Roomaa 13
1 Namni kam iyyuu warra taayitaa bulchiinsaa irra jiran jalatti buluu qaba; yoo Waaqa irraa taʼe malee taayitaa qabaachuun hin dandaʼamuutii. Warra taayitaa qaban Waaqatu muude.
Every [believer] must be subject to the authorities. [Remember that] God is the only one [who gives officials their] authority. Furthermore, those officials that exist are ones who have been appointed by God {God has appointed}.
2 Kanaafuu namni abbootii taayitaatiin mormu sirna Waaqaatiin morma; warri akkas godhanis murtii ofitti fidu.
So whoever resists the officials is resisting what God has established. Furthermore, those who resist officials will bring on themselves [from the officials] the punishment [that God considers fitting].
3 Bulchitoonni warra waan hamaa hojjetan malee warra waan gaarii hojjetan hin sodaachisan. Ati akka nama taayitaa qabu hin sodaanne ni barbaaddaa? Egaa waan gaarii hojjedhu; inni iyyuu si galateeffataatii.
What rulers [do] is not [to cause people who] do good deeds to be afraid. Instead, [what they do is to cause people who do] evil to be afraid. So, if any of you [RHQ] wants to be unafraid of officials, do what is good! [If you(sg) do good], they will commend you [instead of punishing you!]
4 Inni waan gaarii siif gochuudhaaf tajaajilaa Waaqaatii. Ati garuu yoo waan hamaa hojjette sodaadhu; inni akkasumaan goraadee hin qabatuutii. Inni tajaajilaa Waaqaa kan warra waan hamaa hojjetan irratti dheekkamsa fiduun haaloo baasuu dha.
It is in order to serve God [by doing their work that every official exists], in order that they may benefit each of you. If any of you does what is evil, you [(sg) will rightfully have reason to] be afraid, because the authority that they have to punish people [MTY] is very real [LIT]! The officials exist to serve God. That is, they act as God’s agents as they punish those who do evil.
5 Kanaafuu sababii dheekkamsaa qofaaf utuu hin taʼin, yaada qulqulluudhaan warra taayitaa irra jiran jalatti buluun barbaachisaa dha.
So, it is necessary for you [(pl)] to be subject [to officials], not only because they will punish you [MTY] [if you disobey them], but also because you know [that you should be subject to them]
6 Isinis kanumaaf qaraxa baaftu; abbootiin taayitaa tajaajiltoota Waaqaa warra yeroo isaanii guutuu hojii bulchiinsaatiif kennaniidhaatii.
It is for this reason that you also pay taxes, because the officials are ones who serve God as they continually do their work.
7 Waan nama hundaaf kennuun isin irra jiru kennaa; yoo qaraxa taʼe qaraxa, yoo gibira taʼe immoo gibira baasaa; yoo sodaachuu taʼe sodaadhaa; yoo ulfina kennuu taʼes, ulfina kennaa.
Give to all [the officials] what you are supposed to give to them! Pay taxes to [those who require that you pay taxes]. Pay duties [on goods to those who require that you pay those] duties. Respect [those who ought to] be respected. Honor [those who ought to] be honored.
8 Isin wal jaallachuu malee gatii tokko illee of irraa hin qabaatinaa; namni nama biraa jaallatu kam iyyuu seera raawwateeraatii.
Pay all of your debts [when you are supposed to pay them]. The only thing [that is like] a debt that [you] should never stop paying is to love one another. Whoever loves others has fulfilled all that [God requires in] his laws.
9 Ajajawwan, “Hin ejjin; hin ajjeesin; hin hatin; hin hawwin” jedhanii fi ajajni biraas seera, “Ollaa kee akkuma ofii keetiitti jaalladhu” jedhu kanaan walitti guduunfamu.
[There are many things that God] commanded [in his laws, such as] do not commit adultery, do not murder [anyone], do not steal, and do not desire anything that belongs to someone else. But the command by which they are all summed up {that includes them all} is this: Each of you must love the people with whom you come in contact, just like you [(sg)] love yourself.
10 Jaalalli ollaa isaa hin miidhu. Kanaafuu jaalalli raawwii seeraa ti.
If you love people with whom you come in contact [PRS], you will not do any evil to them [LIT]. So, whoever loves [others] fulfills all that [God’s] laws [require].
11 Yeroon isin hirribaa dammaqxan amma akka taʼe hubadhaa. Yeroo nu itti amanne sana caalaa fayyinni keenya amma nutti dhiʼaateeraatii.
[Do] what I have just told you, especially since you know [the significance of] the time [in which we are living. You know that it is] time for you to be [fully alert and active] [MET], [like people who have] awakened from sleeping [MET], because [the time when Christ will finally] deliver us [from this world’s pain/sin and sorrow] is near. That time (is closer than/was not so close) when we first believed [in Christ].
12 Halkan bariʼuu gaʼeera; guyyaanis dhiʼaateera. Kanaafuu hojii dukkanaa of irraa gannee miʼa lolaa kan ifaa haa hidhannu.
[Our time to live in this world] [MTY] [is almost ended] [MET], [like] a night that is nearly ended. The time [when Christ will return] [MTY] is near. So we must quit doing wicked deeds [MET] [such as people do] in the darkness, and [we must be doing the things that will help us resist Satan/evil] [MET], [as soldiers who] put on their armor in the daytime [get ready to resist their enemies].
13 Kottaa akka yeroo guyyaatti amala gaariin haa jiraannu; addaggummaa fi machiidhaan miti; jireenya sagaagalummaa fi gad dhiisiitiin miti; wal loluu fi hinaaffaadhaan miti.
We must behave properly, as though the time [when Christ will return] [MTY] [were already here]. We must not participate in drunken carousing [HEN]. We must not commit any kind of sexual immorality [MTY, DOU]. We must not quarrel. We must not be jealous [of other people].
14 Qooda kanaa Yesuus Kiristoos Goofticha uffadhaa; akka itti hawwii foonii gammachiiftan hin yaadinaa.
On the contrary, you/we should [be like] the Lord Jesus Christ [so that others will see that we belong to him], just as [people] put on [special clothes so that others will see what group they belong to] [MET]. You/We should stop thinking about [doing the things that your/our] self-directed nature desires.
