1 كورنثوس 7
| وَأَمَّا بِخُصُوصِ الْمَسَائِلِ الَّتِي كَتَبْتُمْ لِي عَنْهَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ بِالرَّجُلِ أَلّا يَمَسَّ امْرَأَةً. | ١ 1 |
Now as to the things concerning which ye wrote to me: it were good for a man not to touch a woman.
| وَلكِنْ، تَجَنُّباً لِلزِّنَا، لِيَكُنْ لِكُلِّ رَجُلٍ زَوْجَتُهُ، وَلِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ زَوْجُهَا. | ٢ 2 |
Nevertheless to prevent whoredoms, let every one have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
| وَلْيُوفِ الزَّوْجُ زَوْجَتَهُ حَقَّهَا الْوَاجِبَ، وَكَذَلِكَ الزَّوْجَةُ حَقَّ زَوْجِهَا. | ٣ 3 |
Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence; and in like manner also the wife to the husband.
| فَلا سُلْطَةَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى جَسَدِهَا، بَلْ لِزَوْجِهَا. وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً لَا سُلْطَةَ لِلزَّوْجِ عَلَى جَسَدِهِ، بَلْ لِزَوْجَتِهِ. | ٤ 4 |
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband; and in like manner also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
| 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. | ٥ 5 |
Do not withdraw from one another, unless by consent for a season, that ye may attend to fasting and prayer: and come together again, least Satan tempt you through your incontinency.
| وَإِنَّمَا الآنَ أَقُولُ هَذَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ النُّصْحِ لَا الأَمْرِ؛ | ٦ 6 |
But I say this by way of permission, not of command:
| فَأَنَا أَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَكُونَ جَمِيعُ النَّاسِ مِثْلِي. غَيْرَ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ هِبَةً خَاصَّةً بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ: فَبَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَالِ وَبَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى تِلْكَ. | ٧ 7 |
for I could wish that all men were as I myself am; but every man hath his proper gift from God, one of one kind and another of another?
| عَلَى أَنِّي أَقُولُ لِغَيْرِ الْمُتَزَوِّجِينَ وَلِلأَرَامِلِ إِنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ بِهِمْ أَنْ يَبْقَوْا مِثْلِي. | ٨ 8 |
Now to the unmarried and widows I say, it is good for them to continue so, as I do.
| وَلَكِنْ إِذَا لَمْ يُمْكِنْهُمْ ضَبْطُ أَنْفُسِهِمْ، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجُوا. لأَنَّ الزَّوَاجَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ التَّحَرُّقِ بِالشَّهْوَةِ. | ٩ 9 |
But if they have not the gift of continence, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with lust.
| أَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجُونَ، فَأُوصِيهِمْ لَا مِنْ عِنْدِي بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ، أَلّا تَنْفَصِلَ الزَّوْجَةُ عَنْ زَوْجِهَا، | ١٠ 10 |
But those that are married, not I command, but the Lord, that the wife be not separated from her husband;
| وَإِنْ كَانَتْ قَدِ انْفَصَلَتْ عَنْهُ، فَلْتَبْقَ غَيْرَ مُتَزَوِّجَةٍ، أَوْ فَلْتُصَالِحْ زَوْجَهَا وَعَلَى الزَّوْجِ أَلّا يَتْرُكَ زَوْجَتَهُ. | ١١ 11 |
(but if she separate, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband; ) and that the husband put not away his wife.
| وَأَمَّا الآخَرُونَ، فَأَقُولُ لَهُمْ أَنَا، لَا الرَّبُّ: إِنْ كَانَ لأَخٍ زَوْجَةٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنَةٍ، وَتَرْتَضِي أَنْ تُسَاكِنَهُ، فَلا يَتْرُكْهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
But to the rest say I, not the Lord, If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she like to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
| وَإِنْ كَانَ لامْرَأَةٍ زَوْجٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنٍ، وَيَرْتَضِي أَنْ يُسَاكِنَهَا، فَلا تَتْرُكْهُ. | ١٣ 13 |
And if any wife hath an unbelieving husband, and he like to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
| 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. | ١٤ 14 |
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband: else were your children unclean; but they are holy.
| وَلَكِنْ إِنِ انْفَصَلَ الطَّرَفُ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، فَلْيَنْفَصِلْ؛ فَلَيْسَ الأَخُ أَوِ الأُخْتُ تَحْتَ ارْتِبَاطٍ فِي مِثْلِ هَذِهِ الْحَالاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا اللهُ دَعَاكُمْ إِلَى الْعَيْشِ بِسَلامٍ. | ١٥ 15 |
But if the unbeliever depart, let them depart; a brother or a sister is not bound in such cases.
