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١ 1 أَجَلْ، إِنَّ الافْتِخَارَ لَا يَنْفَعُنِي شَيْئاً؛ وَلَكِنْ سَأَنْتَقِلُ إِلَى مَا كَشَفَهُ لِيَ الرَّبُّ مِنْ رُؤى وَإِعْلانَاتٍ.

It is necessary to boast, though it is not profitable. But I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

٢ 2 أَعْرِفُ إِنْسَاناً فِي الْمَسِيحِ، خُطِفَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الثَّالِثَةِ قَبْلَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً: أَكَانَ ذَلِكَ بِجَسَدِهِ؟ لَا أَعْلَمُ؛ أَمْ كَانَ بِغَيْرِ جَسَدِهِ؟ لَا أَعْلَمُ. اللهُ يَعْلَمُ!

I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I do not know, or whether out of the body, I do not know; God knows), such a one was caught up into the third heaven.

٣ 3 وَأَنَا أَعْرِفُ أَنَّ هَذَا الإِنْسَانَ، أَبِجَسَدِهِ أَمْ بِغَيْرِ جَسَدِهِ؟ لَا أَعْلَمُ؛ اللهُ يَعْلَمُ؛

I know such a man (whether in the body, or apart from the body, I do not know; God knows),

٤ 4 قَدْ خُطِفَ إِلَى الْفِرْدَوْسِ، حَيْثُ سَمِعَ أُمُوراً مُدْهِشَةً تَفُوقُ الْوَصْفَ وَلا يَحِقُّ لإِنْسَانٍ أَنْ يَنْطِقَ بِها.

how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a human to utter.

٥ 5 بِهَذَا أَفْتَخِرُ! وَلَكِنِّي لَا أَفْتَخِرُ بِمَا يَخُصُّنِي شَخْصِيًّا إِلّا إِذَا كَانَ يَتَعَلَّقُ بِأُمُورِ ضَعْفِي.

On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

٦ 6 فَلَوْ أَرَدْتُ الافْتِخَارَ، لَا أَكُونُ غَبِيًّا، مَادُمْتُ أَقُولُ الْحَقَّ. إِلّا أَنِّي أَمْتَنِعُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، لِئَلّا يَظُنَّ بِي أَحَدٌ فَوْقَ مَا يَرَانِي عَلَيْهِ أَوْ مَا يَسْمَعُهُ مِنِّي.

For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no one may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.

٧ 7 وَلِكَيْ لَا أَتَكَبَّرَ بِمَا لِهذِهِ الإِعْلانَاتِ مِنْ عَظَمَةٍ فَائِقَةٍ، أُعْطِيتُ شَوْكَةً فِي جَسَدِي كَأَنَّهَا رَسُولٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ يَلْطِمُنِي كَيْ لَا أَتَكَبَّرَ!

And because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, therefore, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to pound away at me, to keep me from exalting myself.

٨ 8 لأَجْلِ هَذَا تَضَرَّعْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنْ يَنْزِعَهَا مِنِّي

Concerning this thing, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ لِي: «نِعْمَتِي تَكْفِيكَ، لأَنَّ قُدْرَتِي تُكَمَّلُ فِي الضَّعْفِ!» فَأَنَا أَرْضَى بِأَنْ أَفْتَخِرَ مَسْرُوراً بِالضَّعَفَاتِ الَّتِي فِيَّ، لِكَيْ تُخَيِّمَ عَلَيَّ قُدْرَةُ الْمَسِيحِ.

He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

١٠ 10 فَلأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ، تَسُرُّنِي الضَّعَفَاتُ وَالإِهَانَاتُ وَالضِّيقَاتُ وَالاضْطِهَادَاتُ وَالصُّعُوبَاتُ، لأَنِّي حِينَمَا أَكُونُ ضَعِيفاً، فَحِينَئِذٍ أَكُونُ قَوِيًّا!

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

١١ 11 هَا قَدْ صِرْتُ غَبِيًّا! وَلَكِنْ، أَنْتُمْ أَجْبَرْتُمُونِي! فَقَدْ كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَمْدَحُونِي أَنْتُمْ، لأَنِّي لَسْتُ مُتَخَلِّفاً فِي شَيْءٍ عَنْ أُولَئِكَ الرُّسُلِ الْمُتَفَوِّقِينَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أكُنْ شَيْئاً.

