< 1 Corinthians 8 >
1 Now in regard to food which has been offered to idols, we are sure of course that "we all have knowledge." But knowledge puffs up, while love builds up.
मूर्तिलाई बलिदानको रूपमा चढाइएको खानेकुराको बारेमा भन्नुपर्दा हामीलाई थाहा छ कि “हामी सबैसँग ज्ञान छ ।” ज्ञानले घमण्ड ल्याउँदछ, तर प्रेमले उन्नति गराउँछ ।
2 If a man thinks that he already has knowledge, he does not yet truly know as he ought to know;
यदि कसैले केही जान्दछु र म कोही हुँ भनी विचार गर्छ भने त्यो व्यक्तिले जति जान्नुपर्ने हो त्यति जानेको हुँदैन ।
3 but if a man loves God, he is known by him.
तर यदि कसैले परमेश्वरलाई प्रेम गर्छ भने त्यो व्यक्ति उहाँद्वारा चिनिएको हुन्छ ।
4 Now as to eating food that has been offered to idols, we know well that an idol has no real existence in the universe, and that there is no God but One.
त्यसकारण, मूर्तिलाई बलिदानको रूपमा चढाइएको खानेकुराको बारेमा हामीलाई थाहा छ कि “यस संसारमा भएको मूर्ति केही पनि होइन” र एक मात्र परमेश्वर अस्तित्वमा हुनुहुन्छ ।
5 For though there be so-called "gods," celestial of terrestrial, as indeed there are gods many and lords many,
धेरै देवताहरू र प्रभुहरू भएजस्तै आकाशमा वा पृथ्वीमा नाम मात्रका देवताहरू होलान् ।
6 yet for there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
तर हाम्रा निम्ति “परमेश्वर पिता एक मात्र हुनुहुन्छ, जसबाट नै सबै कुरा हुन आए, र हामी उहाँकै निम्ति जिउँछौ; र एउटै प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्ट जसद्वारा सबै कुरा अस्तित्वमा आउँछन् र जसद्वारा नै हामी अस्तित्वमा छौँ ।”
7 But that "knowledge" is not possessed by all; but some, accustomed until now to the idol, eat food as that which has actually been offered to an idol, and so their conscience, being still weak, is defiled.
तापनि यो ज्ञान सबैमा हुँदैन । कति जनाले पहिले मूर्तिपूजा गर्थे र तिनीहरूले यो खानेकुरा मूर्तिलाई नै चढाइएको मानेर खान्छन् । तिनीहरूको विवेक कमजोर भएको कारण भ्रष्ट भएको छ ।
8 Now food does not bring us nearness to God. Neither if we eat do we gain any advantage, nor if we eat not, do we lose any.
तर खानेकुराले हामीलाई परमेश्वरमा स्वीकारयोग्य बनाउँदैन । हामीले यो खाँदैमा बढी असल हुँदैनौँ र नखाँदैमा बढी खराब पनि हुँदैनौँ ।
9 But see to it lest this right of yours become a stumbling-block to the weak.
तर होसियार होओ । तिम्रो स्वतन्त्रता कमजोर विश्वास भएकाहरूलाई ठेसको कारण नबनोस् ।
10 For if any one should see you, the possessor of "knowledge," reclining at table in an idol’s temple, would not his conscience, if he were weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
मानौँ, जो कोही ज्ञान भएको व्यक्तिले तिमीले मन्दिरमा बसेर खानेकुरा खाइरहेको देख्यो भने के उसको कमजोर विवेकले त्यो उसलाई मूर्तिलाई चढाइएको खानेकुरा खान आँट नदेला?
11 So he is lost, this weak man, lost by your "knowledge." this brother for whom Christ died.
मूर्तिहरूको वास्तविक प्रकृतिको बारेमा तिमीहरूको समझको कारणले गर्दा कमजोर भाइ नष्ट हुन्छ, जसको निम्ति ख्रीष्ट मर्नुभयो ।
12 In so sinning against your brothers, and in ever and again wounding their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ.
त्यसैले, जब तिमीले आफ्नो भाइको विरुद्धमा पाप गरेर उनीहरूको कमजोर विवेकलाई चोट पुर्याउँछौ, तिमीले ख्रीष्टको विरुद्धमा पाप गर्छौ ।
13 Therefore, if what I eat makes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, lest I make my brother to stumble. (aiōn )
त्यसकारण, यदि मैले खाएको खाना मेरो भाइलाई ठेसको कारण बन्छ भने, म फेरि कहिल्यै मासु खानेछैनँ, ताकि म मेरो भाइको पतनको कारण नबनूँ । (aiōn )