غَلاطِيَّة 2

١ 1 وَبَعْدَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، صَعِدْتُ مَرَّةً ثَانِيَةً إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ بِصُحْبَةِ بَرْنَابَا، وَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ مَعِي تِيطُسَ أَيْضاً.

Fourteen years later I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, taking Titus along as well.

٢ 2 وَإِنَّمَا صَعِدْتُ إِلَيْهَا اسْتِجَابَةً لِلْوَحْيِ؛ وَبَسَطْتُ أَمَامَهُمُ الإِنْجِيلَ الَّذِي أُبَشِّرُ بِهِ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ، وَلَكِنْ عَلَى انْفِرَادٍ أَمَامَ الْبَارِزِينَ فِيهِمْ، لِئَلّا يَكُونَ مَسْعَايَ فِي الْحَاضِرِ وَالْمَاضِي بِلا جَدْوَى.

I went on the basis of a revelation and set before them [the main apostles] the Gospel that I proclaim among the nations/Gentiles.—Now I did this privately to those with influence, lest somehow I might run, or had run, in vain.

٣ 3 وَلَكِنْ، حَتَّى تِيطُسُ الَّذِي كَانَ يُرَافِقُنِي وَهُوَ يُونَانِيٌّ، لَمْ يُضْطَرَّ أَنْ يُخْتَنَ.

However, not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, for being a Greek.

٤ 4 إِنَّمَا أُثِيرَ الأَمْرُ بِسَبَبِ الإِخْوَةِ الْكَذَبَةِ الَّذِينَ أُدْخِلُوا بَيْنَنَا خُلْسَةً، فَانْدَسُّوا لِيَتَجَسَّسُوا حُرِّيَّتَنَا الَّتِي لَنَا فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، لَعَلَّهُمْ يُعِيدُونَنَا إِلَى الْعُبُودِيَّةِ؛

This came up because of the false brothers who were smuggled in (who stole in to spy out our freedom, that we have in Christ Jesus, so as to reduce us to slavery),

٥ 5 فَلَمْ نَخْضَعْ لَهُمْ مُسْتَسْلِمِينَ وَلَوْ لِسَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، لِيَبْقَى حَقُّ الإِنْجِيلِ ثَابِتاً عِنْدَكُمْ.

to whom we did not yield, even for a moment, so that the truth of the Gospel might continue with you.—

٦ 6 أَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُعْتَبَرُونَ مِنَ الْبَارِزِينَ، وَلا فَرْقَ عِنْدِي مَهْمَا كَانَتْ مَكَانَتُهُمْ مَادَامَ اللهُ لَا يُحَابِي إِنْسَاناً، فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَزِيدُوا شَيْئاً عَلَى مَا أُبَشِّرُ بِهِ.

Now from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows favoritism to no man)—those with influence contributed nothing to me,

٧ 7 بَلْ بِالْعَكْسِ، رَأَوْا أَنَّهُ عُهِدَ إِلَيَّ بِالإِنْجِيلِ لأَهْلِ عَدَمِ الْخِتَانِ، كَمَا عُهِدَ بِهِ إِلَى بُطْرُسَ لأَهْلِ الْخِتَانِ.

but on the contrary, upon seeing that I had been entrusted with the Gospel for the uncircumcised, just as was Peter for the circumcised

٨ 8 لأَنَّ الَّذِي اسْتَخْدَمَ بُطْرُسَ فِي رَسُولِيَّتِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْخِتَانِ، اسْتَخْدَمَنِي أَيْضاً بِالنِّسْبَةِ إِلَى غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ.

(for He who was at work with Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised was also at work with me for that to the uncircumcised),

٩ 9 فَلَمَّا اتَّضَحَتِ النِّعْمَةُ الْمَوْهُوبَةُ لِي عِنْدَ يَعْقُوبَ وَبُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا، وَهُمُ الْبَارِزُونَ بِاعْتِبَارِهِمْ أَعْمِدَةً، مَدُّوا إِلَيَّ وَإِلَى بَرْنَابَا أَيْدِيَهُمُ الْيُمْنَى إِشَارَةً إِلَى الْمُشَارَكَةِ، فَنَتَوَجَّهُ نَحْنُ إِلَى غَيْرِ الْيَهُودِ وَهُمْ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْخِتَانِ،

and upon perceiving the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, while they to the Jews.

١٠ 10 عَلَى أَلّا نُغْفِلَ أَمْرَ الْفُقَرَاءِ، وَطَالَمَا اجْتَهَدْتُ فِي عَمَلِ ذَلِكَ.

