1 كورنثوس 7

١ 1 وَأَمَّا بِخُصُوصِ الْمَسَائِلِ الَّتِي كَتَبْتُمْ لِي عَنْهَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ بِالرَّجُلِ أَلّا يَمَسَّ امْرَأَةً.

Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

٢ 2 وَلكِنْ، تَجَنُّباً لِلزِّنَا، لِيَكُنْ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ زَوْجَتُهُ، وَلِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ زَوْجُهَا.

But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

٣ 3 وَلْيُوفِ الزَّوْجُ زَوْجَتَهُ حَقَّهَا الْوَاجِبَ، وَكَذَلِكَ الزَّوْجَةُ حَقَّ زَوْجِهَا.

The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

٤ 4 فَلا سُلْطَةَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى جَسَدِهَا، بَلْ لِزَوْجِهَا. وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً لَا سُلْطَةَ لِلزَّوْجِ عَلَى جَسَدِهِ، بَلْ لِزَوْجَتِهِ.

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

٥ 5 فَلا يَمْنَعْ أَحَدُكُمَا الآخَرَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ إِلّا حِينَ تَتَّفِقَانِ مَعاً عَلَى ذَلِكَ، وَلِفَتْرَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ، بِقَصْدِ التَّفَرُّغِ لِلصَّلاةِ. وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عُودَا إِلَى عَلاقَتِكُمَا السَّابِقَةِ، لِكَيْ لَا يُجَرِّبَكُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِعَدَمِ ضَبْطِ النَّفْسِ.

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

٦ 6 وَإِنَّمَا الآنَ أَقُولُ هَذَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ النُّصْحِ لَا الأَمْرِ؛

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

٧ 7 فَأَنَا أَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَكُونَ جَمِيعُ النَّاسِ مِثْلِي. غَيْرَ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ هِبَةً خَاصَّةً بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ: فَبَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَالِ وَبَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى تِلْكَ.

I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

٨ 8 عَلَى أَنِّي أَقُولُ لِغَيْرِ الْمُتَزَوِّجِينَ وَلِلأَرَامِلِ إِنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ بِهِمْ أَنْ يَبْقَوْا مِثْلِي.

Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

٩ 9 وَلَكِنْ إِذَا لَمْ يُمْكِنْهُمْ ضَبْطُ أَنْفُسِهِمْ، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجُوا. لأَنَّ الزَّوَاجَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ التَّحَرُّقِ بِالشَّهْوَةِ.

But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

١٠ 10 أَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجُونَ، فَأُوصِيهِمْ لَا مِنْ عِنْدِي بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ، أَلّا تَنْفَصِلَ الزَّوْجَةُ عَنْ زَوْجِهَا،

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

١١ 11 وَإِنْ كَانَتْ قَدِ انْفَصَلَتْ عَنْهُ، فَلْتَبْقَ غَيْرَ مُتَزَوِّجَةٍ، أَوْ فَلْتُصَالِحْ زَوْجَهَا وَعَلَى الزَّوْجِ أَلّا يَتْرُكَ زَوْجَتَهُ.

But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

١٢ 12 وَأَمَّا الآخَرُونَ، فَأَقُولُ لَهُمْ أَنَا، لَا الرَّبُّ: إِنْ كَانَ لأَخٍ زَوْجَةٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنَةٍ، وَتَرْتَضِي أَنْ تُسَاكِنَهُ، فَلا يَتْرُكْهَا.

To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

١٣ 13 وَإِنْ كَانَ لامْرَأَةٍ زَوْجٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنٍ، وَيَرْتَضِي أَنْ يُسَاكِنَهَا، فَلا تَتْرُكْهُ.

And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

١٤ 14 ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ الزَّوْجَ غَيْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِ قَدْ تَقَدَّسَ فِي زَوْجَتِهِ، وَالزَّوْجَةُ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنَةِ قَدْ تَقَدَّسَتْ فِي زَوْجِهَا. وَإلَّا كَانَ الأَوْلادُ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الزَّوَاجِ نَجِسِينَ، وَالْحَالُ أَنَّهُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنْ إِنِ انْفَصَلَ الطَّرَفُ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، فَلْيَنْفَصِلْ؛ فَلَيْسَ الأَخُ أَوِ الأُخْتُ تَحْتَ ارْتِبَاطٍ فِي مِثْلِ هَذِهِ الْحَالاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا اللهُ دَعَاكُمْ إِلَى الْعَيْشِ بِسَلامٍ.

