1 Corinthians 7
1 With reference to the subjects about which you wrote to me: It is good for a man to remain single.
Naa! Leleꞌ ia au ae suraꞌ soꞌal dala-dalaꞌ fo mitane sia hei susura ma mae, “Ona bee na? Malole lenaꞌ, touꞌ ra afiꞌ sao, do?”
2 But, owing to the prevalence of immorality, I advise every man to have his own wife, and every woman her husband.
Taꞌo ia: huu hambu kakaꞌeꞌ naeꞌ fo atahori bisa tudꞌa sia hohongge-bubꞌuniꞌ a, naeni de malole lenaꞌ touꞌ esa sao akaꞌ inaꞌ esa. Onaꞌ naa boe, inaꞌ esa sao akaꞌ touꞌ esa boe.
3 A husband should give his wife her due, and a wife her husband.
Sao touꞌ re! Afiꞌ momopo saom hak na, fo sungguꞌ naꞌabꞌue no nggo. Sao inaꞌ re! Afiꞌ momopo saom hak na, fo sungguꞌ naꞌabꞌue no nggo.
4 It is not the wife, but the husband, who exercises power over her body; and so, too, it is not the husband, but the wife, who exercises power over his body.
Huu inaꞌ fee aon fo dadꞌi touꞌ a enan ena. Boe ma touꞌ a o fee aon fo dadꞌi inaꞌ a enan boe.
5 Do not deprive each other of what is due – unless it is only for a time and by mutual consent, so that your minds may be free for prayer until you again live as man and wife – otherwise Satan might take advantage of your want of self-control and tempt you.
De esa afiꞌ tola esa, huu hei ruꞌa nggi miꞌena hak! Te mete ma mae hule-oꞌeꞌ a, ma nda nau duꞌa dalaꞌ laen ra sa, bisa miꞌitataaꞌ mbei fo nda sungguꞌ miꞌibꞌue losaꞌ a sa. Sadꞌi touꞌ-inaꞌ ola-olaꞌ no maloleꞌ dei, ma mala haraꞌ sa onaꞌ naa. Boe ma mete ma hule-oꞌe basa na, malole lenaꞌ ruꞌa nggi miꞌibꞌue baliꞌ leo. Mete ma nda taꞌo naa sa, na soe ena! Huu nitu ra malanggan kokoe mudꞌaꞌ atahori nda mana maꞌatataa beꞌiꞌ aon sa.
6 I say this, however, as a concession, not as a command.
Dalaꞌ ia au mana olaꞌ, nda Lamatualain hohoro-lalanen sa.
7 I should wish everyone to be just what I am myself. But everyone has his own gift from God – one in one way, and one in another.
Tungga dudꞌuꞌa ngga, na, malole lenaꞌ atahori afiꞌ sao, onaꞌ au ia. Te Lamatualain fee atahori esa-esaꞌ papala-babꞌanggiꞌ nandaa no e. Hambu atahori ruma Ana fee se sao. Boe ma hambu atahori ruma fai Ana nda fee se sao sa.
8 My advice, then, to those who are not married, and to widows, is this: It would be good for them to remain as I am myself.
Au ae ufadꞌe touꞌ ma inaꞌ nda feꞌe mana saoꞌ sa, ma ina falu ra, fo, malole lenaꞌ afiꞌ sao onaꞌ au sie boe.
9 But, if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.
Te mete ma nda bisa miꞌitataaꞌ mala ao mara sa na, malole lenaꞌ sao. Malole lenaꞌ atahori sao, te hokoꞌ, na, eni hihiin bisa nalutu baliꞌ aon.
10 To those who are married my direction is – yet it is not mine, but the Master’s – that a woman is not to leave her husband
Naa, ia nda miaꞌ a au mesaꞌ nggo sa. Huu au ae ufadꞌe saa fo hita Lamatuan parenda neu atahori manasaoꞌ ra nae, sao inaꞌ afiꞌ mahelaꞌ mo sao ma.
11 (If she has done so, she should remain as she is, or else be reconciled to her husband) and also that a man is not to divorce his wife.
Te mete ma ana lao hela sao toun, na, sudꞌi boe sao seluꞌ fai. Malole lenaꞌ, heoꞌ baliꞌ fo mudame mo touꞌ a. Onaꞌ naa boe, touꞌ afiꞌ mahelaꞌ mo sao ma.
