Romans 14
1 I now pass to another subject. Receive as a friend a man whose faith is weak, but not for the purpose of deciding mere matters of opinion.
yō janō'dr̥ḍhaviśvāsastaṁ yuṣmākaṁ saṅginaṁ kuruta kintu sandēhavicārārthaṁ nahi|
2 One man's faith allows him to eat anything, while a man of weaker faith eats nothing but vegetables.
yatō niṣiddhaṁ kimapi khādyadravyaṁ nāsti, kasyacijjanasya pratyaya ētādr̥śō vidyatē kintvadr̥ḍhaviśvāsaḥ kaścidaparō janaḥ kēvalaṁ śākaṁ bhuṅktaṁ|
3 Let not him who eats certain food look down upon him who abstains from it, nor him who abstains from it find fault with him who eats it; for God has received both of them.
tarhi yō janaḥ sādhāraṇaṁ dravyaṁ bhuṅktē sa viśēṣadravyabhōktāraṁ nāvajānīyāt tathā viśēṣadravyabhōktāpi sādhāraṇadravyabhōktāraṁ dōṣiṇaṁ na kuryyāt, yasmād īśvarastam agr̥hlāt|
4 Who are you that you should find fault with the servant of another? Whether he stands or falls is a matter which concerns his own master. But stand he will; for the Master can give him power to stand.
hē paradāsasya dūṣayitastvaṁ kaḥ? nijaprabhōḥ samīpē tēna padasthēna padacyutēna vā bhavitavyaṁ sa ca padastha ēva bhaviṣyati yata īśvarastaṁ padasthaṁ karttuṁ śaknōti|
5 One man esteems one day more highly than another; another esteems all days alike. Let every one be thoroughly convinced in his own mind.
aparañca kaścijjanō dinād dinaṁ viśēṣaṁ manyatē kaścittu sarvvāṇi dināni samānāni manyatē, ēkaikō janaḥ svīyamanasi vivicya niścinōtu|
6 He who regards the day as sacred, so regards it for the Master's sake; and he who eats certain food eats it for the Master's sake, for he gives thanks to God; and he who refrains from eating it refrains for the Master's sake, and he also gives thanks to God.
yō janaḥ kiñcana dinaṁ viśēṣaṁ manyatē sa prabhubhaktyā tan manyatē, yaśca janaḥ kimapi dinaṁ viśēṣaṁ na manyatē sō'pi prabhubhaktyā tanna manyatē; aparañca yaḥ sarvvāṇi bhakṣyadravyāṇi bhuṅktē sa prabhubhaktayā tāni bhuṅktē yataḥ sa īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vakti, yaśca na bhuṅktē sō'pi prabhubhaktyaiva na bhuñjāna īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ brūtē|
7 For not one of us lives to himself, and not one dies to himself.
aparam asmākaṁ kaścit nijanimittaṁ prāṇān dhārayati nijanimittaṁ mriyatē vā tanna;
8 If we live, we live to the Lord: if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
kintu yadi vayaṁ prāṇān dhārayāmastarhi prabhunimittaṁ dhārayāmaḥ, yadi ca prāṇān tyajāmastarhyapi prabhunimittaṁ tyajāmaḥ, ataēva jīvanē maraṇē vā vayaṁ prabhōrēvāsmahē|
9 For this was the purpose of Christ's dying and coming to life--namely that He might be Lord both of the dead and the living.
yatō jīvantō mr̥tāścētyubhayēṣāṁ lōkānāṁ prabhutvaprāptyarthaṁ khrīṣṭō mr̥ta utthitaḥ punarjīvitaśca|
10 But you, why do you find fault with your brother? Or you, why do you look down upon your brother? We shall all stand before God to be judged;
kintu tvaṁ nijaṁ bhrātaraṁ kutō dūṣayasi? tathā tvaṁ nijaṁ bhrātaraṁ kutastucchaṁ jānāsi? khrīṣṭasya vicārasiṁhāsanasya sammukhē sarvvairasmābhirupasthātavyaṁ;
11 for it is written, "'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to Me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall make confession to God.'"
