Romans 13

1 Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.

yuṣmākam ēkaikajanaḥ śāsanapadasya nighnō bhavatu yatō yāni śāsanapadāni santi tāni sarvvāṇīśvarēṇa sthāpitāni; īśvaraṁ vinā padasthāpanaṁ na bhavati|

2 Therefore the man who rebels against his ruler is resisting God's will; and those who thus resist will bring punishment upon themselves.

iti hētōḥ śāsanapadasya yat prātikūlyaṁ tad īśvarīyanirūpaṇasya prātikūlyamēva; aparaṁ yē prātikūlyam ācaranti tē svēṣāṁ samucitaṁ daṇḍaṁ svayamēva ghaṭayantē|

3 For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers but by wrong-doers. You desire--do you not? --to have no reason to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right, and then he will commend you.

śāstā sadācāriṇāṁ bhayapradō nahi durācāriṇāmēva bhayapradō bhavati; tvaṁ kiṁ tasmān nirbhayō bhavitum icchasi? tarhi satkarmmācara, tasmād yaśō lapsyasē,

4 For he is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do what is wrong, be afraid. He does not wear the sword to no purpose: he is God's servant--an administrator to inflict punishment upon evil-doers.

yatastava sadācaraṇāya sa īśvarasya bhr̥tyō'sti| kintu yadi kukarmmācarasi tarhi tvaṁ śaṅkasva yataḥ sa nirarthakaṁ khaṅgaṁ na dhārayati; kukarmmācāriṇaṁ samucitaṁ daṇḍayitum sa īśvarasya daṇḍadabhr̥tya ēva|

5 We must obey therefore, not only in order to escape punishment, but also for conscience' sake.

ataēva kēvaladaṇḍabhayānnahi kintu sadasadbōdhādapi tasya vaśyēna bhavitavyaṁ|

6 Why, this is really the reason you pay taxes; for tax-gatherers are ministers of God, devoting their energies to this very work.

ētasmād yuṣmākaṁ rājakaradānamapyucitaṁ yasmād yē karaṁ gr̥hlanti ta īśvarasya kiṅkarā bhūtvā satatam ētasmin karmmaṇi niviṣṭāstiṣṭhanti|

7 Pay promptly to all men what is due to them: taxes to those to whom taxes are due, toll to those to whom toll is due, respect to those to whom respect is due, honour to those to whom honour is due.

asmāt karagrāhiṇē karaṁ datta, tathā śulkagrāhiṇē śulkaṁ datta, aparaṁ yasmād bhētavyaṁ tasmād bibhīta, yaśca samādaraṇīyastaṁ samādriyadhvam; itthaṁ yasya yat prāpyaṁ tat tasmai datta|

8 Owe nothing to any one except mutual love; for he who loves his fellow man has satisfied the demands of Law.

yuṣmākaṁ parasparaṁ prēma vinā 'nyat kimapi dēyam r̥ṇaṁ na bhavatu, yatō yaḥ parasmin prēma karōti tēna vyavasthā sidhyati|

9 For the precepts, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," "Thou shalt do no murder," "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not covet," and all other precepts, are summed up in this one command, "Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thou lovest thyself."

vastutaḥ paradārān mā gaccha, narahatyāṁ mā kārṣīḥ, cairyyaṁ mā kārṣīḥ, mithyāsākṣyaṁ mā dēhi, lōbhaṁ mā kārṣīḥ, ētāḥ sarvvā ājñā ētābhyō bhinnā yā kācid ājñāsti sāpi svasamīpavāsini svavat prēma kurvvityanēna vacanēna vēditā|

10 Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.

yataḥ prēma samīpavāsinō'śubhaṁ na janayati tasmāt prēmnā sarvvā vyavasthā pālyatē|

11 Carry out these injunctions because you know the critical period at which we are living, and that it is now high time, to rouse yourselves from sleep; for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first became believers.

pratyayībhavanakālē'smākaṁ paritrāṇasya sāmīpyād idānīṁ tasya sāmīpyam avyavahitaṁ; ataḥ samayaṁ vivicyāsmābhiḥ sāmpratam avaśyamēva nidrātō jāgarttavyaṁ|

12 The night is far advanced, and day is about to dawn. We must therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness, and clothe ourselves with the armour of Light.

bahutarā yāminī gatā prabhātaṁ sannidhiṁ prāptaṁ tasmāt tāmasīyāḥ kriyāḥ parityajyāsmābhi rvāsarīyā sajjā paridhātavyā|

13 Living as we do in broad daylight, let us conduct ourselves becomingly, not indulging in revelry and drunkenness, nor in lust and debauchery, nor in quarrelling and jealousy.

atō hētō rvayaṁ divā vihitaṁ sadācaraṇam ācariṣyāmaḥ| raṅgarasō mattatvaṁ lampaṭatvaṁ kāmukatvaṁ vivāda īrṣyā caitāni parityakṣyāmaḥ|

14 On the contrary, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for gratifying your earthly cravings.

yūyaṁ prabhuyīśukhrīṣṭarūpaṁ paricchadaṁ paridhaddhvaṁ sukhābhilāṣapūraṇāya śārīrikācaraṇaṁ mācarata|