1 Qorontos 7
1 Waaʼee waan isin naa barreessitan sanaa, namni tokko utuu fuudhuu baatee isaaf gaarii dha.
Now about what you wrote to me: “It's good not to marry.”
2 Garuu waan halalummaan jiruuf dhiirri hundi niitii ofii isaa haa qabaatu; dubartiin hundis dhirsa ofii ishee haa qabaattu.
However, because of the temptation to sexual immorality, it is better that each man have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
3 Dhirsi waan niitii isaatiif malu haa guutuuf; niitiinis akkasuma dhirsa isheetiif haa guuttu.
The husband should meet his wife's sexual needs, and the wife her husband's.
4 Niitiin dhagna ofii ishee irratti aangoo hin qabdu; kan aangoo qabu dhirsa. Akkasuma immoo dhirsi dhagna ofii isaa irratti aangoo hin qabu; kan aangoo qabdu niitii dha.
The wife's body doesn't just belong to her, but her husband; and similarly the husband's body doesn't just belong to him but his wife.
5 Yoo kadhannaatti jabaachuuf jettanii yeroof itti walii galtan malee wal hin didinaa. Ergasiis akka of qabuu dadhabuu keessaniin Seexanni isin hin qorreef deebiʼaa wajjin jiraadhaa.
So don't deprive each other, except by mutual consent for a while— for example because you want to spend time in prayer. Afterwards be together again so that Satan won't tempt you to sin because of your lack of self-control.
6 Kanas ani eeyyamaan malee ajajaaf hin dubbadhu.
I'm telling you this not as a command, but as a concession.
7 Ani utuu namni hundumtuu akkuma koo taʼee nan hawwa ture. Garuu namni hundi kennaa ofii isaa kan Waaqni isaaf kenne qaba; inni tokko kennaa tokko, kaan immoo kennaa biraa qaba.
However, I wish that everyone was like me, but each person has their own gift from God—one has this gift, one has another.
8 Ani warra hin fuudhinii fi warra hin heeruminiin, haadhota hiyyeessaatiin illee akkanan jedha: Isaan yoo akkuma koo fuudhaa fi heeruma malee hafan isaaniif wayya.
To those who are not yet married, or who are widowed, I would say it is better if they remain like me.
9 Yoo of qabuu dadhaban garuu haa fuudhan yookaan haa heeruman; hawwiin gubachuu irra fuudhuu yookaan heerumuu wayyaatii.
But if they lack self-control, then they should get married—for it is better to marry than burn with desire.
10 Warra fuudhanii fi warra heerumaniifis ajajni ani kennu kana: Ajaja kanas Gooftaatu kenna malee ana miti; niitiin dhirsa isheetiin gargar hin baʼin.
These are my instructions to those who are married—in fact not from me but the Lord: The wife should not leave her husband
11 Yoo gargar baate garuu utuu hin heerumin haa jiraattu; yoo kanaa achii dhirsa isheetti haa araaramtu. Dhirsis niitii isaa hin hiikin.
(or if she does, she should not re-marry, or she should return to her husband); and the husband should not leave his wife.
12 Warra hafaniinis ani akkanan jedha: Kana immoo anatu jedha malee Gooftaa miti; obboleessi kam iyyuu yoo niitii amantii hin qabne qabaate, yoo isheenis isa wajjin jiraachuuf fedhii qabaatte, inni ishee hin hiikin.
Now, to the rest of you, (and this is me speaking, not the Lord), I would say, “If a Christian man has a non-Christian wife and she is willing to stay with him, he should not leave her.
13 Dubartiin tokkos yoo dhirsa amantii hin qabne qabaatte, yoo innis ishee wajjin jiraachuuf fedhii qabaate, isheen isa hin hiikin.
And if a Christian woman has a non-Christian husband, and he is willing to stay with her, she should not leave her husband.”
14 Dhirsi amantii hin qabne karaa niitii isaatiin qulqulleeffameeraatii; niitiin amantii hin qabnes karaa dhirsa isheetiin qulqulleeffamteertii. Yoo kanaa achii ijoolleen keessan xuraaʼoo taʼu; amma garuu qulqulloota.
