Romans 7
1 My fellow believers, you know about laws. So you certainly know (OR, I want you to remember) that people have to obey laws [PRS] [only] while [they are] alive. [RHQ]
O wala ba kamo masayod, mga kaigsoonan (kay nakigsulti ako sa mga tawo nga nasayod mahitungod sa balaod), nga ang balaod ba magdumala sa usa ka tawo samtang buhi pa siya?
2 For example, a woman is required by the law {the law requires a woman} [to obey and be faithful to her husband] as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, she is freed [from having to] {[no longer has to]} [obey] the law about [remaining married to] her husband.
Tungod kay ang babayeng minyo nahigot pinaagi sa balaod ngadto sa iyang bana samtang buhi pa siya, apan kung mamatay na ang bana, makagawas na siya gikan sa balaod sa kaminyoon.
3 Therefore, a woman will be called {people will call a woman} an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she no longer [has to obey] that law. Then she will not be an adulteress if she marries another man.
Busa unya, samtang buhi pa ang iyang bana, kung makigpuyo siya uban ang laing lalaki, pagatawagon siya nga usa ka mananapaw. Apan kung mamatay na ang bana, gawasnon na siya gikan sa balaod, busa dili na siya usa ka mananapaw kung makigpuyo siya sa laing lalaki.
4 Likewise, my fellow believers, [just like people are free from having to obey any law after they die] [MET], you [and I] have been freed {[God] has freed you [and me]} from having [to obey] all the Jewish rituals and laws [MET]. [That is because it is as though] we died with Christ [when he was crucified]. Now you [and I] belong to someone else [MET], [like a woman who marries again after her husband dies belongs to another man]. Specifically, you [and I] belong to [Christ], who has come back to life {whom [God] has caused to live again after he died}, in order that we may live righteously [IDM] to [honor] God.
Busa, mga igsoon ko, nahimo usab kamong mga patay sa balaod pinaagi sa lawas ni Cristo. Mao kini aron nga mahiusa kamo sa uban, mao nga, ngadto kaniya nga nabanhaw gikan sa mga patay, aron nga makapamunga kita alang sa Dios.
5 When our self-directed nature [controlled] us, desires [that led us to] sin were acting in our bodies. [Those desires were increased because of our knowing God’s] laws [PRS]. As a result [we did evil things] [IDM] [that] caused us to be separated from God.
Kay sa diha pa kita sa unod, ang makasasala nga mga pagbati maoy nagpukaw sa atong mga ginsakopan pinaagi sa balaod nga mamunga ngadto sa kamatayon.
6 But now we are freed {free} from [having to obey all the Jewish] rituals— [it is as though] we have died. The result is that now we are not controlled by those rituals {those rituals do not control us now}. So we serve God, not by [having to obey] those rituals, which is the old way, but in the new way, as [God’s] Spirit [helps us to serve him].
Apan karon nakagawas na kita gikan sa balaod. Nangamatay na kita nianang naghigot kanato. Mao kini nga kita makahimo sa pag-alagad diha sa pagkabag-o sa Espiritu, ug dili sa karaan nga mga sinulat.
7 [Someone might object], saying, “(The laws [that God gave Moses] must be evil [if our sinful desires] are increased because of our knowing those laws. [MTY]/Are not the laws [that God gave Moses] evil [if they stir up our sinful desires]?)” [MTY, RHQ] [I would reply] that they certainly are not [evil, even though our sinful desires are increased]. What I would reply is that I, [for example], realized that [what I was doing] was sinful only because [of what is written] {[Moses wrote]} [in] those laws. For example, I realized that coveting [is sinful] only because he wrote in those laws [PRS], “You must not covet.”
Unya unsa man ang atong ikasulti? Ang balaod ba mismo sala? Dili kini mahimo. Apan, wala unta ako makaila sa sala, kung dili pa kini pinaagi sa balaod. Kay wala ko unta masayran ang hakog nga pangibog kondili pa sa gisulti sa balaod, “Dili gayod kamo maibog.”
8 And because of what that commandment [stated], my sinful [desire to have things that belong to others] [PRS] caused me to covet in many ways. [Our desire to] sin is not stimulated [MET] when there is no law [that prohibits our doing sinful things].
Apan ang sala nagkuha sa kahigayonan pinaagi sa kasugoan ug nagdala sa matag pangibog kanako. Kay kung walay balaod, patay ang sala.
9 Formerly, when I did not [know] what God’s laws [required], I used to live [without worrying about what I was doing]. But when I [became aware that God] commanded, [“You must not covet],” I suddenly realized [PRS] that I was sinning,
Sa usa ka higayon nabuhi ako nga wala ang balaod, apan sa dihang miabot ang kasugoan, ang sala nakabawi pag-usab sa kinabuhi, ug namatay ako.
10 and [I realized that] I was separated from God. The laws that [I thought would enable me to] live [eternally as a result of my obeying them] caused me [to realize that] I was separated from God!
Ang kasugoan nga mao unta ang magdala sa kinabuhi nahimong kamatayon alang kanako.
11 [My desire to] sin found a way [PRS] to deceive me [by making me think wrongly that] I could keep [on sinning and at the same time obey] those laws [enough so that I would live eternally], and [thus it] caused me to be separated from God [PRS].
