٢ كورنثوس 11

١ 1 لَيْتَكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ غَبَاوَتِي قَلِيلًا! بَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُحْتَمِلِيَّ.

I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.

٢ 2 فَإِنِّي أَغَارُ عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَةَ ٱللهِ، لِأَنِّي خَطَبْتُكُمْ لِرَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ، لِأُقَدِّمَ عَذْرَاءَ عَفِيفَةً لِلْمَسِيحِ.

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنَّنِي أَخَافُ أَنَّهُ كَمَا خَدَعَتِ ٱلْحَيَّةُ حَوَّاءَ بِمَكْرِهَا، هَكَذَا تُفْسَدُ أَذْهَانُكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْبَسَاطَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the sincerity and purity that is in Christ.

٤ 4 فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلْآتِي يَكْرِزُ بِيَسُوعَ آخَرَ لَمْ نَكْرِزْ بِهِ، أَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ رُوحًا آخَرَ لَمْ تَأْخُذُوهُ، أَوْ إِنْجِيلًا آخَرَ لَمْ تَقْبَلُوهُ، فَحَسَنًا كُنْتُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ!

For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different "good news", which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.

٥ 5 لِأَنِّي أَحْسِبُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْقُصْ شَيْئًا عَنْ فَائِقِي ٱلرُّسُلِ.

For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.

٦ 6 وَإِنْ كُنْتُ عَامِّيًّا فِي ٱلْكَلَامِ، فَلَسْتُ فِي ٱلْعِلْمِ، بَلْ نَحْنُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ظَاهِرُونَ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ ٱلْجَمِيعِ.

Even though I am unskilled in speech, I am not unskilled in knowledge. But in every way we have made this known to you in all things.

٧ 7 أَمْ أَخْطَأْتُ خَطِيَّةً إِذْ أَذْلَلْتُ نَفْسِي كَيْ تَرْتَفِعُوا أَنْتُمْ، لِأَنِّي بَشَّرْتُكُمْ مَجَّانًا بِإِنْجِيلِ ٱللهِ؟

Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God's Good News free of charge?

٨ 8 سَلَبْتُ كَنَائِسَ أُخْرَى آخِذًا أُجْرَةً لِأَجْلِ خِدْمَتِكُمْ، وَإِذْ كُنْتُ حَاضِرًا عِنْدَكُمْ وَٱحْتَجْتُ، لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَى أَحَدٍ.

I robbed other churches, taking wages from them that I might serve you.

٩ 9 لِأَنَّ ٱحْتِيَاجِي سَدَّهُ ٱلْإِخْوَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَتَوْا مِنْ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ. وَفِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِظْتُ نَفْسِي غَيْرَ ثَقِيلٍ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَسَأَحْفَظُهَا.

When I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

١٠ 10 حَقُّ ٱلْمَسِيحِ فِيَّ. إِنَّ هَذَا ٱلِٱفْتِخَارَ لَا يُسَدُّ عَنِّي فِي أَقَالِيمِ أَخَائِيَةَ.

As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

١١ 11 لِمَاذَا؟ أَلِأَنِّي لَا أُحِبُّكُمْ؟ ٱللهُ يَعْلَمُ.

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنْ مَا أَفْعَلُهُ سَأَفْعَلُهُ لِأَقْطَعَ فُرْصَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ فُرْصَةً كَيْ يُوجَدُوا كَمَا نَحْنُ أَيْضًا فِي مَا يَفْتَخِرُونَ بِهِ.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّ مِثْلَ هَؤُلَاءِ هُمْ رُسُلٌ كَذَبَةٌ، فَعَلَةٌ مَاكِرُونَ، مُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ إِلَى شِبْهِ رُسُلِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.

١٤ 14 وَلَا عَجَبَ. لِأَنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَانَ نَفْسَهُ يُغَيِّرُ شَكْلَهُ إِلَى شِبْهِ مَلَاكِ نُورٍ!

And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.

١٥ 15 فَلَيْسَ عَظِيمًا إِنْ كَانَ خُدَّامُهُ أَيْضًا يُغَيِّرُونَ شَكْلَهُمْ كَخُدَّامٍ لِلْبِرِّ. ٱلَّذِينَ نِهَايَتُهُمْ تَكُونُ حَسَبَ أَعْمَالِهِمْ.

