Released From the Law, Bound to Christ
1Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives? 2For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him. 3So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
4So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. 5For when we were in the realm of the flesh,7:5 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. the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death. 6But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
The Law and Sin
7What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21 8But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead. 9Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. 10I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death. 11For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. 12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.
13Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good to bring about my death, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.7:18 Or my flesh For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature7:25 Or in the flesh a slave to the law of sin.
Caźarashcahuan chʼimbapurashpa yachachishcami
1Huauqui, panicuna, cancunataca mandashcacunata alli yachajcuna cajpimi, caita nigrini: Mandashcacunaca, causajcunallata mandai tucushcataca yachanguichijtajmari. 2Caźarashca huarmitaca, mandashcami cusa causacujpica, cusahuan tandallata charin. Ashtahuanpish cusa huañujpica, chai cusahuan tandallata charicuj mandashcamantaca, cacharirishcami saquirin. 3Cusa causacujpiraj shujtaj cʼarihuan causashpaca, huainayaj huarmimi tucun. Ashtahuanpish cusa huañujpica, paihuan tandallata charicushca mandashcapish cacharichinmi. Chaipitajca shujtajhuan caźarashpapish, mana huainayanchu.
4Ñuca huauqui, panicuna, cancunapish chashnallataj Cristopaj cuerpo cashcamantaca, pai huañujpimi Mandashcamantaca ña cacharirircanguichij. Chaimanta cacharirishpaca, huañushcacunapaj chaupimanta causarishca Cristopajmi tucurcanguichij. Chaimantami Taita Diospaj granuj shina causai tucunchij. 5Ñaupaca, aicha munaillata caźucujpica, Mandashcallatajmi millai munaicunata rijchachicurca. Chaimantami, ñucanchij aichapi imalla tiyajcunahuanca, huañuipajlla granuj shina causarcanchij. 6Ashtahuanpish cunanca ña huañushcamantami, ñucanchijta huatashpa charicujmantaca, ña cacharirishca canchij. Mandashcapaj maquimanta cacharirishcamantami, cunanca Diospaj Espíritu mushuj causaita cujpi, Diosta servicunchij. Ñaupaca, quillcashca Mandashcallata caticushpaca, mana chaita rurai tucurcanchijchu.
Aichapi causaj juchami mana allitaca rurachin
7Shina cajpica, ¿ima nishuntaj? ¿Mandashcaca juchachu, imashi? ¡Ama chashnaca yuyashunchijchu! Ashtahuanpish Mandashca mana tiyashca cajpica, imalla jucha cashcataca mana yachaimanchu carcani. Mandashcapi: «Pipaj imata ama munangui» nishca, mana tiyajpica, chashna pipaj imatapish munana jucha cashcataca, mana yachaimanchu carcani. 8Ashtahuanpish juchaca, Mandashca tiyashcamantami, ñucataca tucui laya millai munaicunata curca. Mandashca mana tiyajpica, juchaca huañushca shinami. 9Ñucaca, Mandashca manaraj tiyai punllacunapica causacurcanimi. Ashtahuanpish Mandashca chayamushpaca, juchata causachishpami ñucataca huañuchirca. 10Chashnamari causaita cungapaj cachashca Mandashcaca, ashtahuanpish ñucataca huañuimanraj chayachirca. 11Chai Mandashca shamujpimi, juchaca ñucataca umarca. Chai huashaca, chai Mandashcallatataj japishpami, juchaca ñucata huañuchirca.
12Chashna cajpimi, caita ricunchij: Mandashcaca, ima jucha illajmi, yachachishcapish ima jucha illajmi, ima juchachina illajmi, allimi. 13Shinashpaca, ¿Mandashcaca alli cashca jahuachu ñucataca huañuchishca canga? ¿Maitataj chashnaca cangari? Ashtahuanpish juchamari, jucha ima cashcata ricuchingapaj, chai alli caj Mandashcahuan tucushpa, ñucataca huañuchirca. Mandashcamari juchata ruranaca, yallitaj mapa cashcata ricuchirca.
14Chashnamari Mandashcataca, Diospaj Espíritu cushca cashcata yachanchij. Ashtahuanpish ñucaca, cai aichapi causacushpaca, juchaman cʼatushcami cani. 15Ñuca imata rurashcataca, imamanta chashna rurashcata mana yachanichu. Ñuca munashcatamari mana rurani. Ashtahuanpish millashcatamari ruranilla. 16Ñuca ‘Mana rurashachu’ nicushcatataj rurashcamantami, Mandashcataca alli cashcata ricuni. 17Shinashpaca, chai millaitaca manamari ñuca quiquinllataj ruranichu, ashtahuanpish ñucapi tiyaj juchamari chaitaca rurachicun. 18Chaimantami ñuca juchasapa aichapica, ima allita rurana yuyaica mana tiyashcata yachani. Ima allita rurana yuyai tiyajpipish, mana rurai tucunichu. 19Chashna cashpami, rurasha nicushca allitaca mana rurani. Ashtahuanpish, mana rurasha nicushca millaitaraj rurani. 20Shinashpaca, ñuca mana munashcataca, manamari ñuca ruracunichu. Ashtahuanpish ñuca aichapi tiyaj juchamari, chaitaca rurachicun.
21Chashna cajpimi, allita ñuca rurasha nicujpipish, ñuca aichapi tiyaj juchaca, millaitataj rurachun mandacushcata yachani. 22Ñuca ucu shungupica, Dios Mandashcallahuanmi cushicuni. 23Ashtahuanpish ñuca aichapi imalla tiyajcunata mandacujca, ñuca yuyaipi tiyacuj mandashcahuan macanacucujtami ricuni. Ñuca aichapi imalla tiyajcunata mandacujmari ñucataca, millaita rurachishpa huatashpa charicun.
24¡Ai, ñuca huajchalla! ¿Pitaj ñucataca, huañuiman pushacuj cai aichamantaca quishpichingari? 25¡Apunchij Jesucristollamantami Taita Diostaca pagui nini!
Ñuca yuyaihuanca, Taita Dios Mandashcatami servinayan, ashtahuanpish ñuca aichahuanca jucha mandashcatamari ruranayan.
