1 Korinčanom 7

1 Torej glede stvari, o katerih ste mi pisali: ›Dobro je za moškega ne dotikati se ženske.‹

NOW with regard to those things concerning which ye have written unto me, it were good for a man not to touch a woman.

2 Kljub temu naj ima, v izogib prešuštvovanju, vsak mož svojo lastno ženo in vsaka ženska naj ima svojega lastnega soproga.

But because of the whoredoms, let every man have his own wife, and every wife her own husband.

3 Naj soprog ženi vrača dolžno dobrohotnost in prav tako žena soprogu.

Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence, and in like manner also the wife to the husband.

4 Žena nima oblasti nad svojim lastnim telesom, temveč soprog. In prav tako tudi soprog nima oblasti nad svojim lastnim telesom, temveč žena.

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife.

5 Ne prikrajšujta se drug drugemu, razen če je to s soglasjem za nekaj časa, da se lahko predata postu in molitvi; in ponovno pridita skupaj, da vaju zaradi vajinega pomanjkanja samoobvladovanja ne skuša Satan.

Defraud not one another, except it may be by consent occasionally, that ye may have more leisure for fasting and prayer; and come together again, lest Satan tempt you through your incontinence.

6 Toda to govorim z dovoljenjem in ne po zapovedi.

But in this I speak my opinion only, not authoritatively.

7 Kajti želim, da bi bili vsi ljudje kakor jaz. Toda vsak človek ima svoj primeren dar od Boga, eden na ta način, drugi pa na drug.

For I would that all men were even as myself: but every man hath his peculiar gift from God, one of this sort, and another of that.

8 Torej neporočenim in vdovam pravim: »Zanje je dobro, če ostanejo kakor jaz.«

I say then to the unmarried and the widows, that it is becoming them if they abide as I am.

9 Toda če se ne morejo brzdati, naj se poročé; kajti bolje se je poročiti kakor plameneti.

But if they have not the gift of continence, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10 Poročenim pa naročam, čeprav ne jaz, temveč Gospod: »Naj žena ne odide od svojega soproga.

But to the married not I command, but the Lord, That the wife be not separated from the husband:

11 Toda če odide, naj ostane neomožena ali naj se pobota k svojemu soprogu, in soprog naj svoje žene ne odslovi.«

and even if she should be separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

12 Toda drugim govorim jaz, ne Gospod: »Če ima katerikoli brat ženo, ki ne veruje in je zadovoljna, da prebiva z njim, naj je ne odslovi.

But to the others I speak, not the Lord, If any brother hath a wife unbelieving, yet she chuseth to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

13 In ženska, ki ima soproga, ki ne veruje in če je zadovoljen, da prebiva z njo, naj ga ona ne zapusti.

And the wife which hath a husband not a believer, and he chuses to dwell with her, let her not put him away.

14 Kajti neverni soprog je posvečen po ženi in neverna žena je posvečena po soprogu; sicer bi bili vaši otroci nečisti, toda sedaj so sveti.

For the husband that believeth not is sanctified by the wife, and the wife who believeth not is sanctified by the husband: else indeed your children were unclean, but now are they holy.

15 Toda če neverni odide, naj odide. Brat ali sestra v teh primerih nista pod suženjstvom; toda Bog nas je poklical k miru.

But if the unbelieving person depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in these cases, but God hath called us unto peace.

16 Kajti kaj veš ti, oh žena, če boš rešila svojega soproga? Ali kako veš ti, oh mož, če boš rešil svojo ženo?«

For how knowest thou, O wife, but thou shalt save thy husband? and how knowest thou, O husband, but thou shalt save thy wife?

17 Toda kakor je Bog vsakemu človeku razdelil, kakor je Gospod vsakogar poklical, tako naj hodi. In tako določam v vseh cerkvah.

Nevertheless as God has bestowed the gift on every man as the Lord hath called every man, so let him walk, and so I give command in all the churches.

18 Ali je poklican katerikoli mož, ki je obrezan? Naj ne postane neobrezan. Ali je kateri poklican neobrezan? Naj ne bo obrezan.

Is any man called being circumcised? let him not affect uncircumcision. Is any man called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

19 Obreza ni nič in neobreza ni nič, temveč izpolnjevanje Božjih zapovedi.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the observance of the commandments of God.

20 Naj vsak ostane v isti poklicanosti, v katero je bil poklican.

Let every one abide in the calling in which he is called.

21 Ali si bil poklican kot služabnik? Ne skrbi za to. Toda če lahko postaneš svoboden, to vsekakor izkoristi.

Art thou called being a slave? let it give thee no concern; but if thou canst also obtain thy freedom, rather make use of it.