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

١٦ 16 فَكَيْفَ تَعْلَمِينَ، أَيَّتُهَا الزَّوْجَةُ، مَا إِذَا كَانَ زَوْجُكِ سَيَخْلُصُ عَلَى يَدِكِ؟ أَوْ كَيْفَ تَعْلَمُ، أَيُّهَا الزَّوْجُ، مَا إِذَا كَانَتْ زَوْجَتُكَ سَتَخْلُصُ عَلَى يَدِكَ؟

How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

١٧ 17 وَفِي كُلِّ حَالٍ، لِيَسْلُكْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي حَيَاتِهِ كَمَا قَسَمَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ وَكَمَا دَعَاهُ اللهُ هَذَا هُوَ الْمَبْدَأُ الَّذِي آمُرُ بِهِ فِي الْكَنَائِسِ كُلِّهَا.

Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

١٨ 18 فَمَنْ دُعِيَ وَهُوَ مَخْتُونٌ، فَلا يَصِرْ كَغَيْرِ الْمَخْتُونِ، وَمَنْ دُعِيَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مَخْتُونٍ، فَلا يَصِرْ كَالْمَخْتُونِ.

Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.

١٩ 19 إِنَّ الْخِتَانَ لَيْسَ شَيْئاً، وَعَدَمَ الْخِتَانِ لَيْسَ شَيْئاً، بَلِ الْمُهِمُّ هُوَ الْعَمَلُ بِوَصَايَا اللهِ.

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

٢٠ 20 فَلْيَبْقَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي كَانَ عَلَيْهَا حِينَ دَعَاهُ اللهُ.

Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.

٢١ 21 أَكُنْتَ عَبْداً حِينَ دُعِيتَ؟ فَلا يَهُمَّكَ ذَلِكَ، بَلْ إِنْ سَنَحَتْ لَكَ الْفُرْصَةُ لِتَصِيرَ حُرّاً، فَأَحْرَى بِكَ أَنْ تَغْتَنِمَهَا.

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.

٢٢ 22 فَإِنَّ مَنْ دُعِيَ فِي الرَّبِّ وَهُوَ عَبْدٌ، صَارَ مُعْتَقاً لِلرَّبِّ. وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً مَنْ دُعِيَ وَهُوَ حُرٌّ، صَارَ عَبْداً لِلْمَسِيحِ.

For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.

٢٣ 23 قَدِ اشْتُرِيتُمْ بِفِدْيَةٍ، فَلا تَصِيرُوا عَبِيداً لِلْبَشَرِ.

You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.

٢٤ 24 فَلْيَبْقَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، مَعَ اللهِ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي كَانَ عَلَيْهَا حِينَ دُعِيَ.

Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.

٢٥ 25 وَأَمَّا الْعُزَّابُ، فَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي لَهُمْ وَصِيَّةٌ خَاصَّةٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ، وَلَكِنِّي أُعْطِي رَأْياً بِاعْتِبَارِي نِلْتُ رَحْمَةً مِنَ الرَّبِّ لأَكُونَ جَدِيراً بِالثِّقَةِ.

Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

٢٦ 26 فَلِسَبَبِ الشِّدَّةِ الْحَالِيَّةِ، أَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ بِالإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَبْقَى عَلَى حَالِهِ.

Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.

٢٧ 27 فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مُرْتَبِطاً بِزَوْجَةٍ، فَلا تَطْلُبِ الْفِرَاقَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ غَيْرَ مُرْتَبِطٍ بِزَوْجَةٍ، فَلا تَطْلُبْ زَوْجَةً.

Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

٢٨ 28 وَلكِنْ، إِنْ تَزَوَّجْتَ، فَأَنْتَ لَا تُخْطِئُ. وَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَتِ الْعَذْرَاءُ، فَهِيَ لَا تُخْطِئُ. وَلَكِنَّ أَمْثَالَ هَؤُلاءِ يُلاقُونَ مَشَقَّاتٍ مَعِيشِيَّةً، وَأَنَا إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُ حِمَايَتَكُمْ مِنْهَا.

