١ كورنثوس 7

١ 1 وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱلْأُمُورِ ٱلَّتِي كَتَبْتُمْ لِي عَنْهَا: فَحَسَنٌ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ لَا يَمَسَّ ٱمْرَأَةً.

Now concerning the issues you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”

٢ 2 وَلَكِنْ لِسَبَبِ ٱلزِّنَا، لِيَكُنْ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ ٱمْرَأَتُهُ، وَلْيَكُنْ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ رَجُلُهَا.

But because of temptations for many immoral acts, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

٣ 3 لِيُوفِ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ حَقَّهَا ٱلْوَاجِبَ، وَكَذَلِكَ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ أَيْضًا ٱلرَّجُلَ.

The husband should give to the wife her sexual rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.

٤ 4 لَيْسَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ تَسَلُّطٌ عَلَى جَسَدِهَا، بَلْ لِلرَّجُلِ. وَكَذَلِكَ ٱلرَّجُلُ أَيْضًا لَيْسَ لَهُ تَسَلُّطٌ عَلَى جَسَدِهِ، بَلْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ.

It is not the wife who has authority over her own body, it is the husband. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

٥ 5 لَا يَسْلُبْ أَحَدُكُمُ ٱلْآخَرَ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى مُوافَقَةٍ، إِلَى حِينٍ، لِكَيْ تَتَفَرَّغُوا لِلصَّوْمِ وَٱلصَّلَاةِ، ثُمَّ تَجْتَمِعُوا أَيْضًا مَعًا لِكَيْ لَا يُجَرِّبَكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ لِسَبَبِ عَدَمِ نَزَاهَتِكُمْ.

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement and for a specific period of time. Do this so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

٦ 6 وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ هَذَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْإِذْنِ لَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْأَمْرِ.

But I say these things to you as a concession and not as a command.

٧ 7 لِأَنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَكُونَ جَمِيعُ ٱلنَّاسِ كَمَا أَنَا. لَكِنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ لَهُ مَوْهِبَتُهُ ٱلْخَاصَّةُ مِنَ ٱللهِ. ٱلْوَاحِدُ هَكَذَا وَٱلْآخَرُ هَكَذَا.

I wish that everyone were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God. One has this kind of gift, and another that kind.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ لِغَيْرِ ٱلْمُتَزَوِّجِينَ وَلِلْأَرَامِلِ، إِنَّهُ حَسَنٌ لَهُمْ إِذَا لَبِثُوا كَمَا أَنَا.

To the unmarried and to widows I say that it is good for them if they remain unmarried, as I am.

٩ 9 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَضْبُطُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجُوا. لِأَنَّ ٱلتَّزَوُّجَ أَصْلَحُ مِنَ ٱلتَّحَرُّقِ.

But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better for them to marry than to burn with passion.

١٠ 10 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمُتَزَوِّجُونَ، فَأُوصِيهِمْ، لَا أَنَا بَلِ ٱلرَّبُّ، أَنْ لَا تُفَارِقَ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ رَجُلَهَا،

Now to the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—the wife should not separate from her husband

١١ 11 وَإِنْ فَارَقَتْهُ، فَلْتَلْبَثْ غَيْرَ مُتَزَوِّجَةٍ، أَوْ لِتُصَالِحْ رَجُلَهَا. وَلَا يَتْرُكِ ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱمْرَأَتَهُ.

(but if she does separate from her husband, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.

١٢ 12 وَأَمَّا ٱلْبَاقُونَ، فَأَقُولُ لَهُمْ أَنَا، لَا ٱلرَّبُّ: إِنْ كَانَ أَخٌ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَةٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنَةٍ، وَهِيَ تَرْتَضِي أَنْ تَسْكُنَ مَعَهُ، فَلَا يَتْرُكْهَا.

But to the rest I say—I, not the Lord—that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and if she is content to live with him, he should not divorce her.

١٣ 13 وَٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلَّتِي لَهَا رَجُلٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنٍ، وَهُوَ يَرْتَضِي أَنْ يَسْكُنَ مَعَهَا، فَلَا تَتْرُكْهُ.

If a woman has an unbelieving husband, and if he is content to live with her, she should not divorce him.

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّجُلَ غَيْرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِ مُقَدَّسٌ فِي ٱلْمَرْأَةِ، وَٱلْمَرْأَةَ غَيْرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَةِ مُقَدَّسَةٌ فِي ٱلرَّجُلِ. وَإِلَّا فَأَوْلَادُكُمْ نَجِسُونَ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَهُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ.

