1 Kolinitō 7
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
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1Pea ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia naʻa mou tohi ai kiate au: ʻOku lelei ki he tangata ke ʻoua naʻa ala ki ha fefine.
1Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2Ka koeʻuhi telia ʻae feʻauaki, ke maʻu ʻe he tangata taki taha hono uaifi ʻoʻona, pea ke maʻu ʻe he fefine taki taha hono husepāniti ʻoʻona.
2But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
3Ke ʻatu ʻe he tangata ʻaia ʻoku totonu ki hono uaifi: pea ke pehē pe ʻe he fefine foki ki hono husepāniti.
3Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.
4ʻOku ʻikai ke pule ʻe he fefine ki hono sino ʻoʻona, ka ko hono husepāniti: pea ʻoku pehē foki ʻae tangata, ʻoku ʻikai ke pule ia ki hono sino ʻoʻona, ka ko hono uaifi.
4The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
5ʻOua naʻa mo fefaʻaoʻaki ʻakimoua, ka ʻi hoʻomo felotoʻaki ʻi he ʻaho siʻi, koeʻuhi ke mo tukuange ʻakimoua ki he ʻaukai mo e lotu; pea mo toe fakataha, telia naʻa tauveleʻi ʻakimoua ʻe Sētane ʻi hoʻomo taʻefaʻataʻofi.
5Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6ʻOku ou fakahā ʻaia ʻoku ngofua, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e fekau.
6But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
7He ʻoku ʻamusiaange ʻeau kuo tatau mo au ʻae tangata kotoa pē. Ka ʻoku maʻu taki taha kotoa pē ʻene meʻa foaki totonu mei he ʻOtua, ko e taha ki he anga ko eni, mo e taha ki he anga ko ʻena.
7Yet I wish that all men were like me. However, each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
8Pea ʻoku ou tala atu ki he kau takape mo e kau fefine kuo mate honau husepāniti, ʻoku lelei kiate kinautolu ʻo kapau te nau nofo pe ʻo hangē ko au.
8But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
9Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa kātaki, tuku ke nau mali: he ʻoku lelei ʻenau mali ʻi heʻenau vela.
9But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.
10Pea ʻoku ou fekau ki he kakai mali, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko au pe, ka ko e ʻEiki, ʻoua naʻa ʻalu ʻae fefine mei hono husepāniti.
10But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband
11Pea kapau ʻe ʻalu ia, ke nofo pe taʻemali ia, pea ke fakalelei mo hono husepāniti: pea ʻoua naʻa tukuange ʻe he tangata hono uaifi.
11(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.
12Ka ko hono toe ʻoku ou lea ʻeau ki ai, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻEiki: Kapau ʻoku ai ha kāinga tangata ʻoku maʻu ʻae uaifi taʻetui, pea ʻoku loto lelei ia ke na nonofo, ke ʻoua naʻa ne liʻaki ia.
12But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
13Pea ko e fefine ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae husepāniti ʻoku ʻikai tui, pea kapau ʻoku loto lelei ia ke na nonofo, pea ʻoua naʻa ʻalu ia mei ai.
13The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
14He ʻoku fakatapui ʻae tangata taʻetui ʻe hono uaifi, pea fakatapui ʻae fefine taʻetui ʻe hono husepāniti: ka ne ʻikai pehē, ʻe taʻemaʻa hoʻomou fānau: ka ko eni ʻoku nau maʻa.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15Pea kapau ʻe ʻalu ʻae taʻetui, tuku pe ke ʻalu. ʻOku ʻikai haʻisia ha kāinga tangata, pe ha kāinga fefine, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa pehē; ka kuo ui ʻakitautolu ʻe he ʻOtua ki he anga fakamelino.
15Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
16He ʻoku ke ʻilo fēfē, ʻe fefine, pe te ke fakamoʻui ho husepāniti pe ʻikai? Pea ʻoku ke ʻilo fēfeeʻi, ʻe tangata, pe te ke fakamoʻui ho uaifi pe ʻikai?
16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17Kae hangē ko e tufaki ʻe he ʻOtua ki he tangata taki taha, pea mo e ui ʻe he ʻEiki ʻae tangata kotoa pē, ke ʻalu ai pe ia ʻi ai. Pea ʻoku pehē pe ʻeku fekau ki he ngaahi siasi kotoa pē.
17Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
18ʻOku ui ha taha, ka ʻoku kamu ia? Pea ʻoua naʻa hoko ko e taʻekamu. ʻOku ui ha taha ʻoku taʻekamu? ʻOua naʻa kamu ia.
18Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
19ʻOku ʻikai ʻaonga ʻae kamu, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻaonga ʻae taʻekamu, ka ko e fai ʻoe ngaahi fekau ʻae ʻOtua.
19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is keeping God’s commandments.
20Ke taki taha nofo pe ʻi he ʻalunga ko ia ʻaia naʻe ui ai ia.
20Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
21Kuo ui ko e ʻoku ke pōpula? ʻOua naʻa ke tokanga ki ai: pea kapau ʻoku ke mafai ke ke tauʻatāina, ke fai ia.
21Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
22He ko ia kuo ui ʻe he ʻEiki, ka ko e pōpula ia, ko e tangata tauʻatāina ia ʻoe ʻEiki: pea ʻoku pehē pe foki, ko ia kuo ui ʻoku ʻataʻatā, ko e pōpula ia ʻa Kalaisi.
22For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord’s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ’s bondservant.
23Kuo fakatauʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae totongi: ʻoua naʻa mou tamaioʻeiki ki he tangata.
23You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
24ʻE kāinga, ke taki taha nofo ki he ʻOtua, ʻi he ʻalunga ko ia naʻe ui ai ia.
24Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.
25Pea koeʻuhi ko e kau tāupoʻou, ʻoku ʻikai haʻaku fekau ki ai mei he ʻOtua; ka ʻoku ou fakahā atu hoku loto ʻo taau mo e taha kuo ne maʻu ʻae ʻaloʻofa mei he ʻEiki ke fai totonu.
25Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
26Ko ia ʻoku ou pehē ʻeau, ko e meʻa ʻi he mamahi ni ʻe lelei, ʻio , ʻe lelei ke nofo pehē ai pe ʻae tangata.
26Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, it’s good for a man to remain as he is.
27Kuo nonoʻo koe ki ha uaifi? ʻOua naʻa fie veteki. Kuo ke ʻataʻatā koe mei he uaifi? ʻOua naʻa ke kumi ha uaifi.
27Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.
28Pea kapau te ke mali, ʻoku ʻikai te ke fai angahala ai; pea kapau ʻe mali ʻe ha tāupoʻou, ʻoku ʻikai angahala ai ia. Ka te nau maʻu ʻekinautolu ʻae mamahi ʻi he sino: ka ʻoku ou ʻofa kiate kimoutolu.
28But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.
29Ka ʻoku ou fakahā eni, ʻe kāinga, ʻoku fuonounou ʻae kuonga: pea ko ia pe, ke fai ʻekinautolu ʻoku mali, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai te nau mali;
29But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
30Pea ko kinautolu ʻoku tangi, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai te nau tangi; mo kinautolu ʻoku fiefia, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai te nau fiefia; mo kinautolu ʻoku fakatau, ʻo hangē ʻikai te nau maʻu;
30and those who weep, as though they didn’t weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn’t rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn’t possess;
31Mo kinautolu ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻae māmani, ke ʻoua naʻa ngaohikoviʻi ia: he ko e teunga ʻoe māmani ʻoku ʻalu ia ʻo mole.
31and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.
32Pea ko hoku loto ke ʻoua naʻa mou femioekina ʻi he tokanga. Ko e tangata taʻeʻmali, ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻEiki, pe fēfē ʻene fakafiemālieʻi ʻae ʻEiki:
32But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
33Ka ko e tangata ʻoku mali ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo māmani, pe fēfē ʻene fakafiemālieʻi hono uaifi.
33but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
34ʻOku fai kehekehe ʻae fefine mali mo e tāupoʻou: ko e fefine taʻemali, ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻEiki, koeʻuhi ke māʻoniʻoni ia ʻi he sino mo e laumālie; ka ko ia ʻoku mali, ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo māmani, pe fēfē ʻene fakafiemālieʻi hono husepāniti.
34There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.
35Pea ʻoku ou lea ʻaki eni ke ʻaonga kiate kimoutolu; ka ʻoku ʻikai ko ʻeku lafo ʻae hele kiate kimoutolu, ka ko ia ʻoku matamatalelei, pea koeʻuhi ke mou faʻa tokanga ki he ʻEiki ʻi he taʻefetōhoaki.
35This I say for your own benefit, not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
36Pea kapau ʻoku mahalo ʻe ha taha ʻoku ne fai taʻengali ki hono ʻofefine tāupoʻou, kapau kuo lahi lelei ia, pea ʻoku ʻaonga ke pehē, ke fai pe ʻaia ʻoku ne loto ki ai, ʻoku ʻikai angahala ia: tuku ke na mali.
36But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn’t sin. Let them marry.
37Ka ko ia ʻoku tuʻumaʻu hono loto, pea ʻikai hano ʻaonga, ka ʻoku ne faʻa puleʻi hono loto ʻoʻona, pea kuo pau pe hono loto ke ne taʻofi hono ʻofefine tāupoʻou, ʻoku fai lelei ia.
37But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no urgency, but has power over his own will, and has determined in his own heart to keep his own virgin, does well.
38Pea ko ia ʻoku ne foaki ia ke mali, ʻoku fai lelei ia; ka ko ia ʻoku ʻikai te ne foaki ia ke mali, ʻoku fai lelei lahi hake.
38So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
39Kuo nonoʻo ʻae fefine ʻaki ʻae fono ʻi he lolotonga ʻoku moʻui hono husepāniti; pea kapau kuo mate hono husepāniti, ʻoku ʻataʻatā ia ke mali kiate ia ʻoku ne loto ki ai; kae ʻi he ʻEiki pe.
39A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
40Ka ko hoku loto, ʻe fiemālie lahi ia ʻo kapau ʻe nofo pe: pea ʻoku ou pehē, ʻoku ʻiate au foki ʻae Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua.
40But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.
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