1 Corintios 14

1 Chikojo ichuqꞌabꞌ chutereneꞌxik ri loqꞌanik. Xuqujeꞌ chirayij ri usipanik ri Uxlabꞌal, che ronojel ri sipanik chirayij ri qꞌalajisan tzij.

Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

2 Rumal cher ri katzijon pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik ri man re winaq taj, man kukꞌ ta ri winaq katzijon wi, xane rukꞌ ri Dios. Qas tzij man kꞌo ta jun kachꞌobꞌow ri kubꞌij, rumal cher awatal ri kubꞌij pa ri Uxlabꞌixel.

For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.

3 Are kꞌu ri kuqꞌalajisaj ri tzij ri kaya che rumal ri Dios, are kuchꞌabꞌej ri winaq jeriꞌ kuꞌtoꞌo, kuꞌtaqchiꞌj xuqujeꞌ kukubꞌisaj kikꞌuꞌx.

But the word of the prophet gives men knowledge and comfort and strength.

4 Ri kachꞌaw pa juleꞌ taq tzijobꞌal chik, kuwok ribꞌ chibꞌil ribꞌ. Are kꞌu ri kuqꞌalajisaj ri tzij ri kaya che rumal ri Dios are kuꞌwok ri winaq pa ri komontyox.

He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.

5 Kawaj in we ta iwonojel kixchꞌaw pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, xa kꞌu kurayij nukꞌux we ta ix qꞌalajisal taq tzij. Ri qꞌalajisal tzij nim uqꞌij choch ri kachꞌaw pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, xwi na kꞌu riꞌ we kakwin chuqꞌaxaxik ri tzij ri kubꞌij rech jeriꞌ ri komontyox kukꞌamawaꞌj tobꞌanik.

Now though it is my desire for you all to have the power of tongues, it would give me more pleasure to be hearing the prophet's word from you; for this is a greater thing than using tongues, if the sense is not given at the same time, for the good of the church.

6 Wachalal we ta kineꞌ chanim chiꞌsolixik kꞌa te riꞌ kixinchꞌabꞌej pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, ¿la kꞌo kutayij riꞌ chiꞌwe? Are ne katan riꞌ we kinbꞌij jun kꞌutbꞌal chiꞌwach, o jun etaꞌmanik, jun qꞌalajisan tzij o jun kꞌutuꞌn.

But, now, my brothers, if I come to you using tongues, what profit will it be to you, if I do not give you a revelation, or knowledge, or the word of the prophet, or teaching?

7 Qilampeꞌ, ri e qꞌojom jacha ri chirimiꞌy xuqujeꞌ kaxeꞌt ri kojtal kꞌam che jacha ri chirimiꞌy xuqujeꞌ ri qꞌojom ri bꞌantal che kꞌam, ¿jas kabꞌan riꞌ chi retaꞌmaxik jachin chike ri qꞌojom tajin kaqꞌojomaxik we ta mat junam kechꞌawik?

Even things without life, having a voice, such as a music-pipe or other instrument, if they do not give out different sounds, who may be certain what is being played?

8 Ri suꞌ we man qas ta qꞌalaj ri uchꞌabꞌal, ¿la aninaq kakimulij kibꞌ riꞌ ri winaq rech kebꞌe pa chꞌoꞌj?

For if the war-horn gives out an uncertain note, who will get ready for the fight?

9 Jeriꞌ kꞌut kakꞌulmataj iwukꞌ. We man kꞌyaqal ri kibꞌij, ¿la kachꞌobꞌotaj kꞌu riꞌ ri kibꞌij? Je ta ne tajin kixtzijon riꞌ rukꞌ ri kyaqiqꞌ.

So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.

10 Sibꞌalaj kꞌi tzijobꞌal kꞌo cho ri uwachulew, e kꞌo kꞌu winaq ri kechꞌobꞌowik.

There are, it may be, a number of different voices in the world, and no voice is without sense.

11 We kꞌu man kinchꞌobꞌ in ri kabꞌix chwe, la xa kꞌu in riꞌ naj kinpe wi, o are ri katzijon wukꞌ naj kape wi.

But if the sense of the voice is not clear to me, I am like a man from a strange country to him who is talking, and he will be the same to me.

12 Je xuqujeꞌ bꞌa ix ri sibꞌalaj kirayij ri sipanik rech ri Uxlabꞌixel, chixpatanij bꞌa chupam ri sipanik ri yaꞌtal chiꞌwe rech kiꞌtoꞌ ri komontyox.

