13:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἐὰν ταῖς γλώσσαις τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαλῶ καὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων , ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω , γέγονα χαλκὸς ἠχῶν ἢ κύμβαλον ἀλαλάζον .
Si linguis hominum loquar , et angelorum , caritatem autem non habeam , factus sum velut aes sonans , aut cymbalum tinniens .
ወእመኒ አእመርኩ ነገረ ኵሉ ሰብእ ወነገረ ኵሉ መላእክት ወተፋቅሮ አልብየ ኮንኩ ከመ ድምፀ ብርት ዘይነቁ ወእመ አኮ ከመ ከበሮ ዘይዘበጥ ።
If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
13:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω προφητείαν καὶ εἰδῶ τὰ μυστήρια πάντα καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γνῶσιν , καὶ ἐὰν ἔχω πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν ὥστε ὄρη μεθιστάναι , ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω , οὐθέν εἰμι .
Et si habuero prophetiam , et noverim mysteria omnia , et omnem scientiam : et si habuero omnem fidem ita ut montes transferam , caritatem autem non habuero , nihil sum .
ወእመኒ ተነበይኩ ወአእመርኩ ኵሎ ዘኅቡእ ወኵሎ ጥበበ ወእመኒ ብየ ኵሉ ሃይማኖት እስከ አፈልስ አድባረ ወተፋቅሮ አልብየ ከንቶ ኮንኩ ።
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.
13:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐὰν ψωμίσω πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντά μου , καὶ ἐὰν παραδῶ τὸ σῶμά μου ἵνα καυθήσομαι , ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω , οὐθὲν ὠφελοῦμαι .
Et si distribuero in cibos pauperum omnes facultates meas , et si tradidero corpus meum ita ut ardeam , caritatem autem non habuero , nihil mihi prodest .
ወእመሂ ወሀብኩ ለምጽዋት ኵሎ ንዋይየ ወዓዲ ሥጋየኒ ለውዕየተ እሳት ወተፋቅሮ አልብየ አልቦ ዘረባሕኩ ።
If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.
13:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡ ἀγάπη μακροθυμεῖ , χρηστεύεται ἡ ἀγάπη , οὐ ζηλοῖ , ἡ ἀγάπη οὐ περπερεύεται , οὐ φυσιοῦται ,
Caritas patiens est , benigna est . Caritas non aemulatur , non agit perperam , non inflatur ,
ተፋቅሮ ያስተዔግሥ ተፋቅሮ ያስተማሕር ተፋቅሮ ኢያስተቃንእ ወኢያስተኃፍር ወኢያስተዔቢ ልበ ።
Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
13:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἀσχημονεῖ , οὐ ζητεῖ τὰ ἑαυτῆς , οὐ παροξύνεται , οὐ λογίζεται τὸ κακόν ,
non est ambitiosa , non quaerit quae sua sunt , non irritatur , non cogitat malum ,
ወኢያኀሥሥ ተድላ ለባሕቲቱ ኢያስተማዕዕ ወኢያኄሊ እኩየ ።
doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;
13:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ χαίρει ἐπὶ τῇ ἀδικίᾳ , συνχαίρει δὲ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ ·
non gaudet super iniquitate , congaudet autem veritati :
ወኢያስተፌሥሕ በግፍዕ ወያስተፌሥሕ በጽድቅ ።
doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
13:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάντα στέγει , πάντα πιστεύει , πάντα ἐλπίζει , πάντα ὑπομένει .
omnia suffert , omnia credit , omnia sperat , omnia sustinet .
በኵሉ ያስተማሕር ወበኵሉ ያስተዔግሥ ወበኵሉ ያስተኣምን ወበኵሉ ያስተዌክል ።
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
13:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἡ ἀγάπη οὐδέποτε πίπτει · εἴτε δὲ προφητεῖαι , καταργηθήσονται · εἴτε γλῶσσαι , παύσονται · εἴτε γνῶσις , καταργηθήσεται .
Caritas numquam excidit : sive prophetiae evacuabuntur , sive linguae cessabunt , sive scientia destruetur .
ተፋቅሮ ለዝሉፉ ኢያኃሥር ወኢያወድቅ ወዘሂ ተነበየ ኀላፊ ወይሰዐር ወዘሂ ነበበ በነገረ በሐውርት ኀላፊ ወይትፌጸም ወዘሂ ጠበበ ኀላፊ ወይሰዐር ።
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
13:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐκ μέρους γὰρ γινώσκομεν καὶ ἐκ μέρους προφητεύομεν ·
Ex parte enim cognoscimus , et ex parte prophetamus .
እስመ ነአምር ንስቲተ ወንትኔበይ ንስቲተ በበገጹ ።
For we know in part and we prophesy in part;
13:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ τὸ τέλειον , τὸ ἐκ μέρους καταργηθήσεται .
Cum autem venerit quod perfectum est , evacuabitur quod ex parte est .
ወአመ በጽሐ ፍጻሜሁ ሎቱ ይሰዐር ውእቱኒ ።
but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with.
13:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτε ἤμην νήπιος , ἐλάλουν ὡς νήπιος , ἐφρόνουν ὡς νήπιος , ἐλογιζόμην ὡς νήπιος · ὅτε γέγονα ἀνήρ , κατήργηκα τὰ τοῦ νηπίου .
Cum essem parvulus , loquebar ut parvulus , sapiebam ut parvulus , cogitabam ut parvulus . Quando autem factus sum vir , evacuavi quae erant parvuli .
ወአመሰ ደቂቅ አነ ተናገርኩ ከመ ደቂቅ ወኀለይኩ ከመ ደቂቅ ወመከርኩ ከመ ደቂቅ ወአመሰ ልህቁ ሰዐርኩ ኵሎ ሕገ ደቂቅ ።
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.
13:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ βλέπομεν γὰρ ἄρτι δι’ ἐσόπτρου ἐν αἰνίγματι , τότε δὲ πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον · ἄρτι γινώσκω ἐκ μέρους , τότε δὲ ἐπιγνώσομαι καθὼς καὶ ἐπεγνώσθην .
Videmus nunc per speculum in aenigmate : tunc autem facie ad faciem . Nunc cognosco ex parte : tunc autem cognoscam sicut et cognitus sum .
ወይእዜሰ ተዐውቀኒ ወአስተርአየኒ ክሡተ እስመ በተሐዝቦ ንሬኢ ከመ ዘበመጽሔት ወአሜሃሰ ንሬኢ ገጸ በገጽ ወይእዜሰ አአምር እምአሐዱ ኅብር ወድኅረሰ አአምር ኵሎ ዘከመ ተዐውቀኒ ።
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
13:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ νυνὶ δὲ μένει πίστις , ἐλπίς , ἀγάπη , τὰ τρία ταῦτα · μείζων δὲ τούτων ἡ ἀγάπη .
Nunc autem manent fides , spes , caritas , tria haec : major autem horum est caritas .
ወይእዜኒ እሉ ሠለስቱ ዘይነብሩ እሙንቱ ሃይማኖት ወትውክልት ወተፋቅሮ ወእምኵሉሰ የዐቢ ተፋቅሮ ።
But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.