| 1 having witnessed your pure conversation {carried out} in fear; | 1 Likewise you wives, be submissive to your husbands, so that some, though they do not obey the word, may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, |
| 2 whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel; | 2 when they see your reverent and chaste behavior. |
| 3 but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible {ornament} of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price. | 3 Let not yours be the outward adorning with braiding of hair, decoration of gold, and wearing of fine clothing, |
| 4 For thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands; | 4 but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. |
| 5 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation. | 5 So once the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves and were submissive to their husbands, |
| 6 {Ye} husbands likewise, dwell with {them} according to knowledge, as with a weaker, {even} the female, vessel, giving {them} honour, as also fellow-heirs of {the} grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. | 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are now her children if you do right and let nothing terrify you. |
| 7 not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing {others}, because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing. | 7 Likewise you husbands, live considerately with your wives, bestowing honor on the woman as the weaker sex, since you are joint heirs of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered. |
| 8 For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile. | 8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love of the brethren, a tender heart and a humble mind. |
| 9 And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; | 9 Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing. |
| 10 because {the} eyes of {the} Lord {are} on {the} righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but {the} face of {the} Lord {is} against them that do evil. | 10 For "He that would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile; |
| 11 And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which {is} good? | 11 let him turn away from evil and do right; let him seek peace and pursue it. |
| 12 E até sereis felizes, se padecerdes alguma coisa por causa da justiça! | 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those that do evil." |
| 13 Portanto, não temais as suas ameaças e não vos turbeis. Antes santificai em vossos corações Cristo, o Senhor. Estai sempre prontos a responder para vossa defesa a todo aquele que vos pedir a razão de vossa esperança, mas fazei-o com suavidade e respeito. | 13 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is right? |
| 14 Tende uma consciência reta a fim de que, mesmo naquilo em que dizem mal de vós, sejam confundidos os que desacreditam o vosso santo procedimento em Cristo. | 14 But even if you do suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, |
| 15 Aliás, é melhor padecer, se Deus assim o quiser, por fazer o bem do que por fazer o mal. | 15 but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence; |
| 16 Pois também Cristo morreu uma vez pelos nossos pecados - o Justo pelos injustos - para nos conduzir a Deus. Padeceu a morte em sua carne, mas foi vivificado quanto ao espírito. | 16 and keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are abused, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. |
| 17 É neste mesmo espírito que ele foi pregar aos espíritos que eram detidos no cárcere, àqueles que outrora, nos dias de Noé, tinham sido rebeldes, | 17 For it is better to suffer for doing right, if that should be God's will, than for doing wrong. |
| 18 quando Deus aguardava com paciência, enquanto se edificava a arca, na qual poucas pessoas, isto é, apenas oito se salvaram através da água. | 18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit; |
| 19 Esta água prefigurava o batismo de agora, que vos salva também a vós, não pela purificação das impurezas do corpo, mas pela que consiste em pedir a Deus uma consciência boa, pela ressurreição de Jesus Cristo. | 19 in which he went and preached to the spirits in prison, |
| 20 Esse Jesus Cristo, tendo subido ao céu, está assentado à direita de Deus, depois de ter recebido a submissão dos anjos, dos principados e das potestades. | 20 who formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. |
| 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
| 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him. |
