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

¹Waxyaalahaad ii soo qorteen xaggooda, Waxaa nin u wanaagsan inuusan qof dumar ah taaban.

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

²Laakiin si aan loo sinaysan, nin kastaa afadiisa oo qudha ha haysto, naag kastaana ninkeeda oo qudha ha haysato.

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

³Ninku afada waxa ku qumman ha siiyo, sidaas oo kale afaduna ninka waxa ku qumman ha siiso.

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.

⁴Afadu jidhkeeda uma taliso, laakiin ninkaa u taliya, sidaas oo kale ninku jidhkiisa uma taliyo, laakiin afadaa u talisa.

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;

⁵Ha isdiidina, wakhti aad ku heshiisaan inaad soon iyo tukasho u goosataan mooyaane, oo aad haddana isu timaadaan, si aan Shayddaanku idiin duufin iscelinla'aantiinna aawadeed.

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

⁶Laakiin taas fasax ahaan ayaan u leeyahay ee amrise maayo.

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.

⁷De waxaan jeclaan lahaa in nimanka oo dhammu ay sidayda oo kale yihiin. Laakiin nin kastaaba hadiyad gooni ah ayuu Ilaah ka helaa, midkan sidan, kaasna sidaas.

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

⁸Laakiin anigu waxaan kuwa aan guursan iyo carmallada laga dhintay ku leeyahay, Waa u roon tahay iyaga inay sidayda oo kale sii ahaadaan,

⁹and if they have not continence — let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn;

⁹laakiin hadday iscelin kari waayaan, ha guursadeen; waayo, waxaa dhaanta inay guursadaan intay guban lahaayeen.

¹⁰and to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband:

¹⁰Laakiin kuwa guursaday waxaan ku amrayaa, kan amrayaa aniga ma aha laakiin waa Rabbiga, Afadu yaanay ninkeeda ka tegin.

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.

¹¹Laakiin hadday ka tagto, ha iska guur la'aato ama ninkeedii ha la heshiiso; oo ninkuna yaanu afadiisa ka tegin.

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;

¹²Kuwa kale anigu waxaan ku leeyahay ee ma aha Rabbiga, Hadduu mid walaal ah qabo afo aan rumaysanayn, oo ayna raalli ka tahay inay la joogto, yaanu ka tegin.

¹³and a woman who hath a husband unbelieving, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not send him away;

¹³Oo afadii nin aan rumaysanayni qabo oo isna raalli ka yahay inuu la joogo, yaanay ninkeeda ka tegin.

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.

¹⁴Waayo, ninka aan rumaysanayni wuxuu quduus ku noqdaa xagga naagta, oo naagta aan rumaysanaynina waxay quduus ku noqotaa xagga ninka rumaysan, haddii kale carruurtiinna wasakh bay ahaan lahaayeen, laakiin haatan waa quduus.

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;

¹⁵Laakiin haddii kan aan rumaysanayni tago, ha iska tago. Waxaas oo kale walaalka ama walaashu uma xidhxidhna. Ilaah wuxuu inoogu yeedhay nabad.

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?

¹⁶Waayo, sidee baad ku garanaysaa, naag yahay, inaad ninkaaga badbaadin doonto iyo in kale? Ama sidee baad ku garanaysaa, nin yahow, inaad naagtaada badbaadin doonto iyo in kale?

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:

¹⁷Hase ahaatee, mid kastaa ha u socdo sidii Rabbigu ugu qaybshay iyo sidii Ilaah mid kasta ugu yeedhay. Oo sidaasaan kiniisadaha oo dhan ku amraa.

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

¹⁸Nin gudan ma loo yeedhay? Gudniinla'aan yaanu noqon. Nin aan gudnayn ma loo yeedhay? Yaan la gudin.

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

¹⁹Gudniintu waxba ma aha; gudniinla'aantuna waxba ma aha, laakiin waxaa waajib ah in la xajiyo qaynuunnada Ilaah.

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

²⁰Nin kastaa sidii loogu yeedhay, ha sii ahaado.

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

²¹Ma laguu yeedhay adigoo addoon ah? Dan ha u gelin. Laakiin haddaad karayso inaad xorowdid, waa inaad aqbashid.

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:

²²Waayo, kii xagga Rabbiga loogu yeedhay isagoo addoon ah, wuxuu yahay ninka xorta ah ee Rabbiga, sidaas oo kalena kii isagoo xor ah loo yeedhay, wuxuu yahay addoonka Masiix.

