Korintotɔwo 1 10
1 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃tɔwo, migaŋlɔ nu siwo dzɔ ɖe mía tɔgbuitɔgbuiwo dzi le gbedadaƒo le blema la be o. Mawu na lilikpo nɔ ŋgɔ na wo, eye wòkplɔ wo va to Ƒu Dzĩ la me dedie.
Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
2 Nuwɔna sia zu mawutsideta na wo kple Mose ɖe Ƒu la me.
and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
3 Wo katã woɖu gbɔgbɔmenuɖuɖu ma ke,
and all ate the same spiritual food,
4 eye wono gbɔgbɔmenunono ma ke, elabena wonoe tso gbɔgbɔmekpe gbadza si zɔ kpli wo le gbea dzi, eye kpe gbadza siae nye Kristo.
and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.
5 Gake le esiawo katã megbe la, wo dometɔ geɖewo sẽ to eye womewɔ Mawu ƒe gbe dzi o. Ale Mawu tsrɔ̃ wo eye woƒe ŋutilã kukuawo kaka ɖe gbea dzi.
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
6 Ele be míasrɔ̃ nu tso esia me be míawo hã míagatsi nu vɔ̃ɖiwo yome abe mía tɔgbuiwo ene eye míagasubɔ legbawo abe ale si wowɔ ene o.
Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did.
7 Migazu trɔ̃subɔlawo hã abe wo dometɔ aɖewo ene o, abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖe Ŋɔŋlɔ Kɔkɔe la me be, “Wonɔ anyi ɖu nu eye wono nu nyuie eye wotsi tsitre, emegbe la, woɖu ɣe.”
So do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
8 Nu bubu si wòle be míagasrɔ̃ tso nu siwo dzɔ ɖe wo dzi me lae nye be esi wo dometɔ aɖewo wɔ ahasi ta la, ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃ sɔŋ ku le wo dome le ŋkeke ɖeka ko dzi.
We must not commit fornication as some of them did, and in a single day twenty-three thousand of them died.
9 Nɔviwo, miawo hã migaɖia Kristo nu abe ale si wowɔ eye da ɖu wo dometɔ geɖewo woku ene o.
We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were killed by serpents.
10 Le esi wolĩ liʋĩliʋĩ ɖe Mawu ŋu ta la, Mawu ɖo mawudɔla aɖe ɖa wòva tsrɔ̃ wo dometɔ geɖewo hã.
And do not grumble as some of them did and were killed by the destroyer.
11 Nu siawo katã dzɔ ɖe wo dzi be wòanye kpɔɖeŋu kple nusɔsrɔ̃ na mí, ale be míawo hã míagawɔ nu siawo ƒomevi o. Woŋlɔ wo da ɖi na mí be míaxlẽ, ale be míasrɔ̃ nu tso eme le ɣeyiɣi siawo me esi xexea me ƒe nuwuwu tu aƒe. (aiōn g165)
Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages has come. (aiōn g165)
12 Eya ta ame siwo buna be nu siawo mate ŋu adzɔ ɖe yewo dzi o la nakpɔ nyuie be womagadze tetekpɔ me o.
Therefore whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.
13 Miɖo ŋku edzi be susu vɔ̃ɖi siwo vaa miaƒe ta me edziedzi la, vaa ame sia ame ƒe ta me nenema ke, menye miawoe nye ame gbãtɔ siwo le nu siawo me tom o. Minya be ame geɖewo to eme va yi. Minyae hã be tetekpɔ aɖeke mesesẽ wu amegbetɔ ƒe tsɔtsɔ o. Miate ŋu aɖo ŋu ɖe Mawu ŋu be ana ŋusẽ mi be miaɖu tetekpɔ dzi, elabena eya ŋutɔ do ŋugbe na mi, eye Mawu ya megbea eƒe ŋugbedodowo dzi wɔwɔ gbeɖe o. Afia afɔɖoƒe mi be miate ŋu ato ɖe sia ɖe me le dzigbɔɖi blibo me.
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you can endure it.
14 Eya ta nɔvi lɔlɔ̃tɔwo, mite ɖa le trɔ̃subɔsubɔ gbɔ.
Therefore, my beloved friends, flee from idolatry.
15 Menya be nunyalawo mienye eya ta mibu nya si gblɔ ge mala na mi ŋuti kpɔ.
I am speaking as I would to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I am saying.
16 Ne míele Aƒetɔ la ƒe Nuɖuɖu Kɔkɔe ɖum la, mí katã míedoa gbe ɖa eye míenoa nu le kplu ɖeka nu. Ɖe esia mefia be mí katã míele yayra ɖeka xɔm tso Kristo ƒe ʋu me oa? Azɔ ne míeka abolo ɖeka me heɖu la, esia hã fia be mí katã míekpɔ viɖe tɔxɛ tso Kristo ƒe ŋutilã me oa?
Is not the cup of blessing that we bless the communion of the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break the communion of the body of Christ?
17 Ne míesɔ gbɔ ale gbegbe hã la, abolo ɖeka ma ko míemana ɖuna. Esia ɖo kpe edzi na mí be mí katã míenye Kristo ƒe ŋutilã ɖeka ma ƒe akpa aɖe.
Because we, who are many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of the one bread.
