ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 8
1 ᎾᏃ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏰᎸᎯ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ, ᎢᏗᎦᏔᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏗᎥ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎨᎲᎢ. ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏢᏆᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ.
NOW concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
2 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᏳᏬᎯᏳᎭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏏ ᎤᎦᏙᎥᏒᎯ ᏱᎩ.
But if any man conceit that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
3 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏳᎨᏳᎭ, [ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏔᎰᎢ.
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
4 ᎾᏃ ᎠᎩᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎨᎳᏍᏗᏱ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏰᎸᎯ, ᎢᏗᎦᏔᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏁᎲᎾ ᎨᏒ, ᏌᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ.
Now concerning eating things sacrificed unto idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
5 ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏁᎭ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᎪᏎᎯ ᎦᎸᎶᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ, ( ᏧᏂᎶᏔᏉ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᏣᏔᏉ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ, )
For though there are gods so called, whether celestial or terrestrial, (as of this sort there are gods many, and lords many; )
6 ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏙᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬ ᏌᏉᎯᏳ ᎡᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏓᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏥᏕᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᏌᏉᎯᏳ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏥᏕᎭ.
but to us there is one God, the Father; of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
7 ᎥᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏳᏁᎭ; ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᏙᏧᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏣᏂᎩᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ; ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᏃ ᏗᏩᎾᎦᎳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᏙᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
Howbeit there is not in all men this knowledge; but some having conscientious respect for the idol to this moment, eat the meat as sacrificed to the idol; and their conscience being weak, is defiled.
8 ᎠᎵ ᏍᏓᏴᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᎩᏰᎸᏗᏱ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎭ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏱᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎰᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎡᏍᎦ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎰᎢ.
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat are we the better, or if we eat not are we the worse.
9 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᏣᏛᏁᏗ ᎢᏥᎲ ᏗᏂᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᏧᏃᏕᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᏍᏗ.
But take heed that this power of yours become not an occasion of stumbling to the weak.
10 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᎪᎲ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏤᎯ ᏱᏅᎦ ᏯᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏓᏅᏛ, ᎠᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎨᏒ, ᏂᎦᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏙᏗᏱ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏰᎸᎯ;
For if any man see thee that hast knowledge, sitting in an idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏣᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎠᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᏗᏍᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᏴᎬᏲᎱᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏲᎱᎯᏎᎸᎯ?
And the weak brother will be destroyed by thy knowledge, for whom Christ died.
12 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏛᎦ ᏕᏥᏍᎦᏅᏥ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᏂᏕᏨᎦ ᏗᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎡᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎰᎢ.
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
