Romans 7
1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
Vennad ja õed, (ma räägin siin inimestele, kes tunnevad seadust), kas te ei näe, et seadusel on volitused kellegi üle ainult siis, kui ta on elus?
2 For the woman who hath a husband, is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband is dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
Näiteks abielunaine on seaduse järgi oma abikaasaga seotud sel ajal, kui abikaasa on elus, aga kui mees sureb, siis saab naine vabaks oma seaduslikust kohustusest mehe ees.
3 So then, if while [her] husband liveth, she is married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Seega, kui naine elab teise mehega sel ajal, kui tema abikaasa elab, rikub naine abielu. Aga kui naise mees sureb ja ta abiellub seejärel teise mehega, siis ei ole ta abielurikkumises süüdi.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, [even] to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit to God.
Samamoodi, mu sõbrad, olete surnud seadusele Kristuse ihu kaudu ning seega kuulute nüüd kellelegi teisele − Kristusele, kes äratati surnuist üles −, et me võiksime elada viljakat elu Jumalale.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit to death:
Sel ajal kui meid valitses vana olemus, tegutsesid meis patused ihad (nagu nähtub seadusest) ja tõid kaasa surma.
6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead by which we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter.
Aga nüüd oleme seadusest vabastatud ning oleme surnud sellele, mis hoiab meid ahelais, et me saaksime teenida vaimu uudsuses ja mitte seaduse vana kirjatähte.
7 What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? By no means. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Mida me siis järeldame? Et seadus on patt? Muidugi mitte! Ma ei oleks teadnud, mis on patt, kui seadus ei oleks seda määratlenud. Ma ei oleks mõistnud, et teiste inimeste asjade endale tahtmine on vale, kui ei oleks seadust, mis ütleb: „Ära ihalda endale seda, mis kuulub kellelegi teisele.“
8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin [was] dead.
Kuid selle käsu kaudu leidis patt võimaluse õhutada minus igasuguseid isekaid soove, sest ilma seaduseta on patt surnud.
9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Ma elasin, mõistmata, mida seadus tegelikult tähendab, aga kui sain aru käsu tähendusest, ärkas patt taas ellu ja ma surin.
10 And the commandment which [was ordained] to life, I found [to be] to death.
Ma avastasin, et seesama käsk, mis oli mõeldud elu toomiseks, tõi hoopis surma,
11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me].
sest patt leidis käsu kaudu mooduse minu petmiseks ja kasutas käsku minu tapmiseks!
12 Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Siiski on seadus püha ja käsk püha, õige ja hea.
13 Was then that which is good made death to me? By no means. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
Kas nüüd miski, mis on hea, tapab mind? Muidugi mitte! Kuid patt ilmutab end patuna, kasutades head minu surma põhjustamiseks. Niisiis ilmneb käsu abil, kui halb on patt tegelikult.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Me mõistame, et seadus on vaimulik, kuid ma olen liigagi inimlik, patu ori.
15 For that which I do, I allow not: for what I would, that I do not; but what I hate, that I do.
Ma tõesti ei saa aru, mis toimub. Ma teen seda, mida ma ei taha teha, ja ma vihkan seda, mida ma teen!
16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent to the law that [it is] good.
Aga kui ma ütlen, et ma teen seda, mida ma ei taha, näitab see, et ma tunnistan, et seadus on hea ja õige.
17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Seega ei ole see enam mina, kes seda teeb, vaid minus elav patt,
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh, ) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good, I find not.
sest ma tean, et minus ei ole midagi head selles osas, mis puutub minu patusesse inimolemusse. Kuigi ma tahan teha head, ei ole ma selleks võimeline.
19 For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Head, mida ma teha tahan, ma ei tee; samal ajal halba, mida ma ei taha teha, seda ma just teen!
20 Now if I do that which I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Ometi kui ma teen seda, mida ma ei taha teha, siis ei tee seda mina, vaid minus elav patt.
21 I find then a law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.
See on põhimõte, mille olen avastanud: kui ma tahan teha seda, mis on hea, on alati olemas ka halb.
22 For I delight in the law of God, after the inward man:
Minu sisemisele olemusele valmistab Jumala seadus rõõmu,
23 But I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
kuid ma näen enda sees tegutsemas teistsugust seadust, mis on sõjajalal seadusega, mida mu mõistus on otsustanud järgida, ja nii olen ma minu sees oleva patu seaduse vang.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Olen äärmiselt õnnetu! Kes päästab mind sellest ihust, mis põhjustab mu surma? Tänu Jumalale, Sest tema teeb seda Jeesuse Kristuse, meie Issanda kaudu!
25 I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Olukord on selline: kuigi ma ise otsustan mõistusega kuuletuda Jumala seadusele, järgib mu inimloomus patu seadust.
