Romans 13
1 Everyone should obey government authorities, because no one has the power to rule unless God gives permission. These authorities have been put there by God.
AMEN amen en upa kaun akan, me kin poe irail edi, pwe sota kaun akan me sota sang ren Kot, a wasa kaun akan mia, nan irail me ren Kot.
2 Whoever resists the authorities opposes what God has put in place, and those who do so shall find themselves judged accordingly.
Ari, me pan katiwo ong kaun akan kin katiwo ong kusoned en Kot, a me katiwo kan, pan lodi ong kapung.
3 For rulers don't frighten those who do right, but those who do wrong. If you don't want to live in fear of the authorities, then do what is right, and you'll have their approval.
Pwe saupeidi kan sota kin kamasakki, me kin wia mau, pwe me kin wia me sued. A ma koe sota men masak kaun akan, en wiada me mau, koe ap pan indandeki pa’rail.
4 Those in power are God's servants, put there for your own good. If you do wrong, you should be frightened—it's not without reason that authorities have the power to punish! They are God's servants, punishing offenders.
Pwe a papan Kot o iei me mau ong uk, a ma koe wia me sued, masak, pwe a sota kin wa mal kodlas. Pwe a papan Kot o, pwen kame me wia sued.
5 So it's important to do as you're told, not just because of the threat of punishment, but because of what your conscience tells you.
Iei me komail en peiki ong, a kaidin pweki kamekam a pweki insen omail.
6 That's why you have to pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants taking care of such things.
Iei me komail pil wiai ong nopwei, pwe irail me papan Kot, me kin kaukaule papa wet.
7 Pay whatever you owe: taxes to the tax authorities, fees to the fee-collectors; give respect to those who should be respected, honor those who should be honored.
Komail ari kapungala omail pwaipwand ong amen amen! Taksis ong me taksis kin wiaui ong, nopwei ong me nopwei kin wiaui ong; masak, me masak kin ko ong; ki ong wau, me wau kin ko ong.
8 Don't owe anybody anything, except love for one another—for those who love their neighbor have kept the law.
Der pwaipwandeki meakot ong amen; iet eta: Omail limpok pena, pwe me kin pok ong amen, kin kapwaiada kapung o.
9 “You must not commit adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you must not jealously want things for yourself”—these and the other commandments are summed up in the statement, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Pwe iet akan: Koe der kamal! Koe der kamela aramas! Koe der pirap! Koe der norok! O ma pil eu kusoned mia, iet orlepa: Koe en pok ong men imp om due pein uk!
10 Love doesn't do wrong to anyone, so love fulfils the law.
Limpok sota kin wia sued ong men imp a. Ari, limpok audepan kapung.
11 You should do this because you realize how urgent the time is—that it's high time for you to wake up from your sleep. For salvation is closer to us now than when we first put our trust in God.
O pil met: Kitail en dedeki duen ansau o, pwe auer leler, me kitail en pirida sang mair, pwe ansaun atail dorela me koren sang ni tapin atail poson.
12 The night is nearly over, the day is almost here! So let's get rid of our dark deeds and put on the armor of light.
Pongpong daulier, a ran me korendor. Kitail en pwilikidi wiawian rotorot akan, ap ale tatan marain.
13 Let's behave properly, showing that we're people who are living in the light. We shouldn't spend our time going to wild parties and getting drunk, or having affairs and acting immorally, or getting into fights and being jealous.
Kitail en kekeid ni tiak mau, pwe ni ran; der kaped en manga de kamom soko, der samin de saut, de luak, de peirin.
14 Instead put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and forget about following your sinful desires.
A komail ale Kaun Iesus Kristus, o der kangongala pali uduk, pwen angeda a inong sued.
