Послание к Римлянам 13
1 Всяка душа властем предержащым да повинуется: несть бо власть аще не от Бога, сущыя же власти от Бога учинены суть.
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.
2 Темже противляяйся власти, Божию повелению противляется: противляющиися же себе грех приемлют.
Whoever resists the authorities opposes what God has put in place, and those who do so shall find themselves judged accordingly.
3 Князи бо не суть боязнь добрым делом, но злым. Хощеши же ли не боятися власти? Благое твори, и имети будеши похвалу от него:
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.
4 Божий бо слуга есть, тебе во благое. Аще ли злое твориши, бойся, не бо без ума мечь носит: Божий бо слуга есть, отмститель в гнев злое творящему.
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.
5 Темже потреба повиноватися не токмо за гнев, но и за совесть.
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.
6 Сего бо ради и дани даете: служители бо Божии суть, во истое сие пребывающе.
That's why you have to pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants taking care of such things.
7 Воздадите убо всем должная: емуже (убо) урок, урок: (а) емуже дань, дань: (а) емуже страх, страх: (и) емуже честь, честь.
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.
8 Ни единому же ничимже должни бывайте, точию еже любити друг друга: любяй бо друга, закон исполни.
Don't owe anybody anything, except love for one another—for those who love their neighbor have kept the law.
9 Еже бо: не прелюбы сотвориши, не убиеши, не украдеши, не лжесвидетелствуеши, не похощеши, и аще кая ина заповедь, в сем словеси совершается, во еже: возлюбиши искренняго твоего, якоже сам себе.
“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.”
10 Любы искреннему зла не творит. Исполнение убо закона любы есть.
Love doesn't do wrong to anyone, so love fulfils the law.
11 И сие, ведяще время, яко час уже нам от сна востати. Ныне бо ближайшее нам спасение, нежели егда веровахом.
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.
12 Нощь убо прейде, а день приближися: отложим убо дела темная, и облечемся во оружие света.
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.
13 Яко во дни, благообразно да ходим, не козлогласовании и пиянствы, не любодеянии и студодеянии, не рвением и завистию:
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.
14 но облецытеся Господем нашим Иисус Христом, и плоти угодия не творите в похоти.
Instead put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and forget about following your sinful desires.