But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

٢٩ 29 فَإِنِّي، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الْوَقْتَ يَتَقَاصَرُ. فَفِيمَا يَخُصُّ الْمَسَائِلَ الأُخْرَى، لِيَكُنِ الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ زَوْجَاتٌ كَأَنَّهُمْ بِلا زَوْجَاتٍ،

What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

٣٠ 30 وَالَّذِينَ يَبْكُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَبْكُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَفْرَحُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ،

those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

٣١ 31 وَالَّذِينَ يَسْتَغِلُّونَ هَذَا الْعَالَمَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَغِلُّونَهُ. ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ هَذَا الْعَالَمَ زَائِلٌ.

and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

٣٢ 32 فَأُرِيدُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا بِلا هَمٍّ. إِنَّ غَيْرَ الْمُتَزَوِّجِ يَهْتَمُّ بِأُمُورِ الرَّبِّ

I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

٣٣ 33 وَهَدَفُهُ أَنْ يُرْضِيَ الرَّبَّ. أَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجُ فَيَهْتَمُّ بِأُمُورِ الْعَالَمِ وَهَدَفُهُ أَنْ يُرْضِيَ زَوْجَتَهُ،

But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,

٣٤ 34 فَاهْتِمَامُهُ مُنْقَسِمٌ. كَذَلِكَ غَيْرُ الْمُتَزَوِّجَةِ وَالْعَزْبَاءُ تَهْتَمَّانِ بِأُمُورِ الرَّبِّ وَهَدَفُهُمَا أَنْ تَكُونَا مُكَرَّسَتَيْنِ جَسَداً وَرُوحاً. أَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجَةُ فَتَهْتَمُّ بِأُمُورِ الْعَالَمِ وَهَدَفُهَا أَنْ تُرْضِيَ زَوْجَهَا.

and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

٣٥ 35 أَقُولُ هَذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ مَصْلَحَتِكُمْ، لَا لأَنْصِبَ فَخّاً أَمَامَكُمْ، بَلْ فِي سَبِيلِ مَا يَلِيقُ وَيَجْعَلُ اهْتِمَامَكُمْ مُنْصَرِفاً إِلَى الرَّبِّ دُونَ ارْتِبَاكٍ.

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

٣٦ 36 وَلَكِنْ، إِنْ ظَنَّ أَحَدٌ أَنَّهُ يَتَصَرَّفُ تَصَرُّفاً غَيْرَ لائِقٍ نَحْوَ عَذْرَائِهِ لِتَجَاوُزِ السِّنِّ، وَأَنَّهُ لابُدَّ مِنَ الزَّوَاجِ، فَلْيَفْعَلْ مَا يَشَاءُ. إِنَّهُ لَا يُخْطِئُ. فَلْيَتَزَوَّجِ الْعُزَّابُ فِي هَذِهِ الْحَالِ.

However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.

٣٧ 37 وَأَمَّا مَنْ عَقَدَ الْعَزْمَ فِي قَلْبِهِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مُضْطَرّاً، بَلْ كَانَ كَامِلَ السَّيْطَرَةِ عَلَى إِرَادَتِهِ، وَاخْتَارَ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يُحَافِظَ عَلَى عُزُوبِيَّتِهِ، فَحَسَناً يَفْعَلُ.

But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

٣٨ 38 إِذَنْ، مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ فَعَلَ حَسَناً، وَمَنْ لَا يَتَزَوَّجُ يَفْعَلُ أَحْسَنَ.

So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.

٣٩ 39 إِنَّ الزَّوْجَةَ تَظَلُّ تَحْتَ ارْتِبَاطٍ مَادَامَ زَوْجُهَا حَيًّا. فَإِذَا رَقَدَ زَوْجُهَا، تَصِيرُ حُرَّةً يَحِقُّ لَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ مِنْ أَيِّ رَجُلٍ تُرِيدُهُ، إِنَّمَا فِي الرَّبِّ فَقَطْ.

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

٤٠ 40 وَلَكِنَّهَا، بِرَأْيِي، تَكُونُ أَسْعَدَ إِذَا بَقِيَتْ عَلَى حَالِهَا، وَأَظُنُّ أَنَّ عِنْدِي، أَنَا أَيْضاً، رُوحَ اللهِ!

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.