| 1 Nolo enim vos ignorare fratres, quoniam patres nostri omnes sub nube fuerunt, et omnes mare transierunt, | 1 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea, |
| 2 et omnes in Moyse baptizati sunt in nube, et in mari : | 2 and all of them were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. |
| 3 et omnes eamdem escam spiritalem manducaverunt, | 3 All ate the same spiritual food, |
| 4 et omnes eumdem potum spiritalem biberunt (bibebant autem de spiritali, consequente eos, petra : petra autem erat Christus) : | 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was the Christ. |
| 5 sed non in pluribus eorum beneplacitum est Deo : nam prostrati sunt in deserto. | 5 Yet God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the desert. |
| 6 Hæc autem in figura facta sunt nostri, ut non simus concupiscentes malorum, sicut et illi concupierunt. | 6 These things happened as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil things, as they did. |
| 7 Neque idololatræ efficiamini, sicut quidam ex ipsis : quemadmodum scriptum est : Sedit populus manducare, et bibere, et surrexerunt ludere. | 7 And do not become idolaters, as some of them did, as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel." |
| 8 Neque fornicemur, sicut quidam ex ipsis fornicati sunt, et ceciderunt una die viginti tria millia. | 8 Let us not indulge in immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell within a single day. |
| 9 Neque tentemus Christum, sicut quidam eorum tentaverunt, et a serpentibus perierunt. | 9 Let us not test Christ as some of them did, and suffered death by serpents. |
| 10 Neque murmuraveritis, sicut quidam eorum murmuraverunt, et perierunt ab exterminatore. | 10 Do not grumble as some of them did, and suffered death by the destroyer. |
| 11 Hæc autem omnia in figura contingebant illis : scripta sunt autem ad correptionem nostram, in quos fines sæculorum devenerunt. | 11 These things happened to them as an example, and they have been written down as a warning to us, upon whom the end of the ages has come. |
| 12 Itaque qui se existimat stare, videat ne cadat. | 12 Therefore, whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall. |
13 Tentatio vos non apprehendat nisi humana : fidelis autem Deus est, qui non patietur vos tentari supra id quod potestis, sed faciet etiam cum tentatione proventum ut possitis sustinere.
| 13 No trial has come to you but what is human. God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond your strength; but with the trial he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to bear it. |
| 14 Propter quod, carissimi mihi, fugite ab idolorum cultura : | 14 Therefore, my beloved, avoid idolatry. |
| 15 ut prudentibus loquor, vos ipsi judicate quod dico. | 15 I am speaking as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I am saying. |
| 16 Calix benedictionis, cui benedicimus, nonne communicatio sanguinis Christi est ? et panis quem frangimus, nonne participatio corporis Domini est ? | 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? |
| 17 Quoniam unus panis, unum corpus multi sumus, omnes qui de uno pane participamus. | 17 Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. |
| 18 Videte Israël secundum carnem : nonne qui edunt hostias, participes sunt altaris ? | 18 Look at Israel according to the flesh; are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? |
| 19 Quid ergo ? dico quod idolis immolatum sit aliquid ? aut quod idolum, sit aliquid ? | 19 So what am I saying? That meat sacrificed to idols is anything? Or that an idol is anything? |
| 20 Sed quæ immolant gentes, dæmoniis immolant, et non Deo. Nolo autem vos socios fieri dæmoniorum : | 20 No, I mean that what they sacrifice, (they sacrifice) to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to become participants with demons. |
| 21 non potestis calicem Domini bibere, et calicem dæmoniorum ; non potestis mensæ Domini participes esse, et mensæ dæmoniorum. | 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons. |
| 22 An æmulamur Dominum ? numquid fortiores illo sumus ? Omnia mihi licent, sed non omnia expediunt. | 22 Or are we provoking the Lord to jealous anger? Are we stronger than he? |
23 Omnia mihi licent, sed non omnia ædificat.
| 23 "Everything is lawful," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is lawful," but not everything builds up. |
| 24 Nemo quod suum est quærat, sed quod alterius. | 24 No one should seek his own advantage, but that of his neighbor. |
| 25 Omne quod in macello venit, manducate, nihil interrogantes propter conscientiam. | 25 Eat anything sold in the market, without raising questions on grounds of conscience, |
| 26 Domini est terra, et plenitudo ejus. | 26 for "the earth and its fullness are the Lord's." |
| 27 Si quis vocat vos infidelium, et vultis ire : omne quod vobis apponitur, manducate, nihil interrogantes propter conscientiam. | 27 If an unbeliever invites you and you want to go, eat whatever is placed before you, without raising questions on grounds of conscience. |
| 28 Si quis autem dixerit : Hoc immolatum est idolis : nolite manducare propter illum qui indicavit, et propter conscientiam : | 28 But if someone says to you, "This was offered in sacrifice," do not eat it on account of the one who called attention to it and on account of conscience; |
| 29 conscientiam autem dico non tuam, sed alterius. Ut quid enim libertas mea judicatur ab aliena conscientia ? | 29 I mean not your own conscience, but the other's. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience? |
| 30 Si ego cum gratia participo, quid blasphemor pro eo quod gratias ago ? | 30 If I partake thankfully, why am I reviled for that over which I give thanks? |
| 31 Sive ergo manducatis, sive bibitis, sive aliud quid facitis : omnia in gloriam Dei facite. | 31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. |
| 32 Sine offensione estote Judæis, et gentibus, et ecclesiæ Dei : | 32 Avoid giving offense, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God, |
| 33 sicut et ego per omnia omnibus placeo, non quærens quod mihi utile est, sed quod multis : ut salvi fiant. | 33 just as I try to please everyone in every way, not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, that they may be saved. |