22 Kajti kdor je poklican v Gospodu kot služabnik, je Gospodov osvobojenec; prav tako tudi kdor je poklican kot svoboden, je Kristusov služabnik.

For he that is called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord’s freed man: in like manner also, he that is called, being a free man, is the servant of Christ.

23 Odkupljeni ste za ceno; ne bodite služabniki ljudem.

Have you been redeemed with a price? become not the slaves of men.

24 Bratje, naj vsak ostane z Bogom v tem, v čemer je bil poklican.

Let every one, brethren, in the vocation wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

25 Torej glede devic nimam zapovedi od Gospoda; čeprav dam svoje mnenje kakor nekdo, ki je dosegel usmiljenje od Gospoda, da je zvest.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I offer my opinion, as having obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful.

26 Domnevam torej, da je to dobro zaradi sedanje stiske; pravim, da je to dobro za človeka, da je tako.

I think then that this is becoming, considering our present straits, that it is proper for a man to be thus.

27 Ali si vezan k ženi? Ne skušaj biti razvezan. Ali si razvezan od žene? Ne išči žene.

Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

28 Toda če pa se poročiš, nisi grešil; in če se devica poroči, ni grešila. Vendar bodo taki imeli stisko v mesu; toda prizanašam vam.

But if thou shouldst marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned; though such will have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

29 Toda pravim to, bratje, čas je kratek. Preostaja to, da so tisti, ki imajo žene, kakor da jih ne bi imeli;

Now this I say, brethren, that the time is short. The conclusion is, that even they who have wives, should be as though they had not;

30 in tisti, ki jokajo, kakor ne bi jokali; in tisti, ki se veselijo, kakor da se ne bi veselili; in tisti, ki kupujejo, kakor ne bi imeli v lasti;

and they who weep as though they wept not; and they who rejoice as though they rejoiced not; and they that purchase as though they possessed not;

31 in tisti, ki uporabljajo ta svet, kakor ga ne bi zlorabljali; kajti videz tega sveta mineva.

and they who use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

32 Toda hočem, da ste brez skrbi. Kdor je neporočen, skrbi za stvari, ki pripadajo Gospodu, kako bi lahko ugajal Gospodu;

But I would have you to be free from anxiety. He who is unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord:

33 toda kdor je poročen, skrbi za stvari, ki so od sveta, kako bi lahko ugajal svoji ženi.

but he who is married is anxious about the things of the world, how he shall please his wife.

34 Razlika je tudi med ženo in devico. Neporočena ženska skrbi za Gospodove stvari, da bi bila lahko sveta, tako v telesu kakor v duhu; toda tista, ki je poročena, skrbi za svetne stvari, kako bi lahko ugodila svojemu soprogu.

A wife and a virgin hath different pursuits: the unmarried woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about the things of the world, how she shall please her husband.

35 In to govorim v vašo lastno korist; ne da bi na vas lahko vrgel zanko, temveč k temu kar je ljubko in da bi lahko nemoteno služili Gospodu.

Now I say this for your own advantage, and not that I should lay a snare in your way, but as what is seemly, and that you may wait on the Lord without distraction.

36 Toda če kateri človek misli, da se do svoje device vede nespodobno, če je minil cvet njenih let in potreba tako zahteva, naj stôri, kar hoče, ne greši; naj se poročita.

But if a person supposes it would be unseemly for a virgin of his if she should pass the flower of her age in celibacy, and that duty directs it should be so, let him do as he is inclined, he doth not sin: let such marry.

37 Vendar kdor v svojem srcu neomajno stoji in nima nujne potrebe, temveč ima oblast nad svojo lastno voljo in je v svojem srcu tako določil, da bo ohranil svojo devico, stori pravilno.

But he that is stedfast in his heart, not having any necessity, but retaineth power over his own inclination, and hath determined this in his heart that he will preserve his own virgin state, doeth well.

38 Tako torej kdor jo daje v zakon, stori pravilno; toda kdor je ne daje v zakon, stori bolje.

Wherefore though he who giveth in marriage doeth well, yet he who avoids a matrimonial connection, doeth better.

39 Žena je vezana s postavo, dokler njen soprog živi; toda če njen soprog umre, je prosta, da se poroči s komer hoče; le v Gospodu.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth: but if her husband be dead, she is free to be married to whomsoever she will, but only in the Lord.

40 Toda po moji sodbi je srečnejša, če ostane tako; in mislim, da imam tudi jaz Božjega Duha.

But she is more blessed if she abide as she is, in my opinion: and I think I have the spirit of God.