Romans 14
1 ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକର ବିଶ୍ବାସ ଦୁର୍ବଳ, ସେ ଲୋକକୁ ନିଜ ଦଳ ଭିତ ରେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ମନା କର ନାହିଁ। ସହେି ଲୋକର ଭିନ୍ନ ମତ ପାଇଁ, ତା ସହିତ ୟୁକ୍ତିତର୍କ କର ନାହିଁ।
2 ଜଣେ ଲୋକ କୌଣସି ପ୍ରକାରର ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଇ ପାରିବ ବୋଲି ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରିପା ରେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯଦି ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣକର ବିଶ୍ବାସ ଦୁର୍ବଳ, ସେ କବଳେ ଶାକାହାରୀ ଭୋଜନ ଖାଏ।
3 ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାର ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଇ ପା ରେ ସେ ଗର୍ବ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ ଯେ, ସେ ଶାକାହାରୀ ଲୋକଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ଭଲ। ସହେିପରି ଶାକାହାରୀ ଲୋକ ସ୍ଥିର ନ କରୁ ଯେ, ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାର ଭୋଜନ କରୁଥିବା ଲୋକ ମନ୍ଦ ଅଟେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହାକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି।
4 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକର ଚ୍ଭାକରକୁ ବିଗ୍ଭର କର ନାହିଁ। ତାହାର ମାଲିକ କବଳେ ଜାଣି ପା ରେ ଯେ ଚ୍ଭାକରଟି ଭଲ କି ମନ୍ଦ। ଏବଂ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ସବେକ ମାନେ ଯୋଗ୍ଯ, କାରଣ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଯୋଗ୍ଯ ବିବଚେିତ କରିଛନ୍ତି।
5 ଜଣେ ଲୋକ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରିପା ରେ ଯେ, ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନ, ଅନ୍ୟ ଦିନ ଗୁଡିକ ତୁଳନା ରେ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଅଟେ। ସହେିପରି ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣେ ଲୋକ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିନ ଗୁଡିକ ସମାନ ମହତ୍ତ୍ବ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିପା ରେ। ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଲୋକ ନିଜର ବିଶ୍ବାସ ନଇେ ମନ ରେ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ହବୋ ଉଚିତ।
6 ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନକୁ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦିନ ଗୁଡିକ ତୁଳନା ରେ ବିଶଷେ ମହତ୍ତ୍ବ ଦିଏ, ତାହା ସେ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସପରେି କରେ। ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାର ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଏ, ତାହା ସେ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କରେ। ଖାଦ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ସେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଧନ୍ଯ ବାଦ ଜଣାଏ। ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ କେତକେ ପ୍ରକାରର ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଇବାକୁ ବାରଣ କରେ, ତାହା ସେ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ସପରେି କରେ, ଓ ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ଧନ୍ଯବାଦ ଜଣାଏ।
7 ଆମ୍ଭେ ସମସ୍ତେ ନିଜ ପାଇଁ ନୁହେଁ କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଜୀବିତ ବା ମୁତ୍ଯୁବରଣ କରୁ।
8 ଆମ୍ଭେ ଜୀବିତ ରହିଲେ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଜୀବିତ ରହୁ ଓ ମୃତ୍ଯୁବରଣ କଲେ ମଧ୍ଯ ତାହାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ବରଣ କରୁ। ତା ହେଲେ ଜୀବିତ ରହୁ ବା ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ବରଣ କରୁ, ଆମ୍ଭେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ହିଁ ଅଟୁ।
9 ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଖ୍ରଷ୍ଟ ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ବରଣ କଲେ ଓ ମୃତ୍ଯୁରୁ ପୂନଃ ଜୀବିତ ହେଲେ। ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ଏପରି କରିବାର କାରଣ ଯେ, ଯେଉଁ ମାନେ ମରି ସାରିଛନ୍ତି ଓ ଯେଉଁ ମାନେ ଜୀବିତ ଅଛନ୍ତି, ସେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଭୁ ହାଇେ ପାରିବେ।
10 ଅତଏବ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିଜ ଭାଇଙ୍କୁ ବିଗ୍ଭର କର ନାହିଁ। ନିଜକୁ ନିଜ ଭାଇଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ଭଲ ବୋଲି ଭାବ ନାହିଁ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ସମସ୍ତେ ନ୍ଯାୟବିଚ୍ଭାର ପାଇଁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଆଗ ରେ ଠିଆ ହବୋ, ଓ ସେ ଆମ୍ଭର ବିଚ୍ବାର କରିବେ।
11 ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ରେ ଲଖାେ ଅଛି:
12 ଅତଏବ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଲୋକକୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ସାମନା ରେ ନିଜ ଜୀବନର ହିସାବ ଦବୋକୁ ହବେ।
13 ତା ହେଲେ ଆମ୍ଭେ ଏକା ରକେକୁ ଦୋଷ ଦବୋ ବନ୍ଦ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ଏପରି ସଂକଳ୍ପ ନବୋ ଦରକାର, ଯେପରି ଆମ୍ଭର କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ଦ୍ବାରା ନିଜ ଭାଇ କି ଭଉଣୀ ପାପରେ ପଡିବେ ନାହିଁ।
