Ad Corinthios I 9

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Non sum liber ? non sum Apostolus ? nonne Christum Jesum Dominum nostrum vidi ? nonne opus meum vos estis in Domino ?	1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?
2 Et si aliis non sum Apostolus, sed tamen vobis sum : nam signaculum apostolatus mei vos estis in Domino.	2 Although I may not be an apostle for others, certainly I am for you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3 Mea defensio apud eos qui me interrogant, hæc est :	3 My defense against those who would pass judgment on me is this.
4 Numquid non habemus potestatem manducandi et bibendi ?	4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink?
5 numquid non habemus potestatem mulierem sororem circumducendi sicut et ceteri Apostoli, et fratres Domini, et Cephas ?	5 Do we not have the right to take along a Christian wife, as do the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Kephas?
6 aut ego solus, et Barnabas, non habemus potestatem hoc operandi ?	6 Or is it only myself and Barnabas who do not have the right not to work?
7 Quis militat suis stipendiis umquam ? quis plantat vineam, et de fructu ejus non edit ? quis pascit gregem, et de lacte gregis non manducat ?	7 Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard without eating its produce? Or who shepherds a flock without using some of the milk from the flock?
8 Numquid secundum hominem hæc dico ? an et lex hæc non dicit ?	8 Am I saying this on human authority, or does not the law also speak of these things?
9 Scriptum est enim in lege Moysi : Non alligabis os bovi trituranti. Numquid de bobus cura est Deo ?	9 It is written in the law of Moses, "You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is God concerned about oxen,
10 an propter nos utique hoc dicit ? Nam propter nos scripta sunt : quoniam debet in spe qui arat, arare : et qui triturat, in spe fructus percipiendi.	10 or is he not really speaking for our sake? It was written for our sake, because the plowman should plow in hope, and the thresher in hope of receiving a share.
11 Si nos vobis spiritualia seminavimus, magnum est si nos carnalia vestra metamus ?	11 If we have sown spiritual seed for you, is it a great thing that we reap a material harvest from you?
12 Si alii potestatis vestræ participes sunt, quare non potius nos ? Sed non usi sumus hac potestate : sed omnia sustinemus, ne quod offendiculum demus Evangelio Christi.	12 If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we still more? Yet we have not used this right. On the contrary, we endure everything so as not to place an obstacle to the gospel of Christ.
13 Nescitis quoniam qui in sacrario operantur quæ de sacrario sunt, edunt : et qui altari deserviunt, cum altari participant ?	13 Do you not know that those who perform the temple services eat (what) belongs to the temple, and those who minister at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings?
14 Ita et Dominus ordinavit iis qui Evangelium annuntiant, de Evangelio vivere.	14 In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the gospel should live by the gospel.
15 Ego autem nullo horum usus sum. Non autem scripsi hæc ut ita fiant in me : bonum est enim mihi magis mori, quam ut gloriam meam quis evacuet.	15 I have not used any of these rights, however, nor do I write this that it be done so in my case. I would rather die. Certainly no one is going to nullify my boast.
16 Nam si evangelizavero, non est mihi gloria : necessitas enim mihi incumbit : væ enim mihi est, si non evangelizavero.	16 If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!
17 Si enim volens hoc ago, mercedem habeo : si autem invitus, dispensatio mihi credita est.	17 If I do so willingly, I have a recompense, but if unwillingly, then I have been entrusted with a stewardship.
18 Quæ est ergo merces mea ? ut Evangelium prædicans, sine sumptu ponam Evangelium, ut non abutar potestate mea in Evangelio.	18 What then is my recompense? That, when I preach, I offer the gospel free of charge so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
19 Nam cum liber essem ex omnibus, omnium me servum feci, ut plures lucrifacerem.	19 Although I am free in regard to all, I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible.
20 Et factus sum Judæis tamquam Judæus, ut Judæos lucrarer :	20 To the Jews I became like a Jew to win over Jews; to those under the law I became like one under the law--though I myself am not under the law--to win over those under the law.
21 iis qui sub lege sunt, quasi sub lege essem (cum ipse non essem sub lege) ut eos qui sub lege erant, lucrifacerem : iis qui sine lege erant, tamquam sine lege essem (cum sine lege Dei non essem : sed in lege essem Christi) ut lucrifacerem eos qui sine lege erant.	21 To those outside the law I became like one outside the law--though I am not outside God's law but within the law of Christ--to win over those outside the law.
22 Factus sum infirmis infirmus, ut infirmos lucrifacerem. Omnibus omnia factus sum, ut omnes facerem salvos.	22 To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save at least some.
23 Omnia autem facio propter Evangelium : ut particeps ejus efficiar.	23 All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it.
24 Nescitis quod ii qui in stadio currunt, omnes quidem currunt, sed unus accipit bravium ? Sic currite ut comprehendatis.	24 Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win.
25 Omnis autem qui in agone contendit, ab omnibus se abstinet, et illi quidem ut corruptibilem coronam accipiant : nos autem incorruptam.	25 Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.
26 Ego igitur sic curro, non quasi in incertum : sic pugno, non quasi aërem verberans :	26 Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing.
27 sed castigo corpus meum, et in servitutem redigo : ne forte cum aliis prædicaverim, ipse reprobus efficiar.	27 No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.