Roomlastele 7
1 Vennad ja õed, kas te ei tea – ma räägin neile, kes tunnevad seadust –, et seadusel on võim inimese üle vaid seni, kuni too elab.
Or are ye ignorant, brethren, —for unto them that understand the law am I speaking, that, the law, hath lordship over a men as long as he liveth?
2 Abielunaine on seaduslikult seotud oma mehega ta eluajal. Aga kui mees sureb, vabaneb naine kohustustest mehe ees.
For, the married woman, unto her living husband is bound by law; but, if her husband have died, she hath received a full release from the law of her husband.
3 Seepärast, kui ta mehe eluajal on teise mehega, nimetatakse teda abielurikkujaks. Aga kui mees sureb, on naine vaba seaduse alt, nii et ta ei ole teisele mehele minnes abielurikkuja.
Hence then, her husband being alive, an adulteress, shall she be called—if she become another man’s, but, if the husband have died, she is free from the law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she become another man’s.
4 Seega, mu vennad ja õed, teiegi olete surmatud Seadusele Kristuse ihu kaudu, et te kuuluksite teisele, kes on üles äratatud surnuist, et me kannaksime vilja Jumalale.
So, then, my brethren, ye also, were made dead unto the law through the body of the Christ, to the end ye might become another’s—his who from among the dead was raised, in order that we might bring forth fruit unto God.
5 Sest kui me veel rikutud loomuse võimuses elasime, toimisid me liikmeis patused kired, mis said tugevaks Seaduse tõttu, ja me kandsime vilja surmale.
For, when we were in the flesh, the susceptibilities of sins which were through the law, used to be energized in our members unto the bringing forth of fruit unto death;
6 Aga nüüd me oleme vabanenud Seaduse võimusest, sest me surime sellele, mis meid kinni pidas. Enam ei teeni me Jumalat vanal viisil, kirjatähe järgi, vaid uuel viisil, Vaimus.
But, now, we have received full release from the law, by dying [in that] wherein we used to be held fast, so that we should be doing service—in newness of spirit and not in obsoleteness of letter.
7 Mis me siis ütleme? Kas Seadus on patt? Kaugeltki mitte! Siiski, ma ei oleks tundnud pattu muidu kui Seaduse kaudu. Ma ei oleks teadnud, mida tähendab himustamine, kui Seadus poleks öelnud: „Ära himusta!“
What, then, shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! On the contrary, I had not discovered, sin, save through law, for even, of coveting, I had not been aware if, the law, had not kept on saying—Thou shall not covet;
8 Aga patt, saades tõuget käsust, tekitas minus kõikvõimalikke himusid. Sest ilma Seaduseta on patt surnud.
Howbeit sin taking, occasion—through the commandment, wrought out in me all manner of coveting; for, apart from law, sin is dead; —
9 Mina elasin kord lahus Seadusest. Kui nüüd käsk tuli, ärkas patt ellu
And, I, was alive, apart from law, at one time, but, the commandment coming, sin sprang up to life,
10 ja mina surin. Seadus, mis pidi olema mulle eluks, osutus mulle surmaks.
Whereas, I, died, —and the commandment which was unto life was found by me to be, itself, unto death;
11 Sest kui patt oli saanud käsusõnast tõuke, pettis ta mind ja tappis mind käsu abil.
For, sin, —taking occasion—through the commandment, completely deceived me and, through it, slew me:
12 Seega on Seadus püha ning käsk on püha, õiglane ja hea.
So that, the law, indeed, is holy, and the commandment, holy, and righteous and good.
13 Kas nüüd see hea on mulle saanud surmaks? Kaugeltki mitte. Aga et patt oleks nähtav patuna, on see toonud selle hea kaudu mulle surma. Nii sai patt käsu abil ülimalt patuseks.
Did, then, that which is good, unto me become death? Far be it! But [it was] sin, that it might appear sin, through that which was good unto me working out death, in order that, exceeding sinful, might sin become through the commandment.
14 Me ju teame, et Seadus on vaimulik, mina aga lihalik, müüdud orjaks patu võimusesse.
For we know that, the law, is spiritual, —I, however, am a creature of flesh, sold under sin;
15 Sest ma ei mõista oma tegusid. Ma ei tee seda, mida tahan, vaid ma teen, mida vihkan.
For, that which I am working out, I do not approve, —for not, what I wish, the same I practise, but, what I hate, the same I do:
16 Aga kui ma teen, mida ma ei taha, siis ma nõustun, et Seadus on hea.
Now, if what I wish not the same I do, I consent unto the law that [it is] right.
17 Nii ei tee seda enam mina, vaid minus pesitsev patt.
Now, however, no longer am, I, working it out, but the, sin, that dwelleth in me:
18 Sest ma tean, et minus, see tähendab mu rikutud loomuses, ei peitu midagi head. Tahet mul on, aga head teha ma ei suuda.
I know, in fact, that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, anything good; for, the wishing, lieth near me, but, the working out of what is right, not!
19 Sest ma ei tee head, mida ma tahan, vaid üksnes halba, mida ma ei taha.
For not, the good that I wish, I do, but, the evil that I do not wish, the same I practise.
20 Aga kui ma teen just seda, mida ma ei taha, siis ei ole see enam mina, kes tegutseb, vaid minus pesitsev patt.
Now, if what I wish not, the same, I do, no longer am, I, working it out, but the, sin, that dwelleth in me.
21 Seega avastan ma seaduse: kuigi ma tahan teha head, on mulle omane teha kurja.
Hence, I find the law, to me who wish to be doing the right, that, unto me, the wrong lieth near:
22 Sest oma sisemise inimesega ma tunnen rõõmu Jumala Seadusest,
I have, in fact, a sympathetic pleasure in the law of God; according to the inner man.
23 kuid oma liikmetes näen ma teist seadust, mis sõdib vastu minu mõistuse seadusele ja võtab mind vangi mu liikmeis oleva patu seaduse alla.
But I behold a diverse law in my members, warring against the law of my mind and taking me captive in the law of sin which existeth in my members: —
24 Oh mind armetut inimest! Kes päästab mind sellest surmale määratud ihust?
Wretched, man am, I! Who shall rescue me out of this body doomed to death?
25 Aga tänu Jumalale, meie Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse läbi! Niisiis, ma teenin mõistusega küll Jumala Seadust, aga oma rikutud loomusega patu seadust.
[But] thanks be unto God!—Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Hence, then, —I myself, with the mind, indeed, am in servitude unto a law of God; but; with the flesh; unto a law of sin.
