ROMANOS 13
Mam de Todos Santos Chuchumatán
13 Entera key il tiˈj cxeˈl cynimana kej cawel te twitz txˈotxˈ, cuma ja Dios o cyaj kˈonte tuˈn at cawbil twitz txˈotxˈ, bix ja Dios o cyaj kˈonte tuˈn at kej nchi cawen cyibaj xjal. 2 Juˈ tzunj, ka min txiˈ cyniman xjal kej cawel, nchi kˈojltzen tiˈj cawbil o tzaj tkˈoˈn Dios bix ckˈojeltzen cycastiwa cyuˈn cawel, 3 cuma o kˈoj cye cawel yaaˈn tuˈn cykˈonte castiwa te cyej xjal nchi binchan baˈn, sino nuk oˈcx te cyej xjal nchi binchan kaˈ. Ka cycyˈiy tzaj ttz̈i ke cawel cyiˈja, jaj baˈn cybinchama, bix baˈn chi eleley tuj cywitz. 4 Cxeˈl cybiˈna ke cawel, cuma ja Dios o cyaj kˈonte cycawbil tuˈn cycawen te jun baˈn te cyey. Pero ka kaˈ nbint cyuˈna, nuktzen eteˈqˈuey tz̈iyel cywitz, cuma yaaˈn nuk cyajx at cawbil cyuya. Ja te Dios o kˈonte cycawbil tuˈn cykˈonte cycastiwa kej nchi binchan kaˈ. 5 Juˈ tzunj il tiˈj cxeˈl cynimana ke cawel. Pero yaaˈn nuk oˈcx tuˈn miˈn chi cuba tuj castiwa, sino cuma taj Dios tuˈn t‑xiˈ cynimana ke cawel. 6 Bix chi choola alcyej tzin cykanen cawel, cuma Dios o cyaj kˈonte ke cawel tuˈn cycawen, bix tiˈj nchi cawen, nchi ajben te Dios. 7 Juˈ tzunj chi choola alcyej il tiˈj tuˈn cykˈontey cye cawel, jaaˈxja tumel tuˈn tchjet. Cxeˈl cynimana alcyekej at cyoclen tuˈn cynimj, bix ctemel chˈin cynaabla cywitz kej at tuˈn cyiikˈente cynaabla.
8 Ka cˈasbenelkey, miˈn tzˈel tuj cycˈuˈja tuˈn cychjontey. Pero ja tzunj tkˈakˈbil cycˈuˈja cyxola tisen cycˈasbena mlay tweˈ. Juˈ tzunj cucx tzˈoc cyakˈ cyuyey cyey. Ka n‑oc cyakˈ cabtl cyuyey cyey, nbinttzen cykilcaj tzin tkbaˈn ley cyuˈna. 9 Tzin tkbaˈn ley cyjulu: “Miˈn tzˈel cyiiˈna t‑xuˈl cyuyey. Miˈn cub cybyoˈna xjal. Miˈn chi alkˈana. Miˈn tzˈoc cyachena tikˈch at,” tz̈i ley, bix at mastl tzin tkbaˈn. Jax juˈx tzin tkbaˈn tyol Dios cyjulu: “Tisenx cycˈojlan cyey cyiiba, juˈxsen cˈoquel cyakˈ cyuyey cyey,” tz̈i tyol Dios. Ka juˈ nbint cyuˈna, nchi niman tzuna cykilcaj tzin tkbaˈn ley. 10 Ka n‑oc cyakˈ xjal cyey, mintzentiiˈ kaˈ n‑oc cybinchena cyiˈj juˈwa. Juˈ tzunj nchi niman tzuna alcyej tzin tkbaˈn ley oj n‑oc cyakˈ cyuyey cyey.
