1 А относно това, що ми писахте: Добре е човек да се не докосва до жена.

Now as to the matters of which you wrote me. It is well for a man not to touch a woman but to remain unmarried.

2 Н о, за да се избягват блудодеянията, нека всеки мъж има своя си жена, и всяка жена да има свой мъж.

But because of the temptation to impurity and to avoid immorality, let each have his own wife and let each have her own husband.

3 М ъжът нека има с жената дължимото към нея сношение; подобно и жената с мъжа.

The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights (goodwill, kindness, and what is due her as his wife), and likewise the wife to her husband.

4 Ж ената не владее своето тяло, а мъжът; така и мъжът не владее своето тяло, а жената.

For the wife does not have authority and control over her own body, but the husband; likewise also the husband does not have authority and control over his body, but the wife.

5 Н е лишавайте един друг от съпружеско сношение, освен ако бъде по съгласие за малко време, за да се предавате на молитва, и пак бъдете заедно, да не би сатана да ви изкушава чрез вашата невъзможност да се въздържате.

Do not refuse and deprive and defraud each other, except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves unhindered to prayer. But afterwards resume marital relations, lest Satan tempt you through your lack of restraint of sexual desire.

6 Н о, това казвам, като позволение, а не като заповед.

But I am saying this more as a matter of permission and concession, not as a command or regulation.

7 О баче, бих желал всичките човеци да бъдат какъвто съм аз. Но всеки има своя особен дар от Бога, един така, а друг инак.

I wish that all men were like I myself am. But each has his own special gift from God, one of this kind and one of another.

8 А на неженените и вдовците казвам: Добро е за тях, ако си останат такива, какъвто съм и аз.

But to the unmarried people and to the widows, I declare that it is well (good, advantageous, expedient, and wholesome) for them to remain even as I do.

9 Н о, ако не могат да се въздържат, нека се женят, защото по-добре е да се женят, отколкото да се разжегват.

But if they have not self-control (restraint of their passions), they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame.

10 А на жените заръчвам, и то не аз, но Господ: Жена да не оставя мъжа си;

But to the married people I give charge—not I but the Lord—that the wife is not to separate from her husband.

11 ( но ако го остави, нека остане неомъжена, или нека се помири с мъжа си;) и мъж да не напуща жена си.

But if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband. And the husband that he should not put away or divorce his wife.

12 А на другите казвам аз, не Господ: Ако някой брат има невярваща жена, и тя е съгласна да живее с него, да не я напуща.

To the rest I declare—I, not the Lord —that if any brother has a wife who does not believe and she consents to live with him, he should not leave or divorce her.

13 И жена, която има невярващ мъж, и той е съгласен да живее с нея, да не напуща мъжа си.

And if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he consents to live with her, she should not leave or divorce him.

14 З ащото невярващият мъж се освещава чрез жената, и невярващата жена се освещава чрез брата, своя мъж; инак чедата ви щяха да бъдат нечисти, а сега са свети.

For the unbelieving husband is set apart (separated, withdrawn from heathen contamination, and affiliated with the Christian people) by union with his consecrated (set-apart) wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart and separated through union with her consecrated husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean (unblessed heathen, outside the Christian covenant), but as it is they are prepared for God.

15 Н о, ако невярващият напусне, нека напусне; в такива случаи братът или сестрата не са поробени на брачния закон. Бог, обаче, ни е призвал към мир.

But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him do so; in such brother or sister is not morally bound. But God has called us to peace.

16 З ащото отгде знаеш жено, дали не ще спасиш мъжа си? или отгде знаеш мъжо, дали не ще спасиш жена си?

For, wife, how can you be sure of converting and saving your husband? Husband, how can you be sure of converting and saving your wife?

17 С амо нека всеки постъпва така, както Господ му е отделил сили, и всеки, както Бог го е призовал; и така заръчвам по всичките църкви.

Only, let each one lead the life which the Lord has allotted and imparted to him and to which God has invited and summoned him. This is my order in all the churches.

18 О брязан ли е бил призован някой във вярата, да не крие обрязването. Необрязан ли е бил някой призован, да се не обрязва.

Was anyone at the time of his summons already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the evidence of circumcision. Was anyone at the time called him uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

19 О брязването е нищо, и необрязването е нищо, но важното е пазенето на Божиите заповеди.

For circumcision is nothing and counts for nothing, neither does uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.

20 В секи нека си остава в това звание, в което е бил призван във вярата.

Everyone should remain after God calls him in the station or condition of life in which the summons found him.

21 В положение на роб ли си бил призован? да те не е грижа, (но ако можеш и свободен да станеш, по-добре използувай случая);

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. But if you are able to gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.