18 Nenema ke le Israelviwo dome hã la, ame siwo katã ɖua vɔsalẽvi la ƒe ɖe la zua ame ɖeka.
Consider those who belong to Israel according to the flesh: Are they not united by eating the sacrifices of the altar?
19 Ame aɖe abia be, ɖe mele gbɔgblɔm be legba siwo trɔ̃subɔlawo saa vɔ na la nye Mawu gbagbewo, eye woƒe vɔsawo hã nye nu xɔasiwo mahã? Gbeɖe! Mele nenema kura o.
What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or that food sacrificed to an idol is anything?
20 Nu si gblɔm mele boŋ lae nye be ame siwo ɖa nu na legbawo la wɔ ɖeka le gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo subɔm, menye Mawu subɔm wole kura o. Azɔ nyemedi be miade ha kple gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo to trɔ̃subɔlawo ƒe vɔsanu siawo ɖuɖu me o.
No, I am saying that what the pagans sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.
21 Miate ŋu ano nu le Aƒetɔ la ƒe kplɔ̃ ŋu vɔ agatrɔ aɖanoe le gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ hã ƒe kplɔ̃ ŋu o; nenema ke miate ŋu aɖu abolo le Aƒetɔ la ƒe kplɔ̃ ŋu vɔ agaɖui le Abosam hã gbɔ o.
You cannot drink both the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in both the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
22 Nu ka? Ɖe miedi be yewoado dɔmedzoe na Aƒetɔa? Ɖe miebu be miesesẽ wuia?
Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?
23 Ne ame aɖe di be yeaɖu trɔ̃wo ƒe vɔsanuɖuɖu la, ate ŋu aɖui faa, meda Mawu ƒe se aɖeke dzi o, gake menye eya ta ame naɖu nu sia o. Togbɔ be se aɖeke mexe mɔ nɛ o hã la, ɖewohĩ nuwɔna sia medze tututu be wòawɔ o.
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things edify.
24 Miganye ɖokuitɔdilawo o, ke boŋ mibu mia nɔewo ŋu le miaƒe wɔnawo me.
No one should seek his own good, but each person should seek the good of others.
25 Azɔ ne mieyi asi me la, miƒle lã ɖe sia ɖe si dzram wole, eye migabia be afi ka lãa tso hã o. Ne menye nenema o la, ɖewohĩ ŋuɖoɖo la aɖe fu na miaƒe dzitsinya.
Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, questioning nothing for the sake of conscience,
26 Minyae be xexea me katã kple emenu nyuiwo katã nye Aƒetɔ la tɔ eye wòtsɔ wo na mi be miawɔ wo ŋu dɔ le dzidzɔ me.
for “the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.”
27 Ne dzimaxɔsetɔ kpe mi kristotɔwo be miva ɖu nu kple ye eye wòdzro mi be miayi la, miate ŋu ayi faa. Nuɖuɖu ɖe sia ɖe si wòtsɔ ɖo mia kɔme la, miɖui eye migabia be, nu ka woɖa hã o. Mizi kpi eye miaɖu nua ekema trɔ̃wo ƒe vɔsanuɖuɖunya mava eme si aɖe fu na miaƒe dzitsinya o.
If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is set before you, questioning nothing for the sake of conscience.
28 Gake ne miebe yewoaɖu nua ko, ame aɖe gblɔ be wotsɔ nuɖuɖu la sa vɔ na trɔ̃wo gbã hafi tsɔ na mi la, ekema migaɖui o, ɖe nu si ame si gblɔ nya sia na mi la abu tso nu si mieɖu la ŋuti ta.
But if someone says to you, “This meat was sacrificed to an idol,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you and for the sake of conscience; for “the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.”
29 Le nya sia me la, edze be miabu nu si ame sia gblɔ tso nuɖuɖu la ŋuti ŋu vevie. Eye miabia be, nu ka ta wòle be ame bubu ƒe dzitsinya nawɔ mi kluviwoe le nu si mienya be enyo la ŋuti?
But when I say “conscience,” I am not speaking about yoʋr own conscience, but the other person's conscience. For why is my freedom judged by another's conscience?
30 Ne màte ŋu ada akpe na Mawu ɖe nuɖuɖu la ta ko aɖui la, nu ka ta wòle be mana ame bubu nagblẽ nu siawo katã me, elabena eya bu be meda vo?
If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be criticized because of something for which I give thanks?
31 Nu si ta megblɔ esia ɖo lae nye be ele be miawɔ nu sia nu na Mawu ƒe kafukafu, le miaƒe nuɖuɖu kple nunono gɔ̃ hã me.
So whether you eat or drink or do anything, do it all for the glory of God.
32 Eya ta miganye mɔxenu na ame aɖeke o, eɖanye Yudatɔwo, Grikitɔwo alo Mawu ƒe hame la o.
Give no offense to Jews or Greeks or the church of God,
33 Nu si nye ya mewɔna lae nye be medzea agbagba be madze ame sia ame ŋu le nu sia nu me. Menye be malé nu si doa dzidzɔ na nye ŋutɔ ɖeɖe ko me ɖe asi o. Ke boŋ mewɔa nu si nyo na ame bubuwo hã be mate ŋu aɖe wo.
just as I also try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
