chapter seven

¹and concerning the one (the matter), what you (PL) did write; it is good for a man not to touch a woman (quote unquote).

²but on account of fornication shall every (man) have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.

³let the man give his debt to the wife; and exactly so the wife the man.

⁴the wife has not any authority to say over her own body, only the man; and just so has the man not any authority to say over his own body, but the wife.

⁵separate yourselves not up one from the other, except if you (PL) are in agreement thereon until to a certain time, so that you (PL) shall yourselves devote to prayer, and come yourselves again together, so that the Satan shall you (PL) not bring to any temptation through your non restraint.

⁶and the these say I in the way of permission, not as a directive.

⁷I would have wanted, that all men should be as I am myself. but every one has his own gift from Hashem, this one thus, and that (one) thus.

⁸and to the unmarried and to the widows say I: it is good for them to remain so, as I am.

⁹but if they can self not restrain, let them marriage have; because it is better marriage to have than to burn (from desire).

¹⁰and the married say I on, not I, but the L-rd, that a woman shall self not separate from the man;

¹¹but if she does herself separate, let her remain not married, or herself be reconciled with the husband; and a man shall not leave his wife.

¹²to the others however say I, not the L-rd, if a brother has a unbelieving wife, and she agrees to live with him, shall he her not leave.

¹³and if a wife has an unbelieving husband, and he agrees one with her to live, shall she not leave the husband.

¹⁴because the unbelieving husband becomes sanctified through the wife, and the unbelieving wife becomes sanctified through the brother; because if not, would your (PL) children be unclean, they are now however holy.

¹⁵if however the unbeliever wants self separate, let he self separate: in such cases is the brother or the sister not slavishly bound; then Hashem has you (PL) called (to life) in peace.

¹⁶because what you know, wife, perhaps will you save the husband? or what you know, husband, perhaps will you save your wife?

¹⁷but how the L-rd has everyone assigned, as Hashem has everyone called, so shall he himself conduct. and so give directive I in all kehiles.

¹⁸is the one called (when) a circumcised? let him not to be uncircumcized, is someone called as an uncircumcised? let him self not circumcised be.

¹⁹the circumcision is nothing, and the foreskin is nothing; only the observe the commands of Hashem.

²⁰let every one remain in the this calling, in which he is called become.

²¹you are called as a servant? make you (SG) not any worries therefore; but if you (SG) can set free become, make the most of it.

²²because who it is called in the L-rd as a slave, this one is the the L-rd's a freed (man); just as so is the one, who is called as a free (man), a slave of the Moshiach.

²³you (PL) were (with a) high price bought become; be then not any slave of men.

²⁴brothers, shall every one remain in the station, in which he is called become before Hashem.

²⁵and concerning virgins, have I not any command of the L-rd; I give only my opinion, as such a person, which has received mercy by the L-rd, to be faithful.

²⁶I hold therefore the these for good on account of the present difficult time, that it is good for a man so to remain:

²⁷you are bound to a wife? seek not free to become. you are free become from a wife? seek not any wife.

²⁸and when you (SG) you shall even get married, you have (also) not sinned; and when the virgin has wedding, did she (also) not sin. such will however have troubles in the flesh; and I wants this you (PL) spare.

²⁹I say however the these, brothers: the time is short, so that from now on should those, which have wives, be, as they would not have had;

³⁰and those who weep, as they would not weep; and those, who are self rejoicing, as they would self not rejoice; and the (ones), who buy one, as they would nothing possess;

³¹and those, who deal with the world, as they would it not deal with; because the form of the this one world passes away.

³²and I want you (PL) shall be without worries. the not married is concerned self for the things of the L-rd, how he shall please the L-rd;

³³the married one is concerned self about the things of the world, how he shall please his wife;

³⁴and he is divided. and the not married woman and the virgin cares for self for the things of the L-rd, so that she shall be holy both in the body as well as in the spirit; the wedding had (woman) however cares for self about the things of the world, how she shall please the husband.

³⁵and I say the these for your own benefit; not in order that to cast a net upon you (PL), but as it is seemly, and (that) you (PL) shall be able to serve the L-rd without distraction.

³⁶if however someone thinks, that he does on his virgin a shame, if she should pass her ripe years, and it is thus like a debt, let (that) he do, what he wants; he commits not any sin; they permitted wedding to have.

³⁷the one however who stands firm in his heart, because he is not compelled, and has power over his own will, and has the these decided in his own heart to keep his virgin, does he well.

³⁸so around also that (one), who power wedding his virgin, does well; and that (one), who makes her not marry, will do better.

³⁹a wife is bound as long as the husband of her lives; and when you (PL) husband dies, is she free to marry with whomever she wants; only in the L-rd.

⁴⁰better however it is you (PL), according to my opinion, when she remains thus; and it seems to me, that also I have the Spirit of Hashem.