غَلاطِيَّة 1

١ 1 مِنْ بُولُسَ، وَهُوَ رَسُولٌ، لَا مِنْ قِبَلِ النَّاسِ وَلا بِسُلْطَةِ إِنْسَانٍ، بَلْ بِسُلْطَةِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ وَاللهِ الآبِ الَّذِي أَقَامَهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ،

Paul, an apostle (not from humans, nor through humans, but through Jesus (the) Messiah, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),

٢ 2 وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ الإِخْوَةِ الَّذِينَ مَعِي، إِلَى الْكَنَائِسِ فِي مُقَاطَعَةِ غَلاطِيَّةَ.

and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

٣ 3 لِتَكُنْ لَكُمُ النِّعْمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ أَبِينَا وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ،

Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus (the) Messiah,

٤ 4 الَّذِي بَذَلَ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ خَطَايَانَا لِكَيْ يُنْقِذَنَا مِنَ الْعَالَمِ الْحَاضِرِ الشِّرِّيرِ، وَفْقاً لِمَشِيئَةِ إِلَهِنَا وَأَبِينَا. (aiōn g165)

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father— (aiōn g165)

٥ 5 لَهُ الْمَجْدُ إِلَى أَبَدِ الآبِدِينَ. آمِين! (aiōn g165)

to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

٦ 6 عَجَباً! كَيْفَ تَتَحَوَّلُونَ بِمِثْلِ هذِهِ السُّرْعَةِ عَنِ الَّذِي دَعَاكُمْ بِنِعْمَةِ الْمَسِيحِ، وَتَنْصَرِفُونَ إِلَى إِنْجِيلٍ غَرِيبٍ؟

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Messiah to a different gospel;

٧ 7 لَا أَعْنِي أَنَّ هُنَالِكَ إِنْجِيلاً آخَرَ، بَلْ إِنَّمَا هُنَالِكَ بَعْضُ الَّذِينَ يُثِيرُونَ الْبَلْبَلَةَ بَيْنَكُمْ، رَاغِبِينَ فِي تَحْوِيرِ إِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ.

and there is not another gospel. Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the gospel of Messiah.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنْ، حَتَّى لَوْ بَشَّرْنَاكُمْ نَحْنُ، أَوْ بَشَّرَكُمْ مَلاكٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، بِغَيْرِ الإِنْجِيلِ الَّذِي بَشَّرْنَاكُمْ بِهِ، فَلْيَكُنْ مَلْعُوناً!

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

٩ 9 وَكَمَا سَبَقَ أَنْ قُلْنَا، أُكَرِّرُ الْقَوْلَ الآنَ أَيْضاً: إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُبَشِّرُكُمْ بِإِنْجِيلٍ غَيْرِ الَّذِي قَبِلْتُمُوهُ، فَلْيَكُنْ مَلْعُوناً!

As we have said before, so I now say again: if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

١٠ 10 فَهَلْ أَسْعَى الآنَ إِلَى كَسْبِ تَأْيِيدِ النَّاسِ أَوِ اللهِ؟ أَمْ تُرَانِي أَطْلُبُ أَنْ أُرْضِيَ النَّاسَ؟ لَوْ كُنْتُ حَتَّى الآنَ أُرْضِي النَّاسَ، لَمَا كُنْتُ عَبْداً لِلْمَسِيحِ!

For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? For if I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Messiah.

١١ 11 وَأُعْلِمُكُمْ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَّ الإِنْجِيلَ الَّذِي بَشَّرْتُكُمْ بِهِ لَيْسَ إِنْجِيلاً بَشَرِيًّا.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not of human origin.

١٢ 12 فَلا أَنَا تَسَلَّمْتُهُ مِنْ إِنْسَانٍ، وَلا تَلَقَّنْتُهُ، بَلْ جَاءَنِي بِإِعْلانٍ مِنْ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

For neither did I receive it from a human, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus (the) Messiah.

١٣ 13 فَإِنَّكُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِسِيرَتِي الْمَاضِيَةِ فِي الدِّيَانَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ، كَيْفَ كُنْتُ أَضْطَهِدُ كَنِيسَةَ اللهِ مُتَطَرِّفاً إِلَى أَقْصَى حَدٍّ، سَاعِياً إِلَى تَخْرِيبِهَا،

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I severely persecuted the church of God, and tried to destroy it.

١٤ 14 وَكَيْفَ كُنْتُ مُتَفَوِّقاً فِي الدِّيَانَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ عَلَى كَثِيرِينَ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ جِيلِي فِي أُمَّتِي لِكَوْنِي غَيُوراً أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ جِدّاً عَلَى تَقَالِيدِ آبَائِي.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنْ، لَمَّا سُرَّ اللهُ، الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ أَفْرَزَنِي وَأَنَا فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّي ثُمَّ دَعَانِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ،

But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through his grace, was pleased

١٦ 16 أَنْ يُعْلِنَ ابْنَهُ فِيَّ لأُبَشِّرَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ، فِي الْحَالِ لَمْ أَسْتَشِرْ لَحْماً وَدَماً،

to reveal his Son to me, that I might preach him among those who are not Jewish, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

١٧ 17 وَلا صَعِدْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لأُقَابِلَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا رُسُلاً مِنْ قَبْلِي، بَلِ انْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى بِلادِ الْعَرَبِ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى دِمَشْقَ.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

١٨ 18 ثُمَّ صَعِدْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، بَعْدَ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ، لأَتَعَرَّفَ بِبُطْرُسَ. وَقَدْ أَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْماً.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas and get information from him, and stayed with him fifteen days.

١٩ 19 وَلَكِنِّي لَمْ أُقَابِلْ غَيْرَهُ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ إِلّا يَعْقُوبَ، أَخَا الرَّبِّ.

But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.

٢٠ 20 إِنَّ مَا أَكْتُبُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ هُنَا، وَهَا أَنَا أَمَامَ اللهِ، لَسْتُ أَكْذِبُ فِيهِ.

Now about the things which I write to you, look, before God, I'm not lying.

٢١ 21 وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، جِئْتُ إِلَى بِلادِ سُورِيَّةَ وَكِيلِيكِيَّةَ.

Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

٢٢ 22 إِلّا أَنَّنِي كُنْتُ غَيْرَ مَعْرُوفٍ شَخْصِيًّا لَدَى كَنَائِسِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ الَّتِي هِيَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ.

I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Messiah,

٢٣ 23 وَإِنَّمَا كَانُوا يَسْمَعُونَ «أَنَّ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي السَّابِقِ يَضْطَهِدُنَا، يُبَشِّرُ الآنَ بِإِنْجِيلِ الإِيمَانِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَسْعَى قَبْلاً إِلَى تَخْرِيبِهِ!»

but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."

٢٤ 24 فَكَانُوا يُمَجِّدُونَ اللهَ بِسَبَبِي.

And they glorified God because of me.

The Conversion of Saul