I Koryntian 15
1 A oznajmiam wam, bracia, ewangelię, którą wam głosiłem, a którą przyjęliście i w której trwacie;
Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
2 Przez którą też dostępujecie zbawienia, jeśli pamiętacie to, co wam głosiłem, chyba że uwierzyliście na próżno.
If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
3 Najpierw bowiem przekazałem wam to, co i ja otrzymałem, że Chrystus umarł za nasze grzechy, zgodnie z Pismem;
The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
4 Że został pogrzebany, że zmartwychwstał trzeciego dnia, zgodnie z Pismem;
His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
5 I że ukazał się Kefasowi, a potem tym dwunastu.
After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
6 Potem ukazał się więcej niż pięciuset braciom naraz, z których większość żyje aż dotąd, a niektórzy zasnęli.
Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
7 Potem ukazał się Jakubowi, potem wszystkim apostołom.
Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
8 A ostatniemu ze wszystkich ukazał się i mnie, jak poronionemu płodowi.
Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
9 Ja bowiem jestem najmniejszym z apostołów i nie jestem godny nazywać się apostołem, bo prześladowałem kościół Boży.
The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
10 Lecz z łaski Boga jestem tym, czym jestem, a jego łaska względem mnie nie okazała się daremna, ale pracowałem więcej od nich wszystkich, jednak nie ja, lecz łaska Boga, która [jest] ze mną.
But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
11 Czy więc ja, czy oni, tak głosimy i tak uwierzyliście.
So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
12 A jeśli się o Chrystusie głosi, że został wskrzeszony z martwych, jak [mogą] niektórzy pośród was mówić, że nie ma zmartwychwstania?
So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
13 Jeśli bowiem nie ma zmartwychwstania, to i Chrystus nie został wskrzeszony.
If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
14 A jeśli Chrystus nie został wskrzeszony, to daremne [jest] nasze głoszenie, daremna też wasza wiara.
And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
15 I okazuje się, że jesteśmy fałszywymi świadkami Boga, bo świadczyliśmy o Bogu, że wskrzesił Chrystusa, którego nie wskrzesił, jeśli umarli nie są wskrzeszani.
[If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
16 Jeśli bowiem umarli nie są wskrzeszani, to i Chrystus nie został wskrzeszony.
But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
17 A jeśli Chrystus nie został wskrzeszony, daremna [jest] wasza wiara i nadal jesteście w swoich grzechach.
If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
18 Tak więc i ci, którzy zasnęli w Chrystusie, poginęli.
And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
19 Jeśli tylko w tym życiu mamy nadzieję w Chrystusie, jesteśmy ze wszystkich ludzi najbardziej nieszczęśliwi.
In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
20 Tymczasem jednak Chrystus został wskrzeszony z martwych i stał się pierwszym plonem tych, którzy zasnęli.
But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
21 Skoro bowiem śmierć [przyszła] przez człowieka, przez człowieka [przyszło] też zmartwychwstanie umarłych.
What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
22 Jak bowiem w Adamie wszyscy umierają, tak też w Chrystusie wszyscy zostaną ożywieni.
Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
23 Ale każdy w swojej kolejności, Chrystus jako pierwszy plon, potem ci, którzy należą do Chrystusa, w [czasie] jego przyjścia.
But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
24 A potem będzie koniec, gdy przekaże królestwo Bogu i Ojcu, gdy zniszczy wszelką zwierzchność oraz wszelką władzę i moc.
Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
25 Bo on musi królować, aż położy wszystkich wrogów pod swoje stopy.
You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
26 A ostatni wróg, który zostanie zniszczony, to śmierć.
The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
27 Wszystko bowiem poddał pod jego stopy. A gdy mówi, że wszystko jest [mu] poddane, [jest] jasne, że oprócz tego, który mu wszystko poddał.
[In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
28 Gdy zaś wszystko zostanie mu poddane, wtedy i sam Syn będzie poddany temu, który mu poddał wszystko, aby Bóg był wszystkim we wszystkich.
After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
29 Bo inaczej co zrobią ci, którzy przyjmują chrzest za zmarłych, jeśli umarli w ogóle nie są wskrzeszani? Po co przyjmują chrzest za zmarłych?
[Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
30 Po co i my każdej godziny narażamy się na niebezpieczeństwo?
Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
31 [Zapewniam was] przez chlubę, którą mam z was w Jezusie Chrystusie, naszym Panu, że każdego dnia umieram.
My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
32 Jeśli na sposób ludzki walczyłem z bestiami w Efezie, jaki z tego mam pożytek, jeśli umarli nie są wskrzeszani? Jedzmy i pijmy, bo jutro pomrzemy.
[If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
33 Nie łudźcie się. Złe rozmowy psują dobre obyczaje.
Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
34 Ocknijcie się ku sprawiedliwości i nie grzeszcie; niektórzy bowiem nie mają poznania Boga. Mówię to ku waszemu zawstydzeniu.
Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
35 Lecz powie ktoś: Jak umarli są wskrzeszani i w jakim ciele przychodzą?
But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
36 Głupcze! To, co siejesz, nie ożyje, jeśli nie obumrze.
[Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
37 I to, co siejesz, to nie ciało, które ma powstać, ale gołe ziarno, na przykład pszeniczne lub jakieś inne.
A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
38 Bóg zaś daje mu ciało, jakie chce, a każdemu z ziaren właściwe jemu ciało.
God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
39 Nie każde ciało jest jednakowe, ale inne jest ciało ludzi, a inne ciało zwierząt, inne ryb, a inne ptaków.
[Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
40 Są też ciała niebieskie i ciała ziemskie, lecz inna jest chwała [ciał] niebieskich, a inna ziemskich.
Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
41 Inna chwała słońca, inna chwała księżyca, a inna chwała gwiazd. Gwiazda bowiem od gwiazdy różni się jasnością.
The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
42 Tak też jest ze zmartwychwstaniem umarłych. Sieje się [ciało] w zniszczalności, a jest wskrzeszane w niezniszczalności;
And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
43 Sieje się w niesławie, a jest wskrzeszane w chwale, sieje się w słabości, a jest wskrzeszane w mocy;
We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
44 Sieje się ciało cielesne, a jest wskrzeszane ciało duchowe. Jest ciało cielesne, jest też ciało duchowe.
The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
45 Tak też jest napisane: Stał się pierwszy człowiek, Adam, duszą żyjącą, [a] ostatni Adam duchem ożywiającym.
[In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
46 Jednak pierwsze nie jest to, co duchowe, ale to, co cielesne, potem duchowe.
But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
47 Pierwszy człowiek z ziemi – ziemski, drugi człowiek – [sam] Pan z nieba.
The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
48 Jaki jest ten ziemski, tacy i ziemscy; a jaki jest niebieski, tacy i niebiescy.
Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
49 A jak nosiliśmy obraz ziemskiego, tak będziemy nosili obraz niebieskiego.
And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
50 To zaś mówię, bracia, że ciało i krew nie mogą odziedziczyć królestwa Bożego ani to, co zniszczalne, nie odziedziczy tego, co niezniszczalne.
My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
51 Oto oznajmiam wam tajemnicę: Nie wszyscy zaśniemy, ale wszyscy będziemy przemienieni;
But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
52 W jednej chwili, w mgnieniu oka, na ostatnią trąbę. Zabrzmi bowiem [trąba], a umarli zostaną wskrzeszeni niezniszczalni, a my zostaniemy przemienieni.
[It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
53 To bowiem, co zniszczalne, musi przyodziać się w to, co niezniszczalne, a to, co śmiertelne, przyoblec się w nieśmiertelność.
And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
54 A gdy to, co zniszczalne, przyoblecze się w niezniszczalność, a to, co śmiertelne, przyoblecze się w nieśmiertelność, wtedy wypełni się to słowo, które [jest] napisane: Połknięta jest śmierć w zwycięstwie.
When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
Death [APO] will not win a victory over us. Death will not be able to hurt us. (Hadēs g86)
56 Żądłem zaś śmierci [jest] grzech, a siłą grzechu prawo.
It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
57 Lecz dzięki [niech będą] Bogu, który nam dał zwycięstwo przez naszego Pana Jezusa Chrystusa.
But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
58 A tak, moi mili bracia, bądźcie stali, niezachwiani, zawsze obfitujący w dziele Pana, wiedząc, że wasza praca nie jest daremna w Panu.
So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
