Romanos 14

1 Chikꞌamawaꞌj ri man kꞌo taj uchuqꞌabꞌ pa ri ukojobꞌal, rech jeriꞌ man kibꞌan taj tijoj chuqꞌabꞌ rukꞌ pa tzij.

Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.

2 E kꞌo jujun kakibꞌij chi ri kikojobꞌal kuya bꞌe chike kakitij ronojel uwach jastaq, e kꞌo chi kꞌu nikꞌaj ri maj kichuqꞌabꞌ pa ri kikojobꞌal, xaq xwi ichaj kakitijo.

One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.

3 Ri kutij ronojel uwach jastaq, makuya taj karetzelaj ri xaq jujun jastaq kutijo, je xuqujeꞌ ri xaq kꞌyaqal taq jastaq kutijo, makuya taj kuqꞌat tzij puꞌwiꞌ ri kutij ronojel uwach jastaq, rumal cher ri Dios kuꞌkꞌamawaꞌj kikobꞌchal.

Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

4 ¿At jachin at che ri kaqꞌat tzij puꞌwiꞌ jun rajchak chi jun? We ko kꞌolik o wine katzaqik, are ri Rajaw riꞌ kilowik. Tzi ko kꞌu wi kakꞌojiꞌ na rumal cher ri Ajawxel kꞌo uchuqꞌabꞌ chi rukꞌaꞌxik.

Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

5 Kꞌo winaq ri sibꞌalaj nim karil jun qꞌij cho jun chik, kꞌo chi jun xaq junam karil ronojel ri qꞌij. Rajawaxik kꞌut ko kakꞌojiꞌ jun pa ri uchomabꞌal.

This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

6 Ri winaq ri sibꞌalaj nim karil jun qꞌij cho ri nikꞌaj chik, kuya uqꞌij ri Ajawxel rukꞌ ri uchomanik. Ri kutij ronojel uwach jastaq, kutijo chuqꞌijilaꞌxik ri Ajawxel, xuqujeꞌ kukꞌutu chi katyoxin che ri Dios. Je xuqujeꞌ ri man kutij taj ronojel uwach jastaq, jeriꞌ kubꞌano chuqꞌijilaꞌxik ri Dios.

He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.

7 Jeriꞌ rumal cher man kꞌo ta jun chaqe xaq pa rech wi kꞌaslik xuqujeꞌ man kꞌo ta jun xaq pa rech wi kakamik.

For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself.

8 We kujkꞌasiꞌk, kujkꞌasiꞌk chuyaꞌik uqꞌij ri Dios rukꞌ ri kaqabꞌano, we kujkamik, kujkamik chuyaꞌik uqꞌij ri Dios. Xaq jeriꞌ we uj kꞌaslik o uj kaminaq, uj rech ri Ajawxel.

As long as we have life we are living to the Lord; or if we give up our life it is to the Lord; so if we are living, or if our life comes to an end, we are the Lord's.

9 Rumal kꞌu waꞌ xkam ri Cristo xuqujeꞌ xkꞌastaj uwach, rech jeriꞌ kux Ajawxel ri uj ri uj kꞌaslik xuqujeꞌ ke ri e kaminaq chik.

And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living.

10 Ri at kꞌut, ¿jas che kaqꞌat tzij puꞌwiꞌ ri awachalal? O ¿jas che kawetzelaj? Qonojel kujopan na cho ri uqꞌatbꞌal tzij ri Cristo.

But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

11 Ri tzꞌibꞌatalik kubꞌij: “In in Kꞌaslik,” kacha ri Ajawxel, “chinuwach in kexukiꞌ wi na konojel ri winaq, xuqujeꞌ konojel kakiqꞌalajisaj na ri ubꞌiꞌ ri Dios.”

For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

12 Xaq jeriꞌ chiqajujunal kaqabꞌij na cho ri Dios ri qabꞌanom.

So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

13 Xaq jeriꞌ chujtanal chuqꞌatik tzij pa taq qawiꞌ chiqajujunal. Are utz we man kaqakoj topibꞌal aqanaj chike ri alaxik.

Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

14 Ri in qas jeqel na kꞌuꞌx chirij ri Ajawxel Jesús, chi man kꞌo ta jun jastaq ri awas utijik pa rech wi. We kꞌu ne kꞌo jun kuchomaj chi awas utijik jun jastaq xaq xwi awas riꞌ che ri winaq ri jeriꞌ kachomanik.

I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.

15 We kꞌu rumal ri jastaq tijowik rij kayojtaj ri awachalal, man tajin ta katnoꞌjin riꞌ rukꞌ loqꞌanik. Man kabꞌan ta kꞌax che ri awachalal rumal rech ri tijowik rij, jeriꞌ rumal cher ri Cristo xkam rumal re ri awachalal.

And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

16 Pa jun tzij chik, miya bꞌe chi itzel kabꞌan chutzijoxik ri utzilal ri kibꞌano.

Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

17 Rumal kꞌu cher pa ri ajawarem rech ri Dios, man are taj sibꞌalaj choqꞌaqꞌ ri katijik xuqujeꞌ ri kaqumuxik, xane are sibꞌalaj choqꞌaqꞌ ubꞌanik ri sukꞌal, jaꞌmaril, kiꞌkotemal pa ri Uxlabꞌixel.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18 Ri winaq ri jewaꞌ kubꞌan chupatanixik ri Cristo, kaqaj cho ri Dios xuqujeꞌ kabꞌix na che kumal ri achyabꞌ chi utz ri tajin kubꞌano.

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

19 Xaq jeriꞌ are qabꞌana ri jastaq ri katobꞌan chukꞌamik loq jaꞌmaril xuqujeꞌ ri kubꞌan utz chike nikꞌaj chik.

So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

20 Mabꞌan kꞌax che ri uchak ri Dios rumal rech ri jastaq tijowik rij. Ronojel ri jastaq ri tijowik rij chꞌajchꞌoj, kꞌax kꞌu riꞌ we ketzaq pa mak nikꞌaj chik xa rumal ri jastaq ri kutij jun.

Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

21 Sibꞌalaj utz riꞌ we man katij tiꞌj, o vino, xuqujeꞌ xapaskux jastaq ri xaq topibꞌal aqanaj che ri alaxik, jeriꞌ rech man itzel taj kunaꞌo rech man kel ta kanoq pa ri ukojobꞌal.

It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.

22 We kꞌo akojobꞌal, chakojoꞌ rech katqaj cho ri Dios. Utz rech ri man kuqꞌat ta tzij puꞌwiꞌ chibꞌil ribꞌ rukꞌ ri uchomabꞌal.

The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

23 Are kꞌu ri xaq kebꞌ ukꞌuꞌx kutij ri jastaq, kaqꞌat na tzij puꞌwiꞌ, rumal cher man tajin ta kutij ri jastaq rukꞌ ukojobꞌal, ronojel ri jastaq ri man rukꞌ taj kojobꞌal katijik, makaj riꞌ.

But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.