1 Korintierne 7

1 Men vedkommende det som I skrev om, da er det godt for et menneske ikke å røre en kvinne;

With reference to the subjects about which you wrote to me: It would be well for a man to remain single.

2 men for hors skyld skal hver mann ha sin egen hustru, og hver kvinne sin egen mann.

But, owing to the prevalence of immorality, I advise every man to have his own wife, and every woman her husband.

3 Mannen gjøre sin skyldighet mot hustruen, og likeså hustruen mot mannen;

A husband should give his wife her due, and a wife her husband.

4 hustruen råder ikke over sitt eget legeme, men mannen; likeså råder heller ikke mannen over sitt eget legeme, men hustruen.

It is not the wife, but the husband, who exercises power over her body; and so, too, it is not the husband, but the wife, who exercises power over his body.

5 Hold eder ikke fra hverandre uten efter samråd, for en tid, for å leve i bønn, og kom så sammen igjen, forat ikke Satan skal friste eder, fordi I ikke makter å være avholdende!

Do not deprive each other of what is due — unless it is only for a time and by mutual consent, so that your minds may be free for prayer till you again live as man and wife — lest Satan should take advantage of your want of self-control and tempt you.

6 Dette sier jeg som tillatelse, ikke som påbud;

I say this, however, as a concession, not as a command.

7 jeg ønsker at alle mennesker var som jeg; men hver har sin egen nådegave av Gud, den ene så, den andre så.

I should wish every one to be just what I am myself. But every one has his own gift from God — one in one way, and one in another.

8 Til de ugifte og til enkene sier jeg: Det er godt for dem om de vedblir å være som jeg;

My advice, then, to those who are not married, and to widows, is this: It would be well for them to remain as I am myself.

9 men kan de ikke være avholdende, da la dem gifte sig! for det er bedre å gifte sig enn å lide brynde.

But, if they cannot control themselves, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.

10 De gifte byder jeg, dog ikke jeg, men Herren, at en hustru ikke skal skille sig fra sin mann;

To those who are married my direction is — yet it is not mine, but the Master’s — that a woman is not to leave her husband

11 men er hun skilt fra ham, da vedbli hun å være ugift eller forlike sig med sin mann - og at en mann ikke skal skille sig fra sin hustru.

(If she has done so, let her remain as she is, or else be reconciled to her husband) and also that a man is not to divorce his wife.

12 Til de andre sier jeg, ikke Herren: Dersom en bror har en vantro hustru, og hun samtykker i å bo hos ham, da skille han sig ikke fra henne!

To all others I say — I, not the Master — If a Brother is married to a woman, who is an unbeliever but willing to live with him, he should not divorce her;

13 og om en hustru har en vantro mann, og denne samtykker i å bo hos henne, da skille hun sig ikke fra sin mann!

and a woman who is married to a man, who is an unbeliever but willing to live with her, should not divorce her husband.

14 For den vantro mann er helliget ved sin hustru, og den vantro hustru er helliget ved broren; ellers var jo eders barn urene, men nu er de hellige.

For, through his wife, the husband who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ’s People; and the wife who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ’s People through our Brother whom she has married. Otherwise your children would be ‘defiled,’ but, as it is, they belong to Christ’s People.

15 Men dersom den vantro skiller sig, da får han så gjøre; broren eller søsteren er ikke trælbundet i slike ting, men Gud har kalt oss til fred.

However, if the unbeliever wishes to be separated, let him be so. Under such circumstances neither the Brother nor the Sister is bound; God has called you to live in peace.

16 For hvad vet du, hustru, om du kan frelse din mann? eller hvad vet du, mann, om du kan frelse din hustru?

How can you tell, wife, whether you may not save your husband? and how can you tell, husband, whether you may not save your wife?

17 Dog vandre hver således som Herren har gitt ham, som Gud har kalt ham! Og således foreskriver jeg i alle menigheter.

In any case, a man should continue to live in the condition which the Lord has allotted to him, and in which he was when God called him. This is the rule that I lay down in every Church.

18 En blev kalt som omskåret, han dra ikke forhud over; en er blitt kalt som uomskåret, han la sig ikke omskjære!

Was a man already circumcised when he was called? Then he should not efface his circumcision. Has a man been called when uncircumcised? Then he should not be circumcised.

19 Det kommer ikke an på omskjærelse, og det kommer ikke an på forhud, men på å holde Guds bud.

Circumcision is nothing; the want of it is nothing; but to keep the commands of God is everything.

20 Hver bli i det kall han blev kalt i!

Let every one remain in that condition of life in which he was when the Call came to him.

21 Blev du kalt som træl, da gjør dig ingen sorg av det; men kan du også bli fri, så gjør heller bruk derav!

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. No, even if you are able to gain your freedom, still do your best.

