فِيلِبِّي 2

١ 1 فَمَادَامَ لَنَا التَّشْجِيعُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، وَالتَّعْزِيَةُ فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ، وَالشَّرِكَةُ فِي الرُّوحِ، وَلَنَا الْمَرَاحِمُ وَالْحُنُوُّ،

If there is therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

٢ 2 فَتَمِّمُوا فَرَحِي بِأَنْ يَكُونَ لَكُمْ رَأْيٌ وَاحِدٌ وَمَحَبَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَنَفْسٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَفِكْرٌ وَاحِدٌ.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

٣ 3 لَا يَكُنْ بَيْنَكُمْ شَيْءٌ بِرُوحِ التَّحَزُّبِ وَالاِفْتِخَارِ الْبَاطِلِ، بَلْ بِالتَّوَاضُعِ لِيَعْتَبِرْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ غَيْرَهُ أَفْضَلَ كَثِيراً مِنْ نَفْسِهِ،

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.

٤ 4 مُهْتَمّاً لَا بِمَصْلَحَتِهِ الْخَاصَّةِ بَلْ بِمَصَالِحِ الآخَرِينَ أَيْضاً.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

٥ 5 فَلْيَكُنْ فِيكُمْ هَذَا الْفِكْرُ الَّذِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

٦ 6 إِذْ إِنَّهُ، وَهُوَ الْكَائِنُ فِي هَيْئَةِ اللهِ، لَمْ يَعْتَبِرْ مُسَاوَاتَهُ لِلهِ خُلْسَةً، أَوْ غَنِيمَةً يُتَمَسَّكُ بِها؛

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

٧ 7 بَلْ أَخْلَى نَفْسَهُ، مُتَّخِذاً صُورَةَ عَبْدٍ، صَائِراً شَبِيهاً بِالْبَشَرِ؛

But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

٨ 8 وَإِذْ ظَهَرَ بِهَيْئَةِ إِنْسَانٍ، أَمْعَنَ فِي الاِتِّضَاعِ، وَكَانَ طَائِعاً حَتَّى الْمَوْتِ، مَوْتِ الصَّلِيبِ.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.

٩ 9 لِذَلِكَ أَيْضاً رَفَّعَهُ اللهُ عَالِياً، وَأَعْطَاهُ الاِسْمَ الَّذِي يَفُوقُ كُلَّ اسْمٍ،

Therefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

١٠ 10 لِكَيْ تَنْحَنِيَ سُجُوداً لاِسْمِ يَسُوعَ كُلُّ رُكْبَةٍ، سَوَاءٌ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَمْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَمْ تَحْتَ الأَرْضِ،

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things on earth, and things under the earth;

١١ 11 وَلِكَيْ يَعْتَرِفَ كُلُّ لِسَانٍ بِأَنَّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحَ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، لِمَجْدِ اللهِ الآبِ.

And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

١٢ 12 إِذَنْ، يَا أَحِبَّائِي، كَمَا كُنْتُمْ تُطِيعُونَ دَائِماً، لَا كَمَا لَوْ أَنَّنِي حَاضِرٌ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى كَثِيراً الآنَ وَأَنَا غَائِبٌ، كَذَلِكَ اسْعَوْا لِتَتْمِيمِ خَلاصِكُمْ بِخَوْفٍ وَارْتِعَادٍ،

Therefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

١٣ 13 لأَنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُنْشِئُ فِيكُمُ الإِرَادَةَ وَالْعَمَلَ لأَجْلِ مَرْضَاتِهِ.

For it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

١٤ 14 فَافْعَلُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ دُونَ تَذَمُّرٍ أَوْ جِدَالٍ،

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

١٥ 15 لِتَكُونُوا بِلا أَذىً وَبُسَطَاءَ، أَوْلاداً لِلهِ لَا يُعَابُونَ بِشَيْءٍ فِي وَسَطِ جِيلٍ مُنْحَرِفٍ فَاسِدٍ، تُضِيئُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ كَأَنْوَارٍ فِي الْعَالَمِ،

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

١٦ 16 حَامِليِنَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَيَاةِ، لِتَكُونُوا فِي يَوْمِ الْمَسِيحِ مَوْضِعَ فَخْرٍ بِأَنِّي مَا سَعَيْتُ بَاطِلاً وَلا اجْتَهَدْتُ عَبَثاً.

Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

١٧ 17 حَتَّى لَوْ سُفِكَ دَمِي سَكِيباً فَوْقَ ذَبِيحَةِ إِيمَانِكُمْ وَخِدْمَتِهِ، فَإِنِّي أَفْرَحُ وَأَبْتَهِجُ مَعَكُمْ جَمِيعاً.

Yea, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

١٨ 18 هكَذَا أَيْضاً افْرَحُوا أَنْتُمْ، وَابْتَهِجُوا مَعِي.

For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

١٩ 19 غَيْرَ أَنِّي أَرْجُو فِي الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ أَنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ، لِكَيْ تَطِيبَ نَفْسِي بِمَعْرِفَةِ أَحْوَالِكُمْ.

But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly to you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.

٢٠ 20 فَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَحَدٌ غَيْرَهُ يَهْتَمُّ مِثْلِي بِأَحْوَالِكُمْ بِإِخْلاصٍ.

For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

٢١ 21 فَإِنَّ الْجَمِيعَ يَسْعَوْنَ وَرَاءَ مَصَالِحِهِمِ الْخَاصَّةِ، لَا لأَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

For all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

٢٢ 22 أَمَّا تِيمُوثَاوُسُ، فَأَنْتُمْ تَعْرِفُونَ أَنَّهُ مُخْتَبَرٌ، إِذْ خَدَمَ مَعِي فِي التَّبْشِيرِ بِالإِنْجِيلِ كَأَنَّهُ وَلَدٌ يُعَاوِنُ أَبَاهُ.

But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

٢٣ 23 فَإِيَّاهُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أُرْسِلَ حَالَمَا يَتَبَيَّنُ لِي كَيْفَ سَتَجْرِي أَحْوَالِي.

Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

٢٤ 24 وَلَكِنَّ لِي ثِقَةً فِي الرَّبِّ بِأَنِّي، أَنَا نَفْسِي، سَآتِي إِلَيْكُمْ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ.

But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.

٢٥ 25 إِلّا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ مِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أَنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ أَبَفْرُودِيتُسَ، أَخِي وَمُعَاوِنِي وَرَفِيقِي فِي الْكِفَاحِ، وَالْمُرْسَلَ مِنْ قِبَلِكُمْ عَامِلاً عَلَى سَدِّ حَاجَتِي،

Yet I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

٢٦ 26 إِذْ كَانَ مُشْتَاقاً إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعاً، وَمُكْتَئِباً لِسَمَاعِكُمْ بِمَرَضِهِ.

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because ye had heard that he was sick.

٢٧ 27 فَقَدْ مَرِضَ حَتَّى أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ أَشْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ وَحْدَهُ، بَلْ عَلَيَّ أَنَا أَيْضاً، لِئَلّا يُصِيبَنِي حُزْنٌ عَلَى حُزْنٍ.

For indeed he was sick near to death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

٢٨ 28 لِذَلِكَ عَجَّلْتُ كَثِيراً فِي إِرْسَالِهِ إِلَيْكُمْ، حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ تَفْرَحُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَأَكُونُ أَنَا أَقَلَّ حُزْناً.

I sent him therefore the more eagerly, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

٢٩ 29 فَاقْبَلُوهُ إِذَنْ فِي الرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ فَرَحٍ، وَعَامِلُوا أَمْثَالَهُ بِالإِكْرَامِ.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

٣٠ 30 فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ عَمَلِ الْمَسِيحِ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ، مُخَاطِراً بِحَيَاتِهِ لِيَسُدَّ مَا نَقَصَ مِنْ خِدْمَتِكُمْ لِي.

Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, not regarding his life, to supply the want of your service toward me.