¹[Ny amin'ny fanambadiana] Ary ny amin'ireo zavatra nosoratanareo, dia tsara amin'ny lehilahy raha tsy mikasi-behivavy akory.

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

²Anefa noho ny fijangajangana dia aoka ny lehilahy rehetra samy hanana ny vadiny avy, ary aoka koa ny vehivavy rehetra samy hanana ny vadiny avy.

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

³Aoka ny lahy hanao izay mety hatao amin'ny vavy; ary mba toy izany koa ny vavy amin'ny lahy.

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

⁴Ny vavy tsy manam-pahefana amin'ny tenany, fa ny lahy; ary mba toy izany koa ny lahy tsy manam-pahefana amin'ny tenany, fa ny vavy.

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.

⁵Aza misara-pandriana ianareo, raha tsy amin'izay andro sasany ifanekenareo ho andro hivavahana, nefa mbola hiraisanareo fandriana indray, mba tsy hakan'i Satana fanahy anareo noho ny tsi-faharetanareo.

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;

⁶Fandeferana anefa no anaovako izany, fa tsy mandidy aho.

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

⁷Fa tiako ho tahaka ahy ny olona rehetra; kanefa samy manana izay fanomezam-pahasoavana nomen'Andriamanitra ary avy, ka ny anankiray toy izao, ary ny anankiray toy izao kosa.

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.

⁸Fa hoy izaho amin'ny tsy manam-bady sy ny mpitondratena kosa: Tsara aminy raha mitoetra tahaka ahy izy.

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

⁹Nefa raha tsy maharitra izy, dia aoka hanam-bady ihany; fa tsara ny manam-bady noho ny ho maimay.

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

¹⁰Ary ny manam-bady dia didiako, nefa tsy izaho, fa ny Tompo: Aoka tsy hiala amin'ny lahy ny vavy,

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

¹¹(nefa raha misy efa niala, dia aoka hitoetra tsy manam-bady, na aoka hody amin'ny lahy); ary ny lahy aoka tsy hiala amin'ny vavy.

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.

¹²Fa amin'ny sisa, dia hoy izaho, fa tsy ny Tompo: Raha misy rahalahy manam-bady tsy mino, ary mety mitoetra aminy ihany ny vavy, dia aoka tsy hialany izy.

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;

¹³Ary raha misy vehivavy manam-bady tsy mino, ka mety mitoetra aminy ihany ny lahy, dia aoka tsy hialany izy.

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

¹⁴Fa ny lahy tsy mino dia efa masina ao amin'ny vavy ary ny vavy tsy mino dia efa masina ao amin'ny rahalahy; raha tsy izany kosa, dia tsy madio ny zanakareo; fa raha izany, dia masina izy.

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.

¹⁵Fa raha ny tsy mino no miala, aoka hiala izy. Na rahalahy na anabavy dia tsy voafehy amin'izany; fa Andriamanitra efa niantso antsika amin'ny fihavanana.

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;

¹⁶Fa ahoana moa no ahafantaranao, ravehivavy, na hovonjenao ny vadinao, na tsia? Ary ahoana no ahafantaranao, ralehilahy, na hovonjenao ny vadinao, na tsia?

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?

¹⁷Kanefa aoka ny olona rehetra samy handeha araka izay anjarany nomen'ny Tompo azy sy araka ny niantsoan'Andriamanitra azy avy. Ary izany no andidiako ao amin'ny fiangonana rehetra.

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:

¹⁸Misy nantsoina voafora va? Aoka izy tsy hovana ho tsy voafora. Misy antsoina tsy voafora va? Aoka izy tsy hoforana.

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

¹⁹Tsinontsinona ny famorana, ary tsinontsinona ny tsi-famorana; fa ny mitandrina ny didin'Andriamanitra no izy.

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

²⁰Aoka ny olona rehetra samy hitoetra eo amin'izay toetra efa niantsoana azy ihany.

