I Petri 3

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Similiter et mulieres subditæ sint viris suis : ut etsi qui non credunt verbo, per mulierem conversationem sine verbo lucrifiant :	1 Likewise, you wives should be subordinate to your husbands so that, even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by their wives' conduct
2 considerantes in timore castam conversationem vestram.	2 when they observe your reverent and chaste behavior.
3 Quarum non sit extrinsecus capillatura, aut circumdatio auri, aut indumenti vestimentorum cultus :	3 Your adornment should not be an external one: braiding the hair, wearing gold jewelry, or dressing in fine clothes,
4 sed qui absconditus est cordis homo, in incorruptibilitate quieti, et modesti spiritus, qui est in conspectu Dei locuples.	4 but rather the hidden character of the heart, expressed in the imperishable beauty of a gentle and calm disposition, which is precious in the sight of God.
5 Sic enim aliquando et sanctæ mulieres, sperantes in Deo, ornabant se, subjectæ propriis viris.	5 For this is also how the holy women who hoped in God once used to adorn themselves and were subordinate to their husbands;
6 Sicut Sara obediebat Abrahæ, dominum eum vocans : cujus estis filiæ benefacientes, et non pertimentes ullam perturbationem.	6 thus Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him "lord." You are her children when you do what is good and fear no intimidation.
7 Viri similiter cohabitantes secundum scientiam, quasi infirmiori vasculo muliebri impartientes honorem, tamquam et cohæredibus gratiæ vitæ : ut non impediantur orationes vestræ.	7 Likewise, you husbands should live with your wives in understanding, showing honor to the weaker female sex, since we are joint heirs of the gift of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
8 In fine autem omnes unanimes, compatientes fraternitatis amatores, misericordes, modesti, humiles :	8 Finally, all of you, be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble.
9 non reddentes malum pro malo, nec maledictum pro maledicto, sed e contrario benedicentes : quia in hoc vocati estis, ut benedictionem hæreditate possideatis.	9 Do not return evil for evil, or insult for insult; but, on the contrary, a blessing, because to this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing.
10 Qui enim vult vitam diligere, et dies videre bonos, coërceat linguam suam a malo, et labia ejus ne loquantur dolum.	10 For: "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep the tongue from evil and the lips from speaking deceit,
11 Declinet a malo, et faciat bonum : inquirat pacem, et sequatur eam :	11 must turn from evil and do good, seek peace and follow after it.
12 quia oculi Domini super justos, et aures ejus in preces eorum : vultus autem Domini super facientes mala.	12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears turned to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against evildoers."
13 Et quis est qui vobis noceat, si boni æmulatores fueritis ?	13 Now who is going to harm you if you are enthusiastic for what is good?
14 Sed et si quid patimini propter justitiam, beati. Timorem autem eorum ne timueritis, et non conturbemini.	14 But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them,
15 Dominum autem Christum sanctificate in cordibus vestris, parati semper ad satisfactionem omni poscenti vos rationem de ea, quæ in vobis est, spe.	15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope,
16 Sed cum modestia, et timore, conscientiam habentes bonam : ut in eo, quod detrahunt vobis, confundantur, qui calumniantur vestram bonam in Christo conversationem.	16 but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame.
17 Melius est enim benefacientes (si voluntas Dei velit) pati, quam malefacientes.	17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil.
18 Quia et Christus semel pro peccatis nostris mortuus est, justus pro injustis, ut nos offerret Deo, mortificatus quidem carne, vivificatus autem spiritu.	18 For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the spirit.
19 In quo et his, qui in carcere erant, spiritibus veniens prædicavit :	19 In it he also went to preach to the spirits in prison,
20 qui increduli fuerant aliquando, quando exspectabant Dei patientiam in diebus Noë, cum fabricaretur arca : in qua pauci, id est octo animæ, salvæ factæ sunt per aquam.	20 who had once been disobedient while God patiently waited in the days of Noah during the building of the ark, in which a few persons, eight in all, were saved through water.
21 Quod et vos nunc similis formæ salvos fecit baptisma : non carnis depositio sordium, sed conscientiæ bonæ interrogatio in Deum per resurrectionem Jesu Christi.	21 This prefigured baptism, which saves you now. It is not a removal of dirt from the body but an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
22 Qui est in dextera Dei, deglutiens mortem ut vitæ æternæ hæredes efficeremur : profectus in cælum subjectis sibi angelis, et potestatibus, et virtutibus.	22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him.