Men Korint I 7
Kadede Kap (Pohnpeian New Testament and Psalms)
Berean Standard Bible
1A IET duen me komail intine don ia, a mau on aramaj amen, a ender jair li amen.
1Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
2Ari jo, amen amen en ale pein a warok li, o amen amen en ale pein a warok ol, pwen der dender.
2But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
3Ol o en wiai on a warok li me inen, a pil dueta li on a warok ol.
3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
4Li o jota kak poedi pein war a, a a warok. Pil dueta ol o jota kak poedi pein war a, a a warok.
4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
5Der jo oke amen amen, ma jo, pweki inau anjau kij, pwen mot ijejol rer ekij o kapakap, ap pur pena, pwe Jatan de kajonejon komail omail jo oke pena.
5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
6Mepukat kaidin kujoned eu, pwe pein ai lamelam.
6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
7A i men aramaj akan karoj en dueta nai. A amen amen aleer pein a pai en mak jan ren Kot duen amen amen.
7I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
8A nai indai on me jo papaud o li odi kan, me mau irail en dadaur dueta nai.
8Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
9A ma irail jota kak on, irail en papaud; me mau papaud jan dender.
9But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10O on me papaud akan nai me ilaki wei, a kaidin nai pwe Kauno: Li papaud ender kamuei wei jan a warok!
10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
11A ma a muei wei janer, i en dadaurete a kirip de kadeke a warok, o ol ender kajela a warok.
11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12Kaidin Kaun o, pwe nai men indan me tei kan: Ma ri atail ol amen mia, me a paud jopojon amen, ap men mimieta re a, a ender kajela li o.
12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
13Pil dueta li amen, ma a warok jopojon amen o a men mimieta re a, a ender kajela ol o,
13And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
14Pwe ol jopojon me kajaraui kilar li o, o li jopojon kajaraui kilar ol o, pwe ma a jo due met, noumail jeri kan me jamin, a met irail me jaraui.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15A ma me jopojon o pan muei wei jan, ari i en muei wei jan; ri ol de ri li jota kin kaupindi ni mepukat. A Kot me kotin molipe kitail, pwen popol pena.
15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
16Pwe iaduen, koe li o, koe aja, me koe pan kak kamaurela ol o? De koe ol, koe pan kamaurela li o?
16How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17A duen Kaun o pan on amen amen, duen Kot molipe on amen amen, iduen dadaurata; nan iduen nai ilakilan momodijou akan karoj.
17Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
18Ma amen me paeker ni jirkomjaij, i en dadaurata a jirkomjaij, a ma amen me paeker ni jojirkomjaij, i ender ian jirkomjaij.
18Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
19Pwe kaidin meakot jirkomjaij, o pil kaidin meakot jojirkomjaij, a wiawia kujoned en Kot akan.
19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
20Amen amen en dadaurata udan a koa ni a paeker.
20Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
21Ma koe paeker ni om ladu, koe der injenjuedeki, a ma koe pan kak maioda jan, ari pil me mau.
21Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
22Pwe ladu men, me paeker on Kaun o, nan a maio ren Kaun o; o pil dueta me maio men paeker ap pan ladun Krijtuj men.
22For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
23Komail me neti kidar pai eu, der wiala ladun aramaj akan.
23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
24Ri ai kan, amen amen dadaurata ut arail ren Kot.
24Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
25A duen peinekap akan, jota kujoned eu jan ren Kaun o; a pein ai lamelam mia, pwe i aleer mak en Kaun, pwen kak melel.
25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
26let me i lameda, me mau on aramaj jota papaud, pwe ni anjau apwal wet.
26Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
27Ma koe kapapaud on li amen, ender men muei jan, a ma jo om paud mia, ender rapaki li amen.
27Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
28A kaidin dip eu, ma koe pan papaud; o ma jeripein amen pan papaud, kaidin dip. A a pan apwal on mepukat ni pali uduk arail. A nai jota men, me apwal kot en lel on komail.
28But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
29A ri ai kan, mepukat i indada, pweki anjau o me motomot. A pil eu: Me mau on me ar warok mier, en wia dene jota ar warok;
29What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
30O me kin janejan, dene jota janejan; o me kin pereperen, dene jota ar peren; o me kin netinet, dene jota ar kapwa.
30those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;
31O me dodokki jappa, ren kalaka, pwe eder wiaki me jued. Pwe mom en jappa et pan rojala.
31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
32A i men, komail ender lodi on me apwal. Me jota papaud, kin apwali me japwilim en Kaun o, duen a pan kaperenda Kaun o.
32I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
33A me papaud, kin lamelame, me kon on jappa, duen a pan kaperenda a paud.
33But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
34A nan pun en li papaud o peinekap me wuk pajan: Me jota papaud, kin apwali me japwilim en Kaun o, pwen jaraui ni pali war o pil ni pali nen; a me papaud, kin inon ion me kijan jappa, duen a pan kak kaperenda a warok.
34and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
35Mepukat i inda wei, pwen kamaui komail, a kaidin pwen jaliedi komail, a pwen jauaja komail, pwe karoj en inen o pun re omail, o pwe komail en papa Kaun o.
35I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
36A ma amen lamelame, me japun, ma a jota pan mueid on na jeripein, me mau on papaud, en papaud; ari, a pan wia duen me a mauki, pwe kaidin dip, ma a pan mueid on i en papaud.
36However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
37A ma amen me kelail ni monion i, pil kelail on kaunda, pein injen a, ap inauki on nan monion i en kolekol na jeripein, I me mau.
37But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
38Ari, ma amen pan papaud me mau, a ma amen jota pan papaud, me mau jan.
38So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
39Li papaud amen me kaupina kidi pun en papaud arain a warok memaur; a ol o lao mela, nan a maio on kapapaud, me a mauki, i eta; a en wiaui ren Kaun.
39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
40Meid pai, ma a pan dadaurata a kirip duen me i lameda, A nai aja, me Nen en Kot pil kotikot re i.
40In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
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