For the unbelieving husband is set apart because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart because of the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but actually they are set apart.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ فَارَقَ غَيْرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِ، فَلْيُفَارِقْ. لَيْسَ ٱلْأَخُ أَوِ ٱلْأُخْتُ مُسْتَعْبَدًا فِي مِثْلِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَحْوَالِ، وَلَكِنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ دَعَانَا فِي ٱلسَّلَامِ.

But if the unbelieving partner departs, let him go. In such cases, the brother or sister is not bound to their vows. God has called us to live in peace.

١٦ 16 لِأَنَّهُ كَيْفَ تَعْلَمِينَ أَيَّتُهَا ٱلْمَرْأَةُ، هَلْ تُخَلِّصِينَ ٱلرَّجُلَ؟ أَوْ كَيْفَ تَعْلَمُ أَيُّهَا ٱلرَّجُلُ، هَلْ تُخَلِّصُ ٱلْمَرْأَةَ؟

For how do you know, woman, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, man, whether you will save your wife?

١٧ 17 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَسَمَ ٱللهُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ، كَمَا دَعَا ٱلرَّبُّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ، هَكَذَا لِيَسْلُكْ. وَهَكَذَا أَنَا آمُرُ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ.

Only let each one live the life the Lord has assigned him, each as God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

١٨ 18 دُعِيَ أَحَدٌ وَهُوَ مَخْتُونٌ، فَلَا يَصِرْ أَغْلَفَ. دُعِيَ أَحَدٌ فِي ٱلْغُرْلَةِ، فَلَا يَخْتَتِنْ.

Was anyone circumcised when he was called to believe? He should not try to appear uncircumcised. Was anyone uncircumcised when he was called to faith? He should not be circumcised.

١٩ 19 لَيْسَ ٱلْخِتَانُ شَيْئًا، وَلَيْسَتِ ٱلْغُرْلَةُ شَيْئًا، بَلْ حِفْظُ وَصَايَا ٱللهِ.

For it is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision that matters. What matters is obeying the commandments of God.

٢٠ 20 اَلدَّعْوَةُ ٱلَّتِي دُعِيَ فِيهَا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فَلْيَلْبَثْ فِيهَا.

Each one should remain in the calling he was in when God called him to believe.

٢١ 21 دُعِيتَ وَأَنْتَ عَبْدٌ فَلَا يَهُمَّكَ. بَلْ وَإِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَصِيرَ حُرًّا فَٱسْتَعْمِلْهَا بِٱلْحَرِيِّ.

Were you a slave when God called you? Do not be concerned about it. But if you can become free, take advantage of it.

٢٢ 22 لِأَنَّ مَنْ دُعِيَ فِي ٱلرَّبِّ وَهُوَ عَبْدٌ، فَهُوَ عَتِيقُ ٱلرَّبِّ. كَذَلِكَ أَيْضًا ٱلْحُرُّ ٱلْمَدْعُوُّ هُوَ عَبْدٌ لِلْمَسِيحِ.

For someone who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freeman. Likewise, the one who was free when he was called to believe is Christ's slave.

٢٣ 23 قَدِ ٱشْتُرِيتُمْ بِثَمَنٍ، فَلَا تَصِيرُوا عَبِيدًا لِلنَّاسِ.

You have been bought with a price, so do not become slaves of men.

٢٤ 24 مَا دُعِيَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِيهِ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ فَلْيَلْبَثْ فِي ذَلِكَ مَعَ ٱللهِ.

Brothers, in whatever life each of us was in when we were called to believe, let us remain like that.

٢٥ 25 وَأَمَّا ٱلْعَذَارَى، فَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَمْرٌ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكِنَّنِي أُعْطِي رَأْيًا كَمَنْ رَحِمَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمِينًا.

Now concerning those who never married, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord's mercy, is trustworthy.

٢٦ 26 فَأَظُنُّ أَنَّ هَذَا حَسَنٌ لِسَبَبِ ٱلضِّيقِ ٱلْحَاضِرِ، أَنَّهُ حَسَنٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَكَذَا:

Therefore, I think that because of the disaster that is coming, it is good for a man to remain as he is.

٢٧ 27 أَنْتَ مُرْتَبِطٌ بِٱمْرَأَةٍ! فَلَا تَطْلُبِ ٱلِٱنْفِصَالَ. أَنْتَ مُنْفَصِلٌ عَنِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ! فَلَا تَطْلُبِ ٱمْرَأَةً.

Are you married to a wife? Do not seek a divorce. If you are unmarried, do not seek a wife.

٢٨ 28 لَكِنَّكَ وَإِنْ تَزَوَّجْتَ لَمْ تُخْطِئْ. وَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَتِ ٱلْعَذْرَاءُ لَمْ تُخْطِئْ. وَلَكِنَّ مِثْلَ هَؤُلَاءِ يَكُونُ لَهُمْ ضِيقٌ فِي ٱلْجَسَدِ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي أُشْفِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ.

