કરિંથીઓને પહેલોપત્ર 10
1 ૧ મારા ભાઈઓ, હું ઇચ્છતો નથી કે તમે આ બાબત વિષે અજાણ્યા રહો કે, આપણા સર્વ પૂર્વજો વાદળાં ની છાયા નીચે સમુદ્રમાં થઈને પાર ગયા;
My fellow believers, I want to remind you about our(exc) [Jewish] ancestors. They were all under the cloud [by which God miraculously led them and protected them when they left Egypt with Moses]. All those ancestors crossed the [Red] Sea [after God miraculously made the water separate so that they could walk through it].
God caused all of them to begin to live under the authority of [MTY] Moses [when they walked] under that cloud and [walked through the Red] Sea.
All [those ancestors of ours ate the same food that God] miraculously [provided].
4 ૪ તેઓ સર્વએ એક જ આત્મિક પાણી પીધું; કેમ કે તેમની પાછળ ચાલનાર આત્મિક ખડકનું પાણી તેઓએ પીધું; તે ખડક તો ખ્રિસ્ત હતા.
They all drank water that [God] miraculously [provided]. That is, they all drank water that God miraculously made come out of the rock. That rock was [a symbol of] [MET] Christ, who went with them. [So we conclude that God helped all of those people in many ways].
However, [we also conclude that] God was angry [LIT] with most of those people [because they sinned against him. He caused almost all of them to die, and as] a result their bodies were scattered in the desert.
6 ૬ જેમ તેઓ દુષ્ટ વસ્તુઓની વાસના રાખનાર હતા તેવા આપણે ન થઈએ, તે માટે આ વાતો આપણે સારુ ચેતવણીરૂપ હતી.
Those things [that happened long ago] became examples to teach us [the following things]: We should not desire to [do] evil things as those people desired to do.
7 ૭ જેમ તેઓમાંના કેટલાક મૂર્તિપૂજક થયા, તેવા તમે ન થાઓ; લખેલું છે કે, લોક ખાવાપીવા બેઠા, અને ઊઠીને નાચવા લાગ્યા.
We should not worship idols as many of those people did. [Remember that Moses] wrote, “The people sat down. They ate and drank [to honor the golden calf that they had just made]. Then they got up to dance [immorally].”
We should not have sexual relations with someone to whom we are not married, as many of them did. As a result, God [punished them by] causing 23,000 people to die in [only] one day.
9 ૯ જેમ તેઓમાંના કેટલાકે ખ્રિસ્તની કસોટી કરી. અને સર્પોથી નાશ પામ્યા, તેમ આપણે ઈશ્વરની કસોટી કરીએ નહિ.
We should not try to see how much we can sin without the Lord punishing us. Some of them did that, and as a result they died because [poisonous] snakes [bit them].
We should not complain [about what God does]. Some of them did that, and as a result an angel destroyed them. [So God will certainly punish us if we sin like they did].
11 ૧૧ હવે તે સર્વ તેઓના પર આવી પડ્યું તે તો આપણને સમજે તે માટે થયું; જેઓનાં પર યુગોનો અંત આવી લાગ્યો છે એવો બોધ આપણને મળે તેને સારુ તે લખવામાં આવ્યું છે. (aiōn g165)
All those things [that happened to our ancestors long ago] are examples for us. [Moses] wrote those things to warn us [who are living at this time which is near the end]. We are the people for whom God has done [the things that he decided to do in] the previous periods of time. (aiōn g165)
So [I say this to] all those who confidently [think that they will always] steadfastly continue to [believe what God said and will never disobey what he commanded]: Be careful that you [(sg)] do not sin [when you are tempted].
13 ૧૩ માણસ સહન ન કરી શકે એવું કોઈ પરીક્ષણ તમને થયું નથી. વળી ઈશ્વર વિશ્વાસુ છે, તે તમારી શક્તિ ઉપરાંત પરીક્ષણ તમારા પર આવવા દેશે નહિ; પણ તમે તે સહન કરી શકો, માટે પરીક્ષણ સાથે છૂટકાનો માર્ગ પણ રાખશે.
[Remember that] your desires to sin are the same desires that other people have. But when you are tempted to sin, you can trust God [to help you]. He will not permit you to be tempted {anything to tempt you} more than you are able to resist. Instead, when you are tempted {things tempt you}, he will also provide a way [for you] to endure it [without sinning].
So, [I say to] you people whom I love, [avoid] worshipping idols [just like you would] run away from [anything that is dangerous].
It is to people who [think that they] are wise that I write. So, you, as wise people, judge whether what I am writing [is true].
16 ૧૬ આશીર્વાદનાં જે પ્યાલા પર આપણે આશીર્વાદ માગીએ છીએ, તે શું ખ્રિસ્તનાં રક્તમાં સાથે મળીને ભાગ નથી લેતાં? આપણે જે રોટલી ભાંગીએ છીએ, તે શું ખ્રિસ્તનાં શરીરમાં સાથે મળીને ભાગ નથી લેતાં?
[During the Lord’s Supper, after we ask God to] bless (the [wine]/the [juice]) [in the] cup, we give thanks for it [and drink it]. By doing that, we certainly are [RHQ] sharing in what Christ [did for us when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died. During the Lord’s Supper, when we break] the bread [and eat it], we are certainly sharing in [MTY] what Christ [did for us when] his body [suffered for us on the cross]. [RHQ]
Because it is one loaf of bread that we [break and eat during the Lord’s Supper, it symbolizes that] we who are many are one group, because we all eat from the one loaf.
