VII.
Lauleibas saišks ir naškirams.
1 Un par tū, kū jyus man rakstejot (jōsoka): Labi ir cylvākam sīvītes naaizskart, 2 bet lai nabyutu bezkauneibas, ikvīnam lai ir sova sīva un ikvīnai lai ir sovs veirs. 3 Veirs pret sīvu lai izpylda pīnōkumu, tai pat arī sīva pret veiru. 4 Sīvai pošai par sovu mīsu nav varas, bet gon veiram. Tai pat arī veiram pošam par sovu mīsu nav varas, bet gon sīvai. 5 Nasaškirit vīns nu ūtra, kai tikai tod, kod sovstarpeji nūrunojat un uz kaida laika, lai nūsadūtu lyugšonai. Bet tad otkon ejit kūpā, ka satans jyusus naīvastu kārdynōšonā jyusu naattureibas dēļ. 6 Šytū es jums soku atvālādams, bet na pīsaceidams. 7 Es gon grybātu, lai vysi ļaudis dzeivōtu tai, kai es. Ikvīns, tūmār, nu Dīva ir sajēmis atsevišku žēlesteibas dōvonu, vīns šaidu, ūtrs cytaidu.
8 Napracātajim un atraitnem es soku sekūšu: Labi byus, jo jī paliks (nasaprecējuši), kai es. 9 Bet jo jī dūmoj, ka naspēs attureigi dzeivōt, lai precejās. Jo lobōk ir precētīs, na kai kaisleibā degt.
10 Pracātajim pavēļu na es, bet gon Kungs jim pavēl: Sīva nadreikst nu veira škērtīs; 11 bet jo jei atsaškeire, tad lai vairs nasaprecej, vai arī izleigst otkon ar veiru. Tai pat arī veirs nadreikst atstōt sīvas. 12 Tad cytim na Kungs, bet es soku: Jo kaidam brōļam ir naticeiga sīva un jei labprōt grib ar jū kūpā dzeivōt, tad jys jōs lai naatstōj. 13 Un jo kaidai (ticeigai) sīvai ir naticeigs veirs, kas ar jū labprōt grib kūpā dzeivōt, tad jei veira lai naatstōj. 14 Naticeigais veirs caur sīvu teik svēteits, tai pat arī naticeigō sīva caur brōli teik svēteita; cytaiž jūs bārni byutu nateiri, bet jī ir svāti. 15 Bet jo naticeigō puse grib škērtīs, tad jei lai škyrās. Taidā gadejumā brōļs vai mōsa jau vairs nav saisteiti; jo Dīvs myusus ir paaicynōjis uz mīru. 16 Sīvīt, vai gon tu zini, ka tu veiru varēsi izglōbt? Veirs, vai gon tu zini, ka tu sīvu varēsi izglōbt?
17 Ikvins lai dzeivoj tai, kai Kungs jam ir devis, kai Dīvs jū ir paaicynōjis. Šytaidu nūrōdejumu es dūdu vysōs draudzēs. 18 Jo kas ir paaicynōts kai apgraizeitais, tad jys sev prīkšōdas lai nalīk. Jo kas ir paaicynōts kai naapgraizeitais, tys lai nalīk sevis apgraizeit. 19 Nakreit svorā ni apgraizeišona, ni naapgreizeišona, bet gon Dīva bausleibu izpiļdeišona. 20 Ikvins lai palīk tamā pasaukumā, kurā jys ir paaicynōts. 21 Jo tu esi paaicynōts kai vērgs, tad nu tō nasakautrej, bet jo tu vari kļyut breivs, tad tū vairōk šytū izlītoj. 22 Un tys, kas kai vērgs ikš Kristus ir paaicynōts, ir Kunga atbreivōtais, tai pat kai tys, kas kai breivs beja paaicynōts, ir Kristus vērgs. 23 Jyus asot atpērkti par dōrgu moksu, topēc napalīcit par cylvāku vērgim. 24 Brōli, palīcit pi Dīva ikvins tamā omotā kurā esit paaicynōti.
Jaunaveiba.
25 Kas atsateic uz jaunovom, tad man nu Kunga nikaida pīsacejuma nav, bet kai taids, kas caur Kunga žēlesteibu uzticeibas cīneigs, es dūdu jums padūmu: 26 Es dūmoju, ka pašreizejūs spaidu dēļ, cylvākam ir labi byut taidam, kai ir. 27 Jo tu esi pracāts ar sīvīti, tad nameklej šķēršonōs; jo esi napracāts, nameklej sīvas. 28 Bet jo tu precēsīs, nagrākōsi; un, jo jaunova īs pi veira, nagrākōs. Taidi gon mīsas dēļ nūnōks spaidūs, bet nu tim es jyusus grybu pōrsorgōt. 29 Un es jums, brōli, soku: Laiks ir eiss. Tōpēc pracātī lai dzeivoj tai, itkai nabyutu precējušīs; 30 raudūšī, itkai nabyutu raudōjuši; prīceigī, itkai nabyutu prīceigi; īgivēji, itkai jim nikas napīdarātu; 31 tī, kas dzeivoj šymā pasaulī, itkai tur nadzeivōtu, jo šō pasauļa īkōrta izneikst. 32 Es grybātu, lai jyus byutu bez ryupem. Nasaprecējušais ryupejās par lītom, kas pīdar Kungam, kai jys varātu īpatikt Kungam, 33 bet tys, kas ir apsaprecējis ryupejās par pasauleigom lītom, kai jys varātu īpatikt sīvai, 34 un tai jys ir sadaleits. Napracātō sīvīte un jaunova ryupejās par lītom, kas pīdar Kungam; jei grib byut svāta ar mīsu un dvēseli, appracātō, turpretim, ryupejās par pasauleigajom lītom, kai īpatikt veiram. 35 Es jums šytū soku jyusu loba dēļ un na tōpēc lai jums apmastu cylpu, bet gon, lai jyus bez traucējumim, labi un Kungam uzticeigi dzeivōtu.
