Ad Corinthios I 7

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 De quibus autem scripsistis mihi : Bonum est homini mulierem non tangere :	1 Now in regard to the matters about which you wrote: "It is a good thing for a man not to touch a woman,"
2 propter fornicationem autem unusquisque suam uxorem habeat, et unaquæque suum virum habeat.	2 but because of cases of immorality every man should have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.
3 Uxori vir debitum reddat : similiter autem et uxor viro.	3 The husband should fulfill his duty toward his wife, and likewise the wife toward her husband.
4 Mulier sui corporis potestatem non habet, sed vir. Similiter autem et vir sui corporis potestatem non habet, sed mulier.	4 A wife does not have authority over her own body, but rather her husband, and similarly a husband does not have authority over his own body, but rather his wife.
5 Nolite fraudare invicem, nisi forte ex consensu ad tempus, ut vacetis orationi : et iterum revertimini in idipsum, ne tentet vos Satanas propter incontinentiam vestram.	5 Do not deprive each other, except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, to be free for prayer, but then return to one another, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
6 Hoc autem dico secundum indulgentiam, non secundum imperium.	6 This I say by way of concession, however, not as a command.
7 Volo enim omnes vos esse sicut meipsum : sed unusquisque proprium donum habet ex Deo : alius quidem sic, alius vero sic.	7 Indeed, I wish everyone to be as I am, but each has a particular gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
8 Dico autem non nuptis, et viduis : bonum est illis si sic permaneant, sicut et ego.	8 Now to the unmarried and to widows, I say: it is a good thing for them to remain as they are, as I do,
9 Quod si non se continent, nubant. Melius est enim nubere, quam uri.	9 but if they cannot exercise self-control they should marry, for it is better to marry than to be on fire.
10 Iis autem qui matrimonio juncti sunt, præcipio non ego, sed Dominus, uxorem a viro non discedere :	10 To the married, however, I give this instruction (not I, but the Lord): a wife should not separate from her husband
11 quod si discesserit, manere innuptam, aut viro suo reconciliari. Et vir uxorem non dimittat.	11 --and if she does separate she must either remain single or become reconciled to her husband--and a husband should not divorce his wife.
12 Nam ceteris ego dico, non Dominus. Si quis frater uxorem habet infidelem, et hæc consentit habitare cum illo, non dimittat illam.	12 To the rest I say (not the Lord): if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she is willing to go on living with him, he should not divorce her;
13 Et si qua mulier fidelis habet virum infidelem, et hic consentit habitare cum illa, non dimittat virum :	13 and if any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he is willing to go on living with her, she should not divorce her husband.
14 sanctificatus est enim vir infidelis per mulierem fidelem, et sanctificata est mulier infidelis per virum fidelem : alioquin filii vestri immundi essent, nunc autem sancti sunt.	14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, whereas in fact they are holy.
15 Quod si infidelis discedit, discedat : non enim servituti subjectus est frater, aut soror in hujusmodi : in pace autem vocavit nos Deus.	15 If the unbeliever separates, however, let him separate. The brother or sister is not bound in such cases; God has called you to peace.
16 Unde enim scis mulier, si virum salvum facies ? aut unde scis vir, si mulierem salvam facies ?	16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband; or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17 Nisi unicuique sicut divisit Dominus, unumquemque sicut vocavit Deus, ita ambulet, et sicut in omnibus ecclesiis doceo.	17 Only, everyone should live as the Lord has assigned, just as God called each one. I give this order in all the churches.
18 Circumcisus aliquis vocatus est ? non adducat præputium. In præputio aliquis vocatus est ? non circumcidatur.	18 Was someone called after he had been circumcised? He should not try to undo his circumcision. Was an uncircumcised person called? He should not be circumcised.
19 Circumcisio nihil est, et præputium nihil est : sed observatio mandatorum Dei.	19 Circumcision means nothing, and uncircumcision means nothing; what matters is keeping God's commandments.
20 Unusquisque in qua vocatione vocatus est, in ea permaneat.	20 Everyone should remain in the state in which he was called.
