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Despre căsătorie

Cu privire la lucrurile despre care mi-aţi scris, eu cred că este bine(A) ca omul să nu se atingă de femeie. Totuşi, din pricina curviei, fiecare bărbat să-şi aibă nevasta lui şi fiecare femeie să-şi aibă bărbatul ei. Bărbatul(B) să-şi împlinească faţă de nevastă datoria de soţ şi tot aşa să facă şi nevasta faţă de bărbat. Nevasta nu este stăpână pe trupul ei, ci bărbatul. Tot astfel, nici bărbatul nu este stăpân peste trupul lui, ci nevasta. (C) nu vă lipsiţi unul pe altul de datoria de soţi, decât doar prin bună învoială, pentru un timp, ca să vă îndeletniciţi cu postul şi cu rugăciunea, apoi să vă împreunaţi iarăşi, ca să(D) nu vă ispitească Satana din pricina nestăpânirii voastre. Lucrul acesta îl spun ca o îngăduinţă; nu(E) fac din el o poruncă. Eu aş(F) vrea ca toţi oamenii să fie ca(G) mine, dar(H) fiecare are de la Dumnezeu darul lui: unul într-un fel, altul într-altul. Celor neînsuraţi şi văduvelor, le spun că este bine(I) pentru ei să rămână ca mine. Dar, dacă(J) nu se pot înfrâna, să se căsătorească, pentru că este mai bine să se căsătorească decât să ardă. 10 Celor căsătoriţi, le poruncesc, nu(K) eu, ci Domnul, ca nevasta(L) să nu se despartă de bărbat. 11 (Dacă este despărţită, să rămână nemăritată sau să se împace cu bărbatul ei.) Şi nici bărbatul să nu-şi lase nevasta.

Despărţirea între soţii credincioşi şi cei necredincioşi

12 Celorlalţi le zic eu, nu(M) Domnul: Dacă un frate are o nevastă necredincioasă şi ea voieşte să trăiască înainte cu el, să nu se despartă de ea. 13 Şi dacă o femeie are un bărbat necredincios şi el voieşte să trăiască înainte cu ea, să nu se despartă de bărbatul ei. 14 Căci bărbatul necredincios este sfinţit prin nevasta credincioasă şi nevasta necredincioasă este sfinţită prin fratele; altminterea, copiii voştri ar(N) fi necuraţi, pe când acum sunt sfinţi. 15 Dacă cel necredincios vrea să se despartă, să se despartă; în împrejurarea aceasta, fratele sau sora nu este legat: Dumnezeu ne-a chemat să trăim în(O) pace. 16 Căci ce ştii tu, nevastă, dacă îţi vei mântui(P) bărbatul? Sau ce ştii tu, bărbate, dacă îţi vei mântui nevasta?

Fiecare la locul lui

17 Încolo, fiecare să rămână în starea în care l-a aşezat Domnul şi în care l-a chemat Dumnezeu. Aceasta(Q) este rânduiala pe care am aşezat-o în toate bisericile. 18 Dacă cineva a fost chemat pe când era tăiat împrejur, să rămână tăiat împrejur. Dacă cineva a fost chemat pe când era netăiat împrejur, să nu se taie împrejur(R). 19 Tăierea împrejur(S) nu este nimic şi netăierea împrejur nu este nimic, ci(T) păzirea poruncilor lui Dumnezeu. 20 Fiecare să rămână în chemarea pe care o avea când a fost chemat. 21 Ai fost chemat când erai rob? Să nu te nelinişteşti de lucrul acesta, dar, dacă poţi să ajungi slobod, foloseşte-te. 22 Căci robul chemat în Domnul este un(U) slobozit al Domnului. Tot aşa, cel slobod care a fost chemat este un rob(V) al lui Hristos. 23 Voi aţi fost cumpăraţi cu(W) un preţ. Nu vă faceţi dar robi oamenilor. 24 Fiecare(X), fraţilor, să rămână cu Dumnezeu în starea în care era când a fost chemat.

