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}.
Кожна людина нехай підкоряється вищій владі, бо немає влади, крім тієї, яку встановив Бог. [Влади], які існують, були встановлені Богом.
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].
Отже, той, хто противиться владі, противиться Божому порядку, а ті, хто противиться, накликають на себе суд.
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!]
Адже правителі не страшні для тих, хто чинить добрі діла, а для тих, хто чинить зло. Хочеш не боятися влади? Тоді роби те, що добре, й отримаєш похвалу від неї.
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.
Бо [правитель] – це служитель Бога тобі на добро. Але якщо будеш чинити зло, бійся, бо недаремно він носить меч. Він слуга Божий, месник, який приносить покарання тому, хто чинить зло.
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]
Отже, потрібно підкорятися не лише через [страх його] гніву, але й через сумління.
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.
Тому ви й платите податки, бо [влада] – Божі слуги, які постійно зайняті своїми обов’язками.
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.
Віддайте всім належне: кому податок – податок, кому мито – мито, кому повагу – повагу, кому пошану – пошану.
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.
Нікому нічого не будьте винні, окрім взаємної любові, бо хто любить іншого, той виконав Закон.
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.
Адже заповіді: «Не чини перелюбу», «Не вбивай», «Не вкради», «Не бажай» і будь-яка інша заповідь містяться в цьому слові: «Люби ближнього свого, як самого себе».
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].
Любов не чинить ближньому зла. Тому любов – це і є виконання Закону.
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].
Тим більше ви знаєте, [який це] час, що вже настала пора прокинутися від сну, бо наше спасіння ближче зараз, ніж коли ми повірили.
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].
Ніч майже закінчилася, і наближається день. Тож відкиньмо діла темряви й зодягнімось у зброю світла.
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].
Поводьмося пристойно, як удень, не в гульні та пияцтві, не в перелюбі та розпусті, не у сварках та заздрощах.
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.
Але зодягніться в Господа Ісуса Христа і турботу про тіло не перетворюйте в пристрасть.
