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١ 1 فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَيْنَا النَّاسُ بِاعْتِبَارِنَا خُدَّاماً لِلْمَسِيحِ وَوُكَلاءَ عَلَى أَسْرَارِ اللهِ.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

٢ 2 وَالْمَطْلُوبُ مِنَ الْوُكَلاءِ، قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، أَنْ يُوجَدَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ أَمِيناً.

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

٣ 3 أَمَّا أَنَا، فَأَقَلُّ مَا أَهْتَمُّ بِهِ هُوَ أَنْ يَتِمَّ الْحُكْمُ فِيَّ مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ أَوْ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَحْكَمَةٍ بَشَرِيَّةٍ. بَلْ أَنَا بِذَاتِي لَسْتُ أَحْكُمُ عَلَى نَفْسِي.

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

٤ 4 فَإِنَّ ضَمِيرِي لَا يُؤَنِّبُنِي بِشَيْءٍ، وَلَكِنِّي لَسْتُ أَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لِتَبْرِيرِ نَفْسِي. فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ فِيَّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ.

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judges me is the Lord.

٥ 5 إِذَنْ، لَا تَحْكُمُوا فِي شَيْءٍ قَبْلَ الأَوَانِ، رَيْثَمَا يَرْجِعُ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي سَيُسَلِّطُ النُّورَ عَلَى الأَشْيَاءِ الَّتِي يَحْجُبُهَا الظَّلامُ الآنَ، وَيَكْشِفُ نِيَّاتِ الْقُلُوبِ، عِنْدَئِذٍ يَنَالُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ حَقَّهُ مِنَ الْمَدْحِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ!

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

٦ 6 فِيمَا سَبَقَ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، قَدَّمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَبُلُّوسَ إِيضَاحاً لَكُمْ، لِتَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنَّا أَنْ لَا تُحَلِّقُوا بِأَفْكَارِكُمْ فَوْقَ مَا قَدْ كُتِبَ، فَلا يُفَاخِرَ أَحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ تَحَزُّباً لأَحَدٍ.

And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that all of you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

٧ 7 فَمَنْ جَعَلَكَ مُتَمَيِّزاً عَنْ غَيْرِكَ؟ وَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا لَكَ لَمْ تَكُنْ قَدْ أَخَذْتَهُ هِبَةً؟ وَمَادُمْتَ قَدْ أَخَذْتَ، فَلِمَاذَا تَتَبَاهَى كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْ؟

For who makes you to differ from another? and what have you that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?

٨ 8 إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ شَبِعْتُمْ وَقَدِ اغْتَنَيْتُمْ! قَدْ صِرْتُمْ مُلُوكاً وَتَخَلَّيْتُمْ عَنَّا! وَيَا لَيْتَكُمْ مُلُوكٌ حَقّاً فَنَشْتَرِكَ مَعَكُمْ فِي الْمُلْكِ!

Now all of you are full, now all of you are rich, all of you have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God all of you did reign, that we also might reign with you.

٩ 9 فَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنَّ اللهَ عَرَضَنَا، نَحْنُ الرُّسُلَ، فِي آخِرِ الْمَوْكِبِ كَأَنَّهُ مَحْكُومٌ عَلَيْنَا بِالْمَوْتِ، لأَنَّنَا صِرْنَا مَعْرِضاً لِلْعَالَمِ، لِلْمَلائِكَةِ وَالْبَشَرِ مَعاً.

For I think that God has set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

١٠ 10 نَحْنُ جُهَلاءُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَأَنْتُمْ حُكَمَاءُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ. نَحْنُ ضُعَفَاءُ وَأَنْتُمْ أَقْوِيَاءُ. أَنْتُمْ مُكَرَّمُونَ وَنَحْنُ مُهَانُونَ.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but all of you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but all of you are strong; all of you are honourable, but we are despised.

١١ 11 فَمَازِلْنَا حَتَّى هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ نَجُوعُ وَنَعْطَشُ، وَنَعْرَى وَنُلْطَمُ وَلَيْسَ لَنَا مَأْوَى

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;

١٢ 12 وَنُجْهِدُ أَنْفُسَنَا فِي الشُّغْلِ بِأَيْدِينَا. نَتَعَرَّضُ لِلإِهَانَةِ فَنُبَارِكُ، وَلِلاضْطِهَادِ فَنَحْتَمِلُ

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

١٣ 13 وَلِلتَّجْرِيحِ فَنُسَالِمُ. صِرْنَا كَأَقْذَارِ الْعَالَمِ وَنُفَايَةِ الْجَمِيعِ، وَمَازِلْنَا!

Being defamed, we implore: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the waste of all things unto this day.

١٤ 14 لَا أَكْتُبُ هَذَا تَخْجِيلاً لَكُمْ، بَلْ أُنَبِّهُكُمْ بِاعْتِبَارِكُمْ أَوْلادِيَ الأَحِبَّاءَ.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

١٥ 15 فَقَدْ يَكُونُ لَكُمْ عَشَرَةُ آلافٍ مِنَ الْمُرْشِدِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ لَكُمْ آبَاءُ كَثِيرُونَ! لأَنِّي أَنَا وَلَدْتُكُمْ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِالإِنْجِيلِ.

For though all of you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have all of you not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

١٦ 16 فَأَدْعُوكُمْ إِذَنْ إِلَى الاقْتِدَاءِ بِي.

Wherefore I plead to you, be all of you followers of me.

١٧ 17 لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ عَيْنِهِ أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ، ابْنِي الْحَبِيبَ الأَمِينَ فِي الرَّبِّ، فَهُوَ يُذَكِّرُكُمْ بِطُرُقِي فِي السُّلُوكِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ كَمَا أُعَلِّمُ بِها فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فِي جَمِيعِ الْكَنَائِسِ.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

١٨ 18 فَإِنَّ بَعْضاً مِنْكُمْ ظَنُّوا أَنِّي لَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَانْتَفَخُوا تَكَبُّراً!

Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

١٩ 19 وَلَكِنِّي سَآتِي إِلَيْكُمْ عَاجِلاً، إِنْ شَاءَ الرَّبُّ، فَأَخْتَبِرُ لَا كَلامَ هؤُلاءِ الْمُنْتَفِخِينَ بَلْ قُوَّتَهُمْ.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech (logos) of them which are puffed up, but the power.

٢٠ 20 فَإِنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ لَيْسَ بِالْكَلامِ، بَلْ بِالْقُدْرَةِ.

For the kingdom of God is not in word, (logos) but in power.

٢١ 21 كَيْفَ تُفَضِّلُونَ أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ: أَبِالْعَصَا أَوْ بِالْمَحَبَّةِ وَرُوحِ الْوَدَاعَةِ؟

What will all of you? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, (agape) and in the spirit (pneuma) of meekness?