1 Corinthians 14
1 You must want to love others more [than you want anything else]. But you should [also] eagerly desire the abilities that [God’s] Spirit [gives to believers]. And you should desire most of all to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God [MTY].
Jaagt de liefde na, en ijvert om de geestelijke gaven, maar meest, dat gij moogt profeteren.
2 [I say that] because those who speak messages that come directly from God [are speaking in languages that they and the other believers in the congregation know, and so] they are able to strengthen them [spiritually] and to encourage and comfort them. But those who speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] are not speaking to people. Instead, they are [only] speaking to God. No one understands them. By [the power/guidance of God’s] Spirit (OR, From within [their own] spirit) they speak things that others do not know.
Want die een vreemde taal spreekt, spreekt niet den mensen, maar Gode; want niemand verstaat het, doch met den geest spreekt hij verborgenheden.
Maar die profeteert, spreekt den mensen stichting, en vermaning en vertroosting.
4 Those who speak in languages [that they have not learned] are receiving a blessing for themselves, but those who speak messages that come directly from God are giving a blessing to [all the believers in] the congregation [because they are speaking in a language that the congregation knows].
Die een vreemde taal spreekt, die sticht zichzelven; maar die profeteert die sticht de Gemeente.
5 I would like you all to have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [you have not learned]. But I would like even more for you to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. People can speak messages in a language that they have not learned, but if there is no one there who can explain the meaning, that situation is not as helpful to the congregation as speaking messages that come directly from God [in the language that the congregation knows].
En ik wil wel, dat gij allen in vreemde talen spreekt, maar meer, dat gij profeteert; want die profeteert, is meerder dan die vreemde talen spreekt, tenzij dan, dat hij het uitlegge, opdat de Gemeente stichting moge ontvangen.
6 My fellow believers, suppose I came and spoke to you in a language that none of you knows [and I did not explain the meaning of what I told you]. Even if I told you something that God had revealed to me, or told you some message that had come directly from him, or taught you something that you needed to know, (that certainly would not help you!/how would that help you?) [RHQ]
En nu, broeders, indien ik tot u kwam, en sprak vreemde talen, wat nuttigheid zou ik u doen, zo ik tot u niet sprak, of in openbaring, of in kennis, of in profetie of in lering?
7 [It is like] lifeless [musical instruments], like flutes and harps for example. When they are played, if the notes are not played {if [those playing those instruments] do not play the notes} clearly, no one will know what tune is being played {what tune they are playing}. [RHQ]
Zelfs ook de levenloze dingen, die geluid geven, hetzij fluit, hetzij citer, zo zij geen onderscheid met hun klank geven, hoe zal bekend worden, hetgeen op de fluit of op de citer gespeeld wordt?
8 If someone playing the trumpet [wants to signal that the soldiers should prepare to fight a battle], [the soldiers] certainly will not get ready if [the call to battle] is not played {he does not play [the call to battle]} clearly. [RHQ]
Want ook indien de bazuin een onzeker geluid geeft, wie zal zich tot den krijg bereiden?
9 It is the same with you! If you do not speak words that other people can understand, (no one will know what you are saying./how will anyone know what you are saying?) [RHQ] [It will be as though] you are just speaking to the air!
Alzo ook gijlieden, indien gij niet door de taal een duidelijke rede geeft, hoe zal verstaan worden hetgeen gesproken wordt? Want gij zult zijn als die in de lucht spreekt.
10 There are many different languages in the world, and all of them convey meaning [LIT] [to the people who know those languages].
Er zijn, naar het voorvalt, zo vele soorten van stemmen in de wereld, en geen derzelve is zonder stem.
11 But if we do not understand the language that others are speaking, [it will be as though] they are foreigners to us, and we will be foreigners to them.
Indien ik dan de kracht der stem niet weet, zo zal ik hem, die spreekt, barbaars zijn; en hij, die spreekt, zal bij mij barbaars zijn.
12 So [I say this to] you: Because you are eager to have the abilities that God’s Spirit gives, earnestly desire those abilities that will do the most to help [all the believers in] the congregation.
Alzo ook gij, dewijl gij ijverig zijt naar geestelijke gaven, zo zoekt dat gij moogt overvloedig zijn tot stichting der Gemeente.
13 So, those who have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] should pray that [God will give them the ability to] explain the meaning of what they say.
