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

¹But concerning the things of which ye have written [to me]: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman;

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

²but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband.

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

³Let the husband render her due to the wife, and in like manner the wife to the husband.

⁴Naisel ei ole meelevalda oma ihu üle, vaid tema mehel, ja samuti ei ole mehel meelevalda oma ihu üle, vaid tema naisel.

⁴The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

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.

⁵Defraud not one another, unless, it may be, by consent for a time, that ye may devote yourselves to prayer, and again be together, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

⁶Aga ma ei ütle seda käsuna, vaid mööndusena.

⁶But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].

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

⁷Now I wish all men to be even as myself: but every one has his own gift of God: one man thus, and another thus.

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

⁸But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.

⁹Kui nad aga ei suuda end taltsutada, siis nad abiellugu, sest parem on abielluda kui himudes põleda.

⁹But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

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

¹⁰But to the married I enjoin, not *I*, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;

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

¹¹(but if also she shall have been separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband;) and let not husband leave wife.

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!

¹²But as to the rest, *I* say, not the Lord, If any brother have an unbelieving wife, and *she* consent to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

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

¹³And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, let her not leave [her] husband.

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.

¹⁴For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother; since [otherwise] indeed your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

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

¹⁵But if the unbeliever go away, let them go away; a brother or a sister is not bound in such [cases], but God has called us in peace.

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

¹⁶For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O husband, if thou shalt save thy wife?

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

¹⁷However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.

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

¹⁸Has any one been called circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised: has any one been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

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

¹⁹Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but keeping God's commandments.

²⁰Igaüks püsigu selles kutses, milles ta on kutsutud!

²⁰Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.

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

²¹Hast thou been called [being] a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.

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

²²For the bondman that is called in [the] Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner [also] the freeman being called is Christ's bondman.

²³Te olete kallilt ostetud, ärge saage inimeste orjaks!

²³Ye have been bought with a price; do not be the bondmen of men.

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

²⁴Let each, wherein he is called, brethren, therein abide with God.

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

²⁵But concerning virgins, I have no commandment of [the] Lord; but I give my opinion, as having received mercy of [the] Lord to be faithful.

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

²⁶I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man to remain so as he is.

²⁷Kui sa oled seotud naisega, siis ära püüa vabaneda, kui sa oled naisest valla, siis ära otsi naist!

²⁷Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.

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.

²⁸But if thou shouldest also marry, thou hast not sinned; and if the virgin marry, they have not sinned: but such shall have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

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

²⁹But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having [any]:

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

³⁰and they that weep, as not weeping; and they that rejoice, as not rejoicing; and they that buy, as not possessing;

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

³¹and they that use the world, as not disposing of it as their own; for the fashion of this world passes.

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

³²But I wish you to be without care. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

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

³³but he that has married cares for the things of the world, how he shall please his wife.

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.

³⁴There is a difference between the wife and the virgin. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that has married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her husband.

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

³⁵But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what [is] seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.

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!

³⁶But if any one think that he behaves unseemly to his virginity, if he be beyond the flower of his age, and so it must be, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.

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.

³⁷But he who stands firm in his heart, having no need, but has authority over his own will, and has judged this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he does well.

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

³⁸So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.

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.

³⁹A wife is bound for whatever time her husband lives; but if the husband be fallen asleep, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in [the] Lord.

⁴⁰Aga ta on õndsam, kui ta jääb, nagu ta on. See on minu arvamus. Aga ma mõtlen, et minulgi on Jumala Vaim.

⁴⁰But she is happier if she so remain, according to my judgment; but I think that *I* also have God's Spirit.