٢ كورنثوس 8
| ثُمَّ نُعَرِّفُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ نِعْمَةَ ٱللهِ ٱلْمُعْطَاةَ فِي كَنَائِسِ مَكِدُونِيَّةَ، | ١ 1 |
Now, my fellow believers, I want to tell you [what happened because of] God’s [acting] kindly [in the lives] of [the believers in] the congregations [here] in Macedonia [province].
| أَنَّهُ فِي ٱخْتِبَارِ ضِيقَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ فَاضَ وُفُورُ فَرَحِهِمْ وَفَقْرِهِمِ ٱلْعَمِيقِ لِغِنَى سَخَائِهِمْ، | ٢ 2 |
Even though [the non-believers here] have been causing the believers to suffer severely, the believers are always very joyful. [Although they] are very poor, [they gave] very generously [to help other believers].
| لِأَنَّهُمْ أَعْطَوْا حَسَبَ ٱلطَّاقَةِ، أَنَا أَشْهَدُ، وَفَوْقَ ٱلطَّاقَةِ، مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ، | ٣ 3 |
[I know that this is true], because I have seen for myself that they not only gave [money] [EUP] that they were able [to give], they gave [so much money that they did] not even keep enough [to buy what they needed for themselves]. Without anyone telling them [to share their possessions],
| مُلْتَمِسِينَ مِنَّا، بِطِلْبَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ، أَنْ نَقْبَلَ ٱلنِّعْمَةَ وَشَرِكَةَ ٱلْخِدْمَةِ ٱلَّتِي لِلْقِدِّيسِينَ. | ٤ 4 |
they themselves kept requesting us to let them participate in what [other believers] are doing in [sending a gift of money to] [EUP] God’s people [in Judea province].
| وَلَيْسَ كَمَا رَجَوْنَا، بَلْ أَعْطَوْا أَنْفُسَهُمْ أَوَّلًا لِلرَّبِّ، وَلَنَا، بِمَشِيئَةِ ٱللهِ. | ٥ 5 |
I thought [that they would give only a little of their money, but] they did much [more than that]. First, they told the Lord [Jesus] that they wanted to do [what pleases him. After that, they told] me that they wanted to do [whatever I thought was good for them to do, because they were sure that] would be what God [wanted them to do].
| حَتَّى إِنَّنَا طَلَبْنَا مِنْ تِيطُسَ أَنَّهُ كَمَا سَبَقَ فَٱبْتَدَأَ، كَذَلِكَ يُتَمِّمُ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ ٱلنِّعْمَةَ أَيْضًا. | ٦ 6 |
So, because Titus was the one who [helped you to] begin [gathering the money] [EUP, MTY] for your gift, I urged him to also [help you] finish [collecting the rest of] your generous and loving gift.
| لَكِنْ كَمَا تَزْدَادُونَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ: فِي ٱلْإِيمَانِ وَٱلْكَلَامِ وَٱلْعِلْمِ وَكُلِّ ٱجْتِهَادٍ وَمَحَبَّتِكُمْ لَنَا، لَيْتَكُمْ تَزْدَادُونَ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ أَيْضًا. | ٧ 7 |
You are doing very well in so many [other] ways. [God’s Spirit enables you to] believe that [God] will [do miracles. His Spirit has given you the ability to] tell [God’s message to others. His Spirit makes you able to] know things that he reveals to you. You eagerly [want to help people], and you love us [(exc)] very much. [So now], try to also do well in getting your generous [gift of money] [EUP] [ready to send to the believers in Judea province].
| لَسْتُ أَقُولُ عَلَى سَبِيلِ ٱلْأَمْرِ، بَلْ بِٱجْتِهَادِ آخَرِينَ، مُخْتَبِرًا إِخْلَاصَ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ أَيْضًا. | ٨ 8 |
I am not commanding you [to do this]. But [because I have seen how believers in] other [places] are eager [to help other believers who do not have] ([what they need/enough to live on]), I want you similarly to show that you love others sincerely.
| فَإِنَّكُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، أَنَّهُ مِنْ أَجْلِكُمُ ٱفْتَقَرَ وَهُوَ غَنِيٌّ، لِكَيْ تَسْتَغْنُوا أَنْتُمْ بِفَقْرِهِ. | ٩ 9 |
You already know [how much] our Lord Jesus [did for you] that you did not deserve. Everything [in heaven] belonged to him. But in order to benefit you, [he left all of those things behind and became a human being. Here on earth he had] very few possessions [of his own]. But because he became poor like that, he is [able to cause] you [(pl)] to become [spiritually] rich.
| أُعْطِي رَأْيًا فِي هَذَا أَيْضًا، لِأَنَّ هَذَا يَنْفَعُكُمْ أَنْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقْتُمْ فَٱبْتَدَأْتُمْ مُنْذُ ٱلْعَامِ ٱلْمَاضِي، لَيْسَ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا فَقَطْ بَلْ أَنْ تُرِيدُوا أَيْضًا. | ١٠ 10 |
So, [as you think of our Lord’s example, I will tell you] what I think that you should do in this matter [of giving money. As you know], last year, because you desired [to give money to help God’s people in Judea province], you began [collecting money] [EUP].
| وَلَكِنِ ٱلْآنَ تَمِّمُوا ٱلْعَمَلَ أَيْضًا، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ كَمَا أَنَّ ٱلنَّشَاطَ لِلْإِرَادَةِ، كَذَلِكَ يَكُونُ ٱلتَّتْمِيمُ أَيْضًا حَسَبَ مَا لَكُمْ. | ١١ 11 |
So now you should finish [collecting] the money [EUP] that you began [to gather]. In that way, [everyone will know that you are just] as ready to finish [collecting this gift] as you were to begin collecting it. Give what you are able to give.
| لِأَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ ٱلنَّشَاطُ مَوْجُودًا فَهُوَ مَقْبُولٌ عَلَى حَسَبِ مَا لِلْإِنْسَانِ، لَا عَلَى حَسَبِ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ. | ١٢ 12 |
[Keep in mind that] if you really want to [give something to help others], whatever any one of you is [able to give] will be pleasing [to God. God does not expect his people to give more] than they can afford to give.
| فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِكَيْ يَكُونَ لِلْآخَرِينَ رَاحَةٌ وَلَكُمْ ضِيقٌ، | ١٣ 13 |
I do not mean that [you should give so much to help others that] you yourselves do not have what you need. No, what I want is that [both you and others] will have what [you need].
| بَلْ بِحَسَبِ ٱلْمُسَاوَاةِ. لِكَيْ تَكُونَ فِي هَذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ فُضَالَتُكُمْ لِإِعْوَازِهِمْ، كَيْ تَصِيرَ فُضَالَتُهُمْ لِإِعْوَازِكُمْ، حَتَّى تَحْصُلَ ٱلْمُسَاوَاةُ. | ١٤ 14 |
Right now, when you have (more [than you need/] ) and [the believers in Judea] do not have (enough/all that they need), [with your gift you will enable them to have enough. Maybe some day] when you do not have (enough/all that you need) and they have more than they need, they will [be able to] help you. Then everyone will have enough (OR, In that way each will share alike).
| كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ: «ٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ كَثِيرًا لَمْ يُفْضِلْ، وَٱلَّذِي جَمَعَ قَلِيلًا لَمْ يُنْقِصْ». | ١٥ 15 |
[If that happens, the result will be like it is written] {[like someone/Moses] wrote} [in the Scriptures about the time when God provided manna for his people], If someone gathered a lot [of manna], he still did not have more than he needed, [because he gave some to someone who did not have enough]. And those who gathered only a little [manna] still had all that they needed [LIT], [because others who gathered more than they needed gave some manna to them].
