فِيلِبِّي 1

١ 1 مِنْ بُولُسَ وَتِيمُوثَاوُسَ، عَبْدَي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، إِلَى جَمِيعِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ فِيلِبِّي، بِمَنْ فِيهِمْ مِنْ رُعَاةٍ وَمُدَبِّرِينَ.

Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.

٢ 2 لِتَكُنْ لَكُمُ النِّعْمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ أَبِينَا وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

٣ 3 إِنِّي أَشْكُرُ إِلَهِي كُلَّمَا تَذَكَّرْتُكُمْ،

I give thanks to my God in every remembrance of you,

٤ 4 إِذْ أَتَضَرَّعُ بِفَرَحٍ لأَجْلِكُمْ جَمِيعاً كُلَّ حِينٍ فِي جَمِيعِ صَلَوَاتِي،

Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all, with joy;

٥ 5 بِسَبَبِ مُسَاهَمَتِكُمْ فِي نَشْرِ الإِنْجِيلِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ إِلَى الآنَ.

For your communication in the gospel of Christ from the first day until now.

٦ 6 وَلِي ثِقَةٌ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ بِالذَّاتِ: أَنَّ الَّذِي بَدَأَ فِيكُمْ عَمَلاً صَالِحاً سَوْفَ يُتَمِّمُهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

Being confident of this very thing, that he, who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.

٧ 7 كَمَا أَنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي هَذَا الشُّعُورُ تِجَاهَكُمْ جَمِيعاً، لأَنِّي أَحْتَفِظُ بِكُمْ فِي قَلْبِي، لِكَوْنِكُمْ جَمِيعاً شُرَكَاءَ لِي فِي النِّعْمَةِ، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ فِي قُيُودِي أَمْ فِي الدِّفَاعِ عَنِ الإِنْجِيلِ وَتَثْبِيتِهِ.

As it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that I have you in my heart; and that in my bands, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.

٨ 8 فَإِنَّ اللهَ شَاهِدٌ لِي كَيْفَ أَحِنُّ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعاً بِعَوَاطِفِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

٩ 9 وَصَلاتِي لأَجْلِكُمْ هِيَ هَذِهِ: أَنْ تَزْدَادَ مَحَبَّتُكُمْ أَكْثَرَ فَأَكْثَرَ فِي تَمَامِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالإِدْرَاكِ،

And this I pray, that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge, and in all understanding:

١٠ 10 لِكَيْ تَسْتَحْسِنُوا الأُمُورَ الْمُمْتَازَةَ، حَتَّى تَكُونُوا طَاهِرِينَ وَخَالِينَ مِنَ الْعَثَرَاتِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْمَسِيحِ،

That you may approve the better things, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ,

١١ 11 كَامِلِينَ فِي ثِمَارِ الْبِرِّ الآتِيَةِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، لِمَجْدِ اللهِ وَحَمْدِهِ.

Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

١٢ 12 عَلَى أَنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ تَعْلَمُوا، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَّ أَحْوَالِي قَدْ أَدَّتْ فِي الْوَاقِعِ إِلَى انْتِشَارِ الإِنْجِيلِ بِنَجَاحٍ،

Now, brethren, I desire you should know, that the things which have happened to me, have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel:

١٣ 13 حَتَّى إِنَّهُ قَدْ صَارَ مَعْرُوفاً لَدَى الْحَرَسِ الإِمْبِرَاطُورِيِّ كُلِّهِ وَلَدَى الْبَاقِينَ جَمِيعاً أَنَّ قُيُودِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ لأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ؛

So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places;

١٤ 14 كَمَا أَنَّ أَكْثَرَ الإِخْوَةِ، وَقَدْ صَارُوا وَاثِقِينَ بِالرَّبِّ بِسَبَبِ قُيُودِي، يَجْرُؤُونَ عَلَى التَّبْشِيرِ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ دُونَ خَوْفٍ.

And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

١٥ 15 حَقّاً أَنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ يُبَشِّرُونَ بِالْمَسِيحِ عَنْ حَسَدٍ وَنِزَاعٍ؛ وَأَمَّا الآخَرُونَ فَعَنْ حُسْنِ نِيَّةٍ.

Some indeed, even out of envy and contention; but some also for good will preach Christ.

١٦ 16 فَهَؤُلاءِ تَدْفَعُهُمُ الْمَحَبَّةُ، عَالِمِينَ أَنِّي قَدْ عُيِّنْتُ لِلدِّفَاعِ عَنِ الإِنْجِيلِ؛

Some out of charity, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

١٧ 17 وَأُولَئِكَ يَدْفَعُهُمُ التَّحَزُّبُ، فَيُنَادُونَ بِالْمَسِيحِ بِغَيْرِ إِخْلاصٍ، ظَنّاً مِنْهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ يُثِيرُونَ عَلَيَّ الضِّيقَ إِضَافَةً إِلَى الْقُيُودِ.

