¹And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good [it is] for a man not to touch a woman,

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

²and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

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

³to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;

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

⁴the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, 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 not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, and again may come together, that the Adversary may not tempt you because of your incontinence;

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.

⁶and this I say by way of concurrence — not of command,

⁶Aga ma ei ütle seda käsuna, vaid mööndusena.

⁷for I wish all men to be even as I myself [am]; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus.

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

⁸And I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they may remain even as I [am];

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

⁹and if they have not continence — 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 to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband:

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

¹¹but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.

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

¹²And to the rest I speak — not the Lord — if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send 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 a woman who hath a husband unbelieving, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not send him away;

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

¹⁴for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are 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.

¹⁵And, if the unbelieving doth separate himself — let him separate himself: the brother or the sister is not under servitude in such [cases], and in peace hath God called us;

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

¹⁶for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?

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

¹⁷if not, as God did distribute to each, as the Lord hath called each — so let him walk; and thus in all the assemblies do I direct:

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

¹⁸being circumcised — was any one called? let him not become uncircumcised; in uncircumcision was any one called? let him not be circumcised;

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

¹⁹the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing — but a keeping of the commands of God.

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

²⁰Each in the calling in which he was called — in this let him remain;

²⁰Igaüks püsigu selles kutses, milles ta on kutsutud!

²¹a servant — wast thou called? be not anxious; but if also thou art able to become free — use [it] rather;

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

²²for he who [is] in the Lord — having been called a servant — is the Lord`s freedman: in like manner also he the freeman, having been called, is servant of Christ:

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

²³with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;

²³Te olete kallilt ostetud, ärge saage inimeste orjaks!

²⁴each, in that in which he was called, brethren, in this let him remain with God.

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

²⁵And concerning the virgins, a command of the Lord I have not; and I give judgment as having obtained kindness from 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, this to be good because of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man that the matter be thus: —

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

²⁷Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been 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 mayest marry, thou didst not sin; and if the virgin may marry, she did not sin; and such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and 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.

²⁹And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened — that both those having wives may be as not having;

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

³⁰and those weeping, as not weeping; and those rejoicing, as not rejoicing; and those buying, as not possessing;

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

³¹and those using this world, as not using [it] up; for passing away is the fashion of this world.

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

³²And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

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

³³and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how he shall please the wife.

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

³⁴The wife and the virgin have been distinguished: the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit, and the married is anxious for the things of the world, how she shall please the 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 for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,

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

³⁶and if any one doth think [it] to be unseemly to his virgin, if she may be beyond the bloom of age, and it ought so to be, what he willeth let him do; he doth not sin — let him 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!

³⁷And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart — not having necessity — and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart — to keep his own virgin — doth 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 that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.

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

³⁹A wife hath been bound by law as long time as her husband may live, and if her husband may sleep, she is free 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.

⁴⁰and she is happier if she may so remain — according to my judgment; and I think I also 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.