For a husband who is not a Christian, the marriage relationship is made holy by the Christian wife, and for a wife who is not a Christian, the marriage relationship is made holy by the Christian husband. Otherwise it would mean your children were impure, but now they are holy.
15 Namni amantii hin qabne garuu yoo gargar baʼuu fedhe gargar haa baʼu. Obboleessi tokko yookaan obboleettiin tokko haala akkasii keessatti hin hidhaman; Waaqni akka isin nagaan jiraattaniif isin waameeraatii.
However, if the non-Christian spouse leaves, let them leave. In such cases the Christian man or woman is not slavishly bound, for God has called us to live in peace.
16 Yaa niitii, ati dhirsa kee ni fayyifta taʼaatii maal beekta? Yookaan yaa dhirsa, ati niitii kee ni fayyifta taʼaatii maal beekta?
Wives, who knows? You may save your husband! Husbands, who knows? You may save your wife!
17 Tokkoon tokkoon namaa garuu akkuma jireenya Gooftaan kenneefiitti, akkuma Waaqni isa waamettis haa jiraatu. Waldoota Kiristaanaa hunda keessattis ajajni koo kanuma.
Apart from such cases, each of you should remain in the situation that the Lord has placed you, and continue to live the life to which God has called you. That's my instruction to all the churches.
18 Namni tokko waamamuu isaatiin dura dhagna qabatee ture? Inni nama dhagna hin qabatin taʼuu hin qabu. Namni tokko waamamuu isaatiin dura dhagna hin qabannee? Inni dhagna hin qabatin.
Were you circumcised when you were converted? Don't become uncircumcised. Were you uncircumcised when you were converted? Don't become circumcised.
19 Ajaja Waaqaa eeguutu faayidaa qaba malee dhagna qabachuun yookaan qabachuu baachuun faayidaa hin qabu.
Circumcision doesn't mean anything, and uncircumcision doesn't mean anything. Keeping the commandments of God is what really matters.
20 Tokkoon tokkoon namaa haaluma yeroo Waaqni isa waametti keessa ture keessa haa jiraatu.
Everyone should remain in the position they were in when they were called.
21 Ati yeroo waamamtetti garba turtee? Yoo akkas taʼe inni si hin yaaddessin; yoo bilisa baʼuu dandeesse garuu itti fayyadami.
If you were a slave when you were called, don't worry—though if you have an opportunity to become free, take it.
22 Namni yeroo Gooftaadhaan waamametti garba ture inni gooftaadhaaf bilisa; akkasuma immoo namni yeroo waamametti bilisa ture inni garbicha Kiristoos.
If you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free, working for the Lord. In the same way if you were called when you were free, you are now Christ's slave!
23 Isin gatiidhaan bitamtan; garboota namootaa hin taʼinaa.
A price has been paid for you, so don't become a slave to anyone.
24 Yaa obboloota, tokkoon tokkoon namaa haaluma yeroo itti waamametti keessa tureen fuula Waaqaa dura haa jiraatu.
Brothers and sisters, remain in the position you were in when you were called, living with God.
25 Ani waaʼee dubarran qulqulluu ajaja Gooftaan natti kenne hin qabu; garuu akka nama amanamaa taʼuuf araara Gooftaa argate tokkootti yaada koo nan kenna.
Now about “people who are not married,” I don't have a specific instruction from the Lord, so let me give you my opinion as someone who by the Lord's mercy is considered trustworthy.
26 Sababii rakkina ammaatiif jettanii akkuma jirtanitti turuun isiniif gaarii natti fakkaata.
Because of the present difficult situation we are in I think it is best to just stay as you are.
27 Ati niitiitti hidhamteertaa? Ishee hiikuu hin barbaadin. Ati niitii irraa hiikamteertaa? Niitii hin barbaadin.
Are you already married? Don't try to get divorced. Are you unmarried? Don't look to get married.
28 Ati garuu yoo fuute cubbuu hojjechuu kee miti; durbis yoo heerumte cubbuu hojjechuu ishee miti. Taʼus addunyaa kana irratti warra fuudhanii fi warra heeruman rakkinatu argata; ani immoo rakkina kana jalaa isin baasuun barbaada.