21 Servus vocatus es ? non sit tibi curæ : sed et si potes fieri liber, magis utere.	21 Were you a slave when you were called? Do not be concerned but, even if you can gain your freedom, make the most of it.
22 Qui enim in Domino vocatus est servus, libertus est Domini : similiter qui liber vocatus est, servus est Christi.	22 For the slave called in the Lord is a freed person in the Lord, just as the free person who has been called is a slave of Christ.
23 Pretio empti estis : nolite fieri servi hominum.	23 You have been purchased at a price. Do not become slaves to human beings.
24 Unusquisque in quo vocatus est, fratres, in hoc permaneat apud Deum.	24 Brothers, everyone should continue before God in the state in which he was called.
25 De virginibus autem præceptum Domini non habeo : consilium autem do, tamquam misericordiam consecutus a Domino, ut sim fidelis.	25 Now in regard to virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.
26 Existimo ergo hoc bonum esse propter instantem necessitatem, quoniam bonum est homini sic esse.	26 So this is what I think best because of the present distress: that it is a good thing for a person to remain as he is.
27 Alligatus es uxori ? noli quærere solutionem. Solutus es ab uxore ? noli quærere uxorem.	27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek a separation. Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife.
28 Si autem acceperis uxorem, non peccasti. Et si nupserit virgo, non peccavit : tribulationem tamen carnis habebunt hujusmodi. Ego autem vobis parco.	28 If you marry, however, you do not sin, nor does an unmarried woman sin if she marries; but such people will experience affliction in their earthly life, and I would like to spare you that.
29 Hoc itaque dico, fratres : tempus breve est : reliquum est, ut et qui habent uxores, tamquam non habentes sint :	29 I tell you, brothers, the time is running out. From now on, let those having wives act as not having them,
30 et qui flent, tamquam non flentes : et qui gaudent, tamquam non gaudentes : et qui emunt, tamquam non possidentes :	30 those weeping as not weeping, those rejoicing as not rejoicing, those buying as not owning,
31 et qui utuntur hoc mundo, tamquam non utantur : præterit enim figura hujus mundi.	31 those using the world as not using it fully. For the world in its present form is passing away.
32 Volo autem vos sine sollicitudine esse. Qui sine uxore est, sollicitus est quæ Domini sunt, quomodo placeat Deo.	32 I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.
33 Qui autem cum uxore est, sollicitus est quæ sunt mundi, quomodo placeat uxori, et divisus est.	33 But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife,
34 Et mulier innupta, et virgo, cogitat quæ Domini sunt, ut sit sancta corpore, et spiritu. Quæ autem nupta est, cogitat quæ sunt mundi, quomodo placeat viro.	34 and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
35 Porro hoc ad utilitatem vestram dico : non ut laqueum vobis injiciam, sed ad id, quod honestum est, et quod facultatem præbeat sine impedimento Dominum obsecrandi.	35 I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose a restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence to the Lord without distraction.
36 Si quis autem turpem se videri existimat super virgine sua, quod sit superadulta, et ita oportet fieri : quod vult faciat : non peccat, si nubat.	36 If anyone thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, and if a critical moment has come and so it has to be, let him do as he wishes. He is committing no sin; let them get married.
37 Nam qui statuit in corde suo firmus, non habens necessitatem, potestatem autem habens suæ voluntatis, et hoc judicavit in corde suo, servare virginem suam, bene facit.	37 The one who stands firm in his resolve, however, who is not under compulsion but has power over his own will, and has made up his mind to keep his virgin, will be doing well.
38 Igitur et qui matrimonio jungit virginem suam, bene facit : et qui non jungit, melius facit.	38 So then, the one who marries his virgin does well; the one who does not marry her will do better.
39 Mulier alligata est legi quanto tempore vir ejus vivit, quod si dormierit vir ejus, liberata est : cui vult nubat, tantum in Domino.	39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whomever she wishes, provided that it be in the Lord.
40 Beatior autem erit si sic permanserit secundum meum consilium : puto autem quod et ego Spiritum Dei habeam.	40 She is more blessed, though, in my opinion, if she remains as she is, and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.