11 Cykilca tzunj lu ma txiˈ nkbaˈna cyey, iltzen tiˈj tuˈn tbint cyuˈna, cuma ktzkiˈn ma pon tumel tuˈn tel kelsaˈn kwatl. Nimxe tyem o tzˈex toclen kocslaˈn Cristo, bix tzajnen ttzaj lkˈe jkˈij tuˈn tulxin te clol ke. 12 Cpomel baj twiˈ jkˈij tuj kloljil etoˈ. Jkˈij te tulel Cristo ma tzakˈ ulel lkˈe. Tisencˈa chˈix kskix. Juˈ tzunj cyjel cykˈoˈn ja kaˈ nbint tuj kloljil, bix cybinchama jbaˈn nbint tuj spiˈyen. 13 Cxeˈlxix kiiˈn kchunkˈlal tuj tumel, yaaˈn tisen kej eteˈ tuj kloljil. Miˈn cybinchay tisen kej xjal nchi bolayin bix nim s̈itz̈ˈbil eteˈ. Miˈn chi binchana tuya pajbaj bix tikˈch taj cyxumlala. Miˈn chi jyona kˈoj cyxola, bix miˈn chiˈl cycˈuˈja tiˈ juntl. 14 Jcbinel kuˈn jaj cxeˈlxix kiiˈn jun knaabl junx tuya tnaabl Kaaw Jesucristo. Oj taj tnaabla aj il tuˈn tbinchan il, miˈn txiˈ tnimana.
Romans 13
New International Version
Submission to Governing Authorities
13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities,(A) for there is no authority except that which God has established.(B) The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted,(C) and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended.(D) 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.(E) 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.(F)
6 This is also why you pay taxes,(G) for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(H) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Love Fulfills the Law
8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.(I) 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](J) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(K) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](L) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.(M)
The Day Is Near
11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come(N) for you to wake up from your slumber,(O) because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.(P) So let us put aside the deeds of darkness(Q) and put on the armor(R) of light. 13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(S) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(T) 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(U) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[c](V)
Footnotes
- Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
- Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18
- Romans 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Romans 13
New English Translation
Submission to Civil Government
13 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment,[a] and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God. 2 So the person who resists such authority[b] resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment 3 (for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation 4 because it is God’s servant for your well-being. But be afraid if you do wrong because government[c] does not bear the sword for nothing. It is God’s servant to administer punishment on the person who does wrong. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities[d] but also because of your conscience.[e] 6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities[f] are God’s servants devoted to governing.[g] 7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Exhortation to Love Neighbors
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments,[h] “Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”[i] (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[j] 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Motivation to Godly Conduct
11 And do this[k] because we know[l] the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers. 12 The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light. 13 Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy. 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.[m]
Footnotes
- Romans 13:1 tn Grk “by God.”
- Romans 13:2 tn Grk “the authority,” referring to the authority just described.
- Romans 13:4 tn Grk “it.”
- Romans 13:5 tn Grk “its wrath”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Romans 13:5 tn Grk “because of (the) conscience,” but the English possessive “your” helps to show whose conscience the context implies.
- Romans 13:6 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the governing authorities) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Romans 13:6 tn Grk “devoted to this very thing.”
- Romans 13:9 tn Grk “For the…” (with the word “commandments” supplied for clarity). The Greek article (“the”) is used here as a substantiver to introduce the commands that are quoted from the second half of the Decalogue (ExSyn 238).
- Romans 13:9 sn A quotation from Exod 20:13-15, 17; Deut 5:17-19, 21.
- Romans 13:9 sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.
- Romans 13:11 tn Grk “and this,” probably referring to the command to love (13:8-10); hence, “do” is implied from the previous verses.
- Romans 13:11 tn The participle εἰδότες (eidotes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.
- Romans 13:14 tn Grk “make no provision for the flesh unto desires.”
Romans 13
New King James Version
Submit to Government
13 Let every soul be (A)subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists (B)the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will [a]bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? (C)Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. 5 Therefore (D)you must be subject, not only because of wrath (E)but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 (F)Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
Love Your Neighbor(G)
8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for (H)he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, (I)“You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” [b]“You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, (J)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore (K)love is the fulfillment of the law.
Put on Christ
11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time (L)to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. (M)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and (N)let us put on the armor of light. 13 (O)Let us walk [c]properly, as in the day, (P)not in revelry and drunkenness, (Q)not in lewdness and lust, (R)not in strife and envy. 14 But (S)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and (T)make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Footnotes
- Romans 13:2 Lit. receive
- Romans 13:9 NU omits “You shall not bear false witness,”
- Romans 13:13 decently
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