Daarom, die in een vreemde taal spreekt, die bidde, dat hij het moge uitleggen.
14 If they pray in a language [MTY] [that they have not learned], their spirits are praying, but they are not using their minds.
Want indien ik in een vreemde taal bid, mijn geest bidt wel, maar mijn verstand is vruchteloos.
15 So I will tell you [RHQ] what we should do. [At times] we may pray, [using] only our spirits, [in languages we have not learned. And at other times] we should pray using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are praying. Similarly], at times we may sing using only our spirits, using languages that we have not learned, and at other times we should sing using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are singing].
Wat is het dan? Ik zal wel met den geest bidden, maar ik zal ook met het verstand bidden; ik zal wel met den geest zingen, maar ik zal ook met het verstand zingen.
16 Suppose that any one of you praises God (OR, thanks God for what he has done), using only your [(sg)] spirit [and not using your mind]. Maybe some people [will be present who] do not know about [the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers]. Because they do not know what you are saying, after you thank God, they will not [RHQ] know when to say “Amen!/I agree!”
Anderszins, indien gij dankzegt met den geest, hoe zal degene, die de plaats eens ongeleerden vervult, amen zeggen op uw dankzegging, dewijl hij niet weet, wat gij zegt?
17 You may be thanking God very well, but you are not helping them.
Want gij dankzegt wel behoorlijk, maar de ander wordt niet gesticht.
18 I thank God that I speak in languages [MTY] [that I have not learned] more than any of you do.
Ik dank mijn God, dat ik meer vreemde talen spreek, dan gij allen;
19 But during a worship service, [in order that others will understand what I am saying], I would prefer to speak five words using my mind, in order that I may teach others, rather than to speak 10,000 words in a language [MTY] [that is not understood by the congregation].
Maar ik wil liever in de Gemeente vijf woorden spreken met mijn verstand, opdat ik ook anderen moge onderwijzen, dan tien duizend woorden in een vreemde taal.
20 My fellow believers, stop being like little children in the way that you think [about these abilities that God’s Spirit gives]. Instead, think about them in a mature way. If you really want to be like little children, do as few wicked things as babies do!
Broeders, wordt geen kinderen in het verstand, maar zijt kinderen in de boosheid, en wordt in het verstand volwassen.
21 [When the Jews long ago refused to obey God, he warned them about what would happen when he allowed their enemies to punish them]. In the Scriptures it is written {[the prophet Isaiah] wrote} what the Lord [God] said [about that], [They didn’t listen to prophets speaking their own language, so I will send] people from foreign [lands to attack] my people. Those foreigners will speak languages that my people do not know [DOU]. [In that way], I will warn my people, but they will still not pay attention to what I say.
In de wet is geschreven: Ik zal door lieden van andere talen, en door andere lippen tot dit volk spreken, en ook alzo zullen zij Mij niet horen, zegt de Heere.
22 If we speak in languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], unbelievers [who are there will realize that the Spirit of God is truly among us]. That will warn them [that they need to fear God]. But believers do not [need such a warning].
Zo dan, de vreemde talen zijn tot een teken niet dengenen, die geloven, maar den ongelovigen; en de profetie niet den ongelovigen, maar dengenen, die geloven.
23 Suppose during the worship service everyone started to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. If unbelievers or people who do not know [about the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers] come in [and hear that], they will surely think that you are crazy. [RHQ]
Indien dan de gehele Gemeente bijeenvergaderd ware, en zij allen in vreemde talen spraken, en enige ongeleerden of ongelovigen inkwamen, zouden zij niet zeggen, dat gij uitzinnig waart?
24 But if an unbeliever or someone who does not know [about those abilities] comes in while all of you believers are [one by one] speaking messages that come directly from God, everything that you [say] will show that person that he is a sinner and that [God] will punish him [if he does not turn from his sinful behavior].
Maar indien zij allen profeteerden, en een ongelovige of ongeleerde inkwame, die wordt van allen overtuigd, en hij wordt van allen geoordeeld.
25 He will realize that [God knows the evil things that he has done that], things that other people do not know. Then he will kneel down and worship God and say, “God is truly among you!”
En alzo worden de verborgene dingen zijns harten openbaar; en alzo, vallende op zijn aangezicht, zal hij God aanbidden, en verkondigen, dat God waarlijk onder u is.
