فِيلِبِّي 3

١ 1 وَبَعْدُ، يَا إِخْوَتِي، افْرَحُوا فِي الرَّبِّ. لَا يُزْعِجُنِي أَنْ أَكْتُبَ إِلَيْكُمْ بِالأُمُورِ نَفْسِهَا، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَجْعَلُكُمْ فِي مَأْمَنٍ.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

٢ 2 خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ مِنَ «الْكِلابِ»، مِنَ عُمَّالِ الشَّرِ، مِنْ الَّذِينَ يَبْتُرُونَ الْجَسَدَ.

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

٣ 3 فَإِنَّنَا نَحْنُ أَهْلُ الْخِتَانِ الْحَقِّ، لأَنَّنَا إِنَّمَا نَعْبُدُ بِرُوحِ اللهِ وَنَفْتَخِرُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، وَلا نَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى أُمُورِ الْجَسَدِ،

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, (pneuma) and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

٤ 4 مَعَ أَنَّ مِنْ حَقِّي أَنَا أَيْضاً أَنْ أَعْتَمِدَ عَلَيْهَا. فَإِنْ خَطَرَ عَلَى بَالِ أَحَدٍ أَنْ يَعْتَمِدَ عَلَى أُمُورِ الْجَسَدِ، فَأَنَا أَحَقُّ مِنْهُ:

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

٥ 5 فَمِنْ جِهَةِ الْخِتَانِ، مَخْتُونٌ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّامِنِ مِنْ عُمْرِي؛ وَأَنَا مِنْ جِنْسِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مِنْ سِبْطِ بِنْيَامِينَ، عِبْرَانِيٌّ مِنَ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ؛ وَمِنْ جِهَةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، أَنَا فَرِّيسِيٌّ؛

Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as concerning the law, a Pharisee;

٦ 6 وَمِنْ جِهَةِ الْحَمَاسَةِ، مُضْطَهِدٌ لِلْكَنِيسَةِ؛ وَمِنْ جِهَةِ الْبِرِّ الْمَطْلُوبِ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ، كُنْتُ بِلا لَوْمٍ.

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

٧ 7 وَلَكِنْ، مَا كَانَ لِي مِنْ رِبْحٍ، فَقَدِ اعْتَبَرْتُهُ خَسَارَةً، مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمَسِيحِ.

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

٨ 8 بَلْ إِنِّي أَعْتَبِرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَسَارَةً، مِنْ أَجْلِ امْتِيَازِ مَعْرِفَةِ الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَبِّي؛ فَمِنْ أَجْلِهِ تَحَمَّلْتُ خَسَارَةَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَأَعْتَبِرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ نُفَايَةً، لِكَيْ أَرْبَحَ الْمَسِيحَ

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

٩ 9 وَيَكُونَ لِي فِيهِ مَقَامٌ، إِذْ لَيْسَ لِي بِرِّي الذَّاتِيُّ الْقَائِمُ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، بَلِ الْبِرُّ الآتِي مِنَ الإِيمَانِ بِالْمَسِيحِ، الْبِرُّ الَّذِي مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ.

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

١٠ 10 وَغَايَتِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الْمَسِيحَ وَقُوَّةَ قِيَامَتِهِ وَالشَّرِكَةَ فِي آلامِهِ؛ وَالتَّشَبُّهَ بِهِ فِي مَوْتِهِ،

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

١١ 11 عَلَى رَجَاءِ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ!

If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

١٢ 12 لَسْتُ أَدَّعِي أَنِّي قَدْ نِلْتُ الْجَائِزَةَ أَوْ بَلَغْتُ الكَمَالَ. وَلَكِنِّي مَاأَزَالُ أَسْعَى لِاقْتِنَائِهَا، كَمَا أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ يَسُوعَ قَدِ اقْتَنَانِي.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

١٣ 13 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنَا لَا أَعْتَبِرُ نَفْسِي قَدِ نِلْتُ الْجَائِزَةَ، وَلَكِنِّي أَفْعَلُ أَمْراً وَاحِداً: أَنْسَى مَا هُوَ وَرَاءُ وَأَتَقَدَّمُ إِلَى مَا هُوَ أَمَامُ،

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

١٤ 14 إِذْ أَسْعَى إِلَى الْهَدَفِ، لِنَوَالِ تِلْكَ الْجَائِزَةِ الَّتِي يَدْعُونَا اللهُ إِلَيْهَا دَعْوَةً عُلْيَا فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

١٥ 15 جَمِيعُ الْبَالِغِينَ فِينَا، لِيَكُنْ فِيهِمْ هَذَا الْفِكْرُ. وَإِنْ كَانَ فِيكُمْ غَيْرُ هَذَا الْفِكْرِ، فَذَلِكَ أَيْضاً سَيَكْشِفُهُ لَكُمُ اللهُ.

Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing all of you be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

١٦ 16 إِنَّمَا، لِنُواصِلِ السَّيْرَ مِنْ حَيْثُ قَدْ وَصَلْنَا، فِي الْمَنْهَجِ نَفْسِهِ.

Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

١٧ 17 كُونُوا جَمِيعاً، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، مُقْتَدِينَ بِي؛ وَلاحِظُوا الَّذِينَ يَسْلُكُونَ بِحَسَبِ الْقُدْوَةِ الَّتِي تَرَوْنَهَا فِينَا.

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as all of you have us for an example.

١٨ 18 فَإِنَّ كَثِيرِينَ مِمَّنَ يَسْلُكُونَ بَيْنَكُمْ، وَقَدْ ذَكَرْتُهُمْ لَكُمْ مِرَاراً وَأَذْكُرُهُمُ الآنَ أَيْضاً بَاكِياً، إِنَّمَا هُمْ أَعْدَاءُ لِصَلِيبِ الْمَسِيحِ.

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

١٩ 19 الَّذِينَ مَصِيرُهُمُ الْهَلاكُ، وَإِلهُهُمْ بُطُونُهُمْ، وَفَخْرُهُمْ فِي خِزْيِهِمْ، وَفِكْرُهُمْ مُنْصَرِفٌ إِلَى الأُمُورِ الأَرْضِيَّةِ.

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

٢٠ 20 أَمَّا نَحْنُ، فَإِنَّ وَطَنَنَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ الَّتِي مِنْهَا نَنْتَظِرُ عَوْدَةَ مُخَلِّصِنَا الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ،

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

٢١ 21 الَّذِي سَيُحَوِّلُ جَسَدَنَا الْوَضِيعَ إِلَى صُورَةٍ مُطَابِقَةٍ لِجَسَدِهِ الْمَجِيدِ، وَفْقاً لِعَمَلِ قُدْرَتِهِ عَلَى إِخْضَاعِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لِنَفْسِهِ.

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.