But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if an unmarried woman marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will have many kinds of worldly trouble, and I want to spare you from this.

٢٩ 29 فَأَقُولُ هَذَا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ: ٱلْوَقْتُ مُنْذُ ٱلْآنَ مُقَصَّرٌ، لِكَيْ يَكُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَهُمْ نِسَاءٌ كَأَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ،

But this I say, brothers: The time is short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none.

٣٠ 30 وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبْكُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَبْكُونَ، وَٱلَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَفْرَحُونَ، وَٱلَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ،

Those who weep should act as though they were not weeping, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess anything,

٣١ 31 وَٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَعْمِلُونَ هَذَا ٱلْعَالَمَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَعْمِلُونَهُ. لِأَنَّ هَيْئَةَ هَذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ تَزُولُ.

and those who use the world should not act as though they are using it to the full. For the world in its present form is coming to an end.

٣٢ 32 فَأُرِيدُ أَنْ تَكُونُوا بِلَا هَمٍّ. غَيْرُ ٱلْمُتَزَوِّجِ يَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلرَّبِّ كَيْفَ يُرْضِي ٱلرَّبَّ،

I would like you to be free from worries. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please him.

٣٣ 33 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمُتَزَوِّجُ فَيَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلْعَالَمِ كَيْفَ يُرْضِي ٱمْرَأَتَهُ.

But the married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife—

٣٤ 34 إِنَّ بَيْنَ ٱلزَّوْجَةِ وَٱلْعَذْرَاءِ فَرْقًا: غَيْرُ ٱلْمُتَزَوِّجَةِ تَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلرَّبِّ لِتَكُونَ مُقَدَّسَةً جَسَدًا وَرُوحًا. وَأَمَّا ٱلْمُتَزَوِّجَةُ فَتَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلْعَالَمِ كَيْفَ تُرْضِي رَجُلَهَا.

he is divided. The unmarried woman or the virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to be set apart in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband.

٣٥ 35 هَذَا أَقُولُهُ لِخَيْرِكُمْ، لَيْسَ لِكَيْ أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَهَقًا، بَلْ لِأَجْلِ ٱللِّيَاقَةِ وَٱلْمُثَابَرَةِ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ دُونِ ٱرْتِبَاكٍ.

I say this for your own benefit, and not to put any constraint on you. I say this for what is right, so that you may be devoted to the Lord without any distraction.

٣٦ 36 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ بِدُونِ لِيَاقَةٍ نَحْوَ عَذْرَائِهِ إِذَا تَجَاوَزَتِ ٱلْوَقْتَ، وَهَكَذَا لَزِمَ أَنْ يَصِيرَ، فَلْيَفْعَلْ مَا يُرِيدُ. إِنَّهُ لَا يُخْطِئُ. فَلْيَتَزَوَّجَا.

But if anyone thinks that he is not treating his fiancée with respect—if she is beyond the age of marriage and it must be so—he should do what he wants. He is not sinning. They should marry.

٣٧ 37 وَأَمَّا مَنْ أَقَامَ رَاسِخًا فِي قَلْبِهِ، وَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱضْطِرَارٌ، بَلْ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى إِرَادَتِهِ، وَقَدْ عَزَمَ عَلَى هَذَا فِي قَلْبِهِ أَنْ يَحْفَظَ عَذْرَاءَهُ، فَحَسَنًا يَفْعَلُ.

But if he is standing firm in his heart, if he is not under pressure but can control his own will, and if he has decided in his own heart to do this, to keep his own fiancée a virgin, he will do well.

٣٨ 38 إِذًا، مَنْ زَوَّجَ فَحَسَنًا يَفْعَلُ، وَمَنْ لَا يُزَوِّجُ يَفْعَلُ أَحْسَنَ.

So the one who marries his fiancée does well, and the one who chooses not to marry will do even better.

٣٩ 39 ٱلْمَرْأَةُ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِٱلنَّامُوسِ مَا دَامَ رَجُلُهَا حَيًّا. وَلَكِنْ إِنْ مَاتَ رَجُلُهَا، فَهِيَ حُرَّةٌ لِكَيْ تَتَزَوَّجَ بِمَنْ تُرِيدُ، فِي ٱلرَّبِّ فَقَطْ.

A woman is bound to her husband for as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes to marry, but only in the Lord.

٤٠ 40 وَلَكِنَّهَا أَكْثَرُ غِبْطَةً إِنْ لَبِثَتْ هَكَذَا، بِحَسَبِ رَأْيِي. وَأَظُنُّ أَنِّي أَنَا أَيْضًا عِنْدِي رُوحُ ٱللهِ.

Yet in my judgment she would be happier if she lives as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God.