1 Corinthians 7
1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
Afei, deɛ ɛfa nsɛm a motwerɛ de brɛɛ me no ho nie: Ɛyɛ sɛ ɔbarima nware.
2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
Nanso, ɛsiane adwamammɔ enti, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima biara nya ɔno ankasa ne yere, na ɔbaa biara nso nya ɔno ankasa ne kunu.
3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima yɛ nʼasɛdeɛ sɛ okunu na ɔbaa nso yɛ nʼasɛdeɛ sɛ ɔyere na wɔn mu biara boa ne yɔnko.
4 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.
Ɔyere onipadua no nyɛ ɔno nko ara dea, na ɛyɛ okunu no nso dea bi. Saa ara nso na okunu no onipadua no nyɛ ɔno nko ara dea, na mmom, ɛyɛ ɔyere no nso dea bi.
5 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.
Mommfa mo ho nkame mo ho mo ho. Gye sɛ mo nyinaa pene so ɛberɛ tiawa bi a morebɔ mpaeɛ; na sɛ mowie mpaeɛbɔ no a, monhyia mu, na ɔbonsam ansɔ mo anhwɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, montumi nni mo ho so.
6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.
Menka saa asɛm yi sɛ ɔhyɛ so, na mmom, mereka no sɛ mama mo ho ɛkwan.
7 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.
Ɛkaa me nko a na anka mo nyinaa te sɛ me. Nanso, obiara wɔ adom akyɛdeɛ sononko bi a Onyankopɔn de ama no. Yei wɔ nʼakyɛdeɛ na ɔfoforɔ nso wɔ nʼakyɛdeɛ.
8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
Afei, asɛm a mereka akyerɛ asigyafoɔ ne akunafoɔ ne sɛ: Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ mo nko ara mobɛtena ase sɛdeɛ mete hɔ yi.
9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Na sɛ morentumi nhyɛ mo ho so nso a monkɔwareware. Ɛyɛ sɛ mobɛware sene sɛ mobɛhyɛ mo ho ahometeɛ.
10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
Mo awarefoɔ nso, mewɔ ɔhyɛ nsɛm bi a ɛmfiri me na ɛfiri Awurade nkyɛn sɛ: Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbaa gyaa ne kunu.
11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
Sɛ ɛba saa a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔware bio; anaasɛ nso wɔka ɔne ne kunu bo mu. Saa ara na ɛnsɛ sɛ okunu nso gyaa ne yere.
12 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.
Mo a moaka no, meka mekyerɛ mo, ɛfiri mankasa, na ɛmfiri Awurade, sɛ Okristoni barima wɔ yere a ɔnyɛ Okristoni na ɔbaa no pene so sɛ ɔne no bɛtena ase a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbarima no gyaa no.
13 And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
Saa ara nso na sɛ Okristoni baa wɔ okunu a ɔnyɛ Okristoni na ɔbarima no pene so sɛ ɔne no bɛtena a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbaa no gyaa no.
14 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.
Esiane bɔ a ɔbarima a ɔnyɛ Okristoni de ne ho abɔ ɔbaa no enti, Onyankopɔn bɛgye no na ɔbaa a ɔnyɛ Okristoni no nso, ɛsiane bɔ a ɔde ne ho abɔ ɔbarima no enti, Onyankopɔn bɛte ne ho. Sɛ anyɛ saa a, wɔn mma bɛyɛ sɛ abosonsomfoɔ mma, nanso sɛdeɛ ɛte yi deɛ, wɔyɛ kronkron.
15 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.
Na sɛ nso wɔn mu deɛ ɔnyɛ Okristoni no pɛ sɛ ɔte ne ho firi Okristoni no ho a, momma no ɛkwan. Sɛ ɛba saa a, Okristoni no, sɛ ɛyɛ okunu anaa ɔyere no, de ne ho. Onyankopɔn afrɛ mo sɛ montena ase asomdwoeɛ mu.
16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Ɔyere a woyɛ Okristoni, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woahunu sɛ worentumi nnye wo kunu nkwa? Na okunu a woyɛ Okristoni nso, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woahunu sɛ worentumi nnye wo yere nkwa?
17 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.
Mo mu biara ntena ase wɔ akyɛdeɛ a Awurade de akyɛ no no so sɛdeɛ na ɔte a Onyankopɔn frɛɛ no no. Yei ne mmara a mekyerɛ wɔ asafo biara mu.
18 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.
Sɛ twetiatwani bi ate Onyankopɔn frɛ a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔpepa twetia no ho nsɛnkyerɛnnedeɛ biara. Sɛ ɔbarima nso a ɔntwaa twetia bi ate Onyankopɔn frɛ a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔtwa twetia.
19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
Ɛfiri sɛ, sɛ obi atwa twetia na ɔfoforɔ nso ntwaa twetia no nka hwee. Deɛ ɛho hia ne sɛ wobɛdi Onyankopɔn mmara so.
20 Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
Sɛdeɛ obiara te a Onyankopɔn frɛɛ no no, ɔntena no saa ara.
