I Koryntian 10
1 Przyjaciele, przypomnijcie sobie pewne fakty: Kiedyś na pustyni nasi przodkowie byli prowadzeni przez obłok i wszyscy przeszli przez Morze Czerwone.
My fellow believers, I want to remind you about our(exc) [Jewish] ancestors. They were all under the cloud [by which God miraculously led them and protected them when they left Egypt with Moses]. All those ancestors crossed the [Red] Sea [after God miraculously made the water separate so that they could walk through it].
2 Wszyscy, wraz z Mojżeszem, zostali zanurzeni w obłoku i w morzu.
God caused all of them to begin to live under the authority of [MTY] Moses [when they walked] under that cloud and [walked through the Red] Sea.
3 Wszyscy spożywali ten sam duchowy pokarm
All [those ancestors of ours ate the same food that God] miraculously [provided].
4 i pili ten sam duchowy napój. Czerpali bowiem wodę z towarzyszącej im duchowej skały, którą był sam Chrystus.
They all drank water that [God] miraculously [provided]. That is, they all drank water that God miraculously made come out of the rock. That rock was [a symbol of] [MET] Christ, who went with them. [So we conclude that God helped all of those people in many ways].
5 Mimo to większość z nich nie znalazła uznania w oczach Boga i zginęła na pustyni.
However, [we also conclude that] God was angry [LIT] with most of those people [because they sinned against him. He caused almost all of them to die, and as] a result their bodies were scattered in the desert.
6 Powinno to być dla nas przestrogą, abyśmy, tak jak oni, nie dążyli do zła.
Those things [that happened long ago] became examples to teach us [the following things]: We should not desire to [do] evil things as those people desired to do.
7 Nie oddawajcie czci bożkom—jak tamci. Pismo przecież mówi, że oddając cześć złotemu cielcowi „zasiedli do jedzenia i picia, a potem wstali, aby tańczyć”.
We should not worship idols as many of those people did. [Remember that Moses] wrote, “The people sat down. They ate and drank [to honor the golden calf that they had just made]. Then they got up to dance [immorally].”
8 Nie ulegajmy rozwiązłości seksualnej—jak tamci, gdy jednego dnia zginęło dwadzieścia trzy tysiące osób.
We should not have sexual relations with someone to whom we are not married, as many of them did. As a result, God [punished them by] causing 23,000 people to die in [only] one day.
9 Nie róbmy testów na wiarygodność Chrystusa—jak oni robili i poginęli z powodu jadowitych węży.
We should not try to see how much we can sin without the Lord punishing us. Some of them did that, and as a result they died because [poisonous] snakes [bit them].
10 I nie narzekajcie na Boga—jak oni narzekali i zginęli, porażeni przez anioła śmierci.
We should not complain [about what God does]. Some of them did that, and as a result an angel destroyed them. [So God will certainly punish us if we sin like they did].
11 Wszystko, co ich spotkało, stanowi ostrzeżenie i zostało zapisane dla nas, żyjących u progu końca czasów. Jest to przestroga dla nas. (aiōn g165)
All those things [that happened to our ancestors long ago] are examples for us. [Moses] wrote those things to warn us [who are living at this time which is near the end]. We are the people for whom God has done [the things that he decided to do in] the previous periods of time. (aiōn g165)
12 Dlatego ten, kto sądzi, że stoi, niech uważa, żeby nie upadł.
So [I say this to] all those who confidently [think that they will always] steadfastly continue to [believe what God said and will never disobey what he commanded]: Be careful that you [(sg)] do not sin [when you are tempted].
13 Pokusy, których doświadczacie, są normalną i ludzką rzeczą. Ale Bóg jest wierny i nie pozwoli, abyście byli kuszeni ponad wasze siły. Dopuszczając pokusę, pokaże wam również drogę wyjścia, abyście mogli wyjść z niej cało.
[Remember that] your desires to sin are the same desires that other people have. But when you are tempted to sin, you can trust God [to help you]. He will not permit you to be tempted {anything to tempt you} more than you are able to resist. Instead, when you are tempted {things tempt you}, he will also provide a way [for you] to endure it [without sinning].
14 Kochani, unikajcie wszystkiego, co ma jakikolwiek związek z kultem bożków.
So, [I say to] you people whom I love, [avoid] worshipping idols [just like you would] run away from [anything that is dangerous].
15 Wiem, że jesteście mądrzy, więc sami oceńcie moje słowa:
It is to people who [think that they] are wise that I write. So, you, as wise people, judge whether what I am writing [is true].
16 Czy kielich z winem, za który dziękujemy podczas Wieczerzy Pańskiej, nie wyraża naszego udziału we krwi Chrystusa? A wspólnie łamany chleb? Czy nie wyraża naszej jedności jako Jego ciała?
[During the Lord’s Supper, after we ask God to] bless (the [wine]/the [juice]) [in the] cup, we give thanks for it [and drink it]. By doing that, we certainly are [RHQ] sharing in what Christ [did for us when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died. During the Lord’s Supper, when we break] the bread [and eat it], we are certainly sharing in [MTY] what Christ [did for us when] his body [suffered for us on the cross]. [RHQ]
17 Wszyscy dzielimy się przecież jednym chlebem, bo choć jest nas wielu, stanowimy jedno ciało.
Because it is one loaf of bread that we [break and eat during the Lord’s Supper, it symbolizes that] we who are many are one group, because we all eat from the one loaf.
18 Zwróćcie uwagę na przykład Izraela: Ci, którzy spożywają pokarm ofiarowany na ołtarzu świątyni, jednoczą się w ten sposób ze świątynią Boga.
