Corinthios I 11
1 imitatores mei estote sicut et ego Christi
[Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
2 laudo autem vos fratres quod omnia mei memores estis et sicut tradidi vobis praecepta mea tenetis
I praise you because you remember all the things [that I taught you] and because you follow the instructions that I gave you. You have done just like I told you to do.
3 volo autem vos scire quod omnis viri caput Christus est caput autem mulieris vir caput vero Christi Deus
[Now], I want you to know that the one who has authority over [MTY] every man is Christ, and the ones who have authority over women are men (OR, their husbands), and the one who has authority over Christ is God.
4 omnis vir orans aut prophetans velato capite deturpat caput suum
[So] if any man [wears a covering over] his head when he prays or speaks a message God gave him, he disgraces himself [SYN].
5 omnis autem mulier orans aut prophetans non velato capite deturpat caput suum unum est enim atque si decalvetur
Also, if any woman does not wear a covering over her head when she prays or speaks a message that God gave her, she disgraces herself (OR, she dishonors her husband). That would be acting like [SIM] [women who are ashamed because] their heads have been shaved.
6 nam si non velatur mulier et tondeatur si vero turpe est mulieri tonderi aut decalvari velet caput suum
So, if women do not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], they should let someone shave their heads [so that they will be ashamed]. But since women are ashamed if someone cuts their hair [short] or shaves off their hair, they should wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them].
7 vir quidem non debet velare caput quoniam imago et gloria est Dei mulier autem gloria viri est
Men should not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
8 non enim vir ex muliere est sed mulier ex viro
[Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that] because [God] did not make [the first] man, [Adam], from the [first] woman, [Eve]. Instead, he made that woman [from a bone that he took] from the man.
9 etenim non est creatus vir propter mulierem sed mulier propter virum
Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
10 ideo debet mulier potestatem habere supra caput propter angelos
For that reason, women should wear something [to cover] their heads [as a symbol of their being under their husbands’] [MTY] authority. They should also [cover their heads] so that the angels [will see that and rejoice].
11 verumtamen neque vir sine muliere neque mulier sine viro in Domino
However, remember that [even though God created the first] woman from [the first] man, all other men [have been born] from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, [including men and women], come from God.
12 nam sicut mulier de viro ita et vir per mulierem omnia autem ex Deo
13 vos ipsi iudicate decet mulierem non velatam orare Deum
Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
14 nec ipsa natura docet vos quod vir quidem si comam nutriat ignominia est illi
(Everyone senses that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair./Doesn’t everyone sense that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair?) [RHQ]
15 mulier vero si comam nutriat gloria est illi quoniam capilli pro velamine ei dati sunt
But it is very delightful if women have long hair, because [God] gave them long hair to be like a [beautiful] covering [for their heads].
16 si quis autem videtur contentiosus esse nos talem consuetudinem non habemus neque ecclesiae Dei
But whoever wants to argue [with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that] we [apostles] do not [permit] any other custom, and the [other] congregations of God do not have any other custom.
17 hoc autem praecipio non laudans quod non in melius sed in deterius convenitis
Now I want to tell you [about some other things]. I do not praise you about them, because whenever you believers meet together, good [things do not happen]. Instead, bad things [happen].
18 primum quidem convenientibus vobis in ecclesia audio scissuras esse et ex parte credo
First of all, people have told me that when you gather together as a group [to worship God], you divide into groups [that are hostile to each other]. To some extent I believe that is true.
19 nam oportet et hereses esse ut et qui probati sunt manifesti fiant in vobis
It seems that you must divide into [groups that despise each other] in order that it might be clear/evident which people among you [God] approves of!
20 convenientibus ergo vobis in unum iam non est dominicam cenam manducare
When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
21 unusquisque enim suam cenam praesumit ad manducandum et alius quidem esurit alius autem ebrius est
But [what happens when] you eat is that each person eats his own meal before [he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else]. As a result, [when the meal is over], some people are [still] hungry and others are drunk! [So it is not a meal that honors the Lord].
22 numquid domos non habetis ad manducandum et bibendum aut ecclesiam Dei contemnitis et confunditis eos qui non habent quid dicam vobis laudo vos in hoc non laudo
([You act as though] you do not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]!/Do you not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]?) [RHQ] Do you not realize [RHQ] [that by acting selfishly in this way], it is God’s people whom you are despising, and it is the poor people [in your group] whom you are treating as though they were not important? What shall I say to you about that [RHQ]? Do [you expect] me to praise you [about what you do] [RHQ]? I certainly will not praise you!
23 ego enim accepi a Domino quod et tradidi vobis quoniam Dominus Iesus in qua nocte tradebatur accepit panem
The Lord taught me these things that I also taught you: During the night that Jesus was betrayed {[Judas] enabled [the enemies of] the Lord Jesus to seize him}, he took some bread.
24 et gratias agens fregit et dixit hoc est corpus meum pro vobis hoc facite in meam commemorationem
After he thanked God for it, he broke it into pieces. [Then he gave it to his disciples] and said, “This bread [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my body, that [I am about to sacrifice] for you. Eat bread in this [way again and again] to remember my [offering myself as a sacrifice for you].”
25 similiter et calicem postquam cenavit dicens hic calix novum testamentum est in meo sanguine hoc facite quotienscumque bibetis in meam commemorationem
Similarly, after they ate their meal, he took a cup [MTY] [of wine]. He [thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples], saying, “[The wine in] [MTY] this cup [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my blood [that will flow from my body] ([to put into effect/to establish]) the new agreement [that God is making with people]. Whenever you drink wine in this way, do it to remember that [my blood flowed for you].”
26 quotienscumque enim manducabitis panem hunc et calicem bibetis mortem Domini adnuntiatis donec veniat
[Remember that] until the Lord [Jesus] returns [to the earth], whenever you eat the [bread that represents his body] and drink the wine [MTY] [that represents his blood], you are telling other people that he died [for you].
27 itaque quicumque manducaverit panem vel biberit calicem Domini indigne reus erit corporis et sanguinis Domini
So, those who eat that bread and drink that wine [MTY] in a way that is not proper [for those who belong to the Lord] are guilty of [acting in a way that is contrary to what] our [Lord intended when he offered] his body [as a sacrifice] and his blood [flowed when he died].
28 probet autem se ipsum homo et sic de pane illo edat et de calice bibat
Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
29 qui enim manducat et bibit indigne iudicium sibi manducat et bibit non diiudicans corpus
because if anyone eats [the bread that represents Christ’s body] and drinks [the wine that represents his blood] without recognizing that all God’s [people should be united, God will] punish him [for doing that].
30 ideo inter vos multi infirmes et inbecilles et dormiunt multi
Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of [the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine].
31 quod si nosmet ipsos diiudicaremus non utique iudicaremur
If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
32 dum iudicamur autem a Domino corripimur ut non cum hoc mundo damnemur
But when the Lord judges [and punishes] us [for acting wrongly], he disciplines us [to correct us], in order that he will not [need to] punish us when he punishes [the people who do not trust in Christ] [MTY].
33 itaque fratres mei cum convenitis ad manducandum invicem expectate
So, my fellow believers, when you gather together to eat [food to remember the Lord’s dying for you], wait until everyone [has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food].
34 si quis esurit domi manducet ut non in iudicium conveniatis cetera autem cum venero disponam
Those who are so hungry [that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived] should eat in their own homes [first], in order that when you gather together God will not judge [and punish them for] ([being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about]) [others]. And when I come [to Corinth] I will give you instructions about other matters [concerning the Lord’s Supper].
