Romans 13
1 Kí olúkúlùkù ọkàn kí ó foríbalẹ̀ fún àwọn aláṣẹ tí ó wà ní ipò gíga. Nítorí kò sí àṣẹ kan, bí kò ṣe láti ọ̀dọ̀ Ọlọ́run wá; àwọn aláṣẹ tí ó sì wà, láti ọ̀dọ̀ Ọlọ́run ni a ti lànà rẹ̀ wá.
Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.
2 Nítorí ẹni tí ó bá tàpá sí àṣẹ, ó tàpá sí ìlànà Ọlọ́run; àwọn ẹni tí ó ba sì ń tàpá, yóò gba ẹ̀bi fún ara wọn.
Therefore the man who rebels against his ruler is resisting God's will; and those who thus resist will bring punishment upon themselves.
3 Nítorí àwọn ìjòyè kò wá láti dẹ́rùbà àwọn tí ń ṣe rere, bí kò ṣe àwọn tó ń ṣe búburú. Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ ha fẹ́ di òmìnira kúrò nínú ẹ̀rù ẹni tó wà ní ipò àṣẹ. Nítorí náà ṣe èyí tó ó dára, ìwọ yóò sì gba ìyìn láti ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀.
For judges and magistrates are to be feared not by right-doers but by wrong-doers. You desire--do you not? --to have no reason to fear your ruler. Well, do the thing that is right, and then he will commend you.
4 Nítorí ìránṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run ni i ṣe fún ọ́ sí rere. Ṣùgbọ́n bí ìwọ bá ń ṣé búburú, máa bẹ̀rù, nítorí kò gbé idà náà lásán. Nítorí ìránṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run ní í ṣe, olùgbẹ̀san láti ṣiṣẹ́ ìbínú lára ẹni tí ń ṣe búburú.
For he is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do what is wrong, be afraid. He does not wear the sword to no purpose: he is God's servant--an administrator to inflict punishment upon evil-doers.
5 Nítorí náà, ẹ̀yin kò gbọdọ̀ má tẹríba fún àwọn aláṣẹ, kì í ṣe nítorí ti ìbínú nìkan, ṣùgbọ́n nítorí ẹ̀rí ọkàn pẹ̀lú.
We must obey therefore, not only in order to escape punishment, but also for conscience' sake.
6 Nítorí ìdí èyí, ẹ san owó òde pẹ̀lú, nítorí ìránṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run ni wọ́n, èyí náà ni wọ́n ń bojútó nígbà gbogbo.
Why, this is really the reason you pay taxes; for tax-gatherers are ministers of God, devoting their energies to this very work.
7 Ẹ san ohun tí ó tọ́ fún ẹni gbogbo: owó òde fún ẹni tí owó òde í ṣe tirẹ̀: owó bodè fún ẹni tí owó bodè í ṣe tirẹ̀: ẹ̀rù fún ẹni tí ẹ̀rù í ṣe tirẹ̀; ọlá fún ẹni tí ọlá í ṣe tirẹ̀.
Pay promptly to all men what is due to them: taxes to those to whom taxes are due, toll to those to whom toll is due, respect to those to whom respect is due, honour to those to whom honour is due.
8 Ẹ má ṣe jẹ ẹnikẹ́ni ní gbèsè ohun kan, bí kò ṣe pé kí a fẹ́ ọmọ ẹnìkejì ẹni, nítorí ẹni tí ó bá fẹ́ ọmọnìkejì rẹ̀, ó kó òfin já.
Owe nothing to any one except mutual love; for he who loves his fellow man has satisfied the demands of Law.
9 Àwọn òfin, “Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ ṣe panṣágà,” “Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ pànìyàn,” “Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ jalè,” “Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ jẹ́rìí èké,” “Ìwọ kò gbọdọ̀ ṣe ojúkòkòrò,” bí òfin mìíràn bá sì wà, ni a papọ̀ ṣọ̀kan nínú òfin kan yìí: “Fẹ́ ẹnìkéjì rẹ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ara rẹ̀.”
For the precepts, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," "Thou shalt do no murder," "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not covet," and all other precepts, are summed up in this one command, "Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thou lovest thyself."
10 Ìfẹ́ kì í ṣe ohun búburú sí ọmọnìkejì rẹ̀, nítorí náà ìfẹ́ ni àkójá òfin.
Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.
11 Àti èyí, bí ẹ̀yin ti mọ àkókò pé, ó ti tó wákàtí nísinsin yìí fún yín láti jí lójú orun, nítorí nísinsin yìí ni ìgbàlà wa súnmọ́ etílé ju ìgbà tí àwa ti gbàgbọ́ lọ.
Carry out these injunctions because you know the critical period at which we are living, and that it is now high time, to rouse yourselves from sleep; for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first became believers.
12 Òru bù kọjá tan, ilẹ̀ sì fẹ́rẹ mọ́: nítorí náà ẹ jẹ́ kí a bọ́ ara iṣẹ́ òkùnkùn sílẹ̀, kí a sì gbé ìhámọ́ra ìmọ́lẹ̀ wọ̀.
The night is far advanced, and day is about to dawn. We must therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness, and clothe ourselves with the armour of Light.
13 Jẹ́ kí a má rin ìrìn títọ́, bí ní ọ̀sán; kì í ṣe ní ìréde òru àti ní ìmutípara, kì í ṣe ni ìwà èérí àti wọ̀bìà, kì í ṣe ní ìjà àti ìlara.
Living as we do in broad daylight, let us conduct ourselves becomingly, not indulging in revelry and drunkenness, nor in lust and debauchery, nor in quarrelling and jealousy.
14 Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ gbé Jesu Kristi Olúwa wọ̀, kí ẹ má sì pèsè fún ara, láti máa mú ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ rẹ̀ ṣẹ.
On the contrary, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for gratifying your earthly cravings.