22 For den træl som er kalt i Herren, er Herrens frigitte; likeså er også den frie som er kalt, Kristi træl.

For the man who was a slave when he was called to the master’s service is the Master’s freed-man; so, too, the man who was free when called is Christ’s slave.

23 I er dyrt kjøpt; bli ikke menneskers træler!

You were bought, and the price was paid. Do not let yourselves become slaves to men.

24 I den stand enhver blev kalt i, brødre, i den bli han hos Gud!

Brothers, let every one remain in the condition in which he was when he was called, in close communion with God.

25 Om jomfruene har jeg ikke noget bud av Herren, men jeg sier min mening som en som har fått miskunn av Herren til å være troverdig.

With regard to unmarried women, I have no command from the Master to give you, but I tell you my opinion, and it is that of a man whom the Master in his mercy has made worthy to be trusted.

26 Jeg mener da dette at det for den nærværende nøds skyld er godt for et menneske å leve således.

I think, then, that, in view of the time of suffering that has now come upon us, what I have already said is best — that a man should remain as he is.

27 Er du bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke å bli løst fra henne; er du ikke bundet til en kvinne, da søk ikke en kvinne!

Are you married to a wife? Then do not seek to be separated. Are you separated from a wife? Then do not seek for a wife.

28 Men om du også gifter dig, synder du ikke, og om jomfruen gifter sig, synder hun ikke; men de som det gjør, vil få trengsel for sitt kjød, jeg derimot vil spare eder.

still, if you should marry, that is not wrong; nor, if a young woman marries, is that wrong. But those who marry will have much trouble to bear, and my wish is to spare you.

29 Men dette sier jeg, brødre: Tiden er kort, så at herefter de som har hustruer, skal være som de som ingen har,

What I mean, Brothers, is this — the time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,

30 og de som gråter, som de som ikke gråter, og de som gleder sig, som de som ikke gleder sig, og de som kjøper, som de som ikke eier noget,

those who are weeping as if not weeping, those who are rejoicing as if not rejoicing, those who buy as if not possessing,

31 og de som bruker verden, som de som ikke bruker den; for denne verdens skikkelse forgår.

and those who use the good things of the world as using them sparingly; for this world as we see it is passing away.

32 Jeg vil gjerne at I skal være fri for omsorg. Den ugifte har omsorg for det som hører Herren til, hvorledes han kan tekkes Herren;

I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the Master’s Cause, desiring to please him;

33 men den gifte har omsorg for det som hører verden til, hvorledes han kan tekkes sin hustru.

while the married man is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please his wife;

34 Og det er forskjell på hustruen og jomfruen; den ugifte kvinne har omsorg for det som hører Herren til, at hun kan være hellig både på legeme og ånd; men den gifte kvinne har omsorg for det som hører verden til, hvorledes hun kan tekkes sin mann.

and so his interests are divided. Again, the unmarried woman, whether she is old or young, is anxious about the Master’s Cause, striving to be pure both in body and in spirit, while the married woman is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please her husband.

35 Dette sier jeg til eders eget gagn, ikke for å sette en snare for eder, men for å fremme det som sømmer sig: å henge fast ved Herren.

I say this for your own benefit, not with any intention of putting a halter round your necks, but in order to secure for the Master seemly and constant devotion, free from all distraction.

36 Men dersom nogen mener at han gjør urett mot sin ugifte datter om hun er over ungdomsalderen, og det må så være, han gjøre det han vil; han synder ikke; la dem gifte sig!

If, however, a father thinks that he is not acting fairly by his unmarried daughter, when she is past her youth, and if under these circumstances her marriage ought to take place, let him act as he thinks right. He is doing nothing wrong — let the marriage take place.

37 Men den som står fast i sitt hjerte og ikke har noget som tvinger ham, men har frihet til å følge sin egen vilje og har satt sig dette fore i sitt hjerte at han vil holde sin datter ugift, han gjør vel.

On the other hand, a father, who has definitely made up his mind, and is under no compulsion, but is free to carry out his own wishes, and who has come to the decision, in his own mind, to keep his unmarried daughter at home will be doing right.

38 Så gjør da den vel som bortgifter, og den gjør bedre som ikke bortgifter.

In short, the one who consents to his daughter’s marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.

39 En hustru er bundet så lenge hennes mann lever; men når hennes mann er hensovet, da har hun frihet til å gifte sig med hvem hun vil, bare det skjer i Herren.

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives; but, if the husband should pass to his rest, the widow is free to marry any one she wishes, provided he is a believer.

40 Men lykkeligere er hun om hun blir som hun er, efter min mening; men jeg tror også å ha Guds Ånd.

Yet she will be happier if she remains as she is — in my opinion, for I think that I also have the Spirit of God.