Kay ang sala nagkuha sa kahigayonan pinaagi sa kasugoan ug naglimbong kanako. Pinaagi sa kasugoan kini nagpatay kanako.
12 So [we conclude that] the laws [that God gave to Moses] are holy. What God commanded [about not coveting, along with all the other things that he commanded], is also holy, and it is just and good.
Busa ang balaod balaan, ug ang kasugoan balaan, matarong, ug maayo.
13 So, [if someone were to object] saying, “[The laws that God gave Moses], which are good, (resulted in my being separated from God!/did they result in my being separated from God?) [RHQ]” [I would reply], “Certainly they did not [do that]!” But instead, those [laws], which are good, stimulated [my desire to] sin. I knew that the result was that I was separated from God. And also, because I [learned what God had] commanded, [I knew that] what I was doing was [truly] sinful.
Busa ang maayo nahimo bang kamatayon kanako? Dili kini mahimo. Apan ang sala, aron nga kini mapadayag nga sala pinaagi kung unsa ang maayo, nagdala sa kamatayon kanako. Aron nga pinaagi sa kasugoan, ang sala mopalabi pa gayod nga magpakasala nga dili na masukod.
14 We know that the laws [that God gave Moses came from God’s] Spirit. But as for me, I am [influenced by my] self-directed nature. [It is as though] I have been forced to become a slave of [my desire to] sin [MET].
Kay atong nasayran nga ang balaod espirituhanon, apan ako unodnon. Gibaligya na ako ilalom sa pagkaulipon sa sala.
15 The things that I do, I [often] [HYP] do not understand. That is, [sometimes] [HYP] it is [the good things] that I want [to do] that I do not do. [And sometimes] [HYP] it is the [evil] things that I detest that I do.
Kay kung unsa man ang akong gibuhat, wala ko gayod masabti. Kay kung unsa man ang buot kong buhaton, wala nako gibuhat, ug kung unsa ang akong gidumtan, akong gibuhat.
16 Since I [do] the [evil] things that I do not want [to] do, I agree that the laws [of God] are good.
Apan kung ang dili ko buot mao ang akong buhaton, miuyon ako sa balaod nga ang balaod maayo.
17 So, it is not that I do [evil things because I wish to do them]. Instead, [what happens is that] I do sinful things because the desire to sin [causes me to do them]. The [desire to] sin (is within/permeates) me [PRS].
Apan karon dili na ako mao ang nagbuhat niini, kondili ang sala nga nagapuyo kanako.
18 I know that my self-directed nature will not [let me] [PRS] [do] anything that is good. I know this because I want [to do what is good], but I do not do what is good.
Kay nasayod ako nga dinhi kanako, nga mao kanang akong unod, walay nagpuyo nga maayong butang. Kay ang pagtinguha sa maayo anaa kanako, apan dili ako makabuhat niini.
19 I do not do the good things that I want to do. Instead, it is evil things that I do not want to do that I do.
Kay ang maayo nga buot kong buhaton wala nako gibuhat, apan ang daotan nga dili ko buot, maoy akong gibuhat.
20 Because I do [evil things] that I do not want to do, it is not that I do [evil things because I want to]. Instead, [I do them because] my self-directed nature, which permeates me [PRS], [causes me to do them].
Karon kung akong buhaton ang dili ko buot buhaton, dili na ako mao ang nagbuhat niini, apan hinuon ang sala nga nagapuyo kanako.
21 I find, then, that what always happens is that when I want to do what is good, there is an evil [desire] present within me that [PRS] [prevents me from doing good].
Nakaplagan ko, unya, ang kasugoan nga anaa kanako nga buot nakong buhaton kung unsa ang maayo, apan ang pagkadaotan mao gayod ang ania kanako.
22 With my new inner nature I like the laws of God very much.
Kay may kalipay ako diha sa balaod sa Dios uban ang sulod sa tawo.
23 Nevertheless, I sense that there is a different force that is in (my body/me) [PRS, SYN]. It is opposed to what with my mind [I desire to do] [MET], and it puts me inescapably under the control of [MET] the sinful [desires] that I have [SYN].
Apan nakita ko ang kalahian sa kasugoan diha sa mga bahin sa akong lawas. Makig-away kini batok sa bag-ong kasugoan sa akong hunahuna. Nahimo akong binihag pinaagi sa kasugoan sa sala nga ania na sa mga bahin sa akong lawas.
24 [When I consider this], I [feel that I] am a very wretched person. I want someone to set me free from the control of what my body [desires], in order that I might not be separated from God. [RHQ] [I also think that what I have experienced is the same as what all believers experience].
Usa ako ka makaloluoy nga tawo! Kinsa man ang moluwas kanako gikan niining lawas sa kamatayon?
25 I thank God that it is by Jesus Christ our Lord [that we can be free from the control of what our bodies desire]. So, [with our minds, you and] I on the one hand want to obey God’s laws. [But also], [you and] I [often let] our sinful [desires control us] because of our self-directed nature.
Apan ang pagpasalamat maanaa sa Dios pinaagi ni Jesu-Cristo nga atong Ginoo! Busa unya. Ako sa akong kaugalingon nag-alagad sa balaod sa Dios uban sa akong panghunahuna. Apan, uban ang unod nag-alagad ako sa kasugoan sa sala.
