12:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς , ἀδελφοί , διὰ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν τοῦ θεοῦ , παραστῆσαι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν θυσίαν ζῶσαν ἁγίαν τῷ θεῷ εὐάρεστον , τὴν λογικὴν λατρείαν ὑμῶν ·
Obsecro itaque vos fratres per misericordiam Dei , ut exhibeatis corpora vestra hostiam viventem , sanctam , Deo placentem , rationabile obsequium vestrum .
አስተበቍዐክሙ አኀዊነ በሣህሉ ለእግዚአብሔር ረስዩ ነፍስተክሙ መሥዋዕተ ቅዱሰ ለእግዚአብሔር ወሕያወ ወሥሙረ ወኅሩየ ይኩን ቍርባንክሙ ወቅኔክሙ ነባቢ ።
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
12:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ μὴ συνσχηματίζεσθε τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ , ἀλλὰ μεταμορφοῦσθε τῇ ἀνακαινώσει τοῦ νοός , εἰς τὸ δοκιμάζειν ὑμᾶς τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ , τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ εὐάρεστον καὶ τέλειον .
Et nolite conformari huic saeculo , sed reformamini in novitate sensus vestri : ut probetis quae sit voluntas Dei bona , et beneplacens , et perfecta .
ኢታፍቅርዎ ለዝ ዓለም ወሐድሱ ልበክሙ ወአመክሩ ዘይፈቅድ እግዚአብሔር ዘሠናይ ወዘጽድቅ ወዘፍጹም ።
Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
12:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ λέγω γὰρ διὰ τῆς χάριτος τῆς δοθείσης μοι παντὶ τῷ ὄντι ἐν ὑμῖν μὴ ὑπερφρονεῖν παρ’ ὃ δεῖ φρονεῖν , ἀλλὰ φρονεῖν εἰς τὸ σωφρονεῖν , ἑκάστῳ ὡς ὁ θεὸς ἐμέρισεν μέτρον πίστεως .
Dico enim per gratiam quae data est mihi , omnibus qui sunt inter vos , non plus sapere quam oportet sapere , sed sapere ad sobrietatem : et unicuique sicut Deus divisit mensuram fidei .
ወእነግረክሙ ለኵልክሙ በጸጋ እግዚአብሔር ዘተውህበ ሊተ ከመ ኢትትዐበዩ ወኢተኀልዩ ትዝኅርተ አላ ኀልዩ በዘታነጽሑ ርእሰክሙ እምዝሙት ወኵሉ በከመ ከፈሎ እግዚአብሔር በመስፈርተ ሃይማኖቱ ።
For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
12:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ καθάπερ γὰρ ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι πολλὰ μέλη ἔχομεν , τὰ δὲ μέλη πάντα οὐ τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχει πρᾶξιν ,
Sicut enim in uno corpore multa membra habemus , omnia autem membra non eumdem actum habent :
በከመ በውስተ አሐዱ ነፍስትነ ብዙኅ መለያልይ ብነ ወዘዘዚኣሁ ምግባሩ ።
For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,
12:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὕτως οἱ πολλοὶ ἓν σῶμά ἐσμεν ἐν Χριστῷ , τὸ δὲ καθ’ εἷς ἀλλήλων μέλη ,
ita multi unum corpus sumus in Christo , singuli autem alter alterius membra .
ከማሁ ኵልነ እንዘ ብዙኃን አሐዱ ሥጋ ንሕነ በክርስቶስ ።
so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,
12:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔχοντες δὲ χαρίσματα κατὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν διάφορα · εἴτε προφητείαν , κατὰ τὴν ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως ,
Habentes autem donationes secundum gratiam , quae data est nobis , differentes : sive prophetiam secundum rationem fidei ,
ወብክሙ ጸጋ እግዚአብሔር ወዘዘ ዚኣሁ ጸጋሁ ዘሂ ይትኔበይ በሐሳበ ሃይማኖቱ ።
having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
12:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἴτε διακονίαν , ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ , εἴτε ὁ διδάσκων ἐν τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ ·
sive ministerium in ministrando , sive qui docet in doctrina ,
ወዘሂ ይትለአክ በመልእክቱ ወዘሂ ይሜህር በትምህርቱ ።
or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;
12:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἴτε ὁ παρακαλῶν , ἐν τῇ παρακλήσει · ὁ μεταδιδοὺς ἐν ἁπλότητι , ὁ προϊστάμενος ἐν σπουδῇ , ὁ ἐλεῶν ἐν ἱλαρότητι .
qui exhortatur in exhortando , qui tribuit in simplicitate , qui praeest in sollicitudine , qui miseretur in hilaritate .