14 ମୁଁ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଯୀଶୁଙ୍କଠା ରେ ରହିଥିବାରୁ, ମୁଁ ଜାଣେ ଯେ, ନିଶ୍ଚୟ କୌମସି ଭୋଜନ ଆପେ ଆପେ ଅଶୁଚି ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯଦି ୟଣେ କୌଣସି ଖାଦ୍ୟକୁ ଅଶୁଚି ବୋଲି ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରେ, ସହେି ଖାଦ୍ୟ ତା ପାଇଁ ଅଶୁଚି ହୁଏ।
15 ତାହାକୁ ସେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାଅନୁଚିତ। ତୁମ୍ଭ ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଦ୍ବାରା ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭର ଭାଇ ବିଶ୍ବାସକୁ ଆଘାତ ଦେଉଛ, ତା ହେଲେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପ୍ରକୃତ ରେ ପ୍ ରମେ ଦ୍ବାରା ପରିଚ୍ଭାଳିତ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ଭଳି ବ୍ଯବହାର କରୁ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ମନ୍ଦ ଭାବୁଥିବା କୌଣସି ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତା'ର ବିଶ୍ବାସକୁ ନଷ୍ଟ କର ନାହିଁ। ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟ ସେ ଲୋକ ଲାଗି ମଧ୍ଯ ପ୍ରାଣ ତ୍ଯାଗ କରିଥିଲେ।
16 ତୁମ୍ଭ ଦ୍ବାରା ଭଲ ବୋଲି ଗଣିତ କର୍ମର କୌଣସି ବିଷୟକୁ ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ ମନ୍ଦ ବୋଲି ନ କୁହନ୍ତୁ।
17 ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ରାଜ୍ଯ ରେ ଖାଇବା ପିଇବା ଅଧିକ ଗୁରୁତ୍ବ ନୁହେଁ। ସଠାେରେ ମହତ୍ତ୍ବପୂର୍ଣ କଥା ହେଲା, ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଜୀବନ କାଟିବା, ଶାନ୍ତି ଓ ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମା ରେ ଆନନ୍ଦ କରିବ।
18 ଯେଉଁ ମାନେ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ସବୋ ରେ ରହି ଏହିପ୍ରକାର ଜୀବନଯାପନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି, ସମାନେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ କରନ୍ତି। ଲୋକେ ମଧ୍ଯ ସହେି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରନ୍ତି ଓ ସମ୍ମାନ ଦିଅନ୍ତି।
19 ଅତଏବ ଆସ, ଆମ୍ଭେ ଶାନ୍ତି ଆଣୁଥିବା କାର୍ୟ୍ଯଗୁଡିକ ପରିଶ୍ରମ ପୂର୍ବକ କରିବା। ପରସ୍ପରକୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରୁଥିବା କାର୍ୟ୍ଯମାନ କରିବା।
20 ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଯେପରି ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ କାମକୁ ନଷ୍ଟ ନ କରେ। ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାରର ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଯୋଗ୍ଯ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଏପରି ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଖାଇବା ଭୁଲ୍ , ଯଦି ତାହା ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣକୁ ପାପରେ ପଡିୟିବାର କାରଣ ହାଇେଥାଏ।
21 ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭର ଭାଇ ବା ଭଉଣୀକୁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଖାଇବା ଓ ପିଇବା ଦ୍ବାରା, ପାପକର୍ମ କରିବାକୁ ବାଧ୍ଯ କରେ, ତା ହେଲେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାଂସ ନଖାଇବା ଓ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ ନ ପିଇବା ଅଧିକ ଭଲ। ଏପରି କୌଣସି କାମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ ଯଦି ତାହା ତୁମ୍ଭ ଭାଇ ବା ଭଉଣୀଙ୍କୁ ପାପ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସୁଯୋଗ ଦିଏ।
22 ନିଜର ଏହି ଭଳି ବିଶ୍ବାସଗୁଡିକୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭ ନିଜ ଭିତ ରେ ଗୋପନୀୟ ଭାବେ ରଖ। ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ନିଜେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରୁଥିବା କର୍ମମାନ କଲା ବେଳେ ନିଜକୁ ଦୋଷୀ ବୋଲି ଭାବେ ନାହିଁ, ସହେି ଲୋକ ବାସ୍ତବ ରେ ସୁଖୀ ଓ ଧନ୍ଯ।
23 କିନ୍ତୁ ଯଦି ଜଣେ, ସେ ଠିକ କାମକରୁଛି ବୋଲି ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବରେ ନଜାଣି ଭୋଜନ କରେ, ତା' ହେଲେ ସେ ନିଜକୁ ଦୋଷୀ କରେ। କାରଣ ସେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ ରେ ଭୋଜନ କରେ ନାହିଁ। ଯଦି ଜଣେ ଠିକ ନୁହେଁ ବୋଲି ଜାଣିପାରି ମଧ୍ଯ କୌଣସି କାମ କରେ, ତା ହେଲେ ସେ ପାପ କରୁଛି।
1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
4 Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
22 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
6 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
8 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
9 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
10 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
11 And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
18 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
19 And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.
20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
21 This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses.
23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
26 A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.