1 Kolinitō 7
1Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”
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.
2But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
2Ka koeʻuhi telia ʻae feʻauaki, ke maʻu ʻe he tangata taki taha hono ʻunoho ʻoʻona, pea ke maʻu ʻe he fefine taki taha hono ʻunoho ʻoʻona.
3The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
3Ke ʻatu ʻe he tangata ʻaia ʻoku totonu ki hono ʻunoho: pea ke pehē pe ʻe he fefine foki ki hono ʻunoho.
4For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
4ʻOku ʻikai ke pule ʻe he fefine ki hono sino ʻoʻona, ka ko hono ʻunoho: pea ʻoku pehē foki ʻae tangata, ʻoku ʻikai ke pule ia ki hono sino ʻoʻona, ka ko hono ʻunoho.
5Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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.
6Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.
6ʻOku ou fakahā ʻaia ʻoku ngofua, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e fekau.
7I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
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.
8To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am.
8Pea ʻoku ou tala atu ki he kau takape mo e kau fefine kuo mate honau ʻunoho, ʻoku lelei kiate kinautolu ʻo kapau te nau nofo pe ʻo hangē ko au.
9But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
9Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa kātaki, tuku ke nau mali: he ʻoku lelei ʻenau mali ʻi heʻenau vela.
10To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband
10Pea ʻoku ou fekau ki he kakai ʻunoho, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko au pe, ka ko e ʻEiki, ʻoua naʻa ʻalu ʻae fefine mei hono ʻunoho.
11(but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
11Pea kapau ʻe ʻalu ia, ke nofo pe taʻemali ia, pea ke fakalelei mo hono ʻunoho: pea ʻoua naʻa tukuange ʻe he tangata hono ʻunoho.
12To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.
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 ʻunoho taʻetui, pea ʻoku loto lelei ia ke na nonofo, ke ʻoua naʻa ne liʻaki ia.
13If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.
13Pea ko e fefine ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae ʻunoho ʻoku ʻikai tui, pea kapau ʻoku loto lelei ia ke na nonofo, pea ʻoua naʻa ʻalu ia mei ai.
14For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
14He ʻoku fakatapui ʻae tangata taʻetui ʻe hono ʻunoho, pea fakatapui ʻae fefine taʻetui ʻe hono ʻunoho: ka ne ʻikai pehē, ʻe taʻemaʻa hoʻomou fānau: ka ko eni ʻoku nau maʻa.
15But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace.
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.
16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
16He ʻoku ke ʻilo fēfē, ʻe fefine, pe te ke fakamoʻui ho ʻunoho pe ʻikai? Pea ʻoku ke ʻilo fēfeeʻi, ʻe tangata, pe te ke fakamoʻui ho ʻunoho pe ʻikai?
17Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.
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.
18Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision.
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.
19For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.
19ʻOku ʻikai ʻaonga ʻae kamu, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻaonga ʻae taʻekamu, ka ko e fai ʻoe ngaahi fekau ʻae ʻOtua.
20Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.
20Ke taki taha nofo pe ʻi he ʻalunga ko ia ʻaia naʻe ui ai ia.
21Were you a slave when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.)
21Kuo ui ko e ʻoku ke pōpula? ʻOua naʻa ke tokanga ki ai: pea kapau ʻoku ke mafai ke ke tauʻatāina, ke fai ia.
22For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ.
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.
23You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.
23Kuo fakatauʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae totongi: ʻoua naʻa mou tamaioʻeiki ki he tangata.
24So, brothers, in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.
24ʻE kāinga, ke taki taha nofo ki he ʻOtua, ʻi he ʻalunga ko ia naʻe ui ai ia.
25Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
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.
26I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is.
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.
27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
27Kuo nonoʻo koe ki ha ʻunoho? ʻOua naʻa fie veteki. Kuo ke ʻataʻatā koe mei he ʻunoho? ʻOua naʻa ke kumi ha ʻunoho.
28But if you do marry, you have not sinned, and if a betrothed woman marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that.
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.
29This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none,
29Ka ʻoku ou fakahā eni, ʻe kāinga, ʻoku fuonounou ʻae kuonga: pea ko ia pe, ke fai ʻekinautolu ʻoku ʻunoho, ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻikai te nau ʻunoho;
30and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods,
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 ;
31and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.
31Mo kinautolu ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻae māmani, ke ʻoua naʻa ngaohikoviʻi ia: he ko e teunga ʻoe māmani ʻoku ʻalu ia ʻo mole.
32I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.
32Pea ko hoku loto ke ʻoua naʻa mou femioekina ʻi he tokanga. Ko e tangata taʻeʻunoho, ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻEiki, pe fēfē ʻene fakafiemālieʻi ʻae ʻEiki:
33But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife,
33Ka ko e tangata ʻoku ʻunoho ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo māmani, pe fēfē ʻene fakafiemālieʻi hono ʻunoho.
34and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband.
34ʻOku fai kehekehe ʻae fefine ʻunoho mo e tāupoʻou: ko e fefine taʻeʻunoho, ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻae ʻEiki, koeʻuhi ke māʻoniʻoni ia ʻi he sino mo e laumālie; ka ko ia ʻoku ʻunoho, ʻoku tokanga ia ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo māmani, pe fēfē ʻene fakafiemālieʻi hono ʻunoho.
35I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
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.
36If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.
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.
37But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well.
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.
38So then he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will do even better.
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.
39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
39Kuo nonoʻo ʻae fefine ʻaki ʻae fono ʻi he lolotonga ʻoku moʻui hono ʻunoho; pea kapau kuo mate hono ʻunoho, ʻoku ʻataʻatā ia ke mali kiate ia ʻoku ne loto ki ai; kae ʻi he ʻEiki pe.
40Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
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.