IRVKN
4. [† 1 ತಿಮೊ 4:7; 2 ತಿಮೊ 4:4; ತೀತ 1:14; 2 ಪೇತ್ರ 1:16] ಕಲ್ಪಿತಕಥೆಗಳಿಗೂ, ಕೊನೆಮೊದಲಿಲ್ಲದ ವಂಶಾವಳಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಕೊಡಬಾರದೆಂತಲೂ, ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸಬೇಕೆಂಬುದಾಗಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಈಗಲೂ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದೇನೆ. ಅಂತಹ ಕಥೆಗಳೂ, [‡ ತೀತ 3:9] ವಂಶಾವಳಿಗಳೂ [§ 1 ತಿಮೊ. 6:4 ] ವಿವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಡೆಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು ದೇವರ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುಕೂಲವಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅದು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

KNV
4. ಕಲ್ಪನಾ ಕಥೆ ಗಳಿಗೂ ಕೊನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ವಂಶಾವಳಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಕೊಡಬಾರದೆಂತಲೂ ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸಬೇಕೆಂಬದಾಗಿ ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಈಗಲೂ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಅಂಥ ಕಥೆಗಳೂ ವಂಶಾವಳಿಗಳೂ ವಿವಾದಕ್ಕೆ ಆಸ್ಪದವಾಗಿವೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಯಿಂದುಂಟಾಗುವ ದೈವಭಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ವೃದ್ಧಿಮಾಡುವ

ERVKN
4. ಕಲ್ಪನಾಕಥೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಕೊನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ವಂಶಾವಳಿಗಳಿಗೂ ಗಮನಕೊಡಬಾರದೆಂದು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸು. ಆ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳು ವಾದವಿವಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ತರುತ್ತವೆ. ಅವುಗಳಿಂದ ದೇವರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನವೇನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ದೇವರ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.

OCVKN



KJV
4. Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do. ]

AMP
4. Nor to give importance to or occupy themselves with legends (fables, myths) and endless genealogies, which foster and promote useless speculations and questionings rather than acceptance in faith of God's administration and the divine training that is in faith (in that leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence)--

KJVP
4. Neither G3366 CONJ give heed G4337 V-PAN to fables G3454 N-DPM and G2532 CONJ endless G562 A-DPF genealogies G1076 N-DPF , which G3748 R-NPF minister G3930 V-PAI-3P questions G2214 N-APF , rather G3123 ADV than G2228 PRT godly G2316 N-GSM edifying G3622 N-ASF which G3588 T-ASF is in G1722 PREP faith G4102 N-DSF : [ so ] [ do . ]

YLT
4. nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: --

ASV
4. neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now.

WEB
4. neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith�

NASB
4. or to concern themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the plan of God that is to be received by faith.

ESV
4. nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.

RV
4. neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, the which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; {cf15i so do I now}.

RSV
4. nor to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies which promote speculations rather than the divine training that is in faith;

NKJV
4. nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.

MKJV
4. nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies (which provide doubts rather than the nurture of God in faith).

AKJV
4. Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

NRSV
4. and not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies that promote speculations rather than the divine training that is known by faith.

NIV
4. nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith.

NIRV
4. Command them not to spend their time on stories that aren't completely true. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. Things like that cause people to argue instead of doing God's work. His work is done by faith.

NLT
4. Don't let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless speculations, which don't help people live a life of faith in God.

MSG
4. Apparently some people have been introducing fantasy stories and fanciful family trees that digress into silliness instead of pulling the people back into the center, deepening faith and obedience.

GNB
4. Tell them to give up those legends and those long lists of ancestors, which only produce arguments; they do not serve God's plan, which is known by faith.

NET
4. nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God's redemptive plan that operates by faith.

ERVEN
4. Tell them not to give their time to meaningless stories and to long lists of names to prove their family histories. Such things only cause arguments. They don't help God's work, which is done only by faith.