yādr̥śaṁ likhitam āstē, parēśaḥ śapathaṁ kurvvan vākyamētat purāvadat| sarvvō janaḥ samīpē mē jānupātaṁ kariṣyati| jihvaikaikā tathēśasya nighnatvaṁ svīkariṣyati|
12 So we see that every one of us will give account of himself to God.
ataēva īśvarasamīpē'smākam ēkaikajanēna nijā kathā kathayitavyā|
13 Therefore let us no longer judge one another; but, instead of that, you should come to this judgement--that we must not put a stumbling-block in our brother's path, nor anything to trip him up.
itthaṁ sati vayam adyārabhya parasparaṁ na dūṣayantaḥ svabhrātu rvighnō vyāghātō vā yanna jāyēta tādr̥śīmīhāṁ kurmmahē|
14 As one who lives in union with the Lord Jesus, I know and am certain that in its own nature no food is 'impure'; but if people regard any food as impure, to them it is.
kimapi vastu svabhāvatō nāśuci bhavatītyahaṁ jānē tathā prabhunā yīśukhrīṣṭēnāpi niścitaṁ jānē, kintu yō janō yad dravyam apavitraṁ jānītē tasya kr̥tē tad apavitram āstē|
15 If your brother is pained by the food you are eating, your conduct is no longer controlled by love. Take care lest, by the food you eat, you lead to ruin a man for whom Christ died.
ataēva tava bhakṣyadravyēṇa tava bhrātā śōkānvitō bhavati tarhi tvaṁ bhrātaraṁ prati prēmnā nācarasi| khrīṣṭō yasya kr̥tē svaprāṇān vyayitavān tvaṁ nijēna bhakṣyadravyēṇa taṁ na nāśaya|
16 Therefore do not let the boon which is yours in common be exposed to reproach.
aparaṁ yuṣmākam uttamaṁ karmma ninditaṁ na bhavatu|
17 For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of right conduct, peace and joy, through the Holy Spirit;
bhakṣyaṁ pēyañcēśvararājyasya sārō nahi, kintu puṇyaṁ śāntiśca pavitrēṇātmanā jāta ānandaśca|
18 and whoever in this way devotedly serves Christ, God takes pleasure in him, and men highly commend him.
ētai ryō janaḥ khrīṣṭaṁ sēvatē, sa ēvēśvarasya tuṣṭikarō manuṣyaiśca sukhyātaḥ|
19 Therefore let us aim at whatever makes for peace and mutual upbuilding of character.
ataēva yēnāsmākaṁ sarvvēṣāṁ parasparam aikyaṁ niṣṭhā ca jāyatē tadēvāsmābhi ryatitavyaṁ|
20 Do not for food's sake be throwing down God's work. All food is pure; but a man is in the wrong if his food is a snare to others.
bhakṣyārtham īśvarasya karmmaṇō hāniṁ mā janayata; sarvvaṁ vastu pavitramiti satyaṁ tathāpi yō janō yad bhuktvā vighnaṁ labhatē tadarthaṁ tad bhadraṁ nahi|
21 The right course is to forego eating meat or drinking wine or doing anything that tends to your brother's fall.
tava māṁsabhakṣaṇasurāpānādibhiḥ kriyābhi ryadi tava bhrātuḥ pādaskhalanaṁ vighnō vā cāñcalyaṁ vā jāyatē tarhi tadbhōjanapānayōstyāgō bhadraḥ|
22 As for you and your faith, keep your faith to yourself in the presence of God. The man is to be congratulated who does not pronounce judgement on himself in what his actions sanction.
yadi tava pratyayastiṣṭhati tarhīśvarasya gōcarē svāntarē taṁ gōpaya; yō janaḥ svamatēna svaṁ dōṣiṇaṁ na karōti sa ēva dhanyaḥ|
23 But he who has misgivings and yet eats meat is condemned already, because his conduct is not based on faith; for all conduct not based on faith is sinful.
kintu yaḥ kaścit saṁśayya bhuṅktē'rthāt na pratītya bhuṅktē, sa ēvāvaśyaṁ daṇḍārhō bhaviṣyati, yatō yat pratyayajaṁ nahi tadēva pāpamayaṁ bhavati|