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

²³Qiimo weyn baa laydinku soo iibsaday; addoommada dadka ha noqonina.

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

²⁴Walaalayaalow, nin kastaa sidii loogu yeedhay ha sii ahaado, isagoo Ilaah la jira.

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:

²⁵Amar bikradaha ku saabsan kama haysto xagga Rabbiga, laakiin waxaan kula talinayaa sida mid Rabbiga naxariis ka helay inuu aamin ahaado.

²⁶I suppose, therefore, this to be good because of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man that the matter be thus: —

²⁶Sidaa daraaddeed waxay ila tahay dhibta haatan joogta aawadeed inay u roon tahay nin inuu sii ahaado siduu yahay.

²⁷Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

²⁷Miyaad naag ku xidhan tahay? Ha doonin inaad ka furnaato. Miyaad naag ka furan tahay? Ha doonin naag.

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.

²⁸Laakiin haddaad guursatid ma aad dembaabin, bikraduna hadday guursato ma ay dembaabin, laakiin kuwaas oo kale xagga jidhka dhib bay ka heli doonaan, laakiin dhibtaasaan idinka celin lahaa.

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

²⁹Laakiin waxaan leeyahay, walaalayaalow, wakhtiga waa la soo gaabiyey, hadda kaddib kuwa naagaha qabaa ha ahaadeen sidii iyagoo aan qabin;

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

³⁰oo kuwa ooyaana sidii iyagoo aan ooyin, kuwa farxaana sidii iyagoo aan farxin, kuwa wax iibsadaana sidii iyagoo aan waxba lahayn;

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

³¹kuwa dunidan ku isticmaalaana, sidii iyagoo aan aad ugu isticmaalin, waayo, xaalka dunidan waa idlaanayaa.

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

³²Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaad welwel la'aataan. Kii aan guursanin wuxuu u welwelaa waxyaalaha Rabbiga, siduu Rabbiga uga farxin lahaa.

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

³³Laakiin kii guursaday wuxuu u welwelaa waxyaalaha dunida siduu afadiisa uga farxin lahaa.

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.

³⁴Afada iyo bikraddu waa kala duwan yihiin. Tii aan la qabinu waxay u welweshaa waxyaalaha Rabbiga si ay quduus uga ahaato xagga jidhka iyo xagga ruuxa. Tii guursatay waxay u welweshaa waxyaalaha dunida si ay ninkeeda uga farxiso.

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,

³⁵Tan waxaan idinku leeyahay waxtarkiinna aawadii ee ma aha inaan qool idin geliyo, laakiin in waxa roon la arko iyo inaad Rabbiga u adeegtaan kalajeedsadla'aan.

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.

³⁶Nin uun hadduu u maleeyo inuu wax aan toosnayn ku falayo xagga bikraddiisa, hadday wakhtigii dhallinyaronimadeedii dhaafto oo sidaas loo baahnaado, ha sameeyo wuxuu dooni lahaa. Dembaabi maayo ee ha guursadeen.

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;

³⁷Kii qalbigiisa ka adkaysta, isagoo aan la qasbin, laakiin nafsaddiisa u taliya, uuna qalbigiisa ka goostay inuu bikraddiisa iska sii hayo, si wanaagsan buu falaa.

³⁸so that both he who is giving in marriage doth well, and he who is not giving in marriage doth better.

³⁸Sidaasna kii bikraddiisa u guuriyaa si wanaagsan ayuu falaa, iyo kii bikraddiisa aan u guurinin si ka wanaagsan ayuu falaa.

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;

³⁹Naag waxay ku xidhan tahay ninkeeda intuu nool yahay, laakiin haddii ninku dhinto, waa xor inay guursato kay doonto laakiin xagga Rabbiga oo keliya.Laakiin way ka sii faraxsanaan lahayd hadday iska joogto, siday aniga ila tahay, oo anigu waxaan u malaynayaa inaan Ruuxa Ilaah leeyahay.

⁴⁰and she is happier if she may so remain — according to my judgment; and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

⁴⁰Laakiin way ka sii faraxsanaan lahayd hadday iska joogto, siday aniga ila tahay, oo anigu waxaan u malaynayaa inaan Ruuxa Ilaah leeyahay.