1 Corinthians 14
1 Pursue love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but even more that you may prophesy.
yūyaṁ prēmācaraṇē prayatadhvam ātmikān dāyānapi viśēṣata īśvarīyādēśakathanasāmarthyaṁ prāptuṁ cēṣṭadhvaṁ|
2 For he who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.
yō janaḥ parabhāṣāṁ bhāṣatē sa mānuṣān na sambhāṣatē kintvīśvaramēva yataḥ kēnāpi kimapi na budhyatē sa cātmanā nigūḍhavākyāni kathayati;
3 But he who prophesies speaks edification, encouragement, and comfort to others.
kintu yō jana īśvarīyādēśaṁ kathayati sa parēṣāṁ niṣṭhāyai hitōpadēśāya sāntvanāyai ca bhāṣatē|
4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church.
parabhāṣāvādyātmana ēva niṣṭhāṁ janayati kintvīśvarīyādēśavādī samitē rniṣṭhāṁ janayati|
5 Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. For greater is he who prophesies than he who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.
yuṣmākaṁ sarvvēṣāṁ parabhāṣābhāṣaṇam icchāmyahaṁ kintvīśvarīyādēśakathanam adhikamapīcchāmi| yataḥ samitē rniṣṭhāyai yēna svavākyānām arthō na kriyatē tasmāt parabhāṣāvādita īśvarīyādēśavādī śrēyān|
6 Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you with a revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
hē bhrātaraḥ, idānīṁ mayā yadi yuṣmatsamīpaṁ gamyatē tarhīśvarīyadarśanasya jñānasya vēśvarīyādēśasya vā śikṣāyā vā vākyāni na bhāṣitvā parabhāṣāṁ bhāṣamāṇēna mayā yūyaṁ kimupakāriṣyadhvē?
7 It is the same way with lifeless instruments that produce sound, such as the flute or harp. If they do not produce distinct notes, how will anyone recognize what is being played?
aparaṁ vaṁśīvallakyādiṣu niṣprāṇiṣu vādyayantrēṣu vāditēṣu yadi kkaṇā na viśiṣyantē tarhi kiṁ vādyaṁ kiṁ vā gānaṁ bhavati tat kēna bōddhuṁ śakyatē?
8 And if the trumpet does not produce a distinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
aparaṁ raṇatūryyā nisvaṇō yadyavyaktō bhavēt tarhi yuddhāya kaḥ sajjiṣyatē?
9 It is the same with you. If you do not produce intelligible speech with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
tadvat jihvābhi ryadi sugamyā vāk yuṣmābhi rna gadyēta tarhi yad gadyatē tat kēna bhōtsyatē? vastutō yūyaṁ digālāpina iva bhaviṣyatha|
10 There are undoubtedly many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
jagati katiprakārā uktayō vidyantē? tāsāmēkāpi nirarthikā nahi;
11 If then I do not know the meaning of a particular language, I will be a foreigner to him who is speaking, and he who is speaking will be a foreigner to me.
kintūktērarthō yadi mayā na budhyatē tarhyahaṁ vaktrā mlēccha iva maṁsyē vaktāpi mayā mlēccha iva maṁsyatē|
12 It is the same with you. Since you earnestly desire spiritual gifts, seek to abound in them for the edification of the church.
tasmād ātmikadāyalipsavō yūyaṁ samitē rniṣṭhārthaṁ prāptabahuvarā bhavituṁ yatadhvaṁ,
13 Therefore anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray for the ability to interpret what he says.
ataēva parabhāṣāvādī yad arthakarō'pi bhavēt tat prārthayatāṁ|
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
yadyahaṁ parabhāṣayā prarthanāṁ kuryyāṁ tarhi madīya ātmā prārthayatē, kintu mama buddhi rniṣphalā tiṣṭhati|
15 What then should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also. I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing praise with my mind also.
ityanēna kiṁ karaṇīyaṁ? aham ātmanā prārthayiṣyē buddhyāpi prārthayiṣyē; aparaṁ ātmanā gāsyāmi buddhyāpi gāsyāmi|
16 Otherwise, if yoʋ bless with yoʋr spirit, how will anyone in the position of an outsider say “Amen” when yoʋ give thanks, since he does not know what yoʋ are saying?
tvaṁ yadātmanā dhanyavādaṁ karōṣi tadā yad vadasi tad yadi śiṣyēnēvōpasthitēna janēna na buddhyatē tarhi tava dhanyavādasyāntē tathāstviti tēna vaktaṁ kathaṁ śakyatē?
17 For yoʋ may very well be giving thanks, but the other person is not edified.
tvaṁ samyag īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadasīti satyaṁ tathāpi tatra parasya niṣṭhā na bhavati|
18 I give thanks to my God speaking in tongues more than you all.
yuṣmākaṁ sarvvēbhyō'haṁ parabhāṣābhāṣaṇē samarthō'smīti kāraṇād īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmi;
19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
tathāpi samitau parōpadēśārthaṁ mayā kathitāni pañca vākyāni varaṁ na ca lakṣaṁ parabhāṣīyāni vākyāni|
20 Brothers, do not be childish in your way of thinking. Rather, as to malice be infants, but in your way of thinking be mature.
hē bhrātaraḥ, yūyaṁ buddhyā bālakāiva mā bhūta parantu duṣṭatayā śiśava̮iva bhūtvā buddhyā siddhā bhavata|
21 In the law it is written, “With foreign tongues and with foreign lips I will speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord.”
