1 Corinthians 7
1 Now concerning the thing whereof you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Bon. Koulye a ann wè keksyon nou te mande m' nan lèt nou an: Wi. Yon nonm fè byen si l' pa marye.
2 But for fear of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Men, sitèlman gen dezòd lachè deyò a, se pou chak gason gen madanm pa yo. Konsa tou, se pou chak fanm gen mari pa yo.
3 Let the husband render the debt to his wife, and the wife also in like manner to the husband.
Se pou gason an fè tout devwa yon mari dwe fè anvè madanm li. Konsa tou, se pou fanm lan fè tout devwa yon madanm dwe fè anvè mari li.
4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband. And in like manner the husband also hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
Madanm lan pa ka fè sa l' vle ak kò li. Se pou mari a kò madanm lan ye. Konsa tou, yon mari pa ka fè sa l' vle ak kò li. Se pou madanm lan kò mari a ye.
5 Defraud not one another, except, perhaps, by consent, for a time, that you may give yourselves to prayer; and return together again, lest Satan tempt you for your incontinency.
Piga yonn repouse lòt, esepte si nou te antann nou sou sa pou yon moman pou nou ka lapriyè. Men apre sa, tounen tounen nou ansanm pou n' viv tankou mari ak madanm. Si nou pa fè l' konsa, nou riske pa ka kontwole kò nou ankò. Lè sa a, n'a ka tonbe pi fasil nan pèlen Satan.
6 But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.
Se pa yon lòd m'ap bay lè m' di sa, men se yon pèmisyon.
7 For I would that all men were even as myself: but every one hath his proper gift from God; one after this manner, and another after that.
Pou di vre, mwen ta pito wè tout moun fè tankou mwen. Men, chak moun gen kado pa yo Bondye ba yo. Yon moun resevwa yon kalite kado, yon lòt moun resevwa yon lòt kalite kado.
8 But I say to the unmarried, and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I.
Men sa m'ap di moun ki pa marye yo ansanm ak vèv yo. Li ta pi bon pou yo rete tankou m', pou kont yo.
9 But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to be burnt.
Men, si nou pa ka kontwole kò nou, marye marye nou. Pito nou marye pase pou n' kite lanvi boule nou.
10 But to them that are married, not I but the Lord commandeth, that the wife depart not from her husband.
Kanta pou moun marye yo, men lòd mwen ba yo (Sa pa soti nan mwen non, men nan Seyè a menm): Lè yon fanm marye, li pa dwe kite ak mari li.
11 And if she depart, that she remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife.
Si li rive kite avè l', se pou l' rete pou kont li, san l' pa remarye. Pase pou l' ta remarye, pito li tounen ak mari l' ankò. Konsa tou, yon mari pa dwe mete madanm li deyò.
12 For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
Pou lòt yo menm, men sa m'ap di: (Fwa sa a, sa se konsèy pa mwen. Sa pa soti nan Seyè a.) Si yon mari ki gen konfyans nan Kris la gen yon fanm ki pa gen konfyans nan Kris la, epi si fanm lan dakò pou l' kontinye viv avè l', mari a pa gen dwa mete l' deyò.
13 And if any woman hath a husband that believeth not, and he consent to dwell with her, let her not put away her husband.
Konsa tou, si yon fanm ki gen konfyans nan Kris la gen yon mari ki li menm pa gen konfyans nan Kris la, epi si mari a dakò pou l' kontinye viv avè li, li pa fèt pou kite ak mari a.
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife; and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the believing husband: otherwise your children should be unclean; but now they are holy.
Mari ki pa gen konfyans lan, Bondye asepte l' paske l'ap viv ansanm ak madanm li ki gen konfyans. Konsa tou, madanm ki pa gen konfyans lan, Bondye asepte l' paske l'ap viv ansanm ak mari l' ki gen konfyans. Si sa pa t' konsa, pitit nou yo ta tankou pitit moun lòt nasyon yo. Men, jan sa ye a, yo menm tou Bondye asepte yo.
15 But if the unbeliever depart, let him depart. For a brother or sister is not under servitude in such cases. But God hath called us in peace.
Men, si moun ki pa gen konfyans lan vle kite, li mèt kite. Nan ka sa a, frè a osinon sè a pa gen ankenn angajman ankò. Paske, Bondye rele nou pou nou viv ak kè poze.
16 For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
Eske ou konnen, ou menm madanm ki gen konfyans lan, si ou p'ap sove mari ou? Eske ou konnen, ou menm mari ki gen konfyans lan, si ou p'ap sove madanm ou?
17 But as the Lord hath distributed to every one, as God hath called every one, so let him walk: and so in all churches I teach.
Esepte nan ka sa a, se pou chak moun kontinye viv dapre kado Bondye ba yo, jan yo te ye lè Bondye te rele yo a. Se lòd sa a mwen bay nan tout legliz yo.
18 Is any man called, being circumcised? let him not procure uncircumcision. Is any man called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
Si yon moun te deja sikonsi lè Bondye te rele l' la, li pa bezwen chache wete mak sikonsizyon an sou li. Si yon moun pa t' sikonsi lè Bondye te rele l' la, li pa bezwen fè yo sikonsi li.
19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing: but the observance of the commandments of God.
Kit ou sikonsi, kit ou pa sikonsi, sa pa konsekan ankò. Sa ki konsekan an se obeyi pou nou obeyi kòmandman Bondye yo.
20 Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called.