12 To all others I say – I, not the Master – If a follower of the Lord is married to a woman, who is an unbeliever but willing to live with him, he should not divorce her;
Naa, ia mia au mesaꞌ nggo, nda mia hita Lamatuan sa. Boe ma atahori laen ra, au ae olaꞌ taꞌo ia: mete ma hambu atahori saraniꞌ fo sao inan nda namahere neu Kristus sa, na, afiꞌ hela hendi e, mete ma saon nataa nasodꞌa nakandoo no e.
13 and a woman who is married to a man, who is an unbeliever but willing to live with her, should not divorce her husband.
Onaꞌ naa boe, mete ma hambu inaꞌ fo saon nda namahere neu Kristus sa, na, afiꞌ hela hendi touꞌ a, mete ma touꞌ a nau sira ruꞌa se rasodꞌa raꞌabꞌue rakandoo.
14 For, through his wife, the husband who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ’s people; and the wife who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ’s people through the Lord’s follower whom she has married. Otherwise your children would be “defiled,” but, as it is, they belong to Christ’s people.
Huu touꞌ fo nda namahere Kristus sa dadꞌi ndoo-meuꞌ boe, huu nenepaꞌaꞌ no sao inan naa. Boe ma inaꞌ fo nda mana namahere neu Lamatuaꞌ sa dadꞌi ndoo-meuꞌ boe, huu nenepaꞌaꞌ no touꞌ a ena. Mete ma hokoꞌ, na, ana nara nda ndoo-meuꞌ sa. Te no dalaꞌ ia, ara hambu cap ndoo-meuꞌ sia Lamatualain matan ena.
15 However, if the unbeliever wishes to be separated, let them be so. Under such circumstances neither is bound; God has called you to live in peace.
Te mete ma hambu sao touꞌ do inaꞌ nda ramahere neu Kristus sa, lao hela saon atahori mamahereꞌ, na, hela e neuꞌ ena. Huu touꞌ do ina mamahereꞌ a nda nenepaꞌaꞌ onaꞌ naa sa ena. Lamatualain noꞌe nggi fo dadꞌi Eni atahorin, fo bisa misodꞌa no nee-nee ma mole-dame.
16 How can you tell, wife, whether you may not save your husband? And how can you tell, husband, whether you may not save your wife?
Sao inaꞌ mana mamahereꞌ re! Mbei ma hei bisa fee masoi-masodꞌaꞌ neu sao mara. Mbei ma hokoꞌ boe. Sao touꞌ mana mamahereꞌ ra! Mbei ma hei bisa fee masoi-masodꞌaꞌ neu sao mara, Mbei ma hokoꞌ boe. Hei nda mihine no matetuꞌ sa.
17 In any case, a person should continue to live in the condition which the Lord has allotted to them, and in which they were when God called them. This is the rule that I lay down in every church.
Onaꞌ mae taꞌo naa, te atahori tetende-nemberiin onaꞌ bee leleꞌ Lamatualain noꞌe nala dadꞌi Eni atahorin, na, nasodꞌa nakandoo taꞌo naa ena. Afiꞌ tao laen fai, huu Lamatualain mana nauli taꞌo naa. Au unori hohoro-lalaneꞌ ia ra neu basa atahori saraniꞌ ra.
18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? Then he should not efface his circumcision. Has a man been called when uncircumcised? Then he should not be circumcised.
Conto onaꞌ ia, mete ma hei parna sunat fo mitudꞌu mae, hei atahori Yahudi, dei de Lamatuaꞌ noꞌe nggi, na, afiꞌ mifinii sunat naa. Boe ma atahori fo nda feꞌe sunat sa leleꞌ Lamatua noꞌe se dadꞌi Eni enan, na, sudꞌi boe sunat fo dadꞌi tanda oi, sira dadꞌi Lamatuaꞌ atahorin ena.
19 Circumcision is nothing; the want of it is nothing; but to keep the commands of God is everything.
Mete ma parna sunat, na, nda naꞌena sosoan saa sa boe. Ma mete ma nda sunat sa boe o, naa o nda naꞌena sosoan saa sa boe. Mana naꞌena sosoaꞌ, naeni: hita tataon tungga Lamatualain parenda nara.
20 Let everyone remain in that condition of life in which they were when the call came to them.
Leleꞌ Lamatualain pili nala nggi dadꞌi Eni atahorin, Ana nda denu nggi sunat, do afiꞌ sunat sa. Dadꞌi hela neu fo ama taꞌoꞌ a naa leo. Nda parlu nggati sa.
21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. No, even if you are able to gain your freedom, still do your best.