ወዘሂ ይትፌሣሕ በፍሥሓሁ ወዘሂ ይሠየም ከመ ያሥልጥ መልእክቶ ወዘሂ ይምሕር በምሒሮቱ ።
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
12:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἡ ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος . ἀποστυγοῦντες τὸ πονηρόν , κολλώμενοι τῷ ἀγαθῷ ,
Dilectio sine simulatione : odientes malum , adhaerentes bono :
ተፋቀሩ ዘእንበለ ኑፋቄ ተገኀሡ እምኩይ ወትልዉ ሠናየ ።
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
12:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ τῇ φιλαδελφίᾳ εἰς ἀλλήλους φιλόστοργοι , τῇ τιμῇ ἀλλήλους προηγούμενοι ,
caritate fraternitatis invicem diligentes : honore invicem praevenientes :
ወአድልዉ ለጽድቅ አፍቅሩ ቢጸክሙ ወኩኑ መሓርያነ ተካበሩ በበይናቲክሙ ወአክብሩ መኳንንቲክሙ ።
In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,
12:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ τῇ σπουδῇ μὴ ὀκνηροί , τῷ πνεύματι ζέοντες , τῷ κυρίῳ δουλεύοντες ,
sollicitudine non pigri : spiritu ferventes : Domino servientes :
ወለጻሕቅ ኢትትሀከዩ ለመንፈስ ተሐይዉ ለእግዚአብሔር ተቀነዩ ።
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,
12:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ τῇ ἐλπίδι χαίροντες , τῇ θλίψει ὑπομένοντες , τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτεροῦντες ,
spe gaudentes : in tribulatione patientes : orationi instantes :
ለተስፋክሙ ተፈሥሑ ለሕማምክሙ ተዐገሡ ለጸሎትክሙ ተፀመዱ ።
rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,
12:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ταῖς χρείαις τῶν ἁγίων κοινωνοῦντες , τὴν φιλοξενίαν διώκοντες .
necessitatibus sanctorum communicantes : hospitalitatem sectantes .
ለግብረ ቅዱሳን ተሳተፉ አፍቅሮ ነግድ አትልዉ ።
contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.
12:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς , εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε .
Benedicite persequentibus vos : benedicite , et nolite maledicere .
ደኀርዎሙ ለእለ ይሰድዱክሙ ደኀሩ ወኢትርግሙ ።
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.
12:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ χαίρειν μετὰ χαιρόντων , κλαίειν μετὰ κλαιόντων .
Gaudere cum gaudentibus , flere cum flentibus :
ምስለ ዘይትፌሣሕ ተፈሥሑ ወምስለ ዘይበኪ ብክዩ ።
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
12:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὸ αὐτὸ εἰς ἀλλήλους φρονοῦντες , μὴ τὰ ὑψηλὰ φρονοῦντες ἀλλὰ τοῖς ταπεινοῖς συναπαγόμενοι . μὴ γίνεσθε φρόνιμοι παρ’ ἑαυτοῖς .
idipsum invicem sentientes : non alta sapientes , sed humilibus consentientes . Nolite esse prudentes apud vosmetipsos :
ወከመዝ ኀልዩ ምስለ ቢጽክሙ ወትዕቢተሰ ኢተኀልዩ ወከመ ዘያቴሕት ርእሶ ተመሰሉ ።
Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.
12:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ μηδενὶ κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἀποδιδόντες · προνοούμενοι καλὰ ἐνώπιον πάντων ἀνθρώπων ·
nulli malum pro malo reddentes : providentes bona non tantum coram Deo , sed etiam coram omnibus hominibus .
ወኢትበሉ ጠቢባን ንሕነ ወኢትፍድይዎ እኩየ ለዘአሕሠመ ለክሙ ሠናየ ተናገሩ ምስለ ቢጽክሙ ።
Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
12:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ δυνατόν , τὸ ἐξ ὑμῶν μετὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων εἰρηνεύοντες ·
Si fieri potest , quod ex vobis est , cum omnibus hominibus pacem habentes :
ወእመሰ ይትከሀለክሙ ምስለ ኵሉ ሰብእ ተኣኀዉ ።
If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
12:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἑαυτοὺς ἐκδικοῦντες , ἀγαπητοί , ἀλλὰ δότε τόπον τῇ ὀργῇ , γέγραπται γάρ , ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις , ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω , λέγει κύριος .
non vosmetipsos defendentes carissimi , sed date locum irae . Scriptum est enim : Mihi vindicta : ego retribuam , dicit Dominus .
ወኢትትበቀሉ ለሊክሙ አኀዊነ አኅልፍዋ ለመዓት እስመ ከመዝ ይቤ «አነ እትቤቀል ወአነ እትፈደይ ይቤ እግዚአብሔር ።»
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
12:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀλλὰ ἐὰν πεινᾷ ὁ ἐχθρός σου , ψώμιζε αὐτόν · ἐὰν διψᾷ , πότιζε αὐτόν · τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν ἄνθρακας πυρὸς σωρεύσεις ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ .
Sed si esurierit inimicus tuus , ciba illum : si sitit , potum da illi : hoc enim faciens , carbones ignis congeres super caput ejus .
ወእመኒ ርኅበ ጸላኢከ አብልዖ ወለእመኒ ጸምአ አስትዮ ወዘንተ ለእመ ገበርከ አፍሐመ እሳት ታስተጋብእ ዲበ ርእሱ ።
Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
12:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ , ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν .
Noli vinci a malo , sed vince in bono malum .
ወኢትማኦ ለእኩይ በእኩይ አላ ማኦ ለእኩይ በገቢረ ሠናይ ።
Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.