26 So, my fellow believers, I will tell you [RHQ] what I think that you should be doing. When you come together [to worship God], some of you may have a hymn to sing. Others may have something to teach [the congregation]. Others may have [something to say that God has] revealed to them. Others may give messages in languages [that they have not learned]. Others will explain the meaning of those messages. Make sure that all of these things that you do will make the congregation become more mature spiritually.
Wat is het dan, broeders? Wanneer gij samenkomt, een iegelijk van u, heeft hij een psalm, heeft hij een leer, heeft hij een vreemde taal, heeft hij een openbaring, heeft hij een uitlegging; laat alle dingen geschieden tot stichting;
27 [It is all right] if two people, or at the most three people, speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. But they must speak one at a time, and someone must explain the meaning of what the others have said.
En zo iemand een vreemde taal spreekt, dat het door twee, of ten meeste drie geschiede, en bij beurte; en dat een het uitlegge.
28 If [those who want to speak in a language that they have not learned realize that] there is no one [there] who will be able to explain the meaning [of what they will say], they should not speak in that language during the meeting. Instead, they should speak to God by themselves, [somewhere else].
Maar indien er geen uitlegger is, dat hij zwijge in de Gemeente; doch dat hij tot zichzelven spreke, en tot God.
29 [During a meeting], two or three people should speak messages that come directly from God, and others who are there should think carefully about what those people have said.
En dat twee of drie profeten spreken, en dat de anderen oordelen.
30 If someone receives a new message directly from God while someone else is speaking, the one who is speaking should stop speaking [and let the other person tell what God has revealed to him].
Doch indien een ander, die er zit, iets geopenbaard is, dat de eerste zwijge.
31 You can all, one by one, speak messages that have come directly from God, in order that you can teach others and all be encouraged {encourage everyone}.
Want gij kunt allen, de een na den ander profeteren, opdat zij allen leren, en allen getroost worden.
32 Those who speak messages that come directly from God are in control of their own spirits, [so they can wait for their turn to speak].
En de geesten der profeten zijn den profeten onderworpen.
33 Remember that God does not desire that things be done in a disorderly way [during your worship services]. Instead, he desires that everything be done in an orderly way. Just like it happens in all the other congregations of believers,
Want God is geen God van verwarring, maar van vrede, gelijk in al de Gemeenten der heiligen.
34 the women should not be permitted {do not permit the women} [to interrupt the meeting by] asking [questions]. They must keep quiet. They must be subject [to their husbands]. What Moses wrote [PRS] [about how God created the first two people] suggests [that the women should do that].
Dat uw vrouwen in de Gemeenten zwijgen; want het is haar niet toegelaten te spreken, maar bevolen onderworpen te zijn, gelijk ook de wet zegt.
35 If they want to know [more] about something [that a speaker said], they should ask their husbands when they get home, for it is disgraceful for women to [interrupt a service by] asking [such questions].
En zo zij iets willen leren, laat haar te huis haar eigen mannen vragen; want het staat lelijk voor de vrouwen, dat zij in de Gemeente spreken.
36 [If you do not agree with these things that I have been telling you], remember that [RHQ] the message from God did not first come from you [people in Corinth]. Also, you are not [RHQ] the only ones who have heard it! [Many others have heard it and accepted it, so you should not act as though you are the only believers who have heard the message from God].
Is het Woord Gods van u uitgegaan? Of is het tot u alleen gekomen?
37 Those of you who think that you have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, or think that you have some other ability [that God’s] Spirit gives, should realize that the things that I have written about in this letter are things that the Lord has commanded.
Indien iemand meent een profeet te zijn, of geestelijke, die erkenne, dat, hetgeen ik u schrijf, des Heeren geboden zijn.
38 But if they are not willing to accept [my authority], [God] will not accept them (OR, they will not be accepted [by the congregation]).
Maar zo iemand onwetend is, die zij onwetend.
39 So, my fellow believers, be eager to speak messages that come directly from God, and do not prevent anyone from speaking in a language [that he has not learned].
Zo dan, broeders, ijvert om te profeteren, en verhindert niet in vreemde talen te spreken.
40 But make sure [that] everything that you do [during the worship services] is done in a proper and orderly way.
Laat alle dingen eerlijk en met orde geschieden.
