I Corinthians 7

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ الأُمُورِ الَّتِي كَتَبْتُمْ لِي عَنْهَا: فَحَسَنٌ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ لاَ يَمَسَّ امْرَأَةً.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

وَلكِنْ لِسَبَبِ الزِّنَا، لِيَكُنْ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ امْرَأَتُهُ، وَلْيَكُنْ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ رَجُلُهَا.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

لِيُوفِ الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ حَقَّهَا الْوَاجِبَ، وَكَذلِكَ الْمَرْأَةُ أَيْضًا الرَّجُلَ.

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

لَيْسَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ تَسَلُّطٌ عَلَى جَسَدِهَا، بَلْ لِلرَّجُلِ. وَكَذلِكَ الرَّجُلُ أَيْضًا لَيْسَ لَهُ تَسَلُّطٌ عَلَى جَسَدِهِ، بَلْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

لاَ يَسْلُبْ أَحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى مُوافَقَةٍ، إِلَى حِينٍ، لِكَيْ تَتَفَرَّغُوا لِلصَّوْمِ وَالصَّلاَةِ، ثُمَّ تَجْتَمِعُوا أَيْضًا مَعًا لِكَيْ لاَ يُجَرِّبَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ لِسَبَبِ عَدَمِ نَزَاهَتِكُمْ.

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

وَلكِنْ أَقُولُ هذَا عَلَى سَبِيلِ الإِذْنِ لاَ عَلَى سَبِيلِ الأَمْرِ.

For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

لأَنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَكُونَ جَمِيعُ النَّاسِ كَمَا أَنَا. لكِنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ لَهُ مَوْهِبَتُهُ الْخَاصَّةُ مِنَ اللهِ. الْوَاحِدُ هكَذَا وَالآخَرُ هكَذَا.

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

وَلكِنْ أَقُولُ لِغَيْرِ الْمُتَزَوِّجِينَ وَلِلأَرَامِلِ، إِنَّهُ حَسَنٌ لَهُمْ إِذَا لَبِثُوا كَمَا أَنَا.

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

وَلكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَضْبُطُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجُوا. لأَنَّ التَّزَوُّجَ أَصْلَحُ مِنَ التَّحَرُّقِ.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

وَأَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجُونَ، فَأُوصِيهِمْ، لاَ أَنَا بَلِ الرَّبُّ، أَنْ لاَ تُفَارِقَ الْمَرْأَةُ رَجُلَهَا،

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

وَإِنْ فَارَقَتْهُ، فَلْتَلْبَثْ غَيْرَ مُتَزَوِّجَةٍ، أَوْ لِتُصَالِحْ رَجُلَهَا. وَلاَ يَتْرُكِ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ.

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

وَأَمَّا الْبَاقُونَ، فَأَقُولُ لَهُمْ أَنَا، لاَ الرَّبُّ: إِنْ كَانَ أَخٌ لَهُ امْرَأَةٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنَةٍ، وَهِيَ تَرْتَضِي أَنْ تَسْكُنَ مَعَهُ، فَلاَ يَتْرُكْهَا.

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

وَالْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي لَهَا رَجُلٌ غَيْرُ مُؤْمِنٍ، وَهُوَ يَرْتَضِي أَنْ يَسْكُنَ مَعَهَا، فَلاَ تَتْرُكْهُ.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

لأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ غَيْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِ مُقَدَّسٌ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ، وَالْمَرْأَةُ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنَةِ مُقَدَّسَةٌ فِي الرَّجُلِ. وَإِلاَّ فَأَوْلاَدُكُمْ نَجِسُونَ، وَأَمَّا الآنَ فَهُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

وَلكِنْ إِنْ فَارَقَ غَيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، فَلْيُفَارِقْ. لَيْسَ الأَخُ أَوِ الأُخْتُ مُسْتَعْبَدًا فِي مِثْلِ هذِهِ الأَحْوَالِ، وَلكِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ دَعَانَا فِي السَّلاَمِ.

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

لأَنَّهُ كَيْفَ تَعْلَمِينَ أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ، هَلْ تُخَلِّصِينَ الرَّجُلَ؟ أَوْ كَيْفَ تَعْلَمُ أَيُّهَا الرَّجُلُ، هَلْ تُخَلِّصُ الْمَرْأَةَ؟

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَسَمَ اللهُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ، كَمَا دَعَا الرَّبُّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ، هكَذَا لِيَسْلُكْ. وَهكَذَا أَنَا آمُرُ فِي جَمِيعِ الْكَنَائِسِ.

Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

دُعِيَ أَحَدٌ وَهُوَ مَخْتُونٌ، فَلاَ يَصِرْ أَغْلَفَ. دُعِيَ أَحَدٌ فِي الْغُرْلَةِ، فَلاَ يَخْتَتِنْ.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

لَيْسَ الْخِتَانُ شَيْئًا، وَلَيْسَتِ الْغُرْلَةُ شَيْئًا، بَلْ حِفْظُ وَصَايَا اللهِ.

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

اَلدَّعْوَةُ الَّتِي دُعِيَ فِيهَا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فَلْيَلْبَثْ فِيهَا.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

دُعِيتَ وَأَنْتَ عَبْدٌ فَلاَ يَهُمَّكَ. بَلْ وَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَصِيرَ حُرًّا فَاسْتَعْمِلْهَا بِالْحَرِيِّ.

