१ कोरिन्थी 10

1 भाइहरू हो, तिमीहरूले यो जान भनी म चाहन्छु, कि हाम्रा पिता पुर्खाहरू सबै बादलमुनि थिए र सबै समुद्रको बिचबाट भएर गए ।

My fellow believers, I want to remind you about our(exc) [Jewish] ancestors. They were all under the cloud [by which God miraculously led them and protected them when they left Egypt with Moses]. All those ancestors crossed the [Red] Sea [after God miraculously made the water separate so that they could walk through it].

2 सबैले बादल र समुद्रमा मोशामा बप्‍तिस्मा पाएका थिए,

God caused all of them to begin to live under the authority of [MTY] Moses [when they walked] under that cloud and [walked through the Red] Sea.

3 र सबैले एउटै आत्मिक भोजन खाए ।

All [those ancestors of ours ate the same food that God] miraculously [provided].

4 सबैले उस्तै आत्मिक पानी पिए । किनकि तिनीहरूले आत्मिक चट्टानबाट पिए, अनि त्यो चट्टान ख्रीष्‍ट हुनुहुन्थ्यो ।

They all drank water that [God] miraculously [provided]. That is, they all drank water that God miraculously made come out of the rock. That rock was [a symbol of] [MET] Christ, who went with them. [So we conclude that God helped all of those people in many ways].

5 तर तिनीहरूमध्ये धेरै जनासित परमेश्‍वर प्रसन्‍न हुनुभएन, र तिनीहरूका लासहरू उजाड-स्थानभरि छरिएका थिए ।

However, [we also conclude that] God was angry [LIT] with most of those people [because they sinned against him. He caused almost all of them to die, and as] a result their bodies were scattered in the desert.

6 तिनीहरूले जस्तै हामीले दुष्‍ट कुराहरूको इच्छा नगरौँ भनेर यी कुराहरू हाम्रा लागि उदाहरणहरू थिए ।

Those things [that happened long ago] became examples to teach us [the following things]: We should not desire to [do] evil things as those people desired to do.

7 तिनीहरूमध्ये धेरै झैँ तिमीहरू मूर्तिपूजक नहोओ । यस्तो लेखिएको छ, “मानिसहरू खान र पिउन बसे अनि खेल्नलाई उठे ।”

We should not worship idols as many of those people did. [Remember that Moses] wrote, “The people sat down. They ate and drank [to honor the golden calf that they had just made]. Then they got up to dance [immorally].”

8 तिनीहरू धेरैले गरेझैँ हामीले यौन अनैतिक कार्य नगरौँ, जुन कारणले गर्दा एकै दिनमा तिनीहरूमध्‍ये तेइस हजार मरे ।

We should not have sexual relations with someone to whom we are not married, as many of them did. As a result, God [punished them by] causing 23,000 people to die in [only] one day.

9 हामीले ख्रीष्‍टको परीक्षा गर्नुहुँदैन जसरी तिनीहरूले गरे र सर्पहरूद्वारा नष्‍ट भए ।

We should not try to see how much we can sin without the Lord punishing us. Some of them did that, and as a result they died because [poisonous] snakes [bit them].

10 तिनीहरूमध्ये धेरै जसोले गनगन गरेझैँ हामीले नगरौँ, जसले गर्दा तिनीहरू मृत्युको दूतद्वारा नष्‍ट भएका थिए ।

We should not complain [about what God does]. Some of them did that, and as a result an angel destroyed them. [So God will certainly punish us if we sin like they did].

11 हाम्रो निम्ति उदाहरणको लागि तिनीहरूमाथि यी कुराहरू भए । यी हाम्रो शिक्षाको निम्ति लेखिएका हुन्– हाम्रो निम्ति जसमा युगको अन्त्य आएको छ । (aiōn g165)

All those things [that happened to our ancestors long ago] are examples for us. [Moses] wrote those things to warn us [who are living at this time which is near the end]. We are the people for whom God has done [the things that he decided to do in] the previous periods of time. (aiōn g165)

12 यसैकारण, कसैले म खडा छु भनी सोच्छ भने होसियार रहोस् ताकि ऊ नलडोस् ।

So [I say this to] all those who confidently [think that they will always] steadfastly continue to [believe what God said and will never disobey what he commanded]: Be careful that you [(sg)] do not sin [when you are tempted].

