¹Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

¹[Ny amin'ny hena izay efa natao fanatitra tamin'ny sampy] Ary ny amin'ny hena aterina amin'ny sampy, dia fantatsika fa manana fahalalana isika rehetra. Ny fahalalana mampieboebo; fa ny fitiavana no mampandroso.

²And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

²Fa raha misy manao azy hahalala, dia tsy mbola mahalala araka izay tokony ho fantany akory izy.

³But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

³Fa raha misy tia an'Andriamanitra, dia izy no fantany.

⁴As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

⁴Ary ny amin'ny mihinana ny hena aterina amin'ny sampy, dia fantatsika fa tsinontsinona akory ny sampy amin'izao tontolo izao, ary tsy misy Andriamanitra afa-tsy Iray ihany.

⁵For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

⁵Fa na dia misy aza atao hoe andriamanitra, na any an-danitra, na etỳ an-tany (toy ny misy andriamanitra maro sy tompo maro);

⁶But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

⁶nefa amintsika kosa dia Andriamanitra iray ihany, dia ny Ray, Izay nihavian'ny zavatra rehetra, ary ho Azy isika; ary iray ihany ny Tompo, dia Jesosy Kristy, Izay nahariana ny zavatra rehetra sady nahariana antsika koa.

⁷Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

⁷Kanefa tsy ary manana izany fahalalana izany avokoa ny olona rehetra; fa ny sasany, satria zatra amin'ny sampy mandraka ankehitriny izao, dia homana ny hena ka mahatsiaro azy ho zavatra naterina tamin'ny sampy; ka dia voaloto ny fieritreretany, satria malemy.

⁸But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

⁸Fa ny hanina tsy hampaninona antsika amin'Andriamanitra; fa na dia tsy homana aza isika, dia tsy matiantoka, ary na dia homana kosa aza isika, dia tsy mahazo tombony.

⁹But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

⁹Nefa tandremo, fandrao izany fahafahanareo izany ho tonga fahatafintohinana ho an'ny malemy.

¹⁰For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

¹⁰Fa raha misy mahita anao izay manam-pahalalana mipetraka mihinana ao amin'ny tempolin'ny sampy, tsy hampahasahy ny fieritreretan'ny malemy hihinana izay hena aterina amin'ny sampy koa va izany?

¹¹And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

¹¹Fa verin'ny fahalalanao ny malemy, dia ny rahalahy izay navotan'i Kristy tamin'ny fahafatesana?

¹²But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

¹²Fa raha manota toy izany amin'ny rahalahy ianareo ka manimba ny fieritreretan'ny malemy, dia manota amin'i Kristy ianareo.Koa raha ny hanina no mahatafintohina ny rahalahiko, dia tsy hihinan-kena akory aho mandrakizay, fandrao mahatafintohina ny rahalahiko.

¹³Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

¹³Koa raha ny hanina no mahatafintohina ny rahalahiko, dia tsy hihinan-kena akory aho mandrakizay, fandrao mahatafintohina ny rahalahiko.