1 Peter 2

1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

1 因此，你们要除去一切恶毒、欺诈、虚伪、嫉妒和毁谤。

2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

2 要像初生的婴儿爱慕奶一样渴慕纯净的灵奶，好不断成长，直到完全得救。

3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

3 因为你们尝过主恩的滋味是何等甘美。

4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,

4 主是活石，虽然被人弃绝，却被上帝拣选、视为宝贵。你们来到祂面前，

5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

5 也如同活石，被用来建造属灵的宫殿，好做圣洁的祭司，借着耶稣基督献上蒙上帝悦纳的灵祭。

6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

6 因为圣经上说： “看啊，我在锡安放了一块石头，一块蒙拣选的宝贵房角石， 信靠祂的人必不会蒙羞。”

7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

7 所以，这石头对你们信的人而言，是宝贵的；但对那些不信的人而言，却是： “工匠丢弃的石头， 已成了房角石。”

8 and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.

8 也是： “绊脚石和使人跌倒的磐石。” 他们跌倒是因为他们不顺服真道，这早已注定了。

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

9 但你们是蒙拣选的族群，是君尊的祭司，是圣洁的国度，是上帝的子民，为了要宣扬上帝的美德。祂曾呼召你们离开黑暗，进入祂奇妙的光明。

10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

10 从前你们不是上帝的子民，现在却做了祂的子民；从前你们未蒙怜悯，现在却蒙了怜悯。

11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

11 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，你们是客旅，是寄居的，我劝你们要禁戒与灵魂为敌的邪情私欲。

12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

12 你们在异教徒当中要品行端正。这样，尽管他们毁谤你们是作恶的人，但看见你们的善行，也会在主来的日子把荣耀归给上帝。

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

13 为主的缘故，你们要服从人间的一切权柄，不管是居首位的君王，

14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

14 还是被君王派来赏善罚恶的官员。

15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

15 因为上帝的旨意是要你们行善，使那些愚昧无知的人哑口无言。

16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

16 你们是自由的人，但不要以自由为借口去犯罪作恶，要做上帝的奴仆。

17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

17 要尊重所有的人，爱主内的弟兄姊妹，敬畏上帝，尊敬君王。

18 Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

18 你们做奴仆的，要存敬畏的心顺服主人，不但顺服那良善温和的，也要顺服那凶暴的。

19 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

19 因为你们若为了让良心对得起上帝而忍受冤屈之苦，必蒙上帝悦纳。

20 How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

20 如果你们犯罪受责打，能够忍耐，有什么功劳呢？但如果你们因行善而受苦，还能忍耐，就是上帝所喜悦的。

21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

21 你们蒙召也是为此，因为基督也为你们受过苦，给你们留下榜样，叫你们可以追随祂的脚步。

22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”

22 祂没有犯罪，口中也没有诡诈。

23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

23 祂被辱骂也不还口，被迫害也不扬言报复，只把自己交托给按公义施行审判的上帝。

24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

24 祂被钉在十字架上，亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们向着罪死了，可以过公义的生活。因祂所受的鞭伤，你们得到了医治。

25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

25 从前你们好像是迷路的羊，现在却归向了你们灵魂的牧人和监护者。