1 Corinthians 8
1 Now [I will answer what you asked] about [us believers] eating meat that has been sacrificed to idols. [We know what some of you say, that God has enabled] all of us [to] know [the truth about things such as idols. But often we become] proud because we say that we know [all those things]. But instead of being proud about what we know, we should show that we love [our fellow believers by helping them to] become spiritually mature.
Tázali jste se také, zda křesťan smí jíst maso ze zvířat obětovaných při pohanských obřadech. Jsme zajedno v tom, že každý z nás má o Bohu a jeho vůli nějaké poznání. Pouhé vědomosti a vytříbený úsudek však často vedou jen k domýšlivosti. Kdo nehledá nic jiného než vědění a poznatky, jedná v podstatě sobecky. Láska však směřuje k druhému člověku, buduje vzájemné vztahy.
2 Those who think that they thoroughly know something do not yet know it as they should.
3 But as for those who love God, they know that they belong to him.
4 So [I will tell you] about eating meat that people have sacrificed to idols. We know that it is true, [as you say], that idols are not really alive. We also know that there is only one real God.
Pokud jde o maso obětované z pohanských obětí, víme, že Bůh je jenom jeden, a modly tudíž naprosto nic neznamenají.
5 It is true that there are gods whom people think live in the heavens or whom they think live on earth. Truly, there are many beings that [people] call gods, and whom [they] call lords.
Jestli se jim také říká „bůh“– a takových „bůžků“je celá řada, to na věci nic nemění.
6 But for us [believers] there is only one real God. He is [our heavenly] Father who created everything. He is the one whom we [worship and serve]. Also, for us believers Jesus Christ is the one and only Lord. He is the one whom [God caused] to create everything. It is because of what he [has done for us on the cross] that we have [spiritual] life.
My známe jednoho Boha, našeho Otce, od něhož všechno pochází a jemuž patříme i my. A máme jen jediného Pána, Ježíše Krista, který dal život všemu – a také nám.
7 Nevertheless, some people do not understand [that idols are not really alive]. In the past, some among you who are believers now were accustomed to believing that idols [were really alive]. As a result, when they eat such meat [now], they still think that it was sacrificed to an idol [that is alive]. They are not sure [that God allows believers to eat meat that has been offered to idols]. So, [when they eat such meat], they think that they have sinned.
Ne všichni však dospěli k tomuto poznání. Někteří nedávno sami uctívali modly, a proto v tomto mase dosud cítí příchuť modloslužby. Svědomí ovlivňované ještě pohanskou minulostí, jim to pak ovšem vyčítá.
8 But God will not think more highly about us [if we eat certain] foods, or if we do not eat [certain foods]. That is, we are not more acceptable to God if we do not eat certain foods, nor are we more acceptable to him if we eat those foods.
Je pravda, že jídlo nám u Boha ceny nedodá ani neubere, nic jím nezískáme ani neztratíme.
9 However, be sure that you do not do anything that God allows you to do, if by doing that you would encourage any of [your fellow believers to do something that] they are not sure [God allows them to do]. As a result, you would be causing them to sin.
Ale musíte být opatrní, aby se váš svobodný postoj nestal příčinou poklesku jiných, slabších.
10 For example, you know [that idols are not really alive]. Suppose that in a temple [where they worship] idols you eat [food that has been sacrificed to idols]. Suppose that someone who is not sure whether God allows us to eat that food sees you eating it. [You] would be encouraging him to eat it, too. [RHQ]
Když tě totiž někdo vidí dělat něco, co sám pokládá za nesprávné, může být tvým příkladem sveden dělat totéž – proti hlasu svého vlastního svědomí!
11 As a result, you who know that [idols are not really alive], might cause that fellow believer, one for whom Christ died, (to be ruined [spiritually]/to stop believing [in Christ]).
A tak se tvé poznání může stát neštěstím pro tvého slabšího bratra, za kterého Kristus zemřel.
12 By sinning against your fellow believer by causing him to do something that he thinks God does not allow us to do, [it is as though] you are sinning against Christ himself!
Připravovat takto bratrovo svědomí o klid a vyvolávat v něm konflikt je proto nejen nelaskavé vůči bratrovi, ale urážlivé i vůči Kristu.
13 So if [I, Paul, think that by] eating a certain food I might cause a fellow believer to be ruined spiritually, I will never eat such food again. I do not want to cause any fellow believer (to be ruined spiritually/to stop believing in Christ). [And you should] ([do as I do/imitate my example]). (aiōn g165)
Jestliže by tedy moje jídlo mělo být příčinou bratrova pádu, raději se toho jídla zřeknu, než bych bratrovi ublížil. (aiōn g165)