So if you are desiring the things which the Spirit gives, let your minds be turned first to the things which are for the good of the church.

13 Rumal riꞌ, ri winaq ri kachꞌaw pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik chuta pa ri uchꞌawem ri sipanik rech qꞌaxan tzij, rech jeriꞌ kakwinik kuqꞌaxaj pa kitzijobꞌal winaq ri kubꞌij pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik.

For this reason, let the man who has the power of using tongues make request that he may, at the same time, be able to give the sense.

14 Rumal cher we kinbꞌan chꞌawem pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, ri wanimaꞌ xuqujeꞌ kubꞌan chꞌawem, are kꞌu ri nuchomabꞌal man kꞌo ta kuchꞌeko.

For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.

15 ¿Jas kꞌu ri rajawaxik kinbꞌano? Rajawaxik kinbꞌan chꞌawem rukꞌ ri wanimaꞌ, xuqujeꞌ rukꞌ ri nuchomabꞌal; kinbꞌixon rukꞌ ri wanimaꞌ, xuqujeꞌ rukꞌ ri nuchomabꞌal.

What then? let my prayer be from the spirit, and equally from the mind; let my song be from the spirit, and equally from mind.

16 Rumal cher we xaq pa awanimaꞌ kaqꞌijilaꞌj wi ri Dios ¿la kakwin kꞌu riꞌ kubꞌij jun winaq, ri man tijotal ta chuchꞌobꞌik we jastaq riꞌ, je laꞌ leꞌ, we man kuchꞌobꞌ ri kabꞌij?

For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying?

17 Pune sibꞌalaj utz riꞌ ri atyoxinem at che ri Dios, maj kꞌu kutayij riꞌ che jun chik.

For your giving of the blessing is certainly well done, but of no profit to the man without knowledge.

18 Kintyoxinik che ri Dios rumal kinikꞌow chiꞌwach iwonojel che tzijonem pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik.

I give praise to God that I am able to make use of tongues more than you all:

19 Pa ri komontyox kꞌut are katanik we kinkoj jobꞌ tzij ri kachꞌobꞌotajik xuqujeꞌ katobꞌan chikipixibꞌaxik ri nikꞌaj chik, cho we kinkoj lajuj mil tzij pa juleꞌ taq tzijobꞌal chik.

But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.

20 Wachalal, man je ta kixchoman akꞌalabꞌ. Je chixchoman akꞌalabꞌ chuchꞌobꞌik ri mak, pa ri ichomabꞌal kꞌut jer chixchoman riꞌjabꞌ taq winaq.

My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.

21 Pa ri taqanik tzꞌibꞌatalik: Keꞌnchꞌabꞌej na we tinimit riꞌ chi kichiꞌ e nikꞌaj winaq chik xuqujeꞌ pa juleꞌ taq tzijobꞌal chik, rumal riꞌ man kinkitata wi. Jeriꞌ kubꞌij ri Ajawxel.

In the law it is said, By men of other tongues and by strange lips will my words come to this people; and not even so will they give ear to me, says the Lord.

22 Xaq jeriꞌ ri chꞌawem pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, man jun etal taj chike ri e kojonelabꞌ, xane jun etal chike ri man e kojonelabꞌ taj. Are kꞌu ri qꞌalajisan utzij ri Dios, man jun etal taj chike ri man e kojonelabꞌ taj xane kech ri kojonelabꞌ.

For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not.

23 Xaq jeriꞌ, we konojel ri komontyox kakimulij kibꞌ xuqujeꞌ ketzijon pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, koꞌk kꞌu bꞌi nikꞌaj ri man kakichꞌobꞌ ta ri chꞌabꞌal riꞌ o man kakikoj taj, ¿la man kꞌu kakibꞌij riꞌ chi xa ix kon?

If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?

24 We kꞌu kꞌo jun ri man kukoj taj o kok ne bꞌik jun ri man kuchꞌobꞌ taj are konojel tajin kakiqꞌalajisaj tzij, riꞌ kamayijanik xuqujeꞌ kuchꞌobꞌ riꞌ chi ajmak kumal ke konojel ri e kꞌo chilaꞌ.

But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all;

25 Kaqꞌalajisax kꞌu na ronojel ri rawam pa ranimaꞌ. Kaxukꞌiꞌk kꞌu na, kuqꞌijilaꞌj ri Dios, kubꞌij: Qas tzij wi ri Dios kꞌo iwukꞌ.