They did ask us to keep remembering the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

١١ 11 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَ بُطْرُسُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ أَنْطَاكِيَةَ، قَاوَمْتُهُ وَجْهاً لِوَجْهٍ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَسْتَحِقُّ أَنْ يُلامَ.

But, when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was blameworthy.

١٢ 12 إِذْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بَعْضُهُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ يَعْقُوبَ، كَانَ بُطْرُسُ يَأْكُلُ مَعَ الإِخْوَةِ الَّذِينَ مِنَ الأُمَمِ؛ وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا أَتَى أُولئِكَ، انْسَحَبَ وَعَزَلَ نَفْسَهُ، خَوْفاً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْخِتَانِ.

Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision party.

١٣ 13 وَجَارَاهُ فِي نِفَاقِهِ بَاقِي الإِخْوَةِ الَّذِينَ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ. حَتَّى إِنَّ بَرْنَابَا أَيْضاً انْسَاقَ إِلَى نِفَاقِهِم.

And the rest of the Jews played the hypocrite with him as well, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

١٤ 14 فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْلُكُونَ بِاسْتِقَامَةٍ تُوَافِقُ حَقَّ الإِنْجِيلِ، قُلْتُ لِبُطْرُسَ أَمَامَ الْحَاضِرِينَ جَمِيعاً: «إِنْ كُنْتَ وَأَنْتَ يَهُودِيٌّ تَعِيشُ كَالأُمَمِ لَا كَالْيَهُودِ، فَكَيْفَ تُجْبِرُ الأُمَمَ أَنْ يَعِيشُوا كَالْيَهُودِ؟»

So when I saw that they were not walking straight according to the truth of the Gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all: “If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, why do you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

١٥ 15 نَحْنُ يَهُودٌ بِالْوِلادَةِ، وَلَسْنَا أُمَماً خَاطِئِينَ.

We natural Jews (and not ‘Gentile sinners’),

١٦ 16 وَلَكِنَّنَا، إِذْ عَلِمْنَا أَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ لَا يَتَبَرَّرُ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الأَعْمَالِ الْمَطْلُوبَةِ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ بَلْ فَقَطْ بِالإِيمَانِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، آمَنَّا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، لِنَتَبَرَّرَ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِهِ، لَا عَلَى أَسَاسِ أَعْمَالِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، لأَنَّهُ عَلَى أَعْمَالِ الشَّرِيعَةِ لَا يُبَرَّرُ أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ.

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, we ourselves have believed into Christ Jesus, so as to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law; because no one will be justified by works of law.

١٧ 17 وَلَكِنْ، إِنْ كُنَّا وَنَحْنُ نَسْعَى أَنْ نَتَبَرَّرَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، قَدْ وُجِدْنَا خَاطِئِينَ أَيْضاً، فَهَلْ يَكُونُ الْمَسِيحُ خَادِماً لِلْخَطِيئَةِ؟ حَاشَا!

But if while seeking to be justified in Christ we ourselves were discovered to be sinners, then is Christ a minister of sin? Of course not!

١٨ 18 فَإِذَا عُدْتُ أَبْنِي مَا قَدْ هَدَمْتُهُ، فَإِنِّي أَجْعَلُ نَفْسِي مُخَالِفاً.

“Now if I rebuild the things that I destroyed, I acknowledge that I am a transgressor.

١٩ 19 فَإِنَّنِي، بِالشَّرِيعَةِ، قَدْ مُتُّ عَنِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، لِكَيْ أَحْيَا لِلهِ.

For through the law I died to the law in order to live to God.

٢٠ 20 مَعَ الْمَسِيحِ صُلِبْتُ، فَأَحْيَا لا أَنَا بَلِ الْمَسِيحُ يَحْيَا فِيَّ. أَمَّا الْحَيَاةُ الَّتِي أَحْيَاهَا الآنَ فِي الْجَسَدِ، فَإِنَّمَا أَحْيَاهَا بِالإِيمَانِ فِي ابنِ اللهِ، الَّذِي أَحَبَّنِي وَبَذَلَ نَفْسَهُ عَنِّي.

I have been crucified with Christ, so it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me; what I now live in this body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself in my place.

٢١ 21 إِنِّي لَا أُبْطِلُ فَاعِلِيَّةَ نِعْمَةِ اللهِ، إِذْ لَوْ كَانَ الْبِرُّ بِالشَّرِيعَةِ، لَكَانَ مَوْتُ الْمَسِيحِ عَمَلاً لَا دَاعِيَ لَهُ.

I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”