even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,
1:5
ወሠርዐነትርሲተወልዱበእንተኢየሱስክርስቶስበከመሥምረተፈቃዱ።
又因愛我們,就按着自己的意旨所喜悅的,預定我們藉着耶穌基督得兒子的名分,
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
1:6
ለክብርወለስብሐትበጸጋሁዘጸገወነበወልዱፍቁሩ።
使他榮耀的恩典得着稱讚;這恩典是他在愛子裏所賜給我們的。
to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved.
1:7
ዘበእንቲኣሁረከብነመድኀኒተወተኀድገለነኀጢአትነበደሙበከመብዕለጸጋሁ።
我們藉這愛子的血得蒙救贖,過犯得以赦免,乃是照他豐富的恩典。
In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
1:8
ዘአፈድፈደላዕሌነበኵሉጥበብወምክር።
這恩典是上帝用諸般智慧聰明,充充足足賞給我們的;
which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
1:9
ወአርአየነምክረፈቃዱበከመሥምረቱወሠርዐነበእንቲኣሁ።
都是照他自己所預定的美意,叫我們知道他旨意的奧祕,
making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
1:10
ወዐቀመበዘይበጽሕዕድሜሁከመይትሐደስኵሉዘበሰማይወዘበምድር።
要照所安排的,在日期滿足的時候,使天上、地上、一切所有的都在基督裏面同歸於一。
to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him.
1:11
ወከፈለነበዘሠርዐነእግዚአብሔርወረድአነበከመምክረፈቃዱ።
我們也在他裏面得 了基業;這原是那位隨己意行、做萬事的,照着他旨意所預定的,
We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,
1:12
ከመየሀበነምክረወስብሐተለእለተወከልነበክርስቶስኢየሱስ።
叫他的榮耀從我們這首先在基督裏有盼望的人可以得着稱讚。
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.
In him you also, having heard the word of the truth, the Good News of your salvation—in whom, having also believed, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
1:14
ዘውእቱዐረቦነርስትነወመድኀኒተሕይወትነበክብረስብሐቲሁ።
這聖靈是我們得基業的憑據 ,直等到上帝之民 被贖,使他的榮耀得着稱讚。
who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.
having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
1:19
ወምንትውእቱፍድፋዴጽንዐኀይሉዘላዕሌነለእለነአምንበከመዕበየኀይሉዘገብረበክርስቶስ።
並知道他向我們這信的人所顯的能力是何等浩大,
and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might
1:20
ዘአንሥኦእሙታንወአንበሮበየማኑውስተሰማያት።
就是照他在基督身上所運行的大能大力,使他從死裏復活,叫他在天上坐在自己的右邊,
which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places,