1 Corinthians 7

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 Now for the questions about which you wrote. Yes, it is a good thing for a man not to touch a woman;	1 וּלְעִנְיַן מַה־שֶּׁכְּתַבְתֶּם אֵלָי הִנֵּה טוֹב לָאָדָם שֶׁלֹּא יִגַּע בְּאִשָּׁה
2 yet to avoid immorality every man should have his own wife and every woman her own husband.	2 אַךְ מִפְּנֵי הַזְּנוּת תְּהִי לְכָל־אִישׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ וִיהִי לְכָל־אִשָּׁה בַּעְלָהּ
3 The husband must give to his wife what she has a right to expect, and so too the wife to her husband.	3 הָאִישׁ יְקַיֵּם חוֹבַת הָעוֹנָה לְאִשְׁתּוֹ וּכְמוֹ־כֵן הָאִשָּׁה לְבַעְלָהּ
4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and in the same way, thehusband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.	4 הָאִשָּׁה אֵינֶנָּה שֹׁלֶטֶת עַל־גּוּפָהּ כִּי אִם־בַּעְלָהּ וּכְמוֹ־כֵן גַּם־הָאִישׁ אֵינֶנּוּ שֹׁלֵט עַל־גּוּפוֹ כִּי אִם־אִשְׁתּוֹ
5 You must not deprive each other, except by mutual consent for a limited time, to leave yourselves freefor prayer, and to come together again afterwards; otherwise Satan may take advantage of any lack of self-control to put you to the test.	5 אַל־תִּמְנְעוּ אֶת־עַצְמְכֶם זֶה מִזֶּה זוּלָתִי בְּהַסְכָּמַת שְׁנֵיכֶם עַל־זְמַן קָבוּעַ לִהְיוֹת פְּנוּיִם לַתַּעֲנִית וְלַתְּפִלָּה וְתָשׁוּבוּ וְתִתְאַחֲדוּ פֶּן־יְנַסֶּה אֶתְכֶם הַשָּׂטָן בַּעֲבוּר פְּרִיצוּת יִצְרְכֶם
6 I am telling you this as a concession, not an order.	6 וַאֲנִי אֹמֵר זֹאת בְּדֶרֶךְ עֵצָה וְלֹא בְּדֶרֶךְ מִצְוָה
7 I should stil like everyone to be as I am myself; but everyone has his own gift from God, one this kindand the next something different.	7 כִּי מִי יִתֵּן וְהָיָה כָל־אָדָם כָּמֹנִי אַךְ יֵשׁ לְכָל־אִישׁ מַתְּנָתוֹ מֵאֵת הָאֱלֹהִים זֶה בְכֹה וְזֶה בְכֹה
8 To the unmarried and to widows I say: it is good for them to stay as they are, like me.	8 וְאֶל־הַפְּנוּיִם וְאֶל־הָאַלְמָנוֹת אֹמֵר אֲנִי כִּי־טוֹב לָהֶם אִם־יֵשְׁבוּ כָכָה כְּמוֹ גַם־אָנִי
9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry, since it is better to be married than to be burntup.	9 אַךְ אִם־לֹא יוּכְלוּ לְהִנָּזֵר יִתְחַבְּרוּ בְנִשּׂוּאִין כִּי־טוֹב לְהִתְחַבֵּר בְּנִשּׂוּאִין מִהְיוֹת בֹּעֵר בְּתַאֲוָה
10 To the married I give this ruling, and this is not mine but the Lord's: a wife must not be separated fromher husband-	10 וְהִנֵּה אֶת־הַנְּשֹוּאִים אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה וְלֹא אָנֹכִי כִּי אִם־הָאָדוֹן אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תִפְרשׁ אִשָּׁה מִבַּעְלָהּ
11 or if she has already left him, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband -- anda husband must not divorce his wife.	11 וְאִם־פָּרשׁ תִּפְרשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ תֵּשֵׁב בְּלֹא אִישׁ אוֹ תִתְרַצֶּה לְבַעְלָהּ וְאִישׁ אַל־יְשַׁלַּח אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ
12 For other cases these instructions are my own, not the Lord's. If one of the brothers has a wife who isnot a believer, and she is wil ing to stay with him, he should not divorce her;	12 וְהִנֵּה אֶל־הָאֲחֵרִים אֹמֵר אָנֹכִי וְלֹא הָאָדוֹן כִּי־תִהְיֶה לְאָח אִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנָּה מַאֲמֶנֶת וּרְצוֹנָהּ לָשֶׁבֶת עִמּוֹ לֹא יַעַזְבֶנָּה
13 and if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is wil ing to stay with her, she should notdivorce her husband.	13 וְאִשָּׁה כִּי־יִהְיֶה לָּהּ בַּעַל אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ מַאֲמִין וּרְצוֹנוֹ לָשֶׁבֶת עִמָּהּ לֹא תַּעַזְבֶנּוּ
14 You see, the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife and the unbelieving wife is sanctifiedthrough the brother. If this were not so, your children would be unclean, whereas in fact they are holy.	14 כִּי הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ מַאֲמִין מְקֻדָּשׁ הוּא בָּאִשָּׁה וְהָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנָּה מַאֲמֶנֶת מְקֻדֶּשֶׁת הִיא בָּאִישׁ שֶׁאִם־לֹא כֵן יִהְיוּ בְנֵיכֶם טְמֵאִים אָמְנָם עַתָּה קְדוֹשִׁים הֵמָּה
15 But if the unbeliever chooses to leave, then let the separation take place: in these circumstances, thebrother or sister is no longer tied. But God has called you to live in peace:	15 אֲבָל אִם־יִפְרשׁ מִי שֶׁאֵינֶנּוּ מַאֲמִין יִפְרשׁ וְהָאָח אוֹ הָאָחוֹת אֵינָם מְשֻׁעְבָּדִים בָּאֵלֶּה כִּי לְשָׁלוֹם קְרָאָנוּ הָאֱלֹהִים
16 as a wife, how can you tel whether you are to be the salvation of your husband; as a husband, howcan you tell whether you are to be the salvation of your wife?	16 כִּי מַה־תֵּדְעִי אַתְּ הָאִשָּׁה אִם־תּוֹשִׁיעִי אֶת־הָאִישׁ וּמַה־תֵּדַע אַתָּה הָאִישׁ אִם־תּוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה
17 Anyway let everyone continue in the part which the Lord has al otted to him, as he was when Godcal ed him. This is the rule that I give to al the churches.	17 רַק יִתְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ אִישׁ כְּפִי מַה־שֶּׁחָלַק לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים וּכְפִי מַה־שֶּׁקָּרָא אֹתוֹ הָאָדוֹן וְכֵן־מְתַקֵּן אָנֹכִי בְּכָל־הַקְּהִלּוֹת
18 If a man who is cal ed has already been circumcised, then he must stay circumcised; when anuncircumcised man is cal ed, he may not be circumcised.	18 אִם־נִמּוֹל הָאִישׁ הַמְקֹרָא אַל־יִמְשֹׁךְ אֶת־עָרְלָתוֹ וְאִם־עָרֵל הוּא אַל־יִמּוֹל
19 To be circumcised is of no importance, and to be uncircumcised is of no importance; what is importantis the keeping of God's commandments.	19 אֵין־הַמִּילָה נֶחְשָׁבָה וְאֵין־הָעָרְלָה נֶחְשָׁבָה כִּי אִם־שְׁמִירַת מִצְוַת הָאֱלֹהִים
20 Everyone should stay in whatever state he was in when he was called.	20 אִישׁ אִישׁ בְּמִשְׁמַרְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא בָהּ שָׁם יַעֲמֹד
21 So, if when you were cal ed, you were a slave, do not think it matters -- even if you have a chance offreedom, you should prefer to make full use of your condition as a slave.	21 אִם־נִקְרֵאתָ בִּהְיוֹתְךָ עֶבֶד אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֶלָּא אִם־תַּשִּׂיג יָדְךָ לָצֵאת לַחָפְשִׁי בְּחַר בָּזֶה
