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

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

²But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each 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 her due: 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 over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over 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 by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of 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 this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

⁶Aga ma ei ütle seda käsuna, vaid mööndusena.

⁷Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from 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.

⁸But I say to the unmarried and to 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 have not continency, 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.

¹⁰But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

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

¹¹(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not 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 say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

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 that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.

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

¹⁴For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: 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.

¹⁵Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us in peace.

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

¹⁶For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, 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?

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

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

¹⁸Was any man called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been 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 each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

²⁰Igaüks püsigu selles kutses, milles ta on kutsutud!

²¹Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.

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

²²For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant.

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

²³Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.

²³Te olete kallilt ostetud, ärge saage inimeste orjaks!

²⁴Brethren, let each man, wherein he was 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: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.

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

²⁶I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, [namely,] that it is good for a man to be as he is.

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 shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would 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 shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may 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 those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those 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 those that use the world, as not using it to the full: 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 to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of 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 is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,

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

³⁴and is divided. [So] also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful 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 say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, 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 thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin [daughter], if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, 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!

³⁷But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin [daughter], shall do 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 both he that giveth his own virgin [daughter] in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

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

³⁹A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, 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.

⁴⁰But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that 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.