Ephesians 1
1 I, Paul, am an apostle whom God appointed (to represent/to proclaim the message about) Christ Jesus because that is what God wanted. [I am writing this letter] to you who are the people of God in Ephesus [city. You are people who] (faithfully/continue to) trust in Christ Jesus and who have a close relationship with him.
Tanrı'nın isteğiyle Mesih İsa'nın elçisi atanan ben Pavlus'tan Efes'te bulunan kutsallara, Mesih İsa'ya ait olan sadıklara selam!
2 [I pray that] God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord will continue to act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
Babamız Tanrı'dan ve Rab İsa Mesih'ten sizlere lütuf ve esenlik olsun.
3 Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of our relationship with Christ, he has blessed us spiritually in every way by giving us blessings that come from heaven.
Bizi Mesih'te her ruhsal kutsamayla göksel yerlerde kutsamış olan Rabbimiz İsa Mesih'in Babası Tanrı'ya övgüler olsun.
4 Before God created the world, he chose us to be his people because of our (relationship with/union with) Christ, in order that [God could consider] us to be completely holy [DOU]. Because [God] loves [us],
O kendi önünde sevgide kutsal ve kusursuz olmamız için dünyanın kuruluşundan önce bizi Mesih'te seçti.
5 he decided long ago that he would adopt us to be [as though we were] his own children because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. He decided to do that because it pleased him to do that.
Kendi isteği ve iyi amacı uyarınca İsa Mesih aracılığıyla kendisine oğullar olalım diye bizi önceden belirledi.
6 He did it in order that we would praise him for acting very kindly toward us in a wonderful way that we did not deserve. He did it because of our relationship with his beloved Son {[one, who is also God, whom he] loves}.
Öyle ki, sevgili Oğlu'nda bize bağışladığı yüce lütfu övülsün.
7 When the blood of Christ [flowed when he died] [MTY], [it was as though] he paid a price to free/save us [from the guilt of our sins]. [That] ([provided a way/made it possible]) [for] God to act very kindly toward us to forgive us for having sinned.
Tam bir bilgelik ve anlayışla üzerimize yağdırdığı lütfunun zenginliği sayesinde Mesih'in kanı aracılığıyla Mesih'te kurtuluşa, suçlarımızın bağışlanmasına kavuştuk.
8 He acted very kindly toward us and enabled us to become wise about many [HYP] things and to understand his truth.
9 He has enabled us to know the things that he had planned secretly (OR, that he had not revealed to anyone yet). He did that because he wanted to do that, and because he planned to do that by means of the things Christ would do.
Tanrı sır olan isteğini, Mesih'te edindiği iyi amaç uyarınca bize açıkladı.
10 God planned that at the time that [he appointed], he would unite all things/beings in heaven and all things/beings on earth (OR, all beings in heaven and all things on earth), and cause Christ to be the one who will rule them [MET].
Zaman dolunca gerçekleştireceği bu tasarıya göre, yerdeki ve gökteki her şeyi Mesih'te birleştirecek.
11 Because of our close relationship with Christ, God has also chosen us [(inc)] (OR, us [(exc)] Jews) to receive what he has promised [to give] us. He decided long ago to do that. It was exactly what he planned. He accomplishes everything exactly as he plans and desires,
Her şeyi kendi isteği doğrultusunda düzenleyen Tanrı'nın amacı uyarınca önceden belirlenip Mesih'te seçildik.
12 in order that we(exc) Jews, who confidently expected the Messiah to do great things for us before the non-Jews expected such things (OR, we [(inc)] who were already confidently expecting Christ [to do great things for us]) will praise him for his greatness.
Öyle ki, Mesih'e ilk umut bağlayan bizler, O'nun yüceliğinin övülmesi için yaşayalım.
13 You [Ephesians] also heard the true message, the good message about how God saves you. [People] put their seal on something to show that [it belongs to them]. Similarly, when you believed [in Christ], God [showed that you also belong to him by sending you] the Holy Spirit as he promised to do [MET].
Gerçeğin bildirisini, kurtuluşunuzun Müjdesi'ni duyup O'na iman ettiğinizde, siz de vaat edilen Kutsal Ruh'la O'nda mühürlendiniz.
14 The Holy Spirit is [like] [MET] a (deposit/down payment). That is, he (guarantees/assures us) that [we will receive] all that God has promised to give us, at the time when God will give to those who belong to him [MET] everything that [Christ] freed us to receive. [God also assures you that you belong to him], in order that you would praise him for his greatness.
Ruh, Tanrı'nın yüceliğinin övülmesi için Tanrı'ya ait olanların kurtuluşuna dek mirasımızın güvencesidir.
15 Because of [what God has done for you], and because [people] told me that you continue to trust in the Lord Jesus and that you love all those who belong to God,
Bunun için, Rab İsa'ya iman ettiğinizi ve bütün kutsalları sevdiğinizi duyduğumdan beri ben de sizin için sürekli şükrediyor, sizi dualarımda hep anıyorum.
16 I thank God for you constantly [LIT, HYP]. I (mention/pray for) you constantly, whenever I pray.
17 [I pray] that God, who is the glorious/wonderful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may cause his Spirit to make you wise, and that his Spirit will reveal [God to you] so that you may fully know him.
Rabbimiz İsa Mesih'in Tanrısı, yüce Baba, kendisini tanımanız için size bilgelik ve vahiy ruhunu versin diye dua ediyorum.
18 And I pray that God would enable you to understand [MTY] his truth, in order that in your (inner beings/hearts) you may know the things that we believers should confidently expect to receive because he chose us [to be his people]. And I pray that you will know how God will bless his people in a very wonderful way [when we finally receive] all that he has promised to give us.
O'nun çağrısından doğan umudu, kutsallara verdiği mirasın yüce zenginliğini ve iman eden bizler için etkin olan kudretinin aşkın büyüklüğünü anlamanız için, yüreklerinizin gözleri aydınlansın diye dua ediyorum. Bu kudret, Tanrı'nın, Mesih'i ölümden diriltirken ve göksel yerlerde sağında oturturken O'nda sergilediği üstün güçle aynı etkinliktedir.
19 And [I pray that] you will know how very powerfully [God helps] us who continue to trust [in Christ]. He works powerfully for us
20 just like he acted powerfully for Christ when he caused Christ to become alive again after he died, and put him in the place of highest/greatest honor [MTY] in heaven.
21 [There], Christ is the supreme ruler over every powerful spirit of every level of authority. His rank is much higher than any powerful spirit can receive, not only now, but forever. (aiōn g165)
Tanrı O'nu bütün yönetimlerin, hükümranlıkların, güç ve egemenliklerin, yalnız bu çağda değil, gelecek çağda da anılacak bütün adların çok üstüne çıkardı. (aiōn g165)
22 God has caused all beings to be subject to Christ [MTY], and he has also appointed Christ, who rules over all things, to rule [MET] over all believers.
Her şeyi ayakları altına sererek O'na bağımlı kıldı. O'nu her şeyin üzerinde baş olmak üzere kiliseye verdi.
23 We believers [relate to Christ like the parts of a person’s] body [MET] [relate to its head]. Christ uses all [his power among us] just like he uses his power throughout the whole universe.
Kilise O'nun bedenidir, her yönden her şeyi dolduranın doluluğudur.