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

²¹Nantsoina va ianao raha mbola mpanompo? Aoka tsy hampaninona anao izany; nefa raha misy hahafahanao, aleo izany. [ Na: fa na dia misy hahafahanao, dia aleo manompo ihany]

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

²²Fa ny andevo izay voantso ao amin'ny Tompo dia olona afaka an'ny Tompo; toy izany koa, ny olona afaka izay voantso dia mpanompon'i Kristy.

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:

²³Fa olom-boavidy ianareo, ka aza mety ho andevon'olona.

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

²⁴Ry rahalahy, aoka ny olona rehetra samy hitoetra amin'Andriamanitra ao amin'izay niantsoana azy avy.

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

²⁵Fa ny amin'ny virijina dia tsy manana didy avy amin'ny Tompo aho; nefa ataoko izay hevitro tahaka izay niantran'ny Tompo ahy ho mahatoky.

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:

²⁶Koa izao no ataoko fa tsara amin'ny olona noho ny fahoriana miseho ankehitriny, dia ny mitoetra toy izao ihany.

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

²⁷Manam-bady va ianao? Aza mitady izay hisarahana. Tsy manam-bady va ianao? Aza mitady vady.

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

²⁸Nefa na dia hanam-bady aza ianao, dia tsy manota tsy akory; ary na dia hanam-bady aza ny virijina, dia tsy manota izy. Kanefa kosa hanam-pahoriana amin'ny nofo ireny; fa izaho miantra anareo.

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.

²⁹Fa izao no lazaiko, ry rahalahy: Efa fohy ny andro, mba ho toy ny tsy manam-bady ny manana amin'izao sisa izao; [ Gr. nohafohezina]

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

³⁰ary mba ho toy izay tsy mitomany ny mitomany; ary mba ho toy izay tsy mifaly ny mifaly; ary mba ho toy izay tsy mahazo ny mividy;

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

³¹ary mba ho toy izay tsy mahavatra izao fiainana izao loatra ny mahavatra azy, fa mandalo ny fanaon'izao fiainana izao.

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

³²Fa tiako tsy ho maro ahina ianareo. Izay tsy manam-bady dia miahy ny an'ny Tompo mba hahafaly ny Tompo.

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

³³Fa izay manam-bady kosa miahy ny an'izao fiainana izao mba hahafaly ny vavy.

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

³⁴Ary tsy mitovy koa ny vehivavy manam-bady sy ny virijina. Ny vehivavy tsy manam-bady mitandrina ny an'ny Tompo, mba ho samy masina avokoa ny tenany sy ny fanahiny; fa izay manam-bady kosa dia mitandrina ny an'izao fiainana izao mba hahafaly ny lahy.

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.

³⁵Ary miteny izany aho mba hahasoa anareo, fa tsy haningotra anareo amin'ny tadivavarana, fa mba hanaovanareo izay miendrika sy hitoeranareo tsara amin'ny Tompo, ka tsy hivezivezen'ny sainareo.

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,

³⁶Fa raha misy mihevitra fa tsy mety ny fitondrany ny zananivavy virijina, satria mihoatra noho ny taona tokony anambadian'ny zanany, ka tsy maintsy hisy izany, dia aoka izy hanao izay sitrapony, tsy manota izy; aoka hanam-bady izy. [ Gr. aoka hivady ireo]

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.

³⁷Fa raha misy kosa efa mikasa tsara ao am-pony, sady tsy misy mahatery azy, fa mahazo manaraka ny safidiny ka ninia tao am-pony hiaro ny zananivavy virijina, dia hanao tsara izy.

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;

³⁸Ka izay manome ny zanany virijina hampakarina dia manao tsara, ary izay tsy manome azy hampakarina no manao tsaratsara kokoa.

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

³⁹Ny vavy voafehin'ny lalàna, raha mbola velona ny lahy; fa raha maty kosa ny lahy, dia afaka hanam-bady izay tiany izy, nefa ao amin'ny Tompo ihany.Nefa raha araka ny hevitro, sambatra kokoa izy raha mitoetra toy izao ihany; ary ataoko fa izaho koa manana ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra.

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;

⁴⁰Nefa raha araka ny hevitro, sambatra kokoa izy raha mitoetra toy izao ihany; ary ataoko fa izaho koa manana ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra.

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