¹Deponentes igitur omnem malitiam, et omnem dolum,Therefore, set aside all malice and all deceitfulness,et simulationes, et invidias, et omnes detractiones,as well as falseness and envy and every detraction.

¹Deponentes igitur omnem malitiam, et omnem dolum,Therefore, set aside all malice and all deceitfulness,et simulationes, et invidias, et omnes detractiones,as well as falseness and envy and every detraction.

²sicut modo geniti infantes,Like newborn infants,rationabile, sine dolo lac concupiscite:desire the milk of reasonableness without guile,ut in eo crescatis in salutem:so that by this you may increase unto salvation,

²sicut modo geniti infantes,Like newborn infants,rationabile, sine dolo lac concupiscite:desire the milk of reasonableness without guile,ut in eo crescatis in salutem:so that by this you may increase unto salvation,

³si tamen gustastis quoniam dulcis est Dominus.if it is true that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.

³si tamen gustastis quoniam dulcis est Dominus.if it is true that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.

⁴Ad quem accedentes lapidem vivum,And approaching him as if he were a living stone,ab hominibus quidem reprobatum,rejected by men,a Deo autem electum,certainly,et honorificatum:but elect and honored by God,

⁴Ad quem accedentes lapidem vivum,And approaching him as if he were a living stone,ab hominibus quidem reprobatum,rejected by men,a Deo autem electum,certainly,et honorificatum:but elect and honored by God,

⁵et ipsi tamquam lapides vivi superædificamini,be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him,domus spiritualis,a spiritual house,sacerdotium sanctum, offerre spirituales hostias,a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices,acceptabiles Deo per Jesum Christum.acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁵et ipsi tamquam lapides vivi superædificamini,be also yourselves like living stones, built upon him,domus spiritualis,a spiritual house,sacerdotium sanctum, offerre spirituales hostias,a holy priesthood, so as to offer up spiritual sacrifices,acceptabiles Deo per Jesum Christum.acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁶Propter quod continet Scriptura:Because of this, Scripture asserts: “Behold,Ecce pono in Sion lapidem summum angularem,I am setting in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect,electum,precious.pretiosum: et qui crediderit in eum, non confundetur.And whoever will have believed in him will not be confounded.”

⁶Propter quod continet Scriptura:Because of this, Scripture asserts: “Behold,Ecce pono in Sion lapidem summum angularem,I am setting in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect,electum,precious.pretiosum: et qui crediderit in eum, non confundetur.And whoever will have believed in him will not be confounded.”

⁷Vobis igitur honor credentibus:Therefore, to you who believe, he is honor.non credentibus autem lapis,But to those who do not believe,quem reprobaverunt ædificantes:the stone which the builders have rejected,hic factus est in caput anguli,the same has been made into the head of the corner,

⁷Vobis igitur honor credentibus:Therefore, to you who believe, he is honor.non credentibus autem lapis,But to those who do not believe,quem reprobaverunt ædificantes:the stone which the builders have rejected,hic factus est in caput anguli,the same has been made into the head of the corner,

⁸et lapis offensionis,and a stone of offense,et petra scandali,and a rock of scandal,his qui offendunt verbo,to those who are offended by the Word;nec credunt in quoneither do they believe,et positi sunt.though they also have been built upon him.

⁸et lapis offensionis,and a stone of offense,et petra scandali,and a rock of scandal,his qui offendunt verbo,to those who are offended by the Word;nec credunt in quoneither do they believe,et positi sunt.though they also have been built upon him.

⁹Vos autem genus electum,But you are a chosen generation,regale sacerdotium,a royal priesthood,gens sancta,a holy nation,populus acquisitionis:an acquired people,ut virtutes annuntietis ejus qui de tenebris vos vocavit in admirabile lumen suum.so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

⁹Vos autem genus electum,But you are a chosen generation,regale sacerdotium,a royal priesthood,gens sancta,a holy nation,populus acquisitionis:an acquired people,ut virtutes annuntietis ejus qui de tenebris vos vocavit in admirabile lumen suum.so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

¹⁰Qui aliquando non populus,Though in past times you were not a people,nunc autem populus Dei:yet now you are the people of God.qui non consecuti misericordiam,Though you had not obtained mercy,nunc autem misericordiam consecuti.yet now you have obtained mercy.

¹⁰Qui aliquando non populus,Though in past times you were not a people,nunc autem populus Dei:yet now you are the people of God.qui non consecuti misericordiam,Though you had not obtained mercy,nunc autem misericordiam consecuti.yet now you have obtained mercy.

¹¹Carissimi,Most beloved,obsecro vos tamquam advenas et peregrinos abstinere vos a carnalibus desideriis,I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires,quæ militant adversus animam,which battle against the soul.

¹¹Carissimi,Most beloved,obsecro vos tamquam advenas et peregrinos abstinere vos a carnalibus desideriis,I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires,quæ militant adversus animam,which battle against the soul.

¹²conversationem vestram inter gentes habentes bonam:Keep your behavior among the Gentiles to what is good,ut in eo quod detrectant de vobis tamquam de malefactoribus,so that, when they slander you as if you were evildoers, they may,ex bonis operibus vos considerantes,by the good works that are seen in you,glorificent Deum in die visitationis.glorify God on the day of visitation.

