Pāvilavēstulē Romiešiem 7
1 Jeb vai jūs nezināt, brāļi (jo es runāju ar tiem, kas bauslību zin), ka bauslība valda pār cilvēku, kamēr tas dzīvo?
My fellow believers, you know about laws. So you certainly know (OR, I want you to remember) that people have to obey laws [PRS] [only] while [they are] alive. [RHQ]
2 Jo laulāta sieva caur bauslību ir piesieta pie vīra, kamēr tas dzīvs; bet kad vīrs miris, tad viņa ir atsvabināta no tā vīra bauslības.
For example, a woman is required by the law {the law requires a woman} [to obey and be faithful to her husband] as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, she is freed [from having to] {[no longer has to]} [obey] the law about [remaining married to] her husband.
3 Tad nu viņa taps saukta laulības pārkāpēja, kad viņa, kamēr vīrs dzīvs, pie cita vīra turas; bet ja vīrs miris, tad viņa ir svabada no tās bauslības, tā ka viņa nav vis laulības pārkāpēja, kad viņa iet pie cita vīra.
Therefore, a woman will be called {people will call a woman} an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she no longer [has to obey] that law. Then she will not be an adulteress if she marries another man.
4 Tā, mani brāļi, arī jūs bauslībai esat nonāvēti caur Kristus miesu, ka jums būs turēties pie cita, pie Tā, kas no miroņiem ir uzmodināts, lai Dievam augļus nesam.
Likewise, my fellow believers, [just like people are free from having to obey any law after they die] [MET], you [and I] have been freed {[God] has freed you [and me]} from having [to obey] all the Jewish rituals and laws [MET]. [That is because it is as though] we died with Christ [when he was crucified]. Now you [and I] belong to someone else [MET], [like a woman who marries again after her husband dies belongs to another man]. Specifically, you [and I] belong to [Christ], who has come back to life {whom [God] has caused to live again after he died}, in order that we may live righteously [IDM] to [honor] God.
5 Jo kad mēs miesā bijām, tad grēku kārības caur bauslību mūsu locekļos bija spēcīgas, nāvei augļus nest.
When our self-directed nature [controlled] us, desires [that led us to] sin were acting in our bodies. [Those desires were increased because of our knowing God’s] laws [PRS]. As a result [we did evil things] [IDM] [that] caused us to be separated from God.
6 Bet tagad mēs no tās bauslības, kur tapām turēti, esam atsvabināti un tai nomiruši, tā ka mēs kalpojam atjaunotā garā un ne vecā raksta būšanā.
But now we are freed {free} from [having to obey all the Jewish] rituals— [it is as though] we have died. The result is that now we are not controlled by those rituals {those rituals do not control us now}. So we serve God, not by [having to obey] those rituals, which is the old way, but in the new way, as [God’s] Spirit [helps us to serve him].
7 Ko nu lai sakām? Vai bauslība ir grēks? Nemaz ne! Bet grēku es nepazinu kā vien caur bauslību. Jo iekārošanu es nezinātu, ja bauslība nesacītu: tev nebūs iekāroties.
[Someone might object], saying, “(The laws [that God gave Moses] must be evil [if our sinful desires] are increased because of our knowing those laws. [MTY]/Are not the laws [that God gave Moses] evil [if they stir up our sinful desires]?)” [MTY, RHQ] [I would reply] that they certainly are not [evil, even though our sinful desires are increased]. What I would reply is that I, [for example], realized that [what I was doing] was sinful only because [of what is written] {[Moses wrote]} [in] those laws. For example, I realized that coveting [is sinful] only because he wrote in those laws [PRS], “You must not covet.”
8 Bet grēks, caur bausli pamodināts, cēla iekš manis visādu iekārošanu. Jo bez bauslības grēks ir nedzīvs.
And because of what that commandment [stated], my sinful [desire to have things that belong to others] [PRS] caused me to covet in many ways. [Our desire to] sin is not stimulated [MET] when there is no law [that prohibits our doing sinful things].
9 Un es citkārt dzīvoju bez bauslības, bet kad bauslis nāca, tad grēks palika dzīvs.
Formerly, when I did not [know] what God’s laws [required], I used to live [without worrying about what I was doing]. But when I [became aware that God] commanded, [“You must not covet],” I suddenly realized [PRS] that I was sinning,
10 Bet es nomiru, un atradās, ka tas bauslis man uz nāvi izdevās, kas man bija dots uz dzīvību.
and [I realized that] I was separated from God. The laws that [I thought would enable me to] live [eternally as a result of my obeying them] caused me [to realize that] I was separated from God!