And some out of contention preach Christ not sincerely: supposing that they raise affliction to my bands.

١٨ 18 فَمَاذَا إِذَنْ؟ مَهْمَا يَكُنْ، وَفِي أَيِّ حَالٍ، فَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ يُنَادَى بِهِ، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ بِذَرِيعَةٍ أَمْ بِحَقٍّ. وَبِهَذَا أَنَا أَفْرَحُ وَسَأَفْرَحُ بَعْدُ!

But what then? So that by all means, whether by occasion, or by truth, Christ be preached: in this also I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

١٩ 19 فَإِنَّنِي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ سَيُؤَدِّي إِلَى خَلاصٍ، بِفَضْلِ صَلاتِكُمْ وَبِمَعُونَةِ رُوحِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ؛

For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation, through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

٢٠ 20 وَفْقاً لِمَا أَتَوَقَّعُهُ وَأَرْجُوهُ: أَنِّي لَنْ أَفْشَلَ فِي شَيْءٍ، بَلْ فِي كُلِّ جُرْأَةٍ وَكَمَا فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ فَكَذلِكَ الآنَ أَيْضاً، يَتَعَظَّمُ الْمَسِيحُ فِي جَسَدِي، سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ بِالْحَيَاةِ أَمْ بِالْمَوْتِ.

According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded, but with all confidence, as always, so now also shall Christ be magnified in my body, wither it be by life, or by death.

٢١ 21 فَالْحَيَاةُ عِنْدِي هِيَ الْمَسِيحُ، وَالْمَوْتُ رِبْحٌ لِي.

For to me, to live is Christ; and to die is gain.

٢٢ 22 وَلَكِنْ، إِنْ كَانَ لِي أَنْ أَحْيَا فِي الْجَسَدِ، فَحَيَاتِي تُهَيِّئُ لِي عَمَلاً مُثْمِراً. وَلَسْتُ أَدْرِي أَيَّ الاثْنَيْنِ أَخْتَارُ!

And if to live in the flesh, this is to me the fruit of labour, and what I shall choose I know not.

٢٣ 23 فَأَنَا تَحْتَ ضَغْطٍ مِنْ كِلَيْهِمَا: إِذْ إِنِّي رَاغِبٌ فِي أَنْ أَرْحَلَ وَأُقِيمَ مَعَ الْمَسِيحِ، وَهَذَا أَفْضَلُ بِكَثِيرٍ جِدّاً؛

But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.

٢٤ 24 وَلَكِنَّ بَقَائِي فِي الْجَسَدِ أَشَدُّ ضَرُورَةً مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ.

But to abide still in the flesh, is needful for you.

٢٥ 25 وَمَادَامَتْ لِي ثِقَةٌ بِهَذَا، أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي سَأَبْقَى وَأُقِيمُ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً، لأَجْلِ تَقَدُّمِكُمْ فِي الإِيمَانِ وَفَرَحِكُمْ فِيهِ،

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith:

٢٦ 26 لِيَزْدَادَ بِسَبَبِي افْتِخَارُكُمْ بِالْمَسِيحِ بِحُضُورِي بَيْنَكُمْ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ.

That your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus for me, by my coming to you again.

٢٧ 27 إِنَّمَا عِيشُوا عِيشَةً تَلِيقُ بِإِنْجِيلِ الْمَسِيحِ، حَتَّى إِذَا جِئْتُ وَشَاهَدْتُكُمْ أَوْ بَقَيْتُ غَائِباً عَنْكُمْ، أَسْمَعُ أَخْبَارَكُمْ وَأَعْرِفُ أَنَّكُمْ ثَابِتُونَ فِي رُوحٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَبِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ تُجَاهِدُونَ مَعاً لأَجْلِ الإِيمَانِ الْمُعْلَنِ فِي الإِنْجِيلِ،

Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.

٢٨ 28 غَيْرَ مُرْتَعِبِينَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يُقَاوِمُونَكُمْ، فَإِنَّ فِي مُقَاوَمَتِهِمْ دَلِيلاً عَلَى هَلاكِهِمْ هُمْ وَعَلَى خَلاصِكُمْ أَنْتُمْ، وَذَلِكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ.

And in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries: which to them is a cause of perdition, but to you of salvation, and this from God:

٢٩ 29 فَقَدْ وُهِبَ لَكُمْ، لأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ، لَا أَنْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ أَيْضاً أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا لأَجْلِهِ،

For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.

٣٠ 30 مُجَاهِدِينَ الْجِهَادَ عَيْنَهُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فِيَّ وَالَّذِي تَسْمَعُونَ الآنَ أَنَّهُ فِيَّ.

Having the same conflict as that which you have seen in me, and now have heard of me.