1 Qorontos 7

1 Waaʼee waan isin naa barreessitan sanaa, namni tokko utuu fuudhuu baatee isaaf gaarii dha.

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote to me: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”

2 Garuu waan halalummaan jiruuf dhiirri hundi niitii ofii isaa haa qabaatu; dubartiin hundis dhirsa ofii ishee haa qabaattu.

But because of the cases of fornication, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

3 Dhirsi waan niitii isaatiif malu haa guutuuf; niitiinis akkasuma dhirsa isheetiif haa guuttu.

The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

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 does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

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.

Do not deprive one another, except by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to fasting and prayer and then come together again so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6 Kanas ani eeyyamaan malee ajajaaf hin dubbadhu.

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

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.

For I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one person in this manner and another in that manner.

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.

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them if they remain even as I am.

9 Yoo of qabuu dadhaban garuu haa fuudhan yookaan haa heeruman; hawwiin gubachuu irra fuudhuu yookaan heerumuu wayyaatii.

But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

10 Warra fuudhanii fi warra heerumaniifis ajajni ani kennu kana: Ajaja kanas Gooftaatu kenna malee ana miti; niitiin dhirsa isheetiin gargar hin baʼin.

Now to the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband

11 Yoo gargar baate garuu utuu hin heerumin haa jiraattu; yoo kanaa achii dhirsa isheetti haa araaramtu. Dhirsis niitii isaa hin hiikin.

(but if she does separate, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and a husband must not divorce 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 I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to dwell with him, he must not divorce her.

13 Dubartiin tokkos yoo dhirsa amantii hin qabne qabaatte, yoo innis ishee wajjin jiraachuuf fedhii qabaate, isheen isa hin hiikin.

And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he consents to dwell with her, she must not divorce him.

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 the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, 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.

But if the unbelieving spouse separates, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not enslaved in such cases. 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?

For how do yoʋ know, O wife, whether yoʋ will save yoʋr husband? Or how do yoʋ know, O husband, whether yoʋ will save yoʋr wife?

17 Tokkoon tokkoon namaa garuu akkuma jireenya Gooftaan kenneefiitti, akkuma Waaqni isa waamettis haa jiraatu. Waldoota Kiristaanaa hunda keessattis ajajni koo kanuma.

Nevertheless, each person should live the life that God has assigned to him and to which the Lord has called him. This is the rule I lay down in 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.

Was any man already circumcised when he was called? He should not remove the marks of circumcision. Was any man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not become circumcised.

19 Ajaja Waaqaa eeguutu faayidaa qaba malee dhagna qabachuun yookaan qabachuu baachuun faayidaa hin qabu.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is keeping the commandments of God.

20 Tokkoon tokkoon namaa haaluma yeroo Waaqni isa waametti keessa ture keessa haa jiraatu.

Each person should remain in the calling in which he was called.

21 Ati yeroo waamamtetti garba turtee? Yoo akkas taʼe inni si hin yaaddessin; yoo bilisa baʼuu dandeesse garuu itti fayyadami.

Were yoʋ a slave when yoʋ were called? Do not be concerned about it, but if yoʋ are able to become free, make the most of the opportunity.

22 Namni yeroo Gooftaadhaan waamametti garba ture inni gooftaadhaaf bilisa; akkasuma immoo namni yeroo waamametti bilisa ture inni garbicha Kiristoos.

For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freedman. In the same way, he who was called as a free man is Christ's slave.

23 Isin gatiidhaan bitamtan; garboota namootaa hin taʼinaa.

You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.

24 Yaa obboloota, tokkoon tokkoon namaa haaluma yeroo itti waamametti keessa tureen fuula Waaqaa dura haa jiraatu.

Brothers, each person should remain with God in the condition in which he was called.

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 concerning virgins, I do not have a command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has been shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

26 Sababii rakkina ammaatiif jettanii akkuma jirtanitti turuun isiniif gaarii natti fakkaata.

I think it is good then, on account of the present distress, for a man to remain as he is.

27 Ati niitiitti hidhamteertaa? Ishee hiikuu hin barbaadin. Ati niitii irraa hiikamteertaa? Niitii hin barbaadin.

Are yoʋ pledged to marry a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are yoʋ free from such a commitment? Do not seek a wife.

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.

But even if yoʋ do marry, yoʋ have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will have tribulation in the flesh, and I am trying to spare you.

29 Yaa obboloota, wanti ani jedhu kana; yeroon murteeffame sun gabaabateera; siʼachi warri niitii qaban akka waan hin qabaatiniitti haa jiraatan;

But I say this, brothers: The time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as though they had none,

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 though they were not weeping, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess,

31 warri waan addunyaa kanaatti fayyadamanis akka waan itti hin fayyadaminiitti haa hedan. Bifti addunyaa kanaa ni badaatii.

and those who use this world as though they were not making full use of it. For the form of this world is passing away.

32 Ani akka isin yaaddoo malee jiraattan nan hawwa. Namni hin fuudhin tokko Gooftaa gammachiisuuf dhimma Gooftaatti dhimma.

But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, how he will please the Lord.

33 Namni fuudhe garuu niitii isaa gammachiisuuf dhimma addunyaatti dhimma;

But the married man is concerned about the affairs of the world, how he will 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.

There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, how she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world, how she will 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 say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote proper behavior and devotion to the Lord without distraction.

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.

Now if any man thinks that he is acting improperly toward his virgin daughter by not letting her marry, if she is past the bloom of her youth and it seems necessary to do so, he should do what he wants. He is not sinning by letting her get 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 the man who stands firm in his heart, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and has determined in his heart to keep his virgin daughter from marrying, does well.

38 Kanaafuu namni durba fuudhu waan qajeelaa hojjete; kan ishee fuudhuu dhiise immoo caalaa waan qajeelaa hojjete.

So then, he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage 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 by the law to her husband for as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wishes, but only 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.

Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.