I have become foolish. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

١٢ 12 إِنَّ الْعَلامَاتِ الَّتِي تُمَيِّزُ الرَّسُولَ أُجْرِيَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ صَبْرٍ، مِنْ آيَاتٍ وَعَجَائِبَ وَمُعْجِزَاتٍ.

Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works.

١٣ 13 فَفِي أَيِّ مَجَالٍ كُنْتُمْ أَصْغَرَ قَدْراً مِنَ الْكَنَائِسِ الأُخْرَى إِلّا فِي أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ عِبْئاً ثَقِيلاً عَلَيْكُمْ؟ اغْفِرُوا لِي هذِهِ الإِسَاءَةَ!

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the churches, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

١٤ 14 أَنَا مُسْتَعِدٌّ الآنَ أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ مَرَّةً ثَالِثَةً، وَلَنْ أَكُونَ عِبْئاً ثَقِيلاً عَلَيْكُمْ. فَمَا أَسْعَى إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ هُوَ مَا عِنْدَكُمْ بَلْ هُوَ أَنْتُمْ: لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَى الأَوْلادِ أَنْ يُوَفِّرُوا لِوَالِدِيهِمْ، بَلْ عَلَى الْوَالِدِينَ أَنْ يُوَفِّرُوا لأَوْلادِهِمْ.

Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not what is yours, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

١٥ 15 وَأَنَا، بِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ، أُنْفِقُ مَا عِنْدِي، بَلْ أُنْفِقُ نَفْسِي لأَجْلِ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَإِنْ كُنْتُ كُلَّمَا زَادَتْ مَحَبَّتِي أَلْقَى حُبّاً أَقَلَّ.

I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنْ، لِيَكُنْ كَذَلِكَ. (تَقُولُونَ) إِنِّي لَمْ أُثَقِّلْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِنَفْسِي، وَلَكِنِّي كُنْتُ مُحْتَالاً فَسَلَبْتُكُمْ بِمَكْرٍ.

But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

١٧ 17 هَلْ كَسَبْتُ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئاً بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَرْسَلْتُهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ؟

Did I take advantage of you by anyone of them whom I have sent to you?

١٨ 18 الْتَمَسْتُ مِنْ تِيطُسَ أَنْ يَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَأَرْسَلْتُ مَعَهُ ذَلِكَ الأَخَ، فَهَلْ غَنِمَ مِنْكُمْ تِيطُسُ شَيْئاً؟ أَلَمْ نَتَصَرَّفْ مَعَكُمْ، أَنَا وَتِيطُسُ، بِرُوحٍ وَاحِدٍ وَخَطَوَاتٍ وَاحِدَةٍ؟

I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Did not we walk in the same spirit? Did not we walk in the same steps?

١٩ 19 طَالَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَظُنُّونَ أَنَّنَا نُدَافِعُ عَنْ أَنْفُسِنَا عِنْدَكُمْ! وَلكِنَّنَا إِنَّمَا نَتَكَلَّمُ أَمَامَ اللهِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ. وَذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، لأَجْلِ بُنْيَانِكُمْ.

Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves before you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ; and all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

٢٠ 20 فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ آتِيَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَأَجِدَكُمْ فِي حَالَةٍ لَا أُرِيدُهَا وَتَجِدُونِي فِي حَالَةٍ لَا تُرِيدُونَهَا! أَيْ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ النِّزَاعِ وَالْحَسَدِ وَالْحِقْدِ وَالتَّحَزُّبِ وَالتَّجْرِيحِ وَالنَّمِيمَةِ وَالتَّكَبُّرِ وَالْبَلْبَلَةِ.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

٢١ 21 وَأَخْشَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي إِلهِي ذَلِيلاً بَيْنَكُمْ عِنْدَ مَجِيئِي إِلَيْكُمْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، فَيَكُونُ حُزْنِي شَدِيداً عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَخْطَأُوا قَبْلاً وَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا عَمَّا ارْتَكَبُوهُ مِنْ دَنَسٍ وَزِنىً وَفِسْقٍ!

that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.