I Corinthians 7

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

Bon. Koulye a ann wè keksyon nou te mande m' nan lèt nou an: Wi. Yon nonm fè byen si l' pa marye.

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

Men, sitèlman gen dezòd lachè deyò a, se pou chak gason gen madanm pa yo. Konsa tou, se pou chak fanm gen mari pa yo.

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

Se pou gason an fè tout devwa yon mari dwe fè anvè madanm li. Konsa tou, se pou fanm lan fè tout devwa yon madanm dwe fè anvè mari li.

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.

Madanm lan pa ka fè sa l' vle ak kò li. Se pou mari a kò madanm lan ye. Konsa tou, yon mari pa ka fè sa l' vle ak kò li. Se pou madanm lan kò mari a ye.

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.

Piga yonn repouse lòt, esepte si nou te antann nou sou sa pou yon moman pou nou ka lapriyè. Men apre sa, tounen tounen nou ansanm pou n' viv tankou mari ak madanm. Si nou pa fè l' konsa, nou riske pa ka kontwole kò nou ankò. Lè sa a, n'a ka tonbe pi fasil nan pèlen Satan.

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

Se pa yon lòd m'ap bay lè m' di sa, men se yon pèmisyon.

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.

Pou di vre, mwen ta pito wè tout moun fè tankou mwen. Men, chak moun gen kado pa yo Bondye ba yo. Yon moun resevwa yon kalite kado, yon lòt moun resevwa yon lòt kalite kado.

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

Men sa m'ap di moun ki pa marye yo ansanm ak vèv yo. Li ta pi bon pou yo rete tankou m', pou kont yo.

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

Men, si nou pa ka kontwole kò nou, marye marye nou. Pito nou marye pase pou n' kite lanvi boule nou.

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

Kanta pou moun marye yo, men lòd mwen ba yo (Sa pa soti nan mwen non, men nan Seyè a menm): Lè yon fanm marye, li pa dwe kite ak mari li.

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

Si li rive kite avè l', se pou l' rete pou kont li, san l' pa remarye. Pase pou l' ta remarye, pito li tounen ak mari l' ankò. Konsa tou, yon mari pa dwe mete madanm li deyò.

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.

Pou lòt yo menm, men sa m'ap di: (Fwa sa a, sa se konsèy pa mwen. Sa pa soti nan Seyè a.) Si yon mari ki gen konfyans nan Kris la gen yon fanm ki pa gen konfyans nan Kris la, epi si fanm lan dakò pou l' kontinye viv avè l', mari a pa gen dwa mete l' deyò.

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

Konsa tou, si yon fanm ki gen konfyans nan Kris la gen yon mari ki li menm pa gen konfyans nan Kris la, epi si mari a dakò pou l' kontinye viv avè li, li pa fèt pou kite ak mari a.

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.

Mari ki pa gen konfyans lan, Bondye asepte l' paske l'ap viv ansanm ak madanm li ki gen konfyans. Konsa tou, madanm ki pa gen konfyans lan, Bondye asepte l' paske l'ap viv ansanm ak mari l' ki gen konfyans. Si sa pa t' konsa, pitit nou yo ta tankou pitit moun lòt nasyon yo. Men, jan sa ye a, yo menm tou Bondye asepte yo.

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.

Men, si moun ki pa gen konfyans lan vle kite, li mèt kite. Nan ka sa a, frè a osinon sè a pa gen ankenn angajman ankò. Paske, Bondye rele nou pou nou viv ak kè poze.

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

Eske ou konnen, ou menm madanm ki gen konfyans lan, si ou p'ap sove mari ou? Eske ou konnen, ou menm mari ki gen konfyans lan, si ou p'ap sove madanm ou?

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.

Esepte nan ka sa a, se pou chak moun kontinye viv dapre kado Bondye ba yo, jan yo te ye lè Bondye te rele yo a. Se lòd sa a mwen bay nan tout legliz yo.

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

Si yon moun te deja sikonsi lè Bondye te rele l' la, li pa bezwen chache wete mak sikonsizyon an sou li. Si yon moun pa t' sikonsi lè Bondye te rele l' la, li pa bezwen fè yo sikonsi li.

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

Kit ou sikonsi, kit ou pa sikonsi, sa pa konsekan ankò. Sa ki konsekan an se obeyi pou nou obeyi kòmandman Bondye yo.

