1 Korint 7
1 Alò, konsènan bagay ke nou te ekri yo, li bon pou yon nonm pa touche yon fanm.
Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Men akoz imoralite ka fèt, chak nonm dwe gen pwòp madanm li e chak fanm dwe gen pwòp mari li.
But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
3 Mari a dwe akonpli devwa li anvè madanm li, e menm jan an tou, madanm lan anvè mari li.
Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.
4 Madanm nan pa gen otorite sou pwòp kò li, men se pou mari a, e menm jan an mari a pa gen otorite sou pwòp kò li, men se pou madanm nan.
The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
5 Sispann refize youn lòt, eksepte pa akò pou yon ti tan, pou nou kapab konsakre nou nan lapriyè, e retounen ansanm ankò pou Satan pa tante nou akoz mank kontwòl tèt nou.
Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6 Men sa mwen vin di kòm yon konsesyon ak nou, men pa kòm yon lòd.
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
7 Sepandan, mwen ta pito ke tout moun te menm rete tankou mwen menm. Men chak moun gen pwòp don li ki sòti nan Bondye; pou youn se yon jan, e pou yon lòt, se yon lòt jan.
Yet I wish that all men were like me. However, each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
8 Alò mwen di a sila ki poko marye yo, e ak vèv yo, ke li ta bon pou yo si yo rete menm jan ak mwen menm.
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
9 Men si yo pa gen kontwòl pwòp tèt yo kite yo marye; paske li pi bon pou marye pase pou brile avèk pasyon.
But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 Men a sila ki marye yo, mwen bay lòd sa yo. Se pa mwen, men se Senyè a ki bay li, ke madanm nan pa dwe kite mari li
But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband
11 Men si li kite li, li dwe rete san marye, oswa rekonsilye avèk mari li. Ni mari a pa dwe divòse avèk madanm li.
(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.
12 Men a lòt yo se mwen menm ki di l, se pa Senyè a, ke si yon frè gen yon madanm ki se yon enkwayan, e li dakò viv avèk li, fòk li pa divòse avèk li.
But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
13 Epi yon fanm ki gen yon mari ki pa kwayan, e li dakò viv avèk li, li pa dwe voye mari li ale.
The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
14 Paske mari enkwayan an vin sanktifye akoz madanm li, e madanm enkwayan an vin sanktifye akoz mari li ki kwayan an, paske otreman pitit nou yo te enpi, men koulye a, yo sen.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15 Men si sila ki enkwayan an ale, kite l ale. Frè a oswa sè a pa mare nan ka sila yo, men Bondye rele nou nan lapè.
Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
16 Paske kòman ou kab konnen o madanm, si ou va sove mari ou? E kòman ou kab konnen, o mari, si ou va sove madanm ou.
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17 Sèlman jan Senyè a bay a chak moun nan, jan Bondye rele chak moun nan konsa, kite l mache. Epi se konsa ke m bay lòd nan tout legliz yo.
Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
18 Èske yon moun ki te rele pa Bondye te deja sikonsi? Li pa dwe vin ensikonsi. Èske yon moun lè l rele pa Bondye tou ensikonsi? Li pa dwe vin sikonsi.
Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
19 Sikonsizyon pa anyen, e ensikonsizyon pa anyen, men sa ki enpòtan an se kenbe kòmandman Bondye a.
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is keeping God’s commandments.
20 Chak moun dwe rete nan menm kondisyon ke li te resevwa apèl la.
Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
21 Èske nou te resevwa apèl la pandan nou te esklav? Pa enkyete nou pou sa, men si nou kapab osi vin lib, pito nou fè l.
Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
22 Paske sila ki te rele pa Senyè a pandan li te esklav la, se moun lib a Senyè a; menm jan an sila ki te rele pandan li te lib la, se esklav a Kris la.
For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord’s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Messiah’s bondservant.
23 Nou te achte a yon pri; pa devni esklav a lèzòm.
You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
24 Frè m yo chak moun dwe rete avèk Bondye nan menm eta ke li te resevwa apèl la.
Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.
25 Alò konsènan vyèj yo, mwen pa gen okenn lòd Senyè a, men mwen bay yon refleksyon kòm yon moun ki pa mizerikòd Senyè a dign de konfyans.
Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgement as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
26 Mwen kwè ke li bon nan sikonstans boulvès nan tan kounye a pou yon nonm ta rete jan li ye a.
Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, it’s good for a man to remain as he is.
27 Èske ou mare ak yon madanm? Pa chache vin lib. Èske ou lib de yon madanm? Pa chache yon madanm.
Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.
28 Men si nou marye, nou pa peche. E si yon vyèj marye, li pa peche. Men deja moun sa yo va gen pwoblèm nan vi sa a, e m ap eseye epagne nou.
But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.
29 Men mwen di sa, frè m yo, tan an ap vin kout. Depi koulye a, sila ki gen madanm yo ta dwe tankou yo pa t genyen;
But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
30 epi sila ki kriye yo, tankou yo pa t kriye; sila ki rejwi yo, tankou yo pa t rejwi, e sila ki achte yo, tankou yo pa t posede anyen;
and those who weep, as though they didn’t weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn’t rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn’t possess;
31 epi sila ki itilize mond lan, tankou yo pa t itilize li anpil. Paske fòm mond sa a ap disparèt.
and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.
32 Men mwen vle nou libere de sousi sa a. Yon nonm ki pa marye sousye sèlman de zafè a Senyè a, de jan li kapab fè l kontan,
But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
33 men yon nonm ki marye sousye de zafè a mond lan, de jan li kapab fè madanm li plezi.
but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
34 Konsa, enterè li divize. Fanm ki pa marye a ak vyèj la, sousye de zafè a Senyè a, pou li kapab sen ni nan kò, ni nan lespri; men sila ki marye a sousye de zafè a mond lan, de jan li kapab fè mari li plezi.
There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.
35 Mwen di sa pou pwòp benefis pa nou; se pa pou jennen nou, men pou ankouraje sa ki bon, e pou vin gen yon angajman san distraksyon anvè Senyè a.
This I say for your own benefit, not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
36 Men si yon moun panse ke l ap aji yon jan ki pa dign anvè pitit fi vyèj li, si li vin gen laj ase, e si sa dwe fèt, kite li fè sa li pito. Li pa peche. Kite li marye.
But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately towards his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn’t sin. Let them marry.
37 Men sila a ki kanpe fèm nan kè li, san ke li pa anba kontrent, men gen otorite sou pwòp volonte l, e ki deside sa nan pwòp kè l, pou konsève pwòp pitit fi vyèj pa li a, li va fè byen.
But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no urgency, but has power over his own will, and has determined in his own heart to keep his own virgin, does well.
38 Konsa, sila ki bay pwòp pitit fi li a nan maryaj ap fè byen, e sila ki pa bay li nan maryaj la ap fè mye.
So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
39 Yon madanm mare selon lalwa a, ak mari li toutotan ke li vivan. Men si mari li mouri, li lib pou marye avèk sila ke li pito, men sèlman nan Senyè a.
A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
40 Men nan refleksyon pa m, l ap pi kontan si li rete jan li ye a. E mwen panse osi ke m gen Lespri Bondye a avè m.
But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgement, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.