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
Onyankopɔn frɛɛ wo no na woyɛ akoa anaa? Mma ɛno nha wo na sɛ wowɔ ɛkwan bi a wobɛtumi afa so ade wo ho a, fa so.
22 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.
Ɛfiri sɛ, akoa a Awurade afrɛ no no yɛ Awurade onipa a ɔde ne ho. Saa ara nso na obi a ɔde ne ho a Kristo afrɛ no no yɛ Kristo akoa.
23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
Onyankopɔn tɔɔ mo aboɔden, ɛno enti, monnyɛ nkoa mma nnipa.
24 Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
Anuanom, ɛsɛ sɛ mo mu biara tena ase wɔ Onyankopɔn mu sɛdeɛ na mote ansa na wɔrefrɛ mo no.
25 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.
Deɛ ɛfa asigyafoɔ nso ho no nie: Mennyaa ɔhyɛ nsɛm biara memfirii Awurade nkyɛn, nanso meka mʼadwene te sɛ obi a Onyankopɔn mmɔborɔhunu enti wɔagye me ato mu.
26 Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
Wodwene seesei ɔhaw yi ho a, medwene sɛ, ɛyɛ sɛ onipa tena ase sɛdeɛ ɔte biara.
27 Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
Wowɔ ɔyere? Sɛ wowɔ ɔyere a, nyɛ wʼadwene sɛ woregyaa no. Wonwaree anaa? Sɛ wonwaree a, nhwehwɛ ɔyere.
28 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.
Nanso, sɛ woware a, wonyɛɛ bɔne. Sɛ ɔbaabunu ware a, ɔnyɛɛ bɔne. Nanso, ɔhaw a saa awadeɛ no de ba no, sɛ ɛkaa me nko a, anka mempɛ sɛ saa ɔhaw no bɛba mo so.
29 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;
Deɛ mekyerɛ ne sɛ, anuanom, ɛberɛ a aka sua. Ɛfiri saa ɛberɛ yi, ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima a wɔawareware tena ase sɛdeɛ wɔnwaree da;
30 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;
wɔn a wɔsu yɛ sɛdeɛ wɔn werɛ nhoeɛ; wɔn a wɔsere yɛ sɛdeɛ wɔnni anigyeɛ; wɔn a wɔtɔ yɛ sɛdeɛ deɛ wɔtɔeɛ no nyɛ wɔn deɛ;
31 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.
wɔn a wɔde ewiase abɔ wɔn bo yɛ sɛdeɛ wɔnhunuu bi da. Na sɛdeɛ ewiase yi te seesei yi rentena saa nkyɛ.
32 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.
Mempɛ sɛ biribiara ha mo. Ɔbarima a ɔnwareeɛ no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde ne ho ma Awurade adwumayɛ; ɛfiri sɛ, ɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ Awurade ani bɛsɔ no;
33 But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
nanso ɔbarima warefoɔ de ne ho to ewiase nneɛma so, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpɛ sɛ ɔsɔ ne yere ani,
34 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.
enti wɔtwe no afanu no nyinaa. Ɔbaa a ɔnwareeɛ anaa ɔbaabunu de ne ho ma Awurade adwuma wɔ honam ne honhom fam; nanso ɔbaa a wawareɛ no de ne ho to ewiase nneɛma so, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpɛ sɛ ɔsɔ ne kunu ani.
35 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.
Mereka saa asɛm yi, ɛfiri sɛ, mepɛ sɛ meboa mo. Merenhyehyɛ mmara bi mma mo. Na mmom, mepɛ sɛ moyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ na ɛtene na mode mo ho nyinaa ma Awurade adwuma.
36 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.
Ɔbarima ne ɔbaa a wɔahyehyɛ awadeɛ na afei wɔayɛ wɔn adwene sɛ wɔrenware bio no, sɛ ɔbarima no hunu sɛ ɔnyɛ nʼasɛdeɛ mma ɔbaa no nanso sɛ ɔntumi nhyɛ nʼakɔnnɔ so enti no ɔpɛ sɛ ɔware a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔware sɛdeɛ ɔhwehwɛ no. Bɔne biara nni yei ho.
37 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.
Nanso, ɛyɛ mmom sɛ ɔbɛhyɛ ne ho so na wasi nʼadwene pi sɛ ɔrenware.
38 So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
Ɛyɛ sɛ ɔbarima ware deɛ, nanso sɛ anka wanware koraa a na ɛyɛ.
39 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.
Sɛ ɔbaa ɔwarefoɔ kunu te ase a, ɔnne ne ho; na sɛ ne kunu no wu deɛ a, ɔwɔ ho ɛkwan sɛ ɔware ɔfoforɔ a ɔpɛ; nanso ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ Kristo awadeɛ.
40 In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
Na sɛ ɔtumi tena ase sɛdeɛ ɔte no nso a, ne ho bɛtɔ no yie. Mʼadwene ni, na megye di sɛ me nso me wɔ Onyame Honhom.
