Roomaa 14
1 Nama amantiitti dadhabaa taʼe ofitti qabaa; waan wal nama falmisiisu irrattis itti hin murinaa.
Accept those who are still struggling to trust in God, and don't get into arguments over personal opinions.
2 Namni tokko akka waan hunda nyaachuu dandaʼu amana; namni amantiin isaa dadhabaa taʼe kaan garuu biqiltuu qofa nyaata.
One person may believe they can eat anything, while another whose trust is weak only eats vegetables.
3 Namni nyaatu kan hin nyaatin hin tuffatin; inni hin nyaatinis kan nyaatutti hin murin; Waaqni isa ofitti qabeeraatii.
Those who eat anything must not look down on those who won't, and those who won't eat must not criticize those who do—for God has accepted them both.
4 Hojjetaa nama kaaniitti kan murtu ati eenyu? Inni yoo dhaabates yoo kufes gooftaa isaatiif. Waan Gooftaan isa dhaabachiisuu dandaʼuufis ni dhaabata.
What right do you have to judge someone else's servant? It's their own master who decides whether they are right or wrong. With the Lord's help they will be able to take their stand for right.
5 Namni tokko akka waan guyyaan tokko guyyaa kaan caaluutti yaada; namni kaan immoo guyyaan hundi tokkuma jedhee yaada. Namni kam iyyuu yaada ofii isaa guutummaatti amanee haa fudhatu.
Some people consider some days more important than others, while others consider each day the same. Everyone should be completely convinced in their own minds.
6 Namni guyyicha kabaju Gooftaaf jedhee kabaja; kan guyyicha hin kabajnes Gooftaaf jedhee hin kabaju. Kan nyaatu Gooftaaf jedhee nyaata; inni Waaqa galateeffataatii; kan hin nyaannes Gooftaaf jedhee hin nyaatu; Waaqas ni galateeffata.
Those who respect a special day do so for the Lord; and those who eat without worrying do so for the Lord since they give thanks to God; while those who avoid eating certain things do so for the Lord, and they also give thanks to God.
7 Nu keessaa namni mataa isaatiif jiraatu, kan mataa isaatiif duʼus hin jiruutii.
None of us live for ourselves, or die for ourselves.
8 Nu yoo jiraanne Gooftaaf jiraanna; yoo duunes Gooftaaf duuna. Kanaafuu yoo jiraannes yoo duunes nu kan Gooftaa ti.
If we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord—so whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9 Sababii kanaaf Kiristoos Gooftaa duʼaaleyyiitii fi jiraatoo taʼuuf duʼe; deebiʼees jiraataa taʼe.
This was the reason Christ died and came back to life—so that he could be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
10 Yoos ati maaliif obboleessa keetti murta ree? Yookaan maaliif obboleessa kee tuffatta ree? Nu hundi teessoo murtii Waaqaa dura ni dhaabannaatii.
So why do you criticize your fellow-believer? Why do you despise your fellow-believer? For all of us will stand before God's throne of judgment.
11 Kunis: “‘Ani jiraataadhaatii; jilbi hundi anaaf ni jilbeenfata; arrabni hundi Waaqaaf dhugaa baʼa’ jedha Gooftaan” jedhamee barreeffameeraatii.
For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I am alive,’ the Lord says, ‘Every knee shall bow before me, and every tongue will declare that I am God.’”
12 Kanaafis tokkoon tokkoon keenya waaʼee mataa keenyaa fuula Waaqaa duratti deebii ni kennina.
So every one of us will have to explain ourselves to God.
13 Kanaafuu nu walitti muruu haa dhiifnu. Qooda kanaa akka karaa obboleessa keessanii irra gufuu yookaan waan gufachiisu tokko illee hin keenye murteeffadhaa.
Therefore let's not judge each other anymore, but decide to do this instead—we won't put obstacles in the way of fellow-believers, or cause them to fall.
14 Akka wanni ofuma isaatiin xuraaʼaa taʼe tokko iyyuu hin jirre ani karaa Gooftaa Yesuus nan beeka; nan amanas. Nama wanni tokko xuraaʼaadha jedhee yaaduuf garuu wanni sun isaaf xuraaʼaa dha.
I'm certain—persuaded by the Lord Jesus—that nothing in itself is ceremonially unclean. But if someone considers it to be unclean, to them it is unclean.
15 Yoo wanni ati nyaattu obboleessa kee miidhe, ati jaalalaan jiraachaa hin jirtu. Ati waan nyaattuun obboleessa kee isa Kiristoos isaaf duʼe hin balleessin.
If your fellow-believer is hurt by you over matters of food, then you're no longer behaving in a loving way. Don't destroy someone for whom Christ died by the food you choose to eat.
16 Kanaafuu wanti isin gaariidha jettan akka arrabsamu hin godhinaa.
Don't let the good things you do be misrepresented—
17 Mootummaan Waaqaa qajeelummaa, nagaa fi gammachuu Hafuura Qulqulluun taʼeedha malee waaʼee nyaataa fi dhugaatii mitiitii.
for God's kingdom is not about eating and drinking, but about living right, having peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18 Namni haala kanaan Kiristoosin tajaajilu Waaqa gammachiisaatii; namoota birattis fudhatama argata.
Anyone who serves Christ in this way pleases God, and is appreciated by others.
19 Kanaaf waan nagaa fidu gochuu fi wal ijaaruuf haa tattaaffannu.
So let's pursue the path of peace, and find ways to encourage each other.
20 Nyaataaf jettee hojii Waaqaa hin balleessin. Nyaanni hundi qulqulluu dha; garuu waan nama biraa gufachiisu kam iyyuu nyaachuun nama tokkoof dogoggora.
Don't destroy the work of God with arguments over food. Everything is clean—but it would be wrong to eat and offend others.
21 Akka obboleessi kee hin gufanneef, foon nyaachuu dhiisuun yookaan daadhii wayinii dhuguu dhiisuun yookaan waan biraa kam iyyuu gochuu dhiisuun gaarii dha.
It's better not to eat meat or drink wine or anything else that would cause your fellow-believer to stumble.
22 Kanaafuu ati amantii waan kana irratti qabdu kam iyyuu fuula Waaqaa duratti ofumaa keetii qabaadhu. Namni waan amanee fudhate irratti ofitti hin murre eebbifamaa dha.
What you personally believe is between you and God. Happy are those who don't condemn themselves for doing what they think is right!
23 Namni shakkii qabu garuu nyaachuun isaa waan amantiin hin taʼiniif yoo nyaate isatti murama; wanni amantiin hin taʼin kam iyyuu cubbuudhaatii.
But if you have doubts whether it's right or wrong to eat something, then you shouldn't, because you're not convinced it's right. Whatever isn't based on conviction is sin.
