1 Corinthians 7
1 Now [I will reply to] the things that you wrote to me about. It is good for people not to get married.
În ce privește cele despre care mi-ai scris, este bine ca un bărbat să nu se atingă de o femeie.
2 But because many people are committing sexual immorality, [which God detests], every man should have his own wife [with whom he can have sexual relations], and every woman should have her own husband [with whom she can have sexual relations].
Dar, din cauza imoralităților sexuale, fiecare bărbat să aibă propria lui soție și fiecare femeie să aibă propriul ei soț.
3 Every man must continue having sexual relations [EUP] with his wife, and every woman must continue having sexual relations with her husband.
Bărbatul să dea soției sale afecțiunea care i se cuvine, și tot așa și soția pe soțul ei.
4 A man’s wife does not have the right over her own body [to be the only one to decide about having sexual relations with her husband]. Instead, her husband also has a right [to decide about that]. Similarly, a woman’s husband does not have the right over his own body [to be the only one to decide about having sexual relations with his wife]. Instead, his wife also has a right [to decide about that].
Soția nu are autoritate asupra propriului ei trup, ci soțul. La fel și soțul nu are autoritate asupra propriului său trup, ci soția.
5 You may refuse [to have sexual relations with] each other [EUP] only if you both first agree to do that for a short time, in order that you may both have more time to pray. Then after that, begin having sexual relations again [EUP] in order that Satan will not be able to persuade you [to have sex with someone else] because you are unable to control your sexual desires.
Nu vă lipsiți unul de altul, decât cu consimțământ, pentru o vreme, ca să vă dedicați postului și rugăciunii și să fiți din nou împreună, pentru ca Satana să nu vă ispitească din cauza lipsei voastre de stăpânire de sine.
6 I am telling you these things to say that [God] allows [you to get married, but he] does not say that you must [get married].
Dar aceasta o spun ca o concesie, nu ca o poruncă.
7 I myself wish that all people would stay [unmarried/single], as I am. But God has enabled each person to live in ways that seem right for them. He has enabled some people to [live without getting married], and he has enabled other people to [get married].
Totuși, aș vrea ca toți oamenii să fie ca mine. Totuși, fiecare om are propriul său dar de la Dumnezeu, unul de acest fel și altul de acel fel.
8 Now I want to say this to you unmarried people and to you whose spouses have died: It would be good for you to remain [unmarried] as I am.
Dar celor necăsătoriți și văduvelor le spun că este bine pentru ei dacă rămân așa cum sunt eu.
9 But if you cannot control your [sexual desires] [EUP], you should get married. It is better to be married [so that you can satisfy your sexual desires with your spouse] than to constantly have a strong desire [EUP] [for sexual relations].
Dar, dacă nu au stăpânire de sine, să se căsătorească. Căci este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă de pasiune.
10 And now I will give a command for [believers who are] married. This is not a command from me alone; it also comes from the Lord Jesus. You married women must not (separate from/divorce) your husbands!
Celor căsătoriți însă le poruncesc — nu eu, ci Domnul — ca soția să nu-și părăsească soțul
11 But if any of you do that, you must remain unmarried, or else you should be reconciled with your husband [and live with him again]. Similarly, men must not (separate from/divorce) their wives.
(dar dacă se desparte, să rămână nemăritată sau să se împace cu soțul ei), iar soțul să nu-și părăsească soția.
12 Now I say this to the rest of you, [to those who became believers after they were married. This is what] I [am saying], not what the Lord [has commanded]. If someone has a wife who is not a believer, if she is willing to keep living with him, he must not divorce her.
Iar celorlalți, nu eu, ci Domnul, le spun: Dacă vreun frate are o nevastă necredincioasă și ea este mulțumită să trăiască cu el, să nu o părăsească.
13 Similarly, if a woman has a husband who is not a believer, if he is willing to keep living with her, she must not divorce him.
Femeia care are un soț necredincios, și el este mulțumit să trăiască cu ea, să nu-și părăsească soțul.
14 [I say that] because God has set apart every woman’s unbelieving husband [for himself] because of his wife [being a believer], and God has set apart every man’s unbelieving wife [for himself] because of her husband [being a believer]. If that were not true, [God would consider] their children unacceptable. But, the fact is that [God does consider] them acceptable to him.
Căci soțul necredincios este sfințit în soție, și soția necredincioasă este sfințită în soț. Altfel, copiii voștri ar fi necurați, dar acum sunt sfințiți.
15 However, if a woman’s husband who is not a believer or a man’s wife who is not a believer wants to leave, let [him or her] do so. The husband or wife who is a believer should not force the other one to stay. God has chosen us in order that we may live peacefully.
