羅馬書 13
1 人要服從上級有權柄的人，因為沒有權柄不是從天主來的，所有的權柄都是由天主規定的。
Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.
2 所以誰反抗權柄，就是反抗天主的規定，而反抗的人就是自取處罰。
Therefore the man who rebels against his ruler is resisting God's will; and those who thus resist will bring punishment upon themselves.
3 因為長官為行善的人，不是可怕的；為行惡的人，才是可怕的。你願意不怕掌權的嗎？你行善吧罷! 那就可由他得到稱讚，
For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers but by wrong-doers. You desire--do you not? --to have no reason to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right, and then he will commend you.
4 因為他是天主的僕役，是為相幫你行善；你若作惡，你就該害怕，因為他不是無故帶劍；他既是天主的僕役，就負責懲罰作惡的人；
For he is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do what is wrong, be afraid. He does not wear the sword to no purpose: he is God's servant--an administrator to inflict punishment upon evil-doers.
5 所以必須服從，不只是為怕懲罰，而也是為了良心。
We must obey therefore, not only in order to escape punishment, but also for conscience' sake.
6 為此，你們也該完糧，因為他們是天主的差役，是專為盡這義務的。
Why, this is really the reason you pay taxes; for tax-gatherers are ministers of God, devoting their energies to this very work.
7 凡人應得的，你們要付清；該給誰完糧，就完糧；該給誰納稅，就納稅；該敬畏的，就敬畏；該尊敬的，就尊敬。
Pay promptly to all men what is due to them: taxes to those to whom taxes are due, toll to those to whom toll is due, respect to those to whom respect is due, honour to those to whom honour is due.
8 除了彼此相愛外，你們不可再欠人什麼，因為誰愛別人，就滿全了法律。
Owe nothing to any one except mutual love; for he who loves his fellow man has satisfied the demands of Law.
9 其實『不可奸淫，不可殺人，不可偷盜，不可貪戀，』以及其他任何誡命，都包含在這句話裏：就是『愛你的近人如你自己。』
For the precepts, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," "Thou shalt do no murder," "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not covet," and all other precepts, are summed up in this one command, "Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thou lovest thyself."
10 愛不加害於人，所以愛就是法律的滿全。
Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.
11 再者，你們該認清這個時期，現在已經是由睡夢中醒來的時辰了，因為我們的救恩，現今比我們當初信的時候更臨近了。
Carry out these injunctions because you know the critical period at which we are living, and that it is now high time, to rouse yourselves from sleep; for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first became believers.
12 黑夜深了，白日已近，所我們該脫去黑暗的行為，佩戴光明的武器；
The night is far advanced, and day is about to dawn. We must therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness, and clothe ourselves with the armour of Light.
13 行動要端莊，好像在白天一樣，不可狂宴豪飲，不可淫亂放蕩，不可爭鬥嫉妒；
Living as we do in broad daylight, let us conduct ourselves becomingly, not indulging in revelry and drunkenness, nor in lust and debauchery, nor in quarrelling and jealousy.
14 但該穿上耶穌基督；不應只掛念肉性的事，以滿足私慾。
On the contrary, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for gratifying your earthly cravings.