22 You see, anyone who was cal ed in the Lord while a slave, is a freeman of the Lord; and in the sameway, anyone who was free when called, is a slave of Christ.	22 כִּי־הַקָּרוּא בָאָדוֹן בִּהְיוֹתוֹ עֶבֶד מְשֻׁחְרָר הוּא לָאָדוֹן וְכָכָה גַם־הַקָּרוּא בִּהְיוֹתוֹ חָפְשִׁי עֶבֶד הוּא לַמָּשִׁיחַ
23 You have been bought at a price; do not be slaves now to any human being.	23 בִּמְחִיר נִקְנֵיתֶם אַל־תִּהְיוּ עַבְדֵי בְנֵי־אָדָם
24 Each one of you, brothers, is to stay before God in the state in which you were cal ed.	24 אִישׁ אִישׁ בַּמִּשְׁמֶרֶת אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא בָהּ אֶחָי בְּזֹאת יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים
25 About people remaining virgin, I have no directions from the Lord, but I give my own opinion as aperson who has been granted the Lord's mercy to be faithful.	25 וְעַל־דְּבַר הַבְּתוּלוֹת אֵין־לִי מִצְוָה מֵאֵת הָאָדוֹן רַק אוֹדִיעַ אֶת־עֲצָתִי אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־חַנַּנִי הָאָדוֹן לִהְיוֹת נֶאֱמָן
26 Well then, because of the stress which is weighing upon us, the right thing seems to be this: it is goodfor people to stay as they are.	26 הִנְנִי חשֵׁב כִּי־טוֹב לָאָדָם מִפְּנֵי הַצָּרָה הַקְּרוֹבָה כִּי־טוֹב לוֹ לִהְיוֹת כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוּא
27 If you are joined to a wife, do not seek to be released; if you are freed of a wife, do not look for a wife.	27 אִם־נִקְשַׁרְתָּ בְאִשָּׁה אַל־תְּבַקֵּשׁ לְהִפָּטֵר וְאִם־נִפְטַרְתָּ אַל־תְּבַקֵּשׁ אִשָּׁה
28 However, if you do get married, that is not a sin, and it is not sinful for a virgin to enter upon marriage.But such people will have the hardships consequent on human nature, and I would like you to be without that.	28 וְגַם כִּי־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה אֵינְךָ חֹטֵא וְהַבְּתוּלָה כִּי־תִהְיֶה לְאִישׁ אֵינֶנָּה חֹטֵאת אַךְ־יְבֹאוּם צָרוֹת בִּבְשָׂרָם וְהִנְנִי חָס עֲלֵיכֶם
29 What I mean, brothers, is that the time has become limited, and from now on, those who havespouses should live as though they had none;	29 וְזֹאת אֲנִי אֹמֵר אַחַי כִּי הַשָּׁעָה דְּחוּקָה לְמַעַן מֵעַתָּה יִהְיוּ הַנְּשֹוּאִים כְּאִלּוּ אֵין־לָהֶם נָשִׁים
30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning; those who enjoy life as though they did notenjoy it; those who have been buying property as though they had no possessions;	30 וְהַבֹּכִים כְּאֵינָם בֹּכִים וְהַשְּׂמֵחִים כְּאֵינָם שְׂמֵחִים וְהַקּוֹנִים כְּאִלּוּ אֵין־קִנְיָן בְּיָדָם
31 and those who are involved with the world as though they were people not engrossed in it. Becausethis world as we know it is passing away.	31 וְהַנֶּהֱנִים מִן־הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה כְּאִלּוּ אֵין לָהֶם הֲנָאָה מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי עָבוֹר יַעֲבֹר תֹּאַר הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה
32 I should like you to have your minds free from al worry. The unmarried man gives his mind to theLord's affairs and to how he can please the Lord;	32 וַאֲנִי חָפַצְתִּי שֶׁתִּהְיוּ בְּלִי דְאָגָה מִי שֶׁאֵין־לוֹ אִשָּׁה דֹּאֵג לַאֲשֶׁר לָאָדוֹן אֵיךְ יִיטַב בְּעֵינֵי הָאָדוֹן
33 but the man who is married gives his mind to the affairs of this world and to how he can please hiswife, and he is divided in mind.	33 וּמִי שֶׁיֶּשׁ־לוֹ אִשָּׁה דֹּאֵג הוּא לְעִנְיְנֵי הָעוֹלָם אֵיךְ יִיטַב בְּעֵינֵי הָאִשָּׁה
34 So, too, the unmarried woman, and the virgin, gives her mind to the Lord's affairs and to being holy inbody and spirit; but the married woman gives her mind to the affairs of this world and to how she can please herhusband.	34 יֵשׁ הַבְדֵּל בֵּין אֵשֶׁת־אִישׁ לַבְּתוּלָה כִּי־הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיְתָה לְאִישׁ דֹּאֶגֶת לַאֲשֶׁר לָאָדוֹן וְלִהְיוֹת קְדוֹשָׁה גַּם בְּגוּפָהּ גַּם בְּרוּחָהּ וּבְעוּלַת בַּעַל דֹּאֶגֶת הִיא לְעִנְיְנֵי הָעוֹלָם אֵיךְ תִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי בַעְלָהּ
35 I am saying this only to help you, not to put a bridle on you, but so that everything is as it should be,and you are able to give your undivided attention to the Lord.	35 וְזֹאת אֲנִי אֹמֵר לְתוֹעַלְתְּכֶם וְלֹא לְהַשְׁלִיךְ עֲלֵיכֶם פָּח כִּי אִם־לְהַנְהָגָה טוֹבָה וְלִהְיוֹתְכֶם נְכוֹנִים תָּמִיד לִפְנֵי הָאָדוֹן בְּאֵין מֹנֵעַ
36 If someone with strong passions thinks that he is behaving badly towards his fiance'e and that thingsshould take their due course, he should fol ow his desires. There is no sin in it; they should marry.	36 וְכִי־יַחֲשֹׁב אִישׁ לְמַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁלֹּא כְהֹגֶן לִבְתוּלָתוֹ אִם־תַּעֲבֹר פִּרְקָהּ וּדְבַר חוֹבָה הוּא אָז יַעֲשֶׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר עִם־לְבָבוֹ אֵינֶנּוּ חוֹטֵא יַשִּׂיאֶנָּה
37 But if he stands firm in his resolution, without any compulsion but with ful control of his own wil , anddecides to let her remain as his fiance'e, then he is acting wel .	37 וּמִי שֶׁהוּא נָכוֹן בְּלִבּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ מֻכְרָח וְיוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּרְצוֹנוֹ וַיִּגְמֹר זֹאת בְּלִבּוֹ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת־בְּתוּלָתוֹ טוֹב עֹשֶׂה
38 In other words, he who marries his fiance'e is doing wel , and he who does not, better still.	38 לָכֵן הַמַּשִּׂיא אֹתָהּ טוֹב הוּא עֹשֶׂה וַאֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ מַשִּׂיא עֹשֶׂה טוֹב מִמֶּנּוּ
39 A wife is tied as long as her husband is alive. But if the husband dies, she is free to marry anybodyshe likes, only it must be in the Lord.	39 הָאִשָּׁה קְשׁוּרָה לְבַעְלָהּ עַל־פִּי הַתּוֹרָה כָּל־עֵת שֶׁהוּא חָי וְכִי־מֵת בַּעְלָהּ אֲזַי מֻתֶּרֶת הִיא לְהִנָּשֵׂא לְמִי שֶׁתִּרְצֶה וּבִלְבַד שֶׁתִּהְיֶה בָאָדוֹן
40 She would be happier if she stayed as she is, to my way of thinking -- and I believe that I too have theSpirit of God.	40 אֲבָל אַשְׁרֶיהָ יוֹתֵר אִם־תַּעֲמֹד פְּנוּיָה זֹאת דַּעְתִּי וְאֶחֱשֹׁב גַם־אֲנִי כִּי־רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בִּי