| فَكَيْفَ تَعْلَمِينَ، أَيَّتُهَا الزَّوْجَةُ، مَا إِذَا كَانَ زَوْجُكِ سَيَخْلُصُ عَلَى يَدِكِ؟ أَوْ كَيْفَ تَعْلَمُ، أَيُّهَا الزَّوْجُ، مَا إِذَا كَانَتْ زَوْجَتُكَ سَتَخْلُصُ عَلَى يَدِكَ؟ | ١٦ 16 |
But God hath called us to peace; for how knowest thou, O wife, but thou shalt save thy husband; or how knowest thou, O husband, but thou shalt save thy wife?
| وَفِي كُلِّ حَالٍ، لِيَسْلُكْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي حَيَاتِهِ كَمَا قَسَمَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ وَكَمَا دَعَاهُ اللهُ هَذَا هُوَ الْمَبْدَأُ الَّذِي آمُرُ بِهِ فِي الْكَنَائِسِ كُلِّهَا. | ١٧ 17 |
However, as God hath distributed to every man, and as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk: and thus I order in all the churches.
| فَمَنْ دُعِيَ وَهُوَ مَخْتُونٌ، فَلا يَصِرْ كَغَيْرِ الْمَخْتُونِ، وَمَنْ دُعِيَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ مَخْتُونٍ، فَلا يَصِرْ كَالْمَخْتُونِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Is any one called that is circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised: is any one called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised: for circumcision is nothing,
| إِنَّ الْخِتَانَ لَيْسَ شَيْئاً، وَعَدَمَ الْخِتَانِ لَيْسَ شَيْئاً، بَلِ الْمُهِمُّ هُوَ الْعَمَلُ بِوَصَايَا اللهِ. | ١٩ 19 |
and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God.
| فَلْيَبْقَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي كَانَ عَلَيْهَا حِينَ دَعَاهُ اللهُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
In the calling in which every one was called, let him continue.
| أَكُنْتَ عَبْداً حِينَ دُعِيتَ؟ فَلا يَهُمَّكَ ذَلِكَ، بَلْ إِنْ سَنَحَتْ لَكَ الْفُرْصَةُ لِتَصِيرَ حُرّاً، فَأَحْرَى بِكَ أَنْ تَغْتَنِمَهَا. | ٢١ 21 |
Wast thou called being a slave, be not anxious about it; but if thou canst be made free, prefer it.
| فَإِنَّ مَنْ دُعِيَ فِي الرَّبِّ وَهُوَ عَبْدٌ، صَارَ مُعْتَقاً لِلرَّبِّ. وَكَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً مَنْ دُعِيَ وَهُوَ حُرٌّ، صَارَ عَبْداً لِلْمَسِيحِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
For he that is called in the Lord being a slave, is the Lord's freed-man: and he likewise that is called being free is the servant of Christ.
| قَدِ اشْتُرِيتُمْ بِفِدْيَةٍ، فَلا تَصِيرُوا عَبِيداً لِلْبَشَرِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Ye are bought with a price, do not become the slaves of men.
| فَلْيَبْقَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، مَعَ اللهِ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي كَانَ عَلَيْهَا حِينَ دُعِيَ. | ٢٤ 24 |
Brethren, in whatever condition every one was when called, let him abide therein with God.
| وَأَمَّا الْعُزَّابُ، فَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي لَهُمْ وَصِيَّةٌ خَاصَّةٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ، وَلَكِنِّي أُعْطِي رَأْياً بِاعْتِبَارِي نِلْتُ رَحْمَةً مِنَ الرَّبِّ لأَكُونَ جَدِيراً بِالثِّقَةِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
But concerning single persons I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgement as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
| فَلِسَبَبِ الشِّدَّةِ الْحَالِيَّةِ، أَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَحْسُنُ بِالإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَبْقَى عَلَى حَالِهِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
I think then, that it is---better on account of the present distress, ---that it is better, I say,
| فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مُرْتَبِطاً بِزَوْجَةٍ، فَلا تَطْلُبِ الْفِرَاقَ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ غَيْرَ مُرْتَبِطٍ بِزَوْجَةٍ، فَلا تَطْلُبْ زَوْجَةً. | ٢٧ 27 |
for a single man to be so. Art thou bound to a wife indeed? seek not to be loosed: but art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
| وَلكِنْ، إِنْ تَزَوَّجْتَ، فَأَنْتَ لَا تُخْطِئُ. وَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَتِ الْعَذْرَاءُ، فَهِيَ لَا تُخْطِئُ. وَلَكِنَّ أَمْثَالَ هَؤُلاءِ يُلاقُونَ مَشَقَّاتٍ مَعِيشِيَّةً، وَأَنَا إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُ حِمَايَتَكُمْ مِنْهَا. | ٢٨ 28 |
Though, if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: such however will probably have more trouble in life: but I spare you.
