son in the faith we share. May grace and peace be with you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| 5我留你在克里特，是要你整頓那些尚未完成的事，並照我所吩咐你的，在各城設立長老： | 5I left you in Crete because I wanted you to put right what was defective and appoint elders in every town, following my instructions. |
| 6長老應是無可指摘的，只做過一個妻子的丈夫，所有的子女都是信徒，又沒有被控告為放蕩不羈的， | 6They must be blameless, married only once, whose children are believers and not open to the charge of being immoral and rebellious. |
| 7因為做監督的，既是天主的管家，就該是無可指摘的、不自負、不發怒、不嗜酒、不暴戾、不貪污； | 7Since the overseer (or bishop) is the steward of God's house, he must be beyond reproach: not proud, hot-headed, overfond of wine, quarrelsome or greedy for gain. |
| 8但該好客、樂善、慎重、公正、熱心、有節， | 8On the contrary he must be hospitable, a lover of what is good, wise, upright, devout and self-controlled. |
| 9堅持那合乎教理的真道，好能以健全的道理勸戒並駁斥抗辯的人。 | 9He must hold to the message of faith just as it was taught, so that, in his turn, he may teach sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. |
| 10實在有許多人尚不服從，好空談，欺騙人，尤其是那些受過割損的人； | 10You know that there are many rebellious minds, talkers of nonsense, deceivers, especially the party of the circumcised. |
| 11應杜塞這些人的口，因為他們為了可恥的利潤，竟教導那不應教導的事，破壞人的整個家庭。 | 11They have to be silenced when they go around disturbing whole families, teaching for low gain what should not be taught. |
| 12克里特人中的一人，他們自己的一位先知曾這樣說：「克里特人常是些說謊者，是些可惡的野獸，貪口腹的懶漢。」 | 12A Cretan, one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans: always liars, wicked beasts and lazy gluttons." |
| 13這話說的很對。為此，你該嚴厲規勸他們，好叫他們在信德上健全無瑕； | 13This is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply if you want them to have a sound faith |
| 14不要聽信猶太人無稽的傳說，和背棄真理之人的規定。 | 14instead of heeding Jewish fables and practices of people who reject the truth. |
| 15為潔淨人一切都是潔淨的，但為敗壞的人和無信仰的人，沒有一樣是潔淨的，就連他們的理性和良心都是污穢的。 | 15To the pure everything is pure; to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure: their minds and consciences have been defiled. |
| 16這樣的人自稱認識天主，但在行為上卻否認天主；他們是可憎惡的，悖逆的，在一切善事上是無用的。 | 16They pretend to know God but deny him with their deeds. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good. |
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