Rome 13

1 Mwet nukewa enenu in akos mwet kol fin acn uh, mweyen God mukena pa sang ku nu sin mwet inge, ac wal fulat inge ma oakwuk sin God.

Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except that which is from God; and the existing authorities have been ordained of God.

2 Mwet se fin lain ku lun acn uh el lain oakwuk lun God; ac el sifacna oru in nununkeyuk el.

So the one resisting the authority, antagonizes the ordinance of God: and those antagonizing shall receive to themselves judgment.

3 Elos su oru ma wo elos tia sangeng sin mwet kol fin acn uh, a elos na su oru ma koluk. Kom fin lungse in tia sangeng sin mwet kol fulat, na oru ma wo, ac el ac fah kaksakin kom,

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Whether do you not wish to fear the authority? do the good, and you shall have praise from it:

4 mweyen el mwet kulansap lun God in akwoye kom. Tusruktu kom fin orekma koluk, fal kom in sangeng sel mweyen oasr suwohs lal in kai kom. El mwet kulansap lun God, ac el akkalemye mulat lun God nu selos su orekma koluk.

for he is the minister of God for you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for he bears not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, executing judgment unto wrath unto the one doing evil.

5 Ke sripa se inge kowos enenu in akos mwet kol fin acn uh — tia ke sripen kowos sangen ke kaiyuk lun God mukena, a mweyen kowos sifacna etu insiowos lah pa inge ma suwohs.

Therefore it is necessary to submit, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience.

6 Pa pac inge sripa se ma pwanang kowos in moli tax, mweyen mwet kol fin acn uh elos orekma nu sin God ke elos akfalye ma kunalos.

For on account of this also pay tribute; for they are the ministers of God, attending to this very thing.

7 Ke ma inge, kowos in akfalye kutena kain in tax ma oakwuk nu suwos in moli; ac akkalemye akfulat ac sunak lowos nu selos nukewa.

Give to all their dues: custom to whom custom is due; tribute to whom tribute is due; fear to whom fear is due; honor to whom honor is due.

8 Kowos in tia soemoul nu sin kutena mwet — soemoul sefanna ma oasr yuruwos pa lungse sie sin sie. El su lungse mwet ngia el akfalye Ma Sap lal Moses.

Owe no man anything, but to love one another with divine love: for the one loving another with divine love has fulfilled the law.

9 Ma sap uh fahk: “Nik kom kosro; nik kom akmas; nik kom pisrapasr; nik kom rapku” — ma inge nukewa, ac kutena ma sap saya, tukeni oan ye ma sap sefanna: “Kom fah lungse mwet tulan lom oana ke kom lungse kom sifacna.”

For, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this word, in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself with divine love.

10 Kom fin lungse sie mwet, kom ac tiana orekma koluk nu sel; ke ma inge lungse el mwe akfalye nufon ma sapkinyuk in Ma Sap uh.

Divine love works no evil to its neighbor: for divine love is the fulfilling of the law.

11 Kowos enenu in oru ouinge, mweyen kowos etu lah pacl fuka inge: pacl in ngutalik liki motul. Tuh pacl se God El ac fah molikutla fototo me in pacl inge, liki ke kut tufahna mutawauk in lulalfongi ke Jesus Christ.

And recognizing this time, that it is already the hour we should wake out of sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

12 Fong uh akuran in safla, ac len uh apkuran me. Lela kut in tila oru orekma lun lohsr uh, ac lela kut in srukak kufwen mwe mweun lun kalem.

For the night is far spent, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the works of the darkness, and let us put on the arms of the light.

13 Lela ouiyen moul lasr uh in suwohs, oana mwet su moul in kalem lun len — tia oror koluk ku sruhi, tia oru elahn kosro ku kutena lumah fohkfok, tia pac anwuk ku sok.

Let us walk circumspectly, as in the day; not with revelries and drunkenness, not with debaucheries and impurities, not in strife and envy:

14 A kowos in eis Leum Jesus Christ tuh in oana mwe loeyuk lun mweun, ac tia sifil suk in akfalyela ma kena lun ikwa.

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the lust of the flesh.