OrthJBC - I Peter - 1

1:1  Shimon Kefa a Shliach of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua to haBechirim (the Chosen ones [2:4,6,9]), to the Exiled ones of the Golus, Sojourners living as aliens in the Diaspora, scattered in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

1:2  to haBechirim (the Chosen ones) according to the foreknowledge [1:20] of Elohim Avinu, the ones set apart as kedoshim by the Ruach Hakodesh, resulting in mishma'at (obedience [1:14,22; 3:6; 4:17]) to the Moshiach and resulting in hazzayat haDam haMoshiach (sprinkling of the Blood of Moshiach--Yeshayah 52:15, Shemot 24:7), of Moshiach Yehoshua. May Chesed Hashem and Shalom Hashem abound to all of you! A BERACHAH FOR THE NEW BIRTH IN MOSHIACH

1:3  Baruch Hashem, haElohim Avi of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua! By his great rachamim (mercy) we have been born anew to a tikvah chayah (living hope) through Moshiach Yehoshua's Techiyas (Resurrection) from Hamesim (the dead ones).

1:4  We have also been born anew to a nachalah (inheritance [3:9]) that is without shachat (corruption--Tehillim 16:10) and undefiled and unfading, having been preserved in Shomayim for you,

1:5  the ones by the koach of Hashem being guarded through Emunah (Faith) for Yeshu'at Eloheynu (the Salvation of our G-d), which is ready to be revealed at the Ketz Hayamim (End of Days).

1:6  In this you have great simcha, though now for a little while you may have to suffer in various massot (trials/temptations [4:12]),

1:7  that the genuineness of your Emunah, much more valuable than gold which, though perishable is tested by Aish (Fire), may be found to the tehillah and the kavod and the teferet at the Apocalypse of Moshiach Yehoshua. REBBE, MELECH HAMOSHIACH THE HIDDEN TZADDIK

1:8  He is the one for whom you have ahavah, even though you have not seen him. Though you do not now see him, you have emunah in him [as Moshiach] and rejoice with simcha inexpressible and full of kavod,

1:9  obtaining the maskana (outcome, toitzaa) of your Emunah, the Yeshu'at Eloheynu of your nefashot (souls). THE NEVU'OT OF THE NEVI'IM AND THE MA'AMINIM IN MOSHIACH

1:10  The Nevi'im, who prophecied of the Chen v'Chesed Hashem that was to come to you, searched and inquired about this Yeshua'at Eloheynu.

1:11  The Nevi'im were searching for what time or what context of occasion the Ruach of Moshiach in them was pointing to, when predicting the Chevlei Moshiach and haKavod to follow.

1:12  The revelation came to the Nevi'im that the avodas hakodesh they were rendering was not to themselves, but to you, when they spoke of the things announced to you through the Maggidim of the Besuras HaGeulah by the Ruach Hakodesh sent from Shomayim, the very things even malachim desire to look into. KEDOSHIM TIH'YU KI KADOSH ANI

1:13  Therefore, tighten the "readiness" belt of your mind, a mind that is kovesh es yitzro (self-controlled). Set your tikvah completely on the Chen v'Chesed Hashem that is being brought to you at the Apocalypse of Moshiach Yehoshua.

1:14  As Bnei Mishma'at (Children of Obedience--1:2), not conforming yourselves to your former ta'avot, when you lacked da'as (personal, saving knowledge),

1:15  but, als (since) the One who bestows on you the keri'ah (calling) is KADOSH HU (TEHILLIM 99:5), so also yourselves become kedoshim in hitnahagut (conduct),

1:16  because it says in the Torah, KEDOSHIM TIH'YU KI KADOSH ANI ("YOU MUST BE HOLY ONES FOR I AM HOLY"--VAYIKRA 19:2). MOSHIACH THE TRUE KORBAN PESACH OF THE GEULAH

1:17  And if you call upon as "Avinu" [Mt.6:9] the One who is the impartial Shofet (Shofet kol ha'aretz) of each man L'ISH K'MA'ASEIHU ("TO EACH AS HIS DEEDS"--TEHILLIM 62:13), then conduct yourself with yirat Shomayim during your time in the Golus of Olam Hazeh,

1:18  knowing that the padut nafsheynu (redemption of our souls) was not with perishable things such as silver or gold when your Geulah (Redemption) was purchased from the Derech haHevel handed down to you from your Avot.

1:19  No, it was the precious DAM (VAYIKRA 17:11) as of a SEH TAMIM U'MUM ("lamb unblemished and unspotted" --SHEMOT 12:5; VAYIKRA 22:20; YESHAYAH 53:7-9), the DAM of Moshiach (Mt.26:28)

1:20  who, on the one hand, having been foreknown lifnei hivvased tevel (before the foundation of the world), but, on the other hand, having been manifested [5:4] at the Ketz Hayamim (End of Days) because of you.

1:21  Through him [Moshiach] you have emunah in Hashem, the One who brought forth Moshiach's Techiyas (Resurrection) from Hamesim (the dead ones) and gave him Kavod. And so your emunah and your tikvah [1:13] are in Hashem.

1:22  Having purified your nefashot (souls) by mishma'at (obedience--1:2) to haEmes, resulting in ahavah shel achvah (brotherly love) without tzevi'ut (hypocrisy), have fervent ahavah (agap‚) for one another, from a lev tahor. NEW BIRTH IN MOSHIACH WHO IS THE DVAR ELOHEYNU YAKUM L'OLAM

1:23  You have been given a new birth, not from perishable zerah (seed), but zerah that is without shachat (corruption--Tehillim 16:10), through the Dvar Elohim who is Chai v'Nitzav l'Olam (living and remaining firm forever).

1:24  For, KOL HABASAR CHATZIR V'CHOL CHASEDO K'TZITZ HASSADEH, YAVESH CHATZIR, NAVEL TZITZ UDVAR ELOHEYNU YAKUM L'OLAM ("All flesh is grass and all of [mankind's] glory is like the flower: the grass withers, the flower falls,

1:25  but the Word of our G-d stands forever" YESHAYAH 40:6-8). And this is the Dvar proclaimed to you as Besura HaGeulah [in Moshiach].