It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

١٦ 16 أَقُولُ أَيْضًا: لَا يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ أَنِّي غَبِيٌّ. وَإِلَّا فَٱقْبَلُونِي وَلَوْ كَغَبِيٍّ، لِأَفْتَخِرَ أَنَا أَيْضًا قَلِيلًا.

I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.

١٧ 17 ٱلَّذِي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ لَسْتُ أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ بِحَسَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ، بَلْ كَأَنَّهُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ، فِي جَسَارَةِ ٱلِٱفْتِخَارِ هَذِهِ.

That which I speak, I do not speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

١٨ 18 بِمَا أَنَّ كَثِيرِينَ يَفْتَخِرُونَ حَسَبَ ٱلْجَسَدِ، أَفْتَخِرُ أَنَا أَيْضًا.

Seeing that many boast after the flesh, I will also boast.

١٩ 19 فَإِنَّكُمْ بِسُرُورٍ تَحْتَمِلُونَ ٱلْأَغْبِيَاءَ، إِذْ أَنْتُمْ عُقَلَاءُ!

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّكُمْ تَحْتَمِلُونَ: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَسْتَعْبِدُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْكُلُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَأْخُذُكُمْ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَرْتَفِعُ! إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَضْرِبُكُمْ عَلَى وُجُوهِكُمْ!

For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you on the face.

٢١ 21 عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْهَوَانِ أَقُولُ: كَيْفَ أَنَّنَا كُنَّا ضُعَفَاءَ! وَلَكِنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ، أَقُولُ فِي غَبَاوَةٍ: أَنَا أَيْضًا أَجْتَرِئُ فِيهِ.

I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet however any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

٢٢ 22 أَهُمْ عِبْرَانِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ إِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا. أَهُمْ نَسْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؟ فَأَنَا أَيْضًا.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

٢٣ 23 أَهُمْ خُدَّامُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ؟ أَقُولُ كَمُخْتَلِّ ٱلْعَقْلِ، فَأَنَا أَفْضَلُ: فِي ٱلْأَتْعَابِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي ٱلضَّرَبَاتِ أَوْفَرُ، فِي ٱلسُّجُونِ أَكْثَرُ، فِي ٱلْمِيتَاتِ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً.

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

٢٤ 24 مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبِلْتُ أَرْبَعِينَ جَلْدَةً إِلَّا وَاحِدَةً.

Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.

٢٥ 25 ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ضُرِبْتُ بِٱلْعِصِيِّ، مَرَّةً رُجِمْتُ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ٱنْكَسَرَتْ بِيَ ٱلسَّفِينَةُ، لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا قَضَّيْتُ فِي ٱلْعُمْقِ.

Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. I have been a night and a day in the deep.

٢٦ 26 بِأَسْفَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، بِأَخْطَارِ سُيُولٍ، بِأَخْطَارِ لُصُوصٍ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ جِنْسِي، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ، بِأَخْطَارٍ مِنْ إِخْوَةٍ كَذَبَةٍ.

I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from those who are not Jews, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;

٢٧ 27 فِي تَعَبٍ وَكَدٍّ، فِي أَسْهَارٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي جُوعٍ وَعَطَشٍ، فِي أَصْوَامٍ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فِي بَرْدٍ وَعُرْيٍ.

in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold and nakedness.

٢٨ 28 عَدَا مَا هُوَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ: ٱلتَّرَاكُمُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، ٱلِٱهْتِمَامُ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ.

Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the churches.

٢٩ 29 مَنْ يَضْعُفُ وَأَنَا لَا أَضْعُفُ؟ مَنْ يَعْثُرُ وَأَنَا لَا أَلْتَهِبُ؟

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?

٣٠ 30 إِنْ كَانَ يَجِبُ ٱلِٱفْتِخَارُ، فَسَأَفْتَخِرُ بِأُمُورِ ضَعْفِي.

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.

٣١ 31 ٱللهُ أَبُو رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، ٱلَّذِي هُوَ مُبَارَكٌ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَسْتُ أَكْذِبُ. (aiōn g165)

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forevermore, knows that I do not lie. (aiōn g165)

٣٢ 32 فِي دِمَشْقَ، وَالِي ٱلْحَارِثِ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَانَ يَحْرُسُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلدِّمَشْقِيِّينَ، يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُمْسِكَنِي،

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, desiring to arrest me.

٣٣ 33 فَتَدَلَّيْتُ مِنْ طَاقَةٍ فِي زَنْبِيلٍ مِنَ ٱلسُّورِ، وَنَجَوْتُ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ.

Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.