Despre fetele fecioare

25 Cât despre fecioare, n-am(Y) o poruncă din partea Domnului. Le dau însă un sfat, ca unul care(Z) am căpătat de la Domnul harul să fiu(AA) vrednic de crezare. 26 Iată dar ce cred eu că este bine, având în vedere strâmtorarea de acum: este(AB) bine pentru fiecare să rămână aşa cum este. 27 Eşti legat de o nevastă? Nu căuta să fii dezlegat. Nu eşti legat de o nevastă? Nu căuta nevastă. 28 Însă, dacă te însori, nu păcătuieşti. Dacă fecioara se mărită, nu păcătuieşte. Dar fiinţele acestea vor avea necazuri pământeşti, şi eu aş vrea să vi le cruţ. 29 Iată ce vreau să spun, fraţilor: de acum vremea s-a scurtat. Spun lucrul acesta(AC), pentru ca cei ce au neveste să fie ca şi cum n-ar avea; 30 cei ce plâng, ca şi cum n-ar plânge; cei ce se bucură, ca şi cum nu s-ar bucura; cei ce cumpără, ca şi cum n-ar stăpâni; 31 cei ce se folosesc de lumea aceasta, ca şi cum nu s-ar(AD) folosi de ea, căci(AE) chipul lumii acesteia trece. 32 Dar eu aş vrea ca voi să fiţi fără griji. Cine(AF) nu este însurat se îngrijeşte de lucrurile Domnului cum ar putea să placă Domnului. 33 Dar cine este însurat se îngrijeşte de lucrurile lumii cum să placă nevestei. 34 Tot aşa, între femeia măritată şi fecioară este o deosebire: cea nemăritată se(AG) îngrijeşte de lucrurile Domnului, ca să fie sfântă şi cu trupul, şi cu duhul, iar cea măritată se îngrijeşte de lucrurile lumii cum să placă bărbatului ei. 35 Vă spun lucrul acesta pentru binele vostru, nu ca să vă prind într-un laţ, ci pentru ceea ce este frumos şi ca să puteţi sluji Domnului fără piedici. 36 Dacă crede cineva că este ruşinos pentru fata lui să treacă de floarea vârstei şi nevoia cere aşa, să facă ce vrea: nu păcătuieşte, să se mărite. 37 Dar cine a luat o hotărâre tare şi nu este nevoit, ci este slobod să lucreze cum vrea, şi a hotărât în inima lui să-şi păstreze pe fiică-sa fecioară face bine. 38 Astfel(AH), cine îşi mărită fata bine face, şi cine n-o mărită mai bine face. 39 O femeie(AI) măritată este legată de lege câtă vreme îi trăieşte bărbatul, dar dacă-i moare bărbatul, este slobodă să se mărite cu cine vrea; numai în(AJ) Domnul. 40 Dar, după(AK) părerea mea, va fi mai fericită dacă rămâne aşa cum este. Şi cred(AL) că şi eu am Duhul lui Dumnezeu.

Concerning Married Life

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”(A) But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife,(B) and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time,(C) so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan(D) will not tempt you(E) because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command.(F) I wish that all of you were as I am.(G) But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.(H)

Now to the unmarried[a] and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.(I) But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry,(J) for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.(K) 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.(L) And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord):(M) If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.(N)

15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.(O) 16 How do you know, wife, whether you will save(P) your husband?(Q) Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

Concerning Change of Status

17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them.(R) This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.(S) 18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not be circumcised.(T) 19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing.(U) Keeping God’s commands is what counts. 20 Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(V)

21 Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. 22 For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person;(W) similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.(X) 23 You were bought at a price;(Y) do not become slaves of human beings. 24 Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.(Z)

Concerning the Unmarried

25 Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord,(AA) but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy(AB) is trustworthy. 26 Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.(AC) 27 Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.(AD) 28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned;(AE) and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

29 What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short.(AF) From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(AG)

32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs(AH)—how he can please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— 34 and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit.(AI) But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. 35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided(AJ) devotion to the Lord.

