1 Corinthians 9
1 I am certainly free [to do all the things that God allows me to do.] [RHQ] I am an apostle. [RHQ] [You] certainly [know that] I have seen Jesus our Lord. [RHQ] It is a result of my work that you [have believed in] the Lord [Jesus]. [RHQ]
Nu sunt apostol? Nu sunt liber? Nu am văzut pe Isus Cristos, Domnul nostru? Nu sunteți voi lucrarea mea în Domnul?
2 And even though other people may think that I am not an apostle, you certainly should know that I am an apostle. [Remember that] your having become Christians [MET] [as a result of my telling you about] the Lord (confirms/shows that it is true) that I am an apostle.
Dacă nu sunt apostol altora vă sunt totuși fără îndoială vouă; fiindcă sigiliul apostoliei mele sunteți voi în Domnul.
3 In order to defend myself, this [is what I say] to those who criticize me [by claiming that I do not act like an apostle].
Răspunsul meu pentru cei ce mă cercetează este acesta:
4 As for Barnabas and me, we certainly have the right [as apostles] to receive [from you and other congregations] food and drink [for our work]. [RHQ]
Nu avem dreptul să mâncăm și să bem?
5 [We have the] same right [that] the other apostles and the Lord Jesus’ [younger] brothers and [especially] Peter have. They all take along a wife who is a believer [when they travel various places in order to tell people about Christ. And they have a right that the people whom they work among will support their wives, too]. So Barnabas and I certainly have those same rights. [RHQ]
Nu avem dreptul să luăm cu noi soră, soție, ca și ceilalți apostoli și ca frații Domnului și Chifa?
6 It would be ridiculous to think that Barnabas and I are the only apostles who must work to earn money to pay our expenses [while we are doing God’s work! [RHQ]]
Ori numai eu și Barnaba nu avem dreptul să nu lucrăm?
7 Soldiers certainly do not pay their own wages. [RHQ] Those who plant a vineyard would certainly eat some of the grapes [when they become ripe]. [RHQ] Those who care for sheep would certainly drink the milk from those sheep. [RHQ] [Similarly, those who tell others about Christ certainly have a right to receive] ([financial help/food]) [from the people to whom they preach].
Cine se duce vreodată să se războiască pe propria sa cheltuială? Cine sădește o vie și nu mănâncă din rodul ei? Sau cine paște o turmă și nu mănâncă din laptele turmei?
8 I am saying that, not only because people think that it is right. [RHQ] [No], I am [RHQ] saying it because it is what [God said] in the laws [that he gave to Moses].
Vorbesc acestea ca un om, sau nu spune și legea la fel?
9 Moses wrote in one of those laws, “While an ox is threshing [grain], you must not tie its mouth shut [so that it cannot eat the grain].” (God was not only concerned about oxen [when he gave that law]./Was God [only] concerned about oxen [when he gave that law]?) [RHQ]
Fiindcă este scris în legea lui Moise: Să nu legi gura boului ce treieră grâne! De boi se îngrijește Dumnezeu?
10 [No], he was [RHQ] concerned about us, also! Yes, [God caused Moses to] write those words [because he is concerned] about us! Those who plow the ground confidently expect [to eat some of] the crop [that grows]. Those who thresh grain confidently expect [to eat some of the grain that they thresh. Similarly, we who proclaim the message about Christ have the right to confidently expect to receive financial help for our work].
Sau spune anume pentru noi? Fără îndoială, pentru noi este scris că cel ce ară, este dator să are în speranță; și cel ce treieră în speranță, ar trebui să fie părtaș la speranța lui.
11 And because we have proclaimed God’s message to you, we certainly have the right to receive from you the things that we need for our bodies [MET]! [MET, RHQ]
Dacă noi v-am semănat lucrurile spirituale, este mare lucru dacă noi vom secera ale voastre lucruri carnale?
12 Since other people [who preached to you] had that right, certainly Barnabas and I have the same right. [RHQ] However, neither of us insisted [that you give us the things that] we have a right [to receive from you]. Instead, we were willing to endure anything in order that we not hinder [anyone from believing] the message about Christ.
Dacă alții sunt părtași acestei autorități asupra voastră, nu cu atât mai mult noi? Totuși nu ne-am folosit de acest drept, ci suportăm toate, ca nu cumva să împiedicăm evanghelia lui Cristos.
13 You should keep in mind that [the priests and servants] in the Temple eat [some of the food that people bring to] the Temple. [RHQ] Specifically, the priests who work at the altar eat some of [the food that the people bring to sacrifice on] the altar.
Nu știți că cei care lucrează în cele sfinte, mănâncă din ale templului? Și că aceia care servesc la altar, sunt părtași cu altarul?
14 So the Lord has commanded that those who proclaim the good message [about him] should receive from [those who hear that] message what they need to live on.
Chiar așa a rânduit Domnul, ca toți cei ce predică evanghelia să trăiască din evanghelie.
