1 بطرس 4

١ 1 فَبِمَا أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ قَدْ تَحَمَّلَ الآلامَ الْجِسْمِيَّةَ لأَجْلِكُمْ، سَلِّحُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِالاسْتِعْدَادِ دَائِماً لِتَحَمُّلِ الآلامِ. فَإِنَّ مَنْ يَتَحَمَّلُ الآلامَ الْجِسْمِيَّةَ، يَكُونُ قَدْ قَاطَعَ الْخَطِيئَةَ.

Therefore of Christ having suffered in flesh for us, arm ye yourselves also with the same mentality, because he who has suffered in flesh has ceased from sin,

٢ 2 وَغَايَتُهُ أَنْ يَعِيشَ بَقِيَّةَ عُمْرِهِ فِي الْجَسَدِ، مُنْقَاداً لَا لِشْهَوَاتِ النَّاسِ، بَلْ لإِرَادَةِ اللهِ.

in order to live the remaining time in flesh, no longer by lusts of men, but by the will of God.

٣ 3 كَفَاكُمْ ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانُ الْمَاضِي مِنْ حَيَاتِكُمْ، لِتَكُونُوا قَدْ سَلَكْتُمْ سُلُوكَ الْوَثَنِيِّينَ، حِينَ كُنْتُمْ تَعِيشُونَ فِي الدَّعَارَةِ وَالشَّهْوَاتِ وَإِدْمَانِ الْخَمْرِ، وَحَفَلاتِ السُّكْرِ وَالْعَرْبَدَةِ، وَعِبَادَةِ الأَصْنَامِ الْمُحَرَّمَةِ.

For enough time of life has past for you to accomplish the will of the Gentiles, having gone in debaucheries, lusts, excesses of wine, revelings, drinking parties, and lawless idolatries.

٤ 4 وَرِفَاقُكُمْ فِي تِلْكَ الْعِيشَةِ سَابِقاً يَسْتَغْرِبُونَ أَنَّكُمْ لَا تَرْكُضُونَ مَعَهُمْ إِلَى فَيْضِ هذِهِ الْخَلاعَةِ، وَيُجَرِّحُونَ سُمْعَتَكُمْ.

During which they think it strange of you not running together into the same pouring out of debauchery, while they slander.

٥ 5 لكِنَّهُمْ سَوْفَ يُؤَدُّونَ الْحِسَابَ أَمَامَ الْمُسْتَعِدِّ أَنْ يَدِينَ الأَحْيَاءَ وَالأَمْوَاتَ.

Men who will give back an accounting to him who fares readily to judge the living and the dead.

٦ 6 وَلِهَذَا أُبْلِغَتِ الْبِشَارَةُ إِلَى الأَمْوَاتِ أَيْضاً لِكَيْ يَكُونُوا دَائِماً أَحْيَاءَ بِالرُّوحِ عِنْدَ اللهِ، مَعَ أَنَّ حُكْمَ الْمَوْتِ قَدْ نُفِّذَ بِأَجْسَادِهِمْ، فَمَاتُوا كَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنَ النَّاسِ.

For good news was preached even to the dead for this, so that they might indeed be judged according to men in flesh, but live according to God in spirit.

٧ 7 إِنَّ نِهَايَةَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْ صَارَتْ قَرِيبَةً. فَتَعَقَّلُوا إِذَنْ، وَكُونُوا مُتَنَبِّهِينَ لِرَفْعِ الصَّلاةِ دَائِماً.

But the end of all things has approached. Therefore be serious, and be sober for the prayers.

٨ 8 لَكِنَّ أَهَمَّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ أَنْ تُبَادِلُوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً الْمَحَبَّةَ الشَّدِيدَةَ. لأَنَّ الْمَحَبَّةَ تَسْتُرُ إِسَاءَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً.

And above all having fervent love for yourselves, because love will cover a multitude of sins,

٩ 9 وَمَارِسُوا الضِّيَافَةَ بَعْضُكُمْ نَحْوَ بَعْضٍ بِلا تَذَمُّرٍ.

stranger-loving toward each other without complaints.