36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong[b] and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning.(AK) They should get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who marries the virgin does right,(AL) but he who does not marry her does better.[c]

39 A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives.(AM) But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.(AN) 40 In my judgment,(AO) she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:8 Or widowers
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or if she is getting beyond the usual age for marriage
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:38 Or 36 If anyone thinks he is not treating his daughter properly, and if she is getting along in years (or if her passions are too strong), and he feels she ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. He should let her get married. 37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind to keep the virgin unmarried—this man also does the right thing. 38 So then, he who gives his virgin in marriage does right, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

О браке

Вы писали мне: «Хорошо, если мужчина не прикасается к женщине». Но чтобы избежать разврата каждый мужчина должен иметь свою жену и каждая женщина иметь своего мужа[a]. Муж должен выполнять свои супружеские обязанности по отношению к жене, а жена – по отношению к мужу. Тело жены принадлежит не ей самой, но ее мужу. Также и тело мужа принадлежит не ему самому, но его жене. Не избегайте близости друг с другом, разве что на короткий период, договорившись это время посвятить посту и[b] молитве. Но после этого будьте опять друг с другом, чтобы сатана не искушал вас невоздержанием. Впрочем, я говорю это[c] в качестве уступки, а не повеления. Я бы хотел, чтобы все были, как я[d], но каждый имеет свой дар от Бога: у одного один, у другого другой.

Я же говорю безбрачным[e] и вдовам: им лучше не вступать в брак и жить как я. Но если они не в силах воздерживаться, то пусть женятся, это лучше, чем разжигаться страстью.

10 А состоящим в браке не я, но Сам Господь дает такое повеление: жена не должна бросать своего мужа. 11 Если же она бросит мужа, то пусть либо вообще не вступает в новый брак, либо примирится со своим мужем и вернется к нему. Муж, в свою очередь, не должен разводиться с женой[f].

12 Остальным же я говорю, и это слова не Господа, а мои: если у кого-либо из братьев неверующая жена, и если она хочет жить с ним, то он не должен разводиться. 13 То же самое касается и женщины, у которой неверующий муж: если он хочет жить с ней, она не должна с ним разводиться. 14 Ведь неверующий муж освящается верующей женой, и неверующая жена освящается верующим мужем. Иначе ваши дети были бы нечисты, а так они святы.

15 Если же неверующий муж или жена хочет развода, то пусть разводится. Пусть в таком случае брат или сестра не чувствуют себя связанными. Бог призвал нас жить в мире. 16 Как тебе знать, жена, не спасешь ли ты своего мужа? И как тебе, муж, знать, не спасешь ли ты свою жену?[g]

17 Пусть каждый держится в жизни того, что Господь ему определил, к чему призвал его Бог. Это правило я повторяю во всех церквах. 18 Если кто-то был обрезан к тому моменту, когда был призван, то ему нет нужды скрывать это. А кто был призван необрезанным, тому нет нужды подвергаться обрезанию. 19 Обрезание или необрезание не имеет никакого значения, главное заключается в том, чтобы человек соблюдал повеления Божьи. 20 Каждый пусть остается в том положении, в котором он был, когда Бог его призвал. 21 Если ты был рабом, когда Бог тебя призвал, то пусть тебя это не смущает, хотя если у тебя есть возможность получить свободу, то воспользуйся ею[h]. 22 Потому что раб, призванный Господом, – свободный Господа, и точно так же тот, кто призван свободным, – раб Христа. 23 Вы были куплены за дорогую цену, так не становитесь же рабами людей. 24 Братья, пусть каждый остается в том положении, в каком он был, когда Бог призвал его.

25 Относительно же невступивших в брак у меня нет указания от Господа, но, получив от Господа милость быть верным, я могу сказать так: 26 в настоящих обстоятельствах я считаю, что для вас лучше оставаться в том же положении. 27 Если ты уже состоишь в браке, не пытайся развестись. Если же ты не женат, то не ищи жены. 28 Но если ты и женишься, не согрешишь, и если девушка выйдет замуж, не согрешит. Однако у вступающих в брак появятся в жизни новые трудности, а я бы хотел уберечь вас от них. 29 Другими словами, братья, я хочу сказать, что времени осталось уже немного, а потому женатые не должны всецело быть привязанными к своему браку[i], 30 скорбящие – быть во власти своей скорби, радующиеся – быть полностью поглощены своей радостью, приобретающие – думать, что их приобретения навек, 31 а те, кто пользуется благами этого мира, – прилепляться к ним, потому что мир, в его нынешнем виде, прекращает свое существование.

