1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: 3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. 13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
3–BOB
Xudo sirli rejasini ayon qiladi
1 Mana, Iso Masih haqi siz — gʻayriyahudiylarga qilgan xizmatim sababli mahbus boʻlganman. 2 Xudo Oʻz inoyatini sizlarga yetkazish vazifasini menga topshirdi. Sizlar albatta bu haqda eshitgansizlar. 3 Yuqorida qisqacha yozganimday, Xudo bu sirni menga vahiy orqali maʼlum qildi. 4 Sizlar yozganlarimni oʻqib, Masih haqidagi sirni qanday fahmlaganimni tushunib olasizlar. 5 Bu sir oldingi nasllarga ayon qilinmagan edi. Endi esa Muqaddas Ruh orqali Xudoning muqaddas havoriylari va paygʻambarlariga ayon qilindi. 6 Bu sirning mohiyati quyidagichadir: gʻayriyahudiylar ham Xushxabarga ishonib, Iso Masih orqali Xudo Oʻz xalqiga ato qiladigan barakalarga sherik boʻladilar. Ular bilan birga bir tana aʼzolari boʻlib, Xudoning Oʻz xalqiga bergan vaʼdasidan bahramand boʻladilar.
7 Xushxabarni tarqatish xizmati menga Xudoning inoyati boʻyicha topshirildi. Bu inoyatni Xudo menga Oʻzining kuch–qudrati orqali berdi. 8 Men Xudoning azizlari orasida eng arzimagani edim. Masihning aql bovar qilmas boyligi haqidagi Xushxabarni gʻayriyahudiylarga yetkazishim uchun menga Xudoning inoyati berildi. 9 Xudoning sirli rejasini endi hammaga oshkor qilish vazifasi menga yuklandi. Butun borliqni yaratgan Xudo bu sirni asrlar davomida pinhon tutgan edi. 10 Oʻzining koʻp qirrali donoligi imonlilar jamoati orqali samoviy kuchlaru saltanatlarga maʼlum boʻlishi uchun Xudo shunday qildi. 11 Xudoning Rabbimiz Iso Masih orqali roʻyobga chiqargan azaliy maqsadi shu edi.
12 Biz Iso Masih tufayli va Unga boʻlgan imonimiz tufayli Xudoning huzuriga dadillik va toʻla jasorat bilan yaqinlashish imkoniga egamiz. 13 Shunday ekan, sizlardan oʻtinaman, mening azob–uqubatlarimni deb, ruhingiz hech tushmasin. Aksincha, sizlar uchun chekkan azob–uqubatlarim bilan faxrlaninglar.
Pavlusning ibodati
14 Yuqorida aytib oʻtganlarim haqida oʻylaganimda, samoviy Otamiz oldida tiz choʻkib, ibodat qilaman. 15 Yer yuzidagi va osmonu falakdagi har bir jonzotning hayot manbai samoviy Otadir. 16 Mening toat–ibodatlarim quyidagichadir: Xudo Oʻzining ulugʻvor boyligi bilan sizlarga kuch–qudrat berib, Oʻz Ruhi bilan ichki borligʻingizni baquvvat qilsin. 17 Imoningiz orqali Masih yuragingizdan joy olsin. 18-19 Sizlar ildizi chuqur daraxtday boʻling, Xudoning sevgisi sizlarni barqaror qilsin. Xudoning barcha azizlari bilan birga, Masihning aql bovar qilmas sevgisi qanchalik keng, qanchalik cheksiz, qanchalik yuksak va teran ekanligini toʻla anglab, bilib olinglar. Shunda hayotingiz Xudoning kamolotiga toʻlib–toshadi.
20 Xudo hayotimizda amal qilayotgan qudrati bilan biz soʻragan yoki tasavvur qilganlarimizni va hatto xayolimizga kelmaganlarni ham bajarishga qodirdir. 21 Imonlilar jamoati va Iso Masih orqali Xudoga nasllar osha to abad shon–sharaflar boʻlsin! Omin.