١٠ 10 وَعَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَخْدِمَ الآخَرِينَ بِالْمَوْهِبَةِ الَّتِي أَعْطَاهُ اللهُ إِيَّاهَا، بِاعْتِبَارِكُمْ وُكَلاءَ صَالِحِينَ مُؤْتَمَنِينَ عَلَى أَنْوَاعٍ مُتَعَدِّدَةٍ مِنَ الْمَوَاهِبِ الَّتِي يَمْنَحُهَا اللهُ بِالنِّعْمَةِ.

As each has received a gift, serving it for yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

١١ 11 فَمَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُ، عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِمَا يُوَافِقُ أَقْوَالَ اللهِ؛ وَمَنْ يَخْدِمُ، عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَخْدِمَ بِمُوجِبِ الْقُوَّةِ الَّتِي يَمْنَحُهَا اللهُ. وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ يَتَمَجَّدَ اللهُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، لَهُ الْمَجْدُ وَالسُّلْطَةُ إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ. آمِينَ! (aiōn g165)

If any man speaks, as oracles of God. If any man serves, as of ability as God supplies. So that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly. (aiōn g165)

١٢ 12 أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، لَا تَسْتَغْرِبُوا نَارَ الاضْطِهَادِ الْمُشْتَعِلَةَ عِنْدَكُمْ لاِخْتِبَارِكُمْ وَكَأَنَّ أَمْراً غَرِيباً قَدْ أَصَابَكُمْ!

Beloved, ye should not be surprised at the fieriness in you, which occurs for a trial to you, like a strange thing happening to you.

١٣ 13 وَإِنَّمَا افْرَحُوا: لأَنَّكُمْ كَمَا تُشَارِكُونَ الْمَسِيحَ فِي الآلامِ الآنَ، لابُدَّ أَنْ تَفْرَحُوا بِمُشَارَكَتِهِ فِي الابْتِهَاجِ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ مَجْدِهِ.

But rejoice in so far as ye are partakers in the sufferings of the Christ, so that also at the revealing of his glory ye may rejoice, having exceeding joy.

١٤ 14 فَإِذَا لَحِقَتْكُمُ الإِهَانَةُ لأَنَّكُمْ تَحْمِلُونَ اسْمَ الْمَسِيحِ، فَطُوبَى لَكُمْ! لأَنَّ رُوحَ الْمَجْدِ، أَيْ رُوحَ اللهِ، يَسْتَقِرُّ عَلَيْكُمْ.

Blessed are ye if ye are reviled for the name of Christ, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. From them he is indeed blasphemed, but from you he is glorified.

١٥ 15 لَا يَكُنْ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ يَتَأَلَّمُ عِقَاباً عَلَى شَرٍّ ارْتَكَبَهُ: كَالْقَتْلِ أَوِ السَّرِقَةِ، أَوْ غَيْرِهِمَا مِنَ الْجَرَائِمِ، أَوِ التَّدَخُّلِ فِي شُؤُونِ الآخَرِينَ.

For let not any man of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody.

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ إِنْ تَأَلَّمَ أَحَدُكُمْ لأَنَّهُ «مَسِيحِيٌّ»، فَعَلَيْهِ أَلّا يَخْجَلَ، بَلْ أَنْ يُمَجِّدَ اللهَ لأَجْلِ هَذَا الاِسْمِ!

But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this regard.

١٧ 17 حَقّاً إِنَّ الْوَقْتَ قَدْ حَانَ لِيَبْتَدِئَ الْقَضَاءُ بِأَهْلِ بَيْتِ اللهِ. فَإِنْ كَانَ الْقَضَاءُ يَبْدَأُ بِنَا أَوَّلاً، فَمَا مَصِيرُ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِإِنْجِيلِ اللهِ؟

Because the time to begin judgment is from the house of God, and if first from us, what is the end of those who disobey the good news of God?

١٨ 18 وَإِنْ كَانَ الْبَارُّ يَخْلُصُ بِجَهْدٍ، فَمَاذَا يَحْدُثُ لِلشِّرِّيرِ وَالْخَاطِئِ؟

And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the irreverent and sinful man appear?

١٩ 19 إِذَنْ، عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَأَلَّمُونَ وَفْقاً لإِرَادَةِ اللهِ، أَنْ يُسَلِّمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لِلْخَالِقِ الأَمِينِ، وَيُوَاظِبُوا عَلَى عَمَلِ الصَّلاحِ!

Therefore also let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls as to a faithful Creator by well-doing.