Totuși, dacă cel necredincios se desparte, să fie despărțire. Fratele sau sora nu se află sub robie în astfel de cazuri, ci Dumnezeu ne-a chemat în pace.
16 [You women believers should allow your unbelieving spouses to leave you if they want to], because there is no way that you can be sure that God will save your husband if you stay together [RHQ] (OR, perhaps God will save your husband if you stay together.) Similarly, you men [who are believers], there is no way that you can be sure that God will save your wives if you stay together [RHQ] (OR, perhaps God will save your wives if you stay together.)
Căci de unde știi tu, soție, dacă îți vei salva soțul? Sau de unde știi tu, soț, dacă îți vei salva soția?
17 However, each person should continue in the status that the Lord gave him, the status that he had when the Lord called him [to belong to him]. That is the rule that I tell people in all the congregations [where I speak].
Numai că, după cum a împărțit Domnul fiecăruia, după cum l-a chemat Dumnezeu, așa să umble fiecare. Așa poruncesc eu în toate adunările.
18 If a man had already been circumcised [RHQ] when he became a Christian, he should not [try to pretend that he is not] circumcised. If a man had not been circumcised [RHQ] before he became a Christian, he should not become circumcised.
A fost chemat cineva care a fost tăiat împrejur? Să nu se facă necircumcis. A fost cineva chemat în necircumcizie? Să nu fie circumcis.
19 [You should not try to change your status that way], because it means nothing [to God] whether someone is circumcised or not. What is important is that we obey what God has commanded.
Circumcizia nu este nimic, și necircumcizia nu este nimic, dar ceea ce contează este păzirea poruncilor lui Dumnezeu.
20 [Generally], each person should remain in the status that he had when he became a Christian.
Fiecare să rămână în chemarea în care a fost chemat.
21 If one of you was a slave when you [(sg)] became a Christian [RHQ], do not be concerned about it. However, if you get an opportunity to be free, do [what you need to do to become free].
Ați fost chemați fiind robi? Nu lăsa ca acest lucru să te deranjeze, dar dacă ai ocazia să devii liber, folosește-o.
22 [Do not worry about your previously being a slave], because those who were slaves before they became Christians, the Lord has freed them [from Satan’s control]. Similarly, those who were not slaves before they became Christians, [it is as though] [MET] they are Christ’s slaves [because they must do what he tells them to do] [MET].
Căci cel care a fost chemat în Domnul fiind rob, este omul liber al Domnului. La fel, cel care a fost chemat fiind liber este robul lui Hristos.
23 [Christ] paid a price to buy you [when he died for you]. So do not [act as if you are evil people’s] slaves [by doing the evil things that they tell you to do].
Voi ați fost cumpărați cu un preț. Nu vă faceți robi ai oamenilor.
24 My fellow believers, [I repeat that in general] each believer, being in fellowship with God, should continue in the status that he had before he became a Christian.
Fraților, fiecare om, în orice condiție a fost chemat, să rămână în acea condiție cu Dumnezeu.
25 Now [I will answer your question] about women who have never married. There is nothing that the Lord has commanded me [to write about them], but I am writing this to tell you what I think [is best], because the Lord [Jesus] has mercifully enabled me to [say] what is reliable.
În ceea ce privește fecioarele, nu am poruncă de la Domnul, ci judec ca unul care a primit îndurare de la Domnul, ca să fie de încredere.
26 There are a lot of distressing events [happening] now (OR, that will soon happen), so I think that it is better for people to remain in the marital status that they now have.
De aceea cred că, din cauza strâmtorării care ne apasă, este bine ca un om să rămână așa cum este.
27 If any of you [men] are married [RHQ], do not try to divorce your wife. If any of you are unmarried [RHQ], do not seek a wife.
Ești legat de o soție? Nu căuta să fii eliberat. Ești liber de o soție? Nu căuta o soție.
28 But if [any of] you [men] get married, you have not committed a sin [by doing that]. Likewise, if an unmarried woman gets married, she has not committed a sin [by doing that]. However, those who get married will have many troubles, [so I am urging you to remain unmarried in order that] you may not experience [such troubles].
Dar dacă te căsătorești, nu ai păcătuit. Dacă o fecioară se căsătorește, nu a păcătuit. Cu toate acestea, cei ca ei vor avea opresiune în carne și vreau să vă cruț.
29 My fellow believers, this is what I mean: There is not much time left [before Christ returns]. So, from now on those men who are married should [devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they were not married.