13 मानव-जातिमा आउने परीक्षाभन्दा तिमीहरू फरक परीक्षामा परेका छैनौँ । तर परमेश्‍वर विश्‍वासयोग्य हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई तिमीहरूको शक्‍तिभन्दा बाहिरको परीक्षामा पर्न दिनुहुन्‍न । तिमीहरूले तिनलाई सहन सक भनेर उहाँले परीक्षाको साथमा त्यसबाट उम्किने उपाय पनि प्रदान गर्नुहुन्छ ।

[Remember that] your desires to sin are the same desires that other people have. But when you are tempted to sin, you can trust God [to help you]. He will not permit you to be tempted {anything to tempt you} more than you are able to resist. Instead, when you are tempted {things tempt you}, he will also provide a way [for you] to endure it [without sinning].

14 त्यसकारण, मेरा प्रियहरू हो, मूर्तिपूजाबाट अलग बस ।

So, [I say to] you people whom I love, [avoid] worshipping idols [just like you would] run away from [anything that is dangerous].

15 म समझदार मानिसहरूसित बोलेजस्तै तिमीहरूसित बोल्दछु, ताकि तिमीहरूले मैले भनेको कुरा जाँच गर्न सक ।

It is to people who [think that they] are wise that I write. So, you, as wise people, judge whether what I am writing [is true].

16 हामीले आशिष् दिने आशिष्‌को कचौरा ख्रीष्‍टको रगतमा भएको सहभागिता होइन र? हामीले भाँच्ने रोटी ख्रीष्‍टको शरीरमा भएको सहभागिता होइन र?

[During the Lord’s Supper, after we ask God to] bless (the [wine]/the [juice]) [in the] cup, we give thanks for it [and drink it]. By doing that, we certainly are [RHQ] sharing in what Christ [did for us when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died. During the Lord’s Supper, when we break] the bread [and eat it], we are certainly sharing in [MTY] what Christ [did for us when] his body [suffered for us on the cross]. [RHQ]

17 रोटीको टुक्रा एउटै भएकोले हामी धेरै भए तापनि एउटै शरीर हौँ । हामी सबैले एकसाथ एउटै रोटीबाट खान्छौँ ।

Because it is one loaf of bread that we [break and eat during the Lord’s Supper, it symbolizes that] we who are many are one group, because we all eat from the one loaf.

18 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई हेरः के वेदीमा चढाइएको बलि खानेहरू वेदीका सहभागी होइनन् र?

Consider [what happens when] the Israeli people [eat the food that the priests] sacrifice on the altar [outside the Temple]. They participate in [what the priests do at] [MTY] the altar. [RHQ] [Similarly, if you eat food that non-believers have offered to an idol in a temple, you are participating in their worship of the idol there].

19 त्यसो भए, म के भन्दै छु? के त्यो मूर्ति कुनै कुरा हो? अथवा मूर्तिमा चढाइएको बलिदान केही कुरा हो?

By saying that, [I] do not mean that offering food to an idol makes it anything [more than just ordinary food [RHQ].] I do not mean that an idol is anything [more than just an idol].

20 तर म अन्यजाति मूर्तिपूजकहरूको बलिदानको बारेमा भन्दछु, कि तिनीहरूले यी कुराहरू भूतहरूलाई चढाउँछन्, परमेश्‍वरलाई होइन! तिमीहरू भूतहरूसँग सहभागी होओ भन्‍ने म चाहन्‍नँ ।

No! Instead, I mean that what people sacrifice [to idols], they are sacrificing to demons, not to God. So, [if you eat food that has been sacrificed to idols, you are participating in worshipping the demons that the idols represent]. And I do not want you to participate in worshipping demons!

21 तिमीहरूले प्रभुको कचौरा र भूतहरूको कचौरा दुवैबाट पिउन सक्दैनौ । तिमीहरूले प्रभुको टेबुलमा र भूतहरूको टेबुल दुवैमा सङ्गति गर्न सक्दैनौ ।

When you drink the [grape juice/wine in] [MTY] the cup [at the Lord’s Supper], you cannot participate in the [blessings that] the Lord [Jesus] brought to us and at the same time drink the [wine in the] [MTY] cup that people offer to demons! When you eat at the Lord’s table, you cannot participate in the blessings the Lord provided [MTY] when he died for us and at the same time participate in the things that represent demons [by eating food that has been sacrificed to idols]

22 अथवा के हामीले प्रभुलाई डाही बनाउने? के हामी उहाँभन्दा बलिया छौँ?

[If you participate in honoring demons in that way], you will certainly make the Lord very angry [RHQ]! (Remember that you are certainly not stronger than he is./Do you think that you are stronger than he is?) [RHQ] [Certainly not, so you will not escape his punishing you if you honor demons in that way!]