32 Я хочу, чтобы вас не отягощали никакие заботы. Неженатый человек заботится о делах Господних, о том, как угодить Господу. 33 Женатому же приходится заботиться о насущных нуждах, о том, как угодить жене. Его интересы раздвоены. 34 Незамужняя женщина или девушка думает о делах Господних, она старается быть посвященной Господу и телом, и духом, а замужняя женщина занята повседневными делами и тем, как угодить мужу. 35 Я говорю это для вашего же блага, а не для того, чтобы вас в чем-либо ограничить. Я лишь хочу, чтобы вы могли непрестанно служить Господу подобающим образом, не отвлекаясь ни на что.

36 Если кто-либо из вас думает, что он поступает по отношению к своей дочери нехорошо, потому что годы ее идут, и он чувствует, что должен выдать ее замуж, то пусть такой человек поступает так, как считает правильным. Пусть выдает ее замуж, греха на нем никакого не будет. 37 Но если человек тверд в своем решении, если он не принуждаем, и если он властен в своей воле, то, решив в своем сердце оставить свою дочь девственницей, он поступит хорошо. 38 Итак, кто выдает свою дочь замуж, поступает хорошо, кто же не выдает – поступает еще лучше.

39 Женщина на всю жизнь соединена со своим мужем, но когда ее муж умирает, она свободна выходить замуж за кого хочет, главное, чтобы человек этот принадлежал Господу. 40 Но по моему мнению (а я думаю, что и я обладаю Духом Божьим), ей лучше было бы оставаться незамужней, так она будет счастливее.

Footnotes

  1. 7:2 Иметь свою жену и каждая женщина иметь своего мужа – То есть жить в супружеской близости друг с другом.
  2. 7:5 Слова «посту и» отсутствует в древнейших рукописях.
  3. 7:6 То есть о временном воздержании.
  4. 7:7 То есть неженаты.
  5. 7:8 Существуют различные понимания того, кто подразумевается под «безбрачными»: 1) вдовцы; 2) неженатые или незамужние; 3) разведенные женщины.
  6. 7:10-11 См. Мк. 10:6-12.
  7. 7:16 Или: «Как тебе знать, жена, что спасешь своего мужа? И как тебе, муж, знать, что спасешь свою жену?»
  8. 7:21 Или: «если даже можешь стать свободным, лучше используй свое нынешнее положение».
  9. 7:29 Букв.: «имеющие жен, должны быть как неимеющие».

Principles of Marriage

Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me:

(A)It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. (B)Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. (C)Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that (D)Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. But I say this as a concession, (E)not as a commandment. For (F)I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: (G)It is good for them if they remain even as I am; but (H)if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

Keep Your Marriage Vows

10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the (I)Lord: (J)A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11 But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.

12 But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. 13 And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise (K)your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 15 But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us (L)to peace. 16 For how do you know, O wife, whether you will (M)save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?

Live as You Are Called

17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And (N)so I [a]ordain in all the churches. 18 Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? (O)Let him not be circumcised. 19 (P)Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but (Q)keeping the commandments of God is what matters. 20 Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called. 21 Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. 22 For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is (R)the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is (S)Christ’s slave. 23 (T)You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 24 Brethren, let each one remain with (U)God in that state in which he was called.

To the Unmarried and Widows

25 Now concerning virgins: (V)I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one (W)whom the Lord in His mercy has made (X)trustworthy. 26 I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—(Y)that it is good for a man to remain as he is: 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife. 28 But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless such will have trouble in the flesh, but I would spare you.

29 But (Z)this I say, brethren, the time is short, so that from now on even those who have wives should be as though they had none, 30 those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess, 31 and those who use this world as not (AA)misusing it. For (AB)the form of this world is passing away.

32 But I want you to be without [b]care. (AC)He who is unmarried [c]cares for the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord. 33 But he who is married cares about the things of the world—how he may please his wife. 34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman (AD)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. 35 And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his [d]virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry. 37 Nevertheless he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has so determined in his heart that he will keep his [e]virgin, does well. 38 (AE)So then he who gives [f]her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.

39 (AF)A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, (AG)only in the Lord. 40 But she is happier if she remains as she is, (AH)according to my judgment—and (AI)I think I also have the Spirit of God.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:17 direct
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:32 concern
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:32 is concerned about
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:36 Or virgin daughter
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Or virgin daughter
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:38 NU his own virgin