11 Jo grēks caur bausli pamodināts mani ir pievīlis un caur to pašu nokāvis.
[My desire to] sin found a way [PRS] to deceive me [by making me think wrongly that] I could keep [on sinning and at the same time obey] those laws [enough so that I would live eternally], and [thus it] caused me to be separated from God [PRS].
12 Tad jau bauslība gan ir svēta, un bauslis gan ir svēts un taisns un labs.
So [we conclude that] the laws [that God gave to Moses] are holy. What God commanded [about not coveting, along with all the other things that he commanded], is also holy, and it is just and good.
13 Vai tad tas, kas ir labs, man palicis par nāvi? Nemaz ne! Bet grēks, - lai tas parādītos kā grēks, kas caur to, kas labs, man padara nāvi, lai grēks paliktu pārlieku grēcīgs caur bausli.
So, [if someone were to object] saying, “[The laws that God gave Moses], which are good, (resulted in my being separated from God!/did they result in my being separated from God?) [RHQ]” [I would reply], “Certainly they did not [do that]!” But instead, those [laws], which are good, stimulated [my desire to] sin. I knew that the result was that I was separated from God. And also, because I [learned what God had] commanded, [I knew that] what I was doing was [truly] sinful.
14 Jo mēs zinām, ka bauslība ir garīga; bet es esmu miesīgs, pārdots apakš grēka.
We know that the laws [that God gave Moses came from God’s] Spirit. But as for me, I am [influenced by my] self-directed nature. [It is as though] I have been forced to become a slave of [my desire to] sin [MET].
15 Jo es nezinu, ko es daru; jo to es nedaru, ko gribu; bet ko es ienīstu, to es daru.
The things that I do, I [often] [HYP] do not understand. That is, [sometimes] [HYP] it is [the good things] that I want [to do] that I do not do. [And sometimes] [HYP] it is the [evil] things that I detest that I do.
16 Bet ja es daru, ko negribu, tad es apliecināju, bauslību esam labu.
Since I [do] the [evil] things that I do not want [to] do, I agree that the laws [of God] are good.
17 Bet tagad es vairs to nedaru, bet tas grēks, kas iekš manis mīt.
So, it is not that I do [evil things because I wish to do them]. Instead, [what happens is that] I do sinful things because the desire to sin [causes me to do them]. The [desire to] sin (is within/permeates) me [PRS].
18 Jo es zinu, ka iekš manis (tas ir manā miesā) labums nemīt; jo gribēt gan gribu labu darīt, bet spēt nespēju.
I know that my self-directed nature will not [let me] [PRS] [do] anything that is good. I know this because I want [to do what is good], but I do not do what is good.
19 Jo to labu, ko gribu, es nedaru; bet to ļaunu, ko negribu, to es daru.
I do not do the good things that I want to do. Instead, it is evil things that I do not want to do that I do.
20 Bet ja es to daru, ko negribu, tad es to vairs nedaru, bet tas grēks, kas iekš manis mīt.
Because I do [evil things] that I do not want to do, it is not that I do [evil things because I want to]. Instead, [I do them because] my self-directed nature, which permeates me [PRS], [causes me to do them].
21 Tad nu šo likumu atrodu, ka man gribot to labu darīt ļaunums pielīp.
I find, then, that what always happens is that when I want to do what is good, there is an evil [desire] present within me that [PRS] [prevents me from doing good].
22 Jo man ir labs prāts pie Dieva bauslības pēc tā iekšējā cilvēka.
With my new inner nature I like the laws of God very much.
23 Bet es redzu citu bauslību savos locekļos pret mana prāta bauslību karojam un mani gūstītu novedam apakš grēka bauslības, kas ir manos locekļos.
Nevertheless, I sense that there is a different force that is in (my body/me) [PRS, SYN]. It is opposed to what with my mind [I desire to do] [MET], and it puts me inescapably under the control of [MET] the sinful [desires] that I have [SYN].
24 Es nabaga cilvēks, kas mani izraus no šīs nāves miesas.
[When I consider this], I [feel that I] am a very wretched person. I want someone to set me free from the control of what my body [desires], in order that I might not be separated from God. [RHQ] [I also think that what I have experienced is the same as what all believers experience].
25 Es Dievam pateicos caur Jēzu Kristu, mūsu Kungu. Tad nu es pats ar savu prātu kalpoju Dieva bauslībai, bet ar savu miesu grēka bauslībai.
I thank God that it is by Jesus Christ our Lord [that we can be free from the control of what our bodies desire]. So, [with our minds, you and] I on the one hand want to obey God’s laws. [But also], [you and] I [often let] our sinful [desires control us] because of our self-directed nature.
