rōmiṇaḥ 14

1 yō janō'dr̥ḍhaviśvāsastaṁ yuṣmākaṁ saṅginaṁ kuruta kintu sandēhavicārārthaṁ nahi|

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.

2 yatō niṣiddhaṁ kimapi khādyadravyaṁ nāsti, kasyacijjanasya pratyaya ētādr̥śō vidyatē kintvadr̥ḍhaviśvāsaḥ kaścidaparō janaḥ kēvalaṁ śākaṁ bhuṅktaṁ|

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

3 tarhi yō janaḥ sādhāraṇaṁ dravyaṁ bhuṅktē sa viśēṣadravyabhōktāraṁ nāvajānīyāt tathā viśēṣadravyabhōktāpi sādhāraṇadravyabhōktāraṁ dōṣiṇaṁ na kuryyāt, yasmād īśvarastam agr̥hlāt|

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

4 hē paradāsasya dūṣayitastvaṁ kaḥ? nijaprabhōḥ samīpē tēna padasthēna padacyutēna vā bhavitavyaṁ sa ca padastha ēva bhaviṣyati yata īśvarastaṁ padasthaṁ karttuṁ śaknōti|

Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

5 aparañca kaścijjanō dinād dinaṁ viśēṣaṁ manyatē kaścittu sarvvāṇi dināni samānāni manyatē, ēkaikō janaḥ svīyamanasi vivicya niścinōtu|

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

6 yō janaḥ kiñcana dinaṁ viśēṣaṁ manyatē sa prabhubhaktyā tan manyatē, yaśca janaḥ kimapi dinaṁ viśēṣaṁ na manyatē sō'pi prabhubhaktyā tanna manyatē; aparañca yaḥ sarvvāṇi bhakṣyadravyāṇi bhuṅktē sa prabhubhaktayā tāni bhuṅktē yataḥ sa īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vakti, yaśca na bhuṅktē sō'pi prabhubhaktyaiva na bhuñjāna īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ brūtē|

He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

7 aparam asmākaṁ kaścit nijanimittaṁ prāṇān dhārayati nijanimittaṁ mriyatē vā tanna;

For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.

8 kintu yadi vayaṁ prāṇān dhārayāmastarhi prabhunimittaṁ dhārayāmaḥ, yadi ca prāṇān tyajāmastarhyapi prabhunimittaṁ tyajāmaḥ, ataēva jīvanē maraṇē vā vayaṁ prabhōrēvāsmahē|

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

9 yatō jīvantō mr̥tāścētyubhayēṣāṁ lōkānāṁ prabhutvaprāptyarthaṁ khrīṣṭō mr̥ta utthitaḥ punarjīvitaśca|

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

10 kintu tvaṁ nijaṁ bhrātaraṁ kutō dūṣayasi? tathā tvaṁ nijaṁ bhrātaraṁ kutastucchaṁ jānāsi? khrīṣṭasya vicārasiṁhāsanasya sammukhē sarvvairasmābhirupasthātavyaṁ;

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11 yādr̥śaṁ likhitam āstē, parēśaḥ śapathaṁ kurvvan vākyamētat purāvadat| sarvvō janaḥ samīpē mē jānupātaṁ kariṣyati| jihvaikaikā tathēśasya nighnatvaṁ svīkariṣyati|

For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

12 ataēva īśvarasamīpē'smākam ēkaikajanēna nijā kathā kathayitavyā|

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

13 itthaṁ sati vayam adyārabhya parasparaṁ na dūṣayantaḥ svabhrātu rvighnō vyāghātō vā yanna jāyēta tādr̥śīmīhāṁ kurmmahē|

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother’s way.

14 kimapi vastu svabhāvatō nāśuci bhavatītyahaṁ jānē tathā prabhunā yīśukhrīṣṭēnāpi niścitaṁ jānē, kintu yō janō yad dravyam apavitraṁ jānītē tasya kr̥tē tad apavitram āstē|

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean.

15 ataēva tava bhakṣyadravyēṇa tava bhrātā śōkānvitō bhavati tarhi tvaṁ bhrātaraṁ prati prēmnā nācarasi| khrīṣṭō yasya kr̥tē svaprāṇān vyayitavān tvaṁ nijēna bhakṣyadravyēṇa taṁ na nāśaya|

But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

16 aparaṁ yuṣmākam uttamaṁ karmma ninditaṁ na bhavatu|

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

17 bhakṣyaṁ pēyañcēśvararājyasya sārō nahi, kintu puṇyaṁ śāntiśca pavitrēṇātmanā jāta ānandaśca|

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

18 ētai ryō janaḥ khrīṣṭaṁ sēvatē, sa ēvēśvarasya tuṣṭikarō manuṣyaiśca sukhyātaḥ|

For he that in these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.

19 ataēva yēnāsmākaṁ sarvvēṣāṁ parasparam aikyaṁ niṣṭhā ca jāyatē tadēvāsmābhi ryatitavyaṁ|

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

20 bhakṣyārtham īśvarasya karmmaṇō hāniṁ mā janayata; sarvvaṁ vastu pavitramiti satyaṁ tathāpi yō janō yad bhuktvā vighnaṁ labhatē tadarthaṁ tad bhadraṁ nahi|

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.

21 tava māṁsabhakṣaṇasurāpānādibhiḥ kriyābhi ryadi tava bhrātuḥ pādaskhalanaṁ vighnō vā cāñcalyaṁ vā jāyatē tarhi tadbhōjanapānayōstyāgō bhadraḥ|

[It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

22 yadi tava pratyayastiṣṭhati tarhīśvarasya gōcarē svāntarē taṁ gōpaya; yō janaḥ svamatēna svaṁ dōṣiṇaṁ na karōti sa ēva dhanyaḥ|

Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

23 kintu yaḥ kaścit saṁśayya bhuṅktē'rthāt na pratītya bhuṅktē, sa ēvāvaśyaṁ daṇḍārhō bhaviṣyati, yatō yat pratyayajaṁ nahi tadēva pāpamayaṁ bhavati|

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.