If you do get married, you haven't sinned. If an unmarried woman gets married, she hasn't sinned. But you will have many troubles in this current world and I would want to spare you these.
29 Yaa obboloota, wanti ani jedhu kana; yeroon murteeffame sun gabaabateera; siʼachi warri niitii qaban akka waan hin qabaatiniitti haa jiraatan;
I'm telling you, brothers and sisters, that time is short, and from now on for those who are married it may seem as if they are not married,
30 warri booʼan akka waan hin booʼiniitti, warri gammadan akka waan hin gammadiniitti, warri waa bitatan akka waan wanni bitatan sun kan isaanii hin taʼiniitti,
and those who weep as if they did not weep, and those that celebrated as if they had not celebrated, and those that bought as if they did not own,
31 warri waan addunyaa kanaatti fayyadamanis akka waan itti hin fayyadaminiitti haa hedan. Bifti addunyaa kanaa ni badaatii.
and those who are engaged with the world as if it is not fulfilling—for the present world order is passing away.
32 Ani akka isin yaaddoo malee jiraattan nan hawwa. Namni hin fuudhin tokko Gooftaa gammachiisuuf dhimma Gooftaatti dhimma.
I would prefer you to be free from such worries. A man who is not married pays attention to what is important to the Lord, and how he can please the Lord.
33 Namni fuudhe garuu niitii isaa gammachiisuuf dhimma addunyaatti dhimma;
But a man who is married pays attention to what is important in this world, and how he can please his wife.
34 fedhiin isaas gargar qoodameera. Dubartiin hin heerumin yookaan durbi qulqulluun dhagnaa fi hafuuraan qulqulluu taʼuuf dhimma Gooftaatti dhimmiti. Dubartiin heerumte garuu dhirsa ishee gammachiisuuf dhimma addunyaatti dhimmiti.
As a result his loyalties are divided. Similarly an unmarried woman or girl pays attention to what is important to the Lord, so she may live a life dedicated both in body and spirit. But a married woman pays attention to what is important in this world, and how she can please her husband.
35 Kana jechuun koos isin fayyaduuf malee kiyyootti isin galchuuf miti; qooda kanaa akka isin yaada gargar hin hiraminiin karaa qajeelaa irra Gooftaaf jiraattan nan hawwa.
I'm telling you this for your benefit. I'm not trying to put a noose around your neck, but to show you the right thing to do so you can serve the Lord without being distracted.
36 Namni kam iyyuu yoo durba kaadhimate sirriitti qabuu baate, yoo umuriin ishee dabalaa deemee innis akka ishee fuudhuu qabu yaade, akkuma fedhii isaa haa godhu. Inni cubbuu hojjechuu isaa miti. Isaan wal fuudhuu qabu.
But if a man thinks he's behaving improperly with the woman he's engaged to, and if he thinks he will give in to his strong sexual desire, and if he thinks he ought to get married, he is not sinning by getting married.
37 Garuu namni waan kana yaada ofii isaatiin murteesse, kan dirqama tokko illee jala hin jirree fedhii ofii isaa moʼachuu dandaʼu, kan akka durba sana hin fuune murteeffate, innis waan qajeelaa hojjete.
But if a man stays true to his principles, and there is no obligation to marry, and has the power to keep his feelings under control and stay engaged to her, he does well not to marry.
38 Kanaafuu namni durba fuudhu waan qajeelaa hojjete; kan ishee fuudhuu dhiise immoo caalaa waan qajeelaa hojjete.
So the man who marries the woman he's engaged to does well, while the one who does not get married does better.
39 Dubartiin tokko hamma dhirsi ishee jirutti isatti hidhamteerti. Yoo dhirsi ishee duʼe garuu isheen abbaa barbaaddetti heerumuuf bilisa; garuu inni nama Gooftaa taʼuu qaba.
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whoever she wants in the Lord.
40 Akka yaada kootti garuu isheen yoo utuu hin heerumin hafte caalaa gammaddi; anis Hafuura Waaqaa of keessaa nan qaba jedheen yaada.
But in my opinion she would be happier if she didn't re-marry—and I think I too have the Spirit of God when I say this.
