أفَسُس 6

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

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

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

honour thy father and mother,

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

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

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

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

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

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the 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 the Christ, doing the will of God out of soul,

٧ 7 خَادِمِينَ بِنِيَّةٍ صَالِحَةٍ كَمَا لِلرَّبِّ، لَيْسَ لِلنَّاسِ.

with good-will serving, 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.

having known that whatever good thing each one may do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether servant or freeman.

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

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

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

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

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

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles 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 we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places; (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 take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done — to stand.

١٤ 14 فَٱثْبُتُوا مُمَنْطِقِينَ أَحْقَاءَكُمْ بِٱلْحَقِّ، وَلَابِسِينَ دِرْعَ ٱلْبِرِّ،

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

١٥ 15 وَحَاذِينَ أَرْجُلَكُمْ بِٱسْتِعْدَادِ إِنْجِيلِ ٱلسَّلَامِ.

and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;

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

above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,

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

and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,

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

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —

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

and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

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 speak freely — as it behoveth me to speak.

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

And that ye may know — ye also — the things concerning me — what I do, all things make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

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

whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.

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

Peace to the brethren, 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-

The grace with all those loving our Lord Jesus Christ — undecayingly! Amen.