| وَلَكِنْ شُكْرًا لِلهِ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ هَذَا ٱلِٱجْتِهَادَ عَيْنَهُ لِأَجْلِكُمْ فِي قَلْبِ تِيطُسَ، | ١٦ 16 |
[So now I am sending Titus to visit you again]. God has caused him to be just as eager [to help you prepare your gift] as I am. I thank God for that.
| لِأَنَّهُ قَبِلَ ٱلطِّلْبَةَ. وَإِذْ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ ٱجْتِهَادًا، مَضَى إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ. | ١٧ 17 |
[He is going there], not only because we urged him to go, but because he himself is very eager [to visit you again].
| وَأَرْسَلْنَا مَعَهُ ٱلْأَخَ ٱلَّذِي مَدْحُهُ فِي ٱلْإِنْجِيلِ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ. | ١٨ 18 |
I am sending with Titus another believer [whom you know well]. All the groups of believers [in this area] think highly of him because he has [faithfully taught] the good message [about Christ].
| وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ فَقَطْ، بَلْ هُوَ مُنْتَخَبٌ أَيْضًا مِنَ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ رَفِيقًا لَنَا فِي ٱلسَّفَرِ، مَعَ هَذِهِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ ٱلْمَخْدُومَةِ مِنَّا لِمَجْدِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلْوَاحِدِ، وَلِنَشَاطِكُمْ. | ١٩ 19 |
Not only that, but he was appointed by the congregations [in this area] {the congregations [in this area] appointed him} to [go] to Jerusalem with us [(exc)]. He [will go] with us [when we take] the generous gift of money [EUP] [to the believers in Jerusalem. We are taking this] gift to honor the Lord [Jesus] and to show them that we all [very much] want to [help them].
| مُتَجَنِّبِينَ هَذَا أَنْ يَلُومَنَا أَحَدٌ فِي جَسَامَةِ هَذِهِ ٱلْمَخْدُومَةِ مِنَّا. | ٢٠ 20 |
[The believers have] given money [EUP] generously. So, [by sending that fellow believer along with Titus] to take the money [to Jerusalem], we are trying to make sure that no one will be able to accuse us [(exc) of taking some of the money for ourselves].
| مُعْتَنِينَ بِأُمُورٍ حَسَنَةٍ، لَيْسَ قُدَّامَ ٱلرَّبِّ فَقَطْ، بَلْ قُدَّامَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَيْضًا. | ٢١ 21 |
[I say that] because we [(exc)] want to make sure that the Lord [God] will see that what we [(exc)] do is right, and other people will see it, too.
| وَأَرْسَلْنَا مَعَهُمَا أَخَانَا، ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَبَرْنَا مِرَارًا فِي أُمُورٍ كَثِيرَةٍ أَنَّهُ مُجْتَهِدٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ ٱلْآنَ أَشَدُّ ٱجْتِهَادًا كَثِيرًا بِٱلثِّقَةِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ بِكُمْ. | ٢٢ 22 |
Furthermore, there is also another believer [here] whom we are sending [to you along with the two] men [whom I have just mentioned]. Many times I have seen his good work [for the Lord], and I know that he is eager [to serve the Lord]. Now, because he knows for sure that you [want to give this gift the same as other believers do], he is even more eager than he was before [to go with the two other men].
| أَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ تِيطُسَ فَهُوَ شَرِيكٌ لِي وَعَامِلٌ مَعِي لِأَجْلِكُمْ. وَأَمَّا أَخَوَانَا فَهُمَا رَسُولَا ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، وَمَجْدُ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
As for Titus, [I have chosen him because] he is my partner, and he has worked faithfully with me [to help you]. As for the other two men, the congregations [in this area] are sending them as their messengers. These two men honor Christ [by everything they do].
| فَبَيِّنُوا لَهُمْ، وَقُدَّامَ ٱلْكَنَائِسِ، بَيِّنَةَ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ، وَٱفْتِخَارِنَا مِنْ جِهَتِكُمْ. | ٢٤ 24 |
So then, show them that you truly love [others], and [in that way] help other congregations to understand [why] we [(exc)] are always saying such good things about you.