¹²conversationem vestram inter gentes habentes bonam:Keep your behavior among the Gentiles to what is good,ut in eo quod detrectant de vobis tamquam de malefactoribus,so that, when they slander you as if you were evildoers, they may,ex bonis operibus vos considerantes,by the good works that are seen in you,glorificent Deum in die visitationis.glorify God on the day of visitation.

¹³Subjecti igitur estote omni humanæ creaturæ propter Deum:Therefore, be subject to every human creature because of God,sive regi quasi præcellenti:whether it is to the king as preeminent,

¹³Subjecti igitur estote omni humanæ creaturæ propter Deum:Therefore, be subject to every human creature because of God,sive regi quasi præcellenti:whether it is to the king as preeminent,

¹⁴sive ducibus tamquam ab eo missis ad vindictam malefactorum,or to leaders as having been sent from him for vindication over evildoers,laudem vero bonorum:it is truly for the praise of what is good.

¹⁴sive ducibus tamquam ab eo missis ad vindictam malefactorum,or to leaders as having been sent from him for vindication over evildoers,laudem vero bonorum:it is truly for the praise of what is good.

¹⁵quia sic est voluntas Dei,For such is the will of God,ut benefacientes obmutescere faciatis imprudentium hominum ignorantiam:that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,

¹⁵quia sic est voluntas Dei,For such is the will of God,ut benefacientes obmutescere faciatis imprudentium hominum ignorantiam:that by doing good you may bring about the silence of imprudent and ignorant men,

¹⁶quasi liberi,in an open manner,et non quasi velamen habentes malitiæ libertatem,and not as if cloaking malice with liberty,sed sicut servi Dei.but like servants of God.

¹⁶quasi liberi,in an open manner,et non quasi velamen habentes malitiæ libertatem,and not as if cloaking malice with liberty,sed sicut servi Dei.but like servants of God.

¹⁷Omnes honorate:Honor everyone.fraternitatem diligite:Love brotherhood.Deum timete:Fear God.regem honorificate.Honor the king.

¹⁷Omnes honorate:Honor everyone.fraternitatem diligite:Love brotherhood.Deum timete:Fear God.regem honorificate.Honor the king.

¹⁸Servi,Servants,subditi estote in omni timore dominis,be subject to your masters with all fear,non tantum bonis et modestis,not only to the good and meek,sed etiam dyscolis.but also to the unruly.

¹⁸Servi,Servants,subditi estote in omni timore dominis,be subject to your masters with all fear,non tantum bonis et modestis,not only to the good and meek,sed etiam dyscolis.but also to the unruly.

¹⁹Hæc est enim gratia,For this is grace:si propter Dei conscientiam sustinet quis tristitias,when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows,patiens injuste.suffering injustice.

¹⁹Hæc est enim gratia,For this is grace:si propter Dei conscientiam sustinet quis tristitias,when, because of God, a man willingly endures sorrows,patiens injuste.suffering injustice.

²⁰Quæ enim est gloria,For what glory is there,si peccantes, et colaphizati suffertis?if you sin and then suffer a beating?sed si bene facientes patienter sustinetis,But if you do well and suffer patiently,hæc est gratia apud Deum.this is grace with God.

²⁰Quæ enim est gloria,For what glory is there,si peccantes, et colaphizati suffertis?if you sin and then suffer a beating?sed si bene facientes patienter sustinetis,But if you do well and suffer patiently,hæc est gratia apud Deum.this is grace with God.

²¹In hoc enim vocati estis:For you have been called to this because Christ also suffered for us,quia et Christus passus est pro nobis,leaving you an example,vobis relinquens exemplum ut sequamini vestigia ejus:so that you would follow in his footsteps.

²¹In hoc enim vocati estis:For you have been called to this because Christ also suffered for us,quia et Christus passus est pro nobis,leaving you an example,vobis relinquens exemplum ut sequamini vestigia ejus:so that you would follow in his footsteps.

²²qui peccatum non fecit,He committed no sin,nec inventus est dolus in ore ejus:neither was deceit found in his mouth.

²²qui peccatum non fecit,He committed no sin,nec inventus est dolus in ore ejus:neither was deceit found in his mouth.

²³qui cum malediceretur,And when evil was spoken against him,non maledicebat:he did not speak evil.cum pateretur,When he suffered,non comminabatur:he did not threaten.tradebat autem judicanti se injuste:Then he handed himself over to him who judged him unjustly.

²³qui cum malediceretur,And when evil was spoken against him,non maledicebat:he did not speak evil.cum pateretur,When he suffered,non comminabatur:he did not threaten.tradebat autem judicanti se injuste:Then he handed himself over to him who judged him unjustly.

²⁴qui peccata nostra ipse pertulit in corpore suo super lignum;He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we,ut peccatis mortui,having died to sin,justitiæ vivamus:would live for justice.cujus livore sanati estis.By his wounds, you have been healed.

²⁴qui peccata nostra ipse pertulit in corpore suo super lignum;He himself bore our sins in his body upon the tree, so that we,ut peccatis mortui,having died to sin,justitiæ vivamus:would live for justice.cujus livore sanati estis.By his wounds, you have been healed.

²⁵Eratis enim sicut oves errantes,For you were like wandering sheep.sed conversi estis nunc ad pastorem,But now you have been turned back toward the Pastoret episcopum animarum vestrarum.and the Bishop of your souls.

²⁵Eratis enim sicut oves errantes,For you were like wandering sheep.sed conversi estis nunc ad pastorem,But now you have been turned back toward the Pastoret episcopum animarum vestrarum.and the Bishop of your souls.