22 з ащото, който е бил призован в Господа като роб, е свободен човек на Господа; така и който е бил призован като свободен човек, е роб на Христа.

For he who as a slave was summoned in the Lord is a freedman of the Lord, just so he who was free when he was called is a bond servant of Christ (the Messiah).

23 С цена сте били купени; не ставайте роби на човеци.

You were bought with a price; then do not yield yourselves up to become slaves to men.

24 Б ратя, всеки в каквото е бил призован във вярата, в него нека си остане с Бога.

So, brethren, in whatever station or state or condition of life each one was when he was called, there let him continue with and close to God.

25 О тносно девиците нямам заповед от Господа; но давам мнение като един, който е получил милост от Господа да бъде верен.

Now concerning the virgins (the marriageable maidens) I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion and advice as one who by the Lord’s mercy is rendered trustworthy and faithful.

26 И тъй, поради настоящата неволя, ето какво мисля за доброто, че е добре за човека така да остане както си е.

I think then, because of the impending distress, it is well (expedient, profitable, and wholesome) for a person to remain as he or she is.

27 В ързан ли си в жена? не търси развързване. Отвързан ли си от жена? не търси жена.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

28 Н о, ако се и ожениш, не съгрешаваш; и девица, ако се омъжи, не съгрешава; но такива ще имат житейски скърби, а пък аз ви жаля.

But if you do marry, you do not sin, and if a virgin marries, she does not sin. Yet those who marry will have physical and earthly troubles, and I would like to spare you that.

29 Т ова само казвам, братя, че останалото време е кратко; затова и тия, които имат жени, нека бъдат, като че нямат;

I mean, brethren, the appointed time has been winding down and it has grown very short. From now on, let even those who have wives be as if they had none,

30 и които плачат, като че не плачат; които се радват; като че не се радват; които купуват, като че нищо не притежават;

And those who weep and mourn as though they were not weeping and mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess anything,

31 и които си служат със света, като че не са преданни на него: защото сегашното състояние(Гръцки: Образът ) на тоя свят преминава.

And those who deal with this world '> overusing the enjoyments of this life] as though they were not absorbed by it and as if they had no dealings with it. For the outward form of this world (the present world order) is passing away.

32 А аз желая вие да бъдете безгрижни. Нежененият се грижи за това, което е Господно, как да угажда на Господа;

My desire is to have you free from all anxiety and distressing care. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord—how he may please the Lord;

33 а жененият се грижи за това, което е световно, как да угажда на жена си.

But the married man is anxious about worldly matters—how he may please his wife—

34 Т ъй също има разлика между жена и девица. Неомъжената се грижи за това, което е Господно, за да бъде света и в тяло и в дух; а омъжената се грижи за това, което е световно, как да угажда на мъжа си.

And he is drawn in diverging directions. And the unmarried woman or girl is concerned and anxious about the matters of the Lord, how to be wholly separated and set apart in body and spirit; but the married woman has her cares in earthly affairs—how she may please her husband.

35 И това казвам за вашата собствена полза, не да ви държа с оглавник, но заради благоприличието, и за да служите на Господа без отвличане на ума.

Now I say this for your own welfare and profit, not to put restraint upon you, but to promote what is seemly and in good order and to secure your undistracted and undivided devotion to the Lord.

36 П ак, ако някой мисли, че постъпва неприлично към дъщеря си девица, ако й е минала цветущата възраст, и ако трябва така да стане, нека прави каквото ще; не съгрешава, нека се женят.

But if any man thinks that he is not acting properly toward and in regard to his virgin, in case she is passing the bloom of her youth and if there is need for it, let him do what to him seems right; he does not sin; let them marry.

37 Н о който стои твърдо в сърцето си, и не бива принуден, но има власт да изпълни волята си, и е решил в сърцето си да държи дъщеря си девицата неомъжена, ще направи добре.

But whoever is firmly established in his heart, not being forced by necessity but having control over his own will and desire, and has resolved this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he is doing well.

38 Т ака щото, който омъжи дъщеря си девицата добре прави; а който я не омъжи, ще направи по-добре

So also then, he who gives his virgin (his daughter) in marriage does well, and he who does not give in marriage does better.

39 Ж ената е вързана до когато е жив мъжът й; но ако мъжът умре, свободна е да се омъжи за когото ще, само в Господа.

A wife is bound to her husband by law as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in the Lord.

40 Н о, по моето мнение, по-щастлива е, ако си остане така; а мисля, че и аз имам Божия Дух.

But in my opinion is happier (more blessed and to be envied) if she does not remarry. And also I think I have the Spirit of God.