For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

لأَنَّ مَنْ دُعِيَ فِي الرَّبِّ وَهُوَ عَبْدٌ، فَهُوَ عَتِيقُ الرَّبِّ. كَذلِكَ أَيْضًا الْحُرُّ الْمَدْعُوُّ هُوَ عَبْدٌ لِلْمَسِيحِ.

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

قَدِ اشْتُرِيتُمْ بِثَمَنٍ، فَلاَ تَصِيرُوا عَبِيدًا لِلنَّاسِ.

Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

مَا دُعِيَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِيهِ أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ فَلْيَلْبَثْ فِي ذلِكَ مَعَ اللهِ.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

وَأَمَّا الْعَذَارَى، فَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَمْرٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ فِيهِنَّ، وَلكِنَّنِي أُعْطِي رَأْيًا كَمَنْ رَحِمَهُ الرَّبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَمِينًا.

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

فَأَظُنُّ أَنَّ هذَا حَسَنٌ لِسَبَبِ الضِّيقِ الْحَاضِرِ، أَنَّهُ حَسَنٌ لِلإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ هكَذَا:

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

أَنْتَ مُرْتَبِطٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ، فَلاَ تَطْلُبِ الانْفِصَالَ. أَنْتَ مُنْفَصِلٌ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ، فَلاَ تَطْلُبِ امْرَأَةً.

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

لكِنَّكَ وَإِنْ تَزَوَّجْتَ لَمْ تُخْطِئْ. وَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَتِ الْعَذْرَاءُ لَمْ تُخْطِئْ. وَلكِنَّ مِثْلَ هؤُلاَءِ يَكُونُ لَهُمْ ضِيقٌ فِي الْجَسَدِ. وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَإِنِّي أُشْفِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

فَأَقُولُ هذَا أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ: الْوَقْتُ مُنْذُ الآنَ مُقَصَّرٌ، لِكَيْ يَكُونَ الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ نِسَاءٌ كَأَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ،

And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

وَالَّذِينَ يَبْكُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَبْكُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَفْرَحُونَ، وَالَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَمْلِكُونَ،

And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

وَالَّذِينَ يَسْتَعْمِلُونَ هذَا الْعَالَمَ كَأَنَّهُمْ لاَ يَسْتَعْمِلُونَهُ. لأَنَّ هَيْئَةَ هذَا الْعَالَمِ تَزُولُ.

But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

فَأُرِيدُ أَنْ تَكُونُوا بِلاَ هَمٍّ. غَيْرُ الْمُتَزَوِّجِ يَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلرَّبِّ كَيْفَ يُرْضِي الرَّبَّ،

But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

وَأَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجُ فَيَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلْعَالَمِ كَيْفَ يُرْضِي امْرَأَتَهُ.

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

إِنَّ بَيْنَ الزَّوْجَةِ وَالْعَذْرَاءِ فَرْقًا: غَيْرُ الْمُتَزَوِّجَةِ تَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلرَّبِّ لِتَكُونَ مُقَدَّسَةً جَسَدًا وَرُوحًا. وَأَمَّا الْمُتَزَوِّجَةُ فَتَهْتَمُّ فِي مَا لِلْعَالَمِ كَيْفَ تُرْضِي رَجُلَهَا.

And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

هذَا أَقُولُهُ لِخَيْرِكُمْ، لَيْسَ لِكَيْ أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَهَقًا، بَلْ لأَجْلِ اللِّيَاقَةِ وَالْمُثَابَرَةِ لِلرَّبِّ مِنْ دُونِ ارْتِبَاكٍ.

But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

وَلكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ بِدُونِ لِيَاقَةٍ نَحْوَ عَذْرَائِهِ إِذَا تَجَاوَزَتِ الْوَقْتَ، وَهكَذَا لَزِمَ أَنْ يَصِيرَ، فَلْيَفْعَلْ مَا يُرِيدُ. إِنَّهُ لاَ يُخْطِئُ. فَلْيَتَزَوَّجَا.

Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ أَقَامَ رَاسِخًا فِي قَلْبِهِ، وَلَيْسَ لَهُ اضْطِرَارٌ، بَلْ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى إِرَادَتِهِ، وَقَدْ عَزَمَ عَلَى هذَا فِي قَلْبِهِ أَنْ يَحْفَظَ عَذْرَاءَهُ، فَحَسَنًا يَفْعَلُ.

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

إِذًا، مَنْ زَوَّجَ فَحَسَنًا يَفْعَلُ، وَمَنْ لاَ يُزَوِّجُ يَفْعَلُ أَحْسَنَ.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

الْمَرْأَةُ مُرْتَبِطَةٌ بِالنَّامُوسِ مَا دَامَ رَجُلُهَا حَيًّا. وَلكِنْ إِنْ مَاتَ رَجُلُهَا، فَهِيَ حُرَّةٌ لِكَيْ تَتَزَوَّجَ بِمَنْ تُرِيدُ، فِي الرَّبِّ فَقَطْ.

But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

وَلكِنَّهَا أَكْثَرُ غِبْطَةً إِنْ لَبِثَتْ هكَذَا، بِحَسَبِ رَأْيِي. وَأَظُنُّ أَنِّي أَنَا أَيْضًا عِنْدِي رُوحُ اللهِ.