Pāvilavēstulē Romiešiem 13
1 Ikviens lai ir paklausīgs tām valdīšanām, kam tā vara; jo nekādas valdīšanas nav kā vien no Dieva, un kur valdīšanas ir, tur tās no Dieva ir ieceltas.
Every [believer] must be subject to the authorities. [Remember that] God is the only one [who gives officials their] authority. Furthermore, those officials that exist are ones who have been appointed by God {God has appointed}.
2 Tad nu, kas valdīšanai turas pretī, tas turas pretī Dieva likumam. Bet kas pretī turas, tie dabūs savu sodu.
So whoever resists the officials is resisting what God has established. Furthermore, those who resist officials will bring on themselves [from the officials] the punishment [that God considers fitting].
3 Jo valdnieki nav bijājami labiem darbiem, bet ļauniem; ja tu negribi no valdīšanas bīties, tad dari labu, tad tev būs teikšana no viņas.
What rulers [do] is not [to cause people who] do good deeds to be afraid. Instead, [what they do is to cause people who do] evil to be afraid. So, if any of you [RHQ] wants to be unafraid of officials, do what is good! [If you(sg) do good], they will commend you [instead of punishing you!]
4 Jo tā ir Dieva kalpone tev par labu; bet ja tu ļaunu dari, tad bīsties, jo tā zobenu nenes velti, jo tā ir Dieva kalpone, atriebēja ļaundarītājam par sodību.
It is in order to serve God [by doing their work that every official exists], in order that they may benefit each of you. If any of you does what is evil, you [(sg) will rightfully have reason to] be afraid, because the authority that they have to punish people [MTY] is very real [LIT]! The officials exist to serve God. That is, they act as God’s agents as they punish those who do evil.
5 Tāpēc vajag paklausīt ne vien sodības dēļ bet arī zināmas sirds dēļ.
So, it is necessary for you [(pl)] to be subject [to officials], not only because they will punish you [MTY] [if you disobey them], but also because you know [that you should be subject to them]
6 Tāpēc dodat arī meslus. Jo tie ir Dieva sulaiņi, šo savu amatu kopdami.
It is for this reason that you also pay taxes, because the officials are ones who serve God as they continually do their work.
7 Tad nu dodiet ikvienam, kas tam nākas: meslus, kam mesli nākas; muitu, kam muita nākas; bijāšanu, kam bijāšana nākas; godu, kam gods nākas.
Give to all [the officials] what you are supposed to give to them! Pay taxes to [those who require that you pay taxes]. Pay duties [on goods to those who require that you pay those] duties. Respect [those who ought to] be respected. Honor [those who ought to] be honored.
8 Neesiet nevienam neko parādā, kā vien, ka jūs cits citu mīlat; jo kas otru mīl, tas bauslību ir piepildījis.
Pay all of your debts [when you are supposed to pay them]. The only thing [that is like] a debt that [you] should never stop paying is to love one another. Whoever loves others has fulfilled all that [God requires in] his laws.
9 Jo tas bauslis: tev nebūs laulību pārkāpt, tev nebūs nokaut, tev nebūs zagt, tev nebūs nepatiesu liecību dot, tev nebūs iekārot, un ja vēl ir cits bauslis, tas šinī vārdā top saņemts, proti tanī: tev būs savu tuvāko mīlēt kā sevi pašu.
[There are many things that God] commanded [in his laws, such as] do not commit adultery, do not murder [anyone], do not steal, and do not desire anything that belongs to someone else. But the command by which they are all summed up {that includes them all} is this: Each of you must love the people with whom you come in contact, just like you [(sg)] love yourself.
10 Mīlestība tuvākam ļauna nedara; tad nu mīlestība ir bauslības piepildīšana.
If you love people with whom you come in contact [PRS], you will not do any evil to them [LIT]. So, whoever loves [others] fulfills all that [God’s] laws [require].
11 Un to dariet, zinādami to laiku, ka tagad mums ir tā stunda celties no miega; jo tagad mūsu pestīšana ir tuvāka, nekā kad mēs palikām ticīgi.
[Do] what I have just told you, especially since you know [the significance of] the time [in which we are living. You know that it is] time for you to be [fully alert and active] [MET], [like people who have] awakened from sleeping [MET], because [the time when Christ will finally] deliver us [from this world’s pain/sin and sorrow] is near. That time (is closer than/was not so close) when we first believed [in Christ].
12 Nakts ir pagājusi un diena tuvu nākusi, tad lai noliekam tumsības darbus un lai apvelkam gaismas ieročus.
[Our time to live in this world] [MTY] [is almost ended] [MET], [like] a night that is nearly ended. The time [when Christ will return] [MTY] is near. So we must quit doing wicked deeds [MET] [such as people do] in the darkness, and [we must be doing the things that will help us resist Satan/evil] [MET], [as soldiers who] put on their armor in the daytime [get ready to resist their enemies].
13 Lai tā kā dienā godīgi staigājam, ne rīšanā un plītēšanā, ne izvirtībā un nešķīstībā, ne bāršanā un ienaidībā.
We must behave properly, as though the time [when Christ will return] [MTY] [were already here]. We must not participate in drunken carousing [HEN]. We must not commit any kind of sexual immorality [MTY, DOU]. We must not quarrel. We must not be jealous [of other people].
14 Bet apvelciet To Kungu Jēzu Kristu un nekopiet miesu uz kārībām.
On the contrary, you/we should [be like] the Lord Jesus Christ [so that others will see that we belong to him], just as [people] put on [special clothes so that others will see what group they belong to] [MET]. You/We should stop thinking about [doing the things that your/our] self-directed nature desires.