Au fee nekendandaaꞌ esa fai. Mete ma dadꞌi atahori aten leleꞌ Lamatuaꞌ noꞌe nggo, na, hela neu fo dadꞌi taꞌoꞌ a naa leo, nda saa sa boe. Te itaꞌ mbei ma bisa dadꞌi atahori nenemboꞌiꞌ, na, dadꞌi taꞌoꞌ naa leo! Mete ma nda bisa dadꞌi atahori nenemboꞌit sa o, nda saa sa boe.
22 For the person who was a slave when they were called to the master’s service is the Master’s freedman; so, too, the person who was free when called is Christ’s slave.
Huu leleꞌ Lamatuaꞌ noꞌe atahori ate esa dadꞌi atahorin, ate naa dadꞌi onaꞌ atahori nenemboꞌit mia ue-tataos fee neu Lamatuaꞌ sia ataꞌ. Boe ma leleꞌ Lamatuaꞌ noꞌe atahori nenemboꞌit esa dadꞌi Eni atahorin, leleꞌ ia atahori naa dadꞌi Kristus aten ena.
23 You were bought, and the price was paid. Do not let yourselves become slaves to people.
Kristus bae naꞌetu basa hei no felin seli! Dadꞌi ama afiꞌ dadꞌi ate soaꞌ neu atahori laen.
24 Friends, let everyone remain in the condition in which they were when they were called, in close communion with God.
Toronoo susue nggara, e! Leleꞌ Lamatuaꞌ noꞌe nala nggi dadꞌi Eni atahorin, hei tetende-nemberiim taꞌo bee, na, hela taꞌo naa leo. Sudꞌi boe nggati fai. Hela neu taꞌoꞌ a naa ena, fee neu Lamatualain.
25 With regard to unmarried women, I have no command from the Master to give you, but I tell you my opinion, and the Master in his mercy has made me worthy to be trusted.
Hei mitane au soꞌal nda feꞌe masaoꞌ ra sa, mana nda parna sungguꞌ-soro raꞌabꞌue sa. Lamatualain nda nafadꞌe au soꞌal dalaꞌ naa sa. Te hei bisa mimihere saa fo au olaꞌ, huu Lamatualain natudꞌu kasian neu au. Au duꞌa taꞌo ia:
26 I think, then, that, in view of the time of suffering that has now come upon us, what I have already said is best – that a man should remain as he is.
Leleꞌ ia hita hambu doidꞌosoꞌ mataꞌ-mataꞌ. Dadꞌi mete ma atahori ona bee, na, hela taꞌoꞌ a na leo. Au masud ngga taꞌo ia:
27 Are you married to a wife? Then do not seek to be separated. Are you separated from a wife? Then do not seek for a wife.
Mete ma ho nenepaꞌaꞌ mo sao ma, na, afiꞌ mboꞌi hendi e fai. Mete ma ho nda nenepaꞌaꞌ mo sao ina ma sa ena, na, sudꞌi boe sangga mae sao seluꞌ ina laen fai.
28 Still, if you should marry, that is not wrong; nor, if a young woman marries, is that wrong. But those who marry will have much trouble to bear, and my wish is to spare you.
Te mete ma ho dadꞌi sao, na nda sala saa boe. Mete ma inaꞌ nda feꞌe parna sungguꞌ naꞌabꞌue no touꞌ fo dadꞌi sao, na ana nda tao salaꞌ saa sa boe. Ma misinedꞌa, te dei fo atahori masaoꞌ ra hambu sususaꞌ mataꞌ-mataꞌ sia raefafoꞌ ia. Au masud ngga naa fo ama afiꞌ susa taꞌo naa boe.
29 What I mean, friends, is this – the time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,
Toronoo susue nggara e! Tungga au dudꞌuꞌa ngga, taꞌo ia: fula-fai ra boe raꞌaeꞌeku, boe ma fai mateteꞌen deka-deka ena. De atahori fo masaoꞌ ra, afiꞌ mete-seꞌu neuꞌ a sao ma, te musi tao afiꞌ neu Lamatualain boe.
30 those who are weeping as if not weeping, those who are rejoicing as if not rejoicing, those who buy as if not possessing,
Onaꞌ naa boe, mete ma atahori nggae, malole lenaꞌ tao manggatee ralan fo sudꞌi nggae, naa fo bisa taoafiꞌ neu Lamatualain. Mete ma hambu ruma rala nara ramahoꞌo, malole lenaꞌ tao aon onaꞌ nda ramahoꞌo sa, naa fo bisa taoafiꞌ neu Lamatualain. Mete ma hambu mana bisa banda-hasaꞌ nakandooꞌ a, malole lenaꞌ masodꞌan onaꞌ atahori nda mana naꞌena saa-saa sa boe, naa fo ana bisa taoafiꞌ neu Lamatualain.