The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.

26 Qachalal, ¿jas kꞌu kaqabꞌij che we riꞌ? Are kimulij iwibꞌ kuyaꞌo we chi ijujunal kꞌo jujun ibꞌix, jujun ikꞌutuꞌn, kꞌo jastaq ri kukꞌut ri Dios chiꞌwach, kixtzijon pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, xuqujeꞌ kibꞌan qꞌaxan taq tzij. Rajawaxik chi ronojel we riꞌ kabꞌanik rech jeriꞌ katoꞌik ri komontyox.

What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

27 We kabꞌan chꞌawem pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, chechꞌaw kebꞌ o oxibꞌ pa jujunal, xuqujeꞌ qꞌaxax ri kitzij rumal jun chik.

If any man makes use of a tongue, let it not be more than two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let someone give the sense:

28 We man kꞌo jun qꞌaxal tzij pa ri komontyox, mechꞌaw bꞌa pa juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik, xane xwi kichꞌabꞌej kibꞌ xuqujeꞌ kichꞌabꞌej ri Dios.

But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.

29 Ri e qꞌalajisal taq utzij ri Dios, chechꞌaw kebꞌ oxibꞌ chike, ri nikꞌaj chik kichꞌobꞌo rij pa noꞌjimal ri xbꞌixik.

And let the prophets give their words, but not more than two or three, and let the others be judges of what they say.

30 We kꞌo jun tꞌuyulik kakꞌut kꞌu jun jastaq choch rumal ri Dios, ri winaq ri tajin kachꞌawik chuya bꞌe che ri jun chik kachꞌawik.

But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet.

31 Jeriꞌ konojel chi kijujunal kakiqꞌalajisaj ri tzij ri xubꞌij ri Dios chike, rech jeriꞌ konojel kakikꞌamawaꞌj pixabꞌ xuqujeꞌ kꞌaslemal.

For you may all be prophets in turn so that all may get knowledge and comfort;

32 Ri e qꞌalajisal taq tzij are kabꞌan ke puꞌwiꞌ ri sipanik rech qꞌalajisan tzij.

And the spirits of the prophets are controlled by the prophets;

33 Rumal cher ri Dios man kubꞌan ta jun jastaq ri man kꞌo ta pa ucholajil, rumal cher ri Dios are Dios rech jaꞌmaril. Jetaq ri naqꞌatajibꞌal pa taq ri kikomontyox ri e kojonelabꞌ,

For God is not a God whose ways are without order, but a God of peace; as in all the churches of the saints.

34 man yaꞌtal ta chike ri ixoqibꞌ kechꞌawik pa ri riqoj ibꞌ pa ri komontyox. Xane kimochꞌo kibꞌ jetaq ri kubꞌij ri taqanik.

Let women keep quiet in the churches: for it is not right for them to be talking; but let them be under control, as it says in the law.

35 Ri ixoqibꞌ we kakaj kaketaꞌmaj jun jastaq, kita chike ri e kachajilal cho kachoch, rumal cher man utz taj kabꞌantajik kachꞌaw jun ixoq pa ri komontyox.

And if they have a desire for knowledge about anything, let them put questions to their husbands privately: for talking in the church puts shame on a woman.

36 ¿La iwukꞌ kꞌu ix xkꞌiy wi loq ri utzij ri Dios? ¿La xaq xwi kꞌu ix xixkꞌamawaꞌn ri tzij?

What? was it from you that the word of God went out? or did it only come in to you?

37 We kꞌo jun kunaꞌo chi qꞌalajisal tzij o kꞌo ri Uxlabꞌixel che, chuchꞌobꞌo chi we tajin kintzꞌibꞌaj chiꞌwe, utaqanik ri Dios.

If any man seems to himself to be a prophet or to have the Spirit, let him take note of the things which I am writing to you, as being the word of the Lord.

38 Are kꞌu ri man karaj taj kuchꞌobꞌ we riꞌ muchꞌobꞌ wi.

But if any man is without knowledge, let him be so.

39 Xaq jeriꞌ wachalal, chirayij ri sipanik rech qꞌalajisan tzij, xuqujeꞌ man kiqꞌatej taj ukojik ri juleꞌ taq chꞌabꞌal chik.

So then, my brothers, let it be your chief desire to be prophets; but let no one be stopped from using tongues.

40 Utz chibꞌana che ronojel ri jastaq xuqujeꞌ pa ucholajil.

Let all things be done in the right and ordered way.