36 Jo kas dūmoj, ka jys sovas jaunaveigōs meitas dēļ cīss kaunu, ka tei palīk vacōka, un tam tai byutu jōir, tad lai jys dora tai, kai jam pateik; jo jys izdūd pi veira, — nagrākoj. 37 Bet kas sovā sirdī ir nūlēmis, un nava padūts nikaidai napīcīšameibai, un sovu grybu var izpiļdeit, un ir nūlēmis sovu meitu paturēt jaunoveibā, tys labi dora. 38 Kas sovu meitu izdūd pi veira, tys dora labi, bet kas jōs pi veira naizdūd, tys dora lobōk.
39 Sīvīte ir saisteita, koleidz jōs veirs ir dzeivs. Kad jōs veirs nūmērst, tad jei ir breiva un, jo grib, var precētīs; tikai tam jōnūteik ikš Kunga. 40 Bet jei ir svēteigōka, jo palīk kaida bejuse. Šytys ir muns padūms un es asmu pōrlīcynōts, ka manī mit Dīva Gors.
Questions about Marriage
1 Now I will answer the questions you asked in your letter. You asked, “Is it best for people not to marry?” 2 Well, having your own husband or wife should keep you from doing something immoral. 3 Husbands and wives should be fair with each other about having sex. 4 A wife belongs to her husband instead of to herself, and a husband belongs to his wife instead of to himself. 5 So don't refuse sex to each other, unless you agree not to have sex for a little while, in order to spend time in prayer. Then Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 In my opinion that is what should be done, though I don't know of anything the Lord said about this matter. 7 I wish all of you were like me, but God has given different gifts to each of us.
8 My advice for the unmarried and for widows is that it is acceptable for them to remain single, just as I am. 9 But if you don't have enough self-control, then go ahead and get married. After all, it is better to marry than to burn with desire.
10 I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband 11 should either stay single or go back to her husband. And a husband should not leave his wife.
12 I don't know of anything else the Lord said about marriage. All I can do is to give you my own advice. If your wife isn't a follower of the Lord, but is willing to stay with you, don't divorce her. 13 If your husband isn't a follower, but is willing to stay with you, don't divorce him. 14 Your husband or wife who isn't a follower is made holy by having you as a partner. This also makes your children holy and keeps them from being unclean in God's sight.
15 If your husband or wife isn't a follower of the Lord and decides to divorce you, then you should agree to it. You are no longer bound to that person. After all, God chose you and wants you to live at peace. 16 And besides, how do you know if you will be able to save your husband or wife who isn't a follower?
Obeying the Lord at All Times
17 In every church I tell the people to stay as they were when the Lord Jesus chose them and God called them to be his own. Now I say the same thing to you. 18 If you are already circumcised, don't try to change it. If you are not circumcised, don't get circumcised. 19 Being circumcised or uncircumcised isn't really what matters. The important thing is to obey God's commands. 20 So don't try to change what you were when God chose you. 21 Are you a slave? Don't let that bother you. But if you can win your freedom, you should. 22 When the Lord chooses slaves, they become his free people. And when he chooses free people, they become slaves of Christ. 23 God paid a great price for you. So don't become slaves of anyone else. 24 Stay what you were when God chose you.
Unmarried People
25 I don't know of anything the Lord said about people who have never been married. But I will tell you what I think. And you can trust me, because the Lord has treated me with kindness. 26 We are now going through hard times, and I think it is best for you to stay as you are. 27 If you are married, stay married. If you are not married, don't try to get married. 28 It isn't wrong to marry, even if you have never been married before. But those who marry will have a lot of trouble, and I want to protect you from this.
29 My friends, what I mean is that the Lord will soon come, and it won't matter if you are married or not. 30 It will be all the same if you are crying or laughing, or if you are buying or are completely broke. 31 It won't make any difference how much good you are getting from this world or how much you like it. This world as we know it is now passing away.
32 I want all of you to be free from worry. An unmarried man worries about how to please the Lord. 33 But a married man has more worries. He must worry about the things of this world, because he wants to please his wife. 34 So he is pulled in two directions. Unmarried women and women who have never been married worry only about pleasing the Lord, and they keep their bodies and minds pure. But a married woman worries about the things of this world, because she wants to please her husband. 35 What I am saying is for your own good—it isn't to limit your freedom. I want to help you to live right and to love the Lord above all else.
36 But suppose you are engaged to someone old enough to be married, and you want her so much that all you can think about is getting married. Then go ahead and marry. There is nothing wrong with that. 37 But it is better to have self-control and to make up your mind not to marry. 38 It is perfectly all right to marry, but it is better not to get married at all.
39 A wife should stay married to her husband until he dies. Then she is free to marry again, but only to a man who is a follower of the Lord. 40 However, I think I am obeying God's Spirit when I say she would be happier to stay single.