31 and those who use the good things of the world as using them sparingly; for this world as we see it is passing away.
Mete ma hambu mana pake sudꞌiꞌ a sa sia raefafoꞌ ia, malole lenaꞌ ana tao aon onaꞌ atahori nda mana namahena neuꞌ a sudꞌiꞌ a saa sia raefafoꞌ ia sa, naa fo ana bisa taoafiꞌ neu Lamatualain. Huu raefafoꞌ ia lalaon dei fo sambu-lalo se.
32 I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the Master’s cause, desiring to please him;
Au nau fo ama afiꞌ dudꞌuꞌa ia-naaꞌ. Huu atahori fo nda sao sa, fai kakaꞌeꞌn naen seli soaꞌ neu Lamatualain hihii-nanaun. Naeni de ana bisa sangga dalaꞌ fo uetao namahoꞌo Lamatualain ralan.
33 while the married man is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please his wife;
Te atahori mana sao ena o musi taoafiꞌ neu raefafoꞌ ia hihii-nanaun boe. Ana nau taoafiꞌ neu soꞌal Lamatualain hihii-nanaun boe, te eni o musi sangga dalaꞌ fo tao nemehoꞌo saon boe. Naa mana tao ralan bingga-banggi ia-naa. Onaꞌ naa boe, inaꞌ fo saon nese ena, ma inaꞌ fo nda feꞌe sao sa. Ara taoafiꞌ neu soꞌal Lamatualain hihii-nanaun, naa fo ao nara ma rala nara o meuꞌ boe. Te ina masaoꞌ ra, rala nara raꞌabꞌabꞌanggi ia-naa. Huu ana nau taoafiꞌ neu Lamatualain hihii-nanaun, ma ana musi sangga dalaꞌ fo tao nemehoꞌo saon ralan.
34 and so his interests are divided. Again, the unmarried woman, whether she is old or young, is anxious about the Master’s cause, striving to be pure both in body and in spirit, while the married woman is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please her husband.
35 I say this for your own benefit, not with any intention of putting a halter round your necks, but in order to secure for the Master seemly and constant devotion, free from all distraction.
Au ufadꞌe dalaꞌ ia ra neu nggi, naa fo ama hambu mita malole nara. Au nda nau fo hei nene teꞌe-sii nalaꞌ sa. Au nanau ngga, hei tao ndoo-tetuꞌ, boe ma taoafiꞌ neu Lamatualain hihii-nanaun, naa fo dudꞌuꞌa mara afiꞌ babꞌanggi ia-naaꞌ.
36 If, however, a father thinks that he is not acting fairly by his unmarried daughter, when she is past her youth, and if under these circumstances her marriage ought to take place, he should act as he thinks right. He is doing nothing wrong – let the marriage take place.
Mete ma hambu touꞌ esa nae sao nala inaꞌ esa, too na dai ena, na, hela se sao leo. Lelanan fai mete ma touꞌ naa nda naꞌatataaꞌ nala aon sa. Ara nda tao salaꞌ saa sa boe. Afiꞌ losa ara akaꞌ raꞌadꞌedꞌeaꞌ rakandooꞌ a, boe ma neu fai maꞌabꞌuin ma, touꞌ naa tao dala nda matetuꞌ ra sa.
37 On the other hand, a father, who has definitely made up his mind, and is under no compulsion, but is free to carry out his own wishes, and who has come to the decision, in his own mind, to keep his unmarried daughter at home will be doing right.
Te mete ma ana naꞌatataaꞌ nala aon, na afiꞌ neꞌesusuuꞌ e sao lai-lai. Huu ana nahine eni nae tao saa. Hela neu fo ana naꞌatataaꞌ dooꞌ o malole boe.
38 In short, the one who consents to his daughter’s marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.
Dadꞌi touꞌ mana sao nala inaꞌ fo eni hiiꞌ a, naa maloleꞌ. Boe ma nda manasaoꞌ a saa o, malole lenaꞌ fai.
39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives; but, if the husband should pass to his rest, the widow is free to marry anyone she wishes, provided he is a believer.
Sao ina nenepaꞌaꞌ no sao touꞌ losa mate. Te mete ma saon mate ena, na, ana o bisa sao seluꞌ boe, sadꞌi sao feun naa atahori mana namahere neu Kristus.
40 Yet she will be happier if she remains as she is – in my opinion, for I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
Tungga dudꞌuꞌa ngga na, malole lenaꞌ ina falu a sudꞌi boe sao fai. Au duꞌa ae nenoriꞌ ia mia Lamatualain Dula-dalen mana sia au e.
