Korintotɔwo 1 8
1 Miaƒe biabia bubu hã ku ɖe nuɖuɖu siwo woɖa tsɔ sa vɔe na legbawo. Enye nyateƒe be nunyalawoe mí katã míenye. Nunya hea ɖokuidodoɖedzi vanɛ, ke lɔlɔ̃ tua amewo ɖo.
Concerning now the idol-sacrifices, we know indeed all knowledge we have. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
2 Ne ame aɖe susu be yenya nane la, nenyae be menya nu abe ale si wòle be wòanyae la ene o.
If (now *k*) anyone thinks (to have known *N(k)O*) anything, (not yet *N(k)O*) (no [thing] *k*) (he knew *N(k)O*) even as it is necessary to know;
3 Ame si lɔ̃a Mawu le anukware me la, eyae Mawu hã nyana.
If however anyone loves God, he has known by Him.
4 Mina míatrɔ ɖe nya la gbɔ azɔ. Eyae nye, enyo be kristotɔ naɖu nu si woɖa na trɔ̃wo kple legbawo loo alo menyo be wòaɖui oa? Mí katã míenya kɔtɛe be, “Mawu gbagbe ɖeka pɛ koe li” eye “Legbawo la, womenye naneke kura le xexe sia me o.”
Concerning the eating therefore of the idol-sacrifices we know that no [thing] an idol [is] in [the] world and that [there is] no God (other *k*) only except one.
5 Ke ne Mawu bubuwo hã li, le dziƒo alo anyigba (abe ale si “mawu” geɖewo kple “aƒetɔ” geɖewo li ene la),
Even truly if indeed if indeed there are [those] named gods whether in heaven or on (*k*) earth, as there are gods many and lords many;
6 ke míawo ya, míenya be Mawu ɖeka si nye fofo la koe li, ame si gbɔ nuwo katã tso. Eyae míele agbe na, eye Aƒetɔ ɖeka koe li. Eyae nye Yesu Kristo, ame si dzi nuwo katã to, eye to eya dzi míele agbe.
yet to us [there is] one God the Father of whom [are] the [things] all and we ourselves for Him, and one Lord Jesus Christ through whom [are] the [things] all and we ourselves through Him.
7 Ke menye ame sia amee nya esia o. Ame aɖewo la, trɔ̃wo ƒe nuwo ma wo ale gbegbe be ne woɖu nu siawo tɔgbiwo la, wogabuna be trɔ̃woe wotsɔe sa vɔe na, eye esi wònye woƒe dzitsinya gbɔdzɔ ta la, woƒe dzitsinya bua fɔ wo.
But not in all [is] this knowledge; Some now (by custom *N(K)O*) until now of the idol as of an idol-sacrifice eat, and the conscience of them weak being it is defiled.
8 Nɔviwo, minyae be nuɖuɖu mewɔnɛ míetena ɖe Mawu ŋu kpokploe o. Nuɖuɖu megblẽa mí ɖe edzi alo wɔnɛ míenyona ɖe edzi o.
Food however us not (will commend *N(k)O*) to God; neither (for *ko*) if not we shall eat [still] do we come short [then] nor if we shall eat (have we an advantage. *NK(o)*)
9 Ke ɖeko miakpɔ nyuie be miaƒe ablɔɖe ŋuti dɔ wɔwɔ mezu nu kikli na gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔtɔwo o.
do be careful however lest perhaps the right of you this an occasion of stumbling may become to those (weak. *N(k)O*)
10 Nu si adzɔ lae nye be ne kristotɔ aɖe si ƒe dzitsinya gblɔ nɛ be menyo be yeaɖu trɔ̃wo ƒe vɔsanu o, ke ame sia va kpɔ wò kristotɔ bubu nènɔ anyi ɖe trɔ̃xɔ me le nu ɖum la, ana be eya hã nate kpɔ be yeaɖui. Ke ne eɖui la, eƒe dzitsinya aɖe fu nɛ vevie eye wòagbɔdzɔ le eƒe dzixɔse me.
If for anyone shall see you who is having knowledge in an idol’s temple eating, surely the conscience of him weak being he will be encouraged the idol-sacrifices to eat?
11 Ale wò ame si tsi le gbɔgbɔ me la ƒe nuwɔna azu nuɖiaɖia gã aɖe na ame bubu si hã ta Kristo ku ɖo, gake wònye vidzĩ le gbɔgbɔ me.
(Is destroyed *N(K)O*) (for *N(k)O*) the [one] who is being weak (through *N(k)O*) your knowledge, (the *no*) brother for whom Christ died.
12 Enye nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ɖe Kristo ŋu be wò nuwɔna naɖe dzi le ƒo na ame bubu be wòawɔ nu si tsi tsitre ɖe eƒe dzitsinya ŋu.
Thus then sinning against the brothers and wounding their conscience being weak, against Christ you sin.
13 Eya ta ne to trɔ̃wo ƒe vɔsanuɖuɖu me, mana nɔvinye kristotɔ aɖe nazu nu vɔ̃ wɔla la, ekema nyemagaɖu nu sia tɔgbi gbeɖe o, elabena nyemedi be mana nɔvinye nage le xɔse me o. (aiōn g165)
Therefore if food snares the brother of mine, certainly not shall I eat meat to the age so that not the brother of mine I may snare. (aiōn g165)