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

Se pou chak moun rete jan yo te ye lè Bondye te rele yo a.

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

Si ou te esklav lè Bondye te rele ou la, pa chaje tèt ou pou sa. Men, si chans pou ou ou ka vin lib, pwofite chans lan.

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.

Yon moun ki esklav, depi Bondye rele l', se yon moun lib sou kont Seyè a li ye. Konsa tou, moun ki lib la, depi Bondye rele l', se esklav Kris la li ye.

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

Bondye te achte nou. Li peye byen chè pou sa. Pa tounen esklav moun.

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

Frè m' yo, se pou chak moun rete devan Bondye nan kondisyon yo te ye lè Bondye te rele yo a.

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.

Kanta pou moun ki pa marye yo, Seyè a pa ban m' ankenn lòd pou yo. M'ap bay lide pa m', epi nou te mèt fè m' konfyans akòz favè Bondye fè m' nan kè sansib li gen pou mwen an.

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

Jan tan an difisil koulye a, men lide m' fè nan tèt mwen. Mwen kwè sa bon pou yon nonm rete jan l' ye a.

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

Si l' gen tan gen yon madanm, li pa bezwen chache separe avè li. Si l' poko marye, li pa bezwen chache yon madanm.

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.

Si l' ta vle marye tou, li mèt; li p'ap fè ankenn peche. Konsa tou, si yon jenn fi vle marye, li pa fè peche pou sa. Men, moun k'ap marye yo pral gen kont traka yo nan lavi a. Mwen pa ta renmen wè sa rive yo.

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

Frè m' yo, men sa m' vle di: Pa gen anpil tan ki rete ankò. Depi koulye a, se pou moun marye yo viv tankou si yo pa t' marye.

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;

Se pou moun k'ap kriye yo viv tankou moun ki pa gen lapenn. Moun ki gen kè kontan yo, se pou yo viv tankou moun ki pa gen kè kontan. Se pou moun k'ap achte yo viv tankou si sa yo achte a pa t' pou yo.

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

Moun ki rich sou latè, se pou yo viv tankou moun ki pa gen anyen. Paske, jan sa ye koulye a nan lemonn, sa pa la pou lontan ankò.

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:

Mwen pa ta renmen wè nou gen ankenn tèt chaje. Yon nonm ki pa marye, l'ap okipe zafè Seyè a sèlman. L'ap chache fè Seyè a plezi.

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

Yon moun ki marye, l'ap okipe zafè lemonn tou paske l'ap chache fè madanm li plezi.

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.

Lè sa a, li vin gen de okipasyon. Konsa tou, yon fanm ki san mari, osinon yon jenn fi ki pa marye, sè zafè Seyè a sèlman y'ap okipe, paske yo vle mete tout kò yo, tout nanm yo apa pou li. Men, sa ki marye yo ap okipe zafè lemonn tou, paske y'ap chache fè mari yo plezi.

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.

Se pou byen nou m'ap di nou sa. Mwen pa vle mare pye pesonn. Okontrè, mwen vle pou nou tout viv jan nou wè l' pi bon pou nou an, epi pou nou toujou rete fè m' ap sèvi Seyè a san dezanpare.

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.

Ann wè koulye a keksyon de fiyanse ki pran desizyon pou yo rete san yo pa marye. Si jenn gason an santi li pa ka kontinye aji jan l' te dwe ak jenn fi a, si l' pa ka kontwole lanvi l' ankò, si l' wè se nesesè pou yo marye, yo mèt marye jan l' vle l' la. Li pa fè ankenn peche pou sa.

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.

Konsa tou, si jenn gason an pran fèm desizyon pou l' pa marye, si l' kapab kontwole volonte l', si li deside nan tèt li se sa pou l' fè, enben, li fè byen si l' pa marye ak jenn fi a.

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

Konsa, jenn gason ki marye ak fiyanse l' la fè byen. Men, sa ki pa marye a fè pi byen toujou.

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.

Yon fanm marye gen angajman ak mari l' toutotan mari a vivan. Men, si mari a mouri, li lib marye ak moun li vle, depi se ak yon moun ki patizan Kris la.

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

Men, l'ap gen mwens tèt chaje si l' rete jan l' ye a. Sa se lide pa mwen. Epi mwen kwè poutèt pa m' mwen gen Lespri Bondye a avè mwen.