¹Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

¹Nüüd selle kohta, millest te kirjutasite: 'On hea, kui mees ei puutuks naist.'

²Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

²Aga igasuguse kõlvatuse vastu olgu igal mehel oma naine ja igal naisel oma mees.

³Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

³Mees täitku oma kohustust naise vastu ja nõndasamuti ka naine mehe vastu.

⁴The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

⁴Naisel ei ole meelevalda oma ihu üle, vaid tema mehel, ja samuti ei ole mehel meelevalda oma ihu üle, vaid tema naisel.

⁵Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

⁵Ärge keelake end teineteisele muidu, kui ehk ainult kokkuleppel ajutiseks, et pühenduda palvetamisele, ja tulge jälle ühte, et saatan ei saaks teid kiusata teie taltsutamatuse kaudu.

⁶But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

⁶Aga ma ei ütle seda käsuna, vaid mööndusena.

⁷For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

⁷Ma tahaksin, et kõik inimesed oleksid nõnda nagu mina. Kuid igaühel on oma armuand Jumalalt, ühel nõnda, teisel teisiti.

⁸I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

⁸Vallalistele ja leskedele ma ütlen, et neil läheks paremini, kuid nad jääksid nõnda nagu minagi.

⁹But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

⁹Kui nad aga ei suuda end taltsutada, siis nad abiellugu, sest parem on abielluda kui himudes põleda.

¹⁰And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

¹⁰Aga abielus olijaid ei käsi mina, vaid Issand: Naine ärgu mingu mehest lahku;

¹¹But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

¹¹kui ta aga siiski on lahkunud, siis ta jäägu üksikuks või leppigu oma mehega ära! Ja mees ärgu hüljaku naist!

¹²But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

¹²Aga muude kohta ei ütle Issand, vaid mina: Kui kellelgi vennal on uskmatu naine ja naisele meeldib temaga elada, siis ta ärgu lahutagu end naisest!

¹³And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

¹³Ja kui kellelgi naisel on uskmatu mees ja mehele meeldib temaga elada, siis ta ärgu lahutagu end mehest,

¹⁴For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

¹⁴sest uskmatu mees on pühitsetud naise läbi ja uskmatu naine on pühitsetud mehe läbi, sest muidu oleksid teie lapsed rüvedad, aga nüüd on nad pühad.

¹⁵But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

¹⁵Kui nüüd uskmatu pool lahkub, siis lahkugu pealegi, sellistel juhtudel ei ole vend ega õde orjastatud. Jumal on teid kutsunud elama rahus.

¹⁶For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

¹⁶Sest millest sa tead, naine, et sa oma mehe päästad? Või millest sa tead, mees, et sa oma naise päästad?

¹⁷But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

¹⁷Siiski, nagu Issand igaühele on jaganud, nagu Jumal igaühe on kutsunud, nii ta jätkaku! Ja nõnda ma korraldan kõigis kogudustes.

¹⁸Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

¹⁸Kui keegi on kutsutud ümberlõigatuna, ärgu ta seda varjaku; kui keegi on kutsutud eesnahaga, ärgu lasku ennast ümber lõigata!

¹⁹Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

¹⁹Ümberlõikamine ei ole midagi ja eesnahk ei ole midagi, vaid oluline on Jumala käskude pidamine.

²⁰Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

²⁰Igaüks püsigu selles kutses, milles ta on kutsutud!

²¹Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

²¹Kui sa oled kutsutud orjana, ära hooli sellest; aga kui sa võiksid saada vabaks, kasuta pigem seda!

²²For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

²²Sest orjana Issanda poolt kutsutu on Issanda vabakslastu, niisamuti vabana kutsutu on Kristuse ori.

²³Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

²³Te olete kallilt ostetud, ärge saage inimeste orjaks!

²⁴Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

²⁴Vennad, püsigu igaüks Jumala ees selles, milles ta on kutsutud!

²⁵Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

²⁵Neitsite kohta mul ei ole Issanda käsku, aga ma annan nõu nagu see, kes on saanud usaldatavaks Issanda halastuse kaudu.

²⁶I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

²⁶Niisiis pean ma heaks seda, et eelseisva kitsikuse pärast on inimesele kasulik olla nii, nagu ta on.

²⁷Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

²⁷Kui sa oled seotud naisega, siis ära püüa vabaneda, kui sa oled naisest valla, siis ära otsi naist!

²⁸But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

²⁸Aga kui sa ka abiellud, sa ei tee pattu, ja kui neitsi abiellub, ta ei tee pattu. Kuid ihulikku viletsust saavad niisugused küll kannatada, mina aga säästaksin teid.

²⁹But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

²⁹Aga seda ma ütlen, vennad: aeg on piiratud. Sellepärast siis need, kellel on naised, olgu nii, otsekui neil ei oleks,

³⁰And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

³⁰ja need, kes nutavad, otsekui nad ei nutaks, ja kes rõõmustavad, otsekui nad ei rõõmustaks, ja kes ostavad, otsekui nad ei oleks omanikud,

³¹And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

³¹ja kes seda maailma kasutavad, otsekui nad ei kasutaks seda. Sest praeguse maailma pale on möödumas.

³²But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

³²Aga mina tahaksin, et te oleksite ilma mureta. Vallaline mees muretseb Issandale kuuluva pärast, kuidas ta võiks meeldida Issandale.

³³But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

³³Aga naisemees muretseb maailma asjade pärast, kuidas ta võiks meeldida naisele,

³⁴There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

³⁴ja nii on ta lõhestatud. Ja vallaline naine või neitsi muretseb Issandale kuuluva pärast, kuidas ta võiks olla püha nii ihu kui vaimu poolest, aga abielunaine muretseb maailma asjade pärast, kuidas ta võiks meeldida mehele.

³⁵And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

³⁵Seda ma ütlen teie endi kasuks, mitte selleks, et teile kaela heita silmust, vaid et te elaksite viisakalt ja püsiksite kõrvalekaldumatult Issandas.

³⁶But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

³⁶Aga kui keegi arvab, et ta ei käitu oma neitsiga sündsalt, kui selle paras iga on möödumas ja nõnda peab sündima, siis ta tehku, kuidas tahab! Ta ei tee pattu; nad abiellugu!

³⁷Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

³⁷Kes aga jääb kindlaks oma südames, kellele abiellumine ei ole paratamatu, kellel on meelevald oma tahtmise üle ning kes on oma südames otsustanud jätta oma kaaslase neitsiks, see teeb hästi.

³⁸So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

³⁸Niisiis, kes oma neitsiga abiellub, teeb hästi, aga kes ei abiellu, teeb paremini.

³⁹The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

³⁹Naine on seotud niikaua, kui ta mees elab. Aga kui ta mees on läinud magama, on naine vaba abielluma kellega tahab, ent see sündigu Issandas.

⁴⁰But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

⁴⁰Aga ta on õndsam, kui ta jääb, nagu ta on. See on minu arvamus. Aga ma mõtlen, et minulgi on Jumala Vaim.