Filipai 1

1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

1KO PAULA mo Timote, ko e ongo tamaioʻeiki ʻa Sisu Kalaisi, ki he kāinga māʻoniʻoni kotoa pē ʻia Kalaisi Sisu, ʻoku ʻi Filipai, mo e kau tauhi mo e kau akonaki:

2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2Ke ʻiate kimoutolu ʻae ʻaloʻofa, mo e monūʻia, mei he ʻOtua ko ʻetau Tamai, pea mo e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi.

3I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

3‌ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki hoku ʻOtua ʻi heʻeku manatu kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu,

4always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,

4‌ʻO hūfekina fiefia maʻuaipē ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē ʻi heʻeku lotu kotoa pē,

5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

5Koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou kau fakataha ʻi he ongoongolelei talu mei he ʻuluaki ʻaho ʻo aʻu ki heni;

6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

6‌ʻOku ou ʻilo pau ʻae meʻa ko eni, koeʻuhi ko ia kuo ne kamata ʻae ngāue lelei ʻiate kimoutolu, te ne fakahaohaoa ia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo Sisu Kalaisi:

7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

7‌ʻO hangē ʻoku taau mo au ke pehē ʻeku ʻamanaki kiate kimoutolu kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ʻoku mou ʻi hoku loto; pea ʻi hoku ngaahi haʻi, mo ʻeku langomaki mo ʻeku fakamoʻoni ki he ongoongolelei, ʻoku mou kau fakataha kotoa pē ʻi hoku lelei.

8For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

8He ko hoku fakamoʻoni ʻae ʻOtua, ki he lahi ʻaupito ʻo ʻeku holi kiate kimoutolu kotoa pē ʻi he manava ʻo Sisu Kalaisi.

9And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

9Pea ko ʻeku lotu eni, ke tupulekina hoʻomou ʻofa ʻo lahi, pea lahi hake ʻi he ʻilo mo e angafakapotopoto kotoa pē;

10so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

10Koeʻuhi ke mou ʻahiʻahiʻi ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku fai kehekehe; ka mou angatotonu mo taʻehalaia ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo Kalaisi;

11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

11Ke fakafonu ʻaki ʻakimoutolu ʻae ngaahi fua ʻoe māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia ʻoku ia Sisu Kalaisi, ke ongoongolelei ai mo fakafetaʻi ai ki he ʻOtua.

12I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,

12Pea ko hoku loto ke mou ʻilo, ʻe kāinga, ko e ngaahi meʻa naʻe tō kiate au kuo iku ia ʻi he fakatupulekina pe ʻoe ongoongolelei;

13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.

13Ko ia kuo ʻilo ai ʻi he fale kotoa ʻoe tuʻi, mo e ngaahi potu kehekehe kotoa pē, ʻa hoku ngaahi haʻi koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi:

14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

14Pea ko e kāinga tokolahi ʻi he ʻEiki, kuo nau loto mālohi ko e meʻa ʻi hoku ngaahi haʻi, pea ʻāsili ai honau lototoʻa ke lea ʻaki ʻae folofola ʻo taʻemanavahē.

15Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.

15Ko e moʻoni ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he meheka mo e fakakikihi; pea fai loto lelei pe ʻe he niʻihi:

16The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.

16Ko e niʻihi ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi ʻi he kikihi, kae ʻikai ʻi he loto maʻa, ʻonau ʻamanaki ke fakalahi ʻaki ʻae mamahi ki hoku ngaahi haʻi.

17The former proclaim Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.

17Ka ko e niʻihi ʻi he ʻofa, ʻo ʻilo kuo fokotuʻu au ko e langomekina ʻoe ongoongolelei.

18What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,

18Pea fēfē ai? Ko eni, ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē, ʻi he kākā, pe ʻi he moʻoni, ʻoku malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi; pea ko ia ʻoku ou fiefia ai, ʻio, pea teu fiefia.

19for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

19He ʻoku ou ʻilo ʻe kau eni ki hoku fakamoʻui ʻi hoʻomou lotu, mo e foaki ʻoe Laumālie ʻo Sisu Kalaisi,

20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

20‌ʻO fakatatau ki heʻeku holi lahi mo e ʻamanaki lelei, ke ʻoua naʻa ai ha meʻa te u mā ai, ka ʻi he fai mālohi lahi, ke hangē ko ia ʻi muʻa, ke pehē eni foki, ʻae fakaongolelei ʻa Kalaisi ʻi hoku sino, ʻi he moʻui, pe ʻi he mate.

21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

21He ko e moʻui kiate au ko Kalaisi ia, ka ʻe ʻaonga lahi ʻae mate.

22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.

22Pea kapau teu moʻui ʻi he sino, ko hono fua eni ʻo ʻeku ngāue: ka ʻoku ʻikai te u ʻiloa ʻaia te u fili ki ai.

23I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

23He ʻoku ʻefihia au ʻi he meʻa ʻe ua, ʻoku ou holi ke ʻalu, ke u ʻia Kalaisi; ʻaia ʻoku lelei lahi ʻaupito:

24But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

24Ka ko e nofo ʻi he sino ʻoku ʻaonga lahi ia kiate kimoutolu.

25Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

25Pea ʻi heʻeku ʻilo eni, ʻoku ou ʻilo teu moʻui ʻo nonofo mo kimoutolu kotoa pē, ka ʻe tupulekina ai hoʻomou tui mo e fiefia;

26so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

26Pea ke tupulekina ʻaupito ai hoʻomou fiefia ʻia Sisu Kalaisi koeʻuhi ko au, ʻi heʻeku toe ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu.

27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

27Kae kehe, ke taau hoʻomou ʻulungāanga mo e ongoongolelei ʻa Kalaisi: koeʻuhi ka ai haʻaku ʻalu atu ʻo vakai kiate kimoutolu, pe teu mamaʻo, te u fanongo pe ki hoʻomou ngāue, ʻoku mou tuʻumaʻu ʻi he loto pe taha, ʻo uouangataha pe, ʻo feinga fakataha ʻi he tui ki he ongoongolelei;

28and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

28Pea ʻoua naʻa ilifia ʻi ha meʻa mei homou ngaahi fili: he ko e fakaʻilonga ia kiate kinautolu ʻoe malaʻia, ka ʻoe fakamoʻui kiate kimoutolu, pea ʻoku mei he ʻOtua ia.

29For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

29He kuo tuku kiate kimoutolu koeʻuhi ko Kalaisi, ke ʻoua naʻa ngata ʻi he tui pe kiate ia, ka kemou mamahi foki koeʻuhi ko ia;

30engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

30‌ʻI he tauʻi ʻakimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻa mou mamata ai ʻiate au, pea fanongo eni ʻoku ʻiate au.