Consider [what happens when] the Israeli people [eat the food that the priests] sacrifice on the altar [outside the Temple]. They participate in [what the priests do at] [MTY] the altar. [RHQ] [Similarly, if you eat food that non-believers have offered to an idol in a temple, you are participating in their worship of the idol there].
19 Czy chcę przez to powiedzieć, że pogańskie bóstwa lub ofiary składane im mają jakieś znaczenie? Absolutnie nie!
By saying that, [I] do not mean that offering food to an idol makes it anything [more than just ordinary food [RHQ].] I do not mean that an idol is anything [more than just an idol].
20 Chcę tylko pokazać wam, że ofiary te w rzeczywistości składane są demonom, a nie Bogu. Ja zaś nie chciałbym, abyście mieli z nimi cokolwiek wspólnego.
No! Instead, I mean that what people sacrifice [to idols], they are sacrificing to demons, not to God. So, [if you eat food that has been sacrificed to idols, you are participating in worshipping the demons that the idols represent]. And I do not want you to participate in worshipping demons!
21 Nie możecie jednocześnie pić z kielicha Pana i z kielicha demonów! Nie możecie również zasiadać za stołem Pana i za stołem demonów!
When you drink the [grape juice/wine in] [MTY] the cup [at the Lord’s Supper], you cannot participate in the [blessings that] the Lord [Jesus] brought to us and at the same time drink the [wine in the] [MTY] cup that people offer to demons! When you eat at the Lord’s table, you cannot participate in the blessings the Lord provided [MTY] when he died for us and at the same time participate in the things that represent demons [by eating food that has been sacrificed to idols]
22 Czy mamy pobudzać Pana do zazdrości o nas? Czy jesteśmy od Niego mocniejsi?
[If you participate in honoring demons in that way], you will certainly make the Lord very angry [RHQ]! (Remember that you are certainly not stronger than he is./Do you think that you are stronger than he is?) [RHQ] [Certainly not, so you will not escape his punishing you if you honor demons in that way!]
23 Wszystko jest dozwolone, ale nie wszystko przynosi korzyść. Wszystko nam wolno, ale nie wszystko wzmacnia naszą wiarę.
[Some people say], “[God] permits [believers to do] anything.” But [I say that] not everything that people do benefits [those who do it! Yes, some people say], “God permits [believers to do] all things.” But not everything that people do helps them to become [spiritually] mature.
24 Nie bądźcie egoistami—dbajcie o dobro innych!
No one should try to benefit [only] himself. Instead, each person should try to benefit other people [spiritually].
25 Kupujcie takie mięso, jakie jest w sprzedaży. Dla spokoju sumienia nie pytajcie, czy było ono ofiarowane bożkom.
[This is what you should do]: Eat any [food] that is sold {that people sell} in the market. Do not ask questions [to find out if that food has been offered] {[someone offered that food]} [to idols, just] because you think it would be wrong [to eat such food].
26 „Do Pana należy bowiem ziemia i wszystko, co na niej żyje”.
[Remember that the Psalmist wrote], “Everything on the earth belongs to [the] Lord [God because he created it!]” [So, food that has been offered to idols belongs to the Lord, not to the idols, and you may eat it].
27 Jeśli zostaniecie zaproszeni przez kogoś, kto nie wierzy Jezusowi, i chcecie skorzystać z jego gościny, jedzcie wszystko, czym was poczęstuje, dla spokoju sumienia nie pytając o pochodzenie pokarmu.
If a non-believer invites you to a meal, go if you want to, and eat any food that is set {that [he] sets} before you. Do not ask [whether it was offered to idols, just] because you think that it would be wrong [to eat such food].
28 Ale gdyby ktoś was ostrzegł, mówiąc: „Te pokarmy były przecież ofiarowane bożkom!”, nie jedzcie—ze względu na tego człowieka i sumienie.
But if someone says to you, “This is food that was sacrificed [to an idol],” do not eat it, for the sake of the person who told that to you, and also because someone there may think that it is wrong [to eat such food].
29 Mówię oczywiście o jego sumieniu, nie waszym. Dlaczego bowiem czyjeś sumienie miałoby ograniczać moją wolność?
I do not mean that you [should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food]. What I mean is that you should be concerned about others who may think that it is wrong to eat such food. Since I know that I (am free/have the right) [to eat such food without God punishing me], no one should [RHQ] say that what I am doing is wrong just because he himself thinks that it is wrong.
30 Jeśli dzięki łasce Boga mogę coś zjeść i dziękuję Mu za ten pokarm, to dlaczego ktoś miałby mnie potępiać?
If I thank [God] for the food when I eat [food that has been offered to an idol], no one should criticize me for eating food for which I have thanked God [RHQ]!
31 Tak więc, jeśli jecie, pijecie lub czynicie cokolwiek innego, zawsze róbcie to tak, aby oddawać chwałę Bogu.
So [I say to you in conclusion], when you eat [food], or drink [something], or do anything else, do everything in order that [people will] praise God.
32 Nie doprowadzajcie do upadku ani Żydów, ani pogan, ani kogokolwiek, kto należy do kościoła Boga.
Do not do anything that would hinder Jews or Greeks [from becoming believers], and do not do things that would encourage members of God’s congregations to sin.
33 Postępujcie tak, jak ja, który zabiegam o dobro innych ludzi i nie szukam własnej korzyści. Staram się bowiem, aby inni mogli dostąpić zbawienia.
[Do as I do]. I try to please everyone in every way. I do this by not seeking to benefit myself. Instead, I try to benefit many others, in order that they may be saved {that [God] may save them} [from the guilt of their sins].