Consider [what happens when] the Israeli people [eat the food that the priests] sacrifice on the altar [outside the Temple]. They participate in [what the priests do at] [MTY] the altar. [RHQ] [Similarly, if you eat food that non-believers have offered to an idol in a temple, you are participating in their worship of the idol there].
By saying that, [I] do not mean that offering food to an idol makes it anything [more than just ordinary food [RHQ].] I do not mean that an idol is anything [more than just an idol].
20 ૨૦ ના, પણ હું કહું છું કે, વિદેશીઓ જે બલિદાન આપે છે તે તેઓ ઈશ્વરને નહિ, પણ દુષ્ટાત્માઓને આપે છે; તમે તેઓનો સંગ ના કરો, એવી મારી ઇચ્છા છે.
No! Instead, I mean that what people sacrifice [to idols], they are sacrificing to demons, not to God. So, [if you eat food that has been sacrificed to idols, you are participating in worshipping the demons that the idols represent]. And I do not want you to participate in worshipping demons!
21 ૨૧ તમે પ્રભુના પ્યાલા સાથે દુષ્ટાત્માઓનો પ્યાલો પી શકતા નથી; તેમ જ તમે પ્રભુના ભોજનની સાથે દુષ્ટાત્માઓનાં ભોજનના ભાગીદાર થઈ શકતા નથી.
When you drink the [grape juice/wine in] [MTY] the cup [at the Lord’s Supper], you cannot participate in the [blessings that] the Lord [Jesus] brought to us and at the same time drink the [wine in the] [MTY] cup that people offer to demons! When you eat at the Lord’s table, you cannot participate in the blessings the Lord provided [MTY] when he died for us and at the same time participate in the things that represent demons [by eating food that has been sacrificed to idols]
[If you participate in honoring demons in that way], you will certainly make the Lord very angry [RHQ]! (Remember that you are certainly not stronger than he is./Do you think that you are stronger than he is?) [RHQ] [Certainly not, so you will not escape his punishing you if you honor demons in that way!]
[Some people say], “[God] permits [believers to do] anything.” But [I say that] not everything that people do benefits [those who do it! Yes, some people say], “God permits [believers to do] all things.” But not everything that people do helps them to become [spiritually] mature.
No one should try to benefit [only] himself. Instead, each person should try to benefit other people [spiritually].
[This is what you should do]: Eat any [food] that is sold {that people sell} in the market. Do not ask questions [to find out if that food has been offered] {[someone offered that food]} [to idols, just] because you think it would be wrong [to eat such food].
[Remember that the Psalmist wrote], “Everything on the earth belongs to [the] Lord [God because he created it!]” [So, food that has been offered to idols belongs to the Lord, not to the idols, and you may eat it].
27 ૨૭ જો કોઈ અવિશ્વાસી તમને નિમંત્રણ આપે અને તમે જવા ઇચ્છતા હો, તો તમારી આગળ જે કંઈ પીરસવામાં આવે તે પ્રેરકબુદ્ધિની ખાતર કશી પૂછપરછ કર્યાં વિના ખાઓ.
If a non-believer invites you to a meal, go if you want to, and eat any food that is set {that [he] sets} before you. Do not ask [whether it was offered to idols, just] because you think that it would be wrong [to eat such food].
28 ૨૮ પણ જો કોઈ તમને કહે કે, તે મૂર્તિની પ્રસાદી છે, તો જેણે તે બતાવ્યું તેની ખાતર, તથા પ્રેરકબુદ્ધિની ખાતર તે ન ખાઓ.
But if someone says to you, “This is food that was sacrificed [to an idol],” do not eat it, for the sake of the person who told that to you, and also because someone there may think that it is wrong [to eat such food].
29 ૨૯ હું જે પ્રેરકબુદ્ધિ કહું છું, તે તારી પોતાની નહિ, પણ બીજી વ્યક્તિની કેમ કે બીજાની પ્રેરકબુદ્ધિથી મારી સ્વતંત્રતાનો ન્યાય કેમ થાય છે?
I do not mean that you [should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food]. What I mean is that you should be concerned about others who may think that it is wrong to eat such food. Since I know that I (am free/have the right) [to eat such food without God punishing me], no one should [RHQ] say that what I am doing is wrong just because he himself thinks that it is wrong.
30 ૩૦ જો હું આભારપૂર્વક તે ખાવામાં ભાગીદાર થાઉં, તો જેને સારુ હું આભાર માનું છું, તે વિષે મારી નિંદા કેમ કરવામાં આવે છે?
If I thank [God] for the food when I eat [food that has been offered to an idol], no one should criticize me for eating food for which I have thanked God [RHQ]!
So [I say to you in conclusion], when you eat [food], or drink [something], or do anything else, do everything in order that [people will] praise God.
Do not do anything that would hinder Jews or Greeks [from becoming believers], and do not do things that would encourage members of God’s congregations to sin.
33 ૩૩ તેઓ ઉદ્ધાર પામે માટે જેમ હું પણ સર્વ બાબતે સર્વને ખુશ રાખીને મારું પોતાનું નહિ, પણ ઘણાંનું હિત જોઉં છું, તેમ જ તમે કરો.
[Do as I do]. I try to please everyone in every way. I do this by not seeking to benefit myself. Instead, I try to benefit many others, in order that they may be saved {that [God] may save them} [from the guilt of their sins].