| فَإِنِّي، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَقُولُ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الْوَقْتَ يَتَقَاصَرُ. فَفِيمَا يَخُصُّ الْمَسَائِلَ الأُخْرَى، لِيَكُنِ الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ زَوْجَاتٌ كَأَنَّهُمْ بِلا زَوْجَاتٍ، | ٢٩ 29 |
But this I say, brethren, that the time is short: it remains therefore, that even those, who have wives, be as though they had none;
| وَالَّذِينَ يَبْكُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَبْكُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَفْرَحُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ، | ٣٠ 30 |
and they, that weep, as if they wept not; and they, that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; and they, that buy, as if they possessed not;
| وَالَّذِينَ يَسْتَغِلُّونَ هَذَا الْعَالَمَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَغِلُّونَهُ. ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ هَذَا الْعَالَمَ زَائِلٌ. | ٣١ 31 |
and they, that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
| فَأُرِيدُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَكُونُوا بِلا هَمٍّ. إِنَّ غَيْرَ الْمُتَزَوِّجِ يَهْتَمُّ بِأُمُورِ الرَّبِّ | ٣٢ 32 |
And I would have you without anxiety. Now he, that is unmarried, careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; but he,
| وَهَدَفُهُ أَنْ يُرْضِيَ الرَّبَّ. أَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجُ فَيَهْتَمُّ بِأُمُورِ الْعَالَمِ وَهَدَفُهُ أَنْ يُرْضِيَ زَوْجَتَهُ، | ٣٣ 33 |
that is married, is in care about the things of the world, and how he may please his wife.
| فَاهْتِمَامُهُ مُنْقَسِمٌ. كَذَلِكَ غَيْرُ الْمُتَزَوِّجَةِ وَالْعَزْبَاءُ تَهْتَمَّانِ بِأُمُورِ الرَّبِّ وَهَدَفُهُمَا أَنْ تَكُونَا مُكَرَّسَتَيْنِ جَسَداً وَرُوحاً. أَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجَةُ فَتَهْتَمُّ بِأُمُورِ الْعَالَمِ وَهَدَفُهَا أَنْ تُرْضِيَ زَوْجَهَا. | ٣٤ 34 |
There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin: she, that is unmarried, careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she, that is married, is in care about the things of the world, and how she may please her husband.
| أَقُولُ هَذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ مَصْلَحَتِكُمْ، لَا لأَنْصِبَ فَخّاً أَمَامَكُمْ، بَلْ فِي سَبِيلِ مَا يَلِيقُ وَيَجْعَلُ اهْتِمَامَكُمْ مُنْصَرِفاً إِلَى الرَّبِّ دُونَ ارْتِبَاكٍ. | ٣٥ 35 |
And this I say for your own benefit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but in order to recommend that which is fit and becoming before the Lord without distraction.
| 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. | ٣٦ 36 |
But if any one think that he acts unbecomingly towards his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and that it ought to be so, let him do what he will; he doth not sin: let them marry.
| 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. | ٣٧ 37 |
But he, that is stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath determined in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doth well.
| إِذَنْ، مَنْ تَزَوَّجَ فَعَلَ حَسَناً، وَمَنْ لَا يَتَزَوَّجُ يَفْعَلُ أَحْسَنَ. | ٣٨ 38 |
So that he, who giveth her in marriage, doth well; but he, that giveth her not in marriage, doth better.
| 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. | ٣٩ 39 |
The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth: but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will, only in the Lord:
| وَلَكِنَّهَا، بِرَأْيِي، تَكُونُ أَسْعَدَ إِذَا بَقِيَتْ عَلَى حَالِهَا، وَأَظُنُّ أَنَّ عِنْدِي، أَنَا أَيْضاً، رُوحَ اللهِ! | ٤٠ 40 |
but she is happier, in my opinion, if she continue as she is: and I think I have the Spirit of God.