15 However, I have not requested that you [give me] those things that I have a right [to receive from you]. Furthermore, I am writing this to you, not in order to request you to begin [giving me financial help now]. I would rather die than to [receive help from you]. I do not want anyone to prevent me from boasting [about my proclaiming God’s message to you without receiving financial help from you].
Dar eu nu m-am folosit de niciunul dintre acestea; și nu am scris acestea ca așa să fie făcute pentru mine, fiindcă mi-ar fi mai bine să mor, decât ca cineva să îmi zădărnicească fala.
16 When I proclaim the message about Christ, I cannot boast [about doing it], because [Christ] has commanded me [to do it]. I would be very miserable (OR, [I am afraid that] God would punish me) if I did not proclaim that message.
Fiindcă deși predic evanghelia, eu nu am de ce să mă fălesc; fiindcă este pusă asupra mea o obligație; și îmi este vai mie dacă nu predic evanghelia.
17 If I had decided by myself to proclaim it, [God] would reward me. But I did not decide by myself to do that. I am simply doing the work that [God] entrusted to me.
Deoarece, dacă practic aceasta de bunăvoie, am răsplată; iar dacă [o] fac împotriva voii mele, o administrare a evangheliei îmi este încredințată.
18 So perhaps you wonder what my reward is. [RHQ] [I will tell you]. When I proclaim the good message [about Christ], I do not ask people for financial help. It [makes me very happy not to ask for help, and being happy is the] reward I get. I do not want to use the rights that I have [when I proclaim] the gospel.
Care este atunci răsplata mea? Este ca, predicând evanghelia, să pot face evanghelia lui Cristos fără cheltuială, ca să nu abuzez de puterea mea în evanghelie.
19 I am not obligated to do what anyone else thinks that I should do. Nevertheless, when I have been with any group of people, I have made myself [do what they believed that I should do, just like a slave does what his master wants him to do]. I have done that in order that I might convince more people [to trust in Christ].
Fiindcă deși sunt liber față de toți, totuși m-am făcut rob tuturor, ca să câștig pe cei mai mulți.
20 Specifically, when I was with fellow Jews, I did the things that Jews [think that people should do]. I did that in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. Although I am now not obligated to obey the Jewish laws and rituals, when I was with those who believe that they are obligated to obey those laws, I did the things that they [think that people should do]. I did that in order to convince some of them [to trust in Christ].
Și iudeilor m-am făcut ca iudeu, ca să câștig pe iudei; celor de sub lege, ca fiind sub lege, ca să câștig pe cei de sub lege;
21 When I was with (non-Jews/those who do not know those laws), I did the things that non-Jews [think that people should do], in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. I do not mean that I disobey God’s laws. No, I obey the things that Christ commanded us to do.
Celor fără lege, ca fără lege (nefiind fără lege față de Dumnezeu, ci sub lege față de Cristos), ca să câștig pe cei fără lege.
22 When I was with those who doubt [whether God will permit them to do certain things that others] ([disapprove of/think it is not right to do]), I [avoided doing those things], in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. In summary, I have done all the things [that the people I have been with think that others should do], in order that by every possible means I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ].
Celor slabi m-am făcut asemenea celor slabi, ca să câștig pe cei slabi. M-am făcut toate tuturor, ca oricum să salvez pe unii.
23 I do all these things in order that [more people will believe] the message about Christ, and in order that I, along with other believers, may receive the good things [that God promises to give us].
Și fac aceasta pentru evanghelie, ca să mă fac părtaș al ei cu voi.
24 When people run in a race, they all run, but only one of them wins the race and as a result gets a prize. You certainly know that [RHQ]. So, [just like] runners [exert themselves fully to win a race] [MET], [you should exert yourselves fully to do the things that God wants you to do], in order that you may receive the reward [that God wants to give you].
Nu știți că cei ce aleargă într-o cursă, toți aleargă, dar unul primește premiul? Alergați astfel ca să îl obțineți.
25 All athletes exercise their bodies strenuously in many ways. They do that in order to receive a wreath [as a reward to wear on their heads]. Those wreaths fade, but we will receive a reward that will last forever [LIT].
Dar oricine se străduiește pentru măiestrie se înfrânează în toate. Și ei fac aceasta ca să obțină o coroană putrezitoare, dar noi una neputrezitoare.
26 For that reason, I [try hard to please God] [MET], [like a] runner who runs toward the goal [LIT]. I [try hard to accomplish what God wants me to accomplish, like] a boxer tries hard to hit his opponent, not to miss hitting him.
Eu de aceea astfel alerg, dar nu ca în nesiguranță. Astfel lupt, dar nu ca unul care lovește în aer.
27 I beat my body [to make it do what I want it to do] [MET], [as] slaves [obey their masters], in order that, after I have proclaimed [God’s message] to others, he will not [say that I do] not deserve to receive a reward.
Ci îmi disciplinez trupul și îl țin în supunere, ca nu cumva în vreun fel după ce am predicat altora, eu însumi să fiu descalificat.