śāstra idaṁ likhitamāstē, yathā, ityavōcat parēśō'ham ābhāṣiṣya imān janān| bhāṣābhiḥ parakīyābhi rvaktraiśca paradēśibhiḥ| tathā mayā kr̥tē'pīmē na grahīṣyanti madvacaḥ||
22 So then, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.
ataēva tat parabhāṣābhāṣaṇaṁ aviścāsinaḥ prati cihnarūpaṁ bhavati na ca viśvāsinaḥ prati; kintvīśvarīyādēśakathanaṁ nāviśvāsinaḥ prati tad viśvāsinaḥ pratyēva|
23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone is speaking in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
samitibhuktēṣu sarvvēṣu ēkasmin sthānē militvā parabhāṣāṁ bhāṣamāṇēṣu yadi jñānākāṅkṣiṇō'viśvāsinō vā tatrāgacchēyustarhi yuṣmān unmattān kiṁ na vadiṣyanti?
24 But if an unbeliever or outsider comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted by all and called to account by all.
kintu sarvvēṣvīśvarīyādēśaṁ prakāśayatsu yadyaviśvāsī jñānākāṅkṣī vā kaścit tatrāgacchati tarhi sarvvairēva tasya pāpajñānaṁ parīkṣā ca jāyatē,
25 The secrets of his heart will thus be revealed, and he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is truly among you.
tatastasyāntaḥkaraṇasya guptakalpanāsu vyaktībhūtāsu sō'dhōmukhaḥ patan īśvaramārādhya yuṣmanmadhya īśvarō vidyatē iti satyaṁ kathāmētāṁ kathayiṣyati|
26 What then should you do, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, a teaching, a tongue, a revelation, or an interpretation. Everything must be done for edification.
hē bhrātaraḥ, sammilitānāṁ yuṣmākam ēkēna gītam anyēnōpadēśō'nyēna parabhāṣānyēna aiśvarikadarśanam anyēnārthabōdhakaṁ vākyaṁ labhyatē kimētat? sarvvamēva paraniṣṭhārthaṁ yuṣmābhiḥ kriyatāṁ|
27 If any speak in a tongue, only two, or at the most three, should speak; they should each speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
yadi kaścid bhāṣāntaraṁ vivakṣati tarhyēkasmin dinē dvijanēna trijanēna vā parabhāṣā kathyatāṁ tadadhikairna kathyatāṁ tairapi paryyāyānusārāt kathyatāṁ, ēkēna ca tadarthō bōdhyatāṁ|
28 But if there is no interpreter, they should keep quiet in the church and speak in tongues privately to God.
kintvarthābhidhāyakaḥ kō'pi yadi na vidyatē tarhi sa samitau vācaṁyamaḥ sthitvēśvarāyātmanē ca kathāṁ kathayatu|
29 Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should evaluate what they say.
aparaṁ dvau trayō vēśvarīyādēśavaktāraḥ svaṁ svamādēśaṁ kathayantu tadanyē ca taṁ vicārayantu|
30 But if something is revealed to another who is seated, the first speaker should be silent.
kintu tatrāparēṇa kēnacit janēnēśvarīyādēśē labdhē prathamēna kathanāt nivarttitavyaṁ|
31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be encouraged.
sarvvē yat śikṣāṁ sāntvanāñca labhantē tadarthaṁ yūyaṁ sarvvē paryyāyēṇēśvarīyādēśaṁ kathayituṁ śaknutha|
32 Remember that the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets.
īśvarīyādēśavaktr̥ṇāṁ manāṁsi tēṣām adhīnāni bhavanti|
33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace; this is true in all the churches of the saints.
yata īśvaraḥ kuśāsanajanakō nahi suśāsanajanaka ēvēti pavitralōkānāṁ sarvvasamitiṣu prakāśatē|
34 Your women should be silent in the churches, for they have not been permitted to speak, but must be in submission, just as the law says.
aparañca yuṣmākaṁ vanitāḥ samitiṣu tūṣṇīmbhūtāstiṣṭhantu yataḥ śāstralikhitēna vidhinā tāḥ kathāpracāraṇāt nivāritāstābhi rnighrābhi rbhavitavyaṁ|
35 If they want to learn anything, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.
atastā yadi kimapi jijñāsantē tarhi gēhēṣu patīn pr̥cchantu yataḥ samitimadhyē yōṣitāṁ kathākathanaṁ nindanīyaṁ|
36 Or was it from you that the word of God came? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
aiśvaraṁ vacaḥ kiṁ yuṣmattō niragamata? kēvalaṁ yuṣmān vā tat kim upāgataṁ?
37 If anyone thinks that he is a prophet or spiritual person, he should acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are commandments of the Lord.
yaḥ kaścid ātmānam īśvarīyādēśavaktāram ātmanāviṣṭaṁ vā manyatē sa yuṣmān prati mayā yad yat likhyatē tatprabhunājñāpitam ītyurarī karōtu|
38 But if anyone ignores this, let him be ignorant.
kintu yaḥ kaścit ajñō bhavati sō'jña ēva tiṣṭhatu|
39 So then, brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
ataēva hē bhrātaraḥ, yūyam īśvarīyādēśakathanasāmarthyaṁ labdhuṁ yatadhvaṁ parabhāṣābhāṣaṇamapi yuṣmābhi rna nivāryyatāṁ|
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
sarvvakarmmāṇi ca vidhyanusārataḥ suparipāṭyā kriyantāṁ|
