2 كورنثوس 9
| فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ الضَّرُورِيِّ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ إِلَيْكُمْ فِي مَوْضُوعِ إِعَانَةِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، | ١ 1 |
Now concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you;
| مَادُمْتُ أَعْرِفُ اسْتِعْدَادَكُمُ الَّذِي أَفْتَخِرُ بِهِ مِنْ جِهَتِكُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَقِدُونِيِّينَ فَأَقُولُ: إِنَّ مُقَاطَعَةَ أَخَائِيَةَ جَاهِزَةٌ لِلإِعَانَةِ مُنْذُ السَّنَةِ الْمَاضِيَةِ. وَحَمَاسَتُكُمْ كَانَتْ دَافِعاً لأَكْثَرِ الإِخْوَةِ. | ٢ 2 |
for I know your readiness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia has been ready since last year, and your zeal has stirred up the majority.
| وَلَكِنِّي أَرْسَلْتُ إِلَيْكُمُ الإِخْوَةَ لِكَيْ لَا يَنْقَلِبَ افْتِخَارُنَا بِكُمْ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ افْتِخَاراً بَاطِلاً وَلِكَيْ تَكُونُوا جَاهِزِينَ كَمَا قُلْتُ؛ | ٣ 3 |
Still, I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter not prove to be empty, so that you may be ready, like I said
| لِئَلّا نُضْطَرَّ نَحْنُ، وَلا أَقُولُ أَنْتُمْ، إِلَى الْخَجَلِ بِهذِهِ الثِّقَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ إِذَا مَا رَافَقَنِي بَعْضُ الْمَقِدُونِيِّينَ وَوَجَدُوكُمْ غَيْرَ جَاهِزِينَ. | ٤ 4 |
—if any Macedonians were to go with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention, you!) would be put to shame by this confident boasting.
| لِذَلِكَ رَأَيْتُ مِنَ اللّازِمِ أَنْ أَلْتَمِسَ مِنَ الإِخْوَةِ أَنْ يَسْبِقُونِي إِلَيْكُمْ، لِكَيْ يُعِدُّوا أَوَّلاً عَطِيَّتَكُمْ الَّتِي سَبَقَ الإِعْلانُ عَنْهَا، لِتَكُونَ جَاهِزَةً بِاعْتِبَارِهَا بَرَكَةً، لَا كَأَنَّهَا وَاجِبٌ ثَقِيلٌ! | ٥ 5 |
So I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go to you in advance and finish preparing the ‘blessing’ you had promised, that it be ready, representing generosity and not stinginess.
| فَمِنَ الْحَقِّ أَنَّ مَنْ يَزْرَعُ بِالتَّقْتِيرِ، يَحْصُدُ أَيْضاً بِالتَّقْتِيرِ، وَمَنْ يَزْرَعُ بِالْبَرَكَاتِ، يَحْصُدُ أَيْضاً بِالْبَرَكَاتِ. | ٦ 6 |
Now then, whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
| فَلْيَتَبَرَّعْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِمَا نَوَى فِي قَلْبِهِ، لَا بِأَسَفٍ وَلا عَنِ اضْطِرَارٍ، لأَنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ مَنْ يُعْطِي بِسُرُورٍ. | ٧ 7 |
Each one should give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a glad giver.
| وَاللهُ قَادِرٌ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ كُلَّ نِعْمَةٍ تَفِيضُ عَلَيْكُمْ، حَتَّى يَكُونَ لَكُمُ اكْتِفَاءٌ كُلِّيٌّ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكُلِّ حِينٍ، فَتَفِيضُوا فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ؛ | ٨ 8 |
Further, God is able to make all ‘grace’ abound toward you, that always having all sufficiency in everything you may abound to every good work—
| وَفْقاً لِمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «وَزَّعَ بِسَخَاءٍ، أَعْطَى الْفُقَرَاءَ، بِرُّهُ يَدُومُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ!» (aiōn g165) | ٩ 9 |
as it is written: “He has distributed around, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever”— (aiōn g165)
| وَالَّذِي يُقَدِّمُ بِذَاراً لِلزَّارِعِ، وَخُبْزاً لِلأَكْلِ، سَيُقَدِّمُ لَكُمْ بِذَارَكُمْ وَيُكَثِّرُهُ وَيَزِيدُ أَثْمَارَ بِرِّكُمْ: | ١٠ 10 |
yes, the One who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, so as to supply and multiply your seed for sowing and to increase the yield of your righteousness;
| إِذْ تغْتَنُونَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، لأَجْلِ كُلِّ سَخَاءٍ طَوْعِيٍّ يُنْتِجُ بِنَا شُكْراً للهِ، | ١١ 11 |
you being enriched in everything so as to always be generous, which passing through us produces thanksgiving to God.
| ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ خِدْمَةَ اللهِ بِهذِهِ الإِعَانَةِ لَا تَسُدُّ حَاجَةَ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ تَفِيضُ بِشُكْرٍ كَثِيرٍ لِلهِ. | ١٢ 12 |
Because the administration of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God
| فَإِنَّ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، إِذْ يَخْتَبِرُونَ هذِهِ الْخِدْمَةَ، يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ عَلَى طَاعَتِكُمْ فِي الشَّهَادَةِ لإِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ وَعَلَى السَّخَاءِ الطَّوْعِيِّ فِي مُشَارَكَتِكُمْ لَهُمْ وَلِلْجَمِيعِ. | ١٣ 13 |
—on the basis of the proof that this service gives, they are glorifying God for the obedience of your confession into the Gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your sharing with them and everybody—
| كَمَا يَرْفَعُونَ الدُّعَاءَ لأَجْلِكُمْ، مُتَشَوِّقِينَ إِلَيْكُمْ، بِسَبَبِ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ الْفَائِقَةِ الَّتِي ظَهَرَتْ فِيكُمْ. | ١٤ 14 |
and in their prayer for you, longing for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you.
| فَشُكْراً لِلهِ عَلَى عَطِيَّتِهِ الْمَجَّانِيَّةِ الَّتِي تَفُوقُ الْوَصْفَ! | ١٥ 15 |
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