Se pou chak moun rete jan yo te ye lè Bondye te rele yo a.
21 Wast thou called, being a bondman? care not for it; but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
Si ou te esklav lè Bondye te rele ou la, pa chaje tèt ou pou sa. Men, si chans pou ou ou ka vin lib, pwofite chans lan.
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a bondman, is the freeman of the Lord. Likewise he that is called, being free, is the bondman of Christ.
Yon moun ki esklav, depi Bondye rele l', se yon moun lib sou kont Seyè a li ye. Konsa tou, moun ki lib la, depi Bondye rele l', se esklav Kris la li ye.
23 You are bought with a price; be not made the bondslaves of men.
Bondye te achte nou. Li peye byen chè pou sa. Pa tounen esklav moun.
24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.
Frè m' yo, se pou chak moun rete devan Bondye nan kondisyon yo te ye lè Bondye te rele yo a.
25 Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful.
Kanta pou moun ki pa marye yo, Seyè a pa ban m' ankenn lòd pou yo. M'ap bay lide pa m', epi nou te mèt fè m' konfyans akòz favè Bondye fè m' nan kè sansib li gen pou mwen an.
26 I think therefore that this is good for the present necessity, that it is good for a man so to be.
Jan tan an difisil koulye a, men lide m' fè nan tèt mwen. Mwen kwè sa bon pou yon nonm rete jan l' ye a.
27 Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
Si l' gen tan gen yon madanm, li pa bezwen chache separe avè li. Si l' poko marye, li pa bezwen chache yon madanm.
28 But if thou take a wife, thou hast not sinned. And if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: nevertheless, such shall have tribulation of the flesh. But I spare you.
Si l' ta vle marye tou, li mèt; li p'ap fè ankenn peche. Konsa tou, si yon jenn fi vle marye, li pa fè peche pou sa. Men, moun k'ap marye yo pral gen kont traka yo nan lavi a. Mwen pa ta renmen wè sa rive yo.
29 This therefore I say, brethren; the time is short; it remaineth, that they also who have wives, be as if they had none;
Frè m' yo, men sa m' vle di: Pa gen anpil tan ki rete ankò. Depi koulye a, se pou moun marye yo viv tankou si yo pa t' marye.
30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
Se pou moun k'ap kriye yo viv tankou moun ki pa gen lapenn. Moun ki gen kè kontan yo, se pou yo viv tankou moun ki pa gen kè kontan. Se pou moun k'ap achte yo viv tankou si sa yo achte a pa t' pou yo.
31 And they that use this world, as if they used it not: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Moun ki rich sou latè, se pou yo viv tankou moun ki pa gen anyen. Paske, jan sa ye koulye a nan lemonn, sa pa la pou lontan ankò.
32 But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God.
Mwen pa ta renmen wè nou gen ankenn tèt chaje. Yon nonm ki pa marye, l'ap okipe zafè Seyè a sèlman. L'ap chache fè Seyè a plezi.
33 But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided.
Yon moun ki marye, l'ap okipe zafè lemonn tou paske l'ap chache fè madanm li plezi.
34 And the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she that is married thinketh on the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
Lè sa a, li vin gen de okipasyon. Konsa tou, yon fanm ki san mari, osinon yon jenn fi ki pa marye, sè zafè Seyè a sèlman y'ap okipe, paske yo vle mete tout kò yo, tout nanm yo apa pou li. Men, sa ki marye yo ap okipe zafè lemonn tou, paske y'ap chache fè mari yo plezi.
35 And this I speak for your profit: not to cast a snare upon you; but for that which is decent, and which may give you power to attend upon the Lord, without impediment.
Se pou byen nou m'ap di nou sa. Mwen pa vle mare pye pesonn. Okontrè, mwen vle pou nou tout viv jan nou wè l' pi bon pou nou an, epi pou nou toujou rete fè m' ap sèvi Seyè a san dezanpare.
36 But if any man think that he seemeth dishonoured, with regard to his virgin, for that she is above the age, and it must so be: let him do what he will; he sinneth not, if she marry.
Ann wè koulye a keksyon de fiyanse ki pran desizyon pou yo rete san yo pa marye. Si jenn gason an santi li pa ka kontinye aji jan l' te dwe ak jenn fi a, si l' pa ka kontwole lanvi l' ankò, si l' wè se nesesè pou yo marye, yo mèt marye jan l' vle l' la. Li pa fè ankenn peche pou sa.
37 For he that hath determined being steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power of his own will; and hath judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin, doth well.
Konsa tou, si jenn gason an pran fèm desizyon pou l' pa marye, si l' kapab kontwole volonte l', si li deside nan tèt li se sa pou l' fè, enben, li fè byen si l' pa marye ak jenn fi a.
38 Therefore, both he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well; and he that giveth her not, doth better.
Konsa, jenn gason ki marye ak fiyanse l' la fè byen. Men, sa ki pa marye a fè pi byen toujou.
39 A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband die, she is at liberty: let her marry to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Yon fanm marye gen angajman ak mari l' toutotan mari a vivan. Men, si mari a mouri, li lib marye ak moun li vle, depi se ak yon moun ki patizan Kris la.
40 But more blessed shall she be, if she so remain, according to my counsel; and I think that I also have the spirit of God.
Men, l'ap gen mwens tèt chaje si l' rete jan l' ye a. Sa se lide pa mwen. Epi mwen kwè poutèt pa m' mwen gen Lespri Bondye a avè mwen.
