Pāvila 1. Vēstule Korintiešiem 6
1 Ja kam no jums kāda sūdzība ir pret citu kādu, kā tas gan drīkst tiesāties priekš tiem netaisniem un ne priekš tiem svētiem?
[Now another matter]: When any of you [believers] accuses another believer about some matter, he takes that matter to judges who are not believers, [for them to decide the case], instead of asking God’s people [to decide it]. (That is disgusting!/Why do you do that?) [RHQ]
2 Vai jūs nezināt, ka tie svētie pasauli tiesās; un ja caur jums pasaule kļūst tiesāta, vai tad jūs esat necienīgi, tās mazākās lietas tiesāt?
[I want] you to know that [we who are] God’s people will [some day] judge those who are unbelievers. [RHQ] So, since you will be judging unbelievers, you certainly are capable of judging between [believers who disagree on] small matters! [RHQ]
3 Vai nezināt, ka mēs tiesāsim eņģeļus? Kā ne jo vairāk laicīgas lietas?
(You should keep in mind that we will even judge angels!/Do you not know that we will even judge angels?) [RHQ] So we certainly should be able to judge about [matters that relate to how we] conduct our lives here on earth!
4 Kad nu jums par laicīgām lietām jātiesājas; kas draudzē necienīti, tādus jūs ieceļat.
Therefore, when you [believers] have a dispute, you should certainly not choose as judges [to decide your case] people whom the congregation cannot respect [because those judges are not believers]! [RHQ]
5 Es to saku jums par kaunu. Vai tad jūsu starpā nav neviena gudra, neviena, kas varētu tiesu spriest starp saviem brāļiem?
I am saying this to make you ashamed. Surely there is someone among you who is wise enough to judge disputes between believers! [RHQ]
6 Bet brālis iet ar brāli tiesāties, un tad vēl pie neticīgiem!
But instead, some believers [among you] accuse other believers in a legal court. And what is worse, you let the cases be judged by unbelievers {unbelievers judge the cases}!
7 Jo tā jau ir vaina pie jums, ka jūs pavisam(vispār) savā starpā tiesājaties; kādēļ jūs labāk neciešat netaisnību? Kādēļ jūs labāk neciešat pārestību?
The fact that you have any lawsuits among you [shows that] you have completely failed [as Christians] (OR, [allowed Satan to] defeat you). You should [allow other believers] to wrong you [without taking them to court!]! [RHQ] You should not accuse them when [they] cheat you! [RHQ]
8 Bet jūs dariet netaisnību un dariet pāri, un to vēl brāļiem.
But [what is happening is that] some of you are cheating others and doing wrong to them. [That is bad]. But you are doing that to fellow believers, [and that is worse]!
9 Vai nezināt, ka netaisnie Dieva valstību neiemantos? Nepieviļaties! Ne maucinieki, ne elkadievīgie, ne laulības pārkāpēji, ne malaki, ne tie, kas pie vīriem guļ,
(You should keep in mind that wicked people will not become [members of] the group over whom God will rule./Do you not know that wicked people will not become [members of] the group over whom God will rule?) [RHQ] Do not be deceived {Do not deceive yourselves} [by thinking wrongly about these matters]. People who are sexually immoral, or who worship idols, or who (commit adultery/have sex with someone to whom they are not married), or who happily allow others to commit homosexual acts with them, or who take the initiative in committing homosexual acts,
10 Ne zagļi, ne plēsēji, ne dzērāji, ne zaimotāji, ne laupītāji Dieva valstību neiemantos.
or who are thieves, or who desire and forcefully seize things that belong to others, or who are drunkards, or who slander others, or who are swindlers, will not enter the place where God rules.
11 Un kādi no jums bija tādi; bet jūs esat nomazgāti, bet jūs esat svēti darīti, bet jūs esat taisnoti iekš Tā Kunga Jēzus vārda un iekš mūsu Dieva Gara.
Some of you previously did things like that. But [God] has freed/cleansed you [MET] [from your sinful behavior]. [He] has set you apart for himself. [He] has erased the record of your sins [because you trusted] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus Christ and because of what the Spirit of our God [has done for you].
12 Viss man ir brīv, bet ne viss der. Viss man ir brīv, bet nekam es nepadošos.
[Some of you may say], “God allows us to do anything [that he does not forbid].” But [I would reply], “[That is true], but not everything that God permits us to do helps us.” [Yes, as some of you say], God permits us to do anything [that he does not forbid]. But as for me, I will not let anything make me [its slave; that is, I will not do anything that will gain control over me in such a way that I will not be able to stop doing it].
13 Barība vēderam, un vēders barībai, bet Dievs iznīcinās gan šo, gan to; bet miesa nav maucībai, bet Tam Kungam, un Tas Kungs miesai.
[Some of you may also say], “Food is just for [us to put in] the stomach, and the stomach is just for [us to put] food [in]. And since God will do away with food and stomachs [when he gives us our new bodies, what we do with our bodies sexually does not affect us any more than eating food does.” But what you have concluded is wrong, because] the Lord does not [want us to use] our bodies to do sexually immoral things. Instead, the Lord [wants us to use our bodies in ways that please him]. Also, the Lord [wants us to do what is good] for our bodies.
14 Bet Dievs ir To Kungu uzmodinājis un arī mūs uzmodinās caur Savu spēku.
God, by his power, caused the Lord [Jesus] to live again after he died, and he will cause us to live again after we die, [which shows that he is very concerned about our bodies].
15 Vai nezināt, ka jūsu miesas ir Kristus locekļi? Vai tad es ņemtu Kristus locekļus un darītu par maukas locekļiem? Nemūžam.
You should keep in mind that your bodies belong to Christ. [RHQ] So, should I [or any other believer] [RHQ] take our body, which belongs to Christ, and join it [sexually] to a prostitute? No, certainly not!
16 Jeb vai nezināt, ka tas, kas maukai pieķeras, ir viena miesa ar to? Jo viņš saka: tie divi būs viena miesa.
When a man has sexual relations [EUP] with a prostitute, [it is as though] their two bodies become one body. (You should never forget that!/Do you not know that?) [RHQ] What [Moses] wrote [about people who join together sexually is], “The two of them will become [as though they are] one body.”
17 Bet kas Tam Kungam pieķeras, tas ir viens gars ar To.
But anyone who is united {who joins himself} to the Lord becomes one with him spiritually.
18 Bēgat no maucības! Visi grēki, ko cilvēks dara, ir ārpus miesas; bet kas maucību dara, tas grēko pie savas paša miesas.
Always (run away from/avoid) committing sexually immoral acts. Other sins that people commit do not affect their bodies, but those who commit sexually immoral acts sin against their own bodies.
19 Jeb vai nezināt, ka jūsu miesa ir Tā Svētā Gara dzīvoklis, kas ir iekš jums, ko jūs no Dieva esat dabūjuši, un jūs nepiederat sev pašiem?
(Keep in mind that your bodies are [like] [MET] temples of the Holy Spirit./Do you not know that your bodies are [like] [MET] temples of the Holy Spirit?) [RHQ] The Spirit, whom God gave you, lives within you. You do not belong to yourselves. You belong to God,
20 Jo jūs esat dārgi atpirkti. Tad nu godiniet Dievu savā miesā un savā garā, kas pieder Dievam.
[because when his Son died for you it was as though] [MET] [God] paid a price for you. So honor God by [how you use] your bodies!
