¹Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

¹Iga hing alistugu valitsemas olevaile võimudele, sest ei ole võimu, mis ei oleks Jumala käest, olemasolevad on aga Jumala seatud.

²so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God`s ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

²Nõnda siis, kes paneb vastu võimule, paneb vastu Jumala antud korraldusele, vastupanijad aga tõmbavad enese peale nuhtluse.

³For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

³Ülemused ei ole ju hirmuks headele tegudele, vaid kurjadele. Kui sa aga ei taha tunda hirmu võimu ees, siis tee head, ja sa saad tema käest kiitust,

⁴for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

⁴sest ta on Jumala teener sinu heaks. Kui sa aga teed kurja, siis tunne hirmu, sest ta ei kanna mõõka asjata, ta on ju Jumala teener, kättemaksja nuhtluseks sellele, kes teeb kurja.

⁵Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

⁵Niisiis on alistumine vajalik, seda mitte ainult nuhtluse, vaid ka südametunnistuse pärast.

⁶for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

⁶Seepärast te maksate ka makse. Nemad on ju Jumala ametnikud, kes just sellega pidevalt tegelevad.

⁷render, therefore, to all [their] dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

⁷Täitke kõigi vastu oma kohustused: maksu, kellele maksu; tolliraha, kellele tolliraha; kartust, kellele kartust; au, kellele au!

⁸To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other — law he hath fulfilled,

⁸Ärgu olgu teil ühtki muud võlga kellegi vastu kui ainult võlg üksteist armastada; sest kes armastab teist, on Seaduse täitnud.

⁹for, `Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;` and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;`

⁹Sest käsk: 'Sa ei tohi rikkuda abielu, sa ei tohi tappa, sa ei tohi varastada, sa ei tohi himustada', ja mis tahes muu käsk on kokku võetud selles sõnas: 'Armasta oma ligimest nagu iseennast!'

¹⁰the love to the neighbor doth work no ill; the love, therefore, [is] the fulness of law.

¹⁰Armastus ei tee ligimesele kurja. Nii on armastus Seaduse täitmine.

¹¹And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already [is] to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer [is] our salvation than when we did believe;

¹¹Ja tehke seda, teades aega: käes on tund unest virguda, sest nüüd on meie pääste lähemal kui siis, kui me usklikuks saime.

¹²the night did advance, and the day came nigh; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light;

¹²Öö on lõpule jõudmas ja päev on lähedal. Pangem siis maha pimeduse teod, rõivastugem valguse relvadega!

¹³as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;

¹³Elagem kombekalt nagu päeva ajal, mitte prassimises ega purjutamises, mitte kiimaluses ega kõlvatuses, mitte riius ega kadeduses,

¹⁴but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought — for desires.

¹⁴vaid rõivastuge Issanda Jeesuse Kristusega ja ärge tehke ihu eest hoolitsemisest himude rahuldamist!