< Romans 13 >

1 Every [believer] must be subject to the authorities. [Remember that] God is the only one [who gives officials their] authority. Furthermore, those officials that exist are ones who have been appointed by God {God has appointed}.
Ang bawat kaluluwa ay maging masunurin sa mga matataas na kapangyarihan, dahil walang kapangyarihan na hindi nanggagaling sa Diyos. At ang mga may kapangyarihang umiiral ay itinalaga ng Diyos.
2 So whoever resists the officials is resisting what God has established. Furthermore, those who resist officials will bring on themselves [from the officials] the punishment [that God considers fitting].
Samakatuwid ang lumalaban sa kapangyarihang iyon ay sumasalungat sa mga utos ng Diyos, at ang mga sumasalungat dito ay makakatanggap ng kahatulan sa kanilang mga sarili.
3 What rulers [do] is not [to cause people who] do good deeds to be afraid. Instead, [what they do is to cause people who do] evil to be afraid. So, if any of you [RHQ] wants to be unafraid of officials, do what is good! [If you(sg) do good], they will commend you [instead of punishing you!]
Sapagkat ang mga namumuno ay hindi kilabot sa mga mabubuting gawain, kundi sa mga masasama gawain. Nais mo bang hindi matakot sa may kapangyarihan? Gawin mo ang mabuti, at makatatanggap ka ng papuri dahil dito.
4 It is in order to serve God [by doing their work that every official exists], in order that they may benefit each of you. If any of you does what is evil, you [(sg) will rightfully have reason to] be afraid, because the authority that they have to punish people [MTY] is very real [LIT]! The officials exist to serve God. That is, they act as God’s agents as they punish those who do evil.
Sapagkat siya ay isang lingkod ng Diyos para sa kabutihan. Ngunit kung gumagawa ka ng masama, matakot ka. Sapagkat hindi niya dala-dala ang espada ng walang dahilan. Sapagkat siya ay isang lingkod ng Diyos, isang tagapaghiganti ng poot sa mga gumagawa ng masama.
5 So, it is necessary for you [(pl)] to be subject [to officials], not only because they will punish you [MTY] [if you disobey them], but also because you know [that you should be subject to them]
Samakatuwid dapat kayong sumunod, hindi lang dahil sa matinding poot, ngunit dahil din sa konsensya.
6 It is for this reason that you also pay taxes, because the officials are ones who serve God as they continually do their work.
Dahil dito nagbabayad din kayo ng mga buwis. Sapagkat ang mga may kapangyarihan ay mga lingkod ng Diyos na patuloy na nangangasiwa nito.
7 Give to all [the officials] what you are supposed to give to them! Pay taxes to [those who require that you pay taxes]. Pay duties [on goods to those who require that you pay those] duties. Respect [those who ought to] be respected. Honor [those who ought to] be honored.
Bayaran ninyo ang lahat kung ano man ang inutang ninyo sa kanila: magbuwis sa dapat pagbayaran ng buwis, magbayad ng upa sa kung sinuman ang inuupahan; matakot sa nararapat katakutan; parangalan ang nararapat parangalan.
8 Pay all of your debts [when you are supposed to pay them]. The only thing [that is like] a debt that [you] should never stop paying is to love one another. Whoever loves others has fulfilled all that [God requires in] his laws.
Huwag kayong magkautang ng anuman sa kanino man, maliban sa pagmamahal sa isa't isa. Sapagkat ang sinumang nagmamahal sa kaniyang kapwa ay tumutupad sa kautusan.
9 [There are many things that God] commanded [in his laws, such as] do not commit adultery, do not murder [anyone], do not steal, and do not desire anything that belongs to someone else. But the command by which they are all summed up {that includes them all} is this: Each of you must love the people with whom you come in contact, just like you [(sg)] love yourself.
Sapagkat, “Hindi ka mangangalunya, hindi ka papatay, hindi ka magnanakaw, hindi ka mag-iimbot,” at kung may iba ring kautusan, pinagsama-sama ito sa pangugusap na ito: “Mamahalin mo ang iyong kapwa tulad ng iyong sarili.”
10 If you love people with whom you come in contact [PRS], you will not do any evil to them [LIT]. So, whoever loves [others] fulfills all that [God’s] laws [require].
Ang pag-ibig ay hindi gumagawa ng masama sa kaniyang kapwa. Kaya, pag-ibig ang katuparan ng kautusan.
11 [Do] what I have just told you, especially since you know [the significance of] the time [in which we are living. You know that it is] time for you to be [fully alert and active] [MET], [like people who have] awakened from sleeping [MET], because [the time when Christ will finally] deliver us [from this world’s pain/sin and sorrow] is near. That time (is closer than/was not so close) when we first believed [in Christ].
Dahil dito, nalalaman niyo ang oras, na ito na ang oras upang kayo ay magising mula sa inyong pagkakatulog. Sapagkat ngayon, ang ating kaligtasan ay mas malapit na kaysa noong una tayong nanampalataya.
12 [Our time to live in this world] [MTY] [is almost ended] [MET], [like] a night that is nearly ended. The time [when Christ will return] [MTY] is near. So we must quit doing wicked deeds [MET] [such as people do] in the darkness, and [we must be doing the things that will help us resist Satan/evil] [MET], [as soldiers who] put on their armor in the daytime [get ready to resist their enemies].
Palipas na ang gabi at malapit ng mag-umaga. Kaya iisantabi natin ang mga gawa ng kadiliman, at ating isuot ang baluti ng liwanag.
13 We must behave properly, as though the time [when Christ will return] [MTY] [were already here]. We must not participate in drunken carousing [HEN]. We must not commit any kind of sexual immorality [MTY, DOU]. We must not quarrel. We must not be jealous [of other people].
Lumakad tayo nang nararapat, gaya ng sa liwanag, hindi sa magulong pagdiriwang o sa paglalasing. At huwag tayong mamuhay sa kahalayan o sa pagnanasang walang pagpipigil, at hindi sa alitan o pagkainggit.
14 On the contrary, you/we should [be like] the Lord Jesus Christ [so that others will see that we belong to him], just as [people] put on [special clothes so that others will see what group they belong to] [MET]. You/We should stop thinking about [doing the things that your/our] self-directed nature desires.
Ngunit paghariin ninyo ang Panginoong Jesu-Cristo at huwag pagbigyan ang kagustuhan ng laman, para sa mga pagnanasa nito.

< Romans 13 >