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١ 1 إِنَّهُ لَا يُوافِقُنِي أَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ. فَإِنِّي آتِي إِلَى مَنَاظِرِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَإِعْلَانَاتِهِ.

It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

٢ 2 أَعْرِفُ إِنْسَانًا فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ قَبْلَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. أَفِي ٱلْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ، أَمْ خَارِجَ ٱلْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ. ٱللهُ يَعْلَمُ. ٱخْتُطِفَ هَذَا إِلَى ٱلسَّمَاءِ ٱلثَّالِثَةِ.

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, ( whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth; ) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

٣ 3 وَأَعْرِفُ هَذَا ٱلْإِنْسَانَ - أَفِي ٱلْجَسَدِ أَمْ خَارِجَ ٱلْجَسَدِ؟ لَسْتُ أَعْلَمُ. ٱللهُ يَعْلَمُ-

And I knew such a man, ( whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth; )

٤ 4 أَنَّهُ ٱخْتُطِفَ إِلَى ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ، وَسَمِعَ كَلِمَاتٍ لَا يُنْطَقُ بِهَا، وَلَا يَسُوغُ لِإِنْسَانٍ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَا.

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

٥ 5 مِنْ جِهَةِ هَذَا أَفْتَخِرُ. وَلَكِنْ مِنْ جِهَةِ نَفْسِي لَا أَفْتَخِرُ إِلَّا بِضَعَفَاتِي.

Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

٦ 6 فَإِنِّي إِنْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ لَا أَكُونُ غَبِيًّا، لِأَنِّي أَقُولُ ٱلْحَقَّ. وَلَكِنِّي أَتَحَاشَى لِئَلَّا يَظُنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْ جِهَتِي فَوْقَ مَا يَرَانِي أَوْ يَسْمَعُ مِنِّي.

For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.

٧ 7 وَلِئَلَّا أَرْتَفِعَ بِفَرْطِ ٱلْإِعْلَانَاتِ، أُعْطِيتُ شَوْكَةً فِي ٱلْجَسَدِ، مَلَاكَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ لِيَلْطِمَنِي، لِئَلَّا أَرْتَفِعَ.

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

٨ 8 مِنْ جِهَةِ هَذَا تَضَرَّعْتُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنْ يُفَارِقَنِي.

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ لِي: «تَكْفِيكَ نِعْمَتِي، لِأَنَّ قُوَّتِي فِي ٱلضَّعْفِ تُكْمَلُ». فَبِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ أَفْتَخِرُ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ فِي ضَعَفَاتِي، لِكَيْ تَحِلَّ عَلَيَّ قُوَّةُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

١٠ 10 لِذَلِكَ أُسَرُّ بِٱلضَّعَفَاتِ وَٱلشَّتَائِمِ وَٱلضَّرُورَاتِ وَٱلِٱضْطِهَادَاتِ وَٱلضِّيقَاتِ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. لِأَنِّي حِينَمَا أَنَا ضَعِيفٌ فَحِينَئِذٍ أَنَا قَوِيٌّ.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

١١ 11 قَدْ صِرْتُ غَبِيًّا وَأَنَا أَفْتَخِرُ. أَنْتُمْ أَلْزَمْتُمُونِي! لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أُمْدَحَ مِنْكُمْ، إِذْ لَمْ أَنْقُصْ شَيْئًا عَنْ فَائِقِي ٱلرُّسُلِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَسْتُ شَيْئًا.

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

١٢ 12 إِنَّ عَلَامَاتِ ٱلرَّسُولِ صُنِعَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ صَبْرٍ، بِآيَاتٍ وَعَجَائِبَ وَقُوَّاتٍ.

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّهُ مَا هُوَ ٱلَّذِي نَقَصْتُمْ عَنْ سَائِرِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، إِلَّا أَنِّي أَنَا لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ؟ سَامِحُونِي بِهَذَا ٱلظُّلْمِ!

For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other Assemblies, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

١٤ 14 هُوَذَا ٱلْمَرَّةُ ٱلثَّالِثَةُ أَنَا مُسْتَعِدٌّ أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَلَا أُثَقِّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ. لِأَنِّي لَسْتُ أَطْلُبُ مَا هُوَ لَكُمْ بَلْ إِيَّاكُمْ. لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنَّ ٱلْأَوْلَادَ يَذْخَرُونَ لِلْوَالِدِينَ، بَلِ ٱلْوَالِدُونَ لِلْأَوْلَادِ.

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

١٥ 15 وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَبِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ أُنْفِقُ وَأُنْفَقُ لِأَجْلِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كُلَّمَا أُحِبُّكُمْ أَكْثَرَ أُحَبُّ أَقَلَّ!

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

١٦ 16 فَلْيَكُنْ. أَنَا لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ، لَكِنْ إِذْ كُنْتُ مُحْتَالًا أَخَذْتُكُمْ بِمَكْرٍ!

But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

١٧ 17 هَلْ طَمِعْتُ فِيكُمْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ؟

Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

١٨ 18 طَلَبْتُ إِلَى تِيطُسَ وَأَرْسَلْتُ مَعَهُ ٱلْأَخَ. هَلْ طَمِعَ فِيكُمْ تِيطُسُ؟ أَمَا سَلَكْنَا بِذَاتِ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْوَاحِدِ؟ أَمَا بِذَاتِ ٱلْخَطَوَاتِ ٱلْوَاحِدَةِ؟

I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?

١٩ 19 أَتَظُنُّونَ أَيْضًا أَنَّنَا نَحْتَجُّ لَكُمْ؟ أَمَامَ ٱللهِ فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ نَتَكَلَّمُ. وَلَكِنَّ ٱلْكُلَّ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَحِبَّاءُ لِأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِكُمْ.

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنِّي أَخَافُ إِذَا جِئْتُ أَنْ لَا أَجِدَكُمْ كَمَا أُرِيدُ، وَأُوجَدَ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا لَا تُرِيدُونَ. أَنْ تُوجَدَ خُصُومَاتٌ وَمُحَاسَدَاتٌ وَسَخَطَاتٌ وَتَحَزُّبَاتٌ وَمَذَمَّاتٌ وَنَمِيمَاتٌ وَتَكَبُّرَاتٌ وَتَشْوِيشَاتٌ.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

٢١ 21 أَنْ يُذِلَّنِي إِلَهِي عِنْدَكُمْ، إِذَا جِئْتُ أَيْضًا وَأَنُوحُ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَنِ ٱلنَّجَاسَةِ وَٱلزِّنَا وَٱلْعَهَارَةِ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلُوهَا.

And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.