Titus 2
And thou //Titus, a true child of our common faith// --
be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;
aged men to be
temperate,
grave,
sober,
sound in
the faith,
in the love,
in the endurance;
aged women, in like manner,
in deportment as doth become sacred persons,
not false accusers,
to much wine not enslaved,
of good things teachers,
that they may make the young women
sober-minded,
to be lovers of [their] husbands,
lovers of [their] children,
sober,
pure, //Aishes Chayil - Women of Valor (Proverbs 31)//
keepers of [their own] houses,
good,
subject to their own husbands,
that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
The younger men, in like manner,
be exhorting to be sober-minded;
concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works;
in the teaching uncorruptedness,
gravity,
incorruptibility,
discourse
sound,
irreprehensible,
that he who is of the contrary part
may be ashamed,
having nothing evil to say concerning you.
Servants --
to their own masters [are] to be subject,
in all things to be
well-pleasing,
not gainsaying,
not purloining,
but showing all good stedfastness,
that the teaching of God our Saviour
they may adorn in all things.
For the saving grace of God
was manifested to all men,
teaching us,
that denying
the impiety
and the worldly desires,
soberly
and righteously
and piously
we may live in the present age,
waiting for
the blessed hope
and manifestation of the glory
of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who did give himself for us,
that he might ransom us
from all lawlessness,
and might purify to himself
a peculiar people,
zealous of good works;
these things be
speaking,
and exhorting,
and convicting,
with all charge;
let no one despise thee!
TLV
2 But as for you, speak things that are fitting for sound instruction. 2 Older men are to be clear-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, in patience. 3 Likewise, older women are to be sanctified in demeanor—not backbiting or enslaved to much wine. Let them be teachers of what is good, 4 so that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, managing their household, kind, submitted to their own husbands, so that God’s word may not be dishonored.
6 Likewise urge the younger men to be self-controlled, 7 in all things showing yourself to be an example of good deeds—integrity in instruction, dignity, 8 sound speech beyond criticism—so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us.
9 Urge slaves to submit themselves to their own masters in all things, well-pleasing and not back-talking, 10 not stealing but showing all good faithfulness, so that they may do credit to the teaching about God our Savior in everything.
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 training us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live in a manner that is self-controlled and righteous and godly in the present age. 13 We wait for the blessed hope and appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior, Messiah Yeshua. 14 He gave Himself for us so that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and so that He might purify for Himself a chosen people, zealous for good deeds. [a] 15 So communicate these things, and encourage and correct with complete authority. Let no one look down on you.
Footnotes
Titus 2:15 cf. Ex 19:5–6; Deut. 26:18.
OJB
2 But you, speak the things which are suitable to Moshiach’s orthodox Jewish doctrine.
2 Zekenim need to be temperate, respectable, men of seichel, being orthodox [in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach] in the emunah, in ahavah, in savlanut (longsuffering).
3 Similarly the senior women, the Zekanot, in hitnahagut (conduct) as befits kedushah, not yentas of lashon hora nor slaves of wine, but melamedot es haTov (teachers of the Good)
4 That they may encourage the young nashim to have ahavah for their ba’alim and their banim,
5 To have seichel, tehorot in tznius, [Aishes Chayil] managers of the Bayit, being tovot, being submissive to their ba’alim, lest Chillul Hashem come to the Dvar HaElohim.
6 The bochrim, similarly, you exhort to have seichel
7 About all things, showing yourself a mofet of ma’asim tovim. In the hora’ah [of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach], show integrity, seriousness,
8 Along with dibur (speech) that is orthodox [in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach] and beyond reproach, that the mitnagged may be brought to bushah (shame), having no lashon hora to say against you.
9 Avadim (slaves) need to be submissive to their own adonim in everything, to be acceptable, not talking back,
10 Not pilfering, but showing all good reliability, that they may adorn the hora’ah (teaching) of Hashem Moshieynu in all things.
11 For the Chen v’Chesed of Hashem has appeared, bringing Yeshu’at Eloheynu to kol Bnei Adam,
12 Instructing us to deny all that is frai (irreligious) and not of chasidus [in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach] and all that is ta’avanut, and to live with seichel and tzidkat Hashem and yirat Shomayim in the Olam Hazeh,
13 Awaiting the tikvah hameashsheret (the blessed hope), the appearing of the kavod HaEloheinu HaGadol and Moshieynu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua,
14 Who gave his nefesh on behalf of us, that for us he might bring in the Geulah, redeeming us MI KOL AVONOTAV ("from all Israel’s sins” TEHILLIM 130:8; Isa 53:8), making tahor AM LI SEGULAH ("a people for My possession” SHEMOT 19:5), zealous for ma’asim tovim.
15 Preach these things, with words that give chizzuk (strengthening) and reprove with all authority. Let no one "write you off.”