Lettera ai Romani - Romans 14

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Τον δε ασθενουντα κατα την πιστιν προσδεχεσθε, ουχι εις φιλονεικιας διαλογισμων.	1 Give a welcome to anyone whose faith is not strong, but do not get into arguments about doubtfulpoints.
2 Αλλος μεν πιστευει οτι δυναται να τρωγη παντα, ο δε ασθενων τρωγει λαχανα.	2 One person may have faith enough to eat any kind of food; another, less strong, wil eat onlyvegetables.
3 Ο τρωγων ας μη καταφρονη τον μη τρωγοντα, και ο μη τρωγων ας μη κρινη τον τρωγοντα? διοτι ο Θεος προσεδεχθη αυτον.	3 Those who feel free to eat freely are not to condemn those who are unwil ing to eat freely; nor mustthe person who does not eat freely pass judgement on the one who does -- because God has welcomed him.
4 Συ τις εισαι οστις κρινεις ξενον δουλον; εις τον ιδιον αυτου κυριον ισταται η πιπτει? θελει ομως σταθη, διοτι ο Θεος ειναι δυνατος να στηση αυτον.	4 And who are you, to sit in judgement over somebody else's servant? Whether he deserves to beupheld or to fall is for his own master to decide; and he shal be upheld, for the Lord has power to uphold him.
5 Αλλος μεν κρινει μιαν ημεραν αγιωτεραν παρα αλλην ημεραν, αλλος δε κρινει ισην πασαν ημεραν. Ας ηναι εκαστος πεπληροφορημενος εις τον ιδιον αυτου νουν.	5 One person thinks that some days are holier than others, and another thinks them al equal. Let eachof them be ful y convinced in his own mind.
6 Ο παρατηρων την ημεραν παρατηρει αυτην δια τον Κυριον, και ο μη παρατηρων την ημεραν δια τον Κυριον δεν παρατηρει αυτην. Ο τρωγων δια τον Κυριον τρωγει? διοτι ευχαριστει εις τον Θεον. Και ο μη τρωγων δια τον Κυριον δεν τρωγει, και ευχαριστει εις τον Θεον.	6 The one who makes special observance of a particular day observes it in honour of the Lord. So theone who eats freely, eats in honour of the Lord, making his thanksgiving to God; and the one who does not,abstains from eating in honour of the Lord and makes his thanksgiving to God.
7 Διοτι ουδεις εξ ημων ζη δι' εαυτον και ουδεις αποθνησκει δι' εαυτον.	7 For none of us lives for himself and none of us dies for himself;
8 Επειδη εαν τε ζωμεν, δια τον Κυριον ζωμεν? εαν τε αποθνησκωμεν, δια τον Κυριον αποθνησκομεν. Εαν τε λοιπον ζωμεν, εαν τε αποθνησκωμεν, του Κυριου ειμεθα.	8 while we are alive, we are living for the Lord, and when we die, we die for the Lord: and so, alive ordead, we belong to the Lord.
9 Επειδη δια τουτο ο Χριστος και απεθανε και ανεστη και ανεζησε, δια να ηναι Κυριος και νεκρων και ζωντων.	9 It was for this purpose that Christ both died and came to life again: so that he might be Lord of boththe dead and the living.
10 Συ δε δια τι κρινεις τον αδελφον σου; η και συ δια τι εξουθενεις τον αδελφον σου; επειδη παντες ημεις θελομεν παρασταθη εις το βημα του Χριστου.	10 Why, then, does one of you make himself judge over his brother, and why does another among youdespise his brother? Al of us wil have to stand in front of the judgement-seat of God:
11 Διοτι ειναι γεγραμμενον? Ζω εγω, λεγει Κυριος, οτι εις εμε θελει καμψει παν γονυ, και πασα γλωσσα θελει δοξολογησει τον Θεον.	11 as scripture says: By my own life says the Lord, every knee shal bow before me, every tongue shalgive glory to God.
12 Αρα λοιπον εκαστος ημων περι εαυτου θελει δωσει λογον εις τον Θεον.	12 It is to God, then, that each of us will have to give an account of himself.
13 Λοιπον ας μη κρινωμεν πλεον αλληλους, αλλα τουτο κρινατε μαλλον, το να μη βαλλητε προσκομμα εις τον αδελφον η σκανδαλον.	13 Let us each stop passing judgement, therefore, on one another and decide instead that none of uswil place obstacles in any brother's way, or anything that can bring him down.
14 Εξευρω και ειμαι πεπεισμενος εν Κυριω Ιησου οτι ουδεν υπαρχει ακαθαρτον αφ' εαυτου ειμη εις τον οστις στοχαζεται τι οτι ειναι ακαθαρτον, εις εκεινον ειναι ακαθαρτον.	14 I am sure, and quite convinced in the Lord Jesus, that no food is unclean in itself; it is only ifsomeone classifies any kind of food as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
15 Εαν ομως ο αδελφος σου λυπηται δια φαγητον, δεν περιπατεις πλεον κατα αγαπην? μη φερε εις απωλειαν με το φαγητον σου εκεινον, υπερ του οποιου ο Χριστος απεθανεν.	15 And indeed, if through any kind of food you are causing offence to a brother, then you are no longerbeing guided by love. You are not to let the food that you eat cause the ruin of anyone for whom Christ died.
16 Ας μη βλασφημηται λοιπον το αγαθον σας.	16 A privilege of yours must not be allowed to give rise to harmful talk;
17 Διοτι η βασιλεια του Θεου δεν ειναι βρωσις και ποσις, αλλα δικαιοσυνη και ειρηνη και χαρα εν Πνευματι Αγιω?	17 for it is not eating and drinking that make the kingdom of God, but the saving justice, the peace andthe joy brought by the Holy Spirit.
18 επειδη ο δουλευων εν τουτοις τον Χριστον ευαρεστει εις τον Θεον και ευδοκιμει παρα τοις ανθρωποις.	18 It is the person who serves Christ in these things that wil be approved by God and respected byeveryone.
19 Αρα λοιπον ας ζητωμεν τα προς την ειρηνην και τα προς την οικοδομην αλληλων.	19 So then, let us be always seeking the ways which lead to peace and the ways in which we cansupport one another.
20 Μη καταστρεφε το εργον του Θεου δια φαγητον. Παντα μεν ειναι καθαρα, κακον ομως ειναι εις τον ανθρωπον οστις τρωγει με σκανδαλον.	20 Do not wreck God's work for the sake of food. Certainly al foods are clean; but al the same, anykind can be evil for someone to whom it is an offence to eat it.
21 Καλον ειναι το να μη φαγης κρεας μηδε να πιης οινον μηδε να πραξης τι, εις το οποιον ο αδελφος σου προσκοπτει η σκανδαλιζεται η ασθενει.	21 It is best to abstain from eating any meat, or drinking any wine, or from any other activity whichmight cause a brother to fall away, or to be scandalised, or to weaken.
22 Συ πιστιν εχεις; εχε αυτην εντος σου ενωπιον του Θεου? μακαριος οστις δεν κατακρινει εαυτον εις εκεινο, το οποιον αποδεχεται.	22 Within yourself, before God, hold on to what you already believe. Blessed is the person whoseprinciples do not condemn his practice.
23 Οστις ομως αμφιβαλλει, κατακρινεται, εαν φαγη, διοτι δεν τρωγει εκ πιστεως? και παν ο, τι δεν γινεται εκ πιστεως, ειναι αμαρτια.	23 But anyone who eats with qualms of conscience is condemned, because this eating does not spring from faith -- and every action which does not spring from faith is sin.