Dar vă spun următorul lucru, fraților: timpul este scurt. De acum încolo, atât cei care au soții pot fi ca și cum nu ar avea niciuna;
30 Those who are sad should [devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they were not sad. Those who are rejoicing [should devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they were not joyful.
și cei care plâng, ca și cum nu ar plânge; și cei care se bucură, ca și cum nu s-ar bucura; și cei care cumpără, ca și cum nu ar avea;
31 Those who are buying things should [devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they did not possess those things. Because this world as it exists now will soon be gone, those who are actively involved in the affairs of this life [should not devote all their time] to be involved in those things.
și cei care se folosesc de lume, ca și cum nu s-ar folosi de ea din plin. Căci modul acestei lumi trece.
32 [Another reason why] I [encourage you to remain unmarried is that] I desire that none of you be anxious [about the everyday affairs of this life]. Unmarried men are [able to be primarily] concerned about serving the Lord Jesus and trying to please him.
Dar eu vreau ca voi să fiți liberi de griji. Cel necăsătorit se îngrijește de lucrurile Domnului, cum să placă Domnului;
33 But married men are [often] greatly concerned about the affairs of this life. Specifically, they are concerned about pleasing their wives.
dar cel căsătorit se îngrijește de lucrurile lumii, cum să placă soției sale.
34 So their thinking is divided. Unmarried women are [able to be] concerned about serving the Lord. They want to set apart their minds and their bodies for serving the Lord. But married women are [often] concerned about the affairs of this life. Specifically, they are concerned about how to please their husbands.
Există, de asemenea, o diferență între o soție și o fecioară. Femeia necăsătorită se îngrijește de lucrurile Domnului, ca să fie sfântă atât în trup, cât și în spirit. Dar cea care este căsătorită se îngrijește de lucrurile lumii — cum ar putea să-i placă soțului ei.
35 I am telling you this for your own good. I am not saying it in order to restrict you. Instead, I am saying it in order that you may do what is proper and be able to serve the Lord without being distracted {things distracting you}.
Spun aceasta spre folosul vostru, nu ca să vă prind în capcană, ci pentru ceea ce se cuvine și pentru ca voi să vă ocupați de Domnul fără să vă distrageți atenția.
36 [Some of you men have asked about your unmarried daughters]. [I suggest that] if any man thinks that he may be treating his daughter unfairly [by keeping her from marrying], and if it is already past [the right] time for her to get married, and if he thinks that she ought to be married, he should do what he wants to do. He should let her get married. He will not be sinning [by doing that].
Dar dacă cineva crede că se poartă necuviincios cu fecioara lui, dacă ea a trecut de vârsta cea mai înaintată, și dacă este nevoie, să facă ce vrea. El nu păcătuiește. Lasă-i să se căsătorească.
37 But if a man feels absolutely sure [that it is better that his daughter not get married], and if nothing is forcing [her to get married], and if he is free to do what he decides to do on the matter, if he decides that his daughter should not get married, he is doing what is right in [keeping her from marrying].
Dar cel care stă neclintit în inima sa, fără să aibă nicio urgență, dar care are putere asupra voinței sale și a hotărât în inima sa să-și păstreze fecioara, face bine.
38 So any man who decides that his daughter should get married is doing what is good, but if he decides that she should not get married, he is doing something even better. (OR, [Some of you men have asked about the women to whom you are engaged to marry]. If any man thinks that he may be treating that woman unfairly [by not marrying her], and if it is already past [the right] time for her to get married, and if he wants to marry her very much, he should do what he wants to do. He should marry her. He will not be sinning [by doing that]. But if a man feels absolutely sure [that it is better] for him not to get married, and if nothing is forcing [them to get married], if he is free to make his own decision on the matter, if he decides not to get married, he is doing what is right. So any man who decides that he should get married to the woman he is engaged to is doing what is good, but if he decides that he should not get married, he is doing something even better.)
Așadar, atât cel care își dă în căsătorie propria fecioară face bine, cât și cel care nu o dă în căsătorie face mai bine.
39 Women must remain married to their husbands while their husbands are still alive. But if a woman’s husband dies, she is free to marry any [unmarried] man whom she wants to marry, but he must belong to the Lord.
Soția este obligată prin lege atâta timp cât trăiește bărbatul ei; dar dacă soțul a murit, ea este liberă să se mărite cu cine vrea, numai în Domnul.
40 However, I think that she will be happier if she does not marry again. And I believe that the Spirit of God is [directing] me [as I say that].
Dar ea este mai fericită dacă rămâne așa cum este, după părerea mea, și cred că am și eu Duhul lui Dumnezeu.
