Romans 13

1 Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

Rajawaxik chi konojel ri winaq keꞌkinimaj konojel ri qꞌatal taq tzij, rumal cher man kꞌo ta taqanik pa uqꞌabꞌ ri winaq we man are ri Dios ajawaninaq, ri taqanik xuqujeꞌ ri qꞌatal taq tzij are ri Dios kojowinaq.

2 so that he who is setting himself against the authority, has resisted against God’s ordinance; and those resisting will receive judgment to themselves.

Xaq jeriꞌ, xapachin ri man kunimaj taj ri qꞌatal tzij, man tajin ta kunimaj riꞌ ri qꞌatal tzij ri ukojom ri Dios. Ri man keniman taj kaqꞌat na tzij riꞌ pa kiwiꞌ.

3 For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and do you wish to not be afraid of the authority? Be doing that which is good, and you will have praise from it,

Jeriꞌ rumal ri taqanelabꞌ xuqujeꞌ ri e qꞌatal taq tzij man e kꞌo taj chikixibꞌixik ri winaq ri kakibꞌan utzilal, xane rech kakixiꞌj kibꞌ ri kakibꞌan etzelal. ¿Kawaj man kaxiꞌj ta awibꞌ choch ri qꞌatal tzij? Are chabꞌana ri utzilal rech kayaꞌtaj na aqꞌij.

4 for it is a servant of God to you for good; and if you may do that which is evil, be fearing, for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

Ri qꞌatal tzij kupatanij ri Dios rukꞌ ri kubꞌano rech jeriꞌ utz katel at. We kꞌu kabꞌan ri etzelal, chaxiꞌj awibꞌ. Ri qꞌatal tzij man xaq ta rukꞌaꞌm bꞌik ri chꞌeyebꞌal chi jeriꞌ, xane kupatanij ri Dios rech kuqꞌat tzij pa kiwiꞌ ri kakibꞌan kꞌax xuqujeꞌ ri itzel kenoꞌjinik.

5 For this reason it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

Xaq jeriꞌ choqꞌaqꞌ keꞌnimax ri e qꞌatal taq tzij man xwi taj rech man kakiqꞌat ta tzij, xane xuqujeꞌ rech qas kaqachomaj ri kaqabꞌano.

6 for because of this you also pay tribute; for they are servants of God, on this very thing attending continually;

Rumal riꞌ kitoj ri alkabal, jeriꞌ rumal cher ri qꞌatal taq tzij e patanil rech ri Dios, are kakilij ubꞌanik ri qꞌatoj tzij.

7 render, therefore, to all [their] dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honor, the honor.

Chitojo ri ikꞌas ri kꞌo kukꞌ ri winaq. We ikꞌas ri alkabal, chitojo. We are ne ri kuchuj, chiyaꞌ. Nim chiwila ri nim rajawaxik kiꞌlik, xuqujeꞌ chiya uqꞌij ri choqꞌaqꞌ kaya uqꞌij.

8 To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other—he has fulfilled law,

We kꞌo ikꞌas, chitojoꞌ, xaq xwi ix ajkꞌasibꞌ chuloqꞌaxik taq iwibꞌ. Xapachin ri kuloqꞌaj ri rajil utzꞌaqat tajin kubꞌan ri kubꞌij ri taqanik.

9 for, “You will not commit adultery, You will not murder, You will not steal, You will not bear false testimony, You will not covet”; and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: “You will love your neighbor as yourself”;

Ri taqanik kubꞌij: Man katzukuj ta chi jun awixoqil o jun awachajil, man katkamisan taj, man katelaqꞌ taj, xuqujeꞌ man karayij ta ri jastaq ri man awech taj. We taqanik riꞌ kamulix xa pa jun chomabꞌal ri kubꞌij: Chaloqꞌaj ri awajil atzꞌaqat jetaq ri kabꞌan chuloqꞌaxik awibꞌ at.

10 the love to the neighbor works no ill; the love, therefore, [is] the fullness of law.

Ri loqꞌanik man kubꞌan ta kꞌax che ri kꞌulja. Xaq jeriꞌ ri winaq ri kaloqꞌanik tajin kubꞌan riꞌ ri kubꞌij ri taqanik.

11 And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already [is] to be aroused out of sleep, for now our salvation [is] nearer than when we believed;

Chixok il chubꞌanik ronojel we jastaq riꞌ, iwetaꞌm jas ubꞌanik ri qꞌotaj ri uj kꞌolik. Chixkꞌastaj che ri waram, rumal cher ri qakoltajem sibꞌalaj naqaj chik kꞌo wi loq cho are taq xujkojonik.

12 the night advanced, and the day came near; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armor of the light;

Naj chik okinaq ri aqꞌabꞌ, xqeteqobꞌ loq ri qꞌij. Rumal bꞌa riꞌ qatzaqa bꞌa kanoq ri chak rech ri qꞌequꞌmal, are qakojo ri cheꞌyabꞌal rech ri tunal ri katunanik.

13 as in daytime, let us walk properly; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy;

Xaq jeriꞌ utz chujnoꞌjinoq are qabꞌana ri utzilal ri kaqabꞌano are tzijil ri qꞌij pa qawiꞌ, man are ta kaqilij upaqꞌik ri qapam, man are ta kaqilij qꞌabꞌarik, man are ta kaqabꞌan ri etzelal kukꞌ taq ixoqibꞌ o kukꞌ taq achyabꞌ, xuqujeꞌ man are ta kaqilij ukojik chꞌoꞌj xuqujeꞌ kꞌaxal chikixoꞌl taq ri winaq.

14 but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and take no forethought for the flesh—for desires.

Are chiwatzꞌyaqibꞌej ri Ajawxel Jesucristo, man are taj kiwilij ubꞌanik ri makaj ri karaj ri ityoꞌjal.