23 “हरेक कुरा न्यायसङ्गत छ”, तर सबै कुरा फाइदाजनक छैनन् । “सबै कुरा न्यायसङ्गत छन्”, तर सबै कुराले मानिसको निर्माण गर्दैनन् ।

[Some people say], “[God] permits [believers to do] anything.” But [I say that] not everything that people do benefits [those who do it! Yes, some people say], “God permits [believers to do] all things.” But not everything that people do helps them to become [spiritually] mature.

24 कसैले पनि आफ्नै भलाइ मात्र नखोजोस् । बरु, हरेकले आफ्नो छिमेकीको भलाइ खोजोस् ।

No one should try to benefit [only] himself. Instead, each person should try to benefit other people [spiritually].

25 तिमीहरूले बजारमा जे बेचिन्छ त्यसलाई विवेकका खातिर कुनै प्रश्‍न नगरी खान सक्छौ ।

[This is what you should do]: Eat any [food] that is sold {that people sell} in the market. Do not ask questions [to find out if that food has been offered] {[someone offered that food]} [to idols, just] because you think it would be wrong [to eat such food].

26 किनकि “पृथ्‍वी प्रभुको हो र त्यसमा भएका सबै कुरा उहाँकै हुन् ।”

[Remember that the Psalmist wrote], “Everything on the earth belongs to [the] Lord [God because he created it!]” [So, food that has been offered to idols belongs to the Lord, not to the idols, and you may eat it].

27 तिमीहरूलाई विश्‍वास नगर्ने कुनै व्यक्‍तिले खानलाई निम्तो दिन्छ र तिमीहरू जान इच्छा गर्छौ भने तिमीहरूको अगाडि खानलाई राखिएको कुरा विवेकको खातिर पनि प्रश्‍न नसोधी खाओ ।

If a non-believer invites you to a meal, go if you want to, and eat any food that is set {that [he] sets} before you. Do not ask [whether it was offered to idols, just] because you think that it would be wrong [to eat such food].

28 तर कसैले तिमीहरूलाई “यो खाना मूर्तिपूजामा चढाइएको खाना हो” भन्यो भने त्यो नखाओ । योचाहिँ जसले तिमीहरूलाई जानकारी दियो उसको र तिमीहरूको विवेकको खातिर हो ।

But if someone says to you, “This is food that was sacrificed [to an idol],” do not eat it, for the sake of the person who told that to you, and also because someone there may think that it is wrong [to eat such food].

29 मैले तिमीहरूको आफ्नो विवेकको बारेमा भनेको होइनँ, तर अरू व्यक्‍तिको विवेकको बारेमा भनेको हुँ । किनकि अरूको विवेकलाई मेरो स्वतन्‍त्रताको न्याय हुन किन दिने र?

I do not mean that you [should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food]. What I mean is that you should be concerned about others who may think that it is wrong to eat such food. Since I know that I (am free/have the right) [to eat such food without God punishing me], no one should [RHQ] say that what I am doing is wrong just because he himself thinks that it is wrong.

30 म कृतज्ञतासाथ खानामा सहभागी हुन्छु भने मैले धन्यवाद दिएको कुरामा म किन निन्दित हुने?

If I thank [God] for the food when I eat [food that has been offered to an idol], no one should criticize me for eating food for which I have thanked God [RHQ]!

31 त्यसकारण, तिमीहरूले जे खान्छौ वा पिउँछौ, वा तिमीहरू जे गर्छौ, सबै परमेश्‍वरको महिमाको निम्ति गर ।

So [I say to you in conclusion], when you eat [food], or drink [something], or do anything else, do everything in order that [people will] praise God.

32 तिमीहरूले यहूदीहरू वा ग्रिकहरूको अथवा परमेश्‍वरको मण्डलीको अपमान नगर ।

Do not do anything that would hinder Jews or Greeks [from becoming believers], and do not do things that would encourage members of God’s congregations to sin.

33 म सबै मानिसहरूलाई सबै कुरामा खुसी पार्ने कोसिस गर्छु । म आफ्नो भलाइ खोज्दिनँ, तर धेरैको भलाइ खोज्छु । धेरैले उद्धार पाऊन् भनेर म यो गर्दछु ।

[Do as I do]. I try to please everyone in every way. I do this by not seeking to benefit myself. Instead, I try to benefit many others, in order that they may be saved {that [God] may save them} [from the guilt of their sins].