أفَسُس 6

١ 1 أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَوْلَادُ، أَطِيعُوا وَالِدِيكُمْ فِي ٱلرَّبِّ لِأَنَّ هَذَا حَقٌّ.

you who [are] Children, do obey the parents of you in [the] Lord; this for is right.

٢ 2 «أَكْرِمْ أَبَاكَ وَأُمَّكَ»، ٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَوَّلُ وَصِيَّةٍ بِوَعْدٍ،

do honor the Father of you and mother, which is [the] commandment first with a promise,

٣ 3 «لِكَيْ يَكُونَ لَكُمْ خَيْرٌ، وَتَكُونُوا طِوَالَ ٱلْأَعْمَارِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ».

that well with you it may be and you will be long-lived upon the earth.

٤ 4 وَأَنْتُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْآبَاءُ، لَا تُغِيظُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ، بَلْ رَبُّوهُمْ بِتَأْدِيبِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَإِنْذَارِهِ.

And you who [are] fathers, not do provoke the children of you, but do bring up them in [the] discipline and admonition of [the] Lord.

٥ 5 أَيُّهَا ٱلْعَبِيدُ، أَطِيعُوا سَادَتَكُمْ حَسَبَ ٱلْجَسَدِ بِخَوْفٍ وَرِعْدَةٍ، فِي بَسَاطَةِ قُلُوبِكُمْ كَمَا لِلْمَسِيحِ،

you who [are] slaves, do obey the according to flesh masters with fear and trembling in sincerity of the heart of you as to Christ.

٦ 6 لَا بِخِدْمَةِ ٱلْعَيْنِ كَمَنْ يُرْضِي ٱلنَّاسَ، بَلْ كَعَبِيدِ ٱلْمَسِيحِ، عَامِلِينَ مَشِيئَةَ ٱللهِ مِنَ ٱلْقَلْبِ،

not with eye-service as men-pleasers but as servants of (*k*) Christ doing the will of God from [the] heart

٧ 7 خَادِمِينَ بِنِيَّةٍ صَالِحَةٍ كَمَا لِلرَّبِّ، لَيْسَ لِلنَّاسِ.

with good will rendering service as to the Lord and not to men,

٨ 8 عَالِمِينَ أَنْ مَهْمَا عَمِلَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ ٱلْخَيْرِ فَذَلِكَ يَنَالُهُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ، عَبْدًا كَانَ أَمْ حُرًّا.

knowing that each one (what *ko*) (maybe *NK(o)*) whatever he shall do good this he will receive [back] from (the *k*) Lord whether slave or free.

٩ 9 وَأَنْتُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّادَةُ، ٱفْعَلُوا لَهُمْ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورَ، تَارِكِينَ ٱلتَّهْدِيدَ، عَالِمِينَ أَنَّ سَيِّدَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ مُحَابَاةٌ.

And you who [are] masters, the [same things] them do perform toward them giving up the threatening, knowing that (also *no*) of them and of you the master is in [the] heavens and partiality not there is with Him.

١٠ 10 أَخِيرًا يَا إِخْوَتِي، تَقَوَّوْا فِي ٱلرَّبِّ وَفِي شِدَّةِ قُوَّتِهِ.

(Henceforth *N(k)O*) (brothers of mine *K*) do be empowered in [the] Lord and in the strength of the might of Him.

١١ 11 ٱلْبَسُوا سِلَاحَ ٱللهِ ٱلْكَامِلَ لِكَيْ تَقْدِرُوا أَنْ تَثْبُتُوا ضِدَّ مَكَايِدِ إِبْلِيسَ.

do put on the complete armor of God for to be able you to stand against the schemes of the devil;

١٢ 12 فَإِنَّ مُصَارَعَتَنَا لَيْسَتْ مَعَ دَمٍ وَلَحْمٍ، بَلْ مَعَ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءِ، مَعَ ٱلسَّلَاطِينِ، مَعَ وُلَاةِ ٱلْعَالَمِ عَلَى ظُلْمَةِ هَذَا ٱلدَّهْرِ، مَعَ أَجْنَادِ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱلرُّوحِيَّةِ فِي ٱلسَّمَاوِيَّاتِ. (aiōn g165)

because not is to us the wrestling against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of the darkness (*k*) (age *K*) this, against the spiritual [forces] of evil in the heavenly realms. (aiōn g165)

١٣ 13 مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ ٱحْمِلُوا سِلَاحَ ٱللهِ ٱلْكَامِلَ لِكَيْ تَقْدِرُوا أَنْ تُقَاوِمُوا فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ، وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تُتَمِّمُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَنْ تَثْبُتُوا.

