Romans 13
1 Every [believer] must be subject to the authorities. [Remember that] God is the only one [who gives officials their] authority. Furthermore, those officials that exist are ones who have been appointed by God {God has appointed}.
Aoka ny olona rehetra samy hanaiky ny fahefana lehibe. Fa tsy misy fahefana afa-tsy izay avy amin’ Andriamanitra; fa izay misy dia voatendrin’ Andriamanitra.
2 So whoever resists the officials is resisting what God has established. Furthermore, those who resist officials will bring on themselves [from the officials] the punishment [that God considers fitting].
Koa izay manohitra ny fahefana dia manohitra ny voatendrin’ Andriamanitra; ary izay manohitra dia hahazo fahamelohana.
3 What rulers [do] is not [to cause people who] do good deeds to be afraid. Instead, [what they do is to cause people who do] evil to be afraid. So, if any of you [RHQ] wants to be unafraid of officials, do what is good! [If you(sg) do good], they will commend you [instead of punishing you!]
Fa ny mpanapaka dia tsy mba tahotry ny manao tsara, fa ny manao ratsy ihany. Ary ny tsy hatahotra ny fahefana va no tianao? Ataovy ary izay tsara, dia hahazo dera avy aminy ianao;
4 It is in order to serve God [by doing their work that every official exists], in order that they may benefit each of you. If any of you does what is evil, you [(sg) will rightfully have reason to] be afraid, because the authority that they have to punish people [MTY] is very real [LIT]! The officials exist to serve God. That is, they act as God’s agents as they punish those who do evil.
fa mpanompon’ Andriamanitra izy hahatsara anao. Fa raha ratsy kosa no nataonao, dia matahora’ fa tsy entiny foana tsy akory ny sabatra; fa mpanompon’ Andriamanitra izy, dia mpamaly handatsaka fahatezerana amin’ izay manao ratsy.
5 So, it is necessary for you [(pl)] to be subject [to officials], not only because they will punish you [MTY] [if you disobey them], but also because you know [that you should be subject to them]
Koa tsy maintsy manaiky ny olona, nefa tsy noho ny fahatezerana ihany, fa noho ny fieritreretana koa.
6 It is for this reason that you also pay taxes, because the officials are ones who serve God as they continually do their work.
Fa noho izany no andoavanareo vola hetra; fa mpanompon’ Andriamanitra mitandrina izany zavatra izany indrindra ireny.
7 Give to all [the officials] what you are supposed to give to them! Pay taxes to [those who require that you pay taxes]. Pay duties [on goods to those who require that you pay those] duties. Respect [those who ought to] be respected. Honor [those who ought to] be honored.
Mandoava amin’ izy rehetra izay tokony ho azy avy: vola hetra ho an’ izay tokony handoavan-ketra, fadin-tseranana ho an’ izay tokony handoavana fadin-tseranana’ tahotra ho an’ izay tokony hatahorana, haja ho an’ izay tokony hohajaina.
8 Pay all of your debts [when you are supposed to pay them]. The only thing [that is like] a debt that [you] should never stop paying is to love one another. Whoever loves others has fulfilled all that [God requires in] his laws.
Aza avela hisy tsy voaloa na amin’ iza na amin’ iza, afa-tsy ny fifankatiavanareo ihany; fa izay tia ny namany dia efa nahatanteraka ny lalàna.
9 [There are many things that God] commanded [in his laws, such as] do not commit adultery, do not murder [anyone], do not steal, and do not desire anything that belongs to someone else. But the command by which they are all summed up {that includes them all} is this: Each of you must love the people with whom you come in contact, just like you [(sg)] love yourself.
Fa ny hoe: Aza mijangajanga, aza mamono olona, aza mangalatra, aza mitsiriritra zavatr’ olona, mbamin’ izay didy hafa rehetra, dia samy efa ao anatin’ izao teny izao hoe: Tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao.
10 If you love people with whom you come in contact [PRS], you will not do any evil to them [LIT]. So, whoever loves [others] fulfills all that [God’s] laws [require].
Ny fitiavana tsy manisy ratsy ny namana; koa dia ny fitiavana no fahatanterahana ny lalàna.
11 [Do] what I have just told you, especially since you know [the significance of] the time [in which we are living. You know that it is] time for you to be [fully alert and active] [MET], [like people who have] awakened from sleeping [MET], because [the time when Christ will finally] deliver us [from this world’s pain/sin and sorrow] is near. That time (is closer than/was not so close) when we first believed [in Christ].
Ary tokony hanao izany indrindra isika, satria fantatsika ny andro, fa ankehitriny izao dia ora tokony hifohazanareo amin’ ny fahatoriana; fa ankehitriny ny famonjena antsika dia akaiky noho ny tamin’ ny andro vao ninoantsika.
12 [Our time to live in this world] [MTY] [is almost ended] [MET], [like] a night that is nearly ended. The time [when Christ will return] [MTY] is near. So we must quit doing wicked deeds [MET] [such as people do] in the darkness, and [we must be doing the things that will help us resist Satan/evil] [MET], [as soldiers who] put on their armor in the daytime [get ready to resist their enemies].
Efa ho lasa ny alina, ka efa mby akaiky kokoa ny andro, koa aoka hariantsika ny asan’ ny maizina ka hitafiantsika ny fiadian’ ny mazava.
13 We must behave properly, as though the time [when Christ will return] [MTY] [were already here]. We must not participate in drunken carousing [HEN]. We must not commit any kind of sexual immorality [MTY, DOU]. We must not quarrel. We must not be jealous [of other people].
Aoka isika hitondra tena tsara toy ny amin’ ny andro; tsy amin’ ny filalaovan-dratsy, na amin’ ny fahamamoana, tsy amin’ ny fijangajangana, na amin’ ny fijejojejoana, tsy amin’ ny fifandirana, na amin’ ny fialonana.
14 On the contrary, you/we should [be like] the Lord Jesus Christ [so that others will see that we belong to him], just as [people] put on [special clothes so that others will see what group they belong to] [MET]. You/We should stop thinking about [doing the things that your/our] self-directed nature desires.
Fa itafio Jesosy Kristy Tompo, ary aza miahy ny amin’ ny nofo hahatanteraka ny filany.
