Romana 13
1 Aoka ny olona rehetra samy hanaiky ny fahefana lehibe. Fa tsy misy fahefana afa-tsy izay avy amin’ Andriamanitra; fa izay misy dia voatendrin’ Andriamanitra.
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
2 Koa izay manohitra ny fahefana dia manohitra ny voatendrin’ Andriamanitra; ary izay manohitra dia hahazo fahamelohana.
Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
3 Fa ny mpanapaka dia tsy mba tahotry ny manao tsara, fa ny manao ratsy ihany. Ary ny tsy hatahotra ny fahefana va no tianao? Ataovy ary izay tsara, dia hahazo dera avy aminy ianao;
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
4 fa mpanompon’ Andriamanitra izy hahatsara anao. Fa raha ratsy kosa no nataonao, dia matahora’ fa tsy entiny foana tsy akory ny sabatra; fa mpanompon’ Andriamanitra izy, dia mpamaly handatsaka fahatezerana amin’ izay manao ratsy.
For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
5 Koa tsy maintsy manaiky ny olona, nefa tsy noho ny fahatezerana ihany, fa noho ny fieritreretana koa.
Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
6 Fa noho izany no andoavanareo vola hetra; fa mpanompon’ Andriamanitra mitandrina izany zavatra izany indrindra ireny.
This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
7 Mandoava amin’ izy rehetra izay tokony ho azy avy: vola hetra ho an’ izay tokony handoavan-ketra, fadin-tseranana ho an’ izay tokony handoavana fadin-tseranana’ tahotra ho an’ izay tokony hatahorana, haja ho an’ izay tokony hohajaina.
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
8 Aza avela hisy tsy voaloa na amin’ iza na amin’ iza, afa-tsy ny fifankatiavanareo ihany; fa izay tia ny namany dia efa nahatanteraka ny lalàna.
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 Fa ny hoe: Aza mijangajanga, aza mamono olona, aza mangalatra, aza mitsiriritra zavatr’ olona, mbamin’ izay didy hafa rehetra, dia samy efa ao anatin’ izao teny izao hoe: Tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao.
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Ny fitiavana tsy manisy ratsy ny namana; koa dia ny fitiavana no fahatanterahana ny lalàna.
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
11 Ary tokony hanao izany indrindra isika, satria fantatsika ny andro, fa ankehitriny izao dia ora tokony hifohazanareo amin’ ny fahatoriana; fa ankehitriny ny famonjena antsika dia akaiky noho ny tamin’ ny andro vao ninoantsika.
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
12 Efa ho lasa ny alina, ka efa mby akaiky kokoa ny andro, koa aoka hariantsika ny asan’ ny maizina ka hitafiantsika ny fiadian’ ny mazava.
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13 Aoka isika hitondra tena tsara toy ny amin’ ny andro; tsy amin’ ny filalaovan-dratsy, na amin’ ny fahamamoana, tsy amin’ ny fijangajangana, na amin’ ny fijejojejoana, tsy amin’ ny fifandirana, na amin’ ny fialonana.
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
14 Fa itafio Jesosy Kristy Tompo, ary aza miahy ny amin’ ny nofo hahatanteraka ny filany.
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