Because of this do take up the complete armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand in the day evil and all things having done to stand.

١٤ 14 فَٱثْبُتُوا مُمَنْطِقِينَ أَحْقَاءَكُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ، وَلَابِسِينَ دِرْعَ ٱلْبِرِّ،

do stand therefore having girded the loins of you with truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness

١٥ 15 وَحَاذِينَ أَرْجُلَكُمْ بِٱسْتِعْدَادِ إِنْجِيلِ ٱلسَّلَامِ.

and having shod the feet with [the] readiness of the gospel of peace;

١٦ 16 حَامِلِينَ فَوْقَ ٱلْكُلِّ تُرْسَ ٱلْإِيمَانِ، ٱلَّذِي بِهِ تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تُطْفِئُوا جَمِيعَ سِهَامِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ ٱلْمُلْتَهِبَةِ.

(besides *N(k)O*) all having taken up the shield of faith with which you will be able all the arrows of the evil one which enflamed to quench;

١٧ 17 وَخُذُوا خُوذَةَ ٱلْخَلَاصِ، وَسَيْفَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلَّذِي هُوَ كَلِمَةُ ٱللهِ.

And the helmet of salvation (do take *NK(O)*) and the sword of the Spirit which is declaration of God;

١٨ 18 مُصَلِّينَ بِكُلِّ صَلَاةٍ وَطِلْبَةٍ كُلَّ وَقْتٍ فِي ٱلرُّوحِ، وَسَاهِرِينَ لِهَذَا بِعَيْنِهِ بِكُلِّ مُواظَبَةٍ وَطِلْبَةٍ، لِأَجْلِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْقِدِّيسِينَ،

through all [times] prayer and supplication praying in every season in [the] Spirit and unto (this *k*) watching with all perseverance and with supplication for all saints

١٩ 19 وَلِأَجْلِي، لِكَيْ يُعْطَى لِي كَلَامٌ عِنْدَ ٱفْتِتَاحِ فَمِي، لِأُعْلِمَ جِهَارًا بِسِرِّ ٱلْإِنْجِيلِ،

and also for me, that to me (may be given *N(k)O*) divine utterance in [the] opening of the mouth of mine with boldness to make known the mystery of the gospel,

٢٠ 20 ٱلَّذِي لِأَجْلِهِ أَنَا سَفِيرٌ فِي سَلَاسِلَ، لِكَيْ أُجَاهِرَ فِيهِ كَمَا يَجِبُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ.

for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may be bold as it behooves me to speak.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنْ لِكَيْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا أَحْوَالِي، مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ، يُعَرِّفُكُمْ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ تِيخِيكُسُ ٱلْأَخُ ٱلْحَبِيبُ وَٱلْخَادِمُ ٱلْأَمِينُ فِي ٱلرَّبِّ،

That now may know also you yourselves the [things] concerning me myself, what I am doing, all things will make known to you Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful servant in [the] Lord,

٢٢ 22 ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلْتُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ لِهَذَا بِعَيْنِهِ، لِكَيْ تَعْلَمُوا أَحْوَالَنَا، وَلِكَيْ يُعَزِّيَ قُلُوبَكُمْ.

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose that you may know the [things] concerning us, and he may encourage the hearts of you.

٢٣ 23 سَلَامٌ عَلَى ٱلْإِخْوَةِ، وَمَحَبَّةٌ بِإِيمَانٍ مِنَ ٱللهِ ٱلْآبِ وَٱلرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ.

Peace to the brothers and love with faith from God [the] Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

٢٤ 24 اَلنِّعْمَةُ مَعَ جَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ رَبَّنَا يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ فِي عَدَمِ فَسَادٍ. آمِينَ. -كُتِبَتْ إِلَى أَهْلِ أَفَسُسَ مِنْ رُومِيَةِ عَلَى يَدِ تِيخِيكُسَ-

Grace [be] with all those loving the Lord of us Jesus Christ in incorruptibility (Amen. to